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ActSeed in the News
Social Media Links
Corporate Profile
Company Leadership
Logos and Images
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ACTSEED IN THE NEWS
Back To Table of Contents at Top of PageInterview with Bill Attinger, CEO of ActSeed
Beyond Success Online
March 21, 2012
"I call this 'Mainstreet Entrepreneurship'. I found an opportunity to create an online platform that gives any person, no matter where they live, the tools to build a lasting business of any size and a means of connecting them to the right resources around the country." Link to full story…
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How to Start Your Own Business
The 10! Show – NBC Philadelphia
July 22, 2011
Ami Kassar, CEO of Multifunding and member of ActSeed’s Investor Group, talks about ActSeed as a resource to help start your business: “There’s a great online community called ActSeed.com that provides support for entrepreneurs…” Link to full story…
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What if you want to invest $5,000 in a friend’s business?
San Diego Union-Tribune
March 2, 2011
“Most start-ups are funded by regular people — such as friends or coworkers — and not by venture capital firms or high-net-worth “angel investors,” said Bill Attinger, CEO of ActSeed. One study found that three-quarters of all business investments made by individuals were $20,000 or less.” Link to full story…
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The Top 100 Most Desirable Mentors
GenJuice
February 23, 2011
“[Bill Attinger's] specialty is helping early stage companies develop a sound strategy, install the building blocks for business formation and execute a focused plan.” Link to full story…
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Facebook Q & A: Funding Your Next Venture
GenJuice
February 21, 2011
“We launched our first live Facebook Q & A session with Bill Attinger from ActSeed, a dynamic business community for new and emerging companies. Bill answered a question on many of our minds: How do I gain funding for my next project/business venture?” Link to full story…
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Communities of Tomorrow
Grow VC
February 11, 2011
“…topical points on starting up ventures, creating and sustaining value, the “Let’s just talk about it” – syndrome and many other subjects that are relevant for startups and their stakeholders alike.” Link to full story…
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ActSeed.com Uses Social Media to Connect Entrepreneurs with Investors
rSitez via MMD Newswire
October 28, 2010
“My business model crystallized when I recalled the Chinese proverb that goes something like this: “Teach me and I’ll forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me and I’ll understand.” I’ve dedicated many years of entrepreneurship to the “show me” stage. Writing a book would have reverted to a “teach me” stage, but launching ActSeed will be stepping forward into the most valuable arena for entrepreneurship: “involve me.” Link to full story…
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ActSeed is the Next Generation in Social Media for Business
Forbes via Businesswire
September 21, 2010
“With the resurgence in entrepreneurship, new business creation and the explosion of social media activity comes the announcement of a new online business service. ActSeed is a business community dedicated to emerging companies, entrepreneurs, investors and others who contribute to small business growth.” Link to full story…
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Social Media for Entrepreneurs and Investors
Associated Content, Yahoo! – by Michael Martin
September 8, 2010
“It’s Win-Win with ActSeed The use of social media for entrepreneurs and investors has skyrocketed, as like-minded professionals are connecting with one another with one objective in mind-financial success.” Link to full story…
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“Bill Attinger On How Entrepreneurs Should Develop Their Business Model”
PR Communications Blog – by John Cass
September 7, 2010
“Bill Attinger of the ActSeed community agreed to answer my questions about how entrepreneurs build their business model and a better pitch for investment. Bill has taken an interest in the PitchCamp session that’s happening at ConvergeSouth on Saturday October 2nd. I’m hosting the event and it seeks to give start-ups the tools to know how to pitch. Investers will be there to give advice, but are not committed to giving an investment, here is my question and answer from Bill: John: What advice do you give to entrepreneurs when developing their business model?” Link to full story…
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“O.C. Incubator Teams With Biz Booster”
The Orange County Register
August 25, 2010
“Digital Media Center business incubator in Santa Ana has signed a partnership agreement with ActSeed Corp., a social media website to build up early-stage companies.” Link to full story…
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”How 20 Business Ideas Were Hatched”
BusinessWeek
October 9, 2009
”The accepted mythology of entrepreneurship goes something like this: An average guy or gal has a flash of inspiration, funds a startup with credit cards, and eventually achieves runaway financial success. Sound familiar? We’re not going to deny the importance of the “Eureka!” moment. But it’s not the only—or even the most successful—way to start a new business… The process of coming up with a great idea for a new business need not be shrouded in mystery. Serial entrepreneurs, in particular, tend to follow a well-thought-out, disciplined process.” Link to full story…
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Back To Table of Contents at Top of PageActSeed on Facebook
ActSeed on LinkedIn
ActSeed TV on YouTube
ActSeed on Twitter
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CORPORATE PROFILE
Back To Table of Contents at Top of PageActSeed is a dynamic business community for new and emerging companies.
