New Tech Startup Rap Genius Decoding Your Favorite Lyrics
Music startups are exciting, for the simple fact that they help move the industry forward instead of back like so many like to harp on. One in particular is getting the attention of many music lovers called Rap Genius. Rap Genius is a startup from the Bay Area, Calif. that has created a massive and [...]
Read MoreSilicon Valley’s Scarcest Resource: Technical Founders
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Skilled developers are Silicon Valley’s scarcest resource. With big companies throwing around giant salaries and startups competing fiercely for talent, the technical ability to build what they envision is often a make-or-break issue for new ventures. Which means tech industry entrepreneurs sort out into two distinct camps: those with coding skills and [...]
Read MoreSix Minutes to Pitch the Silicon Valley Elite
Every morning entrepreneur Hajj Flemings wakes up and heads to his favorite coffee shop in downtown Mountain View, Calif., to prep for one of the most important presentations of his career. On Thursday, the 39-year old Detroit native will have six minutes to present his fledgling startup venture to a roster of Silicon Valley’s top [...]
Read MoreEarvin ‘Magic’ Johnson Joins Detroit VC Firm To Invest In Tech Startups
NBA legend Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson this morning announced that he is joining and investing in Detroit Venture Partners, a VC firm that invests in seed and early-stage technology companies primarily located in the heart of downtown Detroit, as its fourth general partner. The Hall of Fame basketball star will be working with the founders of [...]
Read MoreVideo: Mitch Kapor on the value of the NewMe Accelerator and what Kapor Capital looks for in startups
The NewMe Accelerator just completed it’s first full week of working with amazing mentors and speakers from the Silicon Valley. Closing out the week NewMe startups had a chance sit down for one on one sessions with well known Venture Capitalist Mitch Kapor @mkapor of Kapor Capital. Before the sessions begin Mitch talked to the [...]
Read MoreBlack Startups Get Huge Push From New Me Accelerator Program
It was an historic last night in Mountain View, CA as the first annual New Me Accelerator program, designed to motivate African-American technological entrepreneurship, launched on the campuses of Google, Inc. Created by Angela Benton (founder) and Wayne Sutton, NME has been the continuation of Ms. Benton’s commitment to empower and create opportunity for African-Americans in the digital [...]
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