weeSpring’s co-founder explains what it took to get into über-competitive TechStars. By Allyson Downey (CEO & Co-founder, weeSpring) A year ago, when weeSpring was just an idea sketched out on a couple PowerPoint slides, a friend suggested we apply to this thing called TechStars – a world-class accelerator that helps startups get their rocketship off [...]
Posts Tagged "TechStars"
FlixMaster CEO And Co-Founder Erika Trautman Secures $1.125M Seed Funding Led By Golden Seeds
January 23, 2013 – 12:01 pm
Before founding FlixMaster, Erika founded an Emmy-Winning production company and worked as a filmmaker. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) FlixMaster, a creative platform for enterprise online video, today announced raising $1.125 million in additional funding from a syndicate of investors led by New York-based Golden Seeds. Founded by CEO Erika Trautman, FlixMaster [...]
Co-Founders Of Life: Foodzie
January 11, 2013 – 7:00 am
People have said to us every bit of the way, “How can you work together?” “That’s kinda crazy.” By Emily Olson (Co-Founder, Foodzie – acquired by JOYUS) It was at our engagement party that my dad (with a cold Rolling Rock up in the air) said it best: “These two have done it all backwards. [...]
Top 5 Reasons Why Boston Is The Perfect Place To Start A Startup
December 12, 2012 – 7:00 am
Don’t let anybody tell you that San Francisco and New York City are the only places you can start a business. By Shereen Shermak (Co-Founder, BuySide FX) In real estate, they say the most important things are location, location, and location. Location matters with startups, too. Here are 5 good reasons to start your business [...]
TechStars: Movin’ On Up!
November 29, 2012 – 5:03 pm
The last three months has condensed a very sharp learning curve into an incredibly short amount of time. By Paige Brown (Co-Founder & CEO, Dashbell) Where do I even begin? The last three months has been the most challenging, rewarding and of my life. It’s been almost four years since I decided to step off [...]
This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like – Shereen Shermak
October 31, 2012 – 3:05 pm
Women 2.0 profiles women angel investors in our weekly “This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like” series. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) You may know Shereen Shermak as one of the co-founders (with Sarah McIlroy) of online custom clothing business Fashionplaytes, which recently raised Series B funding. Today, Shereen is VP [...]
Entrepreneurs, Stop Sweeping It Under The Rug!
October 23, 2012 – 6:00 am
As a startup CEO, I am constantly juggling more than I can possible keep in the air. By Paige Brown (Co-Founder & CEO, BookingMarkets) It hass been a wild and crazy ride so far at TechStars Boston – the learning curve is moving faster than I ever imagined. They keep us extremely busy with mentor [...]
Black Women In Tech? You Bet.
October 16, 2012 – 8:00 am
FOCUS100 was the first time in history a conference united and celebrated black women technology entrepreneurs. By Zuhairah Scott Washington (Founder & CEO, Kahnoodle) I confess. When I first heard about FOCUS100, an event focused on black women in technology, I was a little skeptical. While I am always game to network with other women [...]
At Patriot Bootcamp, A Commitment To Social Causes And Going Beyond “Finding Tofu Cupcakes”
October 8, 2012 – 9:00 am
What separated Patriot Bootcamp from all of the other Washington DC tech events that I have attended was that it sought to enlist a new source of talent — veteran leaders — into the startup community. By Katya Vasilaky (VP of Research & Strategy, TroopSwap) Technology’s greatest global contributions could be humanitarian, and this is [...]
“I’m On A Boat!” – The Rising Fleet Of Startup Incubators
October 1, 2012 – 12:00 pm
What’s next after a boat? With a goat? On a plane? On a train? In a tree? Seems like a lot of incubators if you ask me. By Lisa Suennen (Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Psilos Group) I was hanging out with Tom Rodgers of Cambia Health the other day and we were discussing the seemingly [...]
