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Preparing for ISA 2016 Lift Off
Rob Merritt
July 25, 2016
[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][text_output]Locked in an office on calls from dawn until dusk for 25 days, Iowa Startup Accelerator Managing Director David Tominsky worked to whittle down 200 applicants to the top startups to put in front of investors. Thousands of emails, hundreds of hours on the phone, and one investor meeting later, teams have offers to join the ISA
Growth is an epic ride!
Eric Engelmann
June 22, 2016
NewBoCo and Iowa Startup Accelerator are my first nonprofit adventure. Having founded Geonetric in 1999, I remember the thrill of building something new and the euphoria of finding traction and things that work. And then, the tug of the thing taking off as it grows and holding it together as you add staff to meet the demand for services. It’s
NewBoCo Workiversary: Jessalyn Holdcraft
Rob Merritt
June 8, 2016
[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][text_output]On May 26, our Director of Marketing Jessalyn Holdcraft celebrated one year with NewBoCo. Holdcraft joined the nonprofit as the Marketing & Communications Coordinator for Iowa Startup Accelerator on May 26, 2015, after she graduated from Simpson College. She turned the dynamic duo of Eric Engelmann and David Tominsky into a terrific trio. Over the last year,
The Spring of 7 Summits
Rob Merritt
June 2, 2016
[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/2″][text_output] An industry expert gives feedback during a presentation at the Education Innovation Summit. [/text_output][blockquote cite=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]”I walked away with far more reliable feedback, resources, and ideas than at a 1 Million Cups or InnovateHER because everyone there was in my industry.”[/blockquote][/vc_column][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/2″][gap size=”3.0em” id=”” class=”” style=””][image type=”none” info=”tooltip” info_place=”bottom”
NewBoCo Workiversary: David Tominsky
Rob Merritt
May 31, 2016
[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][text_output]On May 20, our Iowa Startup Accelerator Managing Director David Tominsky celebrated two years with NewBoCo. Tominsky joined the nonprofit as the Program Manager for Iowa Startup Accelerator on May 20, 2014. At the time he was the first official hire for the organization. Eric Engelmann, co-founder and Executive Director for NewBoCo, said this about teaming up with Tominsky, “He’s really
Fees, Reports, and Records, OH MY!
Rob Merritt
May 19, 2016
[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][text_output] FEES, REPORTS AND RECORDS, OH, MY! 5 things a startup should cross off its “to do” list each year Startups seeking to interest various types of funding sources are usually required to establish a formal entity to continue to grow and expand their funding possibilities. These entities can take many forms, such as a limited partnership,