This is going to be BIG.

MAY 7, 2012

That's why I thought it was a bit of an odd choice to be asked to comment on the Berlin tech scene for the NextBerlin conference. If you're looking to create a new startup hub, you can't look at the West Coast to figure out how to do it. It felt a bit like the knock on the German startup scene that I hear. It makes sense.

creativity

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3

entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2011

And when asked about the topic, I definitely don’t shy away from the topic as you can see in this 8-minute YouTube interview that Pemo Theodore asked me to do on the subject of Women in Entrepreneurship. So the role is a strong woman leader has always been a comfortable idea for me. I love my dad equally, of course.

entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

I recently sat down with Matt Coffin , the founder of LowerMyBills, which sold for $400 million but was very nearly a bankruptcy only a few years early, and talked “startups.&#. Matt is one of the most transparent, focused & honest startup guys you’ll meet. Or read the quick, informative summary below the image!

startup

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

monthly subscription (or $8 ad free) for Quibi? In essence, you’re not intimidated by the size of each episode so you dig in and might just read 8 chapters in a sitting before realizing you read 35 pages. And of course there are the Silicon Valley video startups who think it’s all about the tech and ignore the storytelling.)

innovation

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 21, 2017

A post shared by Charlie O'Donnell (@ceonyc) on Dec 20, 2017 at 8:06am PST When you're Ample Hills Creamery , the #1 rated ice cream shop in the country you can pretty much throw everything you've been told about fundraising out the window. I pushed that we should just say what it is--an $8 million raise to grow the company.

pitching

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

Startup after Iron Planet? (6:00 Yes an online video startup in ‘99 that helped large media companies encode and distribute their videos through portals. The idea was right but the timing was early and required a pivot into being a software company. What gets you interested in a startup? (16:35-19:35). 6:00 – 7:30).

capital

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 11, 2021

She was born 10 weeks early, on Labor Day, and like startups never are, has performed up and to the right nearly every single day that she’s been alive. Underlying all of these things is a layer of tech that needs to get faster, more resilient, and more secure. First off, let’s talk about the physical world she is going to live in.

investing

David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. 1) Freebies for Student Tech Founders. 2) Contests for Student Tech Founders. Right here.

founder

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.”

VC

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

Francisco Dao came up with the idea of letting 10 companies that weren’t selected for Twiistup to do a presentation the night before to a group of people and let the audience pick one company to win the final slot at Twiistup. 50% of them were interested in life sciences, 50% in tech (e.g. But the core idea is right.

advice

StartupNation

DECEMBER 13, 2021

West Michigan is smack dab between Ann Arbor/Detroit’s tech and startup hub emergence and Chicago’s new habit of minting unicorns about once a month. And Grand Rapids, Michigan, is having its own tech renaissance in 2021. Grand Rapids startups and tech companies to watch in 2022. Apply now to Relish Works.

real estate

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. As we entered 2021, I wrote about the big question on every startup’s mind for 2021: How will a cataclysmic event such as a pandemic show up in post-pandemic innovation? To get this in your inbox, subscribe here.

startup

StartupNation

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

To naysayers who fear a side venture might divert them from an amazing startup or great job down the line, listen close: side hustling is cross-training for your best business performance. More than a few side hustles have become hugely successful startups, starting with Craigslist and Airbnb. The side hustle became the startup.

consulting

American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Startups, early-stage and growth-stage companies present their models to a gathering of angel investors and venture capital firms The Venture Atlanta Conference, set to take place on October 8-9, 2024, at The Woodruff Arts Center and Atlanta Symphony Hall, is one of the most anticipated entrepreneurial events in the southeast U.S.

entrepreneurs

AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

And in the next two years, Wavemaker Impact hopes to launch 8 to 12 new sustainability-focused businesses. Quentin Vaquette, one of Wavemaker Impact’s founding partners, said that central to their investment thesis is the idea that successful climatetech companies must focus on value creation for their customers, not just emissions reduction.

sustainability

AsiaTechDaily

JULY 25, 2023

Most of the capital, 60%, will be allocated to early- and seed-stage startups. Founded in 2014 by industry veterans Chi-Hua Chien and Eric Kim, Goodwater is the largest venture capital fund focused on consumer tech investments. Goodwater has a record of issuing checks to 600 seed-stage startups across 50 countries.

venture capital

StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Ann Arbor continues to be one of the top growing tech ecosystems around the country with some of the best startups to watch. This is especially true if you’re working in tech industries that have roots in Michigan, such as mobility, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, and software. Small Ann Arbor startups to watch in 2022.

startup

AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

Register Asia is a significant market for startups due to its large and diverse population, as well as its rapidly growing economies. South Korea’s largest accelerator program– the K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) is the unique opportunity for global startups to enter the flourishing market of Asia.

accelerator

StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Now many Detroit startups are on the fast track to growth. Whether it’s new funding, expansions or IPOs, it’s been an eventful year in Detroit startups. Here are the top Detroit startups and tech companies to watch in 2022. Small Detroit startups to watch in 2022. Next year is looking even better. Our Next Energy.

