venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

Additionally, Microsoft will provide its startups with four to eight months of advice, design and development help, discounted access to Microsoft’s Azure Data Marketplace APIs, and introductions to potential partners or customers. The startups will also have the option of using office space on Microsoft’s Bellevue, Wash.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 14, 2012

There was a computer training lab run by a company called Prosoft, but that's like having an Apex Tech and expecting to be the next Detroit. Companies can't find the partners and employees they need. Sun's space was for it's customer assistance unit and Cornell just had a demo space patched into a supercomputer back on campus.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

33:15 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for supporting the show. 1:13:30 Thank you to Walker Corporate Law and Detroit Venture Partners for supporting the show. .” 31:45 Is there truth to the idea that you shouldn’t force change upon entrepreneurs? Everyone give them a big thanks @dvptweets.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 16, 2015

However, for the past eight years, my partners and I at Foundry Group haven’t once scaled vertically (we haven’t added any partners since 2007 when we started) until we added Lindel Eakman as part of Foundry Group Next. Techstars Mobility (Detroit). My entire world functions as a large and wide distributed network.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 10, 2015

In an effort to buy real estate in burgeoning startup communities around the United States while more deeply engaging in the startup community, my partners and I have bought a house in the Cass Corridor neighborhood in Detroit. Jason Mendelson grew up in Detroit so this is a nice homecoming for him.

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Board Effect

MARCH 28, 2024

Work with your solution partner to set up new groups quickly. Your partner can assist group administrators with getting new groups, permissions and training in place. Tips for choosing a board management software partner When you’re looking to form a strategic partnership , Look for an emphasis on security.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

For about a year and a half, I worked in downtown Detroit and it was a 10-minute walk to and from my office. Anyone you surround yourself with, whether advisors or mentors, biz partners, potential hires, programmers, business incubator, anyone you give equity to, etc.?—?treat I was harassed daily, no matter what route I took.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2014

Events for enthusiasts, called Maker Faires, now stretch far outside California to places such as Detroit, New York and even Shenzhen, China. Network with potential cofounders and strategic partners. A recent California event packed in 100,000 people. I believe the Maker Movement and startups are made for each other.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 5, 2021

And if we’re investing in the company, it then impacts how I might be most helpful as a thought partner to the entrepreneur depending on their archetype. The Mercenary. But arguably this is most true about the crusader founder type.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 19, 2012

On Sunday I’ll be running the Detroit Marathon with a bunch of friends including my partner Jason Mendelson who is running his first marathon. Becky Cooper, our CFO, and Jill Spruiell (Jason’s EA) are also running their first marathon, as is Andrew Tschesnok, the CEO of Organic Motion.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 18, 2018

In spite of all the ink that journalists, analysts, and pundits have spilled on Uber over the years, no mainstream article has focused on what I consider to be the most elegant feature of this now ubiquitous, high growth global service — no driver-partner is ever told where or when to work.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 24, 2021

He was investing in Detroit and eager to write a book about the art and science of venture capital. I immediately introduced Mahendra to a bunch of Foundry Group LPs, partners, and entrepreneurs. A decade ago, I got a cold email from Mahendra. He made progress quickly, and I fondly remember the first edition with the green cover.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

After a week at home I hit the road again around the release of Startup Communities and spent almost all of October on the road, reaching Boise, Oklahoma City, Chicago, Des Moines, San Francisco, Seattle, Detroit, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Lexington, and Louisville. I got depressed. And I get to define how I spend my time. But I neglect me.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 20, 2014

I was getting ready for a Google Hangout back to my office with my partners and I noticed something about an explosion at the Boston Marathon on twitter. My partners were all shaken also – Seth lived in Boston for many years, Ryan has done several marathons, and Jason just did his first marathon last year in Detroit.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Over time they’ve added New York, Detroit, San Francisco, and San Diego and are now considering expanding to Boulder / Denver (I encouraged them to combine both as each city is on fire and there’s no reason not to link them together at this point.).

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Partners include the Idea Village in New Orleans, Communitech in Waterloo, Tetuan Valley in Wroclaw, the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship in Johannesburg and the Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce in Iowa. Google is partnering to launch Founder Fridays in Detroit, New Orleans, Sao Paulo, and Moscow over the next year.

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Cocktail Connecting, educating and amplifying the startup technology community and having fun doing it since 2006. Software Engineer—PHP—Energy Software for the Smart Grid @ Agentis Energy (Elmhurst, IL) Sr. Software Engineer @ General Electric (Barrington, IL) Sr.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

I haven’t run a marathon since October 2012 when I ran the Detroit Marathon but after a year of struggling to get into a rhythm I’m once again motivated – and interested – in doing another marathon. Partners in a non-profit looking for support for a robot competition. New VC in town in the natural foods market.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 16, 2013

I was getting ready for a Google Hangout back to my office with my partners and I noticed something about an explosion at the Boston Marathon on twitter. My partners were all shaken also – Seth lived in Boston for many years, Ryan has done several marathons, and Jason just did his first marathon last year in Detroit.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 21, 2012

