By VStart, on February 9th, 2010
Brett Owens of Chrometa was one of the first entrepreneurs mentored by VentureStart. We recommended “go get customers” rather than trying to raise money from organized investors. He did that and has been growing ever since with an ever-increasing customer base.
Chrometa maintains an excellent blog and today we saw an interesting post on customer support for software companies and its challenges. Take a look and I think you’ll find that Chrometa have met the challenge well with some good thinking. The very fact their blog talks about this is also great marketing. Go Chrometa!
By VStart, on February 9th, 2010
Don’t miss the first annual Sacramento Med Tech Showcase on March 30, 2010 at Sacramento State University. The theme for the 2010 showcase is “Transforming Medicine Through Technology.” Hosted by SARTA’s MedStart Initiative , the event will raise awareness of the medical technology industry and resources in the Sacramento Region and generate excitement about technology developments by companies founded and funded in the region.
The Showcase will feature:
- Exhibit Hall Showcasing Med Tech Companies in the Sacramento Region
- The Next Wave Med Tech Innovators Challenge, co-hosted by VentureStart
- “Telemedicine- New and Exciting Frontiers in Healthcare Delivery” panel discussion
- “Emerging Trends In Med Tech Investing” panel discussion
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By VStart, on December 19th, 2009
We saw this today when we went to check a Google account; and it has been like this for at least an hour! So don’t feel to bad if you have an issue or two when you start out.
Take heart!
By ClareP, on June 13th, 2009
It was an honor and a privledge to speak at Thursday’s first Sacramento Entreprenuership Breakfast. As a new VentureStart company, we have not been part of the program for long, but we are already seeing the benefits.
There are three benefits that I want to specifically point to that have positioned our company for success. The first is clarity of vision. The second is laser focus and the third is brain trust.
The Clarity of Vision for us really started with the application form. We all know that we need a perfect 30 second Elevator Pitch but as passionate entrepreneurs we often find it very hard to be that succinct. But when Read More »»
By VStart, on June 12th, 2009
VentureStart needs a GREAT tag line so at yesterday’s breakfast launch we challenged all the Sacramento angels’ groups, investors, entrepreneurs, and business people to compete in providing us with one. It should, in three or four words, be:
- easy to remember
- imply a path to funding
- imply urgency
We recognize that by publishing the tags it could inspire copy cats with small changes in wording, but we’ll take that into consideration when we finally decide. Here are the tag lines submitted:
- Mentor your success!
- One life, one chance
- One life, Make it!
- Your Magic Bullet
- Dreams realized
- Dreams made real
- Well begun is half done
- Dreams brought to life
- Jumpstart to funding
- Vent your idea here!
- Breeding Success (in business)
- Mentoring that matters most
- VentureStart….Never Stop
- Mentor Approved Read More »»
By VStart, on May 27th, 2009
While SARTA has initiated VentureStart in the last year or so, communities like Boulder, CO, and Austin, TX, have been trying models for many years to build successful technology/high growth based startup communities. This is something for the Sacramento region to aspire too, and we just saw this on a new initiative in Austin. Take a look and listen.
