Author: Charles Stack

On September 8th, the Flashstarts team attended the VentureOhio Gala in Columbus. Flashstarts alumni team, <remesh was named one of the top seed stage companies of the year (read their full story below), and Flashstarts CEO, Charles Stack, was nominated as a Social Impact Award Finalist. While the Social Impact Award ultimately went to Columbus's Ryan Frederick, we think Stack's acceptance speech is worth sharing. Without further ado... (more…)

Looking for ways to support Flashstarts but not sure where to start or what to do next? Take a few minutes to help us out by trying one, two, or all of these 10 simple ideas!  Start With Social Media 1. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. 2. Engage with us! Likes, re-tweets, shares, and comments on our social media sites allow us to learn more about what type of material you value most, so that we can serve you and others better in the future. 3. Mention us with other startups and accelerators. If you see a…

Between raising a family, pursuing a career, community outreach, and searching for some elusive personal time, few parents have time to find a reliable babysitter. Lack of free time coupled with the high cost of babysitters was enough to make Audrey Wallace and Amy Husted search for a better solution. The result is Komae – a babysitting exchange app. (more…)

Using the super computer IBM Watson, which they have a business and developer partnership with, NativX creates a travel itinerary based on your personality. The company pulls information from your social media accounts, or other resources, to build a dream trip that incorporates your distinct interests. (more…)

AIME, or Artificial Intelligence in Medical Epidemiology, has an incredible mission: to prevent disease. Using a platform that provides users with exact geolocation, the company is able to predict disease with an accuracy of 86.37%. This proactive approach to disease control has been tested in two countries with success, targeting the wide-spreading disease dengue, which 40% of the world's population is at risk of. (more…)

It's only been a year since We Can Code IT was apart of the Flashstarts Accelerator program, but they've grown significantly since then. The women-led and founded company, seeks not only to teach technology through coding bootcamps and workshops, but to also diversify the field of technology, focusing their outreach to women and other diverse populations who may've not been granted the opportunity before. (more…)

Two individuals envision changes that would better existing markets, and are looking forward to working with the Flashstarts interns this summer to accomplish just that. (more…)

Today, members of the 2016 Flashstarts Labs program—which now has 4 times as many teams compared to previous years—presented their vision to 18 new summer interns. Eager to work on the stimulating and industry-disrupting concepts demonstrated, the interns have already begun to address the varied needs of the startups. (more…)

An Article About <remesh on Fresh Water Cleveland Following its acceptance to the Barclays Accelerator, half of the <remesh team has relocated to New York City to further develop their business. Fresh Water Cleveland covered the move in an article today. <remesh founder Andrew Konya originally came up with the idea for the app in 2012 while following news of the conflict between Israel and the West Bank. Konya thought that if people from each of the two sides were able to communicate with one voice, they might be able to come to an agreement. Of course, Konya and Slodov don’t expect…

As entrepreneurs continue to build businesses throughout their professional lives, they are bound to take lessons learned along the way and apply them to their next effort. Laura Steinbrink, president and CEO of Flashstarts 2015 Accelerator company Brilliency, has experienced both sides of the coin throughout her entrepreneurship career: startups and larger businesses, for-profit and nonprofit work, being her own boss as well as working for others. Even in different spaces, she has found a way to apply many of the same best practices across the board. "I found myself starting my own businesses because I am wired to see opportunity, to…