Category: Featured Stories (Page 32 of 43)

Ben Einstein is launching a new accelerator program called Bolt. This accelerator is unique in that it will focus on entrepreneurs who want to design physical products, like talking backpacks and virtual glasses.

So if you have any wild ideas for physical products, this might be your chance.   The only catch is that you’ll have to be in Boston.  That’s where the accelerator will be located. Read More...

A hot new incubator hits LA…  This time it’s Science. It’s the brainchild of Color cofounder, Peter Pham and former MySpace CEO Mike Jones. With their connections and Silicon Valley money, they should do alright.

Here’s their pitch:

Science creates, scales and acquires successful digital businesses by bringing together the best ideas, talent, resources and financing through a centralized platform. Science focus’s on three things: developing new businesses, providing emerging startups with operational strategy and capital, and transforming later-stage Internet ventures with new talent and innovations. Read More...

We’ve got another great startup for you: Hear It Local. Hear It Local’s mission is to help musicians secure more local gigs and to help fans get the inside scoop about local shows.

This video was produced by our good friends and collaborators Lyne and Peter at WavePlay as part of their What’s Hot Now series. It features Matt Lombardi and Glenn Shope, cofounders of Hear It Local. Enjoy!

Do you want to take your company to an extreme? Well, we’ve found the incubator for you.  Extreme Startups is extremely cold.  At least for those of us living in sunny California.  It’s way up in Ontario, Canada.  But that shouldn’t stop you.  First of all, they’re offering $200,000 in funding to each startup that enters their program.  Nice!   That can buy you plenty of long underwear.

They also have a nice roster of mentors and solid industry connections. Most importantly, they have a program that they put you through to make sure you’re prepared to spend their money wisely.  Are you up for a trip to the great white north?   If so, Extreme Startups is worth considering.  And they have a sense of humor…

Check this out:
SECRET LAWS OF STARTUPS Read More...

With hundreds of thousands of apps currently in the Android Marketplace, it can be difficult for game developers to break through the clutter and have their games seen by the public. To help developers gain exposure, Hooked Media brings Get Discovered, a worldwide competition for Android game developers that gives them a unique chance to win both wide scale distribution through Best Buy’s App Discovery Center™ and seed funding from Trinity Ventures, a top Silicon Valley venture capital firm. The winner will also receive an online advertisement package from VentureBeat, one of the industry’s most widely-read blogs.

Developers can submit their games between now and January 24^th, 2012.

• Games must be live in Android market by January 24^th 2012.
• Judging period January 24^th 2012 – February 24^th 2012.
• Finalists notified by March 2^nd 2012.
• Winner announced at live event.

by Naomi Kokubo, Editor of Founders Space

This week we’re shining the spotlight on founder Alexander Desuasido and his startup Kid IRA: Read More...

• Pitching Practice: Preparations for Monthly Demo day in front of pitch mentors – http://www.meetup.com/StartupMonthly/events/40350662/ – Mon Nov 28, 5pm-9pm, AOL 395 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA

• Startup Monthly Ventures November 2011 Demo Day – http://www.meetup.com/StartupMonthly/events/40028462/ – Wed Nov 30, 4:30pm-8pm, Computer History Museum 1401 North Shoreline Boulevard, Mountain View, CA

• Startup Monthly Socials Party November 2011 – http://www.meetup.com/StartupMonthly/events/41839312/ –  Wed Nov 30, 7pm-1am –  British Bankers Club1090 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA

This month’s Founders Spotlight features Playkast. Playkast’s Interactive Video Platform let’s anyone take their website’s video content and turn it into an interactive experience. Playkast is powering the online auditions for the TV show Family Feud. Playkast also enables online video contests, conversations, collections & challenges.

Hosted by Orrick, TOTAL ACCESS is a complimentary program exclusively for entrepreneurs, startup company executives, and the investment community in the Silicon Valley. In order for us to better serve entrepreneurs, we are polling the general entrepreneurial community to see what draws your attention. We would really appreciate it if you would take a moment to complete our short survey. Participants will have the opportunity to win a $100 gift card for Amazon.com. To take the survey, please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2NNYFPC

For more information about Orrick’s TOTAL ACCESS, please visit www.orrick.com/totalaccess

Playkast has launched a Meetup focusing on video content creation and monetization, called the San Francisco Video Creators Meetup, and I’d love for you all to join up and come to the launch party next week.

This group is great resource for anyone interested in online video, media, blogging, and vlogging. Read More...