Monthly Archives: February 2011

Want To Be A Geek On A Plane With 500 Startups?

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Christine Tsai| Leave a comment

It’s a bird! it’s a plane! NO….its 40 GEEKS IN A PLANE! Interested in joining Geeks on a Plane ‘South America’ (GOAP) from April 29th through May 8th? GOAP is an invite-only tour that promotes cultural exchange and knowledge sharing among … Continue reading →

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Fail Fast, Fail Often, And Fail By Design

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Christine Tsai| 5 Comments

Meet Bear Grylls, aka 500 SuperMentor TJ Sassani. TJ is the Founder and CEO of zozi, a company rapidly becoming the go-to place for the coolest experiences and activities.  zozi aggregates thousands of merchants in the experience category and is striving … Continue reading →

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10 Ways To Use Zipcast

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Christine Tsai| Leave a comment

SlideShare recently announced Zipcast, a new social web conferencing system that is entirely browser-based.  We’ve reblogged these tips on how to use Zipcast (original post). SlideShare co-founder and CEO Rashmi Sinha is a venture advisor and mentor for 500 Startups, as well … Continue reading →

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Hiten Shah, Ryan Freitas, and Charles Hudson Save The World

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Christine Tsai| Leave a comment

Ok maybe not QUITE, but they did do something pretty awesome this week. Read on for more. Since we announced the 500 Startups Accelerator last week, we’ve been having several excellent talks from our SuperMentors. This week, Hiten Shah, Ryan … Continue reading →

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Christine Tsai| 5 Comments

Although 500 Startups is based in Silicon Valley, we have a number of startups, mentors, and advisors outside the valley – and even outside the country. So we thought it fitting to reblog Mark Suster‘s recent post about building startups … Continue reading →

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Why Your Startup Needs a Visual Dashboard

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Christine Tsai| 1 Comment

This post was originally published by Robert Laing on the mygengo blog. Robert and mygengo are part of the 500 Startups family. You may remember Robert from his recent guest post on doing a startup in Japan. Since this is … Continue reading →

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BOOM Explode o Dinamite! 500 Startups Explodem Com 2 Novos Elementos Periódicos, 12 Sensacionais Startups, e 1 Fantástico Programa Acelerador

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Christine Tsai| Leave a comment




500 Startups anunciam hoje que descobriram os mais novos elementos periódicos – Upandtotherightium (Ur) e Viralium (Vi). Para além desta fantástica nova descoberta que está à espera de reconhecimento oficial pela União Internacional da Química Pura e Aplicada, também estão orgulhosos por anunciar que estão nos estádios iniciais de desenvolver 12 novas notáveis startups no seu acabado de lançar programa Acelerador das 500 Startups na sua sede em Mountain View.

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BOOM Goes The Dynamite! 500 Startups Explodes With 2 New Periodic Elements, 12 Sensational Startups, and 1 Awesome Accelerator Program

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Christine Tsai| 22 Comments

500 Startups announces today they have discovered the newest periodic elements – Upandtotherightium (Ur) and Viralium (Vi). In addition to this amazing new discovery which is awaiting official recognition by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, they are also proud to announce they are in the early stages of developing 12 remarkable new startups in their just-launched 500 Startups Accelerator program at their headquarters in Mountain View. Continue reading →

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A Sense of Déjà Vu: Why focusing on monetization is critical for mobile app developers.

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Christine Tsai| 1 Comment

Meet Lucky Luke aka 500 SuperMentor and Founder Michael Oiknine (@apsalarinc).  Michael is co-founder & CEO of Apsalar, a behavioral targeting and analytics platform for mobile apps.  Prior to Apsalar, Michael was co-Founder & COO of Kefta, a SaaS provider … Continue reading →

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