Congrats to the LivePitch winners

Congrats to today’s LivePitch audience favorite, Chaperon, and to the investor panel favorite Livengood Engineering. Each company received $500 cash and $500 in legal services from HRO. Thanks also to Silicon Valley Bank for sponsoring the event, as well as to the other companies who also did a great job presenting – Kerpoof.com, Magic Home …

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CTEK Angels Live! (The Podcast)

Podcast episode #7 is a six part podcast covering the CTEK Angels Live event from October 17th. About 400 people attended and three companies pitched to about 25 angel investors. As far as anybody knows, this is the first time an event like this has been done in public and been podcasted. Since the event …

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CTEK Angels Live recap

Despite the bad weather, the CTEK Angels Live event was still packed. About 25 angel investors took the stage and opened up their regular meeting to a live audience of nearly 400 people. Three companies pitched (including Hypersites and Chaperon, both covered here previously), and each of them did a great job under stressful conditions. …

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Does your code need a Chaperon?

Chaperon: A guide or companion whose purpose is to ensure propriety or restrict activity. Got code? Outsourcing? Worried about theft of your IP? Check out Chaperon of Louisville. Chaperon provides a secure development environment that protects code from being copied. Here’s the story in a nutshell. The founders of Chaperon have another company called X, …

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