article thumbnail

Thank you to the Austin Technology Incubator at UT Austin for creating the Austin startup scene as…

Austin Startup

Thank you to the Austin Technology Incubator at UT Austin for creating the Austin startup scene as we know it! This is no exaggeration: Austin’s startup community would not have taken off without the solid foundation laid by the Austin Technology Incubator , the longest running active tech incubator in the United States.

article thumbnail

May Business Angels Spread Their Wings Over Kenya?

Transformify

Despite Kenya has been named as the fasted growing payments market in Africa, there is still a lot to be done to develop the local business angel community. The capital of Kenya, Nairobi, is a vibrant city offering various resources for young start – ups, including accelerator 88MPH and incubator i-Hub. Sam Gichuru CEO at nailab.

Kenya 45
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Wi-Fi Alliance Moves Up and Out

Austin Startup

Sometimes with the help of start-up incubators, like the University of Texas’ Austin Technology Incubator (ATI). Before this, it was housed, since inception in 1999, within the walls of ATI, where the Wi-Fi Alliance and ATI built a unique, collaborative relationship. That number is predicted to surpass 2 billion by 2015.

article thumbnail

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: New Assessment Tool For Entrepreneurs

ReadWriteStart

ShareVolution As for the pitches today, first, Daniel McPherson from Australia pitched ShareVolution , an app store for the Microsoft SharePoint community. He currently has a 1999 strategy. Please note, curriculum modules are only accessible to 1M/1M premium members. I advised Anupam to come up with a 2011 strategy.

Spain 115
article thumbnail

‘The Future of Everything’: Chicago Booth’s Annual Conference, SeedCon

The Startup Magazine

On Friday, January 25, the entrepreneurial community at Chicago Booth looks forward to hosting their annual conference, SeedCon. This year’s conference will take place at 1871, Chicago’s startup incubator located in the Merchandise Mart. Event Focus.

Chicago 101
article thumbnail

Starting A New Business Venture Is Not As Daunting As You Might Think

YoungUpstarts

Your nearby community banker is a good start. Check to see if your area has a local “incubator” complex or development center. Tom served as CFO for various Visa International entities from 1980 until his retirement in 1999 and was instrumental in expanding the global reach of the Visa system.

Cleveland 228
article thumbnail

I Want My CIC! … The Benefits for Startups to Be Co-Located

Both Sides of the Table

I’m 100% certain this would benefit our community and not just the entrepreneurs that work there. The CIC, founded in 1999, is located adjacent to MIT and has more than 100,000 sq ft of space for nearby startups that qualify to be housed there. Anyone have positive or negative experience in such an incubator?