Zendesk, the leading provider of proven,
cloud-based help desk software, today announced its “Zendesk Loves
Startups” program. Through this worldwide plan, startups within approved
incubators, can receive free one-year subscriptions to the Zendesk help
desk.

“Having been a small startup ourself, we recognize and are thankful for
everyone who helped us along the way,” said Mikkel Svane, CEO of Zendesk.
“To help other entrepreneurs, we are pleased to announce that we are now
offering a free one-year Zendesk Plus+ Plan to startups affiliated with
incubators such as HackFwd, Seedcamp, Startup Weekend and
StartupBootcamp.”

Zendesk has long recognized customer service is an integral part of any
company’s success. One thing that truly differentiates companies, from
startups to global organizations, is the ability to deliver superior
customer service. With the Zendesk Loves Startups program, Zendesk is
helping companies attain this competitive advantage at no cost.

“Many of today’s fastest growing companies such as Groupon, Airbnb, and
Dropbox started with Zendesk as small ventures driven by their desire to
deliver superior customer service,” Svane continued. “With the new
Zendesk Loves Startups program, Zendesk wants to help other small startups
join this list of fast-growing companies.”

Incubators from around the world have committed to be part of the Zendesk
Loves Startups program including AngelCube, Excerate Labs, HackFWD,
High-Tech Gründerfonds, Seedcamp, Startupbootcamp, Startup Weekend, Team
Europe Ventures, TechHub, and TechStars.

"At Startup Weekend we have helped more than 30,000 entrepreneurs learn if
their startup ideas are viable and how to implement successful business
strategies, said Shane Reiser, Director of Partnerships at Startup Weekend.
“We have seen that delivering superior customer service is a key component
in the formula to success. Zendesk's generosity in providing a free
subscription to its world class help desk software will jump start our
entrepreneurs’ path to success."

For more information on the Zendesk Loves Startups program, go to
www.zendesk.com/startups.

Startups

Zendesk Helps Startups Grow and Succeed

 Zendesk, the leading provider of proven,
cloud-based help desk software, today announced its “Zendesk Loves
Startups” program. Through this worldwide plan, startups within approved
incubators, can receive free one-year subscriptions to the Zendesk help
desk.

“Having been a small startup ourself, we recognize and are thankful for
everyone who helped us along the way,” said Mikkel Svane, CEO of Zendesk.
“To help other entrepreneurs, we are pleased to announce that we are now
offering a free one-year Zendesk Plus+ Plan to startups affiliated with
incubators such as HackFwd, Seedcamp, Startup Weekend and
StartupBootcamp.”

Zendesk has long recognized customer service is an integral part of any
company’s success. One thing that truly differentiates companies, from
startups to global organizations, is the ability to deliver superior
customer service. With the Zendesk Loves Startups program, Zendesk is
helping companies attain this competitive advantage at no cost.

“Many of today’s fastest growing companies such as Groupon, Airbnb, and
Dropbox started with Zendesk as small ventures driven by their desire to
deliver superior customer service,” Svane continued. “With the new
Zendesk Loves Startups program, Zendesk wants to help other small startups
join this list of fast-growing companies.”

Incubators from around the world have committed to be part of the Zendesk
Loves Startups program including AngelCube, Excerate Labs, HackFWD,
High-Tech Gründerfonds, Seedcamp, Startupbootcamp, Startup Weekend, Team
Europe Ventures, TechHub, and TechStars.

"At Startup Weekend we have helped more than 30,000 entrepreneurs learn if
their startup ideas are viable and how to implement successful business
strategies, said Shane Reiser, Director of Partnerships at Startup Weekend.
“We have seen that delivering superior customer service is a key component
in the formula to success. Zendesk's generosity in providing a free
subscription to its world class help desk software will jump start our
entrepreneurs’ path to success."

For more information on the Zendesk Loves Startups program, go to
www.zendesk.com/startups.

