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    • Microsoft
    • Sun Startup Essentials
    • BlogCatalog
    • BostonInnovation.com
    • Flowtown
    • Green Horn Connect
    • TechStars
    • VentureFizz
    • Wowrack
    • Massitsallhere
    • Twilio

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  • Friday Night Pitch

  • Organizers


    • Jeffry Vocell Jeffry Vocell

      Bio: Jeffrey Vocell is a New Hampshire based Business Analyst with experience in worldwide markets. He has served in numerous roles in marketing, customer service, and business development among various software companies in New England.

      He received his BS in Business Management & Leadership from Daniel Webster College. He is currently working with a Los Angeles transportation startup, and on launching a startup in the mobile web space.


    • Jason Evanish Jason Evanish

      Bio: Jason is the co-founder of GreenhornConnect.com, a resource hub for Boston's Entrepreneurs. The site includes a comprehensive, searchable listing of all of the organizations and events in the region as well as other relevant content for local entrepreneurs.

      Jason is a recent graduate of the School of Technological Entrepreneurship master's program at Northeastern University and an active member of the entrepreneurial community. He also has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern. You can learn more at www.GreenhornConnect.com or on Linkedin.


    • Aaron Gerry Aaron Gerry

      Bio: Aaron Gerry is currently a Junior at Northeastern University and is pursuing a Bachelor's of Science in Biology. A self-described startup enthusiast, Aaron has a particular passion for developing programs and helping fellow student entrepreneurs; he is especially proud of the innovative Husky Innovation Challenge and IDEA programs at NU.

       In the past, Aaron has interned at Localytics, taught Boston Public High School students, and was part of the core team that brought Ultra Light Startups to Boston.  Aaron enjoys hot sauce and zombie movies and is excited for the launch of his own startup, Zazu!

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      Some folks we interact with during the application process assume that TechStars is for young college kids or the like. The data do not support that assumption. In fact, last year, the average age of the Boston 2009 class was just below 27 (I’ll try to dig up the details). The Boulder 2009 class average age was about 30. This year, the Boston 2010 class brea […]
    • Our Full Historical Results
      You might have heard us say that TechStars is “open-source” in the past. Last year we shared our Series AA Financing docs and now we’re now publishing our actual historical company results in full detail. This includes information on funding, acquisitions, failures, number of employees, etc. Applying to and participating in a Seed Accelerator program is a bi […]
    • Get your apps in to be considered for TechStars for a Day
      One of my favorite days of the year is TechStars for a Day.  It’s an invitation-only day where we invite our best and brightest TechStars applicants to come spend a full day in the Bunker.  It’s where they can get a feeling for what spending the summer with us will be like;  and it usually does not disappoint. Founders arrive fresh, ready to impress and rock […]
    • Applicant Geography
      Now that the selection process for TechStars’ spring Boston program is behind us, I was curious to do some digging through the applicant data to understand a bit more about their demographics, specifically re: geography. My a priori expectations were that the number of MA-based companies had increased 2009 to 2010, but clearly I was incorrect. I did not expe […]

Venue final for next 2 events!

Posted by Marc Nager

Just heard today that things are final to have the next 2 events at Microsoft’s NERD center again! We will have the Commons (the large room on the 11th floor) for June 4th – 6th.

A huge thank you to Gus and Leah there for helping out.

In the meantime, we are going to start getting a new lineup of speakers/mentors/sponsors lined up, so join the Boston group on our new community, and give us your feedback so we can make the next one even better!

Reunion a success!

Posted by Marc Nager

Thanks to everyone who came out for the SW Reunion last night! I wish I could have been there. A huge thank you to Jason and Aaron for taking the lead on things for the event, and Cooley, of course for hosting the event!

It sounds like there were about 20 people there and they heard updates from 3 ventures that are still chugging along: Doodlebugging, IZaazu, and Meetlie. Kyle from Boston Innovation did a writeup here: http://bostinnovation.com/2010/02/18/boston-startup-weekend-homeless/

Also, it looks like the next event will be held at Cooley’s office in early June. I’m finalizing things now, but I will let you know as soon as it’s final. Keep following the hash tag #swboston for more updates.

Reunion tonight!

Posted by Startup Weekend Crew

Be sure to drop by Cooley’s office tonight around 6pm for some drinks, snacks, and updates from all the Startup Weekend teams! If you haven’t RSVP’d, please do so now!

Startup Weekend Reunion Feb 16th!

Posted by Startup Weekend Crew

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Time to get back together and see what everyone has been up to! This is a great excuse to come out for a drink and network with everyone you met at the last Startup Weekend in Boston.

This event NOT limited to only past attendees, anyone that might be interested in learning more about Startup Weekend for next time is welcome.

Where: Cooley’s office @ 500 Boylston St.
When: Tuesday, Feb. 16th 6pm-8pm

PLEASE RSVP

Agenda:
6pm: arrive, networking and drinks
6:30-7:15: Teams will give an update on progress, and outline any outstanding resources needed. Those that wish, can give a presentation/demo.
7:15-8:00: Questions for Cooley lawyers & more networking!

Please RSVP. Your name needs to be on the list to get in the building. Please check in with guest services in the main lobby.

Revive the hash tag: #swboston

Videos

Posted by Startup Weekend Crew

Doodlebugging

iZaazu

MyMotini

“Startup Weekend Boston: 9 New Ventures in 48 Hours”

Posted by Startup Weekend Crew

We’ll let the pros tell it best! See the great coverage from Scott Kirsner in today’s Entrepreneurship section in the Boston Globe!

