YoungUpstarts

MAY 23, 2012

(We’ve looked) at how social media sites can be used as powerful networking tools for new college graduates, sharing our best picks for tips, tools, and more for Facebook , Twitter , and now, LinkedIn. That’s a mistake: LinkedIn is the online destination for professional networking, and you’ve got to be on it to get connected.

Networking 221

Networking Social Network Social Media Portfolio 221

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

That evening, there will be a casual talk followed by a book signing at Town Hall Seattle (co-sponsored with Lean Startup Seattle). Series media sponsorship provided by PubliCola. Mostly, I'll be doing media and interviews, followed by a reception at IDEO. Co-sponsored by the Rock Center & the Harvard innovation lab.

Lean 155

Lean Seattle Los Angeles San Francisco 155

David Teten

JANUARY 17, 2013

I’ll be at the Harvard iLab for a complimentary discussion and networking event on being an entrepreneur, Wednesday, January 23, from 6-8pm. Francisco Aguilar ’05, MPP ’12—Founder, Bounce Imaging. John West, MBA ’95—Founder and President, The Whistle. Vanessa Liu ’96, JD ’03—Chief Operating Officer, Trigger Media. *

Boston 114

Boston Cofounder Bootstrapping Early Stage 114

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

M&A experience (Morgan Stanley and later co-headed M&A for Barry Diller at IAC). Wonderful human being who is civically engaged, mother of 3, mentorer of younger founders, hard worker and arguer extraordinaire (so says her current Twitter bio). As a result we need somebody well networked into these communities already.

Partner 408

Partner Las Vegas Los Angeles Baltimore 408

David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case. We wanted to educated nonprofits about the importance of social media. We’re not just focused on NY/Boston/Silicon Valley.

America 144

America DC Startup Aggregator 144

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Media and event company Women 2.0 Both companies will jointly be investing in activities that foster innovation and supporting startups, beginning with Women 2.0 ‘s signature networking event Founder Friday. has held over 200 Founder Friday events in 30 global cities. To date, Women 2.0 ”

San Francisco 182

San Francisco San Diego Partner Mexico 182

Hearpreneur

APRIL 12, 2019

Being a co-founder of a real estate investment company allows me to set my own objectives, determine my work hours, and reap the rewards of my actions. Thanks to Dave Munson, Saddleback Leather Co. ! #16- Thanks to Katie Horgan, Giving Assistant ! #2- 2- Lot’s of fun. Photo Credit: Alex Romanov. 16- Freedom to think BIG.

Entrepreneur 128

Entrepreneur St. Louis Florida Colorado 128

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

the Connectors, Angels, Venture Capitalists, Founders, Professors, Hackers, Press… and the Legends. Find the Connectors , the Angels , the Venture Capitalists , the Founders , the Professors , the Hackers , and the Legends you need to meet and get some hints about the best ways to meet them. Here is your COVID-friendly cheat sheet.

Austin 110

Austin Texas Cofounder Los Angeles 110

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Billion View Comments Celebs to Go Silent on Twitter and Facebook for Charity View Comments top stories the last 7 days Social Media Help Us Spread the Word About the Wor. 2 What Would Facebook and Twitter Sneakers Look L. 3 5 of the Best New User Experiences of 2010 4 Google May Acquire Groupon for $6 Billion, and.

Software Developers 79

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 79

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I use my social media and massive amounts of public outreach to bring awareness to my program (my Instagram grew to 12,000 engaged followers). I was tired of reading about dog food company recalls every time I opened up the news or social media. I am the founder/coach of Never Settle Coaching, LLC a coaching business.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, August 24, 2009 Marching through quicksand I have been spending a lot of time lately talking to people in various media companies: editors and agents, executives, journalists, producers and directors. For established media empires, this is a scary fact.

