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 MoreEntrepreneurs in Cedar Rapids IA Create Internet Radio Startup for Black Community
by Robin Caldwell
Karl Cassell and Gregory Jackson, principals of Our Community, LLC decided to fill a void in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with the creation of an Internet radio station KOLC.com. The startup borrows its name from a now defunct broadcast entity that went out of business in the 1990s. The first station was a community station run by a local non-profit, Oakhill-Jackson Community. Cassell and Jackson’s venture is for profit.
Read MoreDame Dash Gets Magnetic With New Business Venture
by Sherri L. Smith
Once upon a time, Damon Dash was one of the biggest names in Hip-Hop. Co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records and clothing line Rocawear, and owner or PRO-KEDS, Dash was definitely a mover and shaker. According to NYMag.com, at one time he had a “$400,000 car, a cook, a butler, and 1,300 pairs of sneakers.” But nothing lasts forever and the man who used to “donate his once-worn Socks to charity,” has hit hard times with the New York Daily News reporting on his financial and personal woes including his recent split with wife Rachel Roy.
Read MoreAshton and Ryan Clark: The Real Dynamic Duo
by Sherri L. Smith
When most of us were 12, we were playing video games, developing our first crushes, and getting ready for junior high. Twin brothers Ashton and Ryan Clark, were starting the first in a long line of online businesses. Circuitbreakers.com, an online consumer electronics hub, provided the seed money for a host of business and beginning of a bright business future for the enterprising young boys.
Read MoreHow to Raise Angel Capital via Ron Conway
by Angela
If you are looking for capital and are an early stage company (which I know many of you are) it doesn’t get much better than Ron Conway. Conway was an early stage investor in companies like Google, Ask Jeeves, and Paypal and is known for the number of investments he has made in start-ups. He [...]
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