Appcelerator®, the leading mobile cloud platform for rapidly developing native mobile, desktop, and tablet applications using web technologies, today announced it has teamed with Teens in Tech Labs to launch the first annual Teens in Tech Incubator program. The new program helps young entrepreneurs start their own high-tech companies. Founded in 2008 by Daniel Brusilovsky, Teens in Tech Labs provides a community and support network for young entrepreneurs to gain access to and learn best practices from established mentors and tech veterans.

The Teens in Tech inaugural incubator program officially kicked off on June 22 and runs for 6 weeks. The incubator is housed in Appcelerator’s new headquarters in Mountain View, CA. Each team consists of one to three teens, all under the age of 19, who will work alongside mentors and advisors to build their own startups. The program culminates with each team launching their product as part of a Demo Day during the annual Teens in Tech Conference, taking place on August 5 at Palo Alto Research Center in Palo Alto. Three of the teams will use Appcelerator’s app development platform, Titanium, to build fully native apps that can run on desktop, web or mobile devices. The select teams are:

Codulous (Santa Cruz, CA): an online code editor that works in the cloud and syncs with your desktop and many other services

BuyNomial (Oakland, CA): helping you budget for whatever you want in a faster and smarter way

MySchoolHelp (White Plains, NY): making it easy for high school students to find and share their classmates’ notes

Bubbls (Palo Alto, CA): a geo-social mobile application that lets your friends know when you can hang out

CM Studios (Atherton, CA): bringing a zombie game to the iPhone, and soon Android

Workcrib (Walnut Creek, CA): a social sharing site for your workspace

The Teens in Tech Incubator program features numerous experiential and hands-on learning opportunities. More than 60+ tech veterans, VCs, and others volunteer as mentors and advisors are teaching classes weekly on everything from HTML to CSS to marketing and presentation skills. Some of the program’s mentors lead weekly dinners, sharing their own personal life stories, such as when David Crane, a partner at Google Ventures, spoke to the teens about how Google got started. There are also “Office Hours” and “Workshops,” where mentors join the teams on-site and help them work on their business plans, presentations, coding, etc. Held throughout are various white board and collaboration sessions.

“Entrepreneurship should not be defined by age but should be all about fostering the most promising innovation,” noted Daniel Brusilovsky. “With the broad support from the tech community, our new incubator program will encourage today’s youth to start early, think big, take risks, learn from failures and gain from successes. We’re very grateful to all the companies, mentors and advisors who have graciously contributed to our endeavor and mission. The support ecosystem inherent throughout Silicon Valley gives evidence to why the region is one of the most innovative in the world. However, it also lays a solid blueprint for others to adopt and benefit from.”

The Teens in Tech Incubator program boasts a stellar lineup of mentors and advisors, some of who include:

•     Jeff Haynie, co-founder and CEO, Appcelerator
• David Hornik, general partner, August Capital
• David Krane, Partner, Google Ventures
• Aaron Levie, co-founder and CEO, Box.net
• Chris McCann, co-founder, Startup Digest
• Marcus Nelson, director of social media, Salesforce
• Alex Pachkov, VP of business development, Evernote

In addition to providing the technology and serving as mentors, the team at Appcelerator is also providing the physical office space to host the incubator teams throughout the program’s duration.

Jeff Haynie, co-founder and CEO of Appcelerator, noted, “I started my first company when I was 14, and there were a lot of people who generously helped mentor and provide me with valuable guidance along the way. Having benefited from that support network, I think it’s important for seasoned entrepreneurs to pay it forward and proactively lend a guiding hand to our next generation of aspiring tech entrepreneurs and contribute to them hopefully building the next Google or Apple.”

Along with Appcelerator, the Teens in Tech Labs has support from Microsoft, General Motors, Softlayer, Globumbus, Eventbrite, Meshin and Gagnier Margossian LLP.

To see the full list of mentors and learn more about the Teens in Tech Incubator program or the Teens in Tech annual conference please visit: http://incubator.teensintech.com/.

