Tag Archives: Angela Benton
![Create a Platform for your Business
The Internet is run primarily by four platforms: Amazon, iTunes, Google, and Facebook. The valuable lesson that I’ve learned about this is that owning a platform is critical in developing a sustainable business strategy. What is a platform? According to Phil Simon (author of The Age of Platform), a platform is defined as “an extremely valuable and powerful ecosystem that […] scales, morphs, and incorporates new features, users, customers, vendors, and partners.” A platform gives entrepreneurs a greater opportunity to scale their business for sustainable growth. For example the NewMe Accelerator (Angela Benton and Wayne Sutton), TechStars (Brad Feld and David Cohen) and The Lean Startup (Eric Ries) are great examples of platforms that were developed by entrepreneurs.](http://cdn2.blackenterprise.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/12/Newme-acceleratory-620x480-90x100.jpg "Newme-acceleratory-620x480")
NewME Accelerator Announces Pop-Up Tour Schedule
Starting in our nation’s capital, the pop-up tour will hit 8 cities
Kicking off in Washington, DC, NewME Accelerator announced its eight-city tour on Wednesday.
By Janel Martinez
NewME Accelerator Pops Up in Miami
The startup incubator to run “pop-up” program in Magic City
NewME Accelerator, the startup incubation program geared toward underrepresented minorities in the tech world, has…
By Janel Martinez
11 Women Who Are Changing the Tech World
While the tech world is overwhelmingly male, you can’t ignore the female innovators giving male…
By Hajj Flemings
Entrepreneurs Conference: 5 Keys To Sourcing Capital for Your Tech Company
Black tech companies from the popular NewMe accelator program tell startups how to go after their fair share of equity financing
NewMe co-founder Angela Benton, CEO of Black Media Web, L.L.C., along with NewMe participants Hank…
By Carolyn M. Brown
SXSW 2012: Revisiting CNN’s ‘Black in America: The Promised Land – Silicon Valley’
Participants from Summer 2011 class of NewMe describe their experience and provide updates on their progress
CNN’s Black in America / Silicon Valley: Aftermath was one of SXSW’s most anticipated panels…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
The Future of Black History: Web Entrepreneur Angela Benton
The serial entrepreneur dishes on what inspires her, and the future of NewMe and Silicon Valley
BlackEnterprise.com spoke to Black Web Media Founder Angela Benton about her success in tech, who…
By Sade K. Muhammad
5 Tech Tips for Entrepreneurs Heading in to 2012
What every business owner need to know to be prepared for success in the New year
As we head into 2012, now is the time for entrepreneurs to upgrade their business…
By Hajj Flemings
Black Web 2.0′s Angela Benton Talks Startups, Mentoring & the NewMe Accelerator
The CEO of Black Web Media opens up about being scared of the CNN Black in America 4 reactions, as well as what's next for her now famous incubator
BlackEnterprise.com spoke to the founder and publisher of Black Web 2.0 Angela Benton about what…
By BlackEnterprise.com
‘Black in America’ Dives into Silicon Valley
Soledad O'Brien examines the problems and promise of blacks in technology
Soledad O’Brien examines the problems and promise of blacks in technology
By Elayne Fluker
5 Steps To Creating Your Profitable Tech Start-Up
Position your company to become a future industry leader
Black entrepreneurs must be creative, however, to advance to the next stage in the Innovation…
