March 27, 2023
LenderLogix, PatientPattern, Strayos All Make News
LenderLogix signs Northwest Bank. Patient Pattern acquired by PointClickCare. Strayos plans to double users in 2023. BetterMynd and TimberHut also in the news.
Check out what happened in the WNY Startup Community this week and what you can look forward to next week.
Weekly Recap
March 20-26, 2023
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Lots of great events in our community this week. Here's a few that you might want to check out:
- Buffalo Startup Coffee - Tuesday, March 28 from 7:30-9am at HANSA
- Women in Tech - Wednesday, March 29 from 5:00-7:30pm at Seneca One
BootSector in the Community
BootSector Director, Asif Hossain (404 Link Removed) , spoke with students at PS198 this week on leadership, how to drop hot mixes for the network, build communities around those hot mixes, and the infinite game.
BootSector is partnering with the Buffalo Public Schools, M&T Tech, and 43North to spend a morning with BPS entrepreneurship students and advise them before their pitch competition.
We're looking for 10-20 volunteers before March 30. Please consider #GivingFirst and helping these students shine! Signup here!
Help Grow Our Startup Community
BootSector's vision is to empower, educate, and support the next generation of local entrepreneurs and startup leaders.
Think that's pretty cool? Here's one way you can help this week: Follow BootSector on Linkedin!
Celebrate Our Startup Community
Our Community in the News!
The WNY Startup Community had a busy week in the news. Here are the highlights!
- LenderLogixsigned a partnership with Northwest Bank to modernize their mortgage lending - Buffalo Business First (404 Link Removed)
- TimberHutis scaling up! Check out their strategy for 2023 - Buffalo Inno (404 Link Removed)
- Hadar Borden (404 Link Removed) has been hard at work. See how she's transforming entrepreneurship at the University at Buffalo - The Buffalo News →
- Strayoshas a plan to double their users in 2023. Find out how - Buffalo Inno (404 Link Removed)
- BetterMynd (404 Link Removed) is focusing on big deals and their pilot program has been a big hit - Buffalo Inno (404 Link Removed)
- PointClickCare acquires Patient Pattern! Read a bit more about how Steve Buslovich got it done - Buffalo Inno (404 Link Removed)
- Juweria Dahir (404 Link Removed) continues her work by launching IC Success at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus - Buffalo Inno (404 Link Removed)
Startup Funding
Video of the Week - How to Build an MVP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRZ_l7cVzzU
Wondering how to wow investors? Show them your idea works! Check out this video from our friends at Y Combinator on how to build an Minimum Viable Product! Got a tip for the community? Share it with BootSector!
Parting Thoughts
Smooth Handles
Startup culture tends to glorify the grind. Like it's a good thing to go through business life in "hard mode." But while many good things are hard, the fact that something is hard doesn't necessarily make it good.
Instead of assuming that your friction-filled course is the right one, ask yourself the question: "What if this could be easy?"
One of Thomas Jefferson's maxims was "take things always by their smooth handle." Every problem has a smooth(er) handle. Find it and grab it.
Jordan Walbesser Executive Director, BootSector Share this mailing list!