UVEF http://uvef.net Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum Tue, 15 May 2012 17:27:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Zions Bank Business Conference http://uvef.net/2012/zions-bank-business-conference/ http://uvef.net/2012/zions-bank-business-conference/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 17:27:23 +0000 admin http://uvef.net/?p=1451 Zions Bank is hosting the Trade & Business Conference next Wednesday, May 23 from 8:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek.

Featured speakers include Carly Fiorina, Max Boot, Stephen Moore, and David Neeleman.

Registration is required. Contact your Zions Bank banker, or visit http://www.zionsbank.com/conference

Here is the flyer:

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]]> http://uvef.net/2012/zions-bank-business-conference/feed/ 0 UVEF May Luncheon: Lessons Learned http://uvef.net/2012/uvef-may-luncheon-lessons-learned/ http://uvef.net/2012/uvef-may-luncheon-lessons-learned/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:17:32 +0000 admin http://uvef.net/?p=1443 UVEF Presents: Lessons Learned on May 10th

Join UVEF for another interesting and educational lunch as three of our former UVEF Top 25 Under 5 award winners share their startup to success stories.

Thursday, May 10 at Novell, Building A, starting at 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m

Eventbrite - UVEF Presents: Lessons Learned 2 - Successful Startups

In our popular crowd-forum format, the following entrepreneurs will introduce their businesses, describe three lessons they’ve learned while starting and growing their ventures, and then take questions, comments, and feedback from the crowd.

To top it off, all attendees will get a chance to vote for the entrepreneur they think imparts the most valuable insights and lessons learned.

UVEF will award the winner a $500 cash prize and 2 extra UVEF membership seats for their company. We’ll also be giving away our iTunes gift cards for diligent tweeters throughout the event (so bring your mobile device!).

Our participants for the May Crowd Forum include:

Register for this event today, space is limited:

Eventbrite - UVEF Presents: Lessons Learned 2 - Successful Startups

Questions? Contact Michelle@cedo.org or 801.226.1521 ext.101
No cost for this event to current UVEF members. $25 for visitors.

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Here are a couple of photos of our guest speakers:

Caleb Light of The PowerPot

 

Dallas Robinson and Mike Buonomo of Kisstixx

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The Women Tech Council is holding their annual Spring Networking Event. The perfect place for both networking and a great technology discussion.

This year we have Disney technologists and Imagineers coming to town to talk about media and entertainment technology trends, how they use technology, create playtests and make Magic in the parks.

Mark your calendars for the Magic.

  • Date: April 26th 2012
  • Time: 11:30-1:00
  • Location: Zion’s Bank Tower 18th Floor
  • One South Main, Salt Lake City
  • Members $35/Non-Members $45

Register here: http://springnetworkingevent2012.eventbrite.com

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]]> http://uvef.net/2012/partner-event-technology-magic-spring-networking-event/feed/ 0 Call For Nominations – UVEF Top 25 Under Five 2012 http://uvef.net/2012/call-for-nominations-uvef-top-25-under-five-2012/ http://uvef.net/2012/call-for-nominations-uvef-top-25-under-five-2012/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:38:05 +0000 admin http://uvef.net/?p=1420 Celebrating its 23nd year, Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) announced today that they are accepting nominations through June 1st for this year’s ‘Top 25 Under Five’ Awards.

Nominate Your Company for the UVEF Top 25 Under 5

Top 25 Under Five spotlights outstanding Utah entrepreneurs and emerging companies from across the state. Award recipients will be recognized at ceremonies on July 12th.

“UVEF Top 25 Under Five provides a launch pad for rising Utah startup successes,” stated Matt Bowman, UVEF Chair. “Last year’s winners added more than 800 jobs in Utah. We look forward to celebrating job creation and revenue generation by this year’s winners.”

