Frank Denbow

Here is the continuation of the series that I've run for many years showcasing the top startups that I am seeing and working with.

I'm Frank, founder of Ballers (http://realballers.com), an ai-powered basketball community that uses computer vision to give you edited highlights and stats of your basketball games using only your phone.

It all started with basketball.

The last thing my mother did before she died was to vote.

Companies The final public post in this series (Part 1, Part 2) lists 9 of the 30 companies I believe in for 2025.

TLDR: My syndicate is here.

(TLDR: Join my syndicate) Back in 2020, I published a list of 20 startups I would invest in, something I have done in 2018 , 2014, and 2013.

Programming, to me, has always been more about thinking than writing code.

The shortcut of using money to skip the hard stuff has been a strategy used for centuries.

I took two steps forward and could not fathom making the next one.

"The reason that Apple is able to create products like the iPad is because we've always tried to be at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts," - Steve Jobs In August of 2011, Marc Andreesen made a post (https://a16z.com/2011/08/20/why-softwa…

Ran through a bunch of companies that I think are interesting and building great businesses. 20 2020 Startups I Like: (ping me if you’d like an intro to any of these) 1/ @MSCHFXYZ: creators of the jesus shoe (https://pagesix.com/2019/11/08/drake-splashes-…

This first appeared on the INFLECTION Blog On three occasions I chased outside funding when I should have just buckled down and focused on getting consistent predictable revenue.

This first appeared on the INFLECTION Blog with full images.

If I Ran It is a thought experiment series on my blog where I think about how I would run a company/fund if I was in control.

If I Ran It is a thought experiment series on my blog where I think about how I would run a company/fund if I was in control.

Frank Denbow

(this post originally appears on the CSForAll medium https://medium.com/@CSforALL/the-new-black-history-opportunity-and-inspiration-in-computer-science-c82e696b0ab3) The new black history that I’d like to see in the world is one where young people of color

(if you like this, give a like on medium) How an introvert networked their way to a few million in revenue Theme Song: Rise and Shine — J.

Tribute by Frank Denbow III There is no greater influence on my life and perspective than my Grandma Enid.

(If you like this, give us a heart on Medium https://medium.com/@frankdenbow/alternative-funding-sources-for-startups-9bc962820398#.xpky98994) Less than 1% of startups raise venture capital funding.

Updating my list of companies that I find interesting and would invest in with my imaginary angel fund.

I’ve been reading a lot recently about angel investing (highly recommend Brian Cohen’s new book: What Every Angel Investor Wants You To Know) and I thought I would play armchair angel and talk about companies that I think are interesting that I would prob…

This year, the Bronx Academy for Software Engineering (BASE - http://bronxsoftware.org) opened up its 4 year high school.

Without Their Permission is a new book by Alexis Ohanian that explores what its like to start a company or movement, and the power of the internet to fuel these ventures.

/var/null: Don't Fly During Ramadan chimeracoder: A couple of weeks ago, I was scheduled to take a trip from New York (JFK) to Los Angeles on JetBlue.

The Academy for Software Engineering (http://afsenyc.org/) is looking for mentors for our next class of students.

Mentorship The Academy for Software Engineering is just about done with its first semester of the inaugural year.

Developers for Good: Future Software Superheroes - It's time for your CodeMontage!

HolidaySongs.co - Send Holiday Music To Friends This is a site I worked on this past week for sending a nice music message to friends via email or facebook posts.

From the story “Inspirations from Africa” by frank.

Lots of progress has been made with the Academy for Software Engineering (http://afsenyc.org) since the lastpost.

The Academy for Software Engineering is a new high school in NYC that has a focus on computer science education.

A couple companies that I’m into: * Turf : An app from an incredible designer from NYC, Michael Tseng, Turf is a iOS game that combines foursquare with monopoly.

Startup Threads: Swag Bag #1 - Hipmunk, LevelUp, 10Gen startupthreads: Our first swag bag came packed with goodies from Hipmunk, LevelUp, and 10gen.

After my junior year of college I was able to finagle my way into an internship at Apple.

How To Throw The Perfect Hackathon Check out this post by Ben Doernberg on how to throw Hackathons.

Node Knockout Entry: DanceKombat Check out my submission for Node Knockout: Dance Kombat, an online dance battle site.

Dylan (best rapper of all time) could have use Zaarly to get sugar cookies for Diddy Zaarly is a platform that lets you buy and sell goods and services to people nearby.

My experience in NYC Tech over the past year has been highlighted by great conversations with people of all backgrounds.

If you haven’t heard of Turntable.fm, its the new music web app that is all the rage in the tech scene.

Discuss this on Hacker Newshere.

A few weeks ago I made a split second decision to quit my full-time job and go fully independent.

I had a great time in San Francisco at the Music Hackday and SF Music Tech events.

When I look back on my own history in technology, I find that my experiences in high school were critical to me falling in love with technology and programming.

This was written for the Startup Weekend book, which you can find more information about on their Facebook page:http://on.fb.me/h6hoaY I sat rigidly on a white plastic chair, fidgeting with my phone as I tried to look occupied.

Billboard's Twitter 140: Music-Industry Characters You Need To Follow I somehow finagled my way onto this list, with some of my music industry heroes such as Chris Lighty and Scooter Braun.

Frank Denbow Wins Our Music Hackweek Contest with SongVoodoo

musiXmatch Blog: Frank Denbow is The new musiXmatch hero : meet SongVooDoo musixmatch: ** ** Lets say youre out somewhere and you hear a great song playing on the sound system but just as youre getting into it, the tune ends.

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