Leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) unveiled Creative Labs, a startup studio focused on developing consumer-facing technology companies and next-generation media and entertainment experiences. Serial entrepreneur, two-time Emmy Award®-nominee, and venture capitalist Leonard Brody serves as chairman and cofounder of the new
CEO World offers entrepreneurs monthly online sessions with scaleup founders and investors. The platform brings together reputed investors and scaleups to help founders solve their scaleup challenges in things like sales and business development, marketing and growth, talent, and fundraising. CEO World’s mentors include Vitaly
Intercom on Product Management, a book that guides startups through the tough decisions facing product managers, is now available in audiobook version. The book provides practical frameworks where readers can learn how to evaluate their current product, and spot areas for improvement. It explains why
SeedLegals is a fintech venture capital product that offers a quick and simple way to close a startup’s first funding round. From investor agreements to articles and board minutes, SeedLegals organizes every legal step into one easy-to-manage workflow. Users can instantly create documents though a
CNVS is a free online app that allows users to easily put ideas together in a single, easy-to-create Lean Canvas or Business Model Canvas, share it with teammates, and collaborate in real time. Lean Canvas promises an actionable and entrepreneur-focused business plan by focusing on
Venture capital cryptocurrencies company CoinList, which offers an API to manage legal compliance for token sales, has created a new product that lets any founder run a legally compliant Initial Coin Offering (ICO) with full KYC/AML verification for every investor. ComplyAPI allows companies to launch
According to a recent SEC filing, Galvanize has raised $7 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Galvanize is a network of urban campuses where students and entrepreneurs can access the skills, knowledge, and networks they need to level up and make an impact. The company’s
How To Launch is a new book offering a startup launch playbook and cost calculator. It is created by the founders behind The Upstarters, a service that helps startups get launched in four weeks by taking care of planning and preparation, customer development, product development,
The Startup Way is a new book by Eric Ries, the New York Times’ bestselling author of The Lean Startup. The Startup Way explores how the entrepreneurial practices of successful startups can apply to any organization looking to navigate the uncertain waters of the 21st
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