—You are invited to nominate your company, or any another company.
—In order to qualify, the company must have no revenues prior to January 1, 2007.
—All information that is submitted will be treated confidentially.
—Nomination Deadline: Monday, June 18, 2012

Recipients will be announced at the annual UVEF Top 25 Under 5 Awards Ceremony, to be held this year on Thursday, July 12, 2012. Mark your calendar.

UVEF’s Top 25 Under Five Awards have recognized the development of more than 200 individuals and companies, including Skull Candy, Imagine Learning, Agel Enterprises, Lendio (Funding Universe), Simply Mac, Entice Labs, Kynetx, ZAGG, and InterbankFX among many others. Companies five years old or younger throughout Utah are invited to apply at www.UVEF.net . Applicants are judged based on revenue and job creation.

The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) is a volunteer non-profit support group linking entrepreneurs to Money, Markets, and Mentors. Celebrating 23 years of new business success, UVEF empowers current and future business leaders to thrive in today’s competitive market. UVEF provides real-world, practical education and valuable resources on how to access needed capital, attract new customers and tap into industry experts. For information on upcoming meetings, speakers and exclusive membership benefits visit www.UVEF.net.

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Here’s a couple of quick clips of Kisstixx pitching their product on the ABC hit show Shark Tank:

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]]> http://uvef.net/2012/uvef-presents-kisstixx-on-shark-tank/feed/ 0 UVEF Sponsoring Free CrowdPitch at UVU http://uvef.net/2012/uvef-sponsoring-free-crowdpitch-at-uvu/ http://uvef.net/2012/uvef-sponsoring-free-crowdpitch-at-uvu/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:27:13 +0000 admin http://uvef.net/?p=1409 UVEF invites you to join us for a Free CrowdPitch event on April 3rd at UVU from 3:00 to 5:00.

Free Entrepreneur CrowdPitch Event – April 3rd At UVU!

Enjoy Free Food, Networking & Watch Utah’s Hottest Startups Pitch Their Ideas!

Eventbrite - Entrepreneur CrowdPitch Event - 04.03.12 - Orem, UT
Be our guest. Enjoy free food, networking and watch three of Utah’s hottest Digital Media startups pitch to a panel of experts and investors (think “SharkTank”). Learn from investor feedback and see how they make their decision. Also, invest “CrowdCash” in the business of your choice and win valuable gift certificates if you invest in the winning business. If they win, you win!

 

Pitching Entrepreneurs

Panel of Judges

  • Angel Investors
  • Digital Animation Experts
  • Game Industry Executives

Eventbrite - Entrepreneur CrowdPitch Event - 04.03.12 - Orem, UT

DETAILS

When: Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Time: 3:00-5:00

Cost: FREE – Including Food! (RSVP is Required)

Where: Utah Valley University, Orem, UT


More Details/Register At: http://crowdpitch12.eventbrite.com/

About CrowdPitch & Grow Utah Ventures

Grow Utah Ventures, is a privately funded Non-Profit Organization dedicated to stimulate, unlock and develop the entrepreneurial talent and early stage business opportunities for value creation across Utah. Grow Utah Ventures has acquired the CrowdPitch events formerly run by Lendio (Funding Universe) and will now host them throughout Utah.

For more information about Grow Utah Ventures and other upcoming events, visit www.GrowUtahVentures.com

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]]> http://uvef.net/2012/uvef-sponsoring-free-crowdpitch-at-uvu/feed/ 0 UVEF Presents: UVU Superstar Entrepreneurs http://uvef.net/2012/uvef-presents-uvu-superstar-entrepreneurs/ http://uvef.net/2012/uvef-presents-uvu-superstar-entrepreneurs/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:52:42 +0000 admin http://uvef.net/?p=1404 Welcome to the Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum.

UVEF Presents: UVU Entrepreneurial Superstars

Join UVEF for our April luncheon featuring an insider’s look into the burgeoning entrepreneur community at the UVU Business Resource Center and special guest student entrepreneurs from Kisstixx and The PowerPot.

Kisstixx was recently featured on The Shark Tank, and won a deal. They’ll be on hand to tell us about it.

