Ann Arbor New Tech, brought to you by a2geeks, is a group of people from various industries and backgrounds (e.g., entrepreneurs, technologists, investors, lawyers, marketers, students, etc.) interested in fostering local technology startups by organizing events, sharing resources, and building a supportive community.

Ann Arbor New Tech’s signature event takes place on the third Tuesday of each month, at 6:30 p.m., at Blau Auditorium, UM Ross School of Business, 701 Tappan Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.  The monthly event features three to five companies who are each given five minutes to demo and five minutes to answer questions.  Open announcements and networking follows.

This month’s meetup is on Tuesday, July 20th.  Hope to see you there.

–Matt

A client pointed me to this New York Times article profiling Boulder, Colorado’s high-tech startup scene.  So, what makes Boulder so great?  From the article:

The recipes of other cities for creating the next Silicon Valley usually leave out a few main ingredients. Richard Florida, who wrote “The Rise of the Creative Class” and studies why certain cities foster creativity, cites three crucial factors: talented people and a high quality of life that keeps them around, technological expertise, and an open-mindedness about new ways of doing things, which often comes from a strong counterculture.

“Boulder has reached this beautiful sweet spot, where it has many advantages of a university town — tech and talent and openness — but without many of the costs and traffic and congestion that may disadvantage incumbent centers of innovation,” Mr. Florida said.

Does this sound like another Midwest university town we know?  Come see for yourself at A2 New Tech on Tuesday.

–Matt

Ann Arbor New Tech, brought to you by a2geeks, is a group of people from various industries and backgrounds (e.g., entrepreneurs, technologists, investors, lawyers, marketers, students, etc.) interested in fostering local technology startups by organizing events, sharing resources, and building a supportive community.

Ann Arbor New Tech’s signature event takes place on the third Tuesday of each month, at 6:30 p.m., at Blau Auditorium, UM Ross School of Business, 701 Tappan Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.  The monthly event features three to five companies who are each given five minutes to demo and five minutes to answer questions.  Open announcements and networking follows.

This month’s meetup (Tuesday, May 18th) features:

• Allen Kim & Luis Calderon, Gugued – the “Netflix” of baby clothes
• Jimmy Tomczak, paper-feet – better-than-barefoot recycled sandals
• Susan Hardin, MediaOnion – online conference management services
• Thanh Tran, MentalNote – psychiatric documentation software
• Mark Shalinsky, Jove – Journal of Visualized Experiments

A2 New Tech is taking June off, so come get your startup fix before the summer break.  Hope to see you there.

–Matt

Ann Arbor New Tech, brought to you by a2geeks, is a group of people from various industries and backgrounds (e.g., entrepreneurs, technologists, investors, lawyers, marketers, students, etc.) interested in fostering local technology startups by organizing events, sharing resources, and building a supportive community.

Ann Arbor New Tech’s signature event takes place on the third Tuesday of each month, at 6:30 p.m., at Blau Auditorium, UM Ross School of Business, 701 Tappan Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.  The monthly event features three to five companies who are each given five minutes to demo and five minutes to answer questions.  Open announcements and networking follows.

This month’s meetup (tomorrow, April 19th) features:

• Jon Carender, Project Clarity – predictive analytics for project estimation
• Ian Dailey, PocketPico – handheld, ultra-low current meter
• Karl Rosaen, Real-Time Farms – real-time farmers’ market info
• Dug Song, Scio Security – secure, convenient, cloud-based authentication
• Alex Linebrink, Core Expense – next-gen payment card & mobile integrated financial management

Hope to see you there.

–Matt

Ann Arbor New Tech is a group of people from various industries and backgrounds (e.g., entrepreneurs, technologists, investors, lawyers, marketers, students, etc.) interested in fostering local technology startups by organizing events, sharing resources, and building a supportive community.

Ann Arbor New Tech’s signature event takes place on the third Tuesday of each month, at 6:30 p.m., now at Blau Auditorium, UM Ross School of Business, 701 Tappan Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.  The monthly event features three to five companies who are each given five minutes to demo and five minutes to answer questions.  Open announcements and networking follows.

This month’s meetup (on February 16th at 6:30 p.m.) features Safford & Baker client Jake Sigal, founder/CEO of Myine Electronics and Livio Radio.  Jake was supposed to present in December but couldn’t make it due to inclement weather.  I understand Jake will be presenting Myine’s Abbee product, a CEA award-winning product which automatically records songs from your favorite FM stations while removing commercials and DJ talk.

Also presenting:

• Mark Sendo, Bodega, social marketplace to trade virtual goods
• Chris Cassell, Zattoo, live streaming TV via the web and iPhone
• Jeff Eusebio, FamilyMint, financial literacy for kids and online budgeting app for parents
• Greg Smith, Connected Lyfe, carrier-neutral triple-play (voice, video, data) provider

Hope to see you there.

-Matt