December 5, 2018 – There are more than 20 different coworking places in the St. Louis metro area where I live. I have been to many of them, even though I have my own dedicated office. Why? Because I want to be a part of the startup community and that … Read More
Exploration and Innovation Lead to Meaningful Connections
November 16, 2018 – How much innovative energy is in your community? If you talk to Mark Sawyier, CEO and co-founder for Bonfyre, an employee experience platform built to help place company culture in the hands of those most capable of shaping it, the St. Louis community is crackling. Thanks … Read More
RGAX Benefits from ITEN’s Corporate Innovation Program
October 8, 2018 – If necessity is the mother of invention, then innovation is the child born from that necessity. For corporations, however, innovation is often blocked by the desire for company longevity and profitability while employees focus on job security and avoiding risk. People get caught up on the … Read More
2018 St. Louis Technology Workforce & Skills Study
October 26, 2018 – ITEN earlier this year commissioned Peters Marketing Research to conduct an online survey seeking to understand and plan for St. Louis’ future technology jobs and skills needs. More than 300 technology hiring managers and executives completed the survey, providing information on their biggest needs, sources of recruitment … Read More
ITEN Welcomes Three New Board Members!
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