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by Howard Edelman, co-founder of BUILD
Several years ago I had decided to start my first medical device company. For the first year, I was slogging it alone in my garage building and testing prototypes and struggling to prove a concept. Given the stage of the project, it made the most sense to be on my own for time. I knew the project needed to be managed and executed this way until a certain amount of risk was removed. After that, maybe then the project would become something more. I thought I would be able to attract more capital and the right team members after I achieved certain goals.
For a long period early on when discussing or presenting the company, I would refer to it as “the project” thinking this somehow made is more manageable with the skeleton crew. I remember squirreling this lesson away from a board member during my salad days at another startup. His project had suffered through years of lean times later to graduate to a “company” when he felt supported by the right management team that took him years to assemble.
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by Richard Hsu at One Page Blog
In an effort to emphasize the company’s commitment to Wearable Technology and the Internet of Wearable Things (IOWT), Stained Glass Labs changed its name to Wearable World Inc. today.
In an announcement made by co-founders Redg Snodgrass and Kyle Ellicott, Mr. Snodgrass stated, “We want to be more focused on the over-arching ecosystem and not just a single player in the space. The world of Wearable Technology includes innovative consumer products beyond GLASS, and thus demands a platform for those in the community to engage, learn and connect with the global Wearable Technology ecosystem.
Wearable World is the answer to the call for a united community voice. Wearable World brings all aspects of our business offerings together nicely under one overarching umbrella, including GLAZED Conferences, WeCodeWe, Wearable Wednesdays and the Incubator. Through these programs, Wearable World acts as the catalyst for future Wearable Technology innovation. While we still believe that GLASS is a part of the future of Wearable Tech, we feel now is the time to expand our brand and corporate commitment to include and embrace the multitude of viable platforms coming online.”
by Jim Burnett, founder of ExpertOpinions.info
Our start-up, ExpertOpinions.info, is an outlier. We’re building an online consumer recommendation magazine, not a tech site. Algorithms mean nothing to us – we create content through research and curation, performed by actual living and breathing humanoids.
We don’t have a traditional founder structure, which incubator GrowLab in Vancouver defines as “a hustler and a hacker.” We’re based in sleepy Nevada City rather than Mountain View or San Francisco. We’re a comprehensive consumer guide, not a niche site. We won’t generate revenues for 6 to 12 months after we launch.
This is our Annual Investor Forecast for 2014, and it will be a packed house.
Find out what the top VC firms are looking for when it comes to investing in 2014.
- Which sectors are hot and which are out of favor?
- What new technologies are VCs betting on?
- And where do the hidden opportunities lie?
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Presenters: Brian Ascher of Venrock, Jon Soberg of Blumberg Capital, Dave Feinleib known as “VCDave” for his popular blog and investment career, and Steve Hoffman cofounder of Founders Space. Panel Moderated by Scott Gray, CEO of Nearcast.
