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Videos and meaningful metrics are a cinch
Every startup does it. You launch your company, get an awesome product video, and throw it on the web in the fastest way possible. Exciting. The problem comes down the line, when you want to add more videos or create unique access. Often, you realize your original solution wasn’t the best scale solution or the new, better platforms you can now afford don’t integrate with your quick fix. LoopLogic co-founder Scott Mitchell is here to help. His platform not only integrates all solutions you have used, but also gives you the best information available on who is watching and how your message is received. If content is king, then LoopLogic is the throne. Tell us about LoopLogic.LoopLogic is a cloud and mobile platform that...
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The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum of the Parts
By Scott CaseIf, as journalist John Gunther said, America was founded on a good idea, then only by securing the future of good ideas will its spirit continue. In the two years since Startup America’s launch, I’ve seen that these good ideas are not only prospering, but are prospering across the country. We already knew that the job growth of past decades was wholly due to new companies – that was the easy part. What we didn’t know is that what makes these companies thrive is unique to each place. Our simple mission – supporting the local startup scene’s development – has grown into a nationwide movement. One example, Iowa, is among of the hottest places for entrepreneurship, beating...
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IBM SmartCamp Global Finals: Where innovation wins
On February 7th, eight startups from around the world will compete in New York City for the title of IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year. The IBM SmartCamp Global Finals will bring together leading venture capitalists, industry experts, press, analysts, entrepreneurial organizations and academics to network and celebrate entrepreneurship. You are invited to attend this celebration! Click here to register. ***Update: Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran is a committed speaker ***IBM SmartCamp was launched in 2010 with a goal to identify early-stage entrepreneurs who are developing business ventures that align with the IBM Smarter Planet vision, and give them the visibility, mentoring, and resources that only a large...
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Startup America Turns Two: Lessons Learned
Startup America Partnership turns two today.Since the announcement by the Case and Kauffman Foundations on January 31, 2011, we have defined our mission, fine-tuned it and then fine-tuned it again. We have criss-crossed (and sometimes figure-eighted and alley-ooped) through the United States, telling everyone we meet that strong startup communities are critical to the growth of young companies and a boon to our local and national economies. We also talk about all things startup, including the importance of building the right team. We tell our startup members that putting together the right team will make or break their company. We encourage our region champions to find the right team to build their startup community.We took that...
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New Startup Communities Breaking Through
By Donna Harrisoriginally published on Huffington PostLast week, I was asked to speak at the Congressional Caucus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship and educate Members of Congress about the places around the country where entrepreneurial growth is blossoming and the critical factors making those locations successful.Before I share what I told them, let's stop and consider the magnitude of that "ask." The sheer fact that Congress is aware that entrepreneurs are flourishing in markets beyond Silicon Valley and Boston is a huge sign of progress. Yes, America, there are startups everywhere!In fact, if you have been paying attention to the media coverage of startup communities over the past few years (as I have in my role leading...
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The new coffee culture
Coffee. Mmmm. Just the word makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside. With the global industry bringing in over $70 billion a year, we know we’re not alone.The real question isn’t if there are options, but rather which option you should choose. With today’s featured startup MistoBox, you’ll always make the right choice.Interview with co-founder Samantha Meis. And yes, we were drinking coffee as we typed.What is MistoBox?We offer coffee drinkers a unique way to sample, shop, and learn about coffees from the country’s most exceptional artisan coffee roasters. Our members receive four exceptional coffees each month. If they love a certain kind, subscribers can purchase full-size bags online with free shipping....
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TEDMED creates a “Hive” for innovators and entrepreneurs
By Mary ShawTEDMED is based on a single idea: multi-discliplinary innovation and collaboration can create a healthier future. This April, in a new initiative at our annual gathering, we are bringing dozens of innovators and entrepreneurs to D.C. to express this idea – “The Hive.”This group of 40 academics, government ground-breakers, founders, and Fortune 500 execs will further inspire our more than 1,500 TEDMED delegates to challenge traditional thinking in the health field. We’re looking for entrepreneurs with projects that show great creativity imagination. Applications close Feb. 1, so apply today. Have a question? Email me.“The startup community is really driven, passionate and fully engaged in creating a...
