Start Madness

$300k from Utah's best venture funds. Applications close 12/31/16

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Announcing the winners of Start Madness 2017:
https://t.co/oNqVaI2lw6

[Minna Wang @minnatwang]

@morgantdav working the crowd at #Siliconslopes @start_madness! @marketdial

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Pitch: @WeVyte is the easier way to make plans with groups of friends.

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Pitch: @Weather_Egg is a personalized weather sensor that tells you things like wind speed, humidity, etc.

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Pitch: @wildhairtech software that cleans data for you so that data scientists can spend their time working smarter, not harder!

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Pitch: @werth_app helps you manage your career / know what you're worth / and get recruited.

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Pitch: @neiybor lets you buy storage in other people's garages--it's the Airbnb of Self Storage.

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First pitch of the afternoon: @morgantdav of @marketdial, sharing his solution for A/B testing in retail stores.

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Pitch: @marketdial helps brick & mortar stores do statistically relevant A/B tests. Helps with testing promotions, staff, design, etc.

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Kicking off an afternoon of pitches here at #ssts17 @siliconslopes. Feel free to come by Room 254 to see! Top 6 finalists compete tonight.

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Thanks to our amazing judges this morning: @minnatwang + @jasonockey from @KickstartFund and @jack_boren + @ryhemingway from @epic_ventures

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Phrase we just learned in a pitch: "Mobile-phobia." It's the fear of not carrying your mobile device.

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Pitch: LIT turns the smartphone into a student ID card. Schools get more info, students get easier ID and other perks.

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Pitch: @janiis_speaks provides software that makes it easy for owners of vacation properties to manage their sales and logistics.

[The JANIIS Platform @janiis_platform]

Game day. #startmadness

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.@TryHomie saved Utahns almost $4 million last year, says CEO Johnny Hanna.

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Pitch: @TryHomie helps you sell and buy homes without realtor fees. Uses technology to automate steps like listing, showing, and contracts.

[Werthapp @werth_app]

You don't talk to yourself in the mirror in the morning? Weird. Getting ready for my @start_madness presentation.

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Pitch: @HelloEats_ makes it super easy to order online from your favorite local restaurants, plus makes things better for the owners.

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McKay Crookston kicks off his pitch by helping the audience visualize how easy it is to donate bags of clothes.