How To: Fundraising For Your Hardware Startup
Although the fundraising process for software startups is largely formulaic, the same isn’t true for hardware. By Renee DiResta (Associate, O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures) The hardware ecosystem is flourishing. But hardware is hard, and conventional wisdom is that...
Ambient Social Is Dependent On Interests, Except Maybe Grindr…
By Renee DiResta (Associate, O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures) There have been lots of interesting posts lately about how Highlight, Glancee and Sonar performed at SXSW. As a SXSW n00b, I installed all three. Unfortunately, the battery drain made continued use...
Startup Weekend: The Business Model Resource Guide
By Renee DiResta (Associate, O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures) I’ve said before — Startup Weekends are a lot of fun. Participants come together as a team, find a compelling idea, define and attempt to implement a minimum viable product, and come up with a plan...