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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
Yeah, I'm getting that too.
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
If any HN folks are investors/VCs (or know of investors/VCs) who want to throw in 30 minutes of their time for the 3 winners of Startup Riot, let me know and I'll add you to the list. The more the better. Only stipulation: they have to be
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
I'll try to go point by point. * pre-show assistance may be available in 2011 for selected presenters. We're thinking of doing a bunch of practice sessions on Monday and Tuesday before the main event. * re:tables, it really depends on the
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
Just tweeted pg this but thought I'd say it here too. This is exactly what iRobot did when they saw the Roomba platform being taken apart and used for projects. They gave hackers the tools to use their platform and now sell quite a few Ro
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
I don't have an exact formula. I mainly judge if the idea is interesting and if the presentation is compelling.
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
Yeah, by disorganized I really meant some parts that are supposed to be "riot"-like. We try to do a fairly well choreographed event so that people know what is going to happen but also have time for random chance meetings to occur that tur
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
The focus is Internet/software startups. We take startups of all stages from idea stage to post-funded/post-revenue. There is no "typical" presentation - it should really be centered around what you're trying to get out of the presentation
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
MailChimp seems to be pretty involved locally. So you just might see them there... Not that I'm confirming or denying anything. :-)
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
FYI - we'll likely be doing a pre-party on Tuesday which may be perfect for this and also an after-party on Wednesday.
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
Also, just announced that Andrew Warner of Mixergy is the keynote speaker.
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
Yeah, it kind of is intentionally somewhat disorganized. That's what is part of the charm of the event I think.
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
Because the presentations are fast paced. Each presenter has 3 minutes, 4 slides. It's fast. And it's about changing things compared to "normal" events. To attend it's cheap ($30 to $70) and everyone is pre-screened so we can make sure
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
Service providers in this context are people who are lawyers, accountants, headhunters, consultants, etc. Sorry for the lack of clarity. That said, these folks can come if they are sponsors but other than that - no entry for them. And th
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
2011 is going to be even bigger and better than 2010. We're taking 50 startups again and we're anticipating 500+ attendees in 2010. As always, no cost to present and we even have a travel fund for selected presenters that need help paying
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Startup Riot 2011 accepting apps to present/attend(startupriot.com)
27 points by sanjayparekh 16y ago|22 comments
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
Whoa! Congrats! I hadn't heard of the offer to buy the company. Drop me an email with an update when you get a chance. Congrats again!
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
Thanks and note that we were never "blindly" copying their model. It was a place for us to start and then see what worked or didn't and start innovating from there. Obviously, we're a bunch of entrepreneurs so we're always going to be tin
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
Perhaps it wasn't clear what we're doing. Instead of making companies wait to apply (or missing the window to apply), we'll be taking applications year-round. When companies are accepted, they'll have a custom 3-month accelerator program
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
Your call. For companies that are on the cusp of being interesting to us, we're going to start providing advice in the form of "we think you should do X, Y, and Z and then come back and talk with us". That doesn't mean you have to follow
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by sanjayparekh 16y ago
really, no important change. but we will add companies going forward as they apply. so their 3 months runs at a different time than people during the summer. that said, we are doing away with weekly dinners and some other stuff so we ca
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by sanjayparekh 17y ago
Apparently I can't thread this reply deeper so I replied to the parent message instead. No offense taken - I rail against MBAs myself when they lack experience. We funded 8 startups last year. They're all still around but I can't speak (we
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by sanjayparekh 17y ago
Oh yeah, most of us don't have MBAs, BTW. I'm an exception. But I got mine AFTER doing my startup so I don't view myself as being pre-programmed for ridiculousness. :-)
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by sanjayparekh 17y ago
Past companies we've invested in are on the web site. They're around if you are in Atlanta and a bunch of them are also on Twitter. It's hard to say how we're different without direct experience of going through the YC program. That said,
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by sanjayparekh 17y ago
True but that's a recommendation, not a requirement. Honestly most of the teams from last year had a bit of runway after the three month summer program. Granted our funding was different last year but founders need to be focused on capita
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by sanjayparekh 17y ago
No, not really. I'm so surprised at how little people read postings before jumping to an analysis. It's $6k per founder for a 3 month summer program. That works out to $2k per founder per month.
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by sanjayparekh 17y ago
We'll have some details on office space soon - that little bit is changing for the better.
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Shotput Ventures 2010 summer application(shotputventures.com)
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by sanjayparekh 17y ago
Thanks. I'm an entrepreneur myself so the reason I do Startup Riot is to give back and help other entrepreneurs with an event that didn't exist when I was doing my last company. Venue announcement this next week as well as details about t
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by sanjayparekh 17y ago
Dude - thanks for the heads up on this. Will reach out to the organizers and see if we can help each other out.
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by sanjayparekh 17y ago
whoops! sorry - Atlanta, Georgia. Will fix right now.

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