Posts Tagged Incubators

AirBnB: From 0 to $10 billion in 8 years

Posted by academicentrepreneur in AirBnB, Business Models, Cornell, Dorm Room Startup, Entrepreneurial finance, Entrepreneurial risk capital, Entrepreneurial University, Entrepreneurship Education Pedagogies, Henry Etkzowitz, Hospitality Technology, Hotel and Hospitality Schools, Hotel Industry, Hotels, Incubators and Accelerators, Sequoia Capital, StartX, Technology, University-Incubator interaction, Venture Capital Policy, Y Combinator on March 23, 2014

The Wall Street Journal has reported that San Francisco-based startup AirBnB is being valued at approximately $10 billion. CrunchWeek (TechCrunch) also has a report and video covering this story as well. This is an amazing rags-to-riches story of two guys who couldn’t afford to pay their rent in San Francisco, started creatively finding a solution […]

Accelerators, AirBnB, Entrepreneurship, Hotel Schools, Incubators, Paul Graham, Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator

Record-breaking Gifts for Pittsburgh Universities

Posted by academicentrepreneur in Philanthropic Gifts to Universities, Uncategorized on September 29, 2011

update: Dr. Dietrich passed away on the 6th of October, 2011, just days after his gifts to the community as mentioned in this blog post. Like Carnegie, Mr. Dietrich left only a modest amount of money to his children, and gave most if it away. He said “that his time at Princeton University made him […]

Bill Dietrich, Carnegie Mellon University, Dietrich, Entrepreneurial Infrascture, Hedge Funds, Incubator, Incubators, Mt. Lebanon, Pitt, Pittsburgh, Steel Industry, William Dietrich, WSGR