Lessons Learned From an Urban Accelerator’s First Cohort

Tumml announces which startups are joining its first class and shares the lessons the urban accelerator learned selecting this initial bunch of companies.  By Julie Lein and Clara Brenner (Co-founders, Tumml) In April, we issued an open call for applications for...

How I Raised $1 Million Straight Out of High School

An extraordinary young female founder tells the story of how she met Richard Branson and raised $1 million for her business, all before her freshman year of college. Plus, the top five lessons she’s learned on her startup journey so far.  By Stacey Ferreira...

From Scientist to Entrepreneur: One Founder’s Journey

Denise Abulafia describes how the winding path that took her from being a lab scientist to an entrepreneur passed through three countries. By Denise Abulafia (Co-founder & CEO, Educatina) Many times during these last months I have sat down, looked back at my...

Sponsored: The Minimum Viable Startup (MVS)

Sponsored by: Procopio & SV Forum Present: Building & Scaling the Minimum Viable Startup in Palo Alto and San Francisco.  By Roger Rappoport (Partner, Procopio) The startup world has developed a vernacular of its own, which for those of us whose daily lives...

Enough With the Pressure: Reframing the Message of Lean In

“Lean in” is too aggressive and only puts women under greater pressure. We need to “redefine the phrase to convey a vision that is as big in spirit and excitement as it is in raw ambition.” By Dr. Michal Tsur (President & Co-founder,...