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5 Reasons to love FunderHut
Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, RocketHub and beyond… the world of crowdfunding can be crazy. While we would never turn our backs on these fantastic sites, FunderHut offers some special perks we don’t see on these other sites. 1. It accepts charities and organizations. Ease of online donations + a good cause = funding bliss.2. Project options. Sad as it may be, some projects never reach completion. With some of the larger sites, that means the funding is lost. At FunderHut, you have the option as a project starter to offer both a fixed and a variable option. With the variable option, you keep every dime contributed, regardless of whether you reached your funding goal.3. It’s about community. In the words of co-founder...
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Top 3 lessons learned (the hard way)
By Chris MyersI have a confession to make. I’m a business book addict. It's an unhealthy relationship that drains my bank account and generally leaves me with few, if any, useful insights. Yet for some reason I can't seem to pass through the coffee-stained aisle of my local book mega-store without picking up a few of the new releases. I've even taken to strategically removing them from my bookshelf, lest any house guests mistake me for a cliché-spouting, new-age, faux business 2.0 guru.The funny thing is that, despite having read virtually every hot business book out there, the most important lessons I've picked up while nurturing my business from scrappy startup to even scrappier slightly more...
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The Accelerators: Can a startup succeed anywhere in the US?
This week WSJ’s The Accelerators blog is asking if startups can be successful anywhere in the US. They’ll be talking to entrepreneurs from Boulder, Memphis, DC, Omaha and Portland (and, of course, yours truly) to get a picture of entrepreneurship across the country.We don’t want the discussion to stop at the newspaper, so comment here, or let us know on Facebook or Twitter._ _Startup America CEO Scott Case joined Foundry Group’s Brad Feld and Startup Weekend’s Marc Nager Monday afternoon (Jan. 28) for a live chat about the topic of the week. The resounding resolution: startups can build anywhere, but some places have an easier time than others.One of the biggest factors: availability of...
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The competition for visionaries comes with $35k in cash
By Richard SwartMy boss Alan Hall started his career as a serial entrepreneur far from the Silicon: in the jungle as a Peace Corps volunteer. It was there that he discovered his love of problem solving, and since then that passion had formed the base of several successful startups.My career took a different path – beginning in academia, before helping start Startup Utah, and now working on the future of global crowdfunding – but I see the same trend. Business growth starts with visionaries.That’s why Grow America launched a competition for dreamers.For years, Grow America has led a startup community where businesses get feedback on world-changing ideas. We’ve helped thousands of enthusiastic entrepreneurs...
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Take another look at Arizona
When considering where you’d need to go to be in the company of entrepreneurs, which state comes to mind?If Arizona wasn’t on your list, it’s time to take a second look at the Copper state. Arizona boasts the country’s highest rate of entrepreneurship (time and half the national average), with household names like Coldstone, SkyMall, GoDaddy, and Lifelock calling it home. Of the top 5 states for entrepreneurship, it has the lowest cost of living. Entrepreneurship isn’t the only thing that makes the US’ most populous landlocked state great. Cities like Phoenix and Tucson are growing their culture while maintaining a small-town feel.Over half of the state is protected federal land, not the least of...
