NewU Startup Loft

The NewU Startup Loft was created to help those with media-related companies or those who want to start one.

[newuloft-blog]

[newuloft-blog]

Finding takers has not been a problem. It’s about focusing on the quality and finding the right fit for the model. We have proven and tested the model and the next step is focusing on getting the first product to market.

Former Nokia exec Tero Ojanperä discussing his new app-oriented VC fund -- Vision+ Fund -- with GigaOm.

[newuloft-blog]

From TechCrunch: Want To Pitch A VC While He Cleans Your House? Exec And Shervin Pishevar Thought So

[newuloft-blog]

Mashable followed around the leaders of seven successful tech entrepreneurs for a day, including Zach Sims of Codeacademy and Scott Heiferman of Meetup. 

[newuloft-blog]

Entrepreneurs at the GROW conference answer the question about their greatest fears, failures, and the lessons learned.  Among those interviewed are Ben Huh, one of the UNITY Startup Loft keynote speakers.

[newuloft-blog]

TechCrunch offers 10 Ways Startups Can Deal With Patent Troll Demands.

[newuloft-blog]

Forbes: Street Smart Disciplines Every Entrepreneur Needs

Martin Zwilling uses the Forbes blog platform to offer entrepreneurs seven tips they need to "being street smart means instinctively knowing how to keep yourself safe from scams and bad guys. It means you know your way around, how to handle yourself in tough situations, and how to “read” people’s intent."

[newuloft-blog]

The Atlantic magazine says that the U.S. startup rate is lower than Sweden's and Israel's and Italy's...

[newuloft-blog]

[newuloft-blog]

It’s not that we don’t want to write about the failures. It’s just difficult to find someone who will honestly discuss it. Everyone says the strength of a good startup ecosystem is embracing failure. But in practice, almost no one does.

Erin Griffifth in a Pando Daily blog post, "Why Celebrating a Startup’s Death Shows Greater Life for the New York Ecosystem."

[newuloft-blog]

Enjoy this TechCrunch article where Sergio Monsalve, a Partner at Norwest Venture Partners, discusses a venture capitalist's eCommerce shopping list.

[newuloft-blog]

Mashable spoke to entrepreneurs about how they got started, and they offered a wealth of  tips and tricks for aspiring business owners looking to raise money, start a tech startup or build their brand. 

[newuloft-blog]

Wall Street Journal: Women Executives Make Venture-Backed Companies More Successful

As we continue to observe the laser focus on women in this current election cycle, I wanted to share the findings of a new report, Women at the Wheel," commissioned by Dow Jones and covered in WSJ's Venture Capital Dispatch blog. 

The study didn't cover why it found that having female executive boosts the prospects of start ups  but it noted the following: "companies have a greater chance of either going public, operating profitably or being sold for more money than they’ve raised when they have females acting as founders, board members, C-level officers, vice presidents and/or directors."

[newuloft-blog]

[newuloft-blog]

Mashable explains why Massachusetts is the best state for entrepreneurs.

[newuloft-blog]

Do you have one of these? TechCrunch talks about what this card is and who has one.

[newuloft-blog]

I know that many of our clients at Wealthfront are tempted to become angel investors after they sell their company stock post-IPO. It’s not that I think becoming an angel is a bad idea; it’s just that most people who expect to make money as angel investors are fooling themselves.

Andy Rachleff, President and CEO of Wealthfront, an SEC-registered online financial advisor, in a recent article on TechCrunchentitled "Why Angel Investors Don’t Make Money … And Advice For People Who Are Going To Become Angels Anyway."