ActSeed provides entrepreneurs with a comprehensive business toolbox that significantly increases their chances of success.
Mission
Our mission is to reduce the failure rate of small businesses by connecting entrepreneurs with resources and relationships needed to launch, grow and compete.
Key Services
1. Business Evaluation Tool for Entrepreneurs:
ActSeed helps entrepreneurs with new ideas and early stage ventures analyze and promote their “capital-readiness”. In other words, we help you prepare to exceed the expectations of investors and increase your chance of raising capital.
2. Entrepreneur-Investor Connection Tool:
Investors are utilizing the ActSeed community to discreetly find relevant dealflow and track innovation within entire industries.
3. Career Management and Job Search Tool for Everyone:
If you’re looking for work, ActSeed is a free venue to post your interests and availability to find work, even on a part time, advisory or internship basis.
4. Resources, Resources, Resources.
Entrepreneurs have exclusive access to a library of information to help build a disciplined, successful company.
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COMPANY LEADERSHIP
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Bill Attinger, CEO
http://www.linkedin.com/in/billattinger
ActSeed is a synthesis of my 20+ years creating, working for and working with emerging businesses. What I’ve discovered is that I have a lot more to learn yet enough experience to share. When designing ActSeed, my primary goal was to help people in the most nascent stages of business creation and assure they have a chance to start off with discipline and a solid plan of attack. As I like to say, no one sets out to fail, but many sure seem to try “taking the certainty out of success”. One of my favorite sayings is, “Vision without execution is nothing”. This doesn’t mean vision counts for nothing; it means you must have the right people, plan, execution and intensity to transform the vision into value and wealth.
I’ve founded four companies. Three are still operational. I’ve bootstrapped two companies, raised “friends & family”, angel, seed, VC and corporate funding. My fund-raising “battle scars” include pitches to over 60 VCs / angels / corporations from Sand Hill Road to Westport, Connecticut – not a world record, but a reasonable start.
My experience includes serving as CEO, COO, consultant, coach, advisor or director to almost 30 companies, from idea-stage to publicly-traded. Within these roles, I have led planning, budgeting, forecasting, sales, product development, marketing, customer support, recruiting, governance, operations, and have been accountable for overall P&L performance.
As an angel investor, I know what it feels like to put my own money on the line and what it’s like to do a post-mortem on a deal that didn’t make it in spite of thorough due diligence.
I am the son of two hard working (and now retired) teachers. Midwesterner by birth and Southerner through adolescence, I have been fortunate to experience facets of business that are often missed or underappreciated by those who have only experienced “big city” business. While I was professionally groomed in New York City and Silicon Valley, my first business launched in Jacksonville, Alabama, and I spent many humid summer days learning the value of “working hard and working smart” in iron foundries and on construction sites. My point is that it’s valuable to have learned much of my trade in the epicenters of finance and venture capital, but it’s invaluable to directly appreciate and respect where a great deal of the innovation and hard work originates – with the millions of people who aren’t trying to conquer world markets, but are trying to establish a responsibly-managed small business that will employ a few people, make a reasonable profit, pay taxes on time and be a contributor to the community and economy.
In summary, I know just enough to maybe be dangerous. I’ve “walked in the shoes” of every type of person I hope joins ActSeed. If you’re here, it means to me that you are serious about new business creation, which also means I believe in you. My goal is to create a trusted marketplace for the seed-stage ecosystem by leveraging my experience and network while aggregating the experience and contributions of others who are also serious about building successful, sustainable businesses.
Because I don’t have all the answers, I want to build a community that does.
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Dan Jacobson, CTO
http://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldjacobson
I am committed to the success of ActSeed’s modern-era marketplace for new business and job creation. In ancient times the marketplace was a physical environment for the exchange of goods, services, and money. But more importantly it was a forum for the exchange of new ideas, technology,and global culture.
During my 20+ year career in Big 4 consulting and industry I’ve led many transformation and technology programs for emerging and global companies, always with a personal interest in innovating and adapting leading practice concepts and technology to new situations. ActSeed is a natural extension of what I’ve learned and pursued throughout my career.
Our design for ActSeed puts the entrepreneur in the center of the marketplace – surrounded by investors, talent, professional and vendor services, and education non/profit support. And in the spirit of the ancient marketplace we’ve leveraged new technology concepts to enable efficient interaction, sharing of ideas, personal control over information, and access to valuable, leading practice content. We believe that this new marketplace will benefit new as well as experienced entrepreneurs.
We’ve built the marketplace. Now we ask you to become involved, contribute, and help build a new, dynamic on-line community.
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LOGOS AND IMAGES
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