Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

16:15 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for their support of the show. 23:00 Question from the audience: Do VCs have a preference for startups that choose to work with incubators? I saw a study out of the Kauffman foundation that said the rate of startups in LA is higher than anywhere else in the country.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The region is experiencing a startup renaissance, with the formation of Midwest startups on the rise and funding growing at historic rates. This has been a phenomenal year for Midwest startups. CB Insights crunched some numbers and found that In the year through the Q3, Denver-based startups raised around $3.1

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Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

You meet interesting people backstage at conferences and in 2013 that included Jonathon Triest who started Detroit-based Ludlow Ventures. I continued to do more branding and design work for clients and over time found myself working for mostly cool tech startups. 4) Angel List (an awesome place to discover startups.).

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2016

While there are some cities in America which are well-known for startups, some of them won’t be the best for everyone. These cities (which will go unnamed here, but are in California and Texas) may be famous for startups, but they are highly competitive and increasingly saturated with businesses just like the ones you want to start.

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venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts. Recent Stories: Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts. The startups will also have the option of using office space on Microsoft’s Bellevue, Wash. Cloud storage. Enterprise. Acquisition.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2024

Same-day delivery from shippers such as these Detroit couriers is perfect for those who need their items right away or just enjoy the convenience of getting things quickly. The post The 3 Strategies To Limit Returns On Your E-commerce Store appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Only 15 technology startups are accepted at a time, but what the program lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. This year, the ETTC graduated its first company, Dysonics, a startup based on audio technology research.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

I recently wrote about the 12 tips to building successful startup communities. I lived in London from 1997-2005 and for 6 of those years ran my startup based out of London. Everything I learned about startups I learned by making mistakes at my first one. I’m absolutely certain it is critical to any startup community.

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Up and Running

JULY 25, 2014

In April of 2014, ESPN released its latest entry in the “30 for 30″ series, telling the story of the Detroit Pistons during their infamous “Bad Boys” era. But there, sandwiched between dynasties and legacies, the Detroit Pistons had built a championship team on the back of Isaiah Thomas. I run over and…I panicked.”.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 16, 2019

I’ve been working on the Startup Visa since I first wrote about it 2009 in my post The Founders Visa Movement. Interested applicants can learn more about the program , fill out an application form , and reach out to Millie Chu at Global Detroit. In 2015, I announced the Global EIR initiative to try something different.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 3, 2013

About a year ago, Rachel Brooks was poised to bring her startup to the next level. In a perfect world, Brooks’ startup would be defined by its merit, not the demographic background of its founder. In other words, 20 tech startups that may have never existed if it weren’t for Digital Undivided’s network and resources.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 30, 2018

I was really curious to learn more about his research and findings, but also how these practices apply to working in startups. Q: Startups are inherently unstable. Can you explain how the principles that make people successful in more traditional, less volatile work environments can also work for startups?

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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. Mahendra cornered me in a hallway and pitched the idea of doing a book together around how a board of directors works at a startup. Startup Boards: Getting the Most Out of Your Board of Directors was released in 2014.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2016

As a retired gamer and not-so-retired entrepreneur, I wanted to relay some lessons I learned playing SimCity that helped me create a successful startup. This happens to startups all the time. (OK, Startups can be tempted to take a loan or convertible debt to get over a short-term cash crunch, but this cash comes at a cost.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Techstars Mobility (Detroit). These programs don’t run in isolation – rather they are part of a horizontal scaling strategy based on a premise that you can build startups, and a startup community, anywhere in the world. In addition, embedded in the Techstars growth model is a horizontal scaling strategy.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Want to start a startup? Its equivalent toasking how to make a startup succeed—if you avoid every cause offailure, you succeed—and thats too big a question to answer onthe fly. 1 ] In a sense theres just one mistake that kills startups: not makingsomething users want. Get funded by Y Combinator.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

After eight years in San Francisco, the Lean Startup Company's annual flagship conference is moving to downtown Las Vegas. From November 14 - 16, at the Zappos Campus, Lean Startup Conference 2018 will feature all-new workshops, speakers, and networking events covering all the latest Lean Startup insights and innovations.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 11, 2021

A Buzzfeed survey in the same year, however, revealed that Uber drivers in Detroit, Denver, and Houston took home less than $13-25 per hour after expenses. In Detroit, drivers earned an average of just $8.77 The post What You Should Know About Becoming an Uber Driver appeared first on The Startup Magazine. per hour. .