Startups

Appcelerator and Teens in Tech Labs Team Up to Launch Startup Incubator for Young Entrepreneurs

Appcelerator®, the leading mobile cloud platform for rapidly developing native mobile, desktop, and tablet applications using web technologies, today announced it has teamed with Teens in Tech Labs to launch the first annual Teens in Tech Incubator program. The new program helps young entrepreneurs start their own high-tech companies. Founded in 2008 by Daniel Brusilovsky, Teens in Tech Labs provides a community and support network for young entrepreneurs to gain access to and learn best practices from established mentors and tech veterans.

The Teens in Tech inaugural incubator program officially kicked off on June 22 and runs for 6 weeks. The incubator is housed in Appcelerator’s new headquarters in Mountain View, CA. Each team consists of one to three teens, all under the age of 19, who will work alongside mentors and advisors to build their own startups. The program culminates with each team launching their product as part of a Demo Day during the annual Teens in Tech Conference, taking place on August 5 at Palo Alto Research Center in Palo Alto. Three of the teams will use Appcelerator’s app development platform, Titanium, to build fully native apps that can run on desktop, web or mobile devices. The select teams are:

Codulous (Santa Cruz, CA): an online code editor that works in the cloud and syncs with your desktop and many other services

BuyNomial (Oakland, CA): helping you budget for whatever you want in a faster and smarter way

MySchoolHelp (White Plains, NY): making it easy for high school students to find and share their classmates’ notes

Bubbls (Palo Alto, CA): a geo-social mobile application that lets your friends know when you can hang out

CM Studios (Atherton, CA): bringing a zombie game to the iPhone, and soon Android

Workcrib (Walnut Creek, CA): a social sharing site for your workspace

The Teens in Tech Incubator program features numerous experiential and hands-on learning opportunities. More than 60+ tech veterans, VCs, and others volunteer as mentors and advisors are teaching classes weekly on everything from HTML to CSS to marketing and presentation skills. Some of the program’s mentors lead weekly dinners, sharing their own personal life stories, such as when David Crane, a partner at Google Ventures, spoke to the teens about how Google got started. There are also “Office Hours” and “Workshops,” where mentors join the teams on-site and help them work on their business plans, presentations, coding, etc. Held throughout are various white board and collaboration sessions.

“Entrepreneurship should not be defined by age but should be all about fostering the most promising innovation,” noted Daniel Brusilovsky. “With the broad support from the tech community, our new incubator program will encourage today’s youth to start early, think big, take risks, learn from failures and gain from successes. We’re very grateful to all the companies, mentors and advisors who have graciously contributed to our endeavor and mission. The support ecosystem inherent throughout Silicon Valley gives evidence to why the region is one of the most innovative in the world. However, it also lays a solid blueprint for others to adopt and benefit from.”

The Teens in Tech Incubator program boasts a stellar lineup of mentors and advisors, some of who include:

•     Jeff Haynie, co-founder and CEO, Appcelerator
• David Hornik, general partner, August Capital
• David Krane, Partner, Google Ventures
• Aaron Levie, co-founder and CEO, Box.net
• Chris McCann, co-founder, Startup Digest
• Marcus Nelson, director of social media, Salesforce
• Alex Pachkov, VP of business development, Evernote

In addition to providing the technology and serving as mentors, the team at Appcelerator is also providing the physical office space to host the incubator teams throughout the program’s duration.

Jeff Haynie, co-founder and CEO of Appcelerator, noted, “I started my first company when I was 14, and there were a lot of people who generously helped mentor and provide me with valuable guidance along the way. Having benefited from that support network, I think it’s important for seasoned entrepreneurs to pay it forward and proactively lend a guiding hand to our next generation of aspiring tech entrepreneurs and contribute to them hopefully building the next Google or Apple.”

Along with Appcelerator, the Teens in Tech Labs has support from Microsoft, General Motors, Softlayer, Globumbus, Eventbrite, Meshin and Gagnier Margossian LLP.

To see the full list of mentors and learn more about the Teens in Tech Incubator program or the Teens in Tech annual conference please visit: http://incubator.teensintech.com/.