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As Global Moot Corp Unfolds, Alumni Share Start-Up Stories, Value of Entrepreneurship Program

May 12th, 2009 · Filed under: McCombs News

Posted by Annette Dalla

From McCombs TODAY
Faculty, students and the public are encouraged to attend the Global Moot Corp competition taking place May 8-9 at the McCombs School of Business. The Moot Corp competition is the oldest and most prestigious business-plan competition in the country, and this year’s event features 40 teams from 11 countries vying for a grand-prize [...]

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FocalPop Wins 2009 Texas Moot Corp

February 23rd, 2009 · Filed under: Alumni News · MBA News · Student News

Posted by Annette Dalla

From McCombs TODAY
FocalPop, a Web-based solution for finding quality stock photography, won the Texas round of the Moot Corp® competition, the new-venture competition hosted annually at the McCombs School of Business.
The win at the Feb. 18 competition earned FocalPop a berth in the Global Moot Corp competition, which will be held in Austin May 7-9. [...]

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Bigfoot and Dell Partner on Gaming PC

September 23rd, 2008 · Filed under: MBA News

Posted by Christine Burdell

Austin-American Statesman
Bigfoot develops network cards designed to offer a smoother and faster gaming experience. Dell plans to offer the technology as an option on their gaming desktops. Bigfoot was founded in 2004 by evening MBA alumni Harlan Beverly, ’04; Bob Grim, ’05; and Mike Cubbage, ’05. Their team won the Texas Moot Corp. in 2005 [...]

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