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Into high risk innovation? Have we got a deal for you.

Rick Ritter, over at TechConnect sent this to me. He says that Idaho has only ever had one winner but I know I’ve heard of people working on projects similar to this around here.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is seeking proposals for high-risk research projects to […]

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TechLaunch 5.0 Winners

In case you missed it, or in case you were at IdaVation next door and therefore couldn’t attend both (let’s not do that again next year please), here’s the official announcement of the winners.
Boise Companies Clean Up at TechLaunch 5.0
A healthcare technology company took this year’s “Entrepreneurial Idol” at TechLaunch 5.0, held in Boise May […]

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TechLaunch 5.0: Who will be Idaho’s Entrepreneurial Idol?

Wow, I can’t believe it’s time for TechLaunch again.  This was by far one of the coolest events I went to last year.  I highly encourage you to check it out.
Think you have what it takes to be Idaho’s Entrepreneurial Idol?
Contact Idaho TechConnect to find out how you can qualify for TechLaunch 5.0, […]

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Help out a high school entrepreneur

For those of you not familiar with LaunchIdaho it’s basically an entrepreneurial boot camp for high school students.  I had a chance to speak at their Idaho Business Week a few years ago and I was really impressed with the program. 
Last year they started Billionaire Boot Camps around the state to support the summer […]

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I’m sorry, your baby’s ugly.

I don’t know how I missed this article by Mark Solon, but it made me laugh. It reminded me of the saying “No is the second best answer you can get.”
I always encourage my start up friends to pitch investors even if you don’t want their money because they’ll tell you all the holes […]

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VC conference in SLC

Feb 7 - and, ok, it’s in Midway, not SLC -anyway, see the attached file (assuming I attach it properly…)
Brad Bertoch knows Boise. I met him only briefly, but the Wayne Brown Institute has a long track record. A long, GOOD track record. They and Zions Bank have started some interesting things that… I’ll talk […]

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live from TechLaunch!

Good morning - rookie live blogger here!
Idaho TechLaunch is about to, um, launch. Seven companies each have 20 minutes to pitch their venture (+10 min Q&A). If any of you have any questions, chime in.
1. OKOS
First up is Okos which uses nondestructive testing (NDT) tech out of INL - cool stuff but, alas, no positronic […]

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