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Madeira Startup Retreat (apply by Nov 30th)

Madeira Startup Retreat is held from Jan 15th to Mar 16th 2018 in Madeira Island, Portugal, promoted by StartUp Madeira, The Portuguese Tourism Board and Nova School of Business and Economics.

They are welcoming 8 startups focused on Tourism & Travel. For 8 weeks, these startups will relocate to, work and share business experiences in Madeira Island. Each startup will be granted €4,000 euros for expenses.

Applications is due by Nov 30th 2017. You can register and learn more about Madeira
Startup Retreat here.

Founders Space Startup Pitch Day

Come pitch your startup to our investor panel at Founders Space!

REGISTER: Founders Space Pitch Day

This event is for startups, angel investors and VCs. You can listen to all the pitches, meet the startup founders, and participate in our pitch event. Read More...

Motivational Tips for Salespeople

Here are my motivational tips:

1) Tell your sales team not to sell. Their job should be to educate, inform and help customers. Customers will love them, and they will love their jobs.

2) It’s not how many leads you generate that counts. It’s the quality of the leads. Read More...

Employee Advice

Here’s some advice for employees who want to get ahead.

1. What could someone 2-3 levels below you do to earn your respect?

Ask the right questions in a meeting, and you’ll earn my respect. Lots of people want to show off how much they know, but few people listen, think and inquire. Those are the truly valuable people. Read More...

Guerilla Marketing

Every startup needs to master guerrilla marketing. Here are some tips:

– Trying two or three marketing channels is not enough. Great marketers try dozens of channels looking for the best ones.

– Test each channel with small amounts of money. Gather data and compare the results to other channels. Read More...

Silicon Valley Frontier Technology Spotlight

Organizer: Silicon Valley Innovation Channel Ding Ding TV

Co-Organizers: FoundersSpace | F50 | RAVV |Skychee Venture | TSVC

Hunting Unicorns & Making Elephants Fly

Register Here:

https://hunting-unicorns.eventbrite.com

Join us for Hunting Unicorns: How Smart VCs Invest in Startups. Read More...

ICO Funding Summit: Bitcoins, Blockchain, Digital Currency and FinTech

Captain Hoff is speaking about the promise and perils of ICOs. Join us along with leading cryptocurrency and blockchain experts.

Bitcions and blockchain are the new internet technology with the potential to transform the financial industry and disrupt markets around the world.

See you at the ICO Funding Summit: Bitcoins, Blockchain, Digital Currency and FinTech. Read More...

Founders Space Holiday Party & Book Signing

Founders Space invites you and your friends to our Holiday Party with plenty of startups, VCs, angel investors, service providers and creative types!

Register Now (while tickets last)

It will be a great events with lavish food, unlimited drinks, demo tables and plenty of engaging people. We’ll also have the Make Elephants Fly book signing. This year it will be our best yet, with our partners at 1 Piece Work and Angel Launch. Read More...

The Ten Commandments of Raising Venture Capital (hosted by Google Launch Pad)

Register here!

What are the cardinal rules for pitching VCs?
What do you say to hook them?
More importantly, what don’t you say?
What are the things that are sure to kill a deal?
How do you negotiate with a VC?
When do you push hard, and when do you back off?
How can you get VCs to give you a term sheet on the day you want it?
How do you create a bidding war?

Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) will go over all this and more. Hoffman is an angel investor, LP in August Capital, and CEO of Founders Space. He invests in startups and works with hundreds of investors worldwide. Hoffman is also the author of the new book “Making Elephants Fly: the Process of Radical Innovation.”

Register Here! Read More...