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Excited about hackNY’s funding and growth

This is going to be BIG.

Back at the end of 2008, when the economy was in the tank, and funding was tough to come by, NYC Seed, a small local fund with some government and local academic backing supported my startup, Path 101. Owen Davis, the fund manager, didn’t get the return we were hoping for when we pitched and we had eventually closed up shop.

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NFTE Founders Forum Pitch Competition Announces Student Winners

American Entrepreneurship

Three finalists received training via workshops and coaching from business advisors, fine-tuning their business plans and pitches for the showcase and pitch competition. In addition to its classroom curriculum, NFTE hosts the Founders Forum Pitch Competition.

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The Future of Publishing and an Opportunity to Work with CNN/Money

This is going to be BIG.

Isn't ad-supported content a tough place to be? Having an online audience enables you to sell an event to your community--lowering cost of customer acquisition--but it also allows you to create unique. They've invited the startup community to come pitch them on what they can do to help CNN/Money innovate. Take CNN/Money.

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The Last Coder

This is going to be BIG.

In the 90's, one of the largest areas of growth for skilled labor was in corporate IT infrastructure and support. People flocked to get Cisco certified for jobs that helped get offices physically setup and supported with computers, routers and servers to work.

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i2E Showcases Startup Innovation at Bridge2 Cohort 3 Demo Day

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Bridge2 is Oklahoma’s premier pre-accelerator for scalable, tech-enabled, early-stage startups. Through the program, we homed in on our ideal customer, sharpened our pitch, and built relationships that unlocked real growth opportunities,” Kemi Olunloyo, Co-Founder & CEO of ProBound, said. Bridge2 helped us get laser focused.

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Towercutting with goTenna

This is going to be BIG.

It is a small piece of hardware that syncs up with your phone, freeing it from the carrier network and enabling point to point communication. It''s been great to work with Karin at Bloomberg Beta, Alberto at Collaborative Fund, and Brett from MentorTech, and to have supporters like A16Z and NY Angels. But handy isn''t why I backed it.

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The Most Critical Startup Talent Crunch: Great Leaders at Growing Companies

This is going to be BIG.

One could argue that the most successful entrepreneurs would always be successful, no matter how big the obstacles--and supporting them after they prove themselves is critical. One of the many frustrations of being a Met fan as I have said time and time again is that the Yankees get other team's closers to pitch the seventh inning.

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