…thin the team, university affiliation, and the technological status of the company. This short course is free to attend for any team that applies. INSF I-Corps Short Courses are designed for university researchers and early-stage startup founders who are interested in exploring the market potential of their work and learning entrepreneurial skills. These hands-on short course events continue to provide relevant and beneficial customer discovery se…
…. CommerceHub is a distributed commerce networked based in Albany, NY. The company completed a successful IPO in July 2016, which created wealth for investors, founders and employees, as well as made the company a stronger contributor to the local economy. Frank Poore is the President and CEO of CommerceHub. Other Deal of the Year finalists include Etransmedia (Troy, NY) and CFO for Hire (Albany, NY). Awards were presented to ecosystem leaders who…
…to medium-sized businesses are addressing forecasted slow growth by making long-term plans, taking into account anticipated technological, demographic and economic changes over then next 5-10 years. A secure, sustainable approach to technology and innovation will help business owners combat future challenges, including talent retention, cybersecurity and and an uncertain economy. A panel of experts including Jim Walsh, SVP Growth Marketing at Cisc…
…ity. If an application includes multiple companies, the match requirement is based on the total number of employees of the combined companies….
Capital Region high school students competed in local startup competition at UAlbany. High school teams pitched product ideas to a panel of business professionals. This was organized by innovate518 to cultivate teen entrepreneurship in the Capital Region. Seventeen teams participated in the University’s uptown campus. Each team comprised 2 or 3 students. Each team presented a one-minute video advertisement of their product idea. This program was…
…ly held in downtown Troy. The featured presenters are: Darn Good Yarn – An online marketplace for artisan yarn and crafts with a broader sustainability mission. TropheCase Inc. – Empowering athletes by providing exposure in a social world. Pill-Locker Inc. – A medication dispenser that prevents prescription opioid abuse and overdose. There will be updates from VARA USA AND KIRSH HELMETS Seating is limited at this venue, so please register early IN…
…Luncheon, Frank Poore spoke about his founding of the e-commerce software company, CommerceHub, in 1997 that has gown into one of the region’s fast growing public companies in this region. The company operates online sales and delivery systems for major retailers like Macy’s, Best Buy and Walmart. Poore will make millions of dollars from the sale of his company to two private equity firms, GTCR and Sycamore Partners, in a $1.1B deal. The Company…
…gether to create a cleaner, more efficient future as on road applications grow, and electric fleet vehicles increasingly become the norm.” Plug Power has been using fuel cells to power forklifts in warehouses and distribution centers. It has shipped more than 20,000 fuel cell units to dozens of customers like Amazon.com, Inc., Walmart and Nike. Plug Power is one of the largest manufacturers in the area and is one of the areas few public companies….
…fly high enough for even local residents to realize what we have as a Tech center. So the young people I know in our communities are heading for New York City and if I were in their place I would also be heading for the Big City where I was a law student at Columbia Law School. I do capchips because I enjoy doing it, but I don’t know how long that will last if the Tech powers that be don’t wake up and support Capchips with a donation, underwriting…
…ce) research hub at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany. It will focus on computer-chip research, development, prototyping, testing and simulation. Governor Cuomo said at the announcement of this investment in partnership with New York State that the Center will attract new companies in the AI field and federal research and create several hundred new jobs. Furthermore, Governor Cuomo said “Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform ho…