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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. Time: 12:30PM?—?1:30PM 1:30PM Location: Hilton?—?Salon If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network.

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[Competition] Seven Startups To Represent Asia At Seedstars World Final

YoungUpstarts

February 4th will see some of the best upcoming startups from around the world congregate in Geneva, Switzerland to determine the winner for the Seedstars World Final competition. The last round will take place on Tuesday 4th, in Geneva, and will be hosted by the renowned technology and innovation conference, Lift at the CICG.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Winding Tree

Austin Startup

Last summer, Etihad Airways, the United Arab Emirates’ national carrier, joined the many airlines and hotels that have partnered with Switzerland-based Winding Tree to bypass intermediaries using distributed ledger technology. Winding Tree Co-Founders: CEO Maksim Izmaylov (left) and COO Pedro Anderson (right).

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Crypto is Global

thebarefootvc

In my view these are positive developments to root out bad actors in the space — but it also important to note the positive implications of blockchain technology. While these movements spooked investors, I spent a few days in Zug, Switzerland, the heart of “Crypto Valley” to meet with blockchain entrepreneurs and local investors.

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Female Founder Interview – Claudia Freed, CEO of Non-Profit EALgreen

The Startup Magazine

As part of our Female Founder series , The Startup Magazine caught up with Claudia Freed, CEO of the Wheaton Illinois-based nonprofit EALgreen. TSM: What is one piece of advice you can offer other entrepreneurs that want to follow a nonprofit path, on how they can be successful? As an immigrant student from Argentina, Ms.

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Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Convergent Technologies When I was in my 20’s I worked at Convergent Technologies , a company that was proud to be known as the “Marine Corps of Silicon Valley.” Convergent Technologies When I was in my 20’s I worked at Convergent Technologies , a company that was proud to be known as the “Marine Corps of Silicon Valley.”

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The Taxonomy of the Lean Startup Pivot

blog.startupsquare.com

In Eric’s list, I’m looking mostly at “technology pivot &# and “channel pivot &# which have nothing to do with who you’re target with what product, but instead focuses on how to make the product. In the case of option (2), it’s time to find a co-founder to bounce ideas off of.

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