By Laura Fenton Brittany Fitzpatrick had to take a deep breath and make the first move. “I’m an introvert,” said Fitzpatrick, founder and CEO of Mentor.Me. “I do have to make a concerted effort to go out of my comfort zone.” But by taking the initiative, Fitzpatrick has created and formed a team for her
We’re less than a week away from the opening of everywhereelse.co The Startup Conference. With over 2000 attendees registered and nearly 100 startups in the Startup Village it’s shaping up to be a huge event. It’s also the largest single venue startup conference in the US. The conference itself is being held at the Memphis
Everywhereelse.co has taken the world and the country by storm. This three day startup conference, is being held at the Memphis Cook Convention Center next week and has been hailed by Forbes Magazine as a “must attend” startup conference for entrepreneurs. Next Sunday entrepreneurs from across the country and around the world along with investors,
Today the Memphis newspapers picked up on the story that New York Times best selling author, Damien Echols would be speaking at everywhereelse.co the startup conference. For those of you not familiar, he was one of three teenage boys arrested and eventually convicted of the brutal murder of three 8 year old boys in West
In a bit of interesting funding news, Mardil Medical, a medical startup from the Twin Cities has received a $6.125 million dollar round of funding led by Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM). Some may find that this investment from AIM is a rather risky endeavor. Mardil is in the process of going through the most capital
Memphis’ tech startup accelerator program, now in it’s third year, Seed Hatchery, has unveiled the six startup teams participating in it’s 2013 cohort. The cohort will begin next week on February 8th and end with a Demo Day during the legendary Memphis in May Barbecue Festival. The applications were plentiful and this years class features
With everywhereelse.co the startup conference a little over a week away we want to make sure that everyone knows what app to use to keep up with all the action at the biggest startup conference in the U.S., whether you’re at home or at the event. Bonfyre is the official app for everywhereelse.co the startup
In just under 2 weeks nearly 100 startups will be in the Startup Village at “everywhereelse.co The Startup Conference” the event takes place in Memphis Tennessee at the Memphis Cook Convention Center. There are actually three startup booths still available! The startups in the village are competing for a cash prize of $10,000 and other
We are officially at the two week mark for everywhereelse.co The Startup Conference. The event is taking place from February 10th – 12th in beautiful downtown Memphis, a cultural hub for music, and entrepreneurship. The conference itself will be held at the Memphis Cook Convention Center. We’ve sold over 1500 tickets and have over 100
One of the biggest things I have struggled with since I’ve been in the startup community is explaining my position on the startup vs. small business debate. Some consider me a startup snob or a startup hipster. This debate is compounded by the fact that everyone seems to have an opinion on the issue. Take
Women in tech and women in startups are quickly becoming a big thing across the country. Everywhereelse.co The Startup Conference, is featuring a panel called “Kick Ass Female Founders From Everywhere Else”. Women’s entrepreneurial initiatives are popping up all over the place as well, like Memphis’ Upstart Memphis. Even young women are seeing more opportunities
The Iron Yard is a startup accelerator, co-working space, incubator and educational hub in Greenville South Carolina. They’re also a member of the Global Accelerator Network. We covered their first session at the Iron Yard accelerator extensively as they neared completion of the first cohort this summer. Companies like Trucky Love (now Locally.fm), MoonClerk, Spent,
Los Angeles startup Styku has done something rather innovative utilizing the Microsoft Kinect platform. Using four Kinect sensors, Styku has created a way to do a full body scan and create an online fitting room. According to the company you can actually use just one Kinect at home but to get the most accurate measurements
All of the participating Startup Village startups for everywhereelse.co The Startup Conference are hereby invited to submit a video up to three minutes long, highlighting what your startup is, and what your startup does. There will be another live pitch contest during the conference in downtown Memphis Tennessee February 10-12th where you’ll get to pitch
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