Here are the fastest growing startup industries in the U.S.
Here are the fastest growing startup industries in the U.S.
Whether you are raising money for your company or interviewing for a job, here is what you can do to make a good impression.
Often people ask us how much it costs to do a startup. Here is the breakdown of the cost. If you do everything yourself – code, market, design – almost free. If you want to launch fast – the price ranges from $1k for a simple app to $100k for a functional website like quora.com or meetup.com
Learn how to go from idea, to product, to funding. Chritina Brodbeck, the original YouTune team member, teaches how to build your product and test the product-market fit. This is the ultimate startup crash course.
If you’re looking for exceptional screencasting software, Screenium is it. It’s perfect for Mac users who want to record video and audio captured from their desktops.
You can use Screenium for all sorts of things, including creating software demos, recording online gaming sessions, making how-to videos, and providing tech support.
The first thing that jumps out at you is the flexibility. Screenium let’s you record a fixed area, full screen, a mouse area, or a single windows. You can record exactly what you see anywhere on your screen and make it a screencast with a few clicks. It’s very intuitively laid out, so you don’t have to wade through menus to figure this out.
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Moderators: Steve Hoffman, CEO of Playgearz, Don Quach, co-founder of Loqheart, and David Ngo, co-founder of Loqheart.
For app developers, the ability to stand out in a crowded space requires critical feedback from people inside and outside of the company. The most direct feedback for the usability and appeal of your app can come from like-minded app developers. This meeting will be run in workshop style: you will have a chance to sit down with other developers for direct feedback and ideas on your apps. All stages of app development accepted–share ideas, get feedback, get to the next level!
Raj Gavurla
by Raj Gavurla of LiiiVEN, Inc.
The following list of productivity tools keeps the business running and allows me to increase performance:
1. Make sure your computer is working. A down computer wastes time. There are companies that service computers via the web 24×7.
2. Skype – make a video call via your computer Great way to connect and get a busy group of people on a conference (cuts down on travel). www.skype.com
3. Linkedin – make connections with people of interest When used right you can build a great business network. www.linkedin.com
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For startups, finding the right partner can be the difference between success and failure. Successful partnering can lead not only to accelerated customer acquisition but an increased value in the eyes of the investor community. Learn from this month’s experts about how to develop the type of relationships with companies that will support your company’s road to success.
Presenters: Arif Janmohamed of LightSpeed Venture Partners, Leif Langensand of Angels Forum, and Deepak Jeevankumar of General Catalyst Partners.
Arif Janmohamed of Lightspeed Venture Partners, Leif Langensand of Angels Forum and Deepak Jeevankumar of General Catalyst Partners answer your questions.
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In the startup world, social networking is a crowded space, and standing out is not easy. For entrepreneurs in the social networking space and their advisors and investors, understanding market trends (and market successes/failures) is integral to developing a successful company. This month, you’ll get perspectives on current social networking trends from three viewpoints: a startup attorney, a venture capitalist, and a successful founder in the social networking space.
Presenters: Matt Lombardi, CEO of Hear It Local, Jon Soberg, Blumberg Capital and Kevin Rooneyof Sheppard Mullin
You may have started your own business because you have a passion for what you do. Maybe you decided to go into business for yourself because you enjoy the freedom that owning your own business allows. Whatever your reason, chances are you didn’t start your own business just to see it fail, but many new businesses do because of lack of planning. A few simple things can save you from disasters down the road, though. Follow these four easy guidelines to save your business later from a possible disaster.
1. Protect Your Assets
As part of our Founders Spotlight Series, we like to shine a light on our members’ startups and explain what they did right and wrong. This week, we’re proud to feature Loqheart and their amazing game Cannon Cat.
Here’s their story written by David and Don, the founders:
With zero marketing budget, one passionate programmer, an artistic rocket scientist, and a wacky flying cat character, you too can get to the top of Apple’s mobile gaming charts!
Suzen Pettit
by Suzen Pettit at Omaginarium
By nature I’m a crummy networker. I know this might strike you as odd, coming from someone who teaches how to attract business, but this is a fact. I’m a crummy social networker, I’m a crummy Happy Hour go-er, I’m a crummy Chamber of Commerce attendee, and in general I’m a crummy schmoozer. When given a choice I’d rather go to the small dinner party rather than to the bar, would rather be one to one coaching a client friend than stand in front of a crowd and speak; no one would ever mistake me for the “life of the party”. That would have been my ex husbands job. And I was glad he was there to take on that role as it got me off the hook. One can see how this might prove a bit problematic given my field of choice, which relies heavily on attracting clients so that I can help others do the same.
Founders Space Roundtable - Future of Mobile Social Gaming
Founders Space Roundtable - Future of Mobile Social Gaming
Founders Space Roundtable - Future of Mobile Social Gaming
Steve Hoffman
Here’s some interesting market data on iPhone, iPad and Android games:
Market Data:
iOS & Android’s share of the U.S. portable game market revenue exploded from 1% in 2008 to 34% in 2010.
Nintendo’s U.S. share contracted to 57% from 75% from 2008 to 2010.
Games drive 75% of revenue generated among the top 100 grossing iOS apps, of which 65% were generated from freemium games.
In App Purchasing (2012):
Games are rapidly changing the face of mobile and social networks and how we interact with one another. Where do the opportunities lie in 2012? Who’s innovating? What are the next big breakthroughs that will radically alter gaming, monetization and user engagement on your phone and the web? These are a few of the questions we’re going to answer as we go deep on the latest trends in mobile and social gaming.
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Presenters: Steve Hoffman of CEO of PlayGearz, Daniel Pfeiffer, VP of FunMobility and Jeff Hyman, CEO of Idle Games
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