Accelerators are a great way to jumpstart a startup, offering technical and business help, a built-in network, and the unrelenting pressure of time to get your MVP ready for demo day. Eamonn Carey from TechStars London walks us through the reasons you might want to apply to an accelerator, and why for some, raising an angel round is the better course.
Mar 2020
The Simplest, Yet Most Powerful Trait: Trust
Data practically runs through the veins of Steven Mih, CEO of opensource data orchestration startup Alluxio. He's a serial startup CEO with more than two decades in the distributed data world. At Alluxio, Mih was brought in as CEO to take an opensource project that came out of U. ... Show More
12m 48s
Oct 2019
A Place for Refugees to Find a Home (and a Job) in Tech
Anne Kjaer Riechert, co-founder of ReDI School is tackling one of the globe's most difficult and pressing problems, finding a safe haven for people fleeing some of the most chaotic and dangerous parts of the world. And while ReDI school is unlike any other startup, it faces some ... Show More
16m 47s
Aug 2021
Breaking Boundaries to Fund A Better Future with Calibrate Ventures’ Kevin Dunlap
Every solution starts with an idea. Consumers needed more home security, so the founders of Ring came up with the smart doorbell. Home owners had trouble finding time to complete recurring tasks like vacuuming, so Roomba automated the vacuum. But despite those great ideas, every ... Show More
43m 51s
Sep 2021
Infrastructure Lays the Foundation for Developer Artistry with Tony Minessale, Founder and CEO of SignalWire
In general, creative-types fall into two camps. The first camp loves the excitement of creating something flashy — things that people can identify, experience, and viscerally respond to. The second camp is made up of those who care about building a foundation so that other people ... Show More
34m 33s
Jun 2024
Tech at Work: The Future of Spatial Computing
Managing technology has never been more challenging. HBR IdeaCast’s new special series, Tech at Work, offers research, stories, and advice to make technology work for you and your team. This week: how to prepare your company for the future of spatial computing.
32m 9s
Feb 2022
From Kandji Customer to SVP with Chaim Mazal, SVP of Technology and CISO at Kandji
We’ve all had those repetitive work tasks that must be done, are a total pain, and waste time too. Chaim Mazal, SVP of Technology and CISO at Kandji, makes the case for automation being used to free people up so that they can focus on more important work. Main TakeawaysAutomating ... Show More
30m 24s