June 2011
1 post
Our blog has moved!
Dear followers!
Our blog has moved. Now You may keep up with us here - http://www.humanipo.com/blog
See You there!
Yours,
The HumanIPO team
January 2011
3 posts
Sink or Swim: HumanIPO favourite!
Just as Michelle and Thrond, HumanIPO supports the idea of cutting the red-tape and hence we are glad to announce that Res Judicata was selected as HumanIPO’s favourite from the plans submitted to Sink or Swim Business Plan Contest. Michelle and Thrond Toftely showed how arbitration and dispute resolution mechanisms may be evolving away from traditional land-based governments in the near...
Sink or Swim: Second Place Winner
As promised before, we will cover all of the winners of Sink or Swim business plan contest and shortly introduce their ideas. The Second Place Winner of $2000 was Boundless Talent Consulting Services with an idea of how foreign workers could accomplish locating in international waters without having to deal with worker visa restrictions. Our congrats to Theresa for the bright solution to a real...
Winners of Sink or Swim Business Plan Contest!
HumanIPO team wishes to congratulate all Sink or Swim Business Plan Contest winners for coming up with original ideas and for making an effort and submitting their plans. Sink or Swim business plan contest was about coming up with an idea that could be implemented on a platform 25 miles off the coast of a large first-world city, such as Miami or Shanghai. Furthermore, the entrants had to assume...
November 2010
1 post
Springwise features HumanIPO
If you’re actively involved in the start-up scene, you have probably heard of Springwise newsletters. What they do is scan the most promising business ventures on a global scale and send out weekly newsletters to more than 150,000 entrepreneurial minds. Seems that one Springspotter checked out HumanIPO and understood exactly what the platform is about! Read the full article HERE
October 2010
2 posts
Support the IPO48 hackers in Nairobi
HumanIPO launched its first 48 hour bootcamp in Nairobi, Kenya this Friday. 18 ideas were selected on the opening night to be developed into working products by Sunday evening. The best team will win 10’000 EUR in investment. Follow and help the teams during the weekend and if the teams get enough support, you will be able to invest in them after the event. The ideas are as follows: M-Farm -...
Danish Minister for Development Cooperation...
As a warm-up to IPO48 bootcamp weekend that kicks off this Friday, eight Kenyan entrepreneurs got an opportunity to pitch their startup ideas to Danish minister for Development Cooperation, Søren Pind, who himself owns a web developing company. After the event, Søren Pind gave a short interview to local radio 1 FM, pressing the Kenyan entrepreneurs to use all of the opportunities local mobile and...
August 2010
3 posts
From a Garage48 project to a real company?
Garage48 is for many mostly about teamwork, networking and releasing the first version of your product very quickly. But what about the business side? What is your business model? How will you make money? What is your marketing strategy? How do you reach critical mass? Which partnerships can you form? These are some of the most important issues when turning your Garage48 project into a real...
New version of HumanIPO released!
We have now released a new version of HumanIPO. Beside major design changes we are introducing the following key features: Business plan wall All conversations, posting of information, links, files etc, are now done on the business plan wall. Groups If you don’t feel like sharing sensitive information with all of your business plan followers, you can now create different groups under...
Win up to $2500 with a crazy business idea!
We invite entrepreneurs who can think outside the box to explore the business options seasteading can offer. For the purposes of this contest, entrants will assume that their business will exist on a platform 25 miles off the coast of a large first-world city, such as Miami or Shanghai. Furthermore, assume the legal and regulatory environment is exactly what is necessary for you to do business as...
July 2010
2 posts
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Startup Summer Fair
In mid-June HumanIPO sponsored an event which was organized together with Connect Estonia to introduce new startup companies in Estonia. Our purpose was to engage entrepreneurs and investors in order to help them build personal contacts and widen their networks, which helps the entrepreneurs get useful feedback for their newborn ideas. The interest towards the event was significant and the tickets...
June 2010
2 posts
HumanIPO →
HumanIPO aims to bring together entrepreneurs, professionals and investors via an online platform. This means increasing entrepreneurs network, giving him better feedback and matching entrepreneurs with investors all for the purpose of creating more successful and innovative businesses.