One of the big debates of our age is big data. The tech we use every day can track and quantify our user behaviors in ways that we never imagined even ten years ago. Sites, services and gadgets that you use every day know what you shop for, what you listen to, where you go […]
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The Guide to Digital Transformation
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5 Scary Reasons Not to Join that Startup
Why do so many of us – especially recent grads who might otherwise go into corporate America — want to start companies? Seeing a handful of your peers become tech billionaires sure doesn’t hurt. And the fact that launching an app or a cloud-based SaaS solution costs practically nothing – well, that makes it awfully […]
With Advisor Connect, Financial Services Go Social
Now that the SEC and FINRA have finally gotten tech friendlier, you just knew that some savvy entrepreneurs were going to step up to the plate and make it easy to bring the power of the Internet – and their own connections – directly to financial advisors. AdvisorCONNECT is on it. You’ve worked hard to […]
Investormill: Investment Data for the Rest of Us (Pros, Too)
Investormill is a group of data nerds who want to make it simple for non-experts to find and chart economic and financial data, and isn’t it about time? The company makes 301, 284 economic and financial indicators accessible – and easy to sort through. Oh, and did we mention that it’s free? Founder Dan Vrabac […]
These 10 Hot Startups Just Rolled Out of ER Accelerator
It’s hard to believe that with just $40k in seed capital, four months to prepare, an awesome mentor network – not to mention that they do this twice a year – that Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator are able to turn out a fresh batch of companies that are ready to take on their respective verticals. Not […]
IP Primer for Startups
Let me guess: You have an idea for a startup. It’s an awesome plan for a lightweight, agile SaaS killer app that could scale to 1 million users in 6 months. Or maybe it’s some fancy new spring-loaded, arduino-infused wearable that’ll be more ubiquitous than the iPhone. Either way let me also hazard a guess that […]
How to Avoid a Conference Call Disaster
If you haven’t heard, there is a hilarious video making the rounds (and by rounds I mean the entire internet) right now that perfectly captures the frustrations of a conference call by showing what it would be like if a conference call was an actual in-person meeting. The results are hilarious (watch below). Yes, we […]
8 Tips to Help You Dodge Common Startup Mistakes
Behind most great startup success stories is a long list of mistakes! Unfortunately, for every success story you see, there is an even longer list of failure stories with mistakes that you don’t see. But rather than dwell on the failures, I’ve tried to extract from them a list of practical action items that will […]
Alert the Press! 4 Startups that are Changing Digital Journalism
New York’s digitally savvy scribes gathered to check out the latest innovations that might change the media landscape. The Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism DemoNight showcased five media ventures that are trying to break new journalistic ground. The presenters of the evening included: Informerly – Co-founder Ranjan […]
An Angel In New York: Avi Fogel
Poland-born Avi Fogel is a very active member in two angel investment groups: New York Angels, the largest angel group in New York, where he runs the education program, and Launchpad Venture Group of Boston. Fogel is a Venture and Equity Investor in private and public technology companies, with a special interest in advisory work […]