Sentences with phrase «from young startups»

There are some apps on this list that are from young startups, but also others from major publishers.

This is where we note the usual caveats that come with trusting Kickstarter projects from young startups.

Not exact matches

In the startup world, this means that companies that aim to improve the experiences of young white men get a heck of a lot more attention than those that spring from the experiences of pretty much anyone else.

Most of the venture money that funds high - growth startups flows from well - connected, well - educated white males to their slightly younger, slightly more naive white male dopplegangers.

In the course of the fascinating discussion, which ranges from Houston's early computer obsession to his ideas about building a successful startup culture, Houston boils down his advice for ambitious young people into an incredibly simple if slightly quirky three - part formula: a tennis ball, a circle, and the number 30,000.

Below are some of the more interesting details about the young man who just turned down billions of dollars for his startup (which, by the way, isn't generating any revenue but has raised $ 73 million from investors):

In a startup or any company that employs young adults, those direct commands from on high, usually from the bossiest or angriest person, fall flatter than a pancake.

This fall, the company — doubtlessly aware that young people distrust brands that don't give back and eager to signal its commitment to gender equality — launched what it calls the 50/50 Founders» Fund, donating a dollar from each sale to a pool of seed money evenly distributed between startups led by men and women.

Jooki from Belgian startup Muuselabs was inspired by CEO Théodore Marescaux's two young daughters.

When a startup is young, these are the people who I recommend you stay away from.»

Many startups and young entrepreneurial ventures suffer from a fundamental disconnection.

Over the summer, YoungEntrepreneur.com published a piece — «How Young Entrepreneurs Turned a Tweet from Richard Branson into $ 1 Million» — about the startup and its college - age brother - and - sister founders.

In this candid conversation, Shopify's Harley Finkelstein — one of the most influential and innovative young business leaders in Canada today — shares his experiences scaling Shopify from a scrappy startup to a world - leading provider of commerce solutions, covering, among other things, the key operational, strategic and culture components that differentiate truly great businesses from those that are merely good.

We rely heavily on social media to get our message out, and on Feb. 13 I took part in a Google hangout arranged by Virgin StartUp, with a group of young entrepreneurs who were launching their businesses with assistance from the Start - Up Loans Co., an initiative funded by the British government.

That incident is only one from a long list of mishaps that have plagued the burgeoning startup's young history.

Although its early investors got Quincy through those near - death experiences, the struggling fashion startup couldn't gain enough traction to secure a Series A round of funding from venture capitalists and the young company — barely a year old — shut its doors in January 2013.

«The prospect for working with a fast - paced driven ambitious smart young startup was too appealing to turn down,» Boutros said in a post on Google +, announcing his departure from Google.

In addition to founder Zooko Wilcox, who brings more than 20 years experience in cryptography, security and startups, contributors include six scientists: three PHD scientists from Johns Hopkins and one young PHD dude from MIT who focuses on zero - knowledge cryptography.

Smaller, independent brands are seen by many consumers, especially younger ones, to be more hip and healthy and rather than compete with them many big food and drink companies have looked to buy into and learn from startup innovation, a leaf straight out of Silicon Valley's playbook.

Another international retailer, Ebay, might quickly really feel competitors from a younger fintech startup.

Accelerators and incubators play an important role within a startup ecosystem, as they provide a platform for young teams and startups to connect with successful entrepreneurs, allowing them to learn from the bests while securing funding and connecting with potential investors and partners.

His goal is to create companies that will be around for the ages, organizations in which all are freed to do their best work, and he specializes in the young company that's struggling with the transition from startup to smooth, well - run operation.

Early - stage businesses are taking advantage of Jacksonville's emerging startup scene, and it's inexpensive business and labor costs, low taxes, a young population and an attractive quality of life entice entrepreneurs from around the country in ways that the more established tech - hubs of California and New York can not.

Young said the event helps propel animal health startups from KC and around the world by allowing them to pitch for capital and partnership opportunities.

«The majority of venture capital (VC) comes from professionally - managed public or private firms who seek a high rate of return by (typically) investing in promising startup or young businesses that have a high potential for growth but are also high risk.»

In it, we talk about the similarities between successful kids and startup founders, how super busy Silicon Valley execs can be great parents, and what managers with younger direct reports can learn from his research.

Another area of concern is a 12 percent decline in jobs at young businesses; everything from startups to mom and pop stores, what Shearer calls, the bedrock of a community.

There I'm immersed in a startup frenzy, with entrepreneurs (many of them young) throwing themselves into everything from organic fast food to fashion design, all renting room by the month.

A California - based startup that provides transfusions of human blood plasma from young people to older people claims that results from its human trial show improvements in biomarkers related to Alzheimer's, cancer, and heart disease.

I get surprised by some startups and so many spin offs emerging from universities, because completely disruptive young people come and you give them cloud technology they can access, use it, and do everything much faster.»

At last week's presentation, «Launching an Entrepreneurial Venture: From Cambridge to Tajikistan Using Raspberry Pis and the Sneakernet,» Beary shared her experiences with Entrepreneurial Lab (eLab)-- an entrepreneurship education program for high - potential, disadvantaged young women between the ages of 12 and 15 around the world — both in an effort to capture the early stages of a startup and to share how the organization has used low - cost technology to reach young women living in remote parts of low - income countries.

I know about how young people learn and grow from my graduate work on adolescent development and learning, as an Outward Bound instructor, classroom teacher, school leader, nonprofit founder, edtech startup life, and as a passionate soccer coach.

«When young people are investing in the stock market, their behaviors are much closer to how people navigate products like Spotify or Amazon, rather than traditional investing products» says Bhatt [Disclosure: I knew the startup's co-founders from college a decade ago].

«The growing population, the growing middle class, the constant focus of foreign investors in the region and the growing experience of young entrepreneurs who have worked for some well - funded startups from launch, all of these point towards one of the best places in Africa for any startup to thrive in the years ahead.»

The Chinese - backed electric vehicle startup NIO raised more than $ 1 billion in its latest fundraising round, Reuters reported on Wednesday, breaking away from a crowded field of young Chinese - funded car firms who've notably struggled to raise money for their own ambitious endeavors.

If startups are the future of London's economy, then keeping non-native citizens out would do more than dampen the city's cosmopolitan rep — it would prevent young, eager international students from being hired by startups that can't afford high visa sponsorship costs.

«The announcement Tuesday comes amid an outbreak of worry from virtual currency startups in the young industry that has led many of them to pull their services from customers in the Empire State.»

Initial Coin Offerings, termed ICOs by the cryptocurrency community, are a new way for retail investors to participate in the blockchain - based companies they support, and for the young industry's startups to find funding despite scrutiny from traditional VC firms and banks.

It helps Google to stand out against emerging competition from young blockchain startups that use the highly popular technology.

Shvetsov quoted, «Our country has a tremendous potential of innovations, our students, young people and entrepreneurs have the edge over any country in the world from the viewpoint of ideas, and amid the lack of classical institutions of startups support, ICO development has a huge potential to finance those ideas.»

In a recent video, young startup Lawnmower explained their recent pivot from «spare change» investing of bitcoin to becoming a more comprehensive research and trading hub for multiple blockchain assets.

With a booming startup scene and young population, Boulder combines two traits that are hard to find in any other place: a growing, tech - minded urban environment that's just a stone's throw away from some of the most beautiful natural landscapes in the country.

I know about how young people learn and grow from my graduate work on adolescent development and learning, as an Outward Bound instructor, classroom teacher, school leader, nonprofit founder, edtech startup life, and as a passionate soccer coach.