Founder Insight 11/16/11
TheFunded.com Open Letter
Posted by Gopal Kamath on 2011-11-16
Editor's Note: Our own Adeo Ressi will be hosting a free Startup Ideation Bootcamp tonight in Silicon Valley. This intensive, 3-hour workshop helps you improve your startup idea, come up with new ideas, and meet a co-founder. Also speaking will be Will Bunker, Co-Founder of vChatter and the online dating service that became Match.com. There are only a few spots left - be sure to register now at http://sv-ideation-bootcamp.eventbrite.com
- Jonathan Greechan (@jonnystartup)
Inside the Founder Institute
'Don’t Achieve Failure' by Eric Ries- In this talk from last year’s Silicon Valley Founder Institute, Eric Ries outlines the lean startup methodology towards product development.
Great Discussions on TheFunded:
Advice on Independent Board Member?
Recommended Resources:
The Hardest Thing for Any Entrepreneur is to Start
[Jack Dorsey via TechCrunch]
Why MANY Smart People are Not Social
[Rajesh Setty]
Upcoming Events:
Silicon Valley Startup Ideation Bootcamp
Date/Location: November 16, 2011: 6:00 PM-9:00 PM
Description: In just three hours the Founder Institute will help you improve your startup ideas, come up with new ideas, and find a cofounder. Best of all it's free, and many local CEOs will be in attendance - including Adeo Ressi and Will Bunker.
Silicon Valley Startup Pitch Bootcamp
Date/Location: November 30, 2011: 6:00 PM-9:00 PM
Description: In just three hours the Founder Institute will help you improve your startup ideas, come up with new ideas, and find a cofounder. Best of all it's free, and many local CEOs will be in attendance - including Adeo Ressi and Will Bunker.
Women 2.0 Startup Weekend
Date/Location: November 18-20, 2011: San Francisco, CA
Description: Both men and women are invited to attend Women 2.0 Startup Weekend where developers, designers and idea people start projects and build companies in 54 hours! Come with an idea, or come to join a team with an idea. Over the past two years, Women 2.0 Startup Weekend has launched 41 startups, and speakers at this event include two very succesful alumni: Sarah Allen (Co-Founder & CTO, Mightyverse) and Alexa Andrzejewski (Co-Founder & CEO, Foodspotting). TheFunded members save $25 on a developer ticket using the coupon code "founder".
Women 2.0 PITCH Competition 2012
Date/Location: Deadline to Apply is November 30th, 2011
Description: Women 2.0 PITCH is open to early-stage ventures from around the world from web to mobile, from double bottom line businesses to connected devices. To be eligible, your startup must be in beta stage, have received less than a million in funding, have a technical co-founder, and have at least one female on the founding team.
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