We are pleased to introduce Mr. Robert Maher as a new mentor in 2013! Robert is the current Vice President at Hunt Energy Enterprises. Recently, Mr. Maher was a co-founder at Netrake, a global security solutions provider. At Netrake, Mr. Maher served as CTO and
idefi Music, a 2012 VentureSpur accelerator graduate, has launched a new online survey about what features should be included in the upcoming version of their online music label platform. Interested or producing music, and in distributing your own? Check it out: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FR785FJ
Sometimes, when I’m evaluating a startup for a potential investment with a group of other investors, we’ll hear an investor say afterwards, “Well, that looks great as a lifestyle business, but how is it going to scale?” What the heck are they talking about and
The life cycle of web technologies can be short, and even those technologies supported by major players – like, for example, Microsoft Silverlight – can have relatively short lifespans of a few years, before something else becomes more popular. However, as a tech entrepreneur, you’ve
We are very pleased to announce our VentureSpur Open Office Hours schedule for our 2013 program. Just as we did last year, we are offering free 30-minute consultations to any entrepreneur who has submitted an initial application to the program and signs up for one
VentureSpur is pleased to introduce Ron Packard, CEO & Co-Founder of K12 as a new mentor in 2013! K12 is an online learning program for students in grades K-12. The company has been recognized as a leader in on-line education and is currently accredited in 28 states, D.C.,
Check out this post from Paul Graham at YCombinator about the difference between a schedule this is optimal for bosses versus optimal for people who make stuff: http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html I struggle with this sometimes, because I’m required to be the boss, but I like to make
So, I’ve fixed all of the graphics that were missing from older posts. Should be easier on the eyes, going backwards through this blog! I’ll be updating the blog with a backlog of links to articles that I published to the VentureSpur blog that I think have
VentureSpur announced Mike Whitaker today as a new board member for the 2013 program. Download the press announcement here [PDF]: Press Release – VentureSpur Announces New Board Member – March 27 2013 From the press announcement: VentureSpur Announces New Board Member Tulsa Entrepreneur and Experienced Angel
We are excited to introduce another amazing mentor for 2013, Mr. Kevin Vela! Kevin is a Founding Partner at Vela | Keller P.C. Vela specializes in the area of start-ups and currently represents a variety of small-midsized businesses. Kevin is also fluent in Spanish! Bienvenido Señor