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The Memphis startup ecosystem has played a significant role in the Screwpulp story. I began by pitching my idea to archer>malmo ventures...

It begins with a simple idea. Maybe it’s a general idea of the whole thing, without all of the details filled in. Or maybe it’s a few...

In my previous post I discussed the macro-level application tips on how teams are selected.  You can read more about that here. With this...

(The Commercial Appeal) Three startups from the 2013 graduating class of the Seed Hatchery accelerator program have received a total of...

If you have done much research on investors, you realize that they don’t bet on ideas ; they bet on teams . What’s true for venture...

(Startup Memphis) Great news from the folks at MentorMe: The startup that graduated last year as part of the Seed Hatchery program has...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Memphis, Tenn. (Jan. 30, 2014) – Start Co. , a venture development organization that focuses on building startup...

We should begin asking ourselves where we want to be in 20 years as a community, and who will be the leaders at the helm.  The leaders of...

(Memphis Business Journal) Memphis-based Start Co. is going global. Start Co., which is the parent organization of Seed Hatchery, Upstart...

In case you haven’t signed up for Start Co.’s speed pitch competition today at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library at 3030 Poplar,...

(Startup Memphis) Entrepreneurship facilitator Start Co., which was founded as LaunchMemphis in space at EmergeMemphis in 2008, is moving...

(Memphis Daily News) On one of the first pages of a more than 80-page plan to kick start entrepreneurial growth in the Memphis area, a...

In December of 2012, I joined the Memphis startup ecosystem as a first-time founder. I pitched my startup idea, "an eHarmony for...

As a community, we are quite familiar with the troubling state of the Memphis economy (unemployment 50% above the national average and...

According to an SBA study, military service is highly correlated with entrepreneurial tendencies. That’s good news for Memphis and Shelby...

This weekend, Start Co. is kicking off Global Entrepreneurship Week with 48 Hour Launch .  The event begins on Friday night, when...

G.E.W. 2013: November 18-24th Each year, one week in November is dedicated to people like you -- innovators, creators, builders...

At Start Co., we believe that thinking like an entrepreneur is a mindset that benefits more than just our founders.  That’s why when Dr.s...

They listen to him as if a quiz will follow. As he speaks with his hands, attempting to project an imaginary graph on something about...

Far too often we see buzz phrases like “glass ceiling” and “gender gap” in the news with no thoughts on how to combat them.  We know that...