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ITEN: Catalyst for Tech Startups Developing tech ventures Enabling venture funding Requiring neither payment nor equity
ITEN Newsletter April 2016
Featured Event fromITEN
April 14th 2nd Thursdayat Venture Cafe
Discussion with General Dynamics on
Opportunities for Small Tech Firms
5:30 6:30 pm
Join ITEN on Thursday April 14th in the
Havanna Room at Venture Café for a
dynamic discussion with Julien Rossboon of
General Dynamics, a global aerospace and
defense company. Learn about how
General Dynamics works with innovative
tech companies to fulfill contracts with the
federal government.
Joining the conversation as well will be
Kevin Wilson, Regional Director of the
Small Business Development Center
in St. Louis. Kevin will talk about
preparing small companies for taking
advantage of these opportunities as well as
discuss an exciting upcoming event in June
for tech companies to meet with General
Dynamics directly.
Come see us in the Havana Room from
5:306:30pm.
Office Hours with ITEN Mentors
3:007:00PM
(sign up links coming soon)
ITEN Graduates Two More Companies from theMock Angel Program
ITEN has two more Mock Angel graduate companies to add to its roster. Sitting Duck
Advertising and Deck Commerce have passed both the rigor of the Mock Angel pitch
presentation review as well as completing a due diligence process for investors. ITEN has
notified its investor networks that Sitting Duck and D
eck Commerce are worthy of serious consideration and review.
Sitting Duck Advertising is
a revolutionary digital
advertising display located in
high traffic public restrooms,
which creates an addressable
and targeted advertising
ecosystem for viewers and
advertisers alike.Sitting Duck's display not only provides advertising clients with an
uninterrupted and targeted medium for their company's message, but also
encourages interaction by giving the viewers a convenient shelf to place their personal
belongings. Through their digital model, Sitting Duck will be capable of wirelessly managing
their advertisements to target a specific audience through real time data collection, product
locations and other variables to reach their client's ideal viewers. "We knew that we had a
captive audience and a proven business model with our previous print ad model, and our
digital platform is going to close the gaps in scalability and full value to our venues and
advertising partners. We're bringing IoT to the bathroom in a secure and valuable way, and
everyone is winning in the end." Stated Brian Lord, President and CEO of Sitting Duck
Advertising.
Deck Commerce was
started in 1998 as Deck Internet Solutions. They were a services company focused on their
passion to solve business problems related to eCommerce by leveraging technology. In 2015
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During Office Hours, startups will meet
oneonone with the Mentor for a 2030
minute slot.
Investor Roundtables: 3:305:00PM
at James Crutchfield Rm
(sign up links coming soon)
During 2nd Thursday Investor Roundtable,
the featured investor/investment group will
meet with up to 5 startups during a 45
minute slot.
If you missed our March 10th 2nd
Thursday, Click here to watch the videos.
It was a great panel discussion.
The Power of Pivots
Media EntrepreneurshipClass Mentors Needed
Professor Mark Poepsel, Ph.D. from
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is
looking for guest speakers and mentors
who know about entrepreneurship, media
entrepreneurship in particular be able to
come to his class and discuss presentation
techniques with his students.
If you are interested in this opportunity,
please contact Professor Mark Poepsel at
636.288.9475. Thanks !
the company rebranded and launched their flagship eCommerce platform. Deck Commerce.
Deck Commerce is the culmination of 15+ years of experience helping companies maximize
their eCommerce potential. Engineered as a worldclass transactional platform with powerful
eCommerce functionality and integration capabilities, Deck Commerce is uniquely positioned
to provide compelling value to customers, partners and employees alike. "The ITEN Mock
Angel program has been an extremely valuable experience. Thanks to the "pitch practices"
and due diligence process, I feel much more prepared to raise money from institutional
investors. More importantly was the feedback and mentoring support from the EIR's, which
were truly insightful and helpful throughout the entire program. Starting a new technology
venture is challenging in so many ways, and thanks to the ITEN Mock Angel program I feel
prepared to take my business to the next level." Stated Christopher Deck, President of Deck
Commerce.
ITEN Launches New Job Website
ITEN is especially excited to offer you both startup companies, community and job seekers a
new platform to connect! http://www.stltechjobs.org/ is our free service to you!
For Job Seekers, the site offers:
A onestopshop to the freshest jobs on the tech and startup market in St. Louis
region.
Exposure and education to local companies
For Companies, the site offers:
A first look at talent
A free showcase for your company
Most importantly, http://www.stltechjobs.org is very easy to use and we can help
companies and job seekers connect in ways that work best for them!
Featured jobs from www.STLtechjobs.org:
iOS Developer at Sparo Labs
Marketing Strategy Intern at GoGitri
Director of People Operations at LaunchCode
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growing array of startup activities in St.
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events and point you to the best ones for
the week ahead. Contact us if you have a
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Senior Data Analyst at LabelInsight
Featured Company : Aisle411
"Google Maps Inside a Store"
One day in 2007, the year the iPhone
launched, Aisle411 Founder and CEO
Nathan Pettyjohn was sent on a wild goose
chase inside a retail store looking for a surge
protector. He then watched another shopper
struggling with the same issue to find the
product they wanted. Right then, Nathan
had the light bulb go off with the innovative
idea to let shoppers use their mobile phones
to search for products inside the store and
have the phones relay where the products
were located. A self service product and
indoor asset locator for mobile shoppers and
users.
Aisle411 was formed in April 2008 to address
this common problem for shoppers. The
company built a proprietary indoor product and asset mapping platform to digitize retailer
floor plans and asset locations. A custom product search engine was created to handle the
various ways shoppers might search for a particular item indoors, including regional dialects
and malapropisms. The end result is a user experience commonly described as "Google Maps
inside a store." FULL ARTICLE
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Questions? Email Jing Stiffler at [email protected] or visit www.itenstl.org