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The following businesses pitched at Pitch Night; if your business is not on this list but you want it to be, or if any information is incorrect, please email us at info@cunvc.org.   Happy Freebie (Ben Buie): solves the Groupon problem through targeting and freebies, looking for anyone passionate about internet technology, and/or specifically a graphics/animation/video creative and a PHP hacker. (mail@benbuie.com) Nicholas Bernhard: movies that interact with the environment (nicholas.bernhard@colorado.edu). David Parker: Zombie killing; looking for designer help (davidwparker@gmail.com). Kirill Kireyev: education at your fingertips; looking for mentors, capital, people in business development and marketing; (kirill.kireyev@gmail.com). Denelle Numis: fresh food bar, single price point; looking for legal help, funding, mentors, and people with experience in organic/natural foods; (denelle.numis@colorado.edu). asociete (Vanessa Gabriel): fashion deals website; looking for funding, mentors, people with fashion interest, php skills; (vanessa.gabriel@colorado.edu). "The Urban Farm Company (Bryant Mason): installs high-yield organic vegetable gardens for health and sustainability. Provides services to simplify and streamline the growing process for inspiring growers. (bryantm25@gmail.com)" Brendan: all natural caffeinated juice; looking for mentors w/ experience in bringing products to market, branding and branding strategy (brendanOPUN@gmail.com).
Bryan Hadley: Place smartphone on mat and it will start charging and playing music on your car stereo, all wireless. I need help with product development (technology already available), mentor with experience: patenting, licensing, and negotiations of contracts with companies. (bryant5280@gmail.com)
  Twisted Pine (Alex Gearhart); brewpub in Rio de Janeiro; looking for mentors with international business skills, lawyers; (alex.gearhart@hotmail.com). David Lahav: Yelp for real estate agents; looking for IT, marketing, real estate, mentors (davidla@gmail.com). Reed Prichard: Looking for funding; number-cruncher, graphics/presentation development, environmental policy (rdpritchard@comcast.net). Pile High Donuts: Looking for mentors, specifically business planning, legal advice, and anyone with information on getting into the food business. Email Ashley Ferris (ashley.ferris-1@colorado.edu), Clark Thompson (cthompson55@insightbb.com) and Madelein Davies (madeleine.davies@colorado.edu Mobius Creations (Malcolm Young): autonomous helicopter; looking for website, b-plan, legal, anyone interested; (malcolm.young@colorado.edu). New Leaf (Rob Slowinski): engineer in green building, looking for skills in real estate, finance, mentors, funding (robert.slowinski@gmail.com). Dao Synergy (Lance Legel): technology to make government fast, efficient; looking for MBAs, digital artists, anyone interested; (lance@daosynergy.com). Coach Spot (Dan Konecny): online site for coaches to market themselves and parents to find coaches. Looking for web developers, designers, and marketing strategy; (Daniel.konecny@colorado.edu). Bill Shrum: parking spaces, market funds and toll technology in real time; looking for database design /technical, mentors, funding; (bill.shrum@gmail.com). Eric Schram: Website building for anyone who needs help; (eric@schram.com). Schuyler Van Sickle: Hydroponic food production; looking for engineers; (schuyler.vansickle@colorado.edu). Safetide Solutions (Louis Dankovich): biofuels/algae; looking for marketing/MBA skills; (dankovic@colorado.edu). Stellar Synergetics (Heather Hava): Sustainable living solutions + geodesic domes; looking for engineering, business skills, web design, funding; (heather@stellarsynergetics.com). Josh Ellis: website platform for musicians (website); looking for mentors, developers, finance and marketing skill; (Joshua.ellis@colorado.edu). Fempower (Stephanie Lee): mobile photo sharing app that empowers women to discuss how media portrays women; looking for anyone who is interested (stelee.co@gmail.com). Andy Sayler: Help with a smart wall systems project. Replace dumb power outlets with network counterparts to reduce energy consumption.  Need help with legal and business side; (andy.sayler@gmail.com). Jan Laesecke: Address a need at CU: we sell our waste vegetable oil. Looking for skills in life cycle analysis and energy financing (laesecke@cubiodesel.org). Brennan Meadowcroft: working on a platform that connects new gym goers with workouts that work best for them; (brennan@brennanmeadowcroft.com). Colten Meisner: Face plate for remote control light switch. Looking for knowledge with apps (basketball70292@aol.com). Rebecca Baldwin-Kordick: Website that makes consumer-relevant info available for what users are buying. Also catalog what they want. Chris Menard: Virtual try-on service for clothing. Looking for developers with skills in computer vision and machine learning + mentorship; (chris.menard@colorado.edu). Luis Lipchak: Looking to build professional database software. Take existing technology and improve it. More features on administrative side for data mining and search. Looking for developer skill; (luis.lipchak@colorado.edu). Andy Mendrop: Socially minded bicycle company; worry-free commuter bike (lights, reflective paint, storage box, patch kit). Give majority of profits to World Bike Relief. Need mentors or people who know a lot about bikes; (andrew.mendrop@colorado.edu). Justin Gross: first line of fourth dimensional entertainment to market. Create an A/V controller box that people can buy with current 3D TVs.  Need help with mentors and students re: marketing + IP + complex circuitry. Konstantine La: mobile app for people who need to cook. Looking for web developers and people who know apps; (lah@colorado.edu). Shane Gring: Green building project management software. Looking for web developers who care about green building; (sgring@gohabitpro.com). Torin Cassani: Case for iPad use; looking to build a bar so that palm does not interfere with iPad writing/drawing; (torin.cassani@colorado.edu). Trek Monitor is looking for a graphic designer.  We are developing an Android app to enhance our outdoor enthusiasts service.  Interested parties contact David (david.baca@colorado.edu).      
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