Startup Arkansas http://www.startuparkansas.com an alliance of Arkansas entrepreneurs seeking to build a strong Arkansas startup ecosystem Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:34:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Startup Arkansas invades UALR Tuesday http://www.startuparkansas.com/startup-arkansas-invades-ualr-tuesday/ http://www.startuparkansas.com/startup-arkansas-invades-ualr-tuesday/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:40:35 +0000 Lee Watson http://www.startuparkansas.com/?p=1203 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.

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twittermail]]> http://www.startuparkansas.com/startup-arkansas-invades-ualr-tuesday/feed/ 0 Jonesboro hosts Gone in 60 Seconds http://www.startuparkansas.com/jonesboro-hosts-gone-in-60-seconds/ http://www.startuparkansas.com/jonesboro-hosts-gone-in-60-seconds/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:22:42 +0000 Lee Watson http://www.startuparkansas.com/?p=1199 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!

 

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ASU's Brian Rogers kicking off the pitch event

ASU’s Brian Rogers kicking off the pitch event

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Steve Case (Chairman, Startup America Partnership @SteveCase) talks about future growth strategies Scott Case (Startup America ceo) talks with regional champions at the kick off of the summit Regional champions invade downtown Phoenix IMG_2860 IMG_2869 IMG_2874 Jean Elliot (Microsoft BizSpark) talks about how big and small firms can work together IMG_2912 twittermail]]> http://www.startuparkansas.com/startup-arizona-hosts-regional-startup-america-summit/feed/ 0 Impulsiv great at storytelling, learn about their team http://www.startuparkansas.com/impulsiv-great-at-storytelling-learn-about-their-team/ http://www.startuparkansas.com/impulsiv-great-at-storytelling-learn-about-their-team/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:14:34 +0000 Lee Watson http://www.startuparkansas.com/?p=1177

Learn more about Impulsiv.

twittermail]]> http://www.startuparkansas.com/impulsiv-great-at-storytelling-learn-about-their-team/feed/ 0 Local 3D printing startup, QU-BD interview on KATV http://www.startuparkansas.com/local-3d-printing-startup-qu-bd-interview-on-katv/ http://www.startuparkansas.com/local-3d-printing-startup-qu-bd-interview-on-katv/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:33:16 +0000 Lee Watson http://www.startuparkansas.com/?p=1169 KATV – Breaking News, Weather and Razorback Sports

twittermail]]> http://www.startuparkansas.com/local-3d-printing-startup-qu-bd-interview-on-katv/feed/ 0 Little Rock Startup Weekend Team Impulsiv creates cool video http://www.startuparkansas.com/little-rock-startup-weekend-team-impulsiv-creates-cool-video/ http://www.startuparkansas.com/little-rock-startup-weekend-team-impulsiv-creates-cool-video/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:51:39 +0000 Lee Watson http://www.startuparkansas.com/?p=1165 Follow along @impulsivapp and impulsivapp.com

twittermail]]> http://www.startuparkansas.com/little-rock-startup-weekend-team-impulsiv-creates-cool-video/feed/ 0 9 minutes of #awesome http://www.startuparkansas.com/9-minutes-of-awesome/ http://www.startuparkansas.com/9-minutes-of-awesome/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:55:59 +0000 Lee Watson http://www.startuparkansas.com/?p=1157 Completely worth 9 minutes of your time. Check out this video from Code.org

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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

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Startup Weekend Little Rock: 1st Place - Simple Service

Startup Weekend Little Rock: 1st Place – Simple Service

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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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