Thursday, April 12 at Novell, Building A, starting at 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m

Eventbrite - UVEF Presents: UVU Entrepreneurial Superstars

This April 12th we’ll hear briefly about UVU’s business development strategies from Steve Roy, VP of Economic Development at UVU.

We’ll also hear from Roger Andrus, UVU’s Director of the new Business Resource Center on the BRC’s role in developing Utah Valley business, and from Shauna Theobald, Director of the Entrepreneurship Institute, on cultivating the entrepreneurial mindset on and off campus.

Our special guest student entrepreneurs will include Dallas Robinson & Mike Buonomo of Kisstixx, who will tell us about their Shark Tank experience, and Caleb Light, who launched The PowerPot, a remarkable energy technology.

Join us for a first-hand experience with UVU and a few of their superstar entrepreneurs for an exciting look at how UVU is helping to lead Utah Valley’s entrepreneurial success and gaining national attention for our local talent and innovative spirit.

Eventbrite - UVEF Presents: UVU Entrepreneurial Superstars

Questions? Contact Michelle@cedo.org or 801.226.1521 ext.101
No cost for this event to current UVEF members. $25 for visitors.

About UVEF

The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) is a volunteer non-profit support group linking entrepreneurs to Money, Markets and Mentors. Celebrating 20 years of new business success, UVEF empowers current and future business leaders to thrive in today’s competitive market.

We provide real-world, practical education and valuable resources on how to access needed capital, attract new customers and tap into industry experts.

We welcome new members.

Meet Our Sponsors

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We have a monthly Twitter contest, with audience members invited to tweet comments and observations from the event. This month I thought it would be good to republish the stream here so those of you who didn’t make it can glean a few gems from Tony’s presentation.

Fundraising is the hardest least fun thing to do. Becomes easier when you execute – then you have options – Tony Zito #UVEF

Entrepreneurs who fail have a greater chance to succeed on the next go around. Failure brings success. #UVEF

Great advice from Tony Zito. When failing in an idea…if its failing, hope that it fails fast so you can build from another idea. #UVEF

Ideas are just experiments. Test them out and embrace trying new things #uvef

Innovation is driven by pushing the envelope. Embrace failure, fail fast, fail forward. -Tony Zito CEO mediaFORGE #UVEF

Thank you Tony Zito from MediaForge for a wonderful discussion. #UVEF – Lesson learned, when executing on an idea, fail fast.

Embrace failure, fail fast, fail forward – Tony Zito #UVEF

Test your assumptions. Ideas are experiments. #UVEF #entreprenuership

Have to embrace a failure, be ready to let go – Tony Zito #UVEF

After 3 yrs of attempting social widget content, Mediaforge went to dynamic banner ads in 2008. #UVEF

#UVEF are we coachable?

You should want to fail, and want to fail fast #uvef #failuresfostersuccess

60% of successful companies are doing something completely different from what they started out doing – TechStars Case Data #UVEF

#uvef most of the time there is a 60% chance you are wrong

Entrepreneurs who have failed before are more likely to succeed. Tony Zito #uvef

Entrepreneurs who have failed before are more likely to succeed. Tony Zito #uvef

Entrepreneurs who have failed before are more likely to succeed. Tony Zito #uvef

Stats show after failure, entrepeneurs more likely to succeed – Tony Zito #UVEF

Whatever you’re thinking is probably wrong #uvef

Failure increasea chances of success #uvef

Failure is the by product of pushing the envelope. #UVEF

Failure: the secret to success. #UVEF

Failure is the secret to success #uvef

Qualities if successful entrepreneurs- Skill, Timing, Luck, and Failure #UVEF

U have to expect you’re going to have failures as an entrepreneur #uvef

Failure is a byproduct of pushing the envelope. Tiny Zito at #uvef

Failure is a byproduct of pushing the envelope. Tiny Zito at #uvef

Failure is a byproduct of pushing the envelope. Tiny Zito at #uvef

Failure is a byproduct of pushing the envelope. Honda. #uvef

“Failure is a byproduct of pushing the envelope” #UVEF

Skill, timing, luck, and failure are common among entrepreneurs #uvef

Skill, timing, and luck are three common ingredients for a successful entrepreneurs – Tony Zito #UVEF

