Venture Building's Startups Problems


## Notes

- Also known as **venture building**, **startup factory**, **startup foundry**, or **venture studio**.

- It's an organization that creates startups following a repetitive process. It acts as a co-founder to startups.

  - Besides providing funding for early-stage startups (as a [venture capital](/zettelkasten/venture-capital) do), Studios will also assign members of their team to help the original founding team build the startup.

    - Because of this, Studios take more equity than [venture capitals](/zettelkasten/venture-capital).

- The products of Startup Studios are startups.

- Some Studios:

  - [Pioneer Square Labs](https://www.psl.com/).
  - [Atomic](https://atomic.vc/).
  - [Rocket Internet](https://www.rocket-internet.com/).

- **A Studio must have its thesis to get focus on**.

  - A Studio thesis is principles to be followed in every decision making.
  - Examples of thesis:
    - Improving healthcare.
    - Improving the ways of payments.
    - Building AI-powered products.
  - Without a thesis, Studios may become overwhelmed and lose cost-saving efficiencies.
    - This makes Studios valuable.

- Studios make money through startup exits.

## Questions

- Studios may help early stage-startups in technology, operations, management, financial... fields. Is it a good strategy they assume the role of CEO of a startup?

- How important is the team of a Startup Studio?

- How many startups can a Startup Studio manage at the same time?

- What are the differences between Studios and [startup incubator](/zettelkasten/startup-incubator)? And [startup accelerator](/zettelkasten/startup-accelerator)? And [venture capital](/zettelkasten/venture-capital)?

## References

- [Dianna Lesage. 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Startup Studios](https://roamy.medium.com/10-most-frequently-asked-questions-about-startup-studios-b41b8ad0a597)

- [Wikipedia. Startup Studio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startup_studio)

## Backlinks
- [Venture Building's Startups Problems](/zettelkasten/venture-building-s-startups-problems)

Startup Accelerator

Startup Incubator

Venture Capital

Startup Studio


## Notes

- The purpose of a startup incubator is to help entrepreneurs grow their business.

- It's usually nonprofit organizations associated with universities and business schools.

- It helps startups providing workspace, seed funding, mentoring, and training.

- **Networking** is one of the many benefits when a startup joins an incubator.

- Some startup incubators:
  - [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/).
  - [500 Startups](https://500.co/).
  - [TechStars](https://www.techstars.com/).

## Questions

- Does the startup incubator program help startups that aren't in the early-stage?

## References

- [Sean Peek. Could a Startup Incubator Benefit Your Business?](https://www.uschamber.com/co/run/business-financing/startup-incubator)

- [Nicole Willson. What Is A Startup Incubator?](https://www.topmba.com/blog/what-startup-incubator)

## Backlinks
- [Startup Studio](/zettelkasten/startup-studio)


## Notes

- Also known as **seed accelerator**.

- It's fixed-term and cohort-based programs that include mentorship and educational components for startups.

- At the end of the program, a public pitch event or a demo day occurs.

  - The accelerated startups present their business to investors.

- It generally takes no equity and rarely provides funding.

- The focus of startup accelerators is on small teams, not on individual founders.
  - They consider that one person isn't enough to handle all the work associated with a startup.

## References

- [Wikipedia. Startup accelerator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startup_accelerator)

## Backlinks
- [Startup Studio](/zettelkasten/startup-studio)


## Notes

- It's a type of financing that investors provide to startup companies and small businesses with potential long-term growth.

  - The growth can be in terms of the number of employees, annual revenue, the scale of operations, etc.

- Generally comes from well-off investors, investment banks, and any other financial institutions.

- It can be a monetary investment or in the form of technical or managerial expertise.
  - In return, the companies give to investors equities or an ownership stake.

## References

- [Investopedia. Venture Capital](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/v/venturecapital.asp)
- [Wikipedia. Venture capital](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venture_capital)

## Backlinks
- [Startup Studio](/zettelkasten/startup-studio)

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