12 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 [...]
Read MoreAngelList Launches Docs To Help Startups Sign And Close Seed Rounds Online With Low Legal Fees
There’s no doubt that AngelList has evolved into an incredibly powerful (and disruptive) platform in the investing world. The hybrid social network, communication and crowdsourcing platform allows startups to access investors, and has also become a resource for investors looking to boost dealflow and connect with other investors. But while the network has been able to connect investors with [...]
Read MoreStagedom: An iPhone App To Follow Updates From Your Favorite Musicians
Shahar Nechmad, who previously founded and ran web analytics company NuComony (which was acquired by LivePerson), has a new startup whose pitch, at least, is a little more fun.Stagedom aims to be the app where people can find new music, tour dates, videos, and other updates from their favorite artists. Nechmad admits that music tech is a [...]
Read More12Society Announces Former NFL Player Michael Strahan as a Co-Founder and Funding From Groupon
Last month, having sold the assets of their latest startup, JungleCents, to its early investor, Mark Cuban, co-founders Sameer Mehta and Nadir Hyder took off to found a new venture. They brought with them what they said was one of the most important lessons they’d learned while building JungleCents — that the key to effective marketing, [...]
Read MoreNeed Help Getting Through College? Let Google Show You The Way
For most people getting through college life involves dedication, studying and lots of hard work. But if you ask the folks at Google they’ll tell you surviving the college years has nothing to do with hard work and everything to do with the Google machine. According to their new site College Tips By Google, Google suggests [...]
Read MoreNavarrow Wright Talks with TechCrunch About Diversity Problem in Silicon Valley [Video]
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After Black in America 4 aired on CNN a month ago, the diversity issues in the land of technology that is Silicon Valley was talked about more than ever. But the discussion isn’t over. Interactive One’s Navarrow Wright talks with Tech Crunch editor, Erick Shonfeld on Tech Crunch TV about the problems in diversity still [...]
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