Top 10 Utah Startups to Pitch On Boomstartup Demo Day

BoomStartup, a seed capital and mentor-focused investment program for web and software start-ups has selected 10 startup companies for its investor demo day next week Friday September 10, 2010 in Park City, Utah. According to Anthony Ha of venturebeat, BoomStartup had about 150 applications. And of the 10 chosen companies, two have already received term sheets from investors
as disclosed by Boomstartup Cofounder Robb Kunz. The top 10 startups include;

3PointData. iTunes for business data. 3PointData creates an online marketplace where others can sell their data. In real time, buyers can stream data into their spreadsheets, databases, and web applications.

Bazari is an SMS database platform that helps microfinance institutions’ field agents update customer accounts, send electronic receipts, and arrange for product delivery, all through mobile phones.

Case Rover is an online platform targeted at U.S. litigation support and compliance markets. It specializes in software solutions, integration, security and maintenance for companies and government agencies.

Fashion Genome Project aims to be the next big thing in online clothes shopping, using revolutionary technology to eliminate the pain points and unpredictable results that usually come in the process.

IActionable enables any site to define and automatically award public badges and points to their users when specific actions are performed.

icount is a political website that allows an individual to communicate with their elected officials. Politicians can engage with their constituents, get real feedback on legislation, and clarify positions and voting.

KarmaKey is like SkyMiles for restaurants. It helps consumers simplify their wallet by replacing traditional loyalty cards with virtual cards that can be tracked, traded, redeemed and stored on a mobile device.

MashWorx creates network and browser deployed applications of engagement for conventions and hotels to improve the branding experience and increase sales.

O-Codes helps publishers, advertisers, and marketers measure in detail how consumers interact with their offline content via text messaging to engage customers.

TaleSpring provides an online authoring system for do-it-yourself mobile publishing, with an initial focus on interactive, animated children’s books for the Apple iPad and iPhone.

Bootstrapped: Github-Social Code Hosting Service

Github was boostrapped and its been successful. According to Chris Wanstrath,

GitHub was a weekend project. Tom Preston-Werner and I were hanging out at a sports bar after a local programming meetup when he told me his idea for a git hosting site. It’d be a place to easily share code and learn about git, a git hub. It started more out of necessity than anything else: we both loved git but there was no acceptable way to share code with others. Tom thought I’d be interested in helping fix the problem, and I was. We began meeting on [...] Continue Reading…

A Business In Search of A Business Model

Too many startups are still figuring out how to make money. A revenue model needs to do the job whilst you do your best to keep your customers. Are you still on the white-board brainstorming how to bring in the revenue from that customer who just signed up. I taught you will never ask for money. BUT hey there is no free launch. You are a business and you have to get that business model right, even if its FREMIUM it is still a business model.

A lot of startups always use the fremium as a bait to [...] Continue Reading…

How About Email 2.0 + Collaboration

Email is here to stay. I taught email was going to suffer with the introduction of real time messages, chat services, document management tools with collaboration. But traditional email has been in existence for a long time now and continues to be the same service. Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail continue to provide good email services. BUT how about a new service that sync all the email services just like thunderbird does but without a desktop client. Totally a web business with additional services like collaboration, social networking or a lot more interactivity.

Zobni provides a twist to [...] Continue Reading…

Qualcomm Unveils A New Startup Incubator

Qualcomm unveiled Qualcomm Services Labs, Inc. (QSL), a wholly owned subsidiary created to develop and introduce new services and applications that tap into the advantages of mobile technology. Qualcomm manufactures chipsets, licensed technology and provide communication services around the world.

The company disclosed that it will focus on mobile innovation in these categories;

• Communication (keeping you connected in new ways)
• Information/Entertainment (delivering meaningful, captivating content)
• Discovery (personalized and context-aware recommendations)
• Life automation (using digital information to simplify your life and relieve daily hassles)
• Digital to physical (access to relevant digital information [...] Continue Reading…

Startmate, The New Y Combinator Of Australia

In a similar model to the US incubator

Founder Institute Opens Applications In 8 Cities

The Founder Institute is a technology startup accelerator and entrepreneur training program currently on pace to launch over 500 companies per year in over 13 cities worldwide. The program identifies high-potential entrepreneurs using predictive social science testing, and then guides them through weekly company-building sessions featuring a network of over 250 CEO Mentors.

The program, which is now active in 13 cities worldwide, holds two four-month long sessions annually in each location, which include mentorship sessions from experienced tech entrepreneurs.

Founder Institute is currently receiving applications for its program in 8 cities including the Bay Area, [...] Continue Reading…

Amazon Web Services(AWS) Start-Up Challenge 2010

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched its fourth annual startup-challenge, a contest that is open to startups that are using the Amazon platform in innovative ways. 5 regional semi-finalists from each of the 3 regions willbe recognised,out of which 6 finalists will be selected and one global grand prize winner will emerge.

The AWS Start-up Challenge is an annual competition designed for young, promising start-ups to get noticed and compete for a chance to win $100,000 in cash and credits. Start-ups that are using the AWS cloud computing platform can submit an application which describes [...] Continue Reading…

8 Startup Semi-Finalists To Present At Innovate 2010! Seattle Pitch Slam

The Innovate!2010 Seattle Pitch slam is scheduled to take place today August 17th 2010 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center, 2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66, Seattle, WA . The Pitch Slam is taking place in conjunction with the pii2010 – privacy identity innovation conference as part of Seattle Geek Week .

Eight(8) startups selected in advance as semi-finalists will deliver their 5-minute pitch to attendees and a panel of guest judges. There will also be a round of Quick Pitch presentations for entrepreneurs who want to sign up [...] Continue Reading…

The Scoop: An Inside Guide To New York

New York is a great city and a lot to offer travellers. If you live in New York the better.

The Scoop is an iPhone guide to New York City from the staff of The New York Times. Offers lists of favorite restaurants, bars, events and experiences. Check off places you’ve been and share what you’ve done with friends.

check it out and try it for yourself.