We recently had the opportunity to interview new mentor, Shane Cole! Shane is the EVP & Principal at Covenant Global Investors. In this interview, we get Shane’s take on mentorship and what types of technologies strike his interest! What was the most important thing a mentor
Accelerators are popping up everywhere. In fact, there is a great democratization of capital underway that is providing a multitude of sources for small amounts of start-up capital – accelerators, angel groups, platforms like Gust, and now crowd-sourcing platforms as well. What used to be
LaunchDFW, the popular Dallas-area blog tracking the growing tech startup scene in DFW, has featured the upcoming launch of the VentureSpur 2013 program there on the blog: Venture Spur Moves into Dallas – Second Startup Accelerator this Month to | LAUNCH DFW.
This startup team has worked their hearts out for this moment! We saw the GoldFire Studios team here at VentureSpur – sometimes at 2AM! – grinding out the code to make this moment possible. And now you, dear gamers, can enjoy the results by joining their Beta
We often receive questions from entrepreneurs about our program. We attempt to answer these questions in our Program FAQ. This particular question is one we receive frequently and merits its own blog post: How is the VentureSpur accelerator different from an incubator that I recently heard
VentureSpur has decided to award a slot as a VentureSpur Finalist to the crowd favorite on Twitter! Whichever company receives the greatest number of mentions on Twitter, alongside a mention of @VentureSpur in the same tweet, will automatically win a Finalist designation and the opportunity to make
VentureSpur is going to be posting several blogs in the upcoming weeks highlighting a short interview with some of our mentors. First up is Bruce Ballengee! Bruce is one of our new mentors for 2013 and President & CEO of Pariveda Solutions. What was the
I just spent three days judging the 2013 Rice Business Plan Competition at Rice University in Houston, Texas as part of the team sent from Trailblazer Capital. The RBPC is the largest and most rewarding business plan competition in the world, providing teams with more than $1.5MM
Jon Bolen is a business-centric technology leader who focuses on what he calls – disciplined execution. Many strategies or ideas have real merit, but it’s the ability for a team to focus on executing the underlying tasks that creates real value for the business. That
VentureSpur is happy to announce another focus area: Online Education, Training & Certification! We have an impressive list of mentors who have relevant experience growing a business in these fields! Your startup can expect to receive amazing attention and advice directly from prominent entrepreneurs who have first-hand knowledge in these niches!