Going Green is Good for Dell and the Environment

By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News It turns out going green is good for Dell and not just in a feel good way. The company not only has greatly reduced its impact on the environment through recycling and cutting carbon emissions in the last decade, but it has generated profits in the process. […]

The Cultural Fit Between Dell and EMC

By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News During the last seven years, Dell spent $14 billion to acquire more than 30 companies to reinvent itself into an “end to end solutions company.” “We have developed this real muscle around taking in companies, integrating companies and incubating companies,” said Steve Price, Dell’s senior vice president […]

Michael Dell Talks About Taking Risks as a Private Company

By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News The Aspen institute, an educational and policies studies organization based in Washington, D.C., launched Aspen Across America, a series of talks with extraordinary individuals Wednesday night. The series kicked off at the Blanton Art Museum with a talk between Journalist and world-renowned biography Walter Isaacson and one […]

Elizabeth Gore to Join Dell as its Entrepreneur in Residence

Dell has named Elizabeth Gore with the United Nations Foundation, its next Entrepreneur in Residence. Dell made the announcement at TechCrunch Disrupt Monday. Gore, who currently serves as entrepreneur in residence for the United Nations Foundation, will join the company in February of 2015. Gore will be Dell’s second entrepreneur in residence. Ingrid Vanderveldt held […]

Ingrid Vanderveldt Ends Reign as Dell’s First Entrepreneur in Residence

Ingrid Vanderveldt’s last day as Dell’s Entrepreneur in Residence was Saturday. “It was a dream come true,” Vanderveldt said. “We more than accomplished what we set out to do to. I’m just so proud of the team and of Dell. Dell has a visionary commitment to women worldwide. It’s just been an honor to be […]

Dell Sponsored Study Reveals Barriers Facing Female Entrepreneurs

By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Men and women do not have equal opportunity when it comes to launching a business today. In fact, 75 percent of 30 countries surveyed for the second annual Gender Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index, commissioned by Dell, do not meet the basic needs for female entrepreneurs to […]

Dell Selects ihiji and Open Labs of Austin for its Founders Club 50

The Dell Center for Entrepreneurs last week announced its first Founders Club 50, an exclusive group of high growth tech startups, including two from Austin. Dell selected ihiji, which makes remote diagnostic tools for computer networks and Open Labs, a stage lighting and technology company focused on the music industry. Dell plans to announced its […]

Michael Dell on the Past, Present and Future of Technology

By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News In 1984, Michael Dell dropped out of the University of Texas to found Dell Computers. “At the time, it didn’t seem like that big of a risk,” Dell said. “I didn’t have anything to lose.” He saw a really compelling opportunity to launch a company focused on […]

Dell’s Ingrid Vanderveldt on Six Trends Shaping Entrepreneurs in 2014

By INGRID VANDERVELDT Dell’s Entrepreneur in Residence Special Contribution to Silicon Hills News We’re seeing more entrepreneurial activity in the U.S. than ever before – a result of factors including low cost of entry for startups, increased availability of funding for early-stage startups, and valuations for successful startups hitting an all-time high. With the New […]

How to Get Dell Ventures to Invest in Your Startup

Dell Ventures, the investment arm of Dell, has announced a new $300 million Strategic Innovation Venture Fund. The goal of the venture fund is to find the next Michael Dell, said Jim Lussier, managing director of Dell Ventures. The fund will invest in early-to-growth stage companies, particularly targeting storage, cloud computing, big data, next generation […]