We help you learn the new rules of entrepreneurship
I’ve spent my career in the startup trenches, learning the right way to build new businesses. In the process, I discovered that I love to help other founders. That inspired the creation of UpStart Bootcamp, with the goal of teaching founders everywhere how to start up smarter.
When I started out, the world was different. Investors threw money at teams with unproven ideas. Technology had to be built from scratch. Getting consumer attention demanded expensive PR efforts. Changing course was slow and painful.
Today, startups can move faster, with less capital. They start with rented technology, attract customers with social media, bootstrap through early stages, and keep their planning fast and flexible. These are the new rules of entrepreneurship.
These rules aren’t widely known beyond venture capital-backed tech startups. But over one million founders start companies every year with no formal business training, and little chance of raising venture capital.
UpStart is leveling the playing field, making the new rules of entrepreneurship accessible to everyone. UpStart gives founders advice, inspiration and support through current materials, books, on-demand courses and personalized coaching.
- Jenn
Jennifer Houser, Founder
Hi, I’m Jenn and I’m a serial entrepreneur. Next confession – I love helping other founders with the startup skills I’ve learned. I also get excited about anything related to strategy, operations, products or technology and (nerd alert!) making complex things simple is my idea of fun. So organizing all this good startup knowledge and sharing it with you is heaven to me.
More details: I’ve founded 5 companies and raised $40M+ from VC’s and angels. My last startup, Motionbox (a consumer video sharing company), was acquired by HP’s Snapfish. I’ve created digital and mobile products for some big brands, including Everyday Health, What to Expect, South Beach Diet, Intel, Time Inc. Pathfinder, People, Sports Illustrated. I’ve got a MBA in new product and venture development from MIT, where I was a teaching assistant in the MIT Entrepreneurship Center, and a BA from Haverford College. And I sneak off to go fly fishing or skiing as often as possible.
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