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Meet the Innovation Scout: Gregory Diette Gregory Diette joined The FutureList as a Boston Innovation Scout. Gregory graduated from Tufts University and has a special interest in green tech startups. In this video, Gregory talks about his journey as an Innovation Scout for The FutureList and what he looks out for when scouting for innovative startups. "My goal as an Innovation Scout is to identify small companies that are in the very early stages of development. It can be challenging to find them, but once I do, I can shine a big spotlight on them. We have a massive platform at The FutureList, and when I identify companies that excite me, regardless of their size, my goal is to give them as much exposure as possible and help them achieve their goals." #innovation #global #boston #thefuturelist #future #tech #technology #network

Launch community has started the work at 🔎 the annual overview of the early stage startups. They put up together a questionnaire ⬇️that will help mapping the status quo and make comparisons with the past years. Thus we will be able to see where we are all headed 🧭in the inception part of the tech ecosystem. 🪽If you are a #TechAngels member please share this with the early stage startups in your portfolio and network. 🚀If you are a founder we invite you to fill in the questionnaire so your ideas and vision is captured in the big picture. The more the merrier goes the saying! The more the smarter, we could add. #growingtogether #growsmart #smartgrowth

🚀 Get Ready for the Arch Grants 2024 Startup Competition! 🚀 Mark your calendars! The Arch Grants Startup Competition application opens on February 20th. This is your chance to join a transformative community in St. Louis: - Up to $100,000 in equity-free funding - Relocation support - Access to resources and a vibrant network of partners Stay tuned for more details and prepare to elevate your startup! Sign up for our Startup Competition updates mailing list to receive reminders. #ArchGrants2024 #StartupCompetition #Innovation #CountdownToApply

TargetPath's home state of Oregon continues to reign for cutting-edge tech talent and innovation. By The Numbers: Oregon is #𝟳 in the country in a ranking of the best places for tech startups. Oregon is #𝟱 in the country for patents. Oregon is #𝟭 for the percentage of tech startups that survive their first year of existence with a success rate of 58.4%. Drop a ☔️ in the comments for our top 3 tips when prepping to launch a startup in the tech space. #oregon #oregontech #techtalent #portlandtech #portlandoregon https://buff.ly/3HxjR53

🚀Here is a Startup News Summary of the week fresh out of the Oven from The Builders Club Team. 🙂 🎯Covered inside: ✅ Which Startups got funded ✅ Top Startup news of the week ✅ Special contest to those who read this. 🙂 👉Hope you like this one, and if you do - please follow our LinkedIn and also on YouTube. https://lnkd.in/g6-3wpjV Sohail Khan Bharat S, Saloni Mehta (Kamdar) #StartupNews #tbcstartupnews #startupnewsupdate #tbcfundingnews

Three reliable observations on startups: #1 Startups tend to fail. The few that don't are "fat tail events" (Nassim Taleb) that almost never happen, but when they do, they "concentrate all the returns" (Paul Graham). #2 The best ideas initially look bad - even extreme - to almost everyone (Alejandro Lecuna). #3 Extreme ideas are initially appreciated only by "extreme users". Therefore, innovations don't serve mass markets, but create new niches. with Prof. Alejandro Lecuna

🚀 Attention startups! Help us shape the future of our ecosystem by participating in the German Startup Monitor (#DSM) survey. This year´s Hinterland of Things Conference in Bielefeld brought together the best of the entrepreneurial world, and we need your insights to keep this momentum going! 🫵 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 #𝐃𝐒𝐌 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞:  What topics are you passionate about? What ideas and visions do you have for startups in our OWL region? Tell us about your challenges and visions for the OWL region and how to support growth! The survey is completely anonymous. 💪 We can already compete with the biggest players out there! This is your and our chance to showcase the strength and impact of our startup ecosystem and network! Let’s channel the full power of our region into the Startup Monitor! 👉 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄: https://lnkd.in/dbmAFE7k #startupecosystem #startupmonitor #bielefeld #foundersfoundation

Yesterday, I attended the networking event from Svoї in Tech & Afterparty UA to hear about news & insights from IT Arena 2024. As I am planning to visit future conferences like this, it was really helpful to hear some tips on how to take the most from them 🥳 ▪️ Put your LinkedIn QR code in your background on the phone for easy access. ▪️ If you already have the list of investors/startups, book the talk in advance. ▪️ For startups: don't ask for money in the first meeting; take it easy and just ask for friendly advice. ▪️ Share everything: find people to book an apartment, share the car, buy train tickets together. ▪️ Search for people at afterparties & in non-formal situations. ▪️ Have your pitch ALWAYS READY! Thanks, Viktoria Nalyvaiko 🇺🇦, Mary Dub, Alina Dykuha, Alexander Sharko for this cool opportunity for those who couldn't attend IT Arena 🙃 #networking #technology #innovation #meetup #ITcommunity #startups

Do you know about the Runway Startups Program at Cornell Tech? It’s part business school, part research institution, part startup incubator. Participants in the program go in with ideas for products and markets, and receive support in launching their innovations. Our #TechWalk community got to meet with Kendra Batchelder, PhD, Thomas Conroy Ph.D., and others in the program to talk about their startup ideas. Join us on the next TechWalk to hit your step count and network! 🔗💬Link in comments! #techcommunity #networking #techworld #womenintech