MadSmarts http://madsmarts.com The World's Smartest Startups Mon, 20 May 2013 19:38:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 BSW http://madsmarts.com/bsw/ http://madsmarts.com/bsw/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:25:03 +0000 Sandy Grason http://69.195.124.94/~madsmart/?p=12200 Special Thanks to Quick Left for hosting us at Boulder Startup Week .  And to KidRobot for the awesome gift bags for our attendees.

BSW2013

Here are the resources we shared at our presentation:

“Use Video to Launch Your Startup (and look Super Hot)”

Here is a copy of our presentation notes:

Quick & Dirty Tips

  • Video
    • Set UP: simple background, camera above eye line, lighting directly behind camera, or natural outdoor lighting
    • Lighting – Floor Lamp Multi-Arm – $30. Lowe’s
    • Background – Stand w/ Muslin or Paper – $60. B&H Video
    • Kit w/ Lights – Full Portable Video Set Up- $180. Amazon.com
  • Audio
    • IK Multimedia iRig Mic – Microphone for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad- $ 56.99 Amazon.com
    • Blue Mic – numerous price points, USB, iOS- BlueMic.com
    • Lavalier Microphones – numerous price points Amazon.com
    • Guide to Lavalier Microphones – B & H Video 

Resources: 

Things You Can Do In-House to Manage Your Video Production Costs When Hiring the Pros:

    • Treatment
    • Script
    • Storyboard
    • Locations
    • Shot List

Simon Sinek’s Power of Why Ted Talk.

Dollar Shave Club Video

Gary Vaynerchuk- Wine Library Tv

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]]> http://madsmarts.com/bsw/feed/ 8 Brad Feld and Amy Batchelor Interview: Startup Life http://madsmarts.com/brad-feld-and-amy-batchelor-interview-startup-life/ http://madsmarts.com/brad-feld-and-amy-batchelor-interview-startup-life/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 21:54:19 +0000 Sandy Grason http://69.195.124.94/~madsmart/?p=11914 Brad Feld & Amy Batchelor talk about their new book:  Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an Entrepreneur.

]]> http://madsmarts.com/brad-feld-and-amy-batchelor-interview-startup-life/feed/ 0 Gary V on Doing Sh*t! http://madsmarts.com/gary-v-on-doing-sht/ http://madsmarts.com/gary-v-on-doing-sht/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 20:28:08 +0000 Chris Franks http://www.icosa.co/?p=8950 Gary Vaynerchuk has quite a story. From nearly flunking out of school while making a small fortune selling baseball cards to becoming one of the best known names in the world of entrepreneurship to future owner of the New York Jets…He has quite a story and one that I got an opportunity to hear as I sat down with the man himself, moments before he took the stage for the kickoff event for Denver Startup Week.

Can entrepreneurs be made or are they born? Is his son’s name a secret nod to the Jets backup QB? Why do Americans spend time doing sh*t they despise?

We covered all this and more with Starto TV’s Interview with Gary V.

HAPPY START UP WEEK DENVER!

 

 

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The Starto TV team got a behind-the-scenes tour of the Tech Stars facility and met some of this year’s founders.

We talked about:

  • the last time he was afraid
  • what his average work day looks like
  • how to tell if you’re an entrepreneur or a wantrepreneur
  • graceful failure
  • how to choose a mentor

Some of my favorite quotes from David are:

You learn more from your failures than from your successes, for sure.

A lot of what Tech Stars is doing is teaching companies how to be better entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurs do stuff and Wantrepreneurs talk about doing stuff.

Entrepreneurs run through walls.

Do what you love.

]]> http://madsmarts.com/david-cohen-full-interview/feed/ 0 How To Get Into TechStars http://madsmarts.com/how-to-get-into-techstars/ http://madsmarts.com/how-to-get-into-techstars/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 21:09:55 +0000 Sandy Grason http://69.195.124.94/~madsmart/?p=11950 David Cohen tells StartoTV about this year’s group of Tech Stars Founders and how to improve your chances of getting accepted into the accelerator that’s harder to get  into than Harvard.

Top Tips from David for getting into Tech Stars:

Do Stuff

It’s about lines not dots

It’s a relationship not an application

 

 

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Stuff  We Talked About on Today’s Show:

People are getting ruder on social media- http://www.today.com/tech/friendships-go-south-facebook-people-get-ruder-survey-1C9290627

Startup Wakes - http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2012/07/have-a-wake-for-failed-startups.html

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Stuff  We Talked About on Today’s Show:

Blackberry’s Accidental Porn Problem :-D

http://www.fastcompany.com/3007826/innovation-pipeline/blackberrys-accidental-porn-problem

 7 Secrets for Hiring Great Employees

http://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/7-secrets-for-hiring-great-employees.html

Check out our faaaabulous sponsor: RentBits

http://www.RentBits.com

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Resources:

Mailbox App - http://mailboxapp.tumblr.com/

New Study says Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks-

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/science/good-news-spreads-faster-on-twitter-and-facebook.html?_r=1&

Twitter Fails- http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2012/01/28/brands-may-be-paying-celebrities-for-tweets-but-whos-paying-twitter/

Fifty Percent Of ‘The Tipping Point’ Is Wrong. It’s Jonah Berger’s  job to show You Which Half-

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/174/jonah-berger-versus-malcolm-gladwell

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RESOURCES:

Uber Rally at Galvanize- http://69.195.124.94/~madsmart/2013/03/13/uber-rally-at-galvanize/

Both Sides of the Table article - http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2013/02/02/how-should-you-best-launch-your-product-at-sxsw/

6 Successful SXSW Launches - http://mashable.com/2011/03/05/sxsw-launches/

]]> http://madsmarts.com/starto-the-launch-episode/feed/ 0 Uber Rally at Galvanize http://madsmarts.com/uber-rally-at-galvanize/ http://madsmarts.com/uber-rally-at-galvanize/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:09:28 +0000 Sandy Grason http://69.195.124.94/~madsmart/?p=12021 Innovation versus Regulation — The Battle continues.

This week upstart app maker Uber Technologies testified before the Federal Trade Commission as the Colorado Public Utilities Commission lobbies to them shut down.  Uber held a rally/celebration atGalvanize Monday evening to thank the thousands of Colorado residents that signed petitions, wrote to the governor, tweeted & posted messages on Facebook.

There was live music and cocktails, but more importantly the city of Denver came out to support the innovative app maker that allows consumers to hail an upscale ride on demand.  Check out some of the community members we caught up with during the festivities.

It’s not too late to support Uber, go here to sign the petition.  Continue to tell your friends, family and colleagues through social media.  And make sure you’ve downloaded the Uber app and use it often! Tell Colorado lawmakers:

We want Uber to stay in Colorado!

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