“Hardware is hard”, said Gabriel Halimi, Co-Founder of Flo Technologies, when asked what risks he sees down the road for his hardware …
Building a Startup in LatAm: Advice from 4-time Serial Entrepreneur Pedro Neira Ferrand
With tech giants like Google making a push to foster LatAm startups in 2018, and a number of unicorns emerging in the …
NYC Tech: Mentorship from Princeton Review Founder, John Katzman
If your company is perfect, John Katzman wants to hear all about it. “Everybody has warts, everybody farts, every one of your …
fnIRL 2018 | Announcing Our First 1-Day Global Conference!
We’re pleased to announce our first one day global conference, fnIRL 2018! Located in the heart of downtown San Francisco, fnIRL will include …
Sam Ryan of Zeelo on Building an MVP, Finding a Co-Founder, First Customers and Your Lead Investor
Sam Ryan and two-time Co-founder Barney Williams were frustrated. They didn’t like the current transportation options available to big events, which saw …
Invest time in your network: How Scoop got to $46M
When it comes to listening to the market, Scoop co-founder Jonathan Sadow can teach you a thing or two. After experiencing the …
$39.5M & 200K Users: Mobile Health App Aaptiv Surges
Ethan Agarwal founded Aaptiv in 2015. If you haven’t heard of the mobile fitness app, then you aren’t one of the 200,000 …
Winning Those First Big Enterprise Clients | Scott Coleman, Ignition Ventures
Scott Coleman has 20 years of working at the intersection of tech and finance under his belt— and his mission is to …
Why the Founding Investor in Skype Won’t Invest in Your Startup
Howard Hartenbaum (General Partner, August Capital) was the founding investor in Skype, and a former member of their board of directors. The …
Speed: The Word That Leads to Acquisition | Ajay Kamat of Pear VC
After his startup, Wedding Party, was acquired by Instacart in 2015, Ajay Kamat joined Pear VC as a Partner. His reason? “Pear …
~$3B Raised, ~$2B exit, 244 startups & 3k employees: New Founders in 2016
Just like every other company out there, here at Founders Network, we’re in the midst of reflecting on the past year, and …
fnInvestor: Marlon Nichols on predicting consumer behavior trends to determine investments
Marlon Nichol’s investment firm is doing something very unique— they conduct cultural trend analysis to determine which startups to invest in. Founders …
This Doesn’t Get Any Easier: How founders level up without burning up or burning out
Founders transition from makers – the mad inventors chasing a crazy idea – to leaders tasked with growing the momentum of a …
6 moves to nail before you pitch
An impressive list of institutional and angel investors advised Founders Network members over the last year: VCs Howard Hartenbaum from August Capital, …
From Peers to Partners: How two founders’ friendship helped them sidestep serious setbacks
When Dan McGuire and Andrew Jones first met, each was working on his own startup. Through the South Bay peer mentorship group, …