Remove 2011 Remove collaboration Remove innovation
article thumbnail

Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

James covers the genesis of Ministry of Awesome following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, and provides updates on Ministry of Awesome approaches to startup founder support and programming. James Burnes: Well, we started as a result of an earthquake and a city in ruin. Lots of community discussions.

article thumbnail

The unusual story of an unusual company – Melanie Langlotz and Geo AR Games 

NZ Entrepreneur

With its unique work culture, shaped around the idea that difference is a superpower that can drive innovation – Mel is living proof that passion for an idea and understanding the ‘Why?’ Then in 2011, I came up with the idea which eventually became Magical Park, the world’s first digital playground. Is it going to be holograms?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Why Docracy is the Most Revolutionary Company of Our Time

This is going to be BIG.

Note: I led First Round's investment in Docracy in 2011, but I do not have any financial ties to the company and will not benefit or suffer, other than emotionally, based on the outcome of that investment. Innovation wasn’t a priority for those who were fat and happy at the top of the pile. It’s not collaboration.

article thumbnail

Visual collaboration company Miro valued at $17.5B following $400M in new funding

TechCrunch

The new capital infusion gives Miro $476 million in total funding since the company was founded in 2011 by Andrey Khusid and Oleg Shardin. CEO Khusid told TechCrunch he considers the company a “pioneer of visual collaboration,” with its early days as a digital whiteboard. However, with statistics showing that 53% of the U.S.

article thumbnail

3 new ways to empower your entrepreneurial community

Source Link

Colmena66 continues to adapt to the needs of entrepreneurs in Puerto Rico, developing new and innovative ways to market their platform and meet small business owners where they are. In 2011, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce had a bold vision: to make Kansas City America’s most entrepreneurial city.

article thumbnail

This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. CEO hinted to WSJ that it may go public in early 2011. Provides an enterprise collaboration and storage platform. Enterprise collaboration?

VC
article thumbnail

Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities???with $15 million to?

Both Sides of the Table

It’s what venture capital teams at innovators like First Round Capital and True Ventures realized 15 years ago?—?they Although a lot of companies are scrambling to create tools and better collaboration on virtual interactions, Bevy has been doing this at scale for years. It’s the opposite of community.