Visiting Y Combinator’s Startup School with Ev, Zuckerberg, and Hsieh
by Tiffani Bell
I decided to make the trek out to Berkeley to check out this year’s Startup School (and to let it serve as a serious peptalk–it’s working). Startup School has been held since 2006 by the folks behind Y Combinator, a venture capital firm that specializes in funding early stage startups. Teams can raise up to [...]
Read MoreWhat I Learned about Raising Capital from Ron Conway
by Angela
Not long ago we posted about a private event in the Valley that we were able to giveaway spaces to a few of you about raising capital. The panel was moderated by Jay Ward and featured Ron Conway, MC Hammer and Brian Patterson. Five slots were held for Black Web 2.0 readers and we gave four away. Wesley Michel was one of the four. He is working on launching a real-time app for local markets. Here is his first person account of the event:
Read MoreBlogalicious 2009 Conference Recap
by BW 2.0 Staff
(Courtesy of Tyler New Media, BlackandMarriedwithKids.com)
Read MoreJohn Sibley Butler to be Honored with Tech Innovation Special Achievement Award
by Robin Caldwell
World renown business innovation scholar and entrepreneur, John Sibley Butler, will be honored with the Tech Innovation Special Achievement Award at the Tech Innovation Awards on Wednesday, October 14 in Austin, Texas. Butler is the director of the University of Texas at Austin’s IC2 (Innovation, Creativity and Capital-Institute) Institute, a think “and do” tank and home to several world-recognized programs such as the Austin Technology Incubator and a Master of Science in Technology Commercialization degree program.
Read MoreBlack Web 2.0’s Angela Benton and Latoicha Givens will Present at 2009 Blogalicious Weekend in ATL
by Robin Caldwell
Blogalicious Weekend makes it debut in Atlanta tonight with two of BlackWeb20.com’s best: founder/publisher Angela Benton and legal columnist Latoicha Givens. Both will join hundreds of female bloggers of color for the first event celebrating our unique presence in the blogosphere.
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