Back in May we asked Jose Mariano of In Bloon five questions about his startup, being that he entered the Next Top Startup competition we felt it unfair to feature him and not the others, however now with the first edition of the competition well behind us we feel it’s time to publish his answers [...]

While there are days of the entrepreneur, various government backed incubators initiatives and some absurdly difficult to find money from the EU, the one thing – and possibly the most important thing that is missing Europe-side, are readily accessible mentors. Those seasoned entrepreneurs who are willing to donate their free time to help the future [...]

VCs collude & hate competition to fund good ideas and the worst thing is they are spoilt, so spoilt they invest next to nothing in enhancing dealflow, how many sponsor or educate & participate in conferences freely? Are they trying to innovate or harvest ideas?

Put together by the Google Foundation, this video while an hour long is more than interesting and well worth watching by any aspiring social entrepreneur. It focuses on the Ashoka Foundation, but so much more.
Ashoka: Innovators for the Public is a nonprofit organization supporting the field of social entrepreneurship. Ashoka was founded by Bill Drayton in 1981 to [...]

A while ago we posted the top films for entrepreneurs, we continue today by talking about those TV shows that entrepreneurs should watch.
Aside from general entertainment, they also offer learning value to the up and coming entrepreneur, in no order of priority here they are, and of course should you have any recommendations please let [...]

… before arriving at day two it is worth continuing with the finance theme just to add that yes ‘cash is king’ but growth is proportional to your necessary funds for operation, therefore, model your cash needs according to the expected or desired success of your business. Also, be as creative as possible when looking [...]

It would be easy to think that f3fundit launched this competition just to find a winner and give away some money. In fact the greater purpose behind this exercise was to demonstrate that there are many ventures worthy of our attention that stand to benefit and improve their chances of success through the two day [...]

The first edition of “Next Top Startup” took place in Barcelona over the course of June 16th and 17th. Contestants braved the journey from as far afield as South Africa and Brazil just to take part in the competition so at f3fundit we believed it was extremely important to give the participants real added value, [...]

design should never compromise functionality, nor should functionality ever compromise design
Design is something that start ups tend to miss, forget about, or pay little attention to, and this is especially true for those with an engineering background.
Engineers tend to think that as long as it’s functional, and works right, it will appeal to the masses, [...]