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<p>We're getting in trouble for our <strong>un-SEO optimized rumor roundup headlines</strong>, but perhaps we can <strong>get away with</strong> just one more. It's important because reality TV is truly <strong>descending upon start-up land</strong>! Behold:</p>
<p>MINI-SERIES. We heard the <strong>Makery</strong>-based start-up PR shoppe <strong>Small Girls</strong> are getting a reality show! They're at least going to have camera people following them around! We pinged to ask. "It's still pretty <strong>hush-hush</strong>," petite publicist <strong>Bianca Caampued</strong> told Betabeat by email. "We're still in the very early stages of filming our <strong>sizzle reel</strong> and our producer shopping it to networks, so <strong>we can't talk about it on internet land yet</strong>." Happily, Ms. Caampued and petite pal <strong>Mallory Blair</strong> were pretty cool about our rumormongering. "We're also actually shooting a segment for another show on Bravo next week, <strong>in my closet</strong>," Ms. Caampued said. Wee! <strong>What should they should call the show</strong>? The Mini-est Marketers? The Littlest Flacks? Prometheus?<br />
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<p>SERIES BRAVO! <strong>A source</strong> passed this email along to Betabeat: "One of our partners <strong>just sold a TV show to Bravo</strong>, and is currently casting for a group of <strong>five women investors</strong> who are looking for cool stuff to support while <strong>running hard through NYC culture</strong>. If you're 30-40+ , in the financial industry, and interested, email [<strong>redacted</strong>]." We scrounged and scrounged and didn't turn up any clues; at the least, the show does not appear to be a product of powerhouse <strong>Ish Entertainment</strong>.</p>
<p>INSULT, MEET INJURY--ALSO, IT'LL COST YOU. <strong>TechCrunch Disrupt</strong> has started to send out rejection letters to start-ups that applied to pitch. "They offered us the privilege of paying them <strong>$2,000 to have a booth</strong>," one frustrated founder told Betabeat. "We are going to <strong>blow up</strong> in everyone's face and they keep <strong>dissing</strong> us. It's retarded they are <strong>capitalizing on startup fever</strong>."</p>
<p>YEAH! WHAT! OKAY! Betabeat got a sneak peak at the <strong>Hype Machine iPhone app</strong>, due out soon. It is <strong>not fancy--</strong>basically a bunch of variously-curated music streams. Uh, it's green. The start-up has been <a href="http://thenextweb.com/2009/10/19/music-fans-rejoice-hype-machine-planning-iphone-app/">planning</a> this since October 2009.</p>
<p>STEALTHY. There is a <strong>secret, funded start-up</strong> building a "specialized industry-specific web application" in two to three months, but oh--they need a contractor who might <strong>transition to CTO</strong>. "We are venture-funded and advised by successful and <strong>well-known Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and angels</strong>," the anonymous company writes in a <a href="http://jobs.nytm.org/job/lead-developer-new-york-ny-19dc545202/?d=1&amp;source=site_home">job ad</a>. The founder has non-profit and business experience. <strong>Good luck with that!<br />
</strong><br />
ACTUAL STEALTHY. The new <strong>DreamIt Ventures</strong> incubator quietly announced it had chose 15 start-ups out of more than <strong>500 applications</strong> for its summer program which starts May 15. We hear the list of companies <strong>will be out next week</strong>, as candidates are still scrambling to get their websites ready for semi-prime time. Try as we might, Betabeat could not sniff out a single one--most sources had no idea what we were talking about. <strong>"I have no idea. I've barely heard anything about DreamIt. Did they make final selections?</strong>" one well-connected investor/founder said when Betabeat asked. "I didn't hear of anyone applying. No one told me at least. I know of SeedStart applicants, ER applicants, TechStars applicants. But <strong>no DreamIt</strong>." It's a mystery!</p>
<p>UNINTELLIGIBLE PRESS RELEASES. You can use this pitch from <strong>BitTorrent</strong>, which wanted us to take a conference call under embargo, as a template for your next webby product launch: "<strong>Due to your coverage of technology news</strong> for <strong><em>BETABEAT,</em></strong> we wanted to give you a heads-up on <strong>key digital media Internet technology news</strong> coming down the pike from BitTorrent, Inc. that will be of <strong>great advantage to consumer tech users!</strong> It will be <strong>the Beta launch of an amazing new tool</strong> from this leading peer to peer Internet file sharing company, BitTorrent, Inc. and their more than 100mm users," is <strong>literally what this actual email said</strong>. We asked for more information and got nothing back, <strong>so whatever</strong>. The embargo lifts May 12 when we assume we'll read all about it on <strong>Twttr</strong> along with everybody else.</p>
