An Inside Look At Detroit Doer Robert Courtney’s Technology Playbook
YFS Magazine
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
Great technology can transform a business and streamline the daily grind of an entrepreneur.
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The productivity gains associated with implementing the right technology along with the risks of failing to do so make closing the tech gap a critical agenda item for nonprofit boards. For example, StarFish Family Services , a nonprofit based in Detroit, participates in federally funded programs, which have strict compliance obligations.
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Two New Techstars Programs – Mobility/Detroit and Techstars++/Mayo Clinic
Feld Thoughts
DECEMBER 16, 2014
I’m fascinated with Detroit. When I was there in October 2012 with my partners Ryan and Jason to run the Detroit Marathon we talked about the idea of getting more involved there in some way. Jason grew up in Detroit and has lots of stories there. The local Detroit startup community engaged very powerfully in the idea.
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It's time for lean philanthropy: a case study
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 20, 2020
Since then, in about 3 months, we’ve fed over 170,000 people and injected over $1mm into the local economy in San Francisco and Detroit. Today, HelpKitchen is live in two cities (San Francisco and Detroit) and in discussions with several others about expansion.
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7 Ways To Inspire Creativity In Your Employees
YoungUpstarts
JULY 15, 2015
Fast-forward a few years, and MyLocker.net now sells customized gear all over the nation out of our Detroit headquarters. Embrace new technologies. Technology is always developing; today, a Michigan-based doctor can video-chat with a doctor in Mumbai and ask for a second insight on groundbreaking test results.
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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 29, 2012
But my take: Gaikai had superior technology & a superior business strategy. 16:15 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for their support of the show. 1:07:00 Thank you to our sponsors, Detroit Venture Partners and Walker Corporate Law, and also thank you to Nate Redmond of Rustic Canyon Venture Partners.
Trends That May Hit 2021 Apartment Renting Industry
Women Entrepreneurs Can
MARCH 30, 2021
However, cities like Detroit, Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Norfolk, Laredo, or Lincoln saw a rise in the rental price. Increasing digital services, technology and cloud-based software have led landlords and property management companies to take the advantage of evolving tech trends. Going Digital for Better ROI.
General Motors to Hire 500 for Austin Innovation Center
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
Car giant General Motors announced today plans to hire 500 people for a new Information Technology Innovation Center in Austin. The Detroit auto maker is looking for software developers, project managers, database experts, business analyts and other IT workers to staff its new center.
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10 College Business Incubators We’re Most Excited About
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 6, 2012
Boasting resources for life sciences, bio-tech, medical devices, photonics, clean energy, and engineering, BU can help to incubate businesses in just about any physical technology. Only 15 technology startups are accepted at a time, but what the program lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. Harvard Innovation Lab.
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Did you know that board management software isn’t just for boards?
Board Effect
MARCH 28, 2024
A quality solution like BoardEffect has been developed to be user-friendly, supporting the experience of users at all levels of technology comfort. By adopting a tool for the board that can also be used for staff, committees, compliance and other areas, nonprofits maximize their return on investment.
The 3 Strategies To Limit Returns On Your E-commerce Store
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. Sometimes, delays can lead to disappointment, and that can make people want to return items if they don’t arrive in time for their intended use.
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Scaling Techstars Horizontally
Feld Thoughts
DECEMBER 16, 2015
But while many contemporary technology approaches embrace scale horizontally, many business approaches are limited to primarily scaling vertically. Techstars Mobility (Detroit). These two concepts are not mutually exclusive. You can scale vertically and horizontally at the same time. Techstars Berlin (Berlin). Techstars METRO (Berlin).
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deal architect
JANUARY 23, 2013
on the innovation blog Adobe Marketing Cloud The answer is blowing in the wind Consumer Reports Top Products at CES Disney’s MyMagic+ Dynamic pricing comes to retail The UAE as technology/innovation hub The Detroit Auto Show: the buzz is back.
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How the iPhone Got Tail Fins – Part 1 of 2
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 18, 2011
At first it was a craft business, then it was driven by relentless technology innovation and then a price war as economies of scale drove efficiencies in production. The Detroit area quickly became the place to be if you were making cars, parts for cars, or were a skilled machinist. Market Saturation. Part 2 explains it all.
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SXSW Startups: My SideKick
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. My friend Christina York, who is the founder of the technology start up Spellbound, made the introduction and I am forever grateful. Street harassment has real, physical and psychological effects on people.
