By Jess Melton, director of community and partnerships I have been involved in the northeast Ohio startup community for several years now—from helping launch TechPint, to building JumpStart’s Startup Scaleup event, growing the Industry Conference with the team at Product Collective and now serving as Bounce’s director of community and partnerships. One similarity in each […]
Located on the eighth floor of Bounce, Consolidus, a software developer for the promotional-product industry, is making strides with major growth. By the end of last year, the 15-person company had designed and delivered more than 20 million branded products to customers around the world and accelerated its growth rate by 29 percent. New technologies […]
By Jeanine Black, chief marketing officer for Bounce When I graduated from Tallmadge High School in 1990 (yes, I know I’m dating myself, here), I wanted out – out of Tallmadge, out of Akron, out of northeast Ohio – and I didn’t plan on coming back. I decided (with all of my 18 years of […]
New Territory team pictured (from left to right): Alizeh Khalifa, marketing lead and customer success manager; Grace Myers, co-founder; and Bill Myers, founder. New Territory, an Akron-based startup, has always taken on new opportunities to grow. Founded in 2017, New Territory provides one-of-a-kind virtual and augmented reality and gaming experiences to customers all over the […]
By Robbie Coon, program coordinator for Bounce “How can Bounce help me?” I get this question a lot. I mean, A LOT. And for good reason! There is so much happening within Bounce right now that it is easy to be overwhelmed and even confused when you are looking in from the outside. In my role […]
By Doug Weintraub, Bounce chief executive officer Understanding the role of an open innovation hub in today’s economy What is an open innovation hub? As CEO of Bounce Innovation Hub in Akron, I get this question often when I’m meeting with people and speaking to groups. A lot of folks probably think we are similar […]
By Doug Weintraub, Bounce chief executive officer On behalf of everyone at Bounce Innovation Hub, I want to wish you a very happy new year! Here at Bounce, we’re also celebrating our one-year anniversary and it has been one heck of an exciting ride! We like to say that Bounce is a startup helping startups, […]
By Jessica Sublett, Bounce chief operating officer Since January, I have been asked weekly, “How are things at Bounce!?” And, for months now, I’ve been watching myself respond to nearly every inquiry (cringing each time I do) with, “Busy.” Isn’t that the worst? “Busy.” A response that is meaningless, vapid and void. Yet sometimes, it’s […]
AKRON, Ohio (Nov. 16, 2018) – Four software startups from northeast Ohio pitched and negotiated for up to $15,000 each and admittance to Bounce Innovation Hub’s product development accelerator at last night’s third annual FUEL Akron in front of a crowd of 75 people. Three of the four came to investment agreements for a total […]
By James Hilton – Mentor at The Bit Factory We are exactly one week away from our third annual FUEL Akron competition, taking place on Thursday, Nov. 15, 5-9 p.m. here at Bounce Innovation Hub. If you haven’t been, FUEL is a “shark-tank” style event where software startup founders pitch and live negotiate for investment […]