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American Entrepreneurship
MARCH 14, 2025
At the same time, Launchpad@Stevens supports student innovation by providing mentorship, funding, and networking opportunities. Chegg, a leading student-first online learning platform, has contributed to advancing student innovation by donating $50,000 to Stevens Institute of Technologys iSTEM and Launchpad@Stevens programs.
This is going to be BIG.
DECEMBER 26, 2011
New York has quickly become one of the best places in the world to start a company, but if you look at demographics, Brooklyn is a unique area whose innovator and maker population outnumbers most other cities in the country. Credit cards "just work" and peer to peer transactions just aren't big enough to bootstrap a network.
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Between 1999–2005 the costs went down by 90% and between 2005–2010 they went down a further 90%. million and my A Round in 2005 was only $500,000 (and that’s all I ever raised). The skills and networks inherent in making the early bet are consistent with the funds that play in this category.
This is going to be BIG.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
I built a 3,000 person tech networking organization in NYC back in 2006 and was one of the first 100 members of the NY Tech Meetup back in 2005 so I’ve participated in a lot of these conversations. In 2005, it was a risky bet to join Union Square Ventures and plant my VC career here in NYC. Angels can’t do it alone.
This is going to be BIG.
APRIL 11, 2011
Back in 2005, when I was with Union Square Ventures, we changed our brochureware homepage into a blog. By actively participating on all of these networks we were not only making ourselves as accessable as possible, but making easy for the kind of entrepreneurs we want to work with to learn more about who we were and what we were looking for.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
But in addition to structural reasons such as the market upturn, the increase in IPOs and the need to put capital to work, some real innovation has also encouraged a new round of investment. style euphoria that swept the Valley beginning in 2005. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” Seems an obvious fit.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 5, 2011
I’m an entrepreneur at heart so I’m always inspired when I hear stories about innovation. David Cohen deserves much credit for building TechStars into an internationally recognized brand name for innovation. You can help local entrepreneurs get their first deal done and the innovation ought to benefit you.
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