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The Next Billion - Women Entrepreneurs
By, Anna Vital, Co-Founder, Vash.co; Founder, Funders & FoundersThis post originally appeared on Women 2.0Today, there are 380 million entrepreneurs globally. That means for every 19 people you meet – one will be an entrepreneur. What are the other 18 doing? What are they doing that makes money without them creating/inventing opportunities? One might think they all have jobs, but they don’t – only 61% of world’s population have any sort of a job.Now let’s deduct all the youth below 18 years old, seniors over 65, and we get roughly 1 billion – the number of people that don’t have anything to put in their “occupation” field. So, who are these people? And what is going on with them?...
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Happy Holidays
As you spend time this season with those who matter most, take time to let them know. The loyal support of our sponsors, the champions that make our regions thrive, and the entrepreneurs whose ideas are helping our economy bounce back – you’re the reason we’re so grateful this year. Thank you, and happy holidays!
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The Birth of the Dallas Startup Ecosystem
By, Alexander MuseThis post orginally appeared on Startup Muse.Have you ever wondered what it would take to build a startup ecosystem in your community? You might be surprised at how easy it is to build a robust community of entrepreneurs in a relatively short period of time. My story covers the years between 2005 and 2012.Several months ago I met Derek Holt, Managing Director of Startup America and Trey Bowles, Texas Chair for Startup America for lunch. We spent the next hour talking about the history of the Dallas startup scene and by the time he finished his salad Derek asked me if I would be willing to retell the story at the Startup America board meeting in December. I agreed and put together the [presentation found at the bottom of...
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Introducing Dell Center for Entrepreneurs, created by and for entrepreneurs
By, Ingrid VanderveldtThis post originally appeared here.Today, I’m proud to launch of the Dell Center for Entrepreneurs, a community designed by and for entrepreneurs creating a one stop shop for resources founders need to start and run and grow a business. Backed by the power of Dell’s online presence the site was created to serve as a gateway to the knowledge, solutions and opportunities to make this possible.In my role as Dell’s Entrepreneur in Residence, I’ve been traveling across the United States and abroad to speak with entrepreneurs and business owners at all stages of growth to learn more about the challenges they are up against and furthermore how Dell can help. Dell Center for Entrepreneurs is the...
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Read Startup Communities with us on Bookshout!
By, Brad FeldThis post originally appeared here. I don’t think I’m breaking new ground by saying that book publishing is going through a rapid transformation. I’ve learned a lot about traditional publishing after working with Wiley for the past few years on Do More Faster,Venture Deals, Startup Communities, and Startup Life. I’ve also experimented with self-publishing with HyperInk for the book Burning Entrepreneur. And, as I continue to publish books in the Startup Revolution series, you’ll see a lot more experimentation from me, both around the writing and publishing process, as well as with regard to engaging with everyone reading these books.Recently, I starting...
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Hurl at Cowboys Stadium
This post originally appeared here, by hurldotnet This past Friday on December 7, the Hurl team traveled to Dallas, Texas to give a 2 minute company pitch at the Startup Texas “2 Minute Drill”, live from Cowboys Stadium. We delivered a powerpoint presentation and finished off with a live hurl of ‘Gangnam Style‘ to the Jumbo Tron (the largest screen in the world at 60 yards long and 7 stories high!). This was a pitch contest like no other and our moment to prove that Hurl fits any screen, big or small… or really big. (Left Image: That's Hurl on the biggest TV screen on earth!)We arrived to Cowboys Stadium around 10:00AM and did a test setup of the Hurl platform on the Jumbo Tron. The...
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List and Find Parking with the Help of a Panda
Parking can be a headache, espeically in large cities and busy neighborhoods. It can take forever to find a spot until you give up and spend way too much for a parking garage spot. Today's featured startup's Panada can help. Parking Panda is an online marketplace for both parking managers and those looking for parking spaces. With over 500,000 spaces in more than 24 cities throughout the United States, Parking Panda makes it simple and easy to list and find parking spaces. Learn more about this Startup Maryland startup from its founder, Nick Miller.Tell us about your product or serviceParking Panda is an online marketplace and optimization platform for parking. It enables parking owners and managers (private and commercial) to...
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The Case For Entrepreneurs
Friday was a "big screen day" for Startup America, our members and American entrepreneurs. Our CEO, Scott Case and Chairman, Steve Case appeared live on CNBC from Cowboys Stadium minutes before the jumbotron debut of eight of our Startup Texas members. We're building our case for regional communities as catalysts for American entreprenuers and their startups as job creators. Steve Case is quoted in the Dallas News on the strong local support for startups. Read the full article here. “It seems like there is tremendous momentum across Texas and certainly in Dallas in supporting the next generation of startups,” said Steve Case, founder of AOL and chairman of Startup America Partnership...
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It’s not the end, It’s the beginning
By Donna Harris, Managing Director, Startup Regions{Original blog posted November, 2011. Updated version appeared today on the Huffington Post.}Inc. Magazine published an article written by Erik Markowitz about the Startup America regions called “Is this the end of Silicon Valley?". Menacing title aside, this article isn’t about the end of anything. It’s about the beginning startup communities galvanizing across the country.As the managing director of our startup regions, I have had the thrill of working closely with entrepreneurs throughout the U.S. In every corner of the country, I've seen sparks of entrepreneurial activity --- very cool things happening in unexpected places. Entire communities sitting...
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The Start Uprising
Today, the Kauffman Foundation released a white paper entitled “The Startup Uprising,” which documents the first 18 months of Startup America and how we’ve evolved in that time. As Dane Stangler, director of research and policy at Kauffman describes:“This paper sums up why a startup region strategy has become Startup America Partnership’s organizing principle, and how their experience can benefit any organization that wants to promote entrepreneurship. What Startup America Partnership seeks to achieve is critically important to America’s economic recovery and long-term prosperity. The more they can provide connections and resources locally that help startups grow faster, the more quickly these companies...
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Tap into your Motivation
With the holiday season comes more to do - family gatherings, parties, stressful shopping, and cold weather. It can be hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle during this time of year. It can be even harder to get motivated to stay fit.Today's featured startup, Nexercise, is a mobile app that makes exercise and healthy living fun for users. Nexercise users can compete with friends, earn rewards, track their progress, and accomplish their goals all with the simplicity of a single app. Learn more about this Startup Maryland startup below and stay healthy during the holidays!Tell us about your product or serviceNexercise delivers motivation to people who want to lose weight and get in better shape. As seen on the television show...
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LabDoor: From Startup America Pitch to VC-Funded Startup
By Neil Thanedar, CEO LabDoorLabDoor, a digital health company and Startup America member, was recently accepted into the prestigious Rock Health incubator and signed a major venture-backed seed investment, all less than six months after its formation. While the course of our startup story is just beginning, it is exciting to look back and learn from the experiences we’ve had since the first LabDoor seeds were planted at Startup America.Where there’s pain, there’s an opportunityMy LabDoor journey began in a Startup America meeting with Scott Case. While brainstorming ways to take my product safety lab, Avomeen Analytical Services, to the next level, I grew increasingly frustrated with my company’s industry. Our...
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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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