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Last Friday was the ABQid Demo Day and it was a packed house at the Epicenter. I rarely get to see these type of activities, but my wife let me use some of my paternity leave to check it out. The energy and excitement of these events blows me away every time. The presenters, sponsors and audience create an atmosphere that makes it real easy to believe a lot of great things are happening and going to be happening in Albuquerque. This event allowed the 10 companies from the second ABQid accelerator class to pitch their company in 6 minutes. They all did a great job on their pitches and I feel lucky to have gotten to watch this. Continue Reading »

Paul Szauter of EquiSeq pitched his company to the crowd at Epicenter on ABQid Demo Day on August 28, 2015.  Watch Video » Continue Reading »

Paul Szauter says he’s getting his pitch together “to get a second date,” with some of the investors that will be in the crowd at the ABQid Demo Day. Demo Day for ABQid is still two weeks away, but the CEOs are just now putting the final touches on their six-minute pitches for the event. Continue Reading »

New Mexico Technology Council and ABQid hosted a Scrappy Startup Challenge where 11 entrepreneurs pitched their ideas in front of a panel of venture capitalists/judges.  The catch, they only had 3 minutes to sell their product and idea. Here are the winners of the competition… Continue Reading »

Value Proposition: EquiSeq analyzes the genetic material of horses to provide horse owners with information on their horse’s health, performance traits, and breeding. We will reach customers by providing high-value information to veterinarians and horse breeders, the key opinion leaders in this niche. Continue Reading »

Your startup pitch can be used to entice employees and customers just as much as bring in venture capital and investors. It’s a better way to pitch, says Paul Szauter, the CEO of EquiSeq – one of 11 startups that will compete at Monday’s Scrappy Startup Challenge at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque. It’s a change in thinking for many startups whose pitch contest is usually only focused on those with the money. EquiSeq has designed a new, fast way to sequence DNA for horses. Yes, he’s tuned his company’s pitch for investors, but he’s also looking to get more out of pitch events and contests – and thinks others would benefit too. Continue Reading »

Geneticist Paul Szauter thinks he has the next big thing. The entrepreneur and scientist says his company EquiSeq will cater to a niche market with a lot of money to burn. “We analyze the genetic material of horses to provide horse owners with information on health, performance and breeding,” said Szauter. “Join us and together we’ll build a super horse.” Continue Reading »