The full set of pictures can be found here: https://picasaweb.google.com/112782475170951809220/5thDukeGENAngelPitchEvent
A video recording can be found here:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/23113163
Attendance was outstanding. We had over 210 RSVPs on our event page, up from 150 last year.
A nice "surprise" visit from President Richard Brodhead.
The full set of pictures can be found here: https://picasaweb.google.com/112782475170951809220/5thDukeGENAngelPitchEvent
A video recording can be found here:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/23113163
Here's who pitched:
- Corengi, Inc. - Humanize and Accelerate Clinical Trials. Ryan Luce 1994
- Flicmob - integrate social media & media production. Scott Dacko 1993
- GearListed.com - Social Gear & Adventure Directory. Anne Kallus 2007
- Hukkster - Online personal shopping concierge. Katie Finnegan 2010
- Pixton Comics - The social gamification of comics. Geoff Archer 1995
- Josh Felser Trinity '86, Fuqua '90 of Freestyle Capital
- Ryan Spoon Trinity '03 of Polaris Ventures
- Justin Caldbeck Trinity '99 of LightSpeed Venture Partners
- Jay Jamison Trinity '92 of Blue Run Ventures
- Shea DiDonna Fuqua '10
And here's who attended: http://linkd.in/ybjfvH
After the pitches, the judges convened, and the audience had a Q&A with the teams.
Then, the audience voted:
Audience Choice Winner: Pixton - 56 votes
Audience Choice Runner Up: Hukkster - 41 votes
Then, the judges came back, gave feedback to each team (in front of the audience), and then announced their results.
Judges Choice Winner: Corengi ($10,000 prize from Freestyle Capital)
Judges Choice Runner Up: Pixton
Congrats to Ryan Luce of Corengi, and to everyone who made it a great night!
Presented by:
■ Matt Koidin B '05
■ Basil Enan T '03
■ Howie Rhee B '04
Thanks again to SVB for sponsoring!
Posted by Howie Rhee '04, Co-chair of DukeGEN
