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Win cash for your startup
Think you have a hot startup idea? Write it down and you could net a little funding.Bang Ventures from New York is offering $15,000 U.S. for startup CEOs to get their ideas off the ground. "You Be The VC" Candidates start by submitting applications outlining their plans for a new internet startup. These will be judged by handpicked professionals in the startup field to guarantee unbiased results and ensure that funding goes to best idea seen in the public's eye. There are no limits as to the number of ideas that CEO's can submit, just as long as they are in by the deadline of December 2007.
Voting begins March 2008, with the $15,000 prize money, temporary relocation expenses to Cambridge, MA, and living expenses being handed out upon final vote submissions. Winners of the "You Be The VC" campaign will also be able to utilize Bang Venture's support network, resources and materials.
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So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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Sam said 12:40AM on 9-27-2007
Um, gee, how many developers can I hire with $15,000?
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Ian Smith said 4:12PM on 9-27-2007
I can't see this tracking many high quality founders. But then again, American Idol wasn't that high quality the first season as no one knew what it was. Still, if someone has a great idea and only needs $15,000 to launch it I suspect they could raise that, launch without it, or take out a loan before this type of thing would be worth the effort and distraction.
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