Nice Video on 1871 from Our Turkish Cohort

1871 Hosts Sente Demo Day

AN INTERVIEW WITH HOWARD TULLMAN, CEO 1871

AN INTERVIEW WITH HOWARD TULLMAN, 
CEO 1871

12 August, 2015 

What was the magnet that took you to 1871?

Howard Tullman: I came here almost a year and a half ago to have the opportunity to help the city to build more and more companies 
that could provide more jobs for the city’s technology economy and all those companies who are very excited about innovation and 
creating businesses and things like that. So it is a chance to take advantage of all those opportunities.

USA is the hot spot for startups what would your suggestion be for the 
entrepreneurs all around the world?

Howard Tullman: Certainly we are working with Sente and we are also working with groups in London, Isral, Mexico City and Toronto. 
I think all the entrepreneurs all around the world are starting to understand that it makes a lot of sense to find the environment where 
you can be surrounded by other people doing the same thing. It is very lonely in some ways to be an entrepreneur so we have other people
 doing similar things you learn from them support them and they support you in a variety of ways it is a very exciting environment.
 So we are seeing more and more incubators not in the size and scale of 1871 but in mostly other countries that we are in touch with there
 are entrepreneurial activities going on.

This is the 4^th Turkish Cohort in 1871, What is your observation of them?

Howard Tullman: So far we had a lot of success and have been very excited that the folks who’d come. I think it’s worked out very well 
I think some of the cohorts connected with US businesses with customers here which was a big part of it. And Serhat has been great about
 integrating and creating opportunities for all the entrepreneurs who come to work here. So we have been very happy. 
I think it has worked out very well.

Art & Technology live together in 1871 space. What is their intersection point?

Howard Tullman:  I think that digital technologies can be very sterile if they’re just all in the computer so surrounding the place with a lot of art 
was important to let people see that there are other ways to make excellent things and that you can be passionate about physical things as well as 
digital things and so we wanted to have 1871 also be a beautiful place in addition to everything else that what was going on. So that’s really
what’s was going on. Art is just as inspirational as technology can be and we wanted to have both of those sort of ideas have a home here.

1871 CEO HOWARD TULLMAN OPENS THIRD SENTE DEMO DAY WITH ENTREPRENEURS PANEL

1871 CEO HOWARD TULLMAN WELCOMES TURKISH COMPANIES TO SENTE TEKNOJUMPP DEMO DAY

1871 ANNOUNCES ARRIVAL OF LEADING TURKISH STARTUPS

1871 ANNOUNCES ARRIVAL OF LEADING TURKISH STARTUPS

Turkish startups complete Teknojumpp Acceleration Program with business development, fundraising opportunities and a Demo Day in 1871

CHICAGO (September 3, 2014)—1871 welcomed eight Turkish startups to The Merchandise Mart today ahead of this year’s Teknojumpp Demo Days. After executing their final stages of business development and fundraising opportunities for three weeks, the startups will participate in a Demo Day at 1871 on September 18.  The eight startups will then travel to San Francisco’s 500 Startups, where they will participate in a second Demo Day on September 25.

“Innovative technology is part of an increasingly global industry in which the ability to reach international markets is necessary for long-term success,” said 1871 CEO Howard A. Tullman. “We are excited to welcome these startups to the 1871 space, and look forward to showcasing Chicago’s world class entrepreneurial ecosystem, including 1871’s extensive community and resources.”

The Teknojumpp Acceleration Program has been initiated by ODTU Teknokent, Turkey’s leading technology park management organization with more than 300 startups in-house, which receive services from Sente Advisory Services. The program, currently in its second year, is designed to accelerate the process of internationalization of technology-based startups through their process of commercialization in the United States.

Teknojumpp’s accelerator program begins with six weeks in Turkey, where selected startups receive business education and personalized mentoring. The companies work closely with the Sente Advisory team through scheduled individual meetings as well as informally in a collaborative work environment. After participating in a Demo Day, approximately eight companies are selected to travel to the US portion of the program.

Before travelling to the United States, the companies undergo intensive business development and fundraising preparation for two weeks in Turkey. By tapping Sente Advisory’s vast network, the companies contact potential customers, investors, mentors and partners to begin action on their US market entry strategy. The companies come to Chicago ready to complete their business development and fundraising activities and participate in the two Demo Days.

   

To attend the Teknojumpp Demo Days, send an email to info@sente-advisory.com with your organization’s name, an email address, the day that you will attend and the role of each person from your organization that will attend. Registration will close by 12:00pm CST on September 15, 2014.   

  

About ODTU Teknokent 

Combining ODTU’s (Middle East Technical University) research capacity and information pool with the innovative capacity of entrepreneurs, ODTU Teknokent has created momentum in Turkey’s technology industry. It has become a successful model with its management experiences and projects for the formation of both the legal frame and the development of other technology parks in Turkey.

About Sente Advisory Services (Sente)   

Founded in 2008, Sente provides incubation and business development services to startups in Turkey and other emerging start-up ecosystems. Through its robust methodology and expertise in technology development and innovation management, Sente partners have assisted more than forty that have grown out of idea stage into growth companies. Its extensive network of executives and technology experts in USA help these startups enter into US markets based on a well-thought and tested business development plans.   

About 1871

1871 is an entrepreneurial hub for digital startups. Located in The Merchandise Mart, the 75,000-square-foot facility provides Chicago startups with programming, access to mentors, educational resources, potential investors and a community of like-minded entrepreneurs that help them on their path to building successful businesses. 1871 is the flagship project of the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center.