September 12th, 2014

THE NEW MUSIC BUSINESS accelerator at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center will take the stage in January with potential Seed investors lined-up in the wings, VNC has learned.

At the Capital UnConference, startups won’t need to worry about winning over an audience. Instead, they will need to tailor their company pitch for particular investment groups, a format that the organizers consider more useful for both types of parties involved. The fourth Capital UnConference takes place Sept. 30 at the Entrepreneur Center in Nashville​.

Google Offers Early Stage Startups $100,000 In Cloud Platform Credits For 1 Year
​Tech Crunch​
If you are an early stage startup, Google wants to give you $100,000 in Cloud Platform credits for one year so you can host your applications on its servers (and not on AWS or Azure).

Three Types of Entrepreneurs
Startups Anonymous​
There are three types of entrepreneurs – Misfits, Celebrities and Naivetes……Regardless of what type of entrepreneur you are, I salute you — for risking your life to do something, for being stupid and not feeling stupid about it.

4 Questions to Ask Before Taking the Entrepreneurial Plunge
​Entrepreneur​
Being an entrepreneur isn’t just hard, it’s really hard. Your days and nights, or more so your entire life, are dedicated to developing a business that you know in advance is highly likely to fail. Can You Really Handle the Entrepreneurial Life? Check These 5 Signs​.