ITEN monthly newsletter february 2014

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ITEN Monthly Newsletter- February 2014

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ITEN: Catalyst for Tech Startups
Moving Forward
Feb. 2014

In This Issue
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Featured Event: 2nd Thursday
Show Me SXSW! Trip
2013 Report Names Yurbuds as Region's Top Tech Startup
RespondWell Graduates from Mock Angels
ITEN Entrepreneur In Residence Program (EIR) Has Strong Start.
Featured Company: CrazyForEducation
The Suren G. Dutia and Jas K. Grewal Global Impact Award
A Quick Peek at ITEN's New Website
Companies Are Hiring

StartupDigest
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startup in our area.

Subscribe to the free weekly St. Louis edition of
Startup Digest. With the ever-growing array of
startup activities in St. Louis, it's hard to know
which to attend. Startup Digest can help. We
curate the events and point you to the best ones
for the week ahead.

Featured Event
2nd Thursday

March 13th, 2014 - 4pm until about 6pm Networking with ITEN companies, mentors,
investors and interested friends. (Speaker starts
at about 4:20)
Topic for February:Bitcoin

2013 Report Names Yurbuds as Region's Top
Tech Startup

For the second year in a row, local tech startup Yurbuds (
www.yurbuds.com) won top honors for the
region, and was recognized in the annual Tech
Startup Report, released on February 13th by
ITEN. Yurbuds topped the list of "Top Ten"
early-stage tech ventures in St. Louis. Rounding
out the top 5 were super-star companies Norse,
MulticoreWare, Aisle411 and Lockerdome.

The report also listed the "Fast Ten," specifically recognizing very young
companies founded since 2012 that are already gathering steam. In that
category, RoverTown was named #1, followed by Pixel Press, Eateria and Crazy
For Education. The report also lists top companies by sector, and contains other
important data and commentary about the tech startup community in St. Louis.
To create the lists, ITEN employed objective analytics incorporating freely
volunteered data from the ventures that included revenue, number of employees,
outside funding raised, and acceleration of those factors during 2013.
The complete lists of Top Ten, Fast Ten, and other successful startups making
the Honorable Mention list can be seen in the online version of the Report,
at https://www.itenstl.org/impact/st-louis-tech-startup-report-2013-year-in-review.

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Topic for February:Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a digital
system that both
stores value and
allows value to be
transferred
anywhere in the
world almost
instantly without the need for third parties. While
the future of Bitcoin is uncertain, it is likely that
one or more digital currencies will be accepted
widely in exchange for goods and services.
During this short talk, Vance Crowe and Rob
Long will be discussing what Bitcoin is, as well
as what opportunities are available for
tech entrepreneurs who can imagine services
and platforms that will increase adoption and use
among the global population.
Held at the Tavern of Fine Arts , 313 Belt Ave St.
Louis 63112, just off Pershing between Union
and DeBalivere. It's a happy two hours with all of
your friends from ITEN and beyond. Everyone
is invited; plenty of free parking.
Always interesting discussions and it's a great
way for entrepreneurs, investors, mentors and
others interested in networking with and about
start-up tech ventures to connect with each
other. 2nd Thursday is open to all and all are
welcome, so do come hang with us!
Special heartfelt thanks to our 2nd Thursday
event sponsors: AHM Financial, and the iSelect
Fund. 2nd Thursday's Twitter #tag is
#2ndThursday .
If you missed the last 2nd Thursday, you can
watch videos here.


RespondWell Graduates from Mock Angels

RespondWell (www.respondwell.com), a healthcare IT company, has
successfully completed the the Mock Angel program to become ITEN's 29th
graduate, and 4th so far in 2014. The company built and is deploying a full
motion, sensor-driven interactive tool for physical therapy and rehabilitation.
Initial partnerships, enabling a rapid go to market strategy are in place. John
Grispon is the CEO of the company, and also one of ITEN's Entrepreneurs in
Residence, demonstrating that dynamite entrepreneurs are capable of pulling off
amazing feats simultaneously. Most Mock Angel graduates deploy compelling
products and services that drive customer expansion and revenue, and find
interested investors who help accelerate the venture.
A list of all of the Mock Angel graduates is at https://www.itenstl.org/programs/forinvestors/mock-angel-graduates. Congratulations to John and the RespondWell
team!

