International visitors at the HTIA 2012 conference got much more than what they came for. It wasn’t just your typical roundtable sessions and panel discussions – it was a showcase of some of the finest innovation and human ingenuity in the world, and enough to inspire the entrepreneur in all of us.
HTML5 is the latest iteration of the standard used by web programmers and developers. When completed in 2014, it will enable developers to write-once-run-anywhere (WORA) for consistent, cross-platform experiences across all operating systems and browsers. Unfortunately, HTML5 will first have to surmount some daunting technical and commercial challenges.
The term "Growth Hacking", invented by Sean Ellis, and made popular by Andrew Chen, a Silicon valley marketer and entrepreneur, is a combination of two disciplines - marketing and coding. Learn the principles of Growth Hacking and how they apply to your startup - to avoid the Trough of Sorrow!
As every month, VC Cafe is re-posting the “Invest in Israel” Newsletter, published by the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, which offers many helpful tools for prospecting investors. For the Invest in Israel archive, click here
Competitions provide start-ups with the invaluable means to improve their reputation, enhance their profile and help them on the road to expansion and success.
I've been contacted by several members the VC Cafe Network on LinkedIn who are asking for assistance in fundraising for a web startup or a mobile app. I'm writing today to share my recommendations with all who have enquired, and with the broader group of VC Cafe readers.
On "Intelligence Is Overrated: What You Really Need To Succeed", a research by Carnegie Institute of Technology shows that "85 percent of your financial success is due to skills in “human engineering,” your personality and ability to communicate, negotiate, and lead. Let's take a look on how emotional intelligence can change your startup?
The city of Tel Aviv, in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is launching BizCamp Tel Aviv, a "Startup Bootcamp" for European entrepreneurs. It's a great prize, which includes free flights and accommodation, plus a dedicated programme of seminars, networking opportunities, and visits to the main R&D facilities of Google, eBay and Microsoft.
This morning I attended an interesting session on "The Power of Design" by Doug Richard, an angel investor, former "Dragon", and founder of "School for Startups". Below are the 10 questions to evaluate a business opportunity that every entrepreneur should be able to answer.
So how do you go about finding co-founders and early members of your startup? VC Cafe took a look at the most promising sources for finding co-founders, both in the "real world" and online.
AngelList is currently has 23,971 startpus across countries, Investors can track colleges, market, industries, founders or startups. Entrepreneurs can recruit, market, fundraising. Judging by the panel with Naval Ravikant last week at Google I/O, AngelList is just getting started. I've selected a sample of 10 interesting Israeli startups which are currently raising funding on AngelList.
The Nesta report "The Venture Crowd" reveals that in 2011 alone, €1.5 billion was raised through crowdfunding for projects and businesses in need of funds. Amongst the different types of crowdfunding: Donation, Reward, Lending and Equity, the latter is on the rise as a fundraising mechanism for European startups.
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