Episode 05 - Philadelphia Startup Roadshow

Big thanks again to the entrepreneurs we spoke with on this episode:

Morgan Berman -  MilkCrate

Ted Man - SnipSnap

Lucinda Duncalfe - Real Food Works 

Here are links to a few resources for those looking to learn more about startups and entrepreneurship in Philadelphia:

Philly Startup Leaders - one of the main groups for entrepreneurs - they organize a number of events throughout the year

DreamIt Ventures - Based out of Philly, Dreamit is one of the leading seed accelerator programs in the US, mentors and accelerates a batch of ~10-15 startups each summer.

StartupPHL - Colaborative early stage venture fund between city of philadelphia department of commerce and the philadelphia industrial development corporation 

SeedPhilly- Provides working space, resources, and mentorships for philly startups

Benjamin’s Desk - One of the many great coworking spaces in the city 

The Hive - Coworking space in the cool neighborhood of Old Town serving female entrepreneurs 

Technical.ly/Philly - Great blog covering tech/entreprenuship/investing in the City. Also has event and job listing

Venture For America in Philadelphia - Absolutely awesome program that is in a handful of cities across the country, glad to see they’re working with some of the coolest startups in town

Here’s a couple of other super interesting/successful Philly startups (maybe potential companies to feature next time the podcast is in town…)

DuckDuckGo - Search engine with a focus on privacy and security  

Relay - Improving communication between businesses and their customers , plus there from my neck of the woods in Radnor!

Curalate- Marketing with the power of images

Scholly- Bringing financial aid to the smartphone world (also caused a fight on Shark Tank!!)

 

RJ Metrics - Built a fantastic e commerce analytics and BI tool for businesses (seen crazy growth in employees, valuation, and customers)