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Startup Tools
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Finding resources, investors and partners is a challenge.
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Finding mentors, peers, investors and funds is an eternal challenge for all startups. Here is a growing list of tools and resources. Hope these help!

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Techstars Companies

Here is a searchable database of 4k+ Techstars companies. Search by year, county, name or program.

by year by program by industry

4k+ companies
Venture Lane

Searchable look-book of Candid Company attendees; operators, advisors, founders and investors.

by tag by name

200+ Attendees 
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                Startup Investors
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                Here is a database of 30k+ investors, programs and funds.
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                Here is a database of 8k+ investment funds.
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            <span class="badge text-bg-success">by structure</span>
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              Low Code Cookbook
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                An ever-growing database of 'no code' and 'low code' products, services,
                libraries and patterns.
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                <span class="badge text-bg-success">by service</span>
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            <small class="text-body-secondary">200+ options</small>
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              Ai Enabled Networking
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                Build a virtual org chart to better understand
                who you are talking in a company. It's your personal network vector map.
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              <span class="badge text-bg-danger">Beta</span>
              <span class="badge text-bg-success">Invite Only</span>
              <span class="badge text-bg-success">Neo4j Vectors</span>
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              SOC2 AI Prep Agent
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                Getting SOC2 audit ready with an Ai
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                high-impact tasks.
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              <span class="badge text-bg-success">Assistant</span>
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              AI Powered Tools
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                Growing list of AI/LLM backed tools 
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Beta Programs

This feature is a part of a growing body of micro apps that fall into the networking tech space. Networking is hard. It takes time and energy to find the signals in professional networks.

How to get into the beta testing program? Connect with me on LinkedIn, and subscribe to my newsletter and finally, you have an understanding on how intentional networking benefits your business.

Be ready to share & collaborate.

FYI - Intentional networking is the opposite of luck-driven networking. You are luck-driven if you show up at an event, grab a beer and only meet people if you are lucky enough to sit next to them. This approach to network engagement is impossible to scale.
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