October 18, 2018 – ITEN is delighted to announce the addition of three new board members: Michele Lucas, Chief Marketing Officer | MTM, Inc. Sekhar Prabhakar, Chief Executive Officer/Co-Founder | CEdge Software Consultants, LLC Rick Proctor, Managing Client Director | Datatrend Technologies The addition of these board members supports our diversity … Read More
Participate in ITEN’s 10 for 10 Campaign Now thru Nov. 20th
October 9, 2018 Hello Entrepreneurs, Mentors, and Community Partners! Today we are launching the 10 for 10 campaign in celebration of ITEN’s 10th Anniversary – our goal is raise $10K to deliver programs and services to tech startups by November 20th. In the last ten years we have supported over … Read More
What’s the Deal with Deal Rooms? How to Prepare for Investor Due Diligence by Jack Scatizzi (An ITEN EIR)
September 26, 2018 – As an EIR for ITEN one of my responsibilities is to review the requested Due Diligence documents or Deal Rooms created by ITEN companies participating in the Investor Readiness Program- aka Mock Angels. Recently I have had similar conversations with multiple ITEN companies regarding the creation … Read More
ITEN Welcomes Darryl Palmer & Kristin Tucker as Board Members
August 30, 2018 – ITEN is delighted to announce that Darryl Palmer, Janus Choice, and Kristin Tucker, TDK Technologies, have joined the Board of Directors. Both Darryl and Kristin will provide great guidance and leadership to ITEN as established community and industry leaders. Their leadership is critically important as ITEN celebrates … Read More
Creating an Investor Pitch Deck That Makes Sense! by Jack Scatizzi (An ITEN EIR)
August 22, 2018 – I have participated in over 1,000 investor pitches and I can pretty much guarantee that your investor pitch deck could use some help. It’s okay, most entrepreneurs struggle with pitch decks. Either they have never created one and thus don’t know what it should or should … Read More
Congrats to Rozzy Learning Company! ITEN’s Latest Mock Angel Graduate
August 7, 2018 – ITEN Graduates Rozzy Learning Company from their Mock Angel Program this month after passing both the rigor of the Mock Angel pitch presentation review as well as completing a due diligence process for investors. Rozzy is a subscription-based learning platform that infuses careers into all areas of … Read More
Mentor & Mentee Best Practices by Jack Scatizzi (An ITEN EIR)
July 24, 2018 – One of the more important but over looked aspects of creating a successful tech business is identifying, cultivating and utilizing mentors. ITEN offers their member startup companies access to a robust and diverse group of local tech mentors via the members-only, UNION engagement platform, where you … Read More
Preparing for Raising “Outside” Capital by Jack Scatizzi (An ITEN EIR)
July 9, 2018 -Most entrepreneurs either jump right into pitching investors or find themselves with an introduction to a potential investor without giving much thought to properly preparing for their fundraising journey. I use the term journey because that’s exactly what it is and like any quality journey or adventure … Read More
ITEN & Missouri SBTDC Announce Partnership to Strengthen Impact on Tech Entrepreneurs
(ST. LOUIS) June 26, 2018 – We are pleased to announce our latest partnership with Missouri Small Business Technology and Development Center (SBTDC)! The partnership is aimed at enhancing and broadening services for the startup and early stage companies we both serve. SBTDC will be offering our startup community workshops … Read More
How a SAFE Might Be Helpful to Startups in Raising Investment Capital
July 3, 2108 – With the ever changing landscape of raising investment capital today there are many different avenues an entrepreneur may take. One option a startup may want to consider is a SAFE. In practice a SAFE enables a startup company and an investor to accomplish the same general … Read More