Get inspired and head straight for the top. By Elena Foukes Lucas (Co-founder & CEO, UtilityAPI) One year ago, I was the lowest-level analyst at a Fortune 200 company. Now, I’m a co-founder and CEO. Two catalysts began my year-long path to entrepreneurship:...
If at first you don’t succeed… By Karen X. Cheng (Co-founder, GiveIt100) We just got into 500 Startups! But the thing you should know is – four months ago, we applied and didn’t get in. Heck – we applied to them all – 500 Startups, YC, Techstars, AngelPad....
Inspiring words from a founder who lives his passions in business and in life. By Jessica Semaan (Founder, thepassion.co) I recently took a peek into the OpenAir conference, to watch Paul Graham speak. He is one of my heroes for many reasons, including founding one of...
You know the business you want to build, but where can you find investment to grow your start-up? Liz Hardy (Editor, The New Goldrush: A Quick Guide to Startups) Figuring out how to finance your business venture can be daunting, to say the least. The prospect of all...
“I made new friendships with CEOs from around the world building products solving a variety of problems.” By Poornima Vijayashanker (Founder & CEO, BizeeBee) When I left Mint.com to start BizeeBee, a number of startup incubators approached me about...