Better together: That’s where we have seen true effectiveness in ecosystems, when organizations band together. Each organization is unique and when the different organizations support each other and not try to be everything for everyone, the entrepreneur wins. There’s only so much sponsorship...
I’m back in the States! What a great trip over to the UK and Ireland. I got to see the tech neighborhoods of Shoreditch, London and Silicon Docks, Dublin, and meet with some entrepreneurs and ecosystem organizers in Belfast to learn about what’s cooking in the North. Of...
Hello from the UK where I’ve been touring and getting to know the community. Headed to Dublin and Belfast next. Let me know if there’s someone I should get to know from the startup community! Speaking of the startup community, here’s the latest trend in team meetings spotted in...
What will San Diego look like in 50 years? San Diego Magazine recently asked me and other local thought leaders to contribute our thoughts to this topic in a special issue that was released last week in celebration of San Diego’s 250th anniversary. The article includes some pretty interesting...
By Neal Bloom
Today marks one year since we launched this newsletter! In that time, we have written 120 articles on historical and successful San Diego tech exits and where the key players are now ( #SDTechMafia ), on SDSU and UCSD startups, the local cannabis industry,...
San Diego tech companies have a long history of putting their heads down and building successful and innovative companies. This new publication will highlight the amazing companies that have planted roots in San Diego, and how they have built a strong and supportive ecosystem around...
Well, it’s been over a week since San Diego Startup Week (SDSW) came to a close and I am still on cloud nine. Seeing thousands of community members come together for the spirit of entrepreneurship in San Diego is so inspiring. Some community members are teaching, others are learning, and all...
Well, it’s finally here - San Diego Startup Week(SDSW)! In year seven, our startup landscape looks a lot different in San Diego than it did in 2013. Back then, Seismic , a San Diego unicorn, hadn’t raised its first $4.5 million in funding yet, and now the software superstar has raised over...
There’s been some exciting momentum in a newer form of company creation in San Diego: venture studios . These are entities that incubate their own business ideas using both their own and external capital and recruit expert business leaders to launch new companies, aka startup factories. The...
Happy almost May! The biggest news in the SD ecosystem is San Diego Venture Group (SDVG) and CONNECT merging to provide more resources to more startups, especially earlier in their journey from committed to crushing it. I am excited to see ecosystem leaders Mike Krenn and...
