The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Founder Kevin Systrom launched Instagram with 25,000 beta users on October 6, 2010; two years later, the app continues to see massive growth, recently reporting 150 million active users. Ben Schippers is the co-founder of HappyFunCorp , a Web development company that has built sites for TeePublic , Of A Kind , Postography and Yeah TV! “If

Cost 168

Cost San Francisco New York City Ruby 168

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

So it was wonderful to hear from a leading venture capital firm based in Washington DC. A big thank you to my friend Josh Webb who provided the transcription for This Week in Venture Capital with Tige Savage , Managing Director and co-founder of Revolution. There are of course other outposts like Austin and Seattle.

Cofounder 277

Cofounder Merger Founder Venture Capital 277

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 21, 2015

And great founders never stop to wonder if they’re qualified to do a startup. Joining me in the Stanford University studio were: Betsy Corcoran , co-founder and CEO of the education technology news site EdSurge. Betsy Corcoran. Miriam Altman. Listen to the full interviews by downloading them from SoundCloud here and here.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Cofounder Washington New York City 120

Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2014

So far they have been featured on National Geographic, the Washington Post and Speak up for Blue. Him and his team of technically-minded co-founders began with just a grant and the advisory help of the MBA faculty at American University. ReefCam also donates 25% of all proceeds to marine conservation and research.

Virgin Islands 127

Virgin Islands Technical Review Startup Cofounder 127

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

That evening, there will be a casual talk followed by a book signing at Town Hall Seattle (co-sponsored with Lean Startup Seattle). Co-sponsored by the Rock Center & the Harvard innovation lab. The first day kicks off with two corporate events, one at Amazon (in their Fishbowl series) and one at Microsoft. Employees only.

Lean 155

Lean Seattle Los Angeles San Francisco 155

startupbaltimore.org

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Finding a Technical Cofounder by Mike Subelsky on September 17, 2010 Advice View Comments Over the past 18 months I’ve had the same conversation with about ten entrepreneurs looking to start a software-based business. As Dave Troy put it, it all boils down to this: “In Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Cofounders Find You!&#

Technical Cofounder 40

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Baltimore Maryland 40

fi.co

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Washington DC. Founder Feedback. Why a 50/50 Split is Almost Never Right for Co-Founders by @DaveParkerSEA. Founder Feedback gives you insights from the startup trenches. Applications to the Seattle Founder Institute are also due this Sunday, February 26th: click here to apply. Mexico City. Rio de Janeiro.

Cofounder 43

Cofounder Founder Silicon Valley San Diego 43

The Next Web

OCTOBER 27, 2012

My co-founder and I have been friends since grade school and have been competitive with each other at everything including our fitness. is a very cool Washington, D.C. There are some social features that allow users to give “Props” and check on friends’ goals, which makes it a great tool for teams to use too.

Employee 128

Employee San Francisco LLC DC 128

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

According to the 2016 Kauffman Growth Entrepreneurship Index , Austin grew its startups faster than every city except Washington, D.C., Boulder, CO. Foundry Group’s founder Brad Feld noted : Entrepreneurs here use a ‘give before you get’ mentality. with their startups growing by 81.2 Austin has become quite a hotspot.

United States 113

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 113

David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

On February 16, I visited Washington, DC, where I attended an HBS Club of DC lunch on the Case Foundation and Startup America. Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case.

America 144

America DC Startup Aggregator 144

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Kaviani co-founded CoFoundersLab less than tw Shahab o years ago with the aim of bringing entrepreneurs together to launch startups. To find out more about how co-founders can help startups succeed,and how founders can find the right partners, I talked with Kaviani and Julie Edge, Ph.D.,

Cofounder 150

Cofounder Founder St. Louis Sweat Equity 150

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

This is precisely why MakeSpace is growing so rapidly in its core markets: New York, Chicago and Washington DC where they can literally come and pick up your furniture and move it away and you never had to visit a facility and they do this at a cheaper price than incumbents by centralizing the location and thus having cheaper infrastructure costs.

