Author Archives: Brock Blake

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Hello...my name is Brock Blake.

Stoked to Announce Lendio!

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Brock Blake

Some of you may have seen that we are changing our name from FundingUniverse.com to Lendio!  We have also announced that we are partnering with 2 incredible VC firms: Highway 12 Ventures (out of Boise, ID) and GSA Venture Partners … Continue reading →

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Are you a Graphic Designer?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Brock Blake

We are looking to make another key hire at FundingUniverse — do you or anyone you know fit the bill? Graphic Designer Position Summary: utilize strong production and design skills to create high quality marketing materials from inception to completion … Continue reading →

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Funding Universe “Complaints” ;)

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Brock Blake

So, for those of you that don’t know, FundingUniverse has over 10,000 company histories stored on our website.  Whether it’s the most well-known companies like Google, or Apple; or the completely unknowns like Archway Cookies or Renishaw. What’s interesting about these company histories … Continue reading →

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Who do you call first?

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Brock Blake

I had a great discussion the other day with Geraldine Alias, principal at Volition Capital (formerly known as Fidelity Ventures).  She was talking about her days as a VC and the strategies that set Volition apart from other VCs across … Continue reading →

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Michael Gerber at Angel Investor of the Year Luncheon

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Brock Blake

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the FundingUniverse CrowdPitch event we hosted at Inc Magazine’s GROWCO conference.  Well, after the pitching event, we had the opportunity to spend some time with Michael and get to know him a little … Continue reading →

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FundingUniverse IdeaPitch is Launched — Win $2k!

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Brock Blake

As of 5 pm this afternoon, you now have the chance to post your business/business idea onto IdeaPitch and win $2,000.  We just released the new FundingUniverse Facebook app that will be a idea competition that happens every 2 weeks. … Continue reading →

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BoomStartup Launches in Utah

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Brock Blake

I’m pretty excited about what’s happening with BoomStartup.  John Richards and Robb Kunz, 2 active investors here in Utah, have taken the lead on putting this program together and am excited to say that I’ll be involved as a Mentor-Investor. … Continue reading →

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GROWCO, FundingUniverse CrowdPitch, and Michael Gerber

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Brock Blake

Last week, we had the chance to work closely with Inc. Magazine/Events to host a FundingUniverse CrowdPitch event at their national GROWCO Conference in Orlando.  Overall, the event was a huge success and we had a lot of fun.  Here … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Student Entrepreneurs

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Brock Blake

I love student entrepreneurs.  It seems like I’ve been spending quite a bit of time recently with various programs to help and support student entrepreneurs.  I’ve spent several hours at BYU helping with their Business Plan Competition (we hosted a … Continue reading →

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FundingUniverse acquires TwitJump!

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Brock Blake

Well, it officially came out this morning on Techcrunch that FundingUniverse has acquired the social media analytics company TwitJump.  As part of the deal, Alex Lawrence, a local serial entrepreneur, will be joining the FundingUniverse team as a board member … Continue reading →

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Now Hiring! Please Comment, Email and/or Forward…

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Brock Blake

FundingUniverse is on a tear.  I will be posting periodically with various positions we will be hiring for.  Feel free to email me – bblake AT fundinguniverse DOT COM.  We offer a really cool place to work, great benefits, a … Continue reading →

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FundingUniverse expanding across the U.S.

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Brock Blake

Great things are happening on the FundingUniverse front.  It’s been a while since I’ve provided an update so I figured that I would talk about some of the exciting things that are happening lately. Great team. As I’ve mentioned in … Continue reading →

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A little bit of rivalry fun at the office!

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Brock Blake

For those of you that know me well, know that I’m a die-hard BYU fan.  It would be a very rare occasion for our family to miss a BYU football game.  You should also know that the BYU/Utah rivalry is … Continue reading →

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It’s all about talent

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Brock Blake

I have always known this, but it has become 100% apparent that so much of success is dependent on the quality of talent that you have leading the ship.  Talent is an interesting thing to define:  talent isn’t experience, talent … Continue reading →

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UtahStudent25 Awards Gala– November 5th

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Brock Blake

Yesterday, we had another committee meeting to discuss the details of the upcoming UtahStudent25 awards gala.  If you haven’t heard about this awards program, you’re missing out.  Led by BYU Professor of Entrepreneurship/Angel Investor/good friend John Richards, the idea is … Continue reading →

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Coming to an area near you

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Brock Blake

I’m in the Portland Airport writing from my new iPhone (which I love). We are just leaving town after hosting a LivePitch event here in conjunction with PortlandTen, NedSpace, Stoel Rives, and Lunch2.0. We had around 125 people in attendance … Continue reading →

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Top 15 Finalists for Angel Investor of the Year Announced

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Brock Blake

The organizing committee of the Utah Angel Investor of the Year has announced the top 15 finalists.  Here is the list: Alan Hall Craig Earnshaw David Carter Gary Williams Hal Widlansky JD Gardner John Richards Kent Thomas Kyle Love Mark … Continue reading →

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Current State of Angel Investing

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Brock Blake

I mentioned a few weeks back that we were conducting some in-depth research on Angel Investing.  Well, on Tuesday, we shared some more information with the world as the Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum asked us to speak on the “State … Continue reading →

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Angel Investor of the Year — Utah

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Brock Blake

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been working with the local community to put together the first-ever Angel Investor of the Year Award here in Utah.  We’ve partnered with several entrepreneurial-minded organizations to put it on and, thus far, it’s … Continue reading →

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The angel investor survey says…

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Brock Blake

At FundingUniverse, we are in the process of doing an intense research study on the current Utah angel investment market.  We are partnering with the heads of each of the angel groups to gather the information.  Here is a quick … Continue reading →

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