InSubversionby1517 Fund·May 4, 2020Announcing 1517 Fund Investment: Xona Space SystemsGPS was invented by the Department of Defense nearly fifty years ago. It’s time to build something better. Xona is doing that.A response icon2A response icon2
InSubversionby1517 Fund·Apr 8, 2020How to Stand Out When Asking for a JobWe work with a lot of people at the beginning of their careers at 1517. Many of those people are founders. Others go to work for the…
1517 Fund·Mar 26, 2020The Art of Working from Home1517 hosted a workshop on how to best work from home with Lisette Sutherland. She is the director of Collaboration Superpowers, a company…
1517 Fund·Mar 24, 20201517 Grants for Covid-19 ProjectsOn Monday, March 16th, we announced 1517 would be offering our $1k grants to teams working on ideas to mitigate the effects of the current…
1517 Fund·Mar 22, 2020Home Education and Co-Learning 1011517 gathered leaders in education, especially in homeschooling circles, for a panel and QA on how to address the next couple of months…
1517 Fund·Mar 16, 2020Pick up the phone, it could save a lifeCall your parents and grandparents. Do not text them, do not link them to articles. Call them.
1517 Fund·Mar 15, 20201517 Coronavirus MemoTL;DR: Be safe out there! 1517 is taking pitches for $1k grants on ideas to mitigate the effects of the crisis and continuing to deploy…A response icon2A response icon2
1517 Fund·Feb 20, 2020The Evolution from Founders to CompanyLast week Michael and I returned from a roadshow in Oklahoma visiting investors and founders in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. We were last in…
InSubversionby1517 Fund·Nov 7, 2019Student Entrepreneurship vs EntrepreneurshipWe spend a lot of time on campuses across North America building relationships with students and student entrepreneurship programs. One of…
InSubversionby1517 Fund·Sep 24, 2019Founder Firsts: Moving Into New Office SpaceWe asked some of our founders what their advice is for finding a new office. Here’s what they had to say.