VentureSpur had the pleasure of hosting a group of Bangladeshi CEOs and entrepreneurs today for a tour of the accelerator, discussion of our program and business model, and discussion of a few potential business expansions into Oklahoma. Hopefully we will see applications from some of
VentureSpur is touring and visiting with our compatriots at the Surge Accelerator in Houston today. Hello Kirk! Surge Accelerator, founded by Kirk Coburn in late 2011, is focused on innovative energy software and technology. Providing a $30,000 seed investment and acceleration program, culminating in a
VentureSpur co-founder, David Matthews, is judging the Rice Business Plan Competition today. From the competition’s website: The Rice University Business Plan Competition is the world’s richest and largest graduate-level business plan competition. It is hosted and organized by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship,
Open Office Hours are back again this Friday! We’ve doubled the amount of time available and split it up into 4 sessions of 30-minutes apiece to give plenty of teams and individual startup founders an opportunity to meet with the Managing Director, ask questions, talk
Did you know that VentureSpur companies will have access to our extensive business book library? You’ll be able to check out books, take them home or read them at your desk. Share with your co-founders and discuss with your mentors. The printed word may seem
We just finished a great Find-a-Founder event here at VentureSpur! We had a great group of entrepreneurs with early stage businesses and business ideas, as well as talented designers, engineers, programmers, business executives and marketing people go through our process. After an opportunity to do a one-minute
We will be hosting our first evening event on Wednesday, March 28, from 7PM to 8:30PM at The Exchange. This is our Find-a-Founder event, which will feature startup speed-dating! Get ready for a fast, fun time, whether you’re bringing your company idea, your skills, or
We had a great Open Office Hours on Friday, March 23. We had to double the length in order to accomodate the three startup teams and one business partner / speaker who wanted to meet. We heard some great business ideas and are anticipating great
Thanks to everyone who came to our first Lunch and Learn with David Matthews, covering Go-to-Market Strategies for startups! Thanks to David and to our event sponsor, Trailblazer Capital! We had a great discussion about the control advantages of a direct sales strategy versus the scalability
Oklahoma’s business publication of record, The Journal Record, featured an article on March 6 on the recently announced 2012 calendar and deadlines for the VentureSpur accelerator program, and the appointment of Kraettli L. Epperson as Managing Director of the accelerator. Check it out.