Month: June 2024

Book Review: Build the Fort

Reading Time: 3 minutesChris Heivly Build the Fort: The Startup Community Builder’s Field Guide ISBN: 978-1-5445-4259-1 Through my work with Techstars Startup Weekend, I’d had a chance to attend online talks by Chris Heivly, author of Build the Fort: The Startup Community Builder’s Field Guide, during the pandemic period of 2020 through 2022. I’d never had an opportunity … [Read more…]

The Pitch Competition Challenge

Reading Time: 7 minutesPitch competitions are a great way for students and entrepreneurs to raise equity-free money as they build new startups and businesses. I actively encourage students to apply to as many pitch competitions as they find around the United States and Canada. A handful of my students have made it into competitions over the years, and … [Read more…]