startup

TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

It’s time to disrupt TechCrunch Disrupt This year, we’re reimagining and refreshing Disrupt to deliver the essential tools, knowledge, and connections that help ignite ideas and accelerate the next generation of startups. Sessions will include DeepMind and Benchmark. It’s like an MBA in a day — or three, to be exact.

disruption

Jason Malki

AUGUST 2, 2023

Prior to Azibo, he was the founder at Nodabl, an HR-tech SaaS startup. Vikas’ first startup role was at Factual, an enterprise location data company, where he joined as one of the earliest five business hires, and helped grow them to eight-figures in revenue — first in a generalist role and then as the head of marketing.

real estate

TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2022

Sequoia has over the years made a name for itself for its early-stage bets on younger companies, many of which (Apple, Klarna and WhatsApp, to name a few) have gone on to become tech giants. Those interested can start to apply from today until April 8, and the program will start May 23. “Europe is so fragmented.

startup

Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

On Wednesday, January 24, the inaugural cohort of startups from i2E’s Bridge2 Pre-Accelerator program presented their groundbreaking innovations during the Bridge2 Demo Day at Sailor & The Dock in Oklahoma City. Each founder showcased the innovative business ideas they developed and refined throughout the Bridge2 program.

mentorship

TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

His new job was to open a subsidiary for a French open source tech startup and that required hiring developers on the ground. So the idea of building a school or a learning experience with the spirit of Silicon Valley came, and we started GOMYCODE as a summer project and camp and grew that year.”

blended models

StartupNation

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Once you’ve established that your new idea is aligned with your core mission and has founder-fit, it’s all about looking at the larger trends. Even before the pandemic, the e-learning market size was predicted to grow at 8 percent CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) between 2020 and 2025, to value $315 billion by 2025.

startup

American Entrepreneurship

MAY 9, 2023

Organovis hopes to transform drug testing by making it more precise, ethical, and affordable NEW YORK, May 8, 2023 – The City College of New York (“CCNY”) student-led start-up, Organovis has won the 2023 Women in Tech (“WiT”) Incubator Competition. CCNY is as diverse, dynamic and visionary as New York City itself. View CCNY Media Kit.

incubation

TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

The creative community has been a ripe target for startups building tools and services to serve their interests and needs as they transition from their traditionally offline practices into a digital present and future. It has more than 8 million members, and they have collectively taken more than 13 million courses. billion valuation.

creativity

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. OK, with that, here’s what I think will happen next year: the return to in-person, five-day work weeks for tech workers. 8 great gifts for anyone working from home . A few notes.

health

AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 22, 2023

On May 30th, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups held a “Bio Startup Deregulation Talk Concert” at the Korea Bio Park in Pangyo Techno Valley. In addition, the 2nd Pangyo Techno Valley serves as a platform to help Korea’s biotech industry expand into the global market with various biotech startups moving in.

technology

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Last year was a good 12 months of firsts for African tech startups. It turns out that while later-stage investors, mostly international VC firms, grabbed headlines by writing immense checks, pre-seed and seed-stage investors were instrumental to the growth of the continent’s tech ecosystem.

startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

How to Turn Your Startup into a Social Star: From building your audience to creating viral content that moves your business forward, Redpoint’s Josh Machiz and Rashad Assir will tell you how to capitalize on the multiplier effects of genuine online communities. The doors to TechCrunch Early Stage open at 8:00 a.m.

real estate

TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

Chainguard , a startup that focuses on securing software supply chains, announced today that it has raised a $50 million Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital. I met with Aikas, who was part of the early Kubernetes team at Google and the tech lead for Knative Eventing , at the KubeCon/CloudNativeCon event in Spain last month.

frameworks

StartupNation

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

But how can small businesses (SMBs) not necessarily related to tech get started in the metaverse and run their first virtual meetings? This is usually not an option for your average startup or small business. Step #8: Meet up. Of course, it helps if you’re a company whose core business is creating VR environments.

real estate

TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

According to Crunchbase, more than 17,000 tech workers have lost jobs since the start of this year. That’s painful, but for perspective: TechCrunch tracked more than 100,000 tech layoffs between August and December 2008. 8 factors to consider when fundraising during a downturn. Walter Thompson. Senior Editor, TechCrunch+.

VC

TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

I’ve worked at early-stage startups where we relied on our best guesses to shape product pipelines and develop marketing strategies. Whether it’s done informally via a Reddit AMA or a Twitter Space, it’s never a bad idea to interact with people who use your products and services. I hope you have a relaxing weekend!

VC

TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

The idea to create an animated superhero franchise for kids, especially those in Africa, was because there was a lack of such shows, co-founder and CEO Bisignani told TechCrunch on a call. Super Sema’s target audience is between the ages of 4 to 8, and being on YouTube Originals, 60% of its audience comes from the U.S.

education