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Memphis-based Start Co. To Present 16 Startups At Demo Day

YoungUpstarts

Memphis, Tennessee-based nonprofit venture development organization Start Co. “I’m looking forward to seeing this cohort of early stage entrepreneurs take the stage at the Orpheum Theater to showcase their work and share their experiences from the Summer of Acceleration with the community,” shared Mathews.

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20 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Coming up with a business name can be one of the most challenging tasks that an entrepreneur will ever face. I’ll be honest, when I’m naming a business or a blog (I’m a bit of a serial entrepreneur), I always turn to a process I call ‘drunken brainstorming.’ Thanks to Corey Schwartz, Loanatik ! #5- Photo Credit: Richard Taylor.

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Twitter Link Roundup #271 – Textbook Resources for Small Business, Startups, and Design!

crowdSPRING Blog

The 6 Skills Every Successful Entrepreneur Needs crowdspring.co/1EKX2QK. Simple yet epic productivity hacks for creative entrepreneurs crowdspring.co/1A7CPJf. The Macarons: Lamps Inspired by the Memphis Movement – Design Milk crowdspring.co/1HiENWX. Halle Berry’s Newest Role: Business Owner crowdspring.co/1ICqJe8.

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Gaurav Dhillon 2.0 and His All New Integration Company

Ben's Blog

Gaurav Dhillon was one of the great enterprise entrepreneurs of the ‘90s and early 2000s. Ordinarily, we would automatically disqualify an entrepreneur with such a massive financial success from funding, so when he came into pitch us on his new company SnapLogic I was skeptical. Informatica is currently worth over $4B.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Favorite Songs to Get Them Motivated

Hearpreneur

We knew that entrepreneurs have the best playlists and we decided to ask them their favourite tracks. #1-My That’s why, as a female entrepreneur, I dip into my playlist of women empowerment and crank up Stronger from Kelly Clarkson. It is an inspiring song, especially for young women entrepreneurs. 1-My Heroine.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Plantible Foods

Austin Startup

Tony Martens , Co-Founder at Plantible Foods, talked about what he thinks overhyped might mean, why he admires the CEO of Memphis Meats, and why he’d worry about loneliness on Mars. I don’t believe in overhyped technologies, entrepreneurs have dreams and are believers in their own ideas, however sometimes it doesn’t work out for them.

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BUZZ Doesn’t Equal BUY: Three Factors To Look For When Seeking Stocks With Long-Term Value

YoungUpstarts

One of those real-world examples is FedEx, the Memphis-based delivery company. When I visited Fred Smith, chairman and CEO of FedEx, at his Memphis headquarters, he said strategy was his company’s top priority. Karlgaard hails FedEx for being strong on all three sides of his triangle of lasting success.

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