Schocked Vator supporting horrible Keiretsu pay-for-play scam? Angels/Startups pls support www.OpenAngelForum.com
Really Bambi? You're better than this! Support the free option! www.openangelforum.com
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Date: Thu, Dec 17, 2009
Subject: fwd: Invitation to present to 300 angel investors and other opportunities I'm not sure if I should be surprised or not that Vator is supporting Keiretsu. It is one of those things that I guess I should expect. Good fodder for your campaign in the pay to play.
Vator is always on the lookout for interesting opportunities to get our startups exposure. I'd like to share two opportunities with you.
Vator has partnered with the Keiretsu Forum, the world's largest angel investor community, to find one company to give a 15-minute presentation in front of 300 angel investors at the Angel Capital Expo on January 22 at Microsoft in Mountain View. There are no fees to apply or to present. In fact, the package is worth about $6,000, but Vator has been able to secure for its members one free spot. This spot will be given to the entrepreneur that wins the Keiretsu Forum Angel Competition on Vator.
Submit your company or nominate others: http://vator.tv/competition/show/keiretsu-forum-competition
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The second opportunity is for female-led startups. Vator has partnered with Girls in Tech, a social network enterprise focused on intelligent and influential women in technology and the organizers of the Catalyst Conference, to showcase and recognize female leaders in the startup community. Through the "Catalyst Competition — Awarding the Leading Women-Led Startups," five women will get a chance to present onstage at the Catalyst Conference on Jan. 26, 2010 in San Francisco, to an audience of hundreds and a panel of experienced entrepreneurs and investors as judges. Presenters will gain visibility, feedback — and perhaps even funding.
Submit your company or nominate others: http://vator.tv/competition/show/catalyst-competition–awarding-leading-women-led-startups
Best Regards,
Bambi Francisco
Founder and CEO, Vator, Inc.
Crazy story if true: Chris Henry died from falling from moving pickup truck wife was driving
Crazy story if true: "On December 17, 2009 Cincinnati Bengals receiverChris Henry died from injuries sustained from adomestic dispute with his fiance, Loleini Tonga. His official time of death was 6:36 AM, reported police.1 The cause of death is was from injuries sustained from falling out of a moving pickup truck, which his wife is believe to have driven.2 Henry was seen jumping into the bed of the pickup truck as Tonga drove away from their house, where tire marks were found in the yard.1 Henry was found on Interstate 85 just outside Charlotte, less than a mile away from his house, where police say he "came out the back" of the moving vehicle.3
Roy Disney has died… building page now: http://bit.ly/65sc3z
Roy Disney has died… building page now: http://bit.ly/65sc3z
Media Philanthropy Update: Two offers are in, and their NOT from media companies!
1. Michael Wolf wrote a great piece on my Media Philanthropy proposal: http://www.newser.com/off-the-grid/post/353/how-much-is-this-post-worth.html
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Mahalo Answers 3.0 coming tomorrow/Friday. Hat tip to StackOverflow for their voting buttons :-)
We've redesigned Mahalo Answers to be much easier to navigate. One feature we've blatantly "stolen/liberated/been inspired by" are the big bold votes/answers buttons from the wonderful www.stackoverflow.com. I'm not sure they were the first to do these big blocks, but that is certainly the first place I saw them (and fell in love with them).
