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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

James covers the genesis of Ministry of Awesome following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, and provides updates on Ministry of Awesome approaches to startup founder support and programming. And then Day Two is that traditional day of inspiration.

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The unusual story of an unusual company – Melanie Langlotz and Geo AR Games 

NZ Entrepreneur

Then in 2011, I came up with the idea which eventually became Magical Park, the world’s first digital playground. And sure enough, we pitched the first project that we built under Start Up Chile after three months, and I realised that we would never make enough money with that model to survive.” Is it going to be holograms?

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Announcing the judges for the TC Sessions: Robotics Pitch-Off

TechCrunch

No TechCrunch event is complete without a pitch-off showcasing early-stage startups from around the globe. Who will you be pitching to? The pitch-off will consist of three startup companies presenting for four seconds on the virtual stage, in front of the entire TC Sessions audience and our expert panel of judges.

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Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities???with $15 million to?

Both Sides of the Table

the customer on stage showing your product turns into an advocate or evangelist while the prospect is far more likely to be persuaded by a customer presentation than a salesperson’s pitch. Ryan Smith, the founder of Qualtrics, also invested and has joined the board of directors. And it would be?—?but

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. 18 months ago 25% of all pitches to me were ideas for how to build products around Twitter’s API.

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Muck Rack, the journalist database, raises $180M in its first outside funding

TechCrunch

Elser and Scott Feldman of SGE will be joining the board. We believe there is tremendous opportunity for Muck Rack to be the dominant global PR platform, and we look forward to working closely with Greg, Lee and their team to support this next phase of company expansion.”

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MessageGears, a cloud customer engagement platform, raises $62M

TechCrunch

Accucast, where he served as CTO after leaving Delta, struggled with this as it pitched software and services for email marketing. Roy founded MessageGears in 2011 with Taylor Jones, a colleague, to productize this solution. .”