Online marketing : clicks are not the goal. Conversions are the goal. Clicks are just a metric. #UVEF

Mediaforge only charges for results, says Tony #UVEF

Tony says Mediaforge’s niche is re-engaging users by pushing ads later on other sites & profiling users #UVEF

Nice try Barney! Enjoying Tony Ziti from mediaFORGE #uvef

Nice try Barney! Enjoying Tony Ziti from mediaFORGE #uvef

Nice try Barney! Enjoying Tony Ziti from mediaFORGE #uvef

“Conversion is thethe online metricbrand that matters” says Tonyyou Zito CEO of MediaForgeyou at #UVEF 2% will buy Home j.mp/8YONyF

#UVEF paying or optimizing for clicks leave out a huge portion of the buying audience. It’s all about conversion.

#UVEF I don’t want clickers. I want buyers!

Tiny says clickthroughs are a poor metric #UVEF

Tony says impressions are a very poor metric for online ads #UVEF

@MediaFORGE solves the problems in the marketing world today by measuring the influence of display media. #UVEF

These are shameless tweets for #uvef bc I love iTunes apps and music – and I am cheap. Like gift cards.

Tony Zito of Media Forge says “CEOs. Should alwaysI pitch.”. At #UVEF Home j.mp/8YONyF

At #uvef listening to Tony Zito CEO of mediaforge

They are going to pick a random tweet pitching #uvef at #uvef lunch to give $10 iTunes gift card

Tony says CEO should always pitch #uvef

Tony Zito at Mediaforge says at #UVEF lunch music is good background for teambuilding

Listening to Tony Zito, CEO of MediaFORGE. He’s speaking at #UVEF

Listening to Matt Bowman, chair of #uvef tell us about the changes at Novella the last 12 months

#UVEF lunch at Novell campus today.

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]]> http://uvef.net/2012/tony-zito-of-mediaforge-was-excellent/feed/ 0 UVEF Presents: Tony Zito, CEO of mediaFORGE http://uvef.net/2012/uvef-presents-tony-zito-ceo-of-mediaforge/ http://uvef.net/2012/uvef-presents-tony-zito-ceo-of-mediaforge/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:14:15 +0000 admin http://uvef.net/?p=1360 We are excited to have Tony Zito from mediaFORGE spend his time with us discussing his experience in building a successful company on the principles of entrepreneurship.

Register for UVEF Presents: Tony Zito, CEO of mediaFORGE in Provo, United States on Eventbrite

Thursday, March 8 at Novell Building A (Provo), starting at 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Tony has been working as CEO of mediaFORGE since 2006. He is passionate about display media technology and the potential it has to shape the future of the advertising/marketing industry. With 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, Tony believes the key to building a successful business is developing a strategic partnership with clients, allowing their needs and interests to guide the company’s direction.

Prior to mediaFORGE, Tony worked as CEO of start-up tech companies ezADit.com and Precision Data Link, which were both acquired.

We hope to see you there for this special event.

Register for UVEF Presents: Tony Zito, CEO of mediaFORGE in Provo, United States on Eventbrite

Questions? Contact Michelle@cedo.org or 801.226.1521 ext.101
No cost for this event to current UVEF members. $25 for visitors.

About UVEF

The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) is a volunteer non-profit support group linking entrepreneurs to Money, Markets and Mentors. Celebrating 20 years of new business success, UVEF empowers current and future business leaders to thrive in today’s competitive market.

We provide real-world, practical education and valuable resources on how to access needed capital, attract new customers and tap into industry experts.

We welcome new members.

Meet Our Sponsors

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