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Today is a big day at Jumpstart Foundry. We are excited to announce the 2013 cohort of companies accepted into our fourteen-week, start-up accelerator program.  The ten companies from across the country were selected through a rigorous, three-stage application process from more than 125 applicants.  This year’s cohort includes established companies with existing revenue and promising teams…
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My how time flies! It seems like just yesterday when we were bidding farewell to the 2012 Jumpstart Foundry cohort after another successful Investor Day. Today is the day that we begin accepting early applications for the 2013 Jumpstart Foundry program.  Last year over one hundred technology oriented businesses from twenty-seven different cities and eight…
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This is our interview with Mike Reuther and Jordan Schneider, Co-Founders of OurVinyl. OurVinyl allows users to discover new music through video. Services like Pandora have changed the way we listen to music on our radio, OurVinyl is changing the way we watch it.  Don’t miss meeting Mike and Jordan in person on Thursday at…
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JUMPSTART FOUNDRY ANNOUNCES 2012 COHORT Nashville, Tenn. (May 3, 2012) – Nashville-based tech business accelerator, Jumpstart Foundry, has announced ten selected applicants to build companies in their comprehensive business accelerator program at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center this summer. “The selection was especially difficult this year because of the vast number of high quality applicants. It…
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We realize you have been waiting for this news for a little while now. We weren’t intentionally making you standby in suspense. The selection was difficult as there were many great quality applicants, which made the evaluation process longer than expected. We have been busy confirming that the following companies are prepared to spend their summer…
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As you know, the application for the 2012 Jumpstart Foundry program has closed. We are busy reading through all of the apps to find the best candidates to spend their summer with us. Subscribe to the Jumpstart Foundry newsletter to be among the first to know when the successful applicants have been selected.  Be the…
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Last week we organized an incredibly successful event called Founder Speed Dating. You can visit our Facebook page to check out the photos. Roughly 60 people met for three minutes to hear pitches and to explore partnerships.  We want to sincerely thank our friends at the Entrepreneur Center for helping us through the evening. A special shout out…
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Every so often, somebody asks Why Nashville? Why should I consider spending the summer with Jumpstart Foundry? Why should I think about moving to Music City? In the last 20 years over 600 companies have relocated here. Perhaps it’s because we have no income tax, and our sales tax is just 7%. Heck, even our…
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Needless to say, applying to Jumpstart Foundry is a crucial part of getting accepted into the 2012 program. Early applicants are in an even better position, because of the perks that come along with it. Jumpstart For A Day On February 22, we will invite all of the 2012 applicants for Jumpstart Foundry to a…
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Jumpstart Foundry 2012 is now accepting applications. This will be our third year of pushing start-up companies to achieve greatness. It is not a program for the weak or lazy. Launching a company is a significant achievement that only succeeds when a small group of incredibly smart people commit to one another to go to…
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Jumpstart Foundry 2011 is 6 days away from completion. I know many people are hearing about Jumpstart Foundry (JSF) for the first time and learning about our cohort of companies – my inbox is full of interested queries. Everyone wants to know “What does JSF do?” The answer both simple and complex… The basic facts…
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As the last couple of weeks of the 2011 Foundry are taking shape, it’s been fun to read feedback from our mentors. John Wark, who teaches entrepreneurship at Belmont University in Nashville, was kind enough to spend his time mentoring. John wrote a wonderful debrief on his blog post entitled Top Ten Things I’ve Learned…
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Jumpstart Episode 8: Neely Burks Source Your City (SYC) is a tool that better connects reporters with experts for sourcing news on a local level. Neely was a Jumpstart recipient in Aug 2010, when she founded SYC. Launched beta in Nashville in Jan 2011. The Nashville entrepreneurial community is…
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  I announced today that Jumpstart Foundry has selected six exciting companies to take part in our mentor-driven accelerator program for 2011. Competition for inclusion in JSF’s inaugural class was robust, as nearly 100 tech-oriented businesses from 25 different cities and 8 countries applied for consideration. We received applications ranging from healthcare IT innovation to…
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In the short video below, Bizen‘s Jackson Miller describes Jumpstart Foundry perfectly. Miller says that if your battery is dead and you need to get your car going, you’re going to need the jumpstart. Do you need a jumpstart? In just 8 days applications will close, for you to be considered for our 14-week mentor-driven program. We…
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Jackson Miller was getting stampeded with data. As co-owner of two Plato’s Closets franchise locations – a store that buys and sells gently used, name-brand clothing – Miller was inundated with unwieldy data each night as it printed from the point-of-sale system. But, likely unlike many franchisees, Miller was undaunted by the stacks of numbers….
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