Posts filed under “OpenCoffee Cambridge”
A tale of two (entrepreneurial) cities
I got my bachelor’s degree (Aerospace Engineering) from the University of Michigan, which is located in the lovely town of Ann Arbor, Michigan (about a 45 minute drive from Detroit). As one of the top research universities in the US, the greater Ann Arbor area is home to major R&D facilities and company headquarters from [...]
Copying Y Combinator – WHY and HOW
[UPDATE]- I’ve written an update 1.5 years later on the original post: “Looking back – 1.5 years since ‘Copying Y Combinator’” Have you thought about starting a program like Y Combinator in your city? That doing so would not only build a startup ecosystem but would also bring a good financial return? I studied Y Combinator, [...]
Cambridge Tech Demo Night – 10 September – CALL FOR DEMOS
After the success of the last Cambridge Tech Demo Night, we’re going to do it again! The next Demo Night will be on Thursday, September 10th, and will be held at Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge. But we need demos! Requirements include: Technology-based product Connection to Cambridge; ideally founded or located in [...]
Y combinator – dissertation and request for help!
As I wrote in my last post, I am writing my master’s dissertation on Y combinator and the similar programs it has spawned. Y combinator is a really interesting program, but I think simply copying it and starting it in a different city isn’t the best way to do it. This post will detail how [...]
Thursday, June 18th – Announcing Cambridge Tech DEMO Night
Cambridge, UK is known for top science and engineering talent and research. More exciting is that many of these innovations and ideas are leaving the lab and are being commercialized by startups created in Cambridge. I’m pleased to announce the first Cambridge Technology Demo Night, on Thursday, June 18th. It will feature seven-minute demo’s from [...]
Amir Nathoo, WebMynd, Cambridge & Y Combinator
Amir Nathoo is a Founder and the CEO of WebMynd.com, a really interesting startup company founded a little over a year ago. He spoke on Wednesday this week at an event organized by the Cambridge Network at the offices of Red Gate Software. Amir spoke about his company and his experiences getting accepted to and [...]
Cambridge – putting the pieces together by opening up
Cambridge is an incredible city for science and technology. For the Americans reading this, imagine if you put Harvard and MIT together and you’ve got a good idea of what Cambridge is like. (With a short note to point out that both Harvard and MIT are in Cambridge, MA… named after THIS Cambridge!) It’s the [...]
OpenCoffee Cambridge & thoughts and ideas on the startup scene
First of all, thank you to everyone that came out to the first OpenCoffee Cambridge today! I wasn’t sure what to expect, and thought the worst case would mean about 3-4 people would just chat in the coffee shop. I didn’t try to make an accurate count, but I would guess about 30 people or [...]