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Why New Hampshire Needs More Startup Evangelists
March 9, 2010 | Filed under Blog
Most entrepreneurs or venture capitalists are evangelist’s for their own company, or even to a larger degree their industry. However, there is a middle ground that is filled by the likes of media companies or individuals that the New Hampshire startup scene is lacking.
We need more startup evangelists. People like Scott Kirsner who writes Innovation [...]
Steal This Idea: Human Resources SaaS
March 5, 2010 | Filed under Blog, Steal This Idea
I had an idea for a column on the blog, Steal This Idea, where I will provide an idea and anyone reading this is welcome to steal it. To clarify, I’m going to be providing ideas that I have thought of and for one reason or another decided not to pursue further. I don’t feel [...]
Events in New Hampshire (3/15 - 3/19)
March 5, 2010 | Filed under Blog
March 8, 2010 - Seacoast Linux User Group
Time: 7:00 - 9:00PM
Location: UNH Durham, Morse Hall room 301
Fee: Free
March 10, 2010 - MYPN Social Event
Time: 5:30 - 7:30PM
Location: Z food & drink, 860 Elm Street, Manchester NH (Google Maps)
Fee: Free
Register: http://mypn.org/events/
March 12, 2010 - NH SkiUp (#NHSkiUp)
Time: 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Location: Mount Sunapee
Fee: $39 for skiers / [...]
Governor Lynch is Greening the Granite State with New Energy Bill
March 2, 2010 | Filed under Blog
Note: This is a guest post by Michael Turcotte, Owner of New Hampshire based Turn Cycle Solutions.
The turn of a new decade has launched New Hampshire’s Governor Lynch into a “new movement,” a movement that will set the bar high enough for New Hampshire to see a push for energy independence. This bill sets [...]
Profile of: Dyn Inc.
February 24, 2010 | Filed under Blog
I got the chance to speak with Jeremy Hitchcock , CEO of Dyn Inc. on Friday about how Dyn Inc. was started and became the leader in their field today. Like many founders, Jeremy is passionate about this space and it really shone through in my chat with him.
Before getting into what Jeremy and I [...]
National Entrepreneurship Week Celebration - Thursday!
February 22, 2010 | Filed under Blog
In celebration of National Entrepreneurship Week Dyn Inc. is putting together a celebration at Mint Bistro in Manchester, NH.
New Hampshire Startups and businesses are welcome to attend, just please leave a comment below so we can have a general idea of the number.
Please join us for drinks, good conversation and an all-around good time!
Details:
Location: Mint [...]
A Scorecard for New Hampshire Companies
February 22, 2010 | Filed under Blog
This post is largely based on Bill Warner’s post “It’s About Leadership: A Proposed Scorecard for Massachusetts Technology Companies”
I don’t think Bill meant that this scorecard system could only apply to Massachusetts, but I think we can transplant it perfectly in New Hampshire.
Bill’s scorecard consists of…
Single
Any growing company that is selling a successful product.
Double
Any growing [...]
Profile Of: RipGuardian.com
February 19, 2010 | Filed under Blog
RipGuardian, LLC is a New Hampshire based company focusing on solving the problem of skin ripping for gymnasts. The two co-founders are both also in New Hampshire, one in Nashua and the other in Hampton respectively.
Shawn, one of the co-founders of RipGuardian explained to me what a “rip” in gymnastics was:
Whether it’s uneven bars or [...]
Events in New Hampshire (2/15 - 3/1)
February 15, 2010 | Filed under Blog
February 17, 2010 - Bank of America Breakfast Speaker Series; featuring Gary Long President of PSNH.
Time: 7:30 - 9AM
Location: Sheraton Harborside Hotel, 250 Market Street Portsmouth NH (Google Maps)
Fee: $20 online, $25 at the door
Register: http://www.portsmouthchamber.org/breakfast.cfm
February 18, 2010 - Business After Hours
Time: 5 - 7PM
Location: Cummings, Lamont & McNamee - 1 New Hampshire Ave., Ste. [...]
How to: Research Your Business Idea
February 11, 2010 | Filed under Blog
A business idea is the spark that starts the fire. It’s your starting point of all that is to come. How we all come up with these ideas is generally unique, but some of the best that I’ve seen is a personal ‘pain point’ the founder has experienced or seen.
So — you have already come [...]
New Features Coming for NewHampshireStartups.com!
February 6, 2010 | Filed under Blog
I wanted to post a quick announcement that coming up these next few weeks we will be adding new feature segments to the blog.
You will begin to see “Profile of..” posts that are dedicated to checking in with entrepreneurs around New Hampshire and giving us a snapshot picture of their business. These will range from [...]
Are Business Plans Worth It Anymore?
February 5, 2010 | Filed under Blog
A couple months ago this was a heated discussion, each side clamoring that they were correct. The established position was still claiming that it was still necessary - that planning 3 to 5 years, or even further would allow you insight into what will happen down the road. On the flip-side of the coin, the [...]
What Venture Capitalists Really Want to Know
February 3, 2010 | Filed under Blog
Robert Go of Spark Capital recently wrote a post on “What VCs Really Want to Know” asserting that there are often questions a Venture Capitalist will ask that cannot be answered realistically.
