January 15, 2019 – We are happy to spotlight one of our newer member companies this month that just recently joined ITEN, HUM Industrial Technology. They develop wireless sensors and AI to make rail transportation smarter and safer! Using “vibration analysis” and machine learning software Byron Porter (CEO) is taking … Read More
From Our Friends at Olin – Building a Better Algorithm for Online Shopping Choices
January 9, 2020 – Check out how two Washington University researchers’ debate resulted in winning the Olin Award which “recognizes scholarly research that has timely, practical applications for complex business management problems”. Dennis Zhang and Jake Feldman’s research was focused on machine learning and customer choice modeling (respectively) to create a … Read More
Lessons Tech Startups Can Learn From the History of 3Com by David Strom (An ITEN Mentor)
December 20, 2019 – Many tech startups of today just assume that the Internet is ubiquitous, that bandwidth is plentiful, and that everyone can connect anywhere and at anytime. Well, that wasn’t always the case, and back in the day when I was a young IT professional, we didn’t have … Read More
ITEN Welcomes Bob Franceschelli to the Board of Directors
December 13th, 2019 – ITEN is excited to announce the newest board member of 2019, Bob Franceschelli! Bob’s extensive executive leadership experience with both startups and large corporations, such as Anheuser-Busch Inbev, provide a foundation to contribute strategic, tactical and operational support to ITEN and its valued clients. Bob has a … Read More
Rezilient is ITEN’s Latest 2019 Mock Angel Graduate
December 2, 2019 – We are very pleased to announce that our latest Mock Angel Graduate is Rezilient! They recently completed our Investor Readiness Program that is designed to prepare startups to raise equity funding. This program also includes Mock Angels pitch sessions and due diligence preparation. Rezilient is a … Read More
Community Partner Spotlight: St. Louis County Library
November 25, 2019 – Did you know that there is a wealth of fabulous, free resources for entrepreneurs and business owners at the St. Louis County Library? We are delighted to spotlight our partner so that you can get a glimpse of the many tools they have to offer and … Read More
Entrepreneur Ecosystem Building by the Numbers
November 22, 2019 – When a community works together to support its startups, it shows in the numbers. ITEN is a self-proclaimed entrepreneur ecosystem builder. On a daily basis we work with other Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs), universities and corporations to help St. Louis area entrepreneurs launch successful new tech … Read More
St. Louis Equity in Entrepreneurship Collective
November 7, 2019 – I am a steering committee member of the St. Louis Equity in Entrepreneurship Collective (Collective) which is a cross-sector collaborative of partners working to improve racial and gender equity in St. Louis’ entrepreneurship ecosystem. Since 2016, the Collective has worked to engage relevant stakeholders around its vision. That vision … Read More
St. Louis Community Partner Spotlight: Veterans Business Resource Center
October 22, 2019 – Today we are excited to share a brief look into what our fabulous St. Louis Community Partner Veterans Business Resource Center provides to our entrepreneur community. We talked to Darcella Craven, Executive Director of VBRC, to get a snapshot of what wonderful programming & services they … Read More
ITEN Startup Spotlight: Tallyfy’s Amit Kothari Talks About his Crowdfunding Experience
October 16, 2019 – In our ITEN Startup Spotlight this month we talked with one of our ITEN company founders Amit Kothari, CEO of Tallyfy, regarding his experience with crowdfunding. Crowdfunding is a method of raising capital through the collective effort of friends, family, customers, and individual investors. This approach taps … Read More