The course is presented by Jason Izatt, who is a prominent member of our local iPhone developer community, and who has several iPhone apps in the iTunes App Store. He is the creator, in fact, of my most-used iPhone application; MileBug. Check it out if you are a traveling salesman or otherwise log many miles that you would prefer to track for tax purposes or reimbursement.

The iPhone Training course will be held at the Miller Campus at Salt Lake Community College in Sandy. The super concentrated course runs for two days at 10 hours each day.

Cost is $799.

Visit http://www.izatt.com for more details.

The training course covers a span of four days and includes hands-on workshop-style training, a wide range or reference materials, breakfast and lunch for each day and enough snacks to keep participants focused on the task at hand.

Instruction is provided by a consortium of iPhone development companies and individuals behind such popular apps as Fireworks, MobileStudio, MileBug, iRivalz, and others.

Dates: January 20–23, 8:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m.

Pricing: The 4-day course is priced at $2395. Early-bird price (before Dec. 31) is $1850.

Location: Noah’s Bldg, Lindon, UT; 30 minutes from Salt Lake City (Get Directions)

Prerequisites: Experienced OOP software development (C++, Java, Ruby, etc.). Must bring own MacBook/Macintosh computer with Intel chip

Contact Izatt International for more information.

The event was held at the Open Source Technology Center on the Novell campus. Over 60 people attended with six investors comprising a panel of judges. Investors were treated to a review of five up-and-coming business opportunities, and entrepreneurs were given a preview of what it is like to present a business to potential investors.

As a participant, I found it to be an extremely valuable experience.

The five companies who pitched were:

• ListPipe, a new SEO company focused on providing custom content through an online subscription service.
• Izatt International, a local development group focusing on iPhone applications.
• Gruvie, a social utility that enables you to wrangle all your social networking accounts into a single login.
• Lignin Bio Fuels, an alternative fuel company that produces transportation fuel out of non-edible biomass.
• Estamar Strategy, a consulting group managing business investment opportunities.

After the presentations, the audience voted for their favorite companies with ‘Monopoly-style’ dollars. Two companies with the most amount of ‘investment cash’ were selected as ‘winners’ and were awarded $500 in-kind consulting services from Funding Universe.

The two winners chosen by the audience were: ListPipe and Gruvie. See photos below.

In addition to our appreciate for event hosts Funding Universe, a special thanks to the event sponsors, which included Dashboard Accountants, The Open Source Technology Center, Fibernet, and Grow Utah Ventures.

The next LivePitch event has not been announced; stay tuned for information as it becomes available.

Presenters receive votes in the form of faux 'investment dollars'

Contact Funding Universe for more information.