Speaker Series – TechCo

Laura Fitton has a pretty extensive network – in fact, she’s kind of like Elle Woods from Legally Blonde, she says. With a little help from networking, Fitton went from an unknown mother of two living near Boston, to the CEO of a venture-funded startup called oneforty.com, to an evangelist at HubSpot, which acquired oneforty.... Read more »

Is it better to be lucky than to be good? When you run a business, you definitely need some luck; hard work and dedication can increase it. Zvi Band, Founder and CEO of Contactually, believes that you need to increase your luck surface area... The post Zvi Band of Contactually Shares How To Increase Your Luck Surface Area appeared first on TechCo.

Is it better to be lucky than to be good? When you run a business, you definitely need some luck; hard work and dedication can increase it. Zvi Band, Founder and CEO of Contactually, believes that you need to increase your luck surface area by leveraging your network. Zvi explained this concept at last week’s... Read more »

Sex. Gambling. Luck. These are 3 things you wouldn’t associate with growing your startup and building your network. But Scott Case, the founding CTO of Priceline and currently the CEO of Startup America, might convince you otherwise. Watch the full session by Scott Case.... The post Scott Case On Sex, Gambling, Luck, and Growing Your Network appeared first on TechCo.

Scott Case On Sex, Gambling, Luck, and Growing Your Network

Sex. Gambling. Luck. These are 3 things you wouldn’t associate with growing your startup and building your network. But Scott Case, the founding CTO of Priceline and currently the CEO of Startup America, might convince you otherwise. Watch the full session by Scott Case. The talk was recorded in front of a live audience at... Read more » The post Scott Case On Sex, Gambling, Luck, and Growing Your Network appeared first on Tech Cocktail

Sometimes we let our own limitation of knowledge and skills squander the potential of an idea. Jessica Kim did not fall into this trap when she decided to start BabbaCo. For example, she did not know how to sew, so she taught herself in... The post Jessica Kim Of BabbaCo Shares How She Turned Ideas Into Action appeared first on TechCo.

Sometimes we let our own limitation of knowledge and skills squander the potential of an idea. Jessica Kim did not fall into this trap when she decided to start BabbaCo. For example, she did not know how to sew, so she taught herself in... The post Jessica Kim Of BabbaCo Shares How She Turned Ideas Into Action appeared first on TechCo.

Sometimes we let our own limitation of knowledge and skills squander the potential of an idea. Jessica Kim did not fall into this trap when she decided to start BabbaCo. For example, she did not know how to sew, so she taught herself in order to flesh out a prototype and test her business idea.... Read more » The post Jessica Kim Of BabbaCo Shares How She Turned Ideas Into Action appeared first on Tech Cocktail

You have a great idea, but what do you do next? How do you take that inspiration and turn it into something? Moving from ideas to action is what separates entrepreneurs from those with just a dream. Shane Green, whom we spoke with previously at South by Southwest, joined us in Washington, D.C. for the kickoff of our monthly... Read more » The post Shane Green of Personal Shares How A Berlin Trip 20 Years Ago Sparked A Life Mission appeared first on Tech Cocktail

Travis Kalanick CEO of Uber Shares Startup Lessons From The Jampad

Travis Kalanick is CEO and Founder of Uber, a hot startup that offers anyone the ability to have a personal black car service at their fingertips via their mobile phone. He is a successful entrepreneur in the areas of consumer Internet, p2p, and enterprise... The post Travis Kalanick CEO of Uber Shares Startup Lessons From The Jampad appeared first on TechCo.

Travis Kalanick is CEO and Founder of Uber, a hot startup that offers anyone the ability to have a personal black car service at their fingertips via their mobile phone. He is a successful entrepreneur in the areas of consumer Internet, p2p, and enterprise content delivery. His most recent company, Red Swoosh, was sold to... Read more » The post Travis Kalanick CEO of Uber Shares Startup Lessons From The Jampad appeared first on Tech Cocktail

As your startup gets set to launch, building up momentum that is sustainable is key to your growth.  As Co-founder of Clearspring Technologies (now AddThis), Hooman Radfar knows what it takes to succeed.  He actively drives platform marketing and strategy initiatives at Clearspring and was recently named one of Tech’s Best Entrepreneurs in BusinessWeek; he was... Read more » The post Hooman Radfar Shares Tips On Building Momentum For Your Startup appeared first on Tech Cocktail

Steve Case is arguably one of America’s best-known and most accomplished entrepreneurs (AOL and now Revolution, LLC) and philanthropists (Case Foundation). As Chairman of the Startup America Partnership, and co-chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Steve is still heavily involved in the startup world.  The first thing he said is that... Read more » The post Steve Case On Why Entrepreneurs Are The Future Of America appeared first on Tech Cocktail