PictureMenu Changing the Way People Dine Out
Let’s face it – Americans love to eat out! The average consumer spends approximately $2,500 a year dining out at restaurants according to the United States Department of Labor. NewME Accelerator Spring 2012 graduate, founder Chris Lyons wants to make that dining out experience a great one withPictureMenu. PictureMenu is an iPhone and iPad app that [...]
Read MoreNewME Sp.12 Graduate James Norman Launches Start-up Ubi Video
NewME Accelerator Spring 2012 graduate James Norman recently launched his online video start-up Ubi Video! Ubi-Video is an online data-driven video platform that provides users with all of their favorite video content in one place. “I started Ubi Video because myself and a couple other friends were tired of the high price combined poor customer services [...]
Read MoreAfrican-American Tech Start-up Creates Financial Literacy iOS Gaming App Mindblown Life
Jason Young, an African-American founder and CEO of Mindblown Labs, an Oakland, CA based education technology start-up, knows first-hand how financial literacy or lack thereof can impact the African-American community. Through his own personal experiences he learned very quickly that financial literacy is essential for everyone so he created a mobile app called Mindblown Life. [...]
Read MoreNewME Accelerator Launches First Pop-Up Location in Miami, Florida
NewME Accelerator announced that it will run a “Pop-Up” program in Miami Nov. 12-14 in partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The LAB Miami. NewME Pop-Up is a concentrated three-day version of the start-up accelerator held in San Francisco. The program will allow Miami ‘s tech startups to gain critical advice, [...]
Read MoreNewME Accelerator Start-ups Raised $3.4 Million in Funding and Created 60 Jobs Since 1st Class
NewME Accelerator, a residential technology program that launches minority and women-led start-ups, announced recent updates and data tracking the startups in its program since it’s launch last June. NewME has shown to be successful in helping its start-ups create a robust network of investors and experts and improve product development. New data shows 59 percent [...]
Read More12 Tips To Building A Successful Start-up Community Where You Live
Today I’d like to talk about what startup communities outside of Silicon Valley look like, how they emerge and what makes them take hold. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate. You can now take advantage of this wisdom directly as Brad has [...]
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