Founders: The only thing that really matters…

I have been telling the entrepreneurs that I meet daily through my work at BootstrapLabs and various panels and keynotes that I do, that I am looking for two things at the core of every founder that I work with: Passion Meaning The first one might be easier to grasp; simply follow your passion, if you […]

"How to Grow a VC Ecosystem" – Reaction to Forbes Article

Recently, Victor Hwang, wrote a guess post on Forbes about How to Growth a Venture Capital Ecosystem. The article is a good first essay on the topic and I am awaiting his updated post featuring “Rules 2 through 5”. The post highlighted a few issues and trends that are at the heart of BootstrapLabs’ differentiated model when […]

2nd Annual RocketSpace Open Innovation Summit

We have 10 Guest passes @ 75% ticket discount.  An awesome deal for under $150! http://openinnovationsummit2013.eventbrite.com/?discount=bootstrapCIP 2nd Annual RocketSpace Open Innovation Summit  You are invited to join an exclusive gathering of futurists, thought leaders, and change makers in corporate innovation for a two day interactive summit. This event is designed for innovation practioners, investment managers, […]

Ben Levy to Moderate Top Accelerator Players @ BeGlobal – September 13, 2013

Went it comes to globalization, startups trends and ecosystem development,  BootstrapLabs has a unique vantage point and its no wonder that Ben Levy, one of our Partners, has been asked to moderate a panel on Thinking Global with some of the most influential Accelerators in Silicon Valley including Christine Tsai @500Startups, Kevin Hale @Ycombinator and […]

Only days left to comment on the new Sec regulations for Startup fundraising

Help the SEC understand why new fundraising rules will hurt startups New rules are about to come into effect for raising funds for startups, that might have a huge impact on your startup’s and your portfolio companies ability to raise funding. WHAT YOU MAY KNOW Starting Sep 23, startups will be able to publicly raise […]

Welcoming back Ben Levy @ BootstrapLabs, Post Asian#214 Crash Landing at SFO

As some of you might know, Ben Levy, a Partner at BootstrapLabs was on flight Asiana #214 that crashed landed at San Francisco Airport on July 6th, 2013 around 11:27am. NBC Bay Area channel anchor Raj Mathai broke the news and Ben was the first survivor on air from his hospital bed that day. We […]

NextGen Asian Accelerators with Benjamin Levy at beLaunch 2013

Panel with Benjamin Levy on the next generation of Asian Accelerators at beLAUNCH. Which is Korea’s biggest startup and technology conference reaching the global technology communities. beLAUNCH is the flagship event of South Korean startup and technology platform.

Amongst Hedgehogs and Foxes

Inspired by Andrew Chen’s blog post yesterday and as Isaiah Berlin wrote in “The Hedgehog and the Fox“, in a world where a fox means that you know many little things, and a Hedgehog knows one big thing. Being a Startup Entrepreneur you need to be a Hedgehog with a Fox’s tail, as you need to know the one […]

Accelerators: Death or Rebirth Opportunity of True Mentorship?

The first thing that comes to mind when referring to a Mentor is someone that has the experience and wisdom of having tried – and sometimes failed – before you and can help you, not in giving you the solution but in helping you figure it out. Today, every worthy accelerator is boasting a very […]

New Release: LIVEvisor on your hard drive

Fresh from Witsbits:   LIVEvisor now installs on your Hard Drive With the latest release of Witsbits the LIVEvisor actually installs on your hard drive when you choose which local drive to store your VMs on. The benefit is that you can reboot your host servers remotely without ever re-inserting the LIVEvisor boot CD/USB-key. So, […]

Win an Awesome 500px Account!

Fresh from Zerply: To celebrate the integration of 500px on Zerply, the fine folks at 500px are giving away 5 Awesome accounts to some lucky Zerply users. To be in with a chance to win, simply add the 500px integration to your Zerply portfolio and we will select our five favorite 500px photosets to win a years […]

Rediscovering my Inner Geek

Fresh from the Prezi blog: Pierre Ingmansson is working as a developer at PreziI used to live in Gothenburg, Sweden. I spent my days working as a software consultant, writing code and tests for customers on big projects spanning several years. The work I did was sometimes challenging and interesting, but mostly I just wrote […]

New Host Management Features

Fresh from Witsbits: In this post I’ll focus on the new host operation and host management features we’ve released over the last month. Hope you like it! 1.  Custom Host Scripts – Write scripts to tune your hosts Let’s say you have a hardware RAID controller and want to install it’s accompanying monitoring and alerts […]

Prezi Power Week part 2. – The Charity Renovation

Fresh from the Prezi blog: Every year as a Christmas tradition, we finish the winter Prezi Power Week with a special charity renovation. Since 2008, we have tried to make as many people’s winters better as we can. We also aim to give them a fresher, warmer start to the new year. Of course it’s […]

Launching 2013 with the Prezi Power Week

Fresh from the Prezi blog: At Prezi we like clean design, the calming white of a sheet of paper, the freedom of an infinite canvas. We also like listening, getting feedback, and exploring the stories of Prezi users or our own team members. How do these two – the clean canvas and having our pocket […]