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

ranking it ahead of the noted startup hotspot of Boston. Merlin (short for Madison Entrepreneur Resource, Learning and Innovation Network) Mentors was developed with the support of various programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Earlier this year, Forbes Magazine named Madison the 7th most innovative city in the U.S.,

Wisconsin 149

Wisconsin Angel Investor Social Media Incubator 149

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 28, 2013

Every time he opens his mouth about founder diversity, he seems completely out of his league to address the topic. The biggest question I think VC''s face right now is whether or not, in the future, the best founders will look and act like the best founders of the past.

Venture Capital 152

Venture Capital Cofounder IRR Dilution 152

David Teten

APRIL 7, 2017

In my research on how private equity and VC funds source investments , one of our conclusions was that VCs get better returns when they invest outside of the traditional geographic hotspots of New York, Boston, and the Bay Area. The Showcase is focused on US-based founders with ties to the MENA region.

New York 60

New York Africa Cofounder Egypt 60

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Boston is a great place to start and build a company. However, Boston is a transient town, especially for the student population that refreshes a large population each year. This guide is designed to help you hit the ground running and is a starting point for your entrepreneurial journey in Boston. The Grand-daddy.

Boston 72

Boston Community CTO Hire Cofounder 72

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2018

In my experience, the initial idea for a new product usually comes from a single entrepreneur, but the implementation plan for a new business requires a team, or at least a co-founder. As a mentor to aspiring business owners, I often get asked to find that partner for them, since founders are usually too busy with their solution.

Partner 139

Partner Cofounder Silicon Valley Kansas 139

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

8:30 Networking. Karen Bantuveris, Founder and CEO of VolunteerSpot. She is the Founder and CEO of Volunteer Spot an online coordination app that facilitates volunteering. Bantuveris is a recognized national expert in boosting parent involvement in school and using social media for social good. 6:30 Registration.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2014

Kathryn has been the founding VP of Marketing of Oracle , a successful recruiter, a world class Venture Capitalist, a co-founder of a Venture Capital firm, a great board member, one of my mentors and most importantly a wonderful friend. Or one of the first women co-founders of a VC firm – “I co-founded a great firm.”

Venture Capital 334

Venture Capital Silicon Valley Chicago Cofounder 334

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

The concept our Guilds is simple: We want to bring together small groups of Product and Go-to-Market experts to lend their time to support our portfolio company founders and key operators. Pierre Valade, Co-Founder of Sunrise & Mobile Designer at Microsoft. Brian Balfour, Founder & CEO of Reforge. Product Guild.

Operations 176

Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 15, 2023

She is the founder of Sleek Marketing, which offers hands-on education on digital marketing in the Boston area. It's brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. Is this social media campaign, ad campaign, this combination of things, this customer, are any of these things helping us actually achieve that mission?

Software Review 83

Software Review Marketing Metrics Analytics 83

Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

I now am the CEO and founder of Berri Properties in Asheville and Charlotte, NC. Our business is based on content marketing and digital media, which has allowed for our success to flourish. A few months later, I went on a five-day social media detox, which I had (ironically) discovered online. 4- I was put in a position to fail.

Entrepreneur 131

Entrepreneur LLC Technical Review Finder 131

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

The names of these once great, now defunct firms may not be terribly familiar today but here are just a few examples: American Research & Development [Boston] –> Founded by George Doriot and depending how you count it, either the first or second formal VC firm in the US. But it’s not quite that simple.

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

@jack : Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is on Twitter as well, sharing updates from his work as the CEO of Square. dens : Co-founder and CEO of Foursquare Dennis Crowley gets personal on his Twitter account, sharing his interests in soccer and hidden urban art. MichaelDell : Follow Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell.

Cofounder 239

Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 239

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

The report details some of the high profile success stories in Vancouver: In the early days Slack’s founder estimated the market for the software to be $100 million, which they exceeded in just three years—and have now become the fastest growing business software of all time. Broadband.tv com for $575 million.

Silicon Valley 83

Silicon Valley Canada Entrepreneur Startup 83

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

The venture capital industry is so heavily skewed to Northern California, which the remains spilled over Boston, New York & Southern California. They are a national practice but “it would be hard to see a local media success that Revolution isn’t part of&#. It had the audience, the people, the network, everything!

