In the U.S., many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid. A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. Typically grants can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would […]
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The Top Cities to Start a Startup
So you’ve decided that its time to put yourself out there with your own startup. But one of the first questions is: where do you base the company? The top seven cities to base a startup out of are Austin, Seattle, Boulder, New York, Boston, Washington D.C., and San Francisco. This infographic takes into account […]
cloudBits Lets You Create Your Own Smart Devices
Do you ever look your friends’ smart thermostat and other connected home appliances with envy? Have you ever looked at one of your “dumb” appliances and thought to yourself, “man, I wish there was a simple way to make that thing smarter?” Do you like rolling up your sleeves and working on craft projects? If […]
‘Back to the Future’ Hoverboard Really Floats
A California startup has designed what’s considered to be the first real consumer hoverboard. As AP’s Haven Daley reports, the floating board was inspired by the fictional gadget in the film “Back to the Future.”
The October 2014 NYC and US Venture Capital and Early Stage Funding Report
Today we take a look at the state of venture capital and angel funding during the all of October, both in New York and nationally. Analyzing some publicly available data from our friends at CrunchBase, we break down the national aggregate statistics for all funding deals by stage of funding (Angel/Seed, Series A, Series B, and […]
The Snowball Effect
I spend a lot of my time advising and mentoring entrepreneurs, including coaching at three awesome accelerators. Since almost all the companies I work with are at the pre-seed stage, I end up hearing the same questions quite a lot. They are, in order of frequency: How do I convince my co-founder to quit their job and join […]
The 7 Cardinal Sins of Startup Founders
Cardinal Sin #1: Delusions of Grandeur The worst kind of founder is one who thinks they are the second coming of Christ. NO, your company isn’t going to be worth billions. NO, your idea won’t change the world and feed the poor or stop climate change or bring peace to the Middle East or save […]
Barcode Formats: A Concise History
Anyone who has seen a barcode knows what they are instinctively. That irregular pattern of thick and thin lines across the back of a product or on a label is hard to mistake for anything else. With the advent of the app store and 2D barcodes that could be simply and easily scanned via a […]
This NYC Startup Takes Action Sports Social
This NYC startup is a sport and lifestyle brand designed to promote action sports such as surfing, skating and snowboarding that continue to gain popularity across the globe.
It’s also a mobile platform for athletes to connect and share information. Utilizing interactive map technology…
This NYC Startup Will Pay You For Lowering Your Energy Bills
Ohmconnect is the platform that pays you to save on your own electricity bills. You heard that correctly: they pay you to save money! Taking advantage of the IoT, their software is integrated with a number of smart devices already, including Nest, Tesla, and Belkin devices. Oh, it works manually, too, for those who aren’t plugged […]
Inside the VC Mind: Tim Draper
Ever wonder what’s going on inside the mind of Venture Capitalists? Tim Draper and Anna Vital are taking us through the mind of the VC. They have found that Venture Capitalists don’t like to play it safe. Small markets are not interesting to them. Instead, they go after billion-dollar markets where companies can have hyper […]