This past June, TechCrunch staged a Pitch-Off competition for Austin startups. “The area’s finest undiscovered startups [came to] pitch to a panel of judges, TechCrunch editors and a thousand attendees.” Each company had 60 seconds to describe their startup. The winner received a demo table at TechCrunch Disrupt SF and the runner-up received tickets to […]
Tech Ranch Member Makes Final Four at CTAN
David Johnston is in the process of securing the $500,000 he needs to take his startup into beta.
Engine is one of four companies selected to pitch before the full membership of the Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN) this Thursday, November 29th. After presenting as one of the top 20, then again as one of the top 10, this is the final step before due diligence and term sheet negotiation.
The number one benefit Johnson experienced from Venture Forth, was being able to speed up his alpha launch by three months. Just in time for Startup Bazaar, an event hosted by Tech Ranch during Austin Startup Week – which in 2012 featured an opportunity to pitch to CTAN.