There are many different paths to a startup. Some people study computer science in college, others randomly enter a hackathon, and some people just happen to have friends with good ideas who need a helping hand and business acumen. For Tom Playford, co-founder of UK-based 10to8, the path was clear. A native of Cambridge, England, […]

Sophie Adelman always envisioned herself building a business from scratch, with a supportive team who was driven by their belief in the company’s mission. What she didn’t foresee was that this dream would come true at a tech startup. Adelman was always familiar with the startup scene, having attended business school at Stanford. But her […]

When Adam Brown began GrubLife, a company dedicated to connecting college students with local businesses (think Groupon-on campus), time and time again he interacted with businesses that were having trouble navigating social media platforms. This was a major impediment, as they couldn’t appeal to their tech savvy customers. Size didn’t matter: companies both large and […]

Elliptic’s James Smith says luck was on his side when he decided to venture into the business of Bitcoin. “I generally don’t try to predict my future too far out and I’m not really risk averse, so when [my co-founders and I] saw what looked like it was going to be a big opportunity, we […]