One of the most daunting challenges facing companies – especially startups – is access to capital. But, when you’re in a stalled economy – such as we have today – banks become tentative and venture capitalists become even more exacting and particular.
I was one of more than 200 people who recently met in Arlington, Texas at the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF) conference to talk about innovation capital and strategies for managing investment programs and institutions. It was an interesting and diverse group of public and private stakeholders. Among those present were venture capitalists, state venture capital professionals, companies looking for funding, federal government officials and innovation intermediaries like NorTech.
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