Silicon Alley Insider invites Girls in Tech to Startup 2010

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Please RSVP at: Startup 2010 by Silicon Alley Insider on EventBrite! and don't forget to read @AmyVernon's blog on girlsintech.net (in text below).

The Discount Code for this event is GIT
Girls in Tech and Silicon Alley Insider / Business Insider have arranged a fantastic and generous discount! The non discount conference price is $495. Tickets limited and the discount will expire 12 hours prior to event. Thanks SAI for your generosity in NYC!
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Silicon Alley Insider Startup 2010 is a business plan competition and one-day event (Thursday May 20) about entrepreneurship and digital business that will showcase 10 top startups competing for bragging rights, buzz, and a $100,000 prize. Their panel will choose 10 winners from the pool of applicants. Each of these winners will be invited to present their company at the conference, persuade the judges and audience that they'll soon rule the world, and compete for a $100,000 Grand Prize. They'll also each get a write-up on Silicon Alley Insider. The conference is co-hosted by Silicon Alley Insider and New York University's Stern School of Business, with support from exclusive founding sponsor General Catalyst Partners.
Read more here.


Startup 2010 Competition: Startups duke it out

Amy Vernon
April 13th, 2010
All Chapters, New York

Though it may seem to be a particularly rough time to start a business, many experts say a recession is the best time to get going on that entrepreneurial venture.

So I love the idea of Silicon Alley Insider’s Startup 2010 Competition (in conjunction with New York University’s Stern School of Business and sponsored by General Catalyst Partners).

It’s a one-day business plan cage match in which 10 top entrepreneurial, digital startups compete for a whole heckuva lot buzz – and $100,000. The prize includes a $25,000 cash investment from General Catalyst and the remainder in goods and services that include six months of New York City office space, legal services, web hosting and the opportunity to launch at DEMO, among others.

This year’s focus is on the meeting point between location-based digital services and the mobile market. Yes, Dennis Crowley from Foursquare will be there. In and around the 10 pitches and the judges’ questions will be breakout sessions on making money with mobile, mobile apps and VC firms talking about how they choose what they’re investing in.

Last year’s winner was legal startup ArticleOne Partners, which crowdsources patent validity – in other words, it uses the collective knowledge of the the intellectual property community to help determine if a patent application is actually for something new or based on someone else’s work.

The competition is May 20 at the Stern School, 44 W. Fourth St., and students there can attend for free. Tickets are $295. Even for those not competing for the prize, it seems it would be a good opportunity for entrepreneurs to rub elbows with their friends, competitors and potential investors.