The only thing in front of me for the next seven hours is the Detroit Marathon which I’m going to go suit up for after I finish writing this blog post. Our partner Ryan McIntyre is also running today, along with Andrew Tschesnok of Organic Motion. I think it’s pretty cool that 36% of Foundry Group is running this marathon.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 3, 2012

It was entirely my fault and my partner Ryan McIntyre, who I crashed into, saved me from much more severe damage. I ended up running the Detroit Marathon on 10/21 and did fine, but I was completely wiped out physically by the end of October. This period started off on 9/5 in Kobarid, Solvenia with a bike accident.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2019

His broadcast partner, Ed Cohen, was one of the first to realize that Hufnagel’s talent would eventually take him into either sports broadcasting or basketball coaching. In Hufnagel’s first year at Cornell, Hufnagel quickly immersed himself into the basketball coaching scene as a basketball manager for Cornell’s men’s basketball team.

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Brandanew

JULY 20, 2016

I have a great example to share from a local Detroit watch brand, called Shinola. They’ve created a great narrative around the city of Detroit and its working class roots. ”- ” Jonathan Dien, Partner, Gravity Tank, AdWeek, 2015. How will you win the market? What are you doing to win?

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 10, 2016

We ended up fully funding all the DonorChoose projects in Alaska, Boulder, Longmont, Brighton, Breckenridge, Richardson, and Detroit. My partner Jason grew up in Detroit. We enthusiastically helped expand Techstars to Detroit and bought a house there for Techstars teams to live in during the program if they wanted to.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Silicon Valley, Herzliya in Israel, Zhongguancun for software and Shenzen for hardware in China are examples of technology clusters, but so was Detroit for cars, Hollywood for movies, Milan for fashion.). For example, a few years ago Mercedes partnered with Tesla in batteries for electric vehicles.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 6, 2017

I saw a tweet from Dan Primack saying the North Hall was basically indistinguishable from the Detroit Auto Show. My experience with James, his partner Eric, and Fitbit continues to be one of the most rewarding and enjoyable – at all levels – professional experience I’ve ever had. We started at the LVCC.

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Josh is the CEO and Managing Partner of Detroit Venture Partners. Josh's post, entitled, "Five Disaster Moves to Botch Your Pitch" discusses 5 key blunders that he sees entrepreneurs making everyday, both when pitching him and pitching to partners and customers.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 7, 2019

If you don’t want to take on all the risks on your own, partner up with others. Take Detroit, Chicago, and Johannesburg as cases in point. By the same token, an investment property purchased at a premium may still be valuable if it can be rented out at a premium. Risk mitigation is always possible with real estate purchases.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 6, 2018

In it, he talked about his own experience expanding his investment horizons beyond the bay area, but also mentioned some other folks, including us and USV, where he did a quick analysis of the location of our partner funds. Hopefully, we will continue to help develop and expand existing and new startup communities.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2018

And, as the Wall Street Journal reported last week, cities that didn’t make the short list — among them Detroit, Cincinnati, and Sacramento — are rushing to make changes based on Amazon’s feedback on where they fell short. They can partner with companies to develop specific training programs.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2016

Clips from their interviews are below: Wayne Sutton is a partner and co-founder of BUILDUP VC , a Bay Area non-profit that connects, mentors, and educates underrepresented technology entrepreneurs. Next on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere : Tiffani Bell , co-founder of the Detroit Water Project ; and Clay Hebert , founder of Crowdfunding Hacks.

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BeyondVC

DECEMBER 8, 2004

When picking a search firm, I prefer boutiques or small, highly focused shops which tend to have the partners doing the work and making the initial calls to prospects. I always like to use the Detroit Piston/LA Laker analogy. As you meet a number of prospects, chemistry becomes an important determining factor in hiring.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 7, 2017

I spent the next seven years in the tech ecosystems of San Francisco, New York City, and even back in hometown Detroit, taking on various operating and investing roles. I’m excited to begin Part 2 in Austin with the amazing team at Silverton Partners.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

A complete collapse of revenue that simultaneously affects your employees and your customers, your partners, your investors, everyone all at once and all the news is bad. Your customers and your investors like partners? We're going to treat our hosts like partners. We'll treat our hosts like partners. 500,000 to Detroit.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2018

I came up with the name Excel Global Partners for my corporate consulting firm because of the vision I had for the company. Partners – I didn’t want my company to simply work for its clients, I wanted it to work with its clients. Nowlin, Excel Global Partners ! #10- My partner and I started Rust Built, Inc.

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BeyondVC

DECEMBER 8, 2004

When picking a search firm, I prefer boutiques or small, highly focused shops which tend to have the partners doing the work and making the initial calls to prospects. I always like to use the Detroit Piston/LA Laker analogy. As you meet a number of prospects, chemistry becomes an important determining factor in hiring.

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Nonprofit Quarterly points to an example of mission creep at a Detroit, Michigan nonprofit that recognized mission creep was occurring and eventually turned things around successfully. They partnered with a parks and recreation program to provide transportation, homework assistance and meals. Cunningham and Eleanor M.

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