Cofounder 277

Cofounder Merger Founder Venture Capital 277

ConversionXL

JUNE 20, 2019

It’s the second largest search engine in the world, and content from their platform reaches more 18–49 year-olds than any broadcast or cable TV network. Of course, with Wisita, you must create the audience for your videos—there’s no inherent distribution network (unlike YouTube). YouTube shines when it comes to brand awareness.

Hosting 127

Hosting Video Technical Review Software Review 127

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 15, 2023

He is the founder of the BossBetter Leadership Academy and hosts the popular BossBetter Now Podcast, which was recently named by SHRM as a “can’t miss show for leaders” along with podcasts from Brené Brown and Harvard Business Review. It'll be in Boston from September 5th through the eighth. That's right. This is John Jantsch.

Hosting 81

Hosting Employee Framework Networking 81

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

The report details some of the high profile success stories in Vancouver: In the early days Slack’s founder estimated the market for the software to be $100 million, which they exceeded in just three years—and have now become the fastest growing business software of all time. Broadband.tv com for $575 million.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Canada Entrepreneur Startup 48

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 8, 2023

He is the co-founder of Time Doctor and has been working remotely for over 20 years; working with thousands of companies looking to adopt a remote working model. It'll be in Boston from September 5th through the eighth. I have a co-working space that I go down the street and those are really my like work social network.

Management 68

Management Cofounder ChatGPT Leadership 68

Altgate

JUNE 1, 2009

  The criteria for inclusion on this list is rough but basically boils down to the primary author of the blog has to be a founder or C-level executive at an entrepreneurial organization and write relatively frequently about entrepreneurial stuff.    In compiling the list I made several exceptions. 

Cofounder 59

Cofounder Entrepreneur Technical Review Venture Capital 59

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

Customers and prospects are overwhelmed by the number of media and companies clamoring for their attention. For example, if any of the mobile ad networks gets major traction, they may become a dominant way that people discover new apps. If your launch is not immediately successful, you quickly fall into oblivion. Amazon PostRank

San Francisco 68

San Francisco Lean Retention SEM 68

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

Last week, I wrote about Akamai , a company with strong network effects that successfully transitioned from a single product to build a platform that garners over a billion dollars in revenue and is now a core part of the Internet’s fabric. TripAdvisor, in effect, was a model lean start-up with an engineering-driven, product-focused founder.

Part-Time VPE 54

Part-Time VPE Software Review Costa Rica Technical Review 54

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Most investors rely on their network of colleagues and service providers to source investments. These funds use a combination of cold-calling, travel, firm networks, paid expert networks, and technology to identify investment opportunities outside of their neighborhood. They are typically among the top quartile performers.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Founders push for it. In some ways, founders are even worse. My experience is that many founders actually have a deep anxiety that maybe they are not succeeding. We used social media to get alpha users as outlined here during Feburary. See if their answer is about tactics or strategy. Thats how to "launch".

San Francisco 168

San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The number one question you all asked after reading my last blog post about starting a business from scratch was “how do I find my co-founders?&# And therein lies the problem in finding co-founders for that startup you’re dying to launch. Having trouble meeting folks you think would be good co-founders?

Cofounder 66

Cofounder Founder Silicon Valley Technical Cofounder 66

Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 29, 2009

If you were funded by VCs in Silicon Valley, Boston, or Bombay, it still paid to have your CEO and sales team have eyes and ears in NYC for two main reasons. Last night, I was at a dinner with the founder of one of the most promising cleantech companies in the country and he observed that in 2008, he visited China and NYC ten times each.

New York 20

New York Washington New York City DC 20

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We were talking about a company, Factual (disclosure my firm is an investor), which was founded by one of LA’s most talented Internet entrepreneurs, Gil Elbaz , who as co-founder of Applied Semantics (purchased by pre-IPO Google for $102 million and now Google AdSense) is responsible for a large portion of the Internet’s monetization.

Silicon Valley 313

Silicon Valley Southern California Los Angeles Semantic 313