How Do You Define Success?
April 17, 2013
Entrepreneur.com has a thoughtful article featuring 25 common characteristics of successful entrepreneurs. We recommend you take a look to see which ones best describe you. One questions comes up though, how do we define success? For entrepreneurs, success comes in many forms. Financial rewards are obvious, but how about ones that effect our lives or…
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The 3 Minute Pitch; The hardest presentation I’ve ever given.
March 25, 2013
I’ve been doing presentations from time to time for a bit close to 5 years now. Most of them revolve around development, web processes or other technical subject matter, and usually lasting 30 minutes to an hour. So I’m not shy when it comes to speaking in front of a crowd. I typically pull my…
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Entrepreneurs: Breakdowns and Breakthroughs
March 11, 2013
Entrepreneurs: Breakdowns and Breakthroughs is a short video with interviews with many of today’s most successful tech entrepreneurs. Debbie Landa has done a wonderful job collecting clips of interviews with these incredible inspiring people. Are you inspired? Watch the video. Do you have what it takes? Join us this summer. Apply to Jumpstart Foundry before…
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How To Never Give Up On Becoming an Entrepreneur
February 12, 2013
How to Never Give Up on becoming an entrepreneur by Anna Vital at fundersandfounders.com is a brilliant infographic we had to share. From the original post… Stay Alive. Say your are 30 now. You got about 60 years, say it takes 3 month to do a big project. That’s 60 X 12mos /3 = 240 SHOTS at…
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Must Read Motivational Quotes for Startups
January 31, 2013
Lauris Liberts and Chris Dumier have an inspiring site for startups called startupvitamins.com. The site is a collection of inspiring posters for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs. They explain, “We learned our lesson. We condense those lessons for you.“ The following are several inspiring messages we hope will leave you motivated. As they say on their site,…
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4 Lessons in Creativity
November 15, 2012
Radio host and book author, Julie Burstein, speaks in this TED talk about storytelling and creativity. Specifically, she shares four lessons we all need to learn to be creative. Watch her inspiring presentation, and consider how you can use her examples to tap into your imagination to launch or grow your business.
Anything is possible
October 31, 2012
Take a moment to watch this. Our applications for Jumpstart Foundry 2013 will open in the new year. Sign up to our newsletter to be among the first to know. Anything is possible in entrepreneurship. Are you ready?
Inspiration for tomorrow today
August 22, 2012
Jayme Hoffman from Kiwi posted this on Twitter recently. I thought it was the perfect message to share leading up to Investor Day tomorrow. If this doesn’t leave you filled with inspiration, I will eat this blog post. Whether you are a Jumpstart Foundry company about to pitch hundreds of investors tomorrow, or you are…
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Startup Myths and Lessons from Instagram Founders
May 9, 2012
Instagram Co-Founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger challenge many of the myths surrounding startups and the lives of entrepreneurs. Take the next 50 minutes to watch this presentation, there is so much to learn here! Systrom and Krieger share their first-hand experiences of the entrepreneurial process, including identifying good problems to solve and the value…
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Entrepreneur Interview: Carl Icahn
February 23, 2012
Mr. Carl Icahn, is one of the most influential investors in the nation. This video is of Ichahn speaking at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business in 2008. Icahn’s candid speech during the commencement ceremony covers the economy and corporate directors. Take seven minutes to watch it now. 4 things every CEO needs to do Stand up against the trends…
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Go Be Amazing
February 21, 2012
Guest post by Neely Burks. Founder, President of SourceYourCity SourceYourCity better connects reporters with expert sources for local news stories. As a member of the inaugural 2010 class of Jumpstart Foundry, SourceYourCity was chosen in the month of August. From there, we secured tech talent to build out our minimally viable product in preparation for a January 2011 beta…
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Entrepreneur Interview: Robert Scoble
February 16, 2012
Stanford Graduate School of Business presents Robert Scoble about the role of social media in marketing. If you don’t know Robert Scoble you should. He is not only an early adopter, he is among the very first digital content producers (he’s also a great guy!). Watch this presentation where he speaks about his days with…
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Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Corner: Jack Dorsey, Square – The Power of Curiosity and Inspiration [Entire Talk]
June 9, 2011
via ecorner.stanford.edu Check out this fascinating talk by Square and Twitter Co-founder Jack Dorsey.
Do what you love (no excuses!)
May 18, 2011
Building Personal Brand Within the Social Media Landscape At the Web 2.0 Expo, entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk gives a shot in the arm to dreamers and up-and-comers who face self-doubt. The Internet has made the formula for success simpler than ever, he argues. So there’s now no excuse not to do what makes you happy. Learn…
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Words of wisdom
May 3, 2011
We all seek daily inspiration, that’s why Startup Quote is the perfect browser destination each day. Rollin’Egg‘s Startup Quote gives you a daily dose of insights and visions from startup founders and experts. Where do you get inspiration?
The reality of non-selection in Jumpstart… from someone like you.
April 4, 2011
Our Challenge, As Jumpstart Foundry Partners We received nearly 100 applications, and about 1/3 of those applications on the very last day. They came from all over the world. They had videos, bold ideas, great teams, and strong cases on why they should be chosen. But the facts are, 100 applications cannot be accurately processed,…
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The Unclear Path
March 31, 2011
Grab a coffee or a bite to eat. Take 20 minutes to watch Tara Hunt share a moving tale of entrepreneurship and taking the “unclear path”.
10 books every entrepreneur must read
March 14, 2011
The following are 10 books that every entrepreneur must read, as selected by Jumpstart Foundry mentors. While books will certainly help you become the best entrepreneur you can be, our 14-week program this summer will be far superior. Jumpstart Foundry is a seed-stage fund merged with an intensive 14-week mentor-driven incubation program, based in Nashville,…
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10 Reasons to Apply to Jumpstart and *NOT* Go It Alone
March 9, 2011
Nashville is experiencing an entrepreneurial renaissance right now, and it is amazing. I remember when I joined the founders at Emma in 2003, and I can tell you that there was no such mentor network, no Entrepreneur Center, no angel community (at least not for an Emma) and no tech community outside of a few user groups here…
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THE NEW DORK – Entrepreneur State of Mind
February 25, 2011
I saw this some time ago, but I know that you will appreciate it. I love TechCocktail’s Frank Gruber’s explanation of the inspiring New Dork video. (A) tribute to some of the most famous Internet entrepreneurs (who are all the”new dorks”)… Created “because there’s a new type of dork that is cooler than ever” the video…
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Are You An Entrepreneur Or A Business Owner?
February 24, 2011
Mitch Joel from the popular marketing blog and podcast, Six Pixels of Separation, recently wrote a great blog post. An Entrepreneur is more than someone with an idea. An Entrepreneur is more than someone with an ability to take that idea and execute on it. An Entrepreneur is much more than an individual who is…
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