"Our toughest pinpoint competition continues to come from the existing start-ups and the virtually unlimited venture capital available to fund new ones," he said.
In fact, Hanse Ventures says that what sets them apart from "classic venture capitalists" is that they rarely finance existing start-ups.
Mike Jones, founder and chief executive of Santa Monica incubator Science, said Google's proximity to existing start-ups in L.A. might entice it to go on a buying spree.
Lewis, you work for an existing business, not a start-up.
Instead the authors would impose "protective tariffs on foreign goods and services that compete directly with existing and start-up domestic producers".
Finally, America needs more sweeping and proactive tariffs on foreign goods and services that compete directly with existing and start-up domestic producers.
The bill, passed Tuesday by a vote of 365 to 54, tweaks an existing federal grant program that provides start-up money for new charter schools — currently about $250 million— and adds some quality control provisions.
In fact, she hopes that the initial London TechHub in the Old Street area of London, where there is already an existing cluster of tech start-ups, will just be the first of many geared towards technology people in other markets.
In France, new faculty appointees join an existing team rather than starting up their own.
But more important, he is working with existing Chinese start-ups, forging strong capital partnerships but leaving local management in charge, winning him respect there.
