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Technology Transfer and Innovation Forum Series Wednesday, April 17, 2013 12:00 Noon - 2:00 PM Location: Southeastern Universities Research Association 1201 New York Ave. NW, (Lobby Level Confernce Room) Washington, DC 20005 Subject: DC’s Mr. Cranky on the Chasm Between Research and Revenue: A view from a serial startup founder and angel investor Presenter: Glen Hellman Professional angel investor and startup mentor Abstract: Glen Hellman... Read More
How does a startup entrepreneur develop the best investor pitch? Well one way is to have the best idea, with the best company and the best team to execute the bests plan ever and to not need any money. That plan would get 100% of the funding it didn't need. Since... Read More
Whether you're in the boardroom, a CEO addressing your team, in a sales call or negotiating with your boss, pitching investors, power is gained or waisted away by little lapses of posture..... body language. In this TEDx Talk, Harvard's Amy Cuddy presents simple techniques that enhance one's testosterone level. ... Read More
Ignite DC is celebrating its 10th event by bringing back 16 of the best presenters from the past 9 events. The DC All Stars - Get your tickets now. The only thing missing is a Robot Dinosaur MC. Let's try and make that happen! Tweet: ME WANT @FAKEGRIMLOCK AS @IgniteDC MC! http://bit.ly/RJxm4P ... Read More
Featuring Cupid's Cup finalists: 10G Systems ● Food Safety AdministrationReed Street Productions ● Route One Apparel ● VisisonicsFriday, March 30, 2012Adele H. Stamp Student UnionUniversity of Maryland12-2 pm – BB&T Business Invitational, Colony Ballroom2-4 pm – Cupid’s Cup Business Competition, Hoff Theater Five startups pitchfor ,000 in prizesDon’t miss one of... Read More
If you haven’t attended or presented at an Ignite you need to put it on your bucket list. The Concept? If you had five minutes on stage, what would you say to Washington, DC? What if you only had 20 slides and they rotated automatically every 15 seconds?As an added... Read More
Studies show that the words we use have less impact on an audience than the tone of our voice. In fact body language... non-verbal communications is the most important tool in our tool bag for delivering our message.Now a Harvard researcher proposes that posture and power poses transform testosterone and cortisol levels. In... Read More
You’re a hot startup. You’ve got it going. You’re a lean, mean, fighting machine team. You’ve all the mojo, karma, and feng shui of the next Google. You’ve got everything but the cash required to put you over the finish line. So how do you get that cash.Well you’ll need... Read More
Glen Hellman Presents his ideas on what the DC region needs to take the already hot startup ecosystem and make it even hotter.On January 31, 2012, local startup entrepreneurs, government officials, representatives from the University of Maryland, George Washington University, George Mason and Georgetown, venture capitalists and angel investors gathered together... Read More
Last year a national Angel Network the ArchAngels opened a DC Chapter and has begun monthly pitch events. This Thursday, January 5th, they'll be meeting at the Offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, 1700 K Street NW, Washington DC to hear pitches from several companies.About the Washington DC ArchAngelsThe Washington DC ArchAngels... Read More
What would you say if you had an audience of 300 people, 5 minutes to present 20 slides that automatically advance every 15 seconds.The traits and skills that make a great parent are antithetical to successively starting, running and growing a company. Attila the Hun was better suited to be... Read More
What: Dingman Center AngelsDate: Wednesday, November 9, 2011Time: 8:00 AM – 11:30 AMWhere: Univ of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MDThe University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting October 2011 to evaluate investing in the following companies:Learn Zillion - Delivers great video lessons... Read More
Here are the slides for my September 20th Ignite DC 8 talk.Great Parent's Make Sucky CEOs - Why Startups FailThe traits and skills that make a great parent are antithetical to successively starting, running and growing a company. Attila the Hun was better suited to be a Mark Zuckerberg or... Read More
What: Dingman Center AngelsDate: Wednesday, October 11Time: 8:00 AM - 11:30 AMWhere: Univ of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MDThe University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship's Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting October 2011 to evaluate investing in the following companies:Airside Mobile is a mobile transaction platform enabling... Read More
Great Parent's Make Sucky CEOs - Why Startups FailThe traits and skills that make a great parent are antithetical to successively starting, running and growing a company. Attila the Hun was better suited to be a Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates than Mother Teresa. So what can we learn from... Read More