ITEN Entrepreneur In Residence Program (EIR)
Has Strong Start

In the 2nd half of 2013, ITEN instituted a new resource for its startup companiesthe Entrepreneur In Residence Program or EIR Program. EIRs are serial tech
entrepreneurs who have demonstrated leadership in bringing new technology
businesses to market. They have the skills and the contacts to rapidly
accelerate the growth of startups in areas of their choosing and expertise. EIRs
are required to work closely with a small group of ITEN startup companies who
mutually agree that a good fit exists. ITEN tracks the progress of those
connections and is already seeing progress in many cases.
Recent EIR additions to the team, Mary Louise Helbig and Chuck Vallurupalli join
John Grispon to bring the ITEN EIR total to three. The EIRs have been very
busy adding companies to their portfolios.
John Grispon is currently working with the following ITEN companies:
Pixel Press: www.projectpixelpress.com
AccuteTeleCare: https://gust.com/companies/acutetelecare
TechSource 360: www.techsource360.com
Sparo Labs: www.sparolabs.com
Mary Louise Helbig is working with these ITEN companies:

ITEN 2013 Startup Report Part 1

Mujo: www.mujonation.com
HealthyMe Mobile Solutions: www.healthymehub.com
Eateria: www.eateria.co
Code Red Edcuation: www.coderededucation.com
Chuck Vallurupalli is working with these ITEN companies:
Time to Cater: www.timetocater.com
TeleREDI: www.teleredi.com

Our EIRs are continuing to meet with companies and there are more contracts in
the works but there is still capacity in the program. If you are an ITEN company
interested in the EIR program, please send an email to Linh Nguyen,
lnguyen@itenstl.org expressing your interest.
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lnguyen@itenstl.org expressing your interest.

ITEN 2013 Startup Report Part 2

Featured Company: CrazyForEducation

Calling All Innovators!
Show Me SXSW! Trip

CrazyForEducation provides Online Video Tutoring through their brand
uTutor.me. Their lesson acquisition and business model is unique.
CrazyForEducation offers free services to teachers who are using a
methodology called Flip Teaching or Flipped Classroom.

It's time to put your masterminds to the test.
Startup Missouri is caravanning local
entrepreneurs to the South By Southwest
(SXSW) Interactive Festival in Austin, TX on
March 6-12, 2014. Accelerate St. Louis, along
with Startup Missouri's other partners, are
giving away free bus, badge and board to three
deserving tech startups.

Flip Teaching refers to Flipping the lecture from the classroom to the home,
through the use of video recording the lesson, and Flipping the "homework" from
the home to the classroom. CrazyForEducation provides free Professional
Development (PD) to Schools and School Districts, as well as online to teachers,
to reveal the benefits of Flip Teaching and show them how easy it is for teachers
to record their lessons. They are the only system in the world specifically
Designed By Flip Teachers, For Flip Teachers™. It allows teachers to Read Your
Students' Minds Even Before Walking Into The Classroom™. This is
accomplished through features built into the system that allow teachers to get
feedback from their students on each video lesson topic. The next day the
students come to class to do their "homework" with the teacher and their peers to
help them.

Flip teaching results in better grades, better standardized test scores, and less
disciplinary problems from the students. The students are also more engaged
and excited to learn.

If you are part of Missouri's bourgeoning startup
scene--or have always wanted to go to SXSW-your seat should be on the Show Me SXSW
bus. Check out the discounted rates and see
how a 60 second video and 140 character
description could earn you a free seat.

CrazyForEducation have three primary websites for specific purposes and
branding.

