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Top Leadership Advice from Female Founders

Submitted on March 13, 2013

During the last MassChallenge Sampler: Leadership “Female Founders Tell it Like it is” Susan Duffy, Executive Director of Babson’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership spoke on the importance of investigating, educating, and celebrating all types of entrepreneurship. 

How to Stand Out at SXSW 2013

Submitted on March 8, 2013

If you've been to SXSW, then you know how hard and chaotic promoting your brand can be amidst all the energetic hustle and bustle! Luckily, MassChallenge Alum, Wanderu, is on the ground at Austin, TX to give some top startup advice! Here are some tips from Wanderu's Polina Raygorodskaya on getting your company the most visibility at SXSW!

3 Tips to Get that Investor's Attention

Submitted on March 5, 2013

MassChallenge marched onwards with its Accelerator Sampler Mini-Series last week with tips on Fundraising. After a keynote by Sean Marsh, Co-Founder and General Partner of Point Judith Capital, panelists Kit Hickey, Co-Founder of Ministry of Supply, Drew Volpe, CTO of Locately, and Chris Howard, Prime Minister of Libboo, ruminated with a crowd of curious entrepreneurs on getting the most out of fundraising partners. Here are three things investors look for when deciding when to fund startups:

3 Reasons You Should Brand Your Startup Early

Submitted on February 25, 2013

Last week, MassChallenge, in partnership with MITX, continued its Accelerator Mini-Series with “Marketing, The importance of being branded.”  After a keynote by Doug Fox, VP Brand Development at Phillips Design Group, a panel of marketing experts fielded questions from the audience. 

Dr. Tom Leighton: Build Startups Right

Submitted on February 20, 2013

At the MassChallenge 2013 Launch event, we had the honor of hearing Dr. Tom Leighton, CEO of Akamai, speak to a crowd of entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts about his founding story and what makes Akamai enduring and unique. See below for the full speech and few key takeaways from his keynote.

Five behind-the-scenes photos & press coverage--2013 Application Launch

Submitted on February 15, 2013

The 2013 accelerator season has begun, and applications are now open! Here's what the press had to say about our launch (plus some cool pictures):