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Draper University

Draper University is a 7 week program for entrepreneurs who want to change the world. They bring together entrepreneurs from all over the world to build and launch a startup in 7 weeks.

It all happens in Silicon Valley with hands-on experiential learning from top founders, CEO’s and VC’s. At the end of the program each entrepreneur will pitch their business to a panel of VC and Angel investors.

Alumni have raised 15M+ and have started over 185 companies.
Apply online or learn more: http://www.draperuniversity.com

Brandee Kathan, CEO of Society Source (USA)

I will never forget the day last August when I found out that my startup was accepted into Founders Space. It was nothing less than pure joy. When you have tirelessly been pursuing your dreams and battling all of the hurdles and you receive this kind of news, you just dance in the excitement.

After it all set in, I started to explore the opportunities and knowledge that we would learn from the experience. All of the expectations that I had were blown away.

The amazing staff of FS, Steve and Scott and the other special guests, during our tenure continued to push the limits with knowledge and push the barriers. Steve and Scott gave us a whole lot of knowledge and were very engaging. We were lucky to be such a small batch and have amazing role models that continued to educate us! Read More...

8 Things I Learned in Taiwan

Recently, I traveled to Taiwan and met key players in their startup ecosystem. I also had the honor of meeting with the Prime Minister and his cabinet.

Here are the 8 things I learned while in Taiwan:

1) Taiwan’s older semiconductor and hardware businesses are flat. They need to innovate and are pushing hard on building a startup ecosystem.

2) Taiwan has an educated population with an abundance of engineering talent. Engineers are not expensive compared to Silicon Valley and most speak English well.

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F50 Season 5 is Open to Applications

Get in. Get funded. Get back to building your startup.

F50, a private network that connects founders with strategic investors, has officially opened up applications for its biggest and boldest season yet. The F50 team will select 100 startups and set the stage for them to connect with hundreds of professional, accredited investors from the Bay Area and around the globe.

With a target investment of $100 million across the selected startups, the F50 Network offers its founders a fast, free, easy-to-understand experience that positions them to meet their funding goals. There’s no catch. Really. Apply now!

Jonathan Baer, Threshold Ventures

Jon is a senior executive who brings a unique perspective to the world of startups. He has been both a venture capitalist as well as the founder and CEO of two venture backed companies, eBoomerang, an enterprise software company which was sold in 2006 and Artificial Muscle, Inc., a spinout from Stanford Research Institute (SRI).

As a principal and founder of Threshold Ventures, Jon works with companies around the world, serving as an advisor/mentor, working on specific projects and when appropriate, taking on interim operating roles. He has worked with a wide range of software, telephony, hardware and services businesses. Earlier in his career Jon was a General Partner at Oscco Ventures, a Sand Hill Road early-stage venture capital firm which was one of the pioneering firms in Silicon Valley. He has invested in a range of companies including Landec, Peerless Systems, and Coinstar.

Jon now spends his time teaching, mentoring and advising early stage companies around the world. In the past two years he has worked with companies from Silicon Valley, S. Korea, Singapore, Kazakhstan, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Northern Ireland, Venezuela, Mexico, Denmark, Australia, Tunisia, Norway, and elsewhere.

Burhan Bozkurt, CEO of B-Messenger (Turkey)

Dynamic, interactive, fun and helpful. Founders Space has the influential team with the useful content.

Mentors are quite experienced and ready to help you in every way they can. They are willing to share their experiences and ideas whenever you need.

Steve Austin makes analysis and research about everything you can imagine that is related to entrepreneurship. From the Beatles to the functioning of the human brain. He uses his experience and knowledge to help startups reach their potential. He has unlimited energy and enthusiasm. Read More...

Open Idea

We just found out about OPEN IDEA, an open source methodology, to support the “communication start-up process”, in small and medium organizations.

OPENIDEA.biz | Purpose Driven Communication Empowerment

Visa’s Challenge

Our partner, KITE, is working with VISA to help them tackle 3 different marketing challenges by finding them good startups who could solve those problems. Founders Space startups are invited to participate in this challenge.

VISA is offering a $50K pilot to each suitable candidate and potential of recurring relation if the pilot is successful.

They’re looking for startups that can help VISA help with following three business challenges: Read More...