Driven Forward's Glen Hellman is proud to participate in Sisarina's DC Hearts the Arts on October 5thEvent DetailsSisarina welcomes you to join us at Forum Theatre (at Round House Theatre) in Silver Spring on Wednesday, October 5 from 5-9 pm for an evening of the arts. Forum Theatre (@forumtheatre) has partnered with us to make this artistic fashion show... Read More
Articles forUniversity of MarylandRH Smith School of BusinessDingman Center for EntrepreneurshipJumpstart ProgramStrong Venture Funding PresentationsVeggie Cool Nexercise Aspirin IncVenture Funding Strategies Driving Investors on to the Bus Pitching Low and Inside Participating Preferred Valuation Ain’t All That Best Time To Raise Capital Valuation Don’t Say That! Financial Plan Term... Read More
Can you go to a networking event and give your personal elevator pitch in 300 seconds? Tips from Kathy McAfee.... Read More
Raise your hand if you’ve been in the audience with me when this has happened:There’s a CTO from a big company doing a presentation. He’s talking, you’re listening, the audience around you are all nodding their heads. This guy on the podium owns them. You keep listening and you keep... Read More
The Video and slides from my presentation last night at Ignite DC #7. If you were there, thanks for the support. If you weren't there you missed fantastic, informative and interesting presentations from some incredible people. It was a fun evening. Check out Ignite DC. I'll be talking at DC Ignite... Read More
The #TweetDingman Network Roulette event sponsored by Brazen Careerist, for the 10 top #TweetDingman-ers is scheduled to take place online at noon on Friday, June 3rd. Look for more information coming soon. The top 10 entries from Tweet Dingman are: RFIDGlobal Nexercise VisiSonics Leading Start Kids Waste Not Tech Klaggle College Magazine GeoSkipper MyChef Venga... Read More
Come on out to see Glen muse on Love, Life and Social Media and how that applies to building a digital brand!Talk Title: What match.com taught an old man about life, love and social mediaDate: Thursday, June 2, 2011Time: 6:00 - 10:00 PMPlace: 2009 8th St. NW , Washington, D.C.... Read More
(As Seen On Tech Cocktail)Kevin Plank, founder and CEO of Under Armour, began his foray into entrepreneurship as a University of Maryland undergrad and walk-on football player. While at school, he and his future wife developed a business playing cupid for budding student romances by selling and delivering flowers on... Read More
The University of Maryland has been laying the ground work for building future entrepreneurs in our region and the world for several decades. The Robert H. Smith School of Business's Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship has multiple programs fueling a wave of start-ups through multiple programs.One of the popular programs sponsored... Read More
The University of Maryland's, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, is home to an active Angel Network... the Capital Access Network (CAN). The network meets on a regular basis on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the University of Maryland at 9:30 AM. Our next meeting is an exception as we... Read More
When you listen to as many investment pitches as I have you get a chance to see people create awkward and sometimes comical situations (albeit more comical to the audience than the presenter). The interesting thing is that these faux pas are constantly repeated and with just a little preparation... Read More
Raise your hand if you've been in this audience with me when this happened. There's a CTO from a big company doing a presentation. He's talking, you're listening, the audience around you are all nodding their heads. This guy on the podium owns them. You keep listening and you keep... Read More
Slide graphics should simplify concepts and yet they often complicate them. Is your graphic designed to demonstrate to an audience the awesome power of your intellect or is it meant to convey a complicated concept more easily understood. Watch this humorous video from the Daily Show and let Jon Stewart... Read More
Corporate presentations don't have to be boring lists of bulleted blah blah blahs.Take a look at this 2nd runner-up winner from Slideshare's 2010, World's Best Presentation Contest. This presentation, by Presentation Advisors, stands-out from the usual because: It does not use a standard repetitive template It is free form Clean slides conveying one... Read More
Every company seeking investment should be able to give an 8 minute 8 slide (9 slides if you count the title) quick pitch. Here's an example for a hypothetical company that invented the cure for the common headache.Even if you're not seeking investment, creating an 8 slide presentation is a... Read More
Raising investment capital is brutal. It’s a jungle out there. Early stage capital has never been more difficult to raise. There are too many business plans chasing too few open wallets. The entrepreneurs who can capture the imagination of an investor on the first slide has a higher probability of... Read More
