A blog about young companies became a place where founders meet investors. The business behind TechCrunch reveals what happens when a newsroom learns to gather its audience in the same room.
Founders usually need a warm introduction. AcceleratorCON’s answer is a sports-style draft - applications, scouts, selections and private pitch meetings - built to turn conference mingling into an actual pipeline.
The Stratford Sustainability Hub put spare office space to work for people building greener businesses. Its early history runs from breakfast networking to a surprisingly serious conversation about bidets.