Don't wait! Contest ends March 3, 2014. Please
email showmesxsw@startupmo.org. Want to
go for FREE? Click here to find out how!

FlippinTeachers.com offers a focused free mini-PD on Flip Teaching to guide
teachers through the steps on their own.

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CrazyForEducation.com educates teachers and school administrators on the
concepts of Flip Teaching, including interviews with Flip Teachers, and shows
videos of How To Record lessons with free software.

uTutor.me is our subscription site for students from all over the world to receive
Online Video Tutoring from the Real Lessons From Real Teachers™. We offer a
very low rate of only $59.88 per year to access the entire library of lessons on all
topics.
CrazyForEducation was ranked no. 4 in the Fast Ten list in the ITEN Tech
Startup Report for 2013 and is currently participating in ITEN Mock Angel
Program.

The Suren G. Dutia and Jas K. Grewal Global
Impact Award in the Skandalaris Center

Contact: Callie Leitterman
Phone: 630-592-8332
Email: callie@myeateria.com

New St. Louis Private Office

After receiving an excellent education at Washington University in St. Louis,
including access to mentors and learning
in an environment conducive to
innovation, alumnus Suren G. Dutia (BS
'63, AB, MS '67) forged a successful
career in several industries, including
Internet/e-commerce, medical
instrumentation and other hightechnology businesses. Along the way,
he grew into a passionate advocate for
innovation and transdisciplinary, cross-


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New St. Louis Private Office
and New Chic Co-Working
Space About to Open

Downtown St. Louis will soon host a trendy,
chic, and modern coworking layout with an open
space and energetic feel. It will be called the
Claim Office sharing space. Claim will provide
the ideal work environment for startups, small
businesses, and entrepreneurs. Claim will offer
desks, co-working desks, private offices, and
meeting/conference rooms. It is the ultimate
place where entrepreneurs and small
businesses can work together in a collaborative
office space and get access to mentors and
resources that will assist in the growth of their
businesses.
Claim is being financed and opened by Ola
Ayeni, Founder and CEO of eateria. eateria is
one of the $50,000 Arch Grant recipients in
2013. Ola who is a new St. Louis resident, is
excited about the new opportunity that Claim will
provide for up and coming businesses.
"There is a need for a better and more
progressive space comparable to other major
cities' private office and co-working space where
ideas and visions can be fully ignited," Ayeni
said.
Ayeni got the name "Claim" from St. Louis
history when the westward expansion of the
United States was driven by the Gold Rush in
California. During that time
St. Louis was an entrepreneurial hub where
many prospectors traded with a growing
community of merchants who offered foods,
tools, and other supplies. Similarly, Claim will
become the entrepreneurial hub for a diverse
group of hungry entrepreneurs and startup
companies.
Those interested in claiming their spot can sign
up for a tour at www.workatclaim.com.

innovation and transdisciplinary, crosscampus entrepreneurship.
Now, he and Jas K. Grewal, his wife and
frequent professional collaborator, are
completing the circle of opportunity
begun at his alma mater by establishing an endowed fund to assist promising
entrepreneurs and high-growth entrepreneurial ventures to catalyze social
change.
Their gift of $1,025,000 will establish the Suren G. Dutia and Jas K. Grewal
Global Impact Award in the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at
WUSTL. Click here for application information.

A Quick Peek at ITEN's New Website

As many of you already know, ITEN has
been working hard to build a new website to
better serve the tech startup
community. We are very pleased to let you
know that our gorgeous new website will
launch in the next couple of weeks. We're
already into the testing phase.
With the new website, you'll be able to post
a job within 2 minutes. It's very easy to
access all the programs and curriculum.
You can also find active mentors online and
do your own Mentor Match. Yes, we are
finally bringing back Mentor Match. Mentor
Match enables startups to quickly search all
mentors and find the expertise or
connections you need. Search by key word
or use the check boxes to find the mentor
you want, then connect with them directly.
Integrity is working with us and the new site
will be a huge step up for the ITEN
community. Thanks for your patience.

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