article thumbnail

Founder Interview: Michel Ruiz on Augmented Reality and Building the KaviAR Tech Startup

The Startup Magazine

Here’s more from The Startup Magazine Founder Interview series. We interviewed Michel Ruiz, CEO and co-founder of KaviAR Tech , an augmented reality software startup headquartered in Paris. TSM: What is your favorite part of being the founder of KaviAR Tech? Michel Ruiz, CEO and co-founder of KaviAR Tech.

article thumbnail

The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. TWTFelipe is the founder of TWTApps , who had developed some really cool add-on applications for Twitter to extend its functionality. university in math or science&# (Thomas Friedman).

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

article thumbnail

What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

Currently this structure is available in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., with many more states pending legislation. What about the rest of us?

article thumbnail

Fashion Designer Stoi Phillips on Models, Mental Health, and Making a Difference

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Models should represent our uniqueness and differences and Designer and Founder of Stoi’s Design Company, Stoi strives to make that happen. Stoi is on a mission to defy the fashion industry standards from Columbia, South Carolina to around the world. She plans to do this through her partnerships and her own company.

article thumbnail

Fundraising Now? Remember Morality Impacts Valuation

ReadWriteStart

Startup founders are trying to figure out how to fundraise through a pandemic and economic crash. Venture capitalists and early-stage investors have told all of us, founders are critical to a startup’s valuation. These investors also tell you the founder’s role cuts both ways. The founder stepped aside. Morality matters.

article thumbnail

The Power of Difference: Sallie Krawchek at Ellevest

Reid Hoffman

Sallie survived and overcame these challenges, as well as what she considers the toughest environment she ever faced—7th grade at an all-girl’s school in South Carolina—and today, she’s leveraging the power of diversity with her startup Ellevest , which helps women invest and own their own futures.

article thumbnail

What Is a Benefit Corporation?

Up and Running

Now, you can create a benefit corporation in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., with many more states in the pending legislation phase.