Our portfolio company Prezi is Zooming ideas from Budapest to the World! Since 2009, Prezi has gone from 3 founders and a few early team members in Budapest to a US company scaling to the world from San Francisco Bay area/Silicon Valley. Today there are 36,000,000 people zooming through to visualize their ideas, and they […]
We welcome Smartsy to the BootstrapLabs Silicon Valley Accelerator Program! Smartsy leverages the 3Bn+ camera installed on smartphones to deliver a simple “snap and _learn, _save, _buy, _comment” user experience through it’s mobile app to magazine readers while driving near zero cost app downloads by partnering with publishers and brands to advertise it to millions […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
From all of us at BootstrapLabs to all of you, Prezified Happy Holidays! (Note Prezi below will not play on Mobile Web Browsers, click here for more options)
Join BootstrapLabs founder and CEO, Nicolai Wadstrom as he keynotes Arctic 15 on the 16th of October this year! Arctic 15 is the annual conference for Nordic and Baltic growth entrepreneurs. Two days full of action, including an invite only day for founders, investors, C-level executives and our partners. Besides our own Founder of BootstrapLabs, great startups […]
Audiodraft that just joined the BootstrapLabs portfolio is today launching it’s marketplace. The marketplace allows purchasers of custom audio to find a large pool of custom and unique audio content instantly. The Marketplace also allows audio designers on the Audiodraft platform to monetize their audio portfolios. Read more about the Marketplace here!
We are exicted to announce that Audiodraft joins BootstrapLabs. Advertising agencies, production companies and game studios in the US are pouring $5B into custom audio through an outdated process. Audiodraft is disrupting this market by creating the global marketplace for custom audio. The creative production industry is struggling with complicated procurement and licensing to get […]