By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News Cerebri perfected its pitch, built its network and solidified its business plan during Longhorn Startup, said Bri Connelly, its CEO. The original team behind Cerebri won the inaugural IBM Watson University Competition in January. They received $100,000 and are working with the United Way Texas to develop […]
The Latest Crop of Startups from Longhorn Startup Demo Day
November 21, 2014 by 2 Comments
By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News From a ring that monitors glucose levels for diabetics to a mouth guard which tracks concussions in athletes, twelve student-run startups showcased their innovative ideas at the 7th Longhorn Startup Demo Day. The event held at the Lady Bird Johnson auditorium at the University of Texas at […]
Tips on Pitching Billionaire Mark Cuban
December 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News At Longhorn Startup Demo Day last week, Bob Metcalfe, inventor of Ethernet, co-founder of 3Com and professor of innovation at UT, interviewed Billionaire Mark Cuban, co-founder of Broadcast.com and owner of the Dallas Mavericks. Cuban also stars on the popular TV show Shark Tank on ABC. This […]
Fourteen Startups Pitch at UT Longhorn Startup Demo Day
December 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News The fifth Longhorn Startup Demo Day at the University of Texas drew the largest crowd ever. Close to 1,000 people registered to attend the event and most of them showed up despite the cold front and blustery weather that blew into Austin on Thursday. The evening featured […]
Billionaire Mark Cuban likes to “Party Like a Rock Star” and Invest in Startups
December 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Since selling Broadcast.com to Yahoo for $5.7 billion in 1999, Billionaire Mark Cuban has invested in 80 startups. But his entrepreneurial ventures began as a kid growing up in Pittsburgh. “As long as I can remember I was an entrepreneur,” Cuban said. At the age of nine […]
