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"The Startup Way" is Headed to London

Startup Lessons Learned

“A remarkably useful playbook that every business, government, and nonprofit needs to ignite the spark of innovation and fuel the fire of change.” From New York, Philadelphia, and Boston to Los Angeles and San Francisco, entrepreneurs came out to share their enthusiasm -- you really are everywhere.

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Announcing our summer intern class

David Teten

A bit belatedly (due to a backlog of blog postings), I wanted to announce ff Venture Capital ‘s summer intern class. Since then, he has co-written several business plans with fellow classmates and recently served as team leader on a Wharton Field Challenge consulting project for PhillyCarShare, a Philadelphia-based car-sharing startup.

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How Technology Helps Today’s Nonprofits Succeed — Starting in the Boardroom

Board Effect

Technology innovation has transformed the way many modern nonprofits can deliver their services — and has also made entirely new services possible. These options not only make a difference externally, but they underpin good governance practices when adopted internally. So how are the most successful nonprofits using technology?

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How To Lose Fat And Gain Muscle With Venture Capital

David Teten

The industry standard metric for tracking the severity of disease is disability-adjusted life years ( DALYs ), i.e., the number of healthy life years lost due to the disease or risk. Blood pressure screenings at churches are an often-used example of effective community-based partnerships. Diseases with strong lobbies (e.g.,

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How to Become Your Own Boss in 2015 (Webinar Recap)

Up and Running

I live in Philadelphia, we have an amazing Score chapter here, so you want to seek out someone to help you to just … Sometimes you just need somebody to help you think through things and I have found that the Score chapters around the country are amazing resources. Give me a review on Amazon, give me a review on Target, Walmart, Sam’s Club.

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New Plain Preferred Term Sheet

www.founderinstitute.com

The only science and technology-focused comprehensive university located between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Harrisburg University’s academic mission is to create, to attract and to expand economic opportunities in the region. Think of it as “shared office space meets incubator meets entrepreneurial club-house.”

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HOW TO: Sign Up Users Even Before You Launch Your Startup

mashable.com

Philadelphia-based startup LaunchRock thinks a company’s “coming soon” page should be more than a placeholder; it should be a place for users to sign up and provide a way to share a new startup with friends. Have an account? Here are four tricks startups have used to make it happen.