E-Team

Startup Horror Stories: Scary Situations Entrepreneurs Can Avoid With Stress Tests

Frightened to fail? Face your fears! Download a free stress test to identify your startup’s vulnerabilities and brainstorm contingency plans.

Do You Have the Right Answers to these Intellectual Property Questions?

In honor of World Intellectual Property Day, we put together a quick-reference guide on the role IP rights play in innovation and entrepreneurship.

Water-Energy Nexus: A Connection That’s Driving Innovation

For World Water Day, we spoke with three ventures operating at the water-energy nexus to learn how they’re addressing strains in both resource systems.

Innovator Spotlight: Mahdi Eghbali of VerdiLife

E-Team grantee Mahdi Eghbali of VerdiLife has learned to look for teammates who have vision and passion for the problem the startup is trying to solve.

Blind Passion for Your Invention? Time for Tough Love

Innovators need tough love to help them balance passion with data to ensure their invention effectively solves a real-world problem.

Faculty Spotlight: Dustyn Roberts from Temple University

Professor Roberts strives to create classroom environments and session plans that enable a-ha moments for students.

Innovator Spotlight: Katie Kollhoff of NUMiX Materials

For Kollhoff, getting comfortable with discomfort has become a valuable survival skill.

Innovator Spotlight: Blake Dubé of Aeronics, Inc.

Blake Dubé of Aeronics, Inc. found that talking with customers and mentors led to solutions and opportunities that he may not have considered.

9 Steps to Formulating a Successful Exit Strategy

VentureWell Senior Program Officer, Christina Tamer, identified nine important steps startups should take when creating an exit strategy.

A Sustainable Solution to Food Waste: Give Produce a Longer Life

VentureWell E-Team Hazel Technologies has developed a sustainable solution to address the food waste crisis.

Innovator Spotlight: Maria Artunduaga

Maria Artunduaga of Respira Labs found experimentation to be a valuable asset as she developed an innovation to prevent unnecessary COPD-related deaths.

Innovator Spotlight: Reamonn Soto

Reamonn Soto of Sensatek Propulsion Technology, Inc. found that humility helped him through the early venture-development process.

Innovator Spotlight: Haley Marie Keith

Haley Marie Keith of MITO Material Solutions found that a strong network helped her team wade through the unknown of starting a new venture.

Collective Gratitude: VentureWell Community Reflects on Power of Connection

Read Thanksgiving reflections from the VentureWell community.

Innovator Spotlight: Ibrahim Mohedas

Ibrahim Mohedas of SubQ Assist found that absorbing information from diverse stakeholders has been the most important aspect of the startup process.

How to Harness the Power of Startup Networks

Successful startups use three tactics to build and maintain a strong network.

Sanergy: Solving the Sanitation Crisis, One Toilet at a Time

Sanergy builds healthy, prosperous communities by making hygienic sanitation affordable and accessible throughout Africa’s informal settlements.

Impact Inventing: SiNode Systems’ Approach to Sustainable Energy

VentureWell E-Team SiNode Systems developed technology that enables longer-lasting, faster-charging Lithium-ion batteries.

Three Lessons Young Innovators Can Learn from Theranos’ Mistakes

Christina Tamer offers guidance on how early-stage startups can avoid making business and ethical mistakes.

The VentureWell List: 2016

2016 was a banner year at VentureWell, and 2017 is shaping up to be even more exciting. Here’s a quick summary of how we helped grow innovation and entrepreneurship in 2016.