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SXSW Startups: DashTag Tracks Soccer

Austin Startup

We just got back from a big soccer convention in Philadelphia where we spoke with a lot of players. When players wear the Dash during a match or training, their stats including Pace, Agility, Stamina and Sprint, are pushed to the iPhone. We want to bring a new experience to U.S. starting in the Bay Area. And they just loved it?—?being

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How to Impress Angel Investors and Make It into “Startup Heaven”

Up and Running

For example, one of the angels I pitched to cared deeply about our competitive landscape, whereas another wasn’t too concerned about the competitive landscape, he was more interested in our financial assumptions and my team’s ability to implement in an agile fashion. Jessica Magoch, Angel from Philadelphia, PA | Website | Twitter.

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How do I find a developer to help me with my idea?

www.scottporad.com

Mike, a entrepreneur from Philadelphia, wrote to me with a brief summary of a new business idea he’s working on, and then posed three questions to me about finding a programmer to help him develop the idea. If I were in Mike’s shoes, I would start by talking to people in the Philadelphia Startup community.

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HOW TO: Sign Up Users Even Before You Launch Your Startup

mashable.com

Philadelphia-based startup LaunchRock thinks a company’s “coming soon” page should be more than a placeholder; it should be a place for users to sign up and provide a way to share a new startup with friends. But Socially sharing through the multitude of networks is another way of getting to the customers to sign up for your launch.