About 18 months ago, I made the colossal mistake of asking our lead analyst, Carla Thompson, “What do you really want to do?” I meant, within the company, of course, but Carla has never been one to limit the scope of either question or answer. She came back to me a couple weeks later [...]
Continue Reading →Note: Cooliris announced on October 20 that it has partnered with AOL to bring the AdJitsu Immersive 3D Ads platform to Editions by AOL, a free daily magazine for the iPad .
We use the word “immersive” rather loosely when we talk about Web-based 3D content. Instinctively, [...]
Continue Reading →This year, Guidewire Group is a partner with LeWeb’11 to produce the Startup Competition at the Paris conference, December 7 – 9. Eligible companies will have less than $1M in financing and will introduce their latest product during the conference. To date, more than 500 startups have used our new G/SCORE(tm)software platform to [...]
Continue Reading →As I write this, the President of the United States is taking his place at the front of a joint session of Congress to present his jobs plan for America. A critical speech to a supremely critical audience – the Republican caucus, most certainly, and the American people at large. He will talk about extending [...]
Continue Reading →Running a startup is like riding a monster roller coaster. You push your way through line, excited and a little nervous, maybe even scared. You talk a good game to all your friends, while secretly stealing an envious glance at some of the seemingly safer rides. As you approach the ride, all the signs warn [...]
Continue Reading →You no doubt know Guidewire Group as an analyst firm committed tot he success of early-stage technology companies. Indeed, when we started the company in 2004, our goal was to accelerate emerging businesses and emerging markets around the world. Across the years, we’ve consulted with startups and large companies, produced programs and events that bring [...]
Continue Reading →It’s a great time to be an entrepreneur. It seems like everywhere you turn, someone, some organization, some company is throwing a party in honor of the starters.
This summer’s newest event is the International Startup Festival (www.startupfestival.com), to be held July 13-15 in beautiful Montreal. The two-day conference focuses on [...]
Continue Reading →A couple weeks ago, I was under a bit of pressure to deliver a draft of my presentation for Innovate Columbus, which is going on today at Ohio State University. I was invited to do a design lab exploring Columbus as an Innovation Ecosystem with Prezi CMO Continue Reading →
