Category Archives: Technology

TiECon Midwest 2010 Unveils List of Elite Entrepreneurs – TiE20 Winners

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Paddu

TiECon Midwest 2010, Michigan’s largest conference on entrepreneurship and presented by TiE Detroit, today announced the winners of the TiE20 Midwest Industry Awards. Selected from more than 1,000 nominated companies, the winners represent the most enterprising startup companies in four … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurship tips from Mike Teshuba of Mango Languages

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Paddu

At Startup Weekend Detroit a few months back, Mike Teshuba, a co-founder of Mango Languages, gave advice to the budding entrepreneurs in the room. It shows how he pivoted his business to find a successful niche market. Entrepreneurship tips from … Continue reading →

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TiE Detroit Announces Savvy Entrepreneur Series with GLEQ and MITEF

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Paddu

The Great Lakes Chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF), the Great Lakes Entrepreneurs’ Quest (GLEQ), and TiE Detroit brings you the 2010-2011 Savvy Entrepreneur series. The series provides early to mid-stage technology entrepreneurs with guidance on key topics that … Continue reading →

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IEEE Great Lakes Technology Symposium To Promote Knowledge Economy in Midwest

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Paddu

The inaugural 2010 IEEE Great Lakes Technology Symposium, scheduled for September 16-17, focuses on helping to transition the Midwest economy from a manufacturing one to a knowledge-based one. The event will educate academia and the technology business community on federal … Continue reading →

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NextWave Business Accelerator Organizes First Pitch Session for Budding Entrepreneurs

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Paddu

Troy based NextWave Business Accelerator organized its First Pitch Festival last week for budding entrepreneurs in the Southeast Michigan. Eight organizations presented their cases to be part of the business accelerator program and get help in terms of office space, … Continue reading →

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Troy Based LeadPro247 Launches Free Web Survey Builder Software

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Paddu

Troy based marketing technology software and services company LeadPro 24|7 launches a standalone Free Web Surveys tool. The cloud based, online Survey Builder software can be used by businesses of all sizes, academic and educational research institutions, students, market research … Continue reading →

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Small Business CRM and Lead Management Software Companies in Michigan

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Paddu

Michigan seems to be playing a key role in supporting and growing technology companies providing cutting edge CRM and Lead Management software tools to small and medium businesses. Four software companies, namely AIMCRM (based in Traverse City), Keleidico (based in … Continue reading →

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Cloud Based Technology Startups and Venture Capital Flow

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Paddu

Cloud based applications and investments in cloud infrastructure are the latest attractions for Venture Capitalists. In a recent panel discussion on this subject, Lawrence Aragon (or PeHub) moderated a group of eminent VCs. This program is part of GigaOm’s Structure … Continue reading →

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New Business Accelerator NextWave based in Troy Will Target IT Companies

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Paddu

Entrepreneurs in Southeast Michigan has good news: Crain’s Detroit Business reports that NextWave, the new business accelerator based in Troy will open its doors in July 2010. NextWave will be headed by principal founder Amjad Hussain, who was the CIO … Continue reading →

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Guide To Evaluating Startup Ideas by Tony Wright

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Paddu

Tony Wright is a founder and front-end generalist at RescueTime, a venture-backed startup in Seattle. He blogs about conversion-centric design, SEO, PR, fundraising, viral marketing, and occasional other geeky topics. He has written a post about guiding principles for evaluating … Continue reading →

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