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
Venture Capital is Data-Driven and Not Introduction Driven by Mark Graffagnini
October 7, 2019 – Mark was an attorney at the largest law firm in Silicon Valley before founding his own law firm, Cara Stone, LLP, which is focused on helping startups outside of New York and Silicon Valley raise money and exit. In 2018 alone, he and his firm led … Read More
Elevator Pitches – So Short, Yet So Hard to Perfect by ITEN EIR Jack Scatizzi
October 1, 2019 – Most people, even those not active in startup communities, are aware of elevator pitches. From Shark Tank to local pitch competitions, they seem to be everywhere these days. However, they are more versatile than public pitch competitions and investor introductions. Effective elevators pitches can be used … Read More
ITEN Selected as a $50,000 Recipient of SBA’s Growth Accelerator Fund Competition
Sept. 26, 2019 – For the fifth year, the U.S. Small Business Administration launched the Growth Accelerator Fund competition for the nation’s most innovative and promising small business accelerators and incubators to compete for monetary prizes of $50,000 each. The 2019 Competition focused on accelerators that work with high tech … Read More
ITEN & Saint Louis University Research Innovation Group Announce Community Partnership to Engage Tech Entrepreneurs in the SLUStart I-Corps Program
(ST. LOUIS) September 19, 2019 – ITEN (www.itenstl.org) and the Research Innovation Group in the Office of the Vice President for Research at Saint Louis University (https://www.slu.edu/research/faculty-resources/research-innovation-group/index.php) are excited to announce their new partnership aimed at enhancing and broadening services for the tech startup companies and innovators they serve. “ITEN … Read More