…if there were like 5 Goliaths, and David was a very cranky old man, whose primary weapon was whining instead of a slingshot and the battle took place over a binary digital battlefield instead of the valley of Ellah. Otherwise, it’s just like David & Goliath 2000 years later. The Startup America Partnership is harnessing…
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If you’ve been toying with the idea for some cool new technology, consider applying to HAXLR8R, a 4-month accelerator program for hardware startups starting in March. HAXLR8R takes place in Shenzhen, China, a hub for electronics manufacturing, with a demo day in Silicon Valley. According to cofounder Cyril Ebersweiler, also the founder of TechStars network’s…
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MakerBot, a company that manufactures personal manufacturing machines, recently announced it is taking a $10 million venture investment round of capital, with Foundry Group leading the way. Not the typical web startup, MakerBot has the hardest of hardware blood coursing through its veins. Their machines democratize manufacturing and make 3D printing more accessible to everyone. 3D…
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The startup life can be an uncertain one. You have an idea for a product or service that you love. Your inner network loves it, too, but how can you be sure it has mass appeal? What if you pour your time, money and talent into something, only to find out no one really wants…
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Have you ever been curious about what a venture capital firm actually does from day-to-day? Boulder-based Foundry Group, which specializes in investing in technology startups like Zynga, Fitbit, Gist and more (when they were early stage), may be able to help paint a clearer picture. The group lead by Brad Feld, Seth Levine, Ryan McIntyre…
Read MoreWe’ve posted the videos from last month’s DC Lean Startup event. Special thanks to Mark Bebawy for recording. Details about the event are below. Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Kevin Dewalt, Patrick Smith and Steph Hay organized another great event. Follow the DC Lean Startup Circle here. The Talks: The entrepreneurs…
Read MoreFor those who weren’t able to attend the Tech Cocktail Startup Mixology Conference, here’s what you missed: a lot. The great news is that I’ve written a detailed play-by-play of the entire day, we’ve got plenty of photos and there are videos coming as well. After a brief introduction from conference co-host, Frank Gruber, Doejo…
Read MoreOver the past few years, I’ve been to more conferences then I can remember, ranging from big O’Reilly productions to smaller events produced by local agencies or enthusiasts. For the most part, they’ve served to keep me up to date on trends or inspire me in a general sense. So when we set out to…
Read MoreSince 2007, the team of Brad Feld and David Cohen has been running the TechStars incubator program and seed funding startups. The program, which started in Boulder but has quickly expanded to Boston, Seattle and New York, provides startup founders with support, advice and mentoring during the program. Some past successes have included SocialThing, Filtrbox,…
Read MoreFiltrbox, a Boulder-based startup which was founded about a year ago as part of the first TechStars program, will soon be launching a self-service business-grade keyword driven alerts product. Filtrbox offers keyword driven media search which includes the blogosphere & mainstream news. “Filtrbox is a business-grade version of Google Alerts.” – SOMEWHAT FRANK The filtrbox…
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There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More
Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would... Read More