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PitchDay at AZCI Hosts 23 Startups from Across Arizona

May 10, 2013 in AZCI, PitchDay, Startups by Justin Williams

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On Thursday PitchDay at AZCI attracted the largest number of companies and attendees in its history.  At the 4th annual event hosted by the Arizona Center of Innovation (AZCI), 23 companies gave 5 minute pitches to over 100 attendees.  Companies came from incubator organizations from across Arizona including ASU SkySong, Aztera, CEI Gateway, Gangplank Tucson, NACET, UA’s McGuire Entrepreneurship Program, and Tallwave.

AZCI’s Director Joann MacMaster said that PitchDay “gives companies the opportunity to present to potential investors, mentors and partners.  It’s great for the companies and entrepreneurs.”

Unlike other venture pitch events, PitchDay is not a competition but instead follows a showcase that allows teams to get feedback from members of the audience.  “We see great benefits for AzCI companies to participate in PitchDay, this is an excellent opportunity for them to showcase their new ventures and meet with potential partners and investors.” said Corey Smith, AzCI Entrepreneur in Residence.



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Elliot Ledley

by Elliot Ledley

Twelve teams present at StartupTucson’s 24 Hour Hackathon

April 29, 2013 in Gangplank Tucson, Hackathon, Tucson Tech, Xerocraft by Elliot Ledley

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The Startup Tucson Hackathon was full of interesting ideas, real world solutions, and funny projects.  Each group worked hard over the 24 hours to build a device or app that fit the theme “Interacting with the Real World”.  Each project used at lest one sensor so their idea had to interact with the world around them.  The event culminated with project demos accompanied by a video demonstration.  The winners were determined by a crowd favorite vote as well as a panel of expert judges who picked the overall winner based on four factors:

  • How many people will be impressed
  • How cool is this on a scale from not to a lot
  • How much did the team accomplish
  • Interpretation of the Theme “Interacting with the Real World”

And the winner(s) were…



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Jorge Gonzalez-Garcia

by Jorge Gonzalez-Garcia

Predicting the Future: Dr. Hsinchun Chen of the UA’s Artificial Intelligence Lab

April 4, 2013 in Commercialization, Innovation Day, Startups by Jorge Gonzalez-Garcia

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“In any business, being able to predict the future is the killer app,” says David Pogue, tech columnist for the New York Times. Dr. Hsinchun Chen, MIS professor at the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management, would add ‘research lab’ alongside ‘business’ to Pogue’s quote. Because at Chen’s world-renown Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab, taking raw data and turning it into useful knowledge in order to make predictions is the daily order of business. “Artificial intelligence, in general, is turning information into knowledge that people can use,” says Dr. Chen. “And, analyzing the data in a meaningful way is what allows us to predict likely outcomes.” A modest way of saying, ‘predict the future.’



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Innovation Day at UA: Innovators and Winners Wrap up

April 4, 2013 in Innovation Day by Startup Tucson

 

Last week the University of Arizona hosted their 10th Annual Innovation Day at UA.  The event showcases both the research and commercialization work taking place at the University.  Startup Tucson News was there all day live blogging the events, interviewing participants and award winners, and doing video interviews with teams during the Innovation Showcase.

UA at the Leading Edge

The first event of the day was a panel showcase of the work of five of the UA’s top researchers:

  • David Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD and Manish Bharara, PhD are developing smart insoles with real time feedback to help manage foot pressure in diabetics to prevent amputation.
  • Lars R Furenlid, PhD is developing instrumentation and methods for in vivo molecular imaging which advances the diagnosis and treatment of many of the big health issues such as cancer and heart disease that are minimally invasive .


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Startup Tucson Job Crawl Coming Soon April 3rd

March 25, 2013 in Job Crawl, Startup Tucson, Startups by Startup Tucson

Hey startups, are you looking for an intern or a new employee who rocks!?!

And students, are you looking for an exciting job working in an innovative community with amazing people?

As we say, this is “Not Your Normal Corporate Job Fair”. It’s not quite a bar crawl and not quite a career fair.  The Startup Job Crawl is our way of helping startups find and hire our local, young talent.  Whether your startup is looking for top talent, or you are a student who wants to network with entrepreneurs in Tucson, this is the event for you!  It is free for startups and for students!

Oh, and after we are done, we are heading over to Gentle Ben’s for an after-hours event starting at 6:30 PM.

Startup Tucson Job Crawl
April 3rd, 2013, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
University of Arizona
Old Engineering Building Courtyard

Register for free now!  



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The Hack is BACK, Register Now!

March 25, 2013 in Hackathon, Uncategorized by Startup Tucson

The Startup Tucson Hackathon is an exciting, fast pasted, stimulating event where you turn a crazy cool idea into something real in only 24 hours! It’s like a marathon workshop for developers, designers, marketers, and entrepreneurs!

It’s also about meeting and getting to know cool people in the local community while doing something fun!

Why do this?

The Interweb is amazing, but meeting a group of like-minded people in person is way better than any social network hangout. We want Tucson’s technical folks to meet and have some fun building stuff together.

The hackathon is a chance to act on that crazy idea you’ve had on the back burner. Or maybe it’s a chance to learn a new skill with one of those “24 hours” books. Do whatever you want because it’s exciting and interesting, and it doesn’t have to make any business sense.



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Innovation Day at UA 2013 Live Blogging

March 21, 2013 in Innovation Day, Live Blogging by Startup Tucson

Welcome to Innovation Day 2013! The hashtag for today is #innovationday.  Be sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for more great stuff!



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IEEE Conference in Scottsdale, Great Networking Opportunity

March 21, 2013 in Events by Dr. Patrick Marcus

IEEE International Conference on Engineering Computer-Based Systems (ECBS)
22-24 April 2013
Skysong
Scottsdale, AZ
ECBS provides a bridge between industry and academia, blending academic research and industrial developments. The technical program on April 22-23 provides research papers from the areas of


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U of A Retail Entrepreneurship Club

by U of A Retail Entrepreneurship Club

Think Big Conference–University of Arizona

March 18, 2013 in Entrepreneurship, Events by U of A Retail Entrepreneurship Club

April 20, 2013 McClelland Park, The University of Arizona

Registration: 8:00am; Program: 9:00am to 1:00pm

The ThinkBIG Conference is for those innovative and daring individuals who have a dream to start their own retail business – now or in the future.

It is an amazing opportunity to join others like you while you hear the inspiring personal and professional stories of several innovative retail entrepreneurs.

You will also get a quick but plentiful dose of information about the key issues that anyone should know before starting down the exciting path of retail entrepreneurship from several leading advisers to startup companies.

Keynote Address

Kerstin Block, Buffalo Exchange

Listen to the wonderful story about a Tucson retail landmark from the company’s founder. Kerstin will share the challenges of growing from a single store to a national retailer.

From the Soil, to the Seed, to the Shoot and to the Fruit-Bearing Branch



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March Startup Drinks – Co-Hosted by Lead Local

March 11, 2013 in StartupDrinks by Startup Tucson

This month, in preparation for our April 19th Startup Job Crawl, we are partnering with Lead Local to co-host the March Edition of Startup Drinks. So grab a cold one and talk shop with others from Tucson’s startup community. Learn how you can “Be the Change” in Tucson as LeadLocal shares a few tips on engaging local interns that rock!

LeadLocal LogoLeadLocal will give a 5 min. sneak peek into the “Interns Rock” workshop that will be offered to startups as a pre-event at the Job Crawl.

What: March Startup Drinks Co-hosted with Lead Local
When: Tuesday March 12th, 5:30PM to 8:00PM
Where: Gentle Bens (865 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ)

Register Now

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