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 17, 2013

Recently there was a question which appealed to me and no doubt will you: What are some of the most ridiculous startup ideas that eventually became successful. They reminded me that anything can happen in the crazy world of startups and the worst thing we can do is try and predict the next winner. And the answers were total gold.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2012

45 minutes in: Andrew’s process for investing in startups. 27:45 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for their support of the show! 45:15 What’s your process for investing in startups? And thank you to Detroit Venture Partners and to Walker Corporate Law. Watch: [link]. Watch: [link]. Watch: [link].

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2018

It honors the state of Michigan and the city of Detroit, cradle of many worldwide talents, including the multi platinum rapper and the multinational car brand. The Chrysler’s ATL (Above the Line), “Eminem commercial” — that cost around 12 million $— is a perfect example of a well-focused, mass marketing campaign.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 18, 2011

But within 20 years it would be concentrated in a single entrepreneurial startup cluster. The Detroit area quickly became the place to be if you were making cars, parts for cars, or were a skilled machinist. Filed under: Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan , Technology. and eventually put tail-fins on the iPhone.

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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. Despite the attempts at seeding things way downtown, Flatiron and Soho is where tech startups grew, just like today. These are people whose business it is to support startups.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Small business and startup issues: net neutrality and H.R. Small business and startup issues: net neutrality and H.R. Business Development for Early Stage Startups – [link].

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 22, 2012

Amy and I were in Missoula for the marathon on Sunday and I decided to do a Meetup talk about Startup Communities. The Meetup was excellent and there’s a great write up on the Start Bozeman blog titled Brad Feld on Building Startup Communities. George (UT), Burlington (VT), and Detroit.

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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. So, today we’d like to highlight a few main points to consider when building your startup team. Startup’s can be stressful and there may be many times when people want to quit.

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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. I believe the Maker Movement and startups are made for each other. They come at the early stage while a startup has no revenue or valuation, so professional investors are hard to find.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Detroit show sucked – [link]. Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing.

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Brandanew

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Yesterday, I met up with the CEO and founder of an Ann Arbor Startup- High Five Pedal tours. I’m a week and a half old in Ann Arbor, Michigan, so it was quite interesting to talk to another Startup founder over a falafel wrap. Maybe once it grows I’ll take it to Detroit or Ohio even and be present in multiple cities!

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View from Seed

JANUARY 5, 2021

I had the good fortune of working for him at the very beginning of my career, when I joined PayPal (originally the X.com part Elon founded) as my first job out of college when we were still a fairly small startup. But arguably this is most true about the crusader founder type.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Robert Falck, CEO and founder of Einride The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 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. What has the startup experience taught you about life?

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Mountain View says Google for Entrepreneurs is “the umbrella” for the company’s several dozen programs and partnerships around the world that support startups and entrepreneurs. Placing relevant Google tools in the hands of startups as they are getting off the ground and ready to scale. Image credit: stock.xchng.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 26, 2015

So this weekend was about startup communities with a bonus book on the startup visa tossed in for good measure. The next book I read was Screw the Valley: A Coast-to-Coast Tour of America’s New Tech Startup Culture. The last book I read was The Startup Visa: Key to Job Growth & Economic Prosperity in America.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 15, 2019

A young startup company out of Detroit, Michigan, created a resolution to the problem of wayward employees and curious children. Most surprisingly of all, three percent of the employees questioned said they spent more than 10 hours a week on personal internet sites. Finding a Solution. There is a solution to your problems.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 20, 2012

It’s been a refreshing resource for a bunch of startup communities, including Boston (where it started) and Seattle. Come join us, sign up as a founding sponsor , and help get a great new resource covering the activity in our startup community. I’ve been a huge fan of Xconomy since its debut several years ago.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2018

I was a veteran in the outdoor advertising industry in chicago and decided to move back to my roots in Detroit and support/build the local economy in the city that made me. I founded my startup company dedicated to helping the estimated one-in-seven women in the US who suffer from pelvic, vulvar pain. 11- The city needed my expertise.

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