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Splash SF Sept 2012 Finalist - Conga

by Kristin Karaoglu, October 19, 2012 | Comments

Check out Conga's presentation at Splash SF Sept 2012

Splash SF finalist Conga discovers the social relevance between people - whom you should know, within a group, at an event, or wherever you are. Its science applies sophisticated machine learning algorithms to understand the underlying factors behind your professional relationships Watch founder and CEO Crick Waters present. Even though success is not defined by how much money a company has ...

Splash SF Sept 2012 Finalist - Showbucks

by Kristin Karaoglu, October 17, 2012 | Comments

Check out Showbucks's presentation at Splash SF Sept 2012

Splash SF finalist Showbucksis a social app platform that brings human interaction back to social apps by combining social video with social games. It develops a series of social apps on iOS and Android that allow users to play with their friends face-to-face on video. Watch founder and CEO Michael Yuen present. Even though success is not defined by how ...

Google Ventures, Vator's Startup Sessions Live

by Kristin Karaoglu, October 16, 2012 | Comments

David Sacks, founder and CEO of Yammer to take the stage in a fireside chat with Bambi Francisco

Google Ventures and Vator's newly-launched Startup Sessions will air tonight at 6 pm PST. Startup Sessions is our speaker series, featuring one keynote speaker who will share his or her startup stories. The three-hour event, held at Google Ventures' Startup Lab, is a casual gathering of techies - entrepreneurs, developers, marketers, investors - who want to get the inside scoop ...

Today's Investor: Jules Maltz

by Kristin Karaoglu, October 15, 2012 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Not focusing

Today's Investor is Jules Maltz, a late-stage VC. He typically invests more than $2.5M to internet, mobile and saas companies. Some of his investments include BuddyMedia, Yext, Dropbox and WhaleShark. Jules will join us at Splash NY - December 5, 2012 as a speaker. Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. Our ...

Splash SF Sept 2012 Finalist - Addvocate

by Kristin Karaoglu, October 15, 2012 | Comments

Check out Addvocate's presentation at Splash SF Sept 2012

Splash SF finalist Addvocate simplifies and systemizes the task of posting, scheduling, training, archiving, & governing the social voices of your employees. It aggregates and connects employee personal social channels to extend the reach and impact of company messages. Watch founder and CEO Marcus Nelson present. Even though success is not defined by how much money a company has raised, past ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Tim Roberts

by Kristin Karaoglu, October 12, 2012 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Trying to launch with a bucketful of features

Today's entrepreneur is Tim Roberts, VP, Interactive & Design of Fitbit. According to his VEQ Tim is a thought leader and is good at team motivation and product management. Tim joined us at Vator Spark gamification conference: Get Game. Watch the panel he attended here: How startups can gain from gamification best practices Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs ...

Splash SF Sept 2012 Finalist - Contur

by Kristin Karaoglu, October 12, 2012 | Comments

Check out Contur 's presentation at Splash SF Sept 2012

Splash SF finalist Contur is a virtual assistant for email. It scans all incoming emails and determines whether those emails fits into existing labels, task lists, and projects. Contur infers how the user wants the emails organized based on metrics like the title, sender, and content of the email. The interface also has an integrated to do list, and the ...

Splash SF Sept 2012 People's Choice Award - Kismet

by Kristin Karaoglu, October 10, 2012 | Comments

Check out Kismet's pitch at the Splash SF Sept 2012 competition

Splash SF Sept 2012 People's Choice Award winner Kismet connects you to your existing friends in the real world by simplifying getting together face to face. Watch co-founders Kevin Stephens and Michelle Norgan present. Among the judges were Noah Doyle (Javelin Venture Partners), Neal Hansch (Rustic Canyon Partners), Wes Selke (Hub Ventures), Rich Scudellari (DLA Piper), Jackson Gates (Pandora), Thomas Korte (AngelPad), ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Noah Tutak

by Kristin Karaoglu, October 10, 2012 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Voluntarily giving up before they fail

Today's Entrepreneur is Noah Tutak, CEO of Geni. According to his VEQ, Noah is a thought leader and is good at product management and technology development. Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. Our profiles allow members to express themselves by sharing their interests, lessons learned, as well as bits and pieces ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Debbie Levitt

by Kristin Karaoglu, October 8, 2012 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Asking users the wrong questions or leading questions

Today's Entrepreneur is Debbie Levitt, founder of CheckInOn.Me. According to her VEQ, Debbie is a thought leader and is good at product management and thecnology design.Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. Our profiles allow members to express themselves by sharing their interests, lessons learned, as well as bits and pieces of ...

Splash SF Sept 2012 Winer - Apartment List

by Kristin Karaoglu, October 8, 2012 | Comments

Check out Apartment List's presentation at Splash SF Sept 2012

At Vator Splash SF, Apartment List took home the gold. Apartment List is re-inventing the rental marketplace on a foundation of trust and transparency between renters and landlords. Here's a video of John Kobs and Chris Herndon presenting at Vator Splash SF. Apartment List competed against more than 100 companies at Vator Splash SF this September through three rounds. The ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Harold Simansky

by Kristin Karaoglu, October 5, 2012 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Not getting paying customers fast enough

Today's Entrepreneur is Harold Simansky, CEO of 360Chestnut. According to his VEQ, Harold is a thought leader and is good atteam motivation and networking. 360Chestnut is a no-cost, trusted source where consumers learn what to do to make their homes more healthy, energy efficient & comfortable. (360Chestnut is one of the promising startups competing to be one of the top ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Henry Kim

by Kristin Karaoglu, October 3, 2012 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Focus on the things that are going to "make" your business

Today's Entrepreneur is Henry Kim, co-founder of sneakpeeq. Sneakpeeq is a new social shopping app on Facebook that brings the benefits of the in-store shopping experience online for both consumers and retailers. Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. Our profiles allow members to express themselves by sharing their interests, lessons learned, ...

Intel Capital, Relay Ventures pour $9M into Jelli

by Kristin Karaoglu, October 2, 2012 | Comments

Social radio platform gets new cash infusion

Jelli, a social radio platform, announced Tuesday that it's raised $9 million in funding, led by Intel Capital, Relay Ventures, and with participation from existing investors First Round Capital, as well as angels, including Roger Ames, a former chairman of EMI Music. Partners at Intel Capital and Relay Ventures will also take on board seats. As part of the ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Jeremy Allaire

by Kristin Karaoglu, October 1, 2012 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Thinking they know all the answers

Today's Entrepreneur is Jeremy Allaire, founder, chairman and CEO of Brightcove. According to his VEQ Jeremy is a thought leader and is good at thecnology design and sales management. Jeremy will give a keynote at Vator Splash NY on Dec 5, 2012. Click here to register. Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their ...

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