All twelve companies that competed in the Startup Bowl did fantastic jobs pitching their startups! The overall quality of the companies present at the Lucas Oil showdown was even higher than anyone expected. The judges (Ting Gootee of Elevate Ventures, Carla Valdes of Fortify, Sonal Mane of Microsoft, and Christopher Day of Navidar) scored the [...]
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Getting Ready for the Startup Bowl!
We’re less than three hours away from the “Superbowl of Startups” at the Lucas Oil Stadium! After a fun and intense morning learning about digital marketing and “unleashed entrepreneurs” at Connections 2012, PowderKeg attendees will be heading over to Lucas Oil to see 12 startups go head-to-head, competing for a $15,000 prize of cash and [...]
The Super Bowl for Startups: Announcing Powder Keg’s Top 12 Competing Startups
Drum roll, please… The moment I – along with many of you – have been waiting for. We are proud to announce the 12 most impressive startups selected to compete in this year’s Powder Keg Startup Bowl at Lucas Oil Stadium! What’s more, one of these motivated startups will walk away with something sweet to [...]
Leap Lets you Challenge Your Friends and Lock Down Your Bragging Rights [Pitch Video]
Now we’re importing startup pitches form other Midwest startup hubs. At our last Indianapolis startup event, one founder drove from Cincinnati to share his story about Leap — an iPhone app that after only one month in the iTunes store already has 20,000 active users. Here’s the pitch: Leap lets you challenge your friends, record points [...]
How PatentStatus Scored Big During The Super Bowl
I have to say I’m a bit jealous of James. He lived it up like a VIP at last week’s Super Bowl activities and he earned a ton of media attention for his new startup, PatentStatus. But it’s hard not to root for the guy. James Burnes hustles harder than a lot of entrepreneurs that [...]
Tony Scelzo Introduces Knomingo, a Web Video Startup
We’ve all been there—stuck on YouTube watching the latest founder talk or Sh*t Entrepreneurs Say. The value in that kind of user engagement is enormous—enough for plenty of players in the web video market. But, is there space in the industry for another video platform? Last month, I had a chance to sit down with [...]
How Startup Event Nostalgia Fueled a Full-House Meetup
You know that feeling you get when you hear an old song that takes you back to a special time in life? When you reminisce about where you used to be and how far you’ve come? That’s how we felt last Thursday at the Earth House. Last year, our team hosted over a half dozen [...]
Startup America Goes To the Super Bowl (and How You Could Join Them!)
Startup America’s Road to the Super Bowl Can you effectively pitch your startup in 1 minute or less? That’s what I thought! For founders like you, talking about your business for 60 seconds is as simple as shooting a free throw (you Hoosiers know what I mean). That’s why Startup America’s CEO, Scott Case, is [...]
Learn How To Pitch BEFORE You Start Raising Capital [Video]
Have you ever wondered what your dentist is doing when he’s not checking your gums or drilling on your teeth? Well, my guess is that the answer you’d get from my friend Tony Ratliff wouldn’t be your most average answer. That’s because when Tony isn’t in his clinic, he doesn’t just grab his bag of [...]
Announcing: The First 2012 Verge Event
Verge is kicking off this year’s startup event lineup with a classic meetup in downtown Indianapolis on Thursday, January 26 at 6:00 PM. Expect to find a crowd of over 200 people at the Earth House Collective, where attendees will pack into the auditorium to drink, chat, and enjoy three engaging entrepreneur presentations: ViewYou, the [...]
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