Speaker Series – TechCo

Dr. Jessica Grossman is thinking about joining the first VC fund focused on women’s health startups, she announced at Tech Cocktail Week Sessions in downtown Vegas in June. The fund, called EXXclaim Capital, will invest in companies focused on areas like pediatrics, health ...

The post The First VC Fund Focused on Women’s Health Has Launched appeared first on TechCo.

This year, after stops in Chicago and NYC, GE will be bringing a fabrication lab to Lagos, Nigeria. GE Garages are pop-up maker spaces that welcome members of the local community to come and use their tools, such as 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC...

The post GE Is Launching a Fabrication Lab in Nigeria  appeared first on TechCo.

Phil Simon, bluntly speaking, knows his stuff when it comes to technology and emerging trends. He has worked in IT, consulted, and written a multitude of books, but does that mean we should trust his expertise? According to Simon, we should listen to his...

The post Phil Simon to All Entrepreneurs: Do Not Trust Experts appeared first on TechCo.

Throughout his childhood, Rohit Bhargava thought he would end up as a doctor or engineer. However, a short stint at an engineering camp one summer showed him that he had more talent bringing individuals together than building turbines: he won the good citizen award...

The post Rohit Bhargava’s Likenomics: Find Success through Likability [Video] appeared first on TechCo.

Dina Kaplan, founder of Blip, continued piling more onto her plate.  In addition to running six departments within her startup- HR, finance, PR, marketing, biz dev, and investor relations- Kaplan took it upon herself to build a networking community for the New York startup...

The post Dina Kaplan of Blip on Conquering Fears [Video] appeared first on TechCo.

Greg Cangialosi, cofounder of Betamore and managing member of the Baltimore Angels, knows a lot about startups.  His experience includes both entrepreneurship and investing. Greg started a company in 2001, ran it for 10 years, and made a successful sale of the company. After...

The post Greg Cangialosi On How to Build a Startup Ecosystem [Video] appeared first on TechCo.

Aziz Gilani is passionate about laziness. He says he likes doing what’s easy. “It’s amazing what happens when you surrender yourself to the easy things to do in life,” he says. Aziz, a director at DFJ Mercury, believes that companies should also do what...

The post DFJ Mercury’s Aziz Gilani Explains Why Being Lazy Can be Good for Startups [Video] appeared first on TechCo.

With his first interests being tae kwon do and computer programming, Matt Dorey shifted his focus and worked on his parents’ business at the age of  fifteen. In doing so, he realized he wanted to be successful. This realization changed his focus from tae kwon...

The post Building Culture through Inputs and Outputs with Matt Dorey of Factory Zero appeared first on TechCo.

Since the Washington, D.C. region is so spread out with Maryland, Virginia and The District making up the unique area, finding a central hub for tech startups has been something the region has struggled with. Last year The Fort, a startup accelerator and work...

The post 1776 DC Tech Startup Campus and Hub Aims To Tackle Big Problems appeared first on TechCo.

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.