We help #startups launch in their first markets by investing #localmedia weight to help them acquire customers.
Cedar Rapids, IA
Joined March 2015
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"Your Media Business Will Not Be Saved." Solutions don't matter if you don't understand the problem. @joshuatopolsky bit.ly/1VQ55dj
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OH, DC, UT show greatest increase in active investors financing their #startups between 2009 & 2014 cbinsights.com/blog/vc-unico…
++ "‘Startups’ have become a commodity in an industry of #startup conferences, websites, courses and competitions." bit.ly/1JVDbSV
2016 #hyperlocal predictions from @streetfightmag : #FacebookPages up, #beacons a year out, #adblocking over-rated bit.ly/1NL1JBN
Is it even be possible for @Groupon to exit its exit & go private, as @fabionow of @techcrunch suggests? #local #smb tcrn.ch/1NL092L
The @WaltMossberg 2015 7 tech trends: phones are maturing, Microsoft is hot, AI emerging, #internetofthings a mess: on.recode.net/1U4FPuU
Midwest will be somewhat shielded from the #unicorn startup bubble. - Mercury Fund's @bgarrou ( @SiliconPrairie) bit.ly/1Rnu1Fe
"State of Startups 2015": Founders say funding is harder, bubble is here, women do diversity better, and Musk > Jobs bit.ly/1O4stL5
The 20 #mediatech winners of the Knight Prototype Fund ($35K each): kng.ht/1IAyH3k
New study suggests Millennials believe tech giants will replace traditional banks. #disrupt #payments bit.ly/1NllMYA
Fantastic to see @geoffwood and @GravitateDSM join @iaaccelerator in offering post Accelerator support. #startup bit.ly/1MSEvdI
“Instead of trying to figure out how to get around ad blockers - figure out why people are blocking ads” - @Gawker bit.ly/1l5NoWC
Typical rainy Wednesday morning, #startup geeks huddling for warmth, watching @1MillionCups pitch comp finals. #1MC
More #accelerators should do this - @iaaccelerator offers post-accelerator, "Level Up 10X!" support. #startup bit.ly/1MT77zm
"The least stressed cities in America" - Iowa City #1, lots of #midwest on the list. #RiseOfRest aol.it/1X2nxeu
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The cake says it all. Our #ISA2015Cohort teams are ready to launch! 🚀🎉🍰 #ISALaunchDay – at Cedar Rapids, IA
Great read and questions for anyone thinking of founding the next “Uber for X?” — Medium bit.ly/1H7J2ID
In other words - don't be so focused on building product that you neglect acquiring customers. bit.ly/1GP3CgN
Love this - why becoming a "Forgetting Organization" is needed for digital transformation. whr.tn/1GP0scM