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Chris Wolfel: A Year of Tremendous Excitement and Growth for IDEA
Christopher J. Wolfel, CEO of IDEA2012 proved to be a groundbreaking year for IDEA: Northeastern’s Venture Accelerator. In 2012, the entire IDEA team worked hard to build the community’s awareness that...
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PreApps: Changing The Mobile Application Market
When you hear about an upcoming movie or music album, there’s a good chance you know where to look to watch the trailer or listen to a preview. But do you know where to find out more about the numerous...
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Ready, Set, Pitch!
Is there a better way to practice business pitches than presenting to potential investors? On Wednesday, January 30, IDEA: Northeastern’s Venture Accelerator (IDEA) held Pitch-a-thon, an event that...
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U-Turn Audio Raises $234k on Kickstarter
In a world where you’re able to download and listen to music instantly, it’s easy to forget about the days of turntables and records. But talk to any fan of vinyl and you’ll hear that the experience...
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Generating Awareness and Staying Ahead of the Competition
By Katie Sullivan, Account Manager at fama PRHaving competition in your industry is a great thing – it shows validation of your idea and creates benchmarks for the market to continually improve. Some...
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Most Universities Do Business Plan Competitions, But Northeastern Just Does...
IDEA CEO Chris Wolfel is amazed when he thinks back to his first Northeastern Entrepreneurship Expo (NEXPO) in spring 2011. The event was held in the University’s Curry Student Center Ballroom and...
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Njabini, Apifia, and Quad Technologies Receive Development Grant
IDEA: Northeastern University’s Venture Accelerator is thrilled to announce the January ’13 Gap Fund recipients!Njabini ApparelLaunched in 2010, Njabini is a social enterprise that works with...
View ArticleTop Tweets from IDEA’s Signature Event, NEXPO!
By Nina Stepanov, Social Media Officer for IDEA: Northeastern University’s Venture Accelerator. Follow IDEA at @IDEANEU and Nina at @ninerr. Special shout out to TweetWall for helping to sponsor NEXPO...
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Succeeding in Business: Lessons from IDEA’s Own
IDEA’s Management Team is composed of Northeastern’s best and brightest students! While many of our members are on co-op at leading companies in their fields, we asked them to provide pieces of advice...
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Collaperty Brings Crowdfunding to Commercial Real Estate, Matching Moguls...
The quip, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know,” might induce eye-rolls, but in real estate investing, your network is critical.“You need to know someone who has a good opportunity within your...
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IDEA Venture Moniker Guitars Launches Kickstarter
Admit it: even if you’re not an aspiring rock star, you’ve at times been jealous of the cool custom-made guitars your music idols rock out to. You may have dreamed about having one of your own, or even...
View ArticleA Career Come Full Circle: How a Father’s Passion for Entrepreneurship...
Growing up, Dan Gregory would watch his father return home from work “totally romanticized” by this idea of the entrepreneur. His father was the co-founder of Boston’s Greylock Partners—one of the...
View ArticleThe New iPhone App Trying De-Noise Group Messaging
Text messages keep pouring into your phone, setting off an annoying string of beeps, vibrations and notifications. Group messaging along with that gaggle of girlfriends or band of brothers sounded...
View Article“Don’t Forget the Passion You Had Tonight”: Northeastern Students Awarded...
Northeastern Entrepreneurs Club Advisor, Professor Gordon Adomdza, can remember the earlier days. “About three years ago, there were only about 20 students sitting around a table talking about...
View ArticleCollaperty: The Crowdfunding Approach to Real Estate Investing
Imagine you are an investor, looking for the next real estate opportunity. Or a seller hoping to publicize your property to real estate enthusiasts. You may even see yourself as the middleman between...
View ArticlePresskit.to and Collaperty Receive November Gap Funding
IDEA: Northeastern’s Venture Accelerator is happy to announce Presskit.to and Collaperty as the Gap Fund recipients for November 2012. Each venture will receive $10,000 to further their business...
View ArticleA New Year Means New Opportunities. In 2013, Here’s What to Look for in Your...
The new year is right around the corner, which means one thing for business owners: a fresh start and new opportunities. For growing ventures, an abundance of money is certain to be a widespread New...
View ArticleChris Wolfel: A Year of Tremendous Excitement and Growth for IDEA
2012 proved to be a groundbreaking year for IDEA: Northeastern's Venture Accelerator. In 2012, the entire IDEA team worked hard to build the community’s awareness that IDEA is a University resource...
View ArticlePreApps: Changing The Mobile Application Market
When you hear about an upcoming movie or music album, there’s a good chance you know where to look to watch the trailer or listen to a preview. But do you know where to find out more about the...
View ArticleReady, Set, Pitch!
Is there a better way to practice business pitches than presenting to potential investors? On Wednesday, January 30, IDEA: Northeastern's Venture Accelerator (IDEA) held Pitch-a-thon, an event that...
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