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Why I Look for High Conviction, not Consensus, in Venture Capital Decisions
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 26, 2015
We’ve been betting more aggressively on agriculture technologies because we believe that water scarcity will be one of the defining issues of the next generation and we believe this will drive huge economics and have an impact on the world. They run a firm based in Detroit called Ludlow Ventures and do deals on a national level.
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Mercenaries, Missionaries, and Crusaders
View from Seed
JANUARY 5, 2021
At some level nearly all tech entrepreneurs are evangelizing something… a new technology, a new business model, a new brand. Stuart Butterfield and Linus Thorvalds are examples of the missionary in the technology sphere, and there are various others in other walks of life (e.g. The Missionary. Muhammed Yunus of the Grameen Bank).
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The Intellectual Social Network
Start Up Blog
APRIL 17, 2013
Tesla – instead of just building batteries and selling them to Detroit, we are going to build our own cars from scratch plus own the distribution network. — entrepreneurship entrepreneurs intellect quora social networks startups technology' They will use it once every 5 years when they go job searching.
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What is a Social Enterprise?
Up and Running
AUGUST 6, 2014
An excellent example of a social enterprise is The Empowerment Plan —an organization that hires people currently living in homeless shelters to create a combination winter coat, sleeping bag, and over-the-shoulder bag, which is then distributed to the homeless of Detroit free of charge. Here in the U.S.
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Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts
venturebeat.com
JULY 12, 2012
Despite the name, the Bing Fund doesn’t require its companies to work with the Bing search engine or the technologies associated with Bing, including speech recognition, image processing, video, local/geo/map technologies, and so forth.
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Diverse Startups Can Receive Tech Mentorship And Thrive
ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 3, 2013
Money wasn’t an obstacle for the Chicago-based founder, but as a black woman in technology, networking in a new city might be. “We According to the latest data collected by the National Center for Women in Technology, only 25 percent of U.S. technology jobs were held by women in 2009. But in reality, Brooks is an anomaly.
More New Renaissance
deal architect
MARCH 31, 2013
on the innovation blog Time Lapse Sequences from the ISS The Social Oscars Lab Created Eco Foods Mahindra Reva E20 Geeks at the Oscars The Pesky Password problem Female engineers make the mark in Detroit Tech event backstage passes.
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191 How VCs, Accelerators, and Coworking Spaces Put Communities in Buildings vs. Buildings in Communities
This is going to be BIG.
MAY 14, 2012
In fact, it is "well-known internationally as the original home of New York's technology community.". 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. It's in the Financial District--right at 55 Broad Street. It says so right on their website.
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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
Well if you’re in Detroit you’re 100x more likely to get somebody who grew up in Flint coming by twice per year for ordinary reasons unrelated to work. A local tech winner really creates a generational technology opportunity in the way nothing else can. Seattle has GeekWire , LA has SoCalTech and so on. Austin has Dell.
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378 Why “The Culture of Failure” is Imperative to Startup Communities
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 4, 2012
33:15 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for supporting the show. 55:45 It seems obvious that technology is the natural choice to solve the pain points in education. 1:13:30 Thank you to Walker Corporate Law and Detroit Venture Partners for supporting the show. Everyone give them a big thanks @dvptweets.
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350 The Maker Movement Is A New Mecca For Entrepreneurs
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. By collaborating with the Maker Movement, artistic entrepreneurs work with the technology freaks, and both benefit from other cultures around the world. Diversity breeds success.
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246 Twitter Link Roundup #81 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More
crowdSPRING Blog
APRIL 7, 2011
Detroit show sucked – [link]. Groupon is Hastening the Demise of the Newspaper Industry – [link]. 10 photographs of children from around the world and their bedrooms – [link]. Puzzled about Dish Network’s purchase of Bluckbuster bankruptcy assets – [link]. Not a good start to the Charlie Sheen tour.
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95 Lean Startup Conference 2018 is Coming to Las Vegas
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Detroit has Technology in Motion (TIM). When Zappos approached Lean Startup Co. a little while back about hosting our conference in Downtown Las Vegas, we saw it as an opportunity to further expand our mission beyond Silicon Valley. South Bend, Indiana went from Rust Belt to Tech Belt with EdTech in the Bend. Austin has SXSW.
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92 Your Customers Don’t Need Better Products. They Need Better Stories!
Brandanew
JULY 20, 2016
Phones with better features and technology options were already in the market. 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. Yet, in half a year, everyone wanted to be Apple.
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The Future of America’s Innovation Economy- Progress and Challenges at the USPTO
David Teten
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
I took fairly detailed notes at last night’s panel on ‘ The Future of America’s Innovation Economy Progress and Challenges at the USPTO’ It was sponsored by The Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology; Seton Hall University School of Law; and the New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association.