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Recent News:
10/19/12 - Startup Communities Across the Country, Huffington Post (Startup America Partnership)
10/19/12 - Bonfyre partners with Powder Keg Conference 2012, St. Louis Business Journal (Startup MO & Startup IA)
10/17/12 - Food Waste In, Renewable Energy Out: Startup Re-Nuble Is Crowdfunding the Local Green Economy, Huffington Post (Startup DC)
10/17/12 - Powder Keg aims to blast Indy startups onto national scene, Indianapolis Business Journal (Startup IN & Startup MO)
10/17/12 - Featured Startup Pitch: Founded by a group of teachers with tech backgrounds, ActiveGrade seeks to fundamentally change the way grading is done in schools, Startup Beat (Startup IA)
10/03/12 - How Tory Burch Created A $2 Billion Empire In Less Than A Decade, Business Insider (Startup America Partnership)
10/01/12 - Voices of the Tech Community: What do Ecosystem Need? The Miami Herald (Startup FL)
9/20/12 - Entrepreneurs make pitches as Startup Maryland and its studio bus rolls into UMBC, The Republic (Startup MD)
9/20/12 - USF-led partnership awarded $1 million to launch new companies, Tampa Bay Business Journal (Startup FL)
9/19/12 - Startup Bus tours Maryland, stops in Baltimore area to promote entrepreneurship, Baltimore Sun (Startup MD)
Startup America at DEMO Fall 2012:
10/11/12 - Startup Connection: Nourishment for mind, body and soul, St. Louis Business Journal (Startup MO)
10/05/12 - The 14 Most Interesting Startups To Emerge From DEMO, TechCrunch (Startup CA & OR)
10/04/12 - St. Louis startups look to cash in on DEMO showing, St. Louis Business Journal (Startup MO)
10/04/12 - St. Louis’ Click With Me Now, Evtron Pitch At DEMO 2012, Techli (Startup MO)
10/03/12 - DEMO Gods: Birds, brains, and the best products of the season, VentureBeat (Startup CA)
10/03/12 - BRIEF: Stamford's eBrevia Wins Scholarship for Tech Conference in Silicon Valley [The Hartford Courant], Bloomberg Businessweek (Startup CT)
10/03/12 - LifeStyleFeed brings the Seventh Art to restaurant selection, VentureBeat (Startup DC)
10/03/12 - Playing recruiter: This startup pays you to find your friends jobs, VentureBeat (Startup DC)
10/03/12 - Don’t like checking your mail? MailGapp may have your solution, VentureBeat (Startup HI)
10/03/12 - Itography hopes to lure advertisers to location-based virtual collection game, VentureBeat (Startup TX)
10/03/12 - Weekend warriors: Track your fitness with Novusport’s social mobile sports game, VentureBeat (Startup TX)
10/03/12 - Today, birdwatching. Tomorrow, saving the entire planet!, VentureBeat (Startup CA)
10/03/12 - Demo Fall 2012: Creating More Focused Social Networks, PC Mag (Startup OR, DC, IA, VA)
10/03/12 - Demo Fall 2012: Business and Commerce Applications, PC Mag (Startup MO & Startup CT)
10/03/12 - Stamford's eBrevia Wins Scholarship for Tech Conference in Silicon Valley, The Hartford Courant (Startup CT)
10/03/12 - RecBob takes the work out of after-work sports, VentureBeat (Startup IA)
10/03/12 - Watch RecBob’s DEMO presentation at noon (Live stream), Silicon Prairie News (Startup IA)
10/02/12 - Meet The 8 Startup Winners From Startup America’s DEMO Contest, Nibletz (Startup TN, OR, IL, DC, CA, IA, CT, MO)
10/02/12 - Cut through the legal fog with computer-generated summaries, Global Reporter (Startup CT)
10/02/12 - Cut through the legal fog with computer-generated summaries, VentureBeat (Startup CT)
10/02/12 - Birdeez app flies toward birdwatchers' iPhones, TechHive (Startup CA)
10/02/12 - Bonfyre Takes on Private Mobile Sharing with New App Focused on Real Life, Not Newsfeeds, Herald Online (Startup MO)
10/02/12 - Three St. Louis startups launch products at California conference, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Startup MO)
10/02/12 - This Barrel Is Ready to Roll! Launching Our Tech Startup, HuffingtonPost (Startup DC)
10/02/12 - For big-ticket items, social shopping needs more screen-sharing, VentureBeat (Startup MO)
10/02/12 - Flite’s new Touch Ad Studio lets top publishers actually make money on mobile, VentureBeat (Startup CA)
10/02/12 - Bonfyre launches mobile app to combine private with social sharing, St. Louis Business Journal (Startup MO)
10/01/12 - CoPatient Launches Online Platform to Audit & Appeal Medical Bills on Behalf of Patients, Sacramento Bee (Startup OR)
10/01/12 - D.C. job-search start-up launching at DEMO in Silicon Valley, The Washington Post (Startup DC)
10/01/12 - D.C. at Demo: High School CEO debuts Hallway, The Washington Post (Startup DC)
09/30/12 - Hills Bank and Trust promotes four, The Gazette (Startup IA)
09/29/12 - RecBob wins Startup America contest, will pitch next week at DEMO, Silicon Prairie News (Startup IA)
09/13/12 - Click With Me Now wins a trip to DEMO, St. Louis Business Journal (Startup MO)
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