Interested in tapping into the (EXPLODING) LatAm market with 500 Startups?

Posted on February 9, 2012 by max| Leave a comment

500 Startups & Geeks on a Plane will be heading to Mexico, Brazil & Argentina May 10th – 20th. APPLY HERE BY FEB 14th to be a Geek on a Plane. WHAT IS GEEKS ON A PLANE? Organized by 500 Startups, … Continue reading →

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ENTER THE (YEAR OF THE) DRAGON

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Christine Tsai| Leave a comment

“The Dragon is the mightiest of the signs. Dragons prefer to live by their own rules and if left on their own, are usually successful. They’re driven, unafraid of challenges, and willing to take risks. They’re passionate in all they … Continue reading →

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An Interview With Ryan Freitas of About.Me

Posted on January 19, 2012 by max| Leave a comment

Ryan Freitas is the Co-Founder of About.Me, which was acquired by AOL where he now serves as Director of Product Management. The full interview will be published in the Designer Founders Book. Note: We’re less than a week away from … Continue reading →

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Women Designers Share Stories For The Next Generation

Posted on January 16, 2012 by max| Leave a comment

Enrique Allen partnered with 500 Startups to create the Designer Fund, a community of designers who invest in designer founders through mentorship, funding, and access to their network. 500 Startups is a sponsoring partner of the Designer Fund along with … Continue reading →

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Visiting YouTube and the Infamous Slide

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Christine Tsai| 2 Comments

Rounding out our last field trip for the year – we rendezvous’d over to San Bruno to visit YouTube HQ! Thanks to Jarek Wilkiewicz, Brian Glick, and Shiva Rajaraman for hosting us. Brian kicked it off with a presentation on … Continue reading →

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Google Friday

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Christine Tsai| Leave a comment

After a fun field trip to Facebook, next up was Google! The 500 Accelerator batch spent last Friday morning at Building 1950 on the Google campus in Mountain View, CA. We were hosted by the Google Developer Relations team. Thanks Stephanie … Continue reading →

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The design we built, and threw away for a good reason.

Posted on December 13, 2011 by max| 4 Comments

Jeannie Nguyen (@omfgjeannie) is a designer for Lexity (@lxty). What up. Jeannie here, designer at Lexity. So, you know our current site? Yeah. Definitely not what we first designed. We took a couple of months to design and build our … Continue reading →

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Hanging Out At Facebook

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Christine Tsai| Leave a comment

Field trips to platform companies are one of the most anticipated events of the accelerator program. Yesterday, the current 500 Accelerator batch visited Facebook in Palo Alto, CA. Lots of fun was had by all, and everyone enjoyed meeting the … Continue reading →

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Building a Startup Is Still Hard

Posted on December 5, 2011 by max| 3 Comments

Jeff is the CEO and cofounder of Daily Aisle. It’s the only place where engaged couples can search for their wedding venues based on date availability, price and head count. Prior to Daily Aisle, Jeff managed the Brokers Web insurance affiliate … Continue reading →

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