Rob essentially states that the focus of startups should be on execution, and not necessarily long term planning or metrics that are vague guesses [...]
Are we allowing our young entrepreneurs a fair chance?
February 1, 2010 | Filed under Blog
Jeffrey Bussgang of Flybridge Capital Partners in Boston recently wrote a post on “A Lost Generation of Entrepreneurs?“. For the purpose of this post, I’m going to ignore the “innovation over 30” issue, and focus on what Jeff touched on briefly.
“Now fast-forward to today. During the period of 2001-2009, there have been very few substantial [...]
Events in New Hampshire (2/1 - 2/15)
January 29, 2010 | Filed under Blog
February 3, 2010 - NHHTC (NH High Technology Council) Entrepreneur Forum
Time: 6 - 9PM
Location: FIRST, 200 Bedford Street, Manchester, NH (Google Maps)
Fee: $25 for Members, $30 for Non-Members
Register: https://www.nhhtc.org/entrepreneur-forum/
February 4, 2010 - Monthly eBrew
Time: 5 - 7PM
Location: The Press Room, 77 Daniel Street, Portsmouth NH (Google Maps)
February 4, 2010 - 7 Steps to a Better [...]
New Hampshire Co-Working
January 27, 2010 | Filed under Blog
Last week, Mass High Tech published an article on the “Top co-working space options for entrepreneurs” and most of the options were either in Cambridge or Boston. So I started thinking, “I wonder if there is anything like this in New Hampshire” … and what I discovered is there is not nearly enough!
New Hampshire does [...]
Deadline for 2010 Startup Challenge… coming up!
January 25, 2010 | Filed under Blog
In case you were not aware, there is a New Hampshire business plan competition underway and the deadline of January 31, 2010 is approaching quickly.
An overview of the competition:
“The New Hampshire Start-up Challenge is a business plan competition created to connect entrepreneurs and social innovators with seed capital and key services to help them on their path [...]
New Hampshire’s LLC Tax: What do you think?
January 22, 2010 | Filed under Blog
Most of you I’m sure have heard of the 5% tax that New Hampshire is looking to implement on LLC’s. If you have not, check here.
According to NHPR.org:
“Currently the interest and dividends tax is 5%, and under the proposal any income an LLC owner receives would be considered a dividend.
About 10,000 businesses in the state [...]
25% by 2025 Energy Initiative: How are we doing?
January 20, 2010 | Filed under Blog
In May 2007 Governor Lynch signed “The Renewable Energy Act” calling for New Hampshire to obtain 25% of it’s energy from clean, renewable sources by the year 2025.
In March 09, recommendations were released for what we need to do to accomplish this 25% by 2025, they were:
1. Maximize energy efficiency in buildings.
2. Increase renewable and [...]
Next Week: Upcoming Events in New Hampshire
January 15, 2010 | Filed under Blog
January 19, 2010 - How to effectively utilize social networks for better sales and support
Time: 6 - 9PM
Location: Chordiant Software, Inc., 8 Commerce Dr., Bedford, NH (Google Maps)
Speakers: Mark Roberge, Hubspot and Ric Pratt, Co-Founder, President & CEO of Jittergram
Register: https://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Register/IdentityConfirmation.aspx?e=9971e387-d12e-4e8f-9e3d-994604093136
Fee: Members: $25, Non-Members: $40 (In addition, each attendee recieves a copy of the book [...]
The NH Business Landscape
January 12, 2010 | Filed under Blog
New Hampshire is somewhat segmented as an entrepreneurial state. Many companies spread out, without a central hub of resources to turn to aside from looking to a close major city.
With that said, I have a had time finding out about some of the cutting edge companies in the state working in areas we would like [...]
New Year, New Start
January 7, 2010 | Filed under Blog
New Year, New Start!
Welcome to the new decade! As we usher in a new year, we wanted to inform you that NewHampshireStartups.com will be bringing in some bloggers to help shed some light on the NH Startup community. In the coming year, we hope to make NewHampshireStartups.com a hub for entrepreneurs, venture capital, and businesses [...]
Happy New Year!
January 3, 2010 | Filed under Blog
And welcome BACK to the New Hampshire StartUps blog.
Yes, it is back!
But it will be better now that I have found a dynamic entrepreneur to lead the effort.
Please meet Jeffery Vocell - really good guy that has volunteered to lead the blog.
Here is some brief background - this guy loves writing so send in some [...]
InfoExchange in THREE WEEKS!
September 16, 2009 | Filed under Blog, Personal, Politics, Startups
October 8th is the annual Software Association of NH Conference - sure feels like this year is one of those times when it would be good to hit this conference - not just because of a great agenda but to hear what is happening on “the software streets” of NH!
Take a quick look at just [...]
Speed Venture Summit Time!
August 6, 2009 | Filed under Blog, Personal, Startups, Venture Capital
OK, YOU HAVE SOME TIME BUT NOT REALLY - THE SVS IS ON OCTOBER 28TH BUT YOU NEED TO APPLY ONLINE BY SEPT 15TH TO BE A PRESENTER!
MORE INFO HERE OR READ BELOW AND REGISTER!
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Got Investors? Need Capital?
Are you ready to make your elevator pitch?
Then be sure to [...]