Startup 150

Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 19, 2019

He is a the founder of Contactually , and a hacker and community builder. He’s also invested in growing relationships and connections in his own backyard, in the Washington, DC area. He co-founded Proudly Made in DC for local startups and the DC Tech Startups Meetup group.

DC 77

DC Technical Review Marketing Washington 77

The Startup Lawyer

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Blake is the founder of CoHabitat, a startup community and hacker co-working space that’s become a hub for startup entrepreneurs, developers, and creatives. Dynamo Labs was the first recipient of fbFund, a grant fund operated by the Founders Fund, Accel Partners, and Facebook. Gabriella Draney, Tech Wildcatters.

Dallas 60

Dallas Intellectual Property Fort Worth Japan 60

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Often the cause is the inability to grow the startup past the worldview of its founders. We usually catch up when he’s in town, but this time he said he was bringing his co-founder. They were the darlings of the three-letter agencies in Washington. His co-founder seemed to have the same temperament.

Washington 281

Washington Los Angeles Startup Cofounder 281

thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

How to Divide Equity to Startup Founders, Advisors, and Employees. The part that I’d like to zero in on is when you’ve got a high growth company what are some of the best practices out there to distribute equity to the founders, advisors, and employees? Equity for Founders. Should founders have anti-dilution rights?

Equity 62

Equity Employee Founder CTO Hire 62

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Andy Cunningham , founder and CEO of Cunningham Collective. Joining me in the Stanford University studio were. Andy Cunningham. They don’t know what you do.

Washington 299

Washington Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Cofounder 299

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

According to the 2016 Kauffman Growth Entrepreneurship Index , Austin grew its startups faster than every city except Washington, D.C., Foundry Group’s founder Brad Feld noted : Entrepreneurs here use a ‘give before you get’ mentality. with their startups growing by 81.2 Santa Monica is one of the most desirable neighborhoods in L.A.

United States 82

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Silicon Valley 82

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Kaviani co-founded CoFoundersLab less than two years ago with the aim of bringing entrepreneurs together to launch startups. To find out more about how co-founders can help startups succeed,and how founders can find the right partners, I talked with Kaviani and Julie Edge, Ph.D., EDGE : Not everyone needs a co-founder.

Cofounder 110

Cofounder Founder St. Louis Sweat Equity 110

mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

Cons: People advertising services, looking for advice, seeking investment capital, and looking for cofounders are all dumping their comments into the same place, which can make it hard to browse. View More » Entertainment 6 Free Sites for Creating Your Own Co. 38 New Social Media Resources You May.

Coder 60

Coder Technical Review Social Media Technical Cofounder 60

Austin Startup

MARCH 14, 2017

Written by Chad Hall, Cofounder + CEO at RemodelMate , a humble ventures company that intends to disrupt the home improvement industry by setting the standard for residential renovations and transforming the buying experience for customers as well as the way that contractors attract customers and sell their services.

Technical Cofounder 63

Technical Cofounder Chad DC Cofounder 63

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

The founder of of international sandwich chain SUBWAY® , Fred DeLuca, started his business with a US$1,000 loan when he was just 17. From there, the adventure will continue in New York City and Washington DC. That was in 1965. Today SUBWAY® is the largest restaurant chain in the world with over 38,000 stores in more than 100 countries.

Global 246

Global New York City Campaign United States 246

Brandanew

APRIL 22, 2016

Publishers, or Content Producers, can pay a Cost-per-Click to have their ads appear beside editorial content on Mashable, People, CNN, ESPN, Fortune, Hearst, The Washington Post, Time Inc., About Guest Author: Garrett Gan is the Co-Founder & CEO of Thalamus , the largest research database of advertising vendors in the world.

Advertising 100

Advertising Distribution Marketing New York City 100

David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Now the bad news: some venture capitallists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth. Aspen Tech Policy Hub. J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize. “The Notley Ventures.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review SBIR Dilution Silicon Valley 60

Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

million+ company, with 60+ team members doing tours in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Los Angeles.”. I’m Shelia Fitzgerald, owner and founder of EliteFitz, a destination inspired women’s boutique. We have an amazing co-parenting style that works for both of us, and we’re both happy.

