I’ve been meaning to sit down and write a bunch of blog posts regarding events and thoughts the past few days.
So I’ll start with a follow up on an earlier post about the new incubator program called Boom Startup. They announced the 10 teams that will spend the next few months working to launch companies and get ready for an Investor Day.
So here are the 10 lucky winners:
- 3 Point Data-Delivers data that decision makers need
- Bazari-Text messaging based ecommerce that will service rural India
- CaseRover.com-Making lawyers paperless
- Fashion Genome Project-Aggregate fashion trends, preferences, sizing info for individuals
- iActionable-Customizable virtual reward systems
- Khumbu-Virtual loyalty cards using cell phones
- Mashworx-Create your own web experience
- No Ink Publishing-DIY publishing for iPad content with the initial focus on the children’s books
- O-codes-Text messaging based codes that allow consumers to access online when they’re offline
- Voycit-Political, social networking platform
As a result of Boom Startup’s program parameters another program emerged to meet the needs of non-tech, student-lead teams with business ideas. It doesn’t provide money to participate but then again they don’t take any equity.
The Foundry is a peer-driven program that has assembled 16 teams (42 people) from several of the universities throughout the state of Utah. It is a true incubator that is focused firstly on growing the individual rather than growing the company. Kind of like a Dead Poet’s Society/Fight Club/Justice League/Bad News Bears thing.
The Foundry is part of the U-Spark initiative at the University of Utah to reinvent entrepreneurial education. It will be fun to follow these two program this summer.
So after posting this entry and seeking to offer any support I could to The Foundry I was asked why I wasn’t participating (I’ve been hanging around the different teams trying to learn and help when I can). I explained I didn’t quite meet the requirements (no students). After hearing my reasoning I (Tshirts4Hire) was graciously offered an invitation to be a part of the first Foundry group! Sweet! We start Monday morning-I’ll keep you updated via the Adventures in Ventures category.