Entrepreneur Idol competition shows digital media is hot — perhaps too hot

Entrepreneur Idol competition shows digital media is hot — perhaps too hot

Yesterday, VentureBeat joined venture capital firm Charles River Ventures to judge the first CRV Entrepreneur Idol competition.

Held at Stanford, the competition provided great insight on the interests of some of Silicon Valley’s future business leaders. More importantly, it provided an opportunity for Stanford students to practice pitching to VCs, and get consideration for CRV’s Quickstart program, which provides $250,000 in seed money for promising ideas.

Sixty students made pitches of 60 seconds — for a total of… Continue Reading