Comments on: 7 Start-Up Competitions Help Entrepreneurs Get Off Ground http://www.vccafe.com/2009/03/10/7-start-up-competitions-help-entrepreneurs-take-off/ Israeli Tech News. Global Perspective. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Dan http://www.vccafe.com/2009/03/10/7-start-up-competitions-help-entrepreneurs-take-off/comment-page-1/#comment-812 Dan Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:16:17 +0000 http://www.vccafe.com/?p=1640#comment-812 @Marc "drive your business running from one lottery to the other," well said:) @Marc

“drive your business running from one lottery to the other,” well said:)

]]> By: Alain Raynaud http://www.vccafe.com/2009/03/10/7-start-up-competitions-help-entrepreneurs-take-off/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Alain Raynaud Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:54:21 +0000 http://www.vccafe.com/?p=1640#comment-103 This is a good list. Some of those are worth it if you can get in. vator.tv also has regular competitions, worth checking out. This is a good list. Some of those are worth it if you can get in.

vator.tv also has regular competitions, worth checking out.

]]> By: Marc Dangeard http://www.vccafe.com/2009/03/10/7-start-up-competitions-help-entrepreneurs-take-off/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Marc Dangeard Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:27:36 +0000 http://www.vccafe.com/?p=1640#comment-95 The most precious resource for startups is time, and before you rush into one of these competition you should ask yourself whether it is worth your time. Competitions mean just a few will win the lottery, and it is a lottery because whoever is in the selection committee has their own passion and their own agenda, and you cannot control this. And if you get the money, while it feels good you are no closer to getting an actual customer paying for your product or services. So if you have time for this, fine, but you should not drive your business running from one lottery to the other… The most precious resource for startups is time, and before you rush into one of these competition you should ask yourself whether it is worth your time. Competitions mean just a few will win the lottery, and it is a lottery because whoever is in the selection committee has their own passion and their own agenda, and you cannot control this.
And if you get the money, while it feels good you are no closer to getting an actual customer paying for your product or services.
So if you have time for this, fine, but you should not drive your business running from one lottery to the other…

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