crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

startup ecosystem for many decades. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. Best startup city rankings have reflected this truth for a long time. Austin, TX. Boulder, CO.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2023

The best disability-friendly cities in America include Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, and St Louis, Missouri; they have good local infrastructure, programs that are broadly supportive of disabled people , and public amenities and services that aren’t weighted against those with the challenge of long-term conditions.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 21, 2014

will be presenting 16 new startups at its Demo Day on 21 August at Orpheum Theater. Events & Happenings accelerator program Demo Day incubation program Memphis Start Co startup' Memphis, Tennessee-based nonprofit venture development organization Start Co. The Honorable Edward B.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Louis’s local economy and UMSL’s curricular and non-curricular offerings to its students by attracting talented entrepreneurs from around the world to relocate their business to St. Louis has a great startup scene and a vibrant business community. Louis is a good example of a vibrant city. With the help of the St.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

It’s also a good idea to call a St. Louis car accident attorney or a lawyer where you live, as it can make a significant difference in the outcome of the case, helping to ensure you are compensated properly for any damages or injuries.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2014

Just before Christmas I ran a week long pre-order campaign for my new book Startup Boards. The winner of the campaign is Angie Lawing from Mercury Labs in St. The post Angie Lawing Wins Startup Boards Operation Pre-Order appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Startup Boards startup boards'

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Located in an underused mixed-use office building in downtown St. Louis, the program is run by two venture capitalists - Judy Sindecuse and Hal Gentry - who have formed a new entity called Capital Innovators. Any firm can apply, but must agree to move to St. That, plus a layoff and reassignment of its St.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

It’s also a good idea to call a St. Louis car accident attorney or a lawyer where you live, as it can make a significant difference in the outcome of the case, helping to ensure you are compensated properly for any damages or injuries.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 10, 2012

Mentoring startups has a lot of benefits: It gives something back to the community and helps other entrepreneurs avoid some of the mistakes that you've already made. Sometimes, though, that passion can make it hard for startups to focus on the business basics, like pricing, market research and finding your niche.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 31, 2012

Odds are you can’t win every startup competition you enter. Klein is the founder and CEO of a new peer-to-peer lending platform called SoMoLend and she’s won 25 of the 27 startup competitions she’s (That’s a winning percentage of 92.59% - do the math). Most startup competitions offer entrants the chance to connect with a mentor.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 2, 2012

Although there is some debate on whether or not startup accelerators really turn out the success stories they promise, new accelerators are popping up all over, and startup entrepreneurs are clamoring to get into one. To find out, I talked to a few startup entrepreneurs about their accelerator experiences. If you live near St.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Sometimes even the most dedicated, uber-competent entrepreneur doesn’t have everything it takes to ensure startup success. Finding that ideal startup partner can be as elusive as finding a compatible mate. who is the founder of Inside Edge Solutions, on the faculty of Washington University in St. Legendary partners all.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 5, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. Tell us about the startup ecosystem there. Columbia is located between St. Louis and Kansas City in the “silicon prairie.”

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SiliconHills

AUGUST 24, 2015

By HOJUN CHOI Special Contributor to Silicon Hills News Austin’s growing tech scene and vibrant entrepreneurial community convinced Robert Palmer, CEO and founder of PotentiaMetrics, to move his startup from St. Louis to Austin last year.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 31, 2012

Odds are you can’t win every startup competition you enter. Klein is the founder and CEO of a new peer-to-peer lending platform called SoMoLend and she’s won 25 of the 27 startup competitions she’s (That’s a winning percentage of 92.59% - do the math). Most startup competitions offer entrants the chance to connect with a mentor.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Sometimes even the most dedicated, uber-competent entrepreneur doesn’t have everything it takes to ensure startup success. Finding that ideal startup partner can be as elusive as finding a compatible mate. Kaviani co-founded CoFoundersLab less than two years ago with the aim of bringing entrepreneurs together to launch startups.

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Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Louis Arch Angels. Speaking with many angel leaders , I believe we have identified several possible explanations for group-to-group variations: 1) Clearly, startup ventures in some business verticals command high pre-money valuations that others. Philadelphia. Pasadena Angels. increasing. DC Dinner Clubs. DC/Virginia. up slightly.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 31, 2012

Odds are you can’t win every startup competition you enter. Klein is the founder and CEO of a new peer-to-peer lending platform called SoMoLend and she’s won 25 of the 27 startup competitions she’s (That’s a winning percentage of 92.59% – do the math). We drove to St. We’re still a startup. But you could win 92.59%.

