Beyond wanting to experience educational and inspiring content, we know that most people really go to conferences to network and connect. But that’s easier said than done. You can’t just be sliding into everybody’s DMs like some bro on Tindr. It doesn’t work and most of the time whatever half-court shot somebody tries to sink […]
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Oh, the internet of things. Since the term was coined in 1999 by British technologist Kevin Ashton back when he was at MIT, it’s been like a whirlwind of one step forward, one step back. The mountain top experiences are all in how everything can be connected in a way that’s heavier than the Back
If ever there was a vertical more amped to save the planet and the human race, it’s foodtech/agtech. Moving beyond convenience applications, like the magic food machines of Star Trek and The Jetsons, there are so many incredible startups launching with the vision to bring better efficiency and sustainability to the way that we raise
Increased efficiency and sustainability is easier said than done, especially when it comes improving the way that energy is harnessed and used. It takes a lot of smarts, technology, and funding to bring new ways of doing energy to market. Outside of their vertical, it can be super challenging to understand what it is exactly
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Let’s say you’ve got your MVP on lock and you’re just starting to generate revenue. Congrats, you’ve made some sales and that feels good. You feel good. This vision that you’ve had locked inside your head is finally starting to manifest. But because it’s your vision, as the founder, or co-founder, your natural inclination might
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It’s somewhat fashionable today to give Jeff Bezos a hard time for how he runs his company. But credit where credit’s due, he really paved the way for how we think about and experience eCommerce. Plus, if you watch his first 60 Minutes interview, you’ll have a whole new appreciation for bootstrapped. The truth is
If you thought Pokémon Go was mind-blowing, let us introduce you to the future of Virtual and Augmented Reality. It’s not all fun and games here, but then again, even the educational ones are like a dream come true. Very soon, this brand of hands on learning will replace textbooks in classrooms (and even the
It used to be that there was no end to what could be done with consumer startups in the early days. It was like an endless ocean of socks and sandals in its boom. But now, it takes so much more sophistication, brand alignment, and consumer empathy to really iterate on what’s already existing to
Formerly the property of science fiction, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapid growing vertical across multiple industries: automotive, media, robotics, and more. Whether or not you’re in the camp of people who’s seen Terminator too many times to feel cool about any of this (here’s looking at you Elon Musk), or you’re super stoked about
According to Globenewswire, the global blockchain market is anticipated to grow to over $60 billion by 2024 as more companies adopt distributed ledger technology and mass-use cases appear. Even though it’s an incredibly young vertical, blockchain is already being used to democratize economies and increase market efficiencies. While there’s a lot of companies coming up
