StartUp TV… massive progress, and now there were four

Another big day of filming last week for StartUp TV, and it was all about the entrepreneurs. Hearing the progress updates and re-pitches from the 6 companies that were selected from the first 20 pitches showed everyone just how much could be pulled off with the focus of a limited window of time to deliver. At the end of the day we had to pick the top four to carry on and giving them their next challenges, and it was hard.

Some not so good a shots in between scenes.

Big Outcomes from the challenges

All of the 6 companies from this round achieved the goals they were set, and while I can’t go into any detail about it yet, we’ve seen one company go from idea and a passionate entrepreneur to a beautiful design concept, new business partnerships established, and 2 capital raising deals close one worth $600k and another $US2.5 million.

How the Startup Process and Challenges Works for Start-Ups.

While I think there was some uncertainty about StartUp TV and how it would work for the businesses even as late as 5 weeks ago from the 6 companies selected, as of last weeks regroup, there’s an overwhelming sentiment that the process the series is really helping people focus on nailing a key element of their business, and the progress illustrated yesterday speaks for itself. The entrepreneurs and teams are pumped, have learned lessons and fast tracked a stage of their business.

Media Training for all

This is great fun to be involved in and is on track to deliver significant value to all the companies who have participated and for the much wider audience who’s going to watch it when it hits the air and online. And the lot of us are just getting a whole lot better at quietly doing what we do while the cameras capture the action.

A real credit to StartUP founder Patrick Macfie who got this initiative going and continues to build the backbone of relationships and finance+ to make it happen! Patty’s a serial entrepreneur who’s helping other entrepreneurs in a way most of us can’t. This revolution will be televised…