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
I enjoyed judging the RBPC this year and helping to select the Trailblazer Capital special prize winner. I wrote the experience up in my previous blog post. Check it out. The post includes these pieces of take-away advice for business plan competitors: The take-away for
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 in investment prizes, including this year
VentureSpur has hit upon a novel way to pick one of its accelerator Finalists: Crowd Favorite Finalist Contest: Win a VentureSpur Finalist Slot on Twitter! | VentureSpur Accelerator. VentureSpur has decided to award a slot as a VentureSpur Finalist to the crowd favorite on Twitter! Whichever company
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!
VentureSpur is thrilled to announce another one of our 3 focus areas: Online Banking, Finance, Investing & Insurance! Our expanding mentor roster means that we have the perfect mentors to pair with startups in these industries! Many of our mentors have developed successful companies in these