InSITE Fellow attends the SXSW Festival in Austin
The average metformin hcl 850 mg side effects MBA student will use spring break as an opportunity to learn how business is conducted in a different part of the world. In true entrepreneurial fashion, I decided to take a less traditional path with my break. For the last few years I have been interested in attending SXSW, so for my spring break I opted out of an overseas experience and flew down to Austin, Texas. SXSW is an interactive festival with tons of speakers, panels, parties, and people. There are literally 20-30 different interesting things taking place at any point of the day. I equipped my iPhone with GroupMe to keep...
Read MoreThe Rise of the Healthcare Accelerator: NYC’s Blueprint Health
Blueprint Health, a somewhat unique element of New York’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem, is one of the few healthcare focused incubators/accelerators in the country. On March 29th, the nine companies in the inaugural class pitched their companies to a standing-room-only audience. Based on these presentations, the companies seem ready to tackle the next phase of their development. Blueprint Health, founded by Brad Weinberg and Mathew Farkash, is a healthcare-focused accelerator with a large network of mentors and partners in the space. This winter, they hosted their inaugural class...
Read MoreInSITE Chairman Speaks at Columbia Career Panel on Entrepreneurship
Yesterday, InSITE was featured as a major New York resource among a panel aimed at fostering entrepreneurship among Columbia scientists and graduate students. There was excitement as Paul Tumpowsky, InSITE Chairman, discussed the growing entrepreneurial network that InSITE represents among all of New York’s top graduate institutions, as InSITE has recently broadened its membership to include graduate students in the hard sciences. He also described the various ways graduate students could become involved in the InSITE community, whether by applying as fellows or submitting their own...
Read MoreInSITE discounts for New York Venture Summit
InSITE is pleased to announce its sponsorship and offer our startup and investor friends a special discount to attend: The 2011 New York Venture Summit - Where Innovation Meets Capital - July 20th – 21st, 2011 | Digital Sandbox |New York City Friends, Whether you’re a startup seeking capital and exposure or an investor seeking new deals, The New York Venture Summit™ presented by youngStartup Ventures – is one event you won’t want to miss. A highly productive venture conference, the New York Venture Summit is dedicated to showcasing early stage VCs, Corporate Investors...
Read MoreInSITE partners with New York Venture Summit
INSITE is an industry partner of the 11th Annual New York Venture Summit being held on July 20-21 2011 at Digital Sandbox in New York City. This exclusive Venture Summit brings together over 400 Top-tier venture Capitalists, Private Investors, Corporate VCs, CEOs of early stage and emerging growth companies and strategic service firms; features more than 40 leading VCs on interactive panel discussions; presentations from more than 50 Top Innovators; and high-level networking opportunities. A partial list of VCs confirmed to speak includes: John Albright, Co-Managing Partner, BlackBerry...
Read MoreUpNext, InSITE Fall 2007 Company Raises $500K
UpNext Scores $500,000 From Chris Sacca And Others For 3D Mobile Mapping by Erick Schonfeld | TechCruch | Mar 14, 2011 Mapping is a big boy’s game, with Google Maps, Bing Maps, and MapQuest dominating maps on both the Web and mobile. But sometimes it takes a startup to push things forward. 3D mobile mapping startup UpNext is hoping to get on the map, so to speak, with its detailed 3D maps of cities and venues like the Super Bowl stadium. … (More)
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