Lightning Lab gives a bright future to New Zealand startups!!!!!

Accelerators give startups the power to do more, faster. With seed capital, mentorship, extra hands on and the chance to focus on business 24/7, ideas quickly become solid reality. Wellington-based accelerator program Lightning Lab, launched in February, with the goal of supporting entrepreneurs within New Zealand’s startup ecosystem. The program, which funds about 10 companies each year, is a member of the Global Accelerator Network, which was founded by TechStars.

Bridging the gap between tech startups and the Fortune 500!!!!!

Bridging the gap between tech startups and the Fortune 500 (via Pando Daily)

By David Teten On August 15, 2013 How can a tech startup engage with a Fortune 500 company for mutual benefit? Fortune 500 corporations are stressed about where they can get growth and how to plug into the innovative and nimble entrepreneurial ecosystem…

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Canada's Startup Accelerators!!!!

Seed accelerators have exploded onto the startup scene in Canada, with well over 20 accelerator and accelerator-like programs now in place. For the past five months, MaRS Data Catalyst has been taking a closer look at Canadian accelerators and their impact. 

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Gaming: We’re Not "Playing Around" Anymore!!!!!

The secret is out. Mobile Gaming is where the money, the engagement, and the opportunity has been in mobile. Let’s have a quick discussion on how you can integrate these philosophies across the board, and drive other aspects of our ecosystem.

Speakers

Clive Downie, CEO, DeNA West

Anil Dharni, COO, GREE

Eric Setton, CTO & Co-Founder, Tango

Moderator

Dean Takahashi, Lead GamesBeat Writer, VentureBeat

Generating Value in the Mobile Ecosystem!!!!!

What matters as we measure value in the mobile ecosystem? It goes far beyond the app count. Opportunities await in strengthening engagement, providing compelling user experiences, improving app reliability and getting your users to take action. Tapjoy CPO Jeff Drobick will discuss finding the right mix of these ingredients, and the keys to creating value through your apps. 

Speaker

Jeff Drobick, Chief Product Officer, Tapjoy

Moderator

Dean Takahashi, Lead Writer for GamesBeat, VentureBeat

For Venture51, the early stage investing opportunity is all about the “traction gap”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For Venture51, the early stage investing opportunity is all about the “traction gap” (via Pando Daily)

By Michael Carney On July 5, 2013 It’s no secret that the early stage investment ecosystem is changing. More money than ever before is flowing into Seed deals, but companies are finding it increasingly difficult to raise follow-on Series A rounds.…

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