Entrepreneur 129

Entrepreneur South Africa PR Thailand 129

YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2012

Lauren Bush at Under30CEO , April 21, 2011 : Lauren Bush, co-founder of FEED Projects, discusses how she applied her entrepreneurial skills to the nonprofit, social justice sector. Future innovators looking to launch their own startup can easily find inspiration in her perseverance and seemingly boundless work ethic.

Entrepreneur 231

Entrepreneur Cofounder Washington Bangladesh 231

YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2017

He’s a cofounder of startup studio Expa. He cofounded Nantucket Nectars. He cofounded Method products. Margot Machol Bisnow is a writer, wife, and mom from Washington, DC. He founded multi billion-dollar athletic apparel maker Under Armour. Hooman Radfar’s mom supported his passion for computers. He started TOMS shoes.

Entrepreneur 238

Entrepreneur Cofounder Non-Compete Spain 238

Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

For this webinar, we were joined by Jennefer Witter, CEO and founder of the Boreland Group, and author of the new book, “The Little Book of Big PR: 100+ Quick Tips to Get Your Small Business Noticed.” Let’s just say you’re in the Washington, D.C. area and you wanted to be in the “Washington Post.”

Public Relations 117

Public Relations Small Business PR Entrepreneur 117

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Most founders have a strong sense of what they’re trying to achieve. They hire their initial co-founders and early employees and everybody has a sense of “mission.” We tend to stick by founders in tough times and often roll up our sleeves in the darkest hours. A Sense of Purpose.

Leadership 150

Leadership Southern California San Diego Hiring 150

Board Effect

APRIL 15, 2024

To be clear, coming to an agreement with a diverse board does take more time, more challenging conversations and potential confrontation.

Ireland 83

Ireland Ohio Government Equity 83

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 2, 2018

We had been in and out of coffee shops, and we were getting really good work done,” co-founder Ace Callwood told the New York Times. One of the other co-founders noticed that when he came back to his quiet workspace, his productivity plummeted. Developing good habits , on the other hand, can be challenging.

Product 69

Product Web Wiki Design 69

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We were talking about a company, Factual (disclosure my firm is an investor), which was founded by one of LA’s most talented Internet entrepreneurs, Gil Elbaz , who as co-founder of Applied Semantics (purchased by pre-IPO Google for $102 million and now Google AdSense) is responsible for a large portion of the Internet’s monetization.

Silicon Valley 313

Silicon Valley Southern California Los Angeles Semantic 313

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2019

Image via Pixabay According to The Washington Post and WSJ, the economy has been slowing down around the world, and the US will follow suit before 2019 ends. Like Paul Graham , founder of Y-Combinator, said a long time ago, I see startups succeed or fail every day based primarily on the qualities of the founders.

Cofounder 200

Cofounder Washington Salary Advertising 200

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 23, 2012

The partnership provided full scholarship grants – including tuition and expenses – for these young female leaders after receiving nearly 100 applications: • Cynthia Hellen (from NYC) is the founder of GIRLS WHO ROCK , a crowd-pleasing, change-making benefit concert fundraising for girls’ education worldwide.

Global 168

Global North Carolina Portugal Phoenix 168

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

It’s a pure-and-simple way of making design decisions that rely on real data rather than divergent and emotional opinions from co-founders and designers; after all, you can’t argue with facts. If the red button gets more clicks, the page gets a red button. Facebook Wins Another Patent for Its.

Developer 73

Developer Software Review PHP Social Media 73

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Founders and Innovators should expect that existing organizations and companies will defend their turf – ferociously. Incumbents have dedicated staffs to shape requirements and budgets for their products, as well as dedicated staff for continual facetime in Washington. Co-opt them. Isolate them – with facts.

Government 296

Government Advisory Board Leadership Programming 296

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

According to the 2016 Kauffman Growth Entrepreneurship Index , Austin grew its startups faster than every city except Washington, D.C., Foundry Group’s founder Brad Feld noted : Entrepreneurs here use a ‘give before you get’ mentality. with their startups growing by 81.2 Santa Monica is one of the most desirable neighborhoods in L.A.

United States 48

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 48