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ithacaVC

MARCH 20, 2012

Last year around this time I wrote about startups and wrestling. The NCAA Division I wrestling championships were just held in St. Louis on March 15, 16 and 17th. Winning a team championship or multiple individual championships in the same year makes winning the startup success game look……well… almost easy.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Many years ago, following a holiday cruise, we got stuck in the Florida Keys for a few days due to a snow storm in my hometown of St. The most beautiful thing to enjoy during my vacations is learning new things to improve my startup by listening to podcast. #4- At our vacation home. Photo Credit: Nancy Friedman.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

ShopClues (2x WashU St. India: ShopClues (Washington University St. Louis), Quikr (IIM Calcutta). The post HBS Entrepreneurs Founded the Most Startup Unicorns of Any MBA Program appeared first on NextView Ventures. Oscar (2x HBS). GrabTaxi (2x HBS). Red Ventures (2x Wharton). Medallia (2x GSB). BlaBlaCar (2x INSEAD).

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Campus Entrepreneurship

JULY 23, 2012

Warning: usual suspects such as Stanford and MIT are written up in article, as well as some lesser knowns such as Wash U in St. via From MIT to Stanford, college classes where a startup is the final exam | VentureBeat.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 8, 2012

Startups anywhere outside the two major tech hubs of Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley have even more troublr attracting serious venture capital than they do finding a food truck with a decent bulgogi burrito. But startups located anywhere other than a high-tech center may as well be pitching for investment in the Silicon Taiga.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 2, 2016

I learn a lot from Bianca St. The most pivotal moment was my exposure to Startup America through a meeting that NACIE (National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship) hosted at Howard University , in Washington, D.C. From then on I ended up interning with Startup America and have had a interesting journey to date.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2020

Neocova is a core banking start-up based in St. Louis that aims its services squarely at small banks and credit unions. Its investors include the Bank of St. Finding the right niche, and finding the community that this niche serves, is the way to make a small business a success.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

It’s a fantastic startup that has had a amazing impact on society. I have Ubered in SF, LA, NY, Philly, St. Louis and Chicago. This is covered in this poignant article outlining that too many startup companies snoop on users. This is a real startup problem. Increasingly startups want access to our emails.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 8, 2012

Startups anywhere outside the two major tech hubs of Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley have even more trouble attracting serious venture capital than they do finding a food truck with a decent bulgogi burrito. But startups located anywhere other than a high-tech center may as well be pitching for investment in the Silicon Taiga.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 8, 2012

Startups anywhere outside the two major tech hubs of Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley have even more trouble attracting serious venture capital than they do finding a food truck with a decent bulgogi burrito. But startups located anywhere other than a high-tech center may as well be pitching for investment in the Silicon Taiga.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2016

Of course I fund people outside of that age range but statistically startup founders of VC-backed tech companies are more likely in that range. In fact, my next one is a one-hour interview with Chamillionaire that I did earlier this month at Washington University in St. I will publish it next week.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 11, 2020

Working together, MassChallenge and Stadia expect to give sports tech founders a deep well of resources that hasn’t been readily accessible outside of the traditional tech startup space. It is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and has expanded their pressence to Frisco, Texas and Denver, Colorado.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 23, 2011

I have been getting emails and tweets all day from people upset that they cannot get into Startup Lessones Learned 2011 - either here in SF, where we're sold out, or in one of the more than 100 simulcast locations around the world, many of which are sold out, too. Watch live video from Startup Lessons Learned on Justin.tv

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The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 12, 2015

The upshot, in the words of Marcus Raichle, a neuroscientist at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, is that with one scan (from nature.com): You can distinguish people with successful traits and successful lives versus those who are not so successful. A quick caveat is appropriate now.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 7, 2019

I was first harassed while walking on the street with a female neighbor in St. Louis at the age of 12, by a man in a Jeep commenting on our developing figures. Men in cars making “blow job” signals towards me on Congress Avenue as I was texting my editor about this story. This is all from the past few weeks alone.

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conversionxl.com

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Ash Maurya , a startup entrepreneur, published an article on VentureHacks describing his pricing experiments with a photo sharing service. The Portland café is only making about 60 percent of the revenue of a regular, full-paying location, compared to an 80 percent take in the politer climes of St. Louis and Detroit.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Within a small startup with 3 engineers, everyone will work on all aspects of the site. None are in Silicon Valley, one is in New York City, they’re spread out across the world (France, Estonia, St. There is no perfect structure. As you grow, each group may have its own engineers. How do you get to the top of the rankings?

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2015

For instance tonight starts the National League Divisional Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and (guess who?) We do love sharing articles about fonts, logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! our beloved Cubs.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 29, 2020

There was also war bonds, big ceremony parade in St. Louis I think it was. So 2,000 people got together in what we would today call a super spreader event without masks. We don't know exactly what the transmission rate was from that, but it;s pretty likely it was big. We're seeing similar things here.

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