Frameworks for thinking about pricing

Today’s sexy startup topic is: pricing. The subject is deadly simple, but is often overcomplicated with all sorts of jargon — value-based pricing, price elasticity of demand, equilibrium price, etc. Although some of those topics are important, today I want to hand…

Meet Kate: IDEA’s Next Altschuler-Meyer CEO

As we wrap up the Spring Semester, IDEA’s current Altschuler-Meyer CEO, Neel Desai…

Blurr Moves to the West Coast After Launching from IDEA

Ventures are considered launched from IDEA when they raise $200,000 or more in funding or become self-sustained on revenue. Our network of forty-four launched ventures are a valuable part of the IDEA community.

What is strategy, anyway?

Quick! How do you define ‘strategy’?

A simple Google search will return answers talking about planning and achieving goals, with a slew of frameworks that use a combination of shapes and arrows. But in reality, what does strategy actually mean? Heck, I have…

Introducing BuzzLoop -an exciting new start-up, that just launched on the App Store!

A Victory for Cabbies? Or Suffocating Innovation?

Over a week ago Transport for London (TfL) denied Uber’s right to a new license to operate. TfL reasoned that Uber had failed to act on previous concerns regarding the vetting process for drivers combined with the treatment of drivers who had…

The Give and Take of Networking

Networking is often a great way of getting advice and assistance. However, rather than seeking favors, the core of networking is building relationships and contributing to a community. The following few traits in particular often define great networkers:

Gap Fund Recipients December 2016

In the midst of the holidays and wrapping up the Fall 2016 semester two IDEA ventures have been…