SheLovesTech Global Pitch Competition
- Having an MVP ready
- Having raised <US$5M
- Having at least one female founder or a business positively impacting female
Apply for the 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies Award
Apply for the 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies Award
Startup Grind: The Startup Program
Here is an exclusive opportunity for our startups to join Startup Grind and get three months free access (if accepted).
Check out their Startup Membership.
Use this referral link to apply and get three months free access (if approved): http://zpr.io/Hp2DH
True Entrepreneurs Realize their Dreams or Die Trying
True entrepreneurs realize their dreams or die trying…
5 Accelerators Helping Startups Succeed
All businesses must start with a concept, but expanding that concept into a successful, fully functioning venture involves significant work, money, time, and patience. Understanding these entrepreneurial challenges, accelerators such as the ones listed here offer vital support through funding, professional networks, events, and other resources necessary to take any startup to the next level.
2020 Startup Law Initiative at Berkeley Law
The Startup Law Initiative at Berkeley Law (SLI), an initiative of the University of California, offers free incorporation services to entrepreneurs.
SLI’s services allow founders to overcome costly barriers to conducting business. Founders work with Berkeley Law students and top Bay Area law firms that specialize in corporate law and emerging markets.
Other services include stock purchase agreements, indemnification agreements, and corporate bylaws. We are currently accepting applications for entrepreneurs looking to incorporate their businesses this fall.
Is Implanting Microchips in Employees a Good Idea?
Companies are beginning to implant microchips in employees to improve productivity, security, and healthcare. No, this is not a scene out of a dystopian sci-fi film, it’s happening right now. The chips are typically the size of a grain of rice and are inserted under the skin in a relatively painless process.
Join Startup Research 2020
Researchers from the University of California (Irvine), Notre Dame University, and the University of Colorado Boulder are looking for startup teams for a research study with the goal to understand factors that lead to effective, high-performing teams. Participation in this study is a unique opportunity for you and your team to gain invaluable and actionable insights into your team’s performance and how to improve it. At the same time, your participation will help to improve the lives of people who are living and working through both current and potential future pandemics.
Lawnboy Ventures – Restoring a Sense of Smell
Scott Moorehead suffered a traumatic brain injury when fell in the driveway, while teaching his 6-year-old son how to skateboard. He recovered from the internal bleeding and concussion but never regained his smell. The connection between the olfactory nerves in his nose and his brain had been severed.
My Trek Around the World
I’m continuing my worldwide speaking tour. Yesterday, I gave a talk in Nanjing, China. Before that Australia. This morning I was in Great Britain, and this afternoon Nova Scotia, Canada. Tomorrow, I’ll be back talking in Silicon Valley.
I’m doing all this from the comfort of my bedroom thanks to modern technology. It’s amazing that I can participate in events all over the world without ever hopping on a plane, losing luggage, or getting jet lag!
The Silicon Valley Podcast by Shawn Flynn
I highly recommend the The Silicon Valley Podcast by Shawn Flynn.
You can see the latest podcasts here: https://thesiliconvalleypodcast.com/blog-page/
If you want to listen to Captain Hoff’s interview, click here:
Investing in HealthTech, MedTech & Biotech Startups: Raising Venture Capital in Silicon Valley
Join us for a discussion with three Silicon Valley investors on health, medical and biotech startups.
Startup Survival Guide in the Age of COVID-19
Captain Hoff discusses how entrepreneurs can keep their startup businesses afloat during the coronavirus crisis.
Vegetarian Challenge
Photo by ja ma on Unsplash
While flying to Asia and lamenting how much meat is being consumed around the world, I had an idea… One way to promote vegetarianism is to make it a personal challenge. People love challenging themselves. The reward comes in the form of that feeling of accomplishment we all crave.
Personal Motivation:
Free Legal Services for Startups – Apply by Dec 15, 2019
Every startup needs a solid legal foundation. The Startup Legal Garage at UC Hastings Law School is now accepting applications from early-stage companies to be part of its Spring 2020 cohort.
Their program matches select law students with attorneys from top-flight Bay Area law firms to provide free legal services to qualified startups, including incorporation, equity splits, terms of service, vendor, customer, and employment contracts, basic funding work, and more.
The Bleeding Edge
“The Bleeding Edge” shows how medical device companies are treating human beings as guinea pigs when testing out their new devices. Not all innovation is good, especially when it’s being done at the cost of patient safety. This film has changed how I view the healthcare system and medical device startups. Something needs to be done about the lax regulation and cronyism before more lives are destroyed.
AI & the Future of Education
A group from South Korea came to Founders Space today. We talked about how AI is going to impact education. It’s my belief that teachers and even universities won’t be necessary in the future.
Right now, we use universities to filter people. If you went to MIT or Harvard, everyone assumes you’re brilliant and companies line up to hire you. But all it really means is that you are great at taking tests.