Twitter Link Roundup #75 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More
crowdSPRING Blog
FEBRUARY 23, 2011
Half of Detroit’s public schools being shut down? Good points by @dhh about the end of the IT department – [link]. The iPad smackdown — 80 to 100 new tablets are coming from competitors – [link]. – [link]. BlockBuster puts itself up for sale – [link].
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Principles For Low-Budget Marketing Strategies Every Startup Should Know
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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Top 10 Must Attend Conferences And Expos For Entrepreneurs And Innovators
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 13, 2016
Here, you’ll find products and technologies that are at the cutting edge of their industries before they hit the market. SXSW takes a closer look at the significant technologies of today and what will be trending in the future. This gift show blends fashion, technology and home décor trends all under one roof. Location : Austin.
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Xconomy Launches in Boulder/Denver
Feld Thoughts
MARCH 29, 2013
Boulder/Denver joins the other six regions – Boston, Detroit, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle – and is now part of the broad and expanding coverage that Xconomy is providing on business, life sciences, and technology news.
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126 Innovation Outposts in Silicon Valley – Going to Where the Action Is
Steve Blank
DECEMBER 1, 2015
They enabled companies to comply with local government laws – for example to allow foreign subsidiaries to transfer manufacturing technology from the U.S. source: Market versus technology drive in R&D internationalization : M von Zedtwitz, Oliver Gassmann. These remote R&D labs offered companies four benefits.
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Xconomy Launches in Texas
SiliconHills
MAY 2, 2013
covers innovation hubs in Boston, Boulder/Denver, Detroit, New York, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle. Austin Technology' Xconomy, based in Cambridge, MA., “Texans pride themselves on being independent, adventurous, and hard-charging: the same characteristics that [.]
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New Markets Mean More Than Just New Area Codes
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 18, 2014
The Great Plains energy boom is generating millions in income, while Detroit continues to crumble into oblivion. This drives not only the items they purchase–be they food, clothing, technology, vehicles, or anything else–but often the way that they shop.
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150 What Top Performers at Startups and Large Organizations Have in Common…More Than You Would Think
Startup Lessons Learned
JANUARY 30, 2018
Many established companies today are experiencing unprecedented levels of instability in their business models, brought on by technological disruption and, yes, those startups chasing their markets. A: Startups are clearly different from established companies, yet there are also similarities.
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A Glimpse: My American Dream
thebarefootvc
FEBRUARY 1, 2011
He founded eBay to empower individuals through the use of new technology, and has created livelihoods for millions of individuals throughout the world. Or the boy in Detroit who becomes a software developer and creates an app to educate a child in the slums of Brazil. And learn from each other.
10 must-attend tech conferences in 2014
The Next Web
JANUARY 4, 2014
Techweek is in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Detroit this year. FailCon is a one-day conference for technology entrepreneurs, investors, developers and designers to study their own and others’ failures, so they can prepare for success. It always has the newest, hottest brands there. John Hall , Influence & Co. .
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163 One Hand Clapping – Entrepreneurship In Ann Arbor, Michigan
Steve Blank
APRIL 7, 2011
Students ; presented to entrepreneurship classes teaching technology-driven Scalable startups as well as students interested in Social Entrepreneurship. Bet Ann Arbor and the Detroit Metro area have a few startups in that space. Held office hours and met lots of passionate students with great ideas. Where are the investors?).
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315 General Motors Invests $5 Million in Israel’s PowerMat
VC Cafe
JANUARY 6, 2011
The GM venture arm was set up in June 2010 , with a fund size of $100 million, dedicated for companies developing auto-related technologies. GM plans to include the mats in vehicles as soon as 2012. With retail prices starting at $59, Powermat provides an efficient and cable free way to extend the battery life of mobile devices.
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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 23: Nina Tandon and Brandon McNaughton
Steve Blank
MARCH 1, 2016
And just having cool technology doesn’t make a successful business. Brandon McNaughton , co-founder and CEO of Akadeum Life Sciences cell sorting technology company. A tech entrepreneur and inventor, Brandon McNaughton was entrepreneur in residence for Detroit Innovate , an early-stage venture fund. Brandon McNaughton.
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120 What’s really on entrepreneurs’ 2012 holiday wish list?
The Next Web
DECEMBER 22, 2012
From the realistic and pragmatic to the hypothetical, members of the YEC have technology on the brain in 2012 — to improve their lives, make the office a little brighter and update “business as usual” while they’re at it. It’s a tiny, sleek speaker with high-impact sound. Logan Lenz , Endagon.
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