The rise and fall of Pando Projects
The problem was that I had run out of money. So when I held that check, my tears were real. I had literally put everything I had into getting Pando going, and We Media was my first big break.
Read More7 keys to launching your big idea
We Media's all-star mentors share advice to entrepreneurs working to launch new businesses.
Read MoreLessons from a pitch (It) competition
I didn't win the big prize at the We Media PitchIt! competition, but I walked away with something potentially more valuable: honest and constructive feedback
Read MoreScreen + Radmatter win 2012 PitchIt! Challenge
Their bold ideas: reinvent corporate recruiting and visual media production.
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2012 PitchIt! Challenge Finalists
Eight ideas to use media and technology for innovative new ventures have been chosen as finalists for the 2012 We Media PitchIt! Challenge. The finalists will pitch their ideas at the We Media PitchIt! Conference April 18 in McLean, Va.
Read MoreLaunched: StableRenters tracks NYC landlords
The 2011 PitchIt Challenge winner launches its first public beta with landlord information on 133,000 addresses in New York City.
Read MorePitchIt Challenge offers $50K for digital media startups
Calling all media, technology and social dreamers: The 2012 We Media PitchIt Challenge is open to entries. Submit your big ideas or vote now.
Read MorePlan now: We Media conference and PitchIt challenge
Mark your calendar and plan to be there: The annual We Media innovation conference will be April 18 at USAToday / Gannett in McLean, Virginia. We'll be sending invitations and registration details soon. Contact us now if you'd like to participate as a sponsor.
Read MoreLaunching this month: StableRenters
2011 PitchIt winner Ben Sacks makes entrepreneur his day job - and preps his first product for launch this month.
Read MoreBuilding the prototype: Smaller, cheaper
Old plan: Scrape all data, build giant app, spend all money. New plan: Build small app, get data from city government, make app bigger, spend less money.
Read MoreHelp Ben take on landlords
Ben Sacks has a big idea, $25,000 to spend on it and a strong network of advisers. But he's still searching for the right web developer. Does the "do good" tone to Ben's business make it unattractive to coders? Or has Ben simply stumbled into a startup challenge that every good founder needs to solve?
Read MoreMy big check is still on display, next to my ficus
The experience with We Media was my inflection point. Since then, we’ve made some beautiful progress. Fundraising is a lot harder than anticipated, but we’re getting there.
Read MoreNewsIt crowdsources DC subway investigation
If you live in Washington, DC, and can offer a little bit of your time, sign up and check out the project details. You can go down into the subway to see how long it takes to escape, or assist with mapping data and other text, photo and video tasks. NewsIt won our 2010 PitchIt Challenge, and we've been advising the project since then.
Read MorePitchIt ranked among world’s top startup challenges
Australian web site StartupSmart has ranked the We Media PitchIt! Challenge among the world’s top 10 startup challenges. Wow –...
Read MorePando Projects and Stable Renters win Pitch It! Challenge
Now the hard part - the winners earned $25,000 and access to a network of world-changing We Media Mentors to help turn two big ideas into something real.
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