Regional champions David Moody, Lee Watson, Luke Coleman and startup founder Jody Shackelford to speak at UALR on Tuesday, April 23 from 11am to noon in EIT #203.
Jonesboro hosts Gone in 60 Seconds
Last night, Jonesboro hosted a very successful Gone in 60 Seconds Elevator Pitch Contest. Congrats to Brian Rogers and team for pulling off such a great event!
ASU’s Brian Rogers kicking off the pitch event
Startup Arizona hosts regional Startup America Summit
Read the Startup America blog post
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- Steve Case (Chairman, Startup America Partnership @SteveCase) talks about future growth strategies
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- Scott Case (Startup America ceo) talks with regional champions at the kick off of the summit
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- Regional champions invade downtown Phoenix
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- Jean Elliot (Microsoft BizSpark) talks about how big and small firms can work together
Startup Weekend Little Rock wrap-up
Event organizers Jordan Carlisle, Max Farrell and Jamie Fugitt, among many other supports, held an amazing Startup Weekend event in Little Rock this past weekend at the Clinton School of Public Service (thank you Nikolai DiPippa and Skip Rutherford).
1st Place: Simple Service
2nd Place: VidLibs
3rd Place: Impulsive
4th Place: Branches
5th Place: HairNet
Read more about all the teams at: http://littlerock.startupweekend.org/2013/04/07/little-rock-startup-weekend-teams-announced/
http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/91889/simple-service-wins-startup-weekend-little-rock
Startup Weekend Little Rock: 1st Place – Simple Service
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VentureBeat: Acumen raises $83M
Venturebeat Article by: Rebecca Grant. Photo Credit: Acumen Brands
John James, co-founder of Acumen Holdings, has successfully raised $83 Million to expand operations. Read the Venturebeat article.
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