“I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.”

–Larry Bird

Last Thursday, the MIT Enterprise Forum held a demo event which Athleon was lucky enough to be selected to pitch at. We gave a five minute talk on our business plan, how we got started, and tips for other entrepreneurs in the audience, then gave a five minute demo. It went well, we met a lot of great people, and we were lucky enough to be selected the winner of the event.

From John Cook, venture writer for the Seattle PI:

“Dressed in his UW rugby jersey, Athleon co-founder Brent Lamphier gave a crisp and clear presentation on a new Web site that allows coaches to communicate with athletes about game schedules, work out routines and — most interestingly — game film. It was a good pitch, complete with humor. In explaining his reason for bringing on a co-founder, the rugby player noted he needed help because “I get hit in the head a lot.” He later described the service as “virtual locker room, with everything but the showers.”

Read the rest of the story here.

The University of Washington SEBA (Science and Engineering Business Association) put on a Science and Technology Showcase Event sponsored by some VC firms in the area at my old home ‘Balmer High Commons’ at the UW Business School…and Athleon won best pitch (and a nice deposit for our new bank account)!

The companies presenting were all very interesting, and all more scientific than Athleon, but as a tech company we fit the bill and had a good time pitching and having conversations with all sorts of interesting people. The overall winner went to two women who had done research at the University on using saliva instead of blood to preform medical tests. Makes everyone who hates needles jump for joy.

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