Sunday Night – Wrap up!

Posted by Startup Weekend Crew

After a long weekend of coding, stress and some snow we had 9 different teams that ended up presenting on Sunday. Congratulations to Doodlebugging for winning the 1st prize of the weekend. We had a tie for second which was broken by a second round of voting where ReleaseQ took second place and iZaazu took 3rd.

Thank you to our sponsors who helped make this event actually happen – Microsoft N.E.R.D Center was absolutely amazing, Sun Startup Essentials, Blog Catalog, BostInnovation, Flowtown, Greenhorn Connect, Techstars, VentureFizz, wowrack, Massachusetts Its all here, and Twilio.

Companies:

Meetlie.comDescription: A scheduling and information aggregation site for open office hours. A cool idea to help people meet face to face.

Go to the website: Meetlie.com

Follow them on Twitter: @mtlie

Bio Contracts:

Description: Create an efficient, centralized online marketplace connecting pharma and bioteh companies with specialized service providers, and supporting the management of these projects. A place where you post projects and competitively bid, with rating system.

Motini

Description: Motini makes it easy to create mobile versions of your favorite websites. Using a point-n-click interface you can repurpose content for optimal viewing on mobile devices such as iPhones, Blackberries, Android and other phones. Grab what you want, and put it into motini, and on your phone it displays only the requested information. Modeled after mixing a drink!

Go to the Website: Motini

Follow them on Twitter: @mymotini

Doodlebuggin
Description: Mission is to make the world’s most efficient marketplace from the world’s largest conversation. The easiest way to buy and sell anything on twitter! @doodlebugging

Go to the website: Doodlebugging

Follow them on Twitter: @doodlebugging

iZaazu
Description: A mobile app that lets you customize your morning. Looking for a way to organize a hectic life and wake up on the informative side of the bed? iZazzu will help you!

Go to the website: iZaazu

Follow them on Twitter: @izaazu

releaseQ
Description: Track your favorite upcoming releases: movies, books, music, and video games. Gives you a way to organize the overwhelming amount of information that is out there in a way that is relevant to you.

Go to the website: releaseQ

Follow them on Twitter: @releaseq

OwlCounsel

Description: Provides a marketplace to find and provide industry knowledge and functional expertise via video.

Go to Website: OwlCounsel

Follow them on Twitter: @owlcounsel

Chorelog

Description: Simple web interface for logging chores on the web. Allows you to show those who haven’t witnessed your effots that you in fact did do your “chores”.

Go to the website: Chorelog

Follow them on Twitter: @chorelog

heyIgotyouthese

Hey, I got you these – @heyigotuthese – www.higut.com
A website to help improve your web comic experience. A place where authors and viewers come together to help fuel and sustain the comic industry.

Sunday night prizes!

Posted by Startup Weekend Crew

We have 3 great offers to the top teams from startup weekend tonight:

1. Shawn Broderick from TechStars will be offering coaching time for two of the top teams as well as priority consideration for TechStars Boston 2010.

2. Al Browne from Cooley will be presenting two $2,000 gifts in free legals services that can be used after the weekend.

3. The special announcement of follow on support of $250 a month for the top team from Tony Berkman with blocatalog.com and blogersunite.com .

A special offer for a top team!

Posted by Startup Weekend Crew

A huge thank you to Tony Berkman with blocatalog.com and blogersunite.com who just send this special note about his continued support for a team from Boston Startup Weekend. Tony not only sponsored drinks on Friday night, but he is going to be offering $250 per month for a year to one top team from the weekend to continue their efforts!

Read Tony’s message for all of the background:

“Dear Startup Weekend,

I have experienced to 2 StartUpWeekends,  one in San Antonio and most recently StartUpWeekend NewYork ‘09 where I met and was inspired by so many outstanding, innovative people who get things done,  and get the massive opportunities that we have today.  Words can’t fully express how  much I appreciate the value of a  StartUpWeekend experience and the meaning and value that you deliver.

A favorite quote of mine is,  “Your significance will remain forever obscure to you,  but you may assume you are fulfilling your life’s purpose if you apply yourself to converting all your experiences to the highest advantage of others.” – Buckminster Fuller

StartUpWeek .org, and the people who are part of it, do this.   So while there is no way to understand the extent of the positive impact that StartUpWeekends have on attendees, and therefore the country and the world -   you can rest assured that you are fulfilling your life’s purpose.

Out of my gratitude for your organization’s contributions to connecting entrepreneurs, sparking new ideas, in an amazing experiential environment,   I would like to make a monthly gift of $250, for one year,  to team at  StartUpWeekend Boston.

The gift will go to the team that has the best idea and execution capability,  as chosen by the panel. The money is  to be used in the launch of the business.    The only condition of the gift is that it be used for purposes of getting the business launched.     The winning team will need to deliver to  StartUpWeekend.org a monthly report showing that they are committed to the business and continuing to execute on their roadmap.    Each month, once  I receive the nod that the team is team is doing this,  I will send the money.

Once launched,  an additional gift  will be given,  as a congratulations and an additional spark to get the business exposure.  The gift is  million ad impressions (300 x 250s)  on one of my sites  and provide the team with the opportunity to be a sponsor of BloggersUnite.org,   a non profit, social cause platform that is changing the world through blogging and social media.

Cheers,

Tony Berkman

p.s.  When in business and in life,  “don’t let perfect get in the way of possible.” -  Keith Cunningham possibly the best business professors on the planet”

Day 2

Posted by Startup Weekend Crew

day2 board