Monthly Archives: February 2007

LivePitch & Networking in Boulder

Posted on February 22, 2007 by Brock Blake

A few weeks ago, I blogged about the launch of TechStars and mentioned that David Cohen and I were trying to figure out a way to work together.  Over a few conversations, we decided to throw together a LivePitch and … Continue reading →

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$100k for your business…

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Brock Blake

If you are a company in Utah, you should take advantage of this… FundingUniverse has partnered with Grow Utah Ventures and Governor’s Office of Economic Develop to host a state-wide funding competition. An investment of $100,000 will be made in … Continue reading →

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Launch Magazine Issue #2

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Brock Blake

FundingUniverse is a proud promoter of the entrepreneur magazine Launch. Grow Utah Ventures is the sponsor and they have done a great job to provide content that entrepreneurs will enjoy. Check out the latest issue here.

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Utah Fund of Funds

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Brock Blake

I’ve had quite a bit of interaction with Jeremy Neilson at the Utah Fund of Funds and I thought that it would be good to give him and the Fund a “Shout-out.” From what I understand, the UFoF has already … Continue reading →

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Angel’s Tips to Raising Money

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Brock Blake

I’ve been meaning to blog about this for some time. 2 weeks ago, I attended a seminar (hosted by UTC) on “What a founder has to do to remain the CEO after raising money.” Scott Frazier, one of the most … Continue reading →

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Focus on Sales

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Brock Blake

The best thing that happened to us at FundingUniverse was our renewed drive to focus on Sales & Marketing. About 3 months ago, we were facing a very difficult situation where cash was low and we were needing to get … Continue reading →

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Learn about VCs and Angels

Posted on February 3, 2007 by Brock Blake

If you are interested in learning more about angels and VCs, I found 2 blogs this week that provide great content. An unknown angel investor out of Colorado has started to blog at www.5280angel.com. Also, Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson … Continue reading →

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Junto Partners announces classes for 2007

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Brock Blake

Junto is accepting applicants for the 2007 class.  Check out the new website and new video intro.  If you are a first-time entrepreneur, I would recommend applying. I recently started a blog entry entitled “The Skinny on the Junto Partners … Continue reading →

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Announcing TechStars — Startups in Boulder

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Brock Blake

I got an email yesterday from David Cohen, the successful entrepreneur and founder of TechStars (He found me through Jeff Barson’s blog).  TechStars — the brain-child of David, Brad Feld (Managing Director of Mobius VC), Jared Polis and David Brown … Continue reading →

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