These days, students are paralyzed by rising tuition rates and astronomical amounts of debt. The prospect of becoming a young entrepreneur is mind-numbing, if not absurd. However, entrepreneurs have an out unlike their peers. According to the Kauffman Foundation, the entrepreneurship index was highest among the least-educated Americans, moving from 0.49 percent in 2009 to 0.59…
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The Startup America Partnership board convened yesterday and announced over $475 million in new committed resources. The new infusion of resources from more than 50 companies now pushes Startup America’s total commitment value to over $1.2 billion. Since the release of this platform back in September, more than 2,000 startups have joined the Start America Partnership. This…
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Social networking has officially taken engagement to a whole new level: The White House has announced that President Obama will host the first ever Twitter town hall on Wednesday, July 6. Streaming live at 2pm EST, the President will answer your questions about the economy and jobs. Start thinking up some awesome questions! You can…
Read MoreThe Kauffman Foundation State of Entrepreneurship Address was presented by Kauffman President and CEO Carl Schramm at the National Press Club in Washington, DC today. I was on hand to see it live and the event was also streamed live on the Internet. I posted some photos here. Schramm assessed the outlook for entrepreneurship in…
Read MorePresented by the Illinois Technology Association (ITA) and the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center at DePaul University Tuesday, December 2, 2008 8:00 – 11:30am TechNexus 200 S. Wacker Drive, 15th Floor $35 registration fee; $20 for ITA members All Students, DePaul Faculty & Staff: $5 (Must present Student/DePaul ID at door) Register at http://cec.depaul.edu/calendar/2008/12/topic-tbd.php EVENT DESCRIPTION How…
Read MoreThe point of this article is to redefine how startups (not solely tech companies) view and define early adopters and the “echo chamber” in order to gain momentum in order to “cross the chasm” to the next tier of evolution, adoption, and monetization. This is about uncovering the very people who can benefit from what…
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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