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This is where innovation is happening in Delaware
There are those who choose to mock the size of Delaware and its oft-touted “First State” slogan, and we’d encourage those who lack the capacity to adopt a holistic view of the state’s innovation...
View ArticleAfter 41 years in business, Paul McConnell is still learning how to fail
If you’ve ever had a conversation with Paul McConnell, you know getting him to stay on topic is a lot like trying to funnel water from a fire hose into a flask. And he knows it. Between coworking space...
View Article6 specific lessons on starting and growing your business in Delaware
Make your founders savvier to improve their chances at success. Many small business training programs exist in the land of the Delaware incorporation, but few have a tech startup bent. So if Delaware...
View ArticleDelaware Sports League moves to 1313 Innovation, vows to keep things interesting
1313 Innovation has seen an uptick in small businesses joining the coworking space since August, says one of its managers, Ryan Harrington. And they’re not all tech-related. Take Delaware Sports...
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Wilmington named fifth-best US city to launch a startup
There’s never been a better time to launch a startup in Wilmington — that’s what the latest report from DataFox says, anyway. DataFox, a California-based number-crunching company that analyzes finance...
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A tall, fit guy is starting a clothes company for other tall, fit guys
For most of his life, Delawarean Matt Mahoney has heard the same question, over and over: “How tall are you?” For the record, he’s 6-foot-7. Mahoney, 33, recently moved his office to 1313 Innovation,...
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Another tall, fit guy is also making clothes for tall, fit guys. Meet RFM...
The time is apparently ripe for tall men with Delaware ties to start clothing brands for other tall, lean guys. Last week we spotlighted local entrepreneur Matt Mahoney and his journey toward launching...
View ArticleLearn how to fund your tech startup with this free 1-hour webinar
We all know a key point to a startup’s success is funding. Whether that’s through venture capital or bootstrapping is up to you, but it pays to be informed. That’s why ITERATE Ventures’ John Currie,...
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Inside the push to get a Texas startup to move to Wilmington
Remember when Cnverg cofounder John Kirk left his native Wilmington for Austin, Texas? Though he’s now far from home, he’s still looking out for Delaware. When Kirk attended a startup accelerator event...
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Guys from Counsl and NextFab will speak at upcoming Tech Meetup
Delaware Tech Meetup is kicking off 2016 with a focus on exciting developments in Wilmington’s tech scene. The guys from Counsl, a Texas-based mobile incorporation app, will be visiting Delaware (if...
View ArticleCarvertise gears up for biggest year yet, and that includes a ton of kale
Carvertise founder Mac Nagaswami has high hopes for the growth of his business this year. “2016 is going to be a big year for us,” he said. “Why? We’ve raised capital, brought on a round of employees...
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This is big: The tech scene convinced Counsl to move to Wilmington
It’s Monday afternoon, and JC Glancy and Rafael Lopez sound excited as they say hi on speakerphone from Austin, Texas. They just got off the phone with a potential investor, and their conversation...
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Carvertise gets a shoutout in the Inquirer
It was a happy Valentine’s Day for Mac Nagaswami: The Philadelphia Inquirer published a big Sunday story about his car-advertising company, Carvertise. Nagaswami said he was really excited about it....
View ArticleMeet Tapp Network, a future Mill tenant
We mentioned Tapp Network recently when we were talking about Wilmington’s new open data website, which they created. And just who (or what) is Tapp? It’s a four-year-old digital marketing company...
View ArticleWilmington makes another national tech list. We say ‘meh’
Wilmington has once again topped an online list touting its tech scene: Course Report has named the city one of the top five in the country to consider for choosing a coding bootcamp. It cited...
View ArticleUD startup guys are hard at work at California’s prestigious Y Combinator
We’ve followed University of Delaware startup guys Nate Matherson and Matt Lenhard since they started their first enterprise in tutoring software. But while they were at an accelerator program in Iowa...
View ArticleHere’s the secret to successfully launching a startup
Rory Laitila grew up in a bakery, earned an entrepreneurship degree in college, and when none of his startups worked, he eventually cofounded his own software programming agency, itr8group. (He works...
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Here are the community’s ideas for making Wilmington great again
Technology Forum of Delaware hosted its annual Idea Challenge Wednesday night at Hercules Plaza with the hopes of generating ideas to improve Wilmington. Some of the ideas were more concrete than...
View ArticleCounsl is moving here and will officially launch in April
Here’s a little update on Counsl, the app that streamlines the incorporation process and whose founders are moving the company to Wilmington. First, April will be a big month for the company. Its...
View ArticleSen. Coons introduces Support Startup Businesses Act
The time is ripe, it seems, for legislation aimed at helping startups: Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) announced Wednesday morning that he, along with Senators Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand...
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