Boise Startup: Klowd Lets Attendees See The Presentation On Their Smartphone

by Kyle in Everywhere Else, Idaho, Interviews, Startups
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SlideKlowd,Klowd, Boise startup,startup,startup interviewImagine if you could see all the presentations at the largest startup conference in the US “everywhereelse.co The Startup Conference“, not just on the screen but on your smartphone too. No more squinting at presentations thanks to a new app from Boise startup Klowd.  Every seat in the house is great when you can see the slides on your phone (and with over 1500 tickets already sold keynote presentations will be packed)

SlideKlowd is the first product from the startup founded by Ken Holsinger, Justin Foster and Casey McMullen.  Together this Boise Idaho based team has solved three major problems for presentations.

First off, when audience members can’t see the actual presentation they become distracted and bored. Some even fall asleep. Secondly, they wanted to develop a way to get more data back from the audience to the presenter. Finally, they spark engagement between the audience and the presenter through their smartphone based solution.

The team is also admittedly trying to help curb the “death by PowerPoint” backlash. As more and more presenters become aware of SlideKlowd they will realize that the presentation and the value will change based on the fact that they will have a more captive audience.

We got a chance to interview the SlideKlowd team, check out the  interview below.

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Two Boise Startups Win B Launched 2.0 Competition

by Kyle in Everywhere Else, Idaho, Startup News, Startups
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Blaunched,Boise,Boise startup,startup newsA pair of Boise startups took home $30,000 in initial funding in Boise Young Professionals competition called B Launched. The contest pitted four startup businesses against each other with the first place team getting $20,000 in initial funding and the second place team taking home $10,000.

Be Free Village is a Boise startup that connects travelers with resources and products who have special dietary needs and food allergies. They have a pretty large launch team including: Lisa Bloomquist, Jared Buff, Chase Burrell, Ali Farber, Brooke Green, Brad Hennessy, Alex Krone, Jennie Myers, Jessie Speck and Cody Wiggins.

“BeFree Village is more than just a community,” Bloomquist said to the Idaho Statesmen. “It is a brand on a mission to become the trusted name for travelers with allergy needs.”

Bloomquist told the Boise Weekly that they were ready to move on.

“That was by far the best presentation I’ve seen done,” Dr. David Pate, president and CEO of St. Luke’s Health system and B-Launched judge, told the Be Free Village team. “The reason you didn’t get a lot of questions is because you answered them.”

The second place team is called Cray Say and they plan on making an app that aids shoppers. They received a $10,000 prize.

In addition to Pate the other judges included:  Boise Mayor David Bieter, Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bill Connors, J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation Executive Director Jamie MacMillan, Idaho Department of Commerce Director Jeff Sayer, Micron Technology Idaho Government Affairs Manager Mike Reynoldson, and Children’s Therapy Place Inc. President & CEO Sondra McMindes.

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