“You must facilitate an environment that is tolerant of mistakes. Without that none of your employees will take a risk and without the willingness to take risks you cannot assert yourself in the marketplace.” Read More
The Venture Center launches an exclusive mentorship program engaging elected participants through quarterly interactive meetups and monthly one-on-one sessions with protégés. The program will be accepting mentor and protégé applications for the 2019 program from February 2019 - March 8, 2019. Read More
The Venture Center (VC) Board of Directors and staff welcome Chief Strategy Officer, Mimi San Pedro to its leadership team. With over 30 years of experience across information, technology, and strategic marketing industries, Mimi San Pedro will help to galvanize the Venture Center’s growth, driving key initiatives that serve the entrepreneurial and corporate innovation sectors. Read More
If you are interviewing with an accelerator or seed investor, the first thing you need to do is stand out among all the noise. Below is my list of tips on how to stand out based on conducting hundreds of founder interviews. Read More
Key factsFor the fourth consecutive year, 10 FinTech startups will be challenged to create next-generation financial technology.Startups will receive in-depth mentoring and feedback from FIS executive leadership along with a monetary investment.The deadline for applications to the 2019 FIS FinTech Accelerator is Feb. 9. Read More