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  • If you weren’t there, you missed out (Matt Newman has the recap). Thursday night was buzzing.  It was the NxMW event  featuring a TechStars vs.YCombinator panel, with Jeff Epstein (of Zferral/Ambassador, TechStars alum) and Zach Steindler (of Olark, YCombinator Alum). The afterparty was at Sava’s in Ann Arbor. I have to admit that I got an outsider’s perspective on what was going on because I didn’t even arrive to the event until 9:45, after the panel had finished and the party well underway. Later that night, though, I came home, went to bed, and stared at the ceiling. I couldn’t...

    Give Me Detroit

    Posted on April 9, 2012 | No Comments
    If you weren’t there, you missed out (Matt Newman has the recap). Thursday night was buzzing.  It was the NxMW event  featuring a TechStars vs.YCombinator panel, with Jeff Epstein (of Zferral/Ambassador, TechStars alum) and Zach Steindler (of Olark, YCombinator Alum). The afterparty was at Sava’s in Ann Arbor. I have to admit that I got an outsider’s perspective on what was going on because I didn’t even arrive to the event until 9:45, after the panel had finished and the party well underway. Later that night, though, I came home, went to bed, and stared at the ceiling. I couldn’t...

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  • Recently our company, Rippld, has gone through a wave of incubators and accelerators in Michigan and seen friends’ companies do the same. We thought we could share some of the insights we’ve learned along the journey that are applicable across the board. We’re also sharing a conversation with Jeff Epstein, one of the founders of Ambassador, about his take on startup accelerators. Jeff is one of the latest graduates of TechStars (New York), a 13-week program considered to be one of the best startup accelerators in the country. Epstein’s startup, Ambassador, aims to become THE software for referral marketing. Difference...

    Incubators, Accelerators, and Your Startup…Oh My!

    Posted on February 27, 2012 | 1 Comment
    Recently our company, Rippld, has gone through a wave of incubators and accelerators in Michigan and seen friends’ companies do the same. We thought we could share some of the insights we’ve learned along the journey that are applicable across the board. We’re also sharing a conversation with Jeff Epstein, one of the founders of Ambassador, about his take on startup accelerators. Jeff is one of the latest graduates of TechStars (New York), a 13-week program considered to be one of the best startup accelerators in the country. Epstein’s startup, Ambassador, aims to become THE software for referral marketing. Difference...

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  • Coming out of Tuesday’s Techstars Demo day in New York, the media speculation around Birmingham, Michigan startup Ambassador is rampant. Out of the dozen companies participating in NY Techstars, Ad Age has already singled out Ambassador — citing it is one of Four Startups Marketers Need to Know. Techstars, the “startup boot camp” for technology Entrepreneurs, accepted the Michigan company into its prestigious three-month program. Early on, Ambassador (formerly zferral), caught the attention of Robert Scoble who became an evangelist for the brand, stating: “If you’re looking for a company that helps you create, manage and track custom referral programs...

    What’s Next for Techstars Graduate Ambassador?

    Posted on October 21, 2011 | No Comments
    Coming out of Tuesday’s Techstars Demo day in New York, the media speculation around Birmingham, Michigan startup Ambassador is rampant. Out of the dozen companies participating in NY Techstars, Ad Age has already singled out Ambassador — citing it is one of Four Startups Marketers Need to Know. Techstars, the “startup boot camp” for technology Entrepreneurs, accepted the Michigan company into its prestigious three-month program. Early on, Ambassador (formerly zferral), caught the attention of Robert Scoble who became an evangelist for the brand, stating: “If you’re looking for a company that helps you create, manage and track custom referral programs...

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