Ernest Tavares IIISnap Inc’s Path to IPOIn April of 2011, three members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at Stanford University founded an ephemeral photo sharing app branded as…Feb 4, 2017Feb 4, 2017
Ernest Tavares IIIAmazon Go: Death to Grocery Stores!Late Monday afternoon Amazon announced it’s latest venture, Amazon Go which seeks to disrupt the $650B grocery business (FMI.org).Dec 6, 2016Dec 6, 2016
Ernest Tavares IIIMachine Learning: Supervision OptionalMachine learning is defined as a subfield of computer science and artificial intelligence which “gives computers the ability to learn…Oct 29, 2016Oct 29, 2016
Ernest Tavares IIIin5amStartupsHow to: Cold Email Seed Stage InvestorsCold emailing isn’t the best way to reach investors but if done right it can open significant doors for your startup. What entrepreneurs…Oct 10, 2016Oct 10, 2016
Ernest Tavares IIIin5amStartupsFacebook Marketplace: The End of CraigslistFacebook estimates 450 million people make exchanges in their local buy and sell groups each month and that’s why today it announced…Oct 4, 2016Oct 4, 2016
Ernest Tavares IIIin5amStartupsHow To: Craft the Perfect Pitch DeckGETTING STARTEDJul 31, 2016Jul 31, 2016
Ernest Tavares IIIWeissLabs Inaugural Spring ’16 StartupsStarting a business incubator (weisslabs.io) has been one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had in college. However this post is not…Feb 10, 2016Feb 10, 2016
Ernest Tavares IIIHere Are the 30 Ivy League Startups at the Inaugural Intercollegiate Pitch Off (IPO)On December 5th I had the privilege of attending the inaugural intercollegiate pitch off (IPO). IPO featured 30 student-run startups mainly…Dec 7, 2015Dec 7, 2015
Ernest Tavares IIIIn a recent article Forbes claims that the emergence and adoption of IoT will be a key driver of…The semiconductor industry’s total sales have grown from $51 billion in 1990 to $336 billion in 2014. This represents 230% growth in total…Nov 11, 2015Nov 11, 2015
Ernest Tavares IIII’m starting a business incubator, let me tell you whyAs seniors in college I inevitably found myself reflecting upon my years in university and unavoidably a few regrets surfaced. What…Nov 1, 2015Nov 1, 2015