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<p>We're getting in trouble for our <strong>un-SEO optimized rumor roundup headlines</strong>, but perhaps we can <strong>get away with</strong> just one more. It's important because reality TV is truly <strong>descending upon start-up land</strong>! Behold:</p>
<p>MINI-SERIES. We heard the <strong>Makery</strong>-based start-up PR shoppe <strong>Small Girls</strong> are getting a reality show! They're at least going to have camera people following them around! We pinged to ask. "It's still pretty <strong>hush-hush</strong>," petite publicist <strong>Bianca Caampued</strong> told Betabeat by email. "We're still in the very early stages of filming our <strong>sizzle reel</strong> and our producer shopping it to networks, so <strong>we can't talk about it on internet land yet</strong>." Happily, Ms. Caampued and petite pal <strong>Mallory Blair</strong> were pretty cool about our rumormongering. "We're also actually shooting a segment for another show on Bravo next week, <strong>in my closet</strong>," Ms. Caampued said. Wee! <strong>What should they should call the show</strong>? The Mini-est Marketers? The Littlest Flacks? Prometheus?<br />
<!--more--></p>
<p>SERIES BRAVO! <strong>A source</strong> passed this email along to Betabeat: "One of our partners <strong>just sold a TV show to Bravo</strong>, and is currently casting for a group of <strong>five women investors</strong> who are looking for cool stuff to support while <strong>running hard through NYC culture</strong>. If you're 30-40+ , in the financial industry, and interested, email [<strong>redacted</strong>]." We scrounged and scrounged and didn't turn up any clues; at the least, the show does not appear to be a product of powerhouse <strong>Ish Entertainment</strong>.</p>
<p>INSULT, MEET INJURY--ALSO, IT'LL COST YOU. <strong>TechCrunch Disrupt</strong> has started to send out rejection letters to start-ups that applied to pitch. "They offered us the privilege of paying them <strong>$2,000 to have a booth</strong>," one frustrated founder told Betabeat. "We are going to <strong>blow up</strong> in everyone's face and they keep <strong>dissing</strong> us. It's retarded they are <strong>capitalizing on startup fever</strong>."</p>
<p>YEAH! WHAT! OKAY! Betabeat got a sneak peak at the <strong>Hype Machine iPhone app</strong>, due out soon. It is <strong>not fancy--</strong>basically a bunch of variously-curated music streams. Uh, it's green. The start-up has been <a href="http://thenextweb.com/2009/10/19/music-fans-rejoice-hype-machine-planning-iphone-app/">planning</a> this since October 2009.</p>
<p>STEALTHY. There is a <strong>secret, funded start-up</strong> building a "specialized industry-specific web application" in two to three months, but oh--they need a contractor who might <strong>transition to CTO</strong>. "We are venture-funded and advised by successful and <strong>well-known Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and angels</strong>," the anonymous company writes in a <a href="http://jobs.nytm.org/job/lead-developer-new-york-ny-19dc545202/?d=1&amp;source=site_home">job ad</a>. The founder has non-profit and business experience. <strong>Good luck with that!<br />
</strong><br />
ACTUAL STEALTHY. The new <strong>DreamIt Ventures</strong> incubator quietly announced it had chose 15 start-ups out of more than <strong>500 applications</strong> for its summer program which starts May 15. We hear the list of companies <strong>will be out next week</strong>, as candidates are still scrambling to get their websites ready for semi-prime time. Try as we might, Betabeat could not sniff out a single one--most sources had no idea what we were talking about. <strong>"I have no idea. I've barely heard anything about DreamIt. Did they make final selections?</strong>" one well-connected investor/founder said when Betabeat asked. "I didn't hear of anyone applying. No one told me at least. I know of SeedStart applicants, ER applicants, TechStars applicants. But <strong>no DreamIt</strong>." It's a mystery!</p>
<p>UNINTELLIGIBLE PRESS RELEASES. You can use this pitch from <strong>BitTorrent</strong>, which wanted us to take a conference call under embargo, as a template for your next webby product launch: "<strong>Due to your coverage of technology news</strong> for <strong><em>BETABEAT,</em></strong> we wanted to give you a heads-up on <strong>key digital media Internet technology news</strong> coming down the pike from BitTorrent, Inc. that will be of <strong>great advantage to consumer tech users!</strong> It will be <strong>the Beta launch of an amazing new tool</strong> from this leading peer to peer Internet file sharing company, BitTorrent, Inc. and their more than 100mm users," is <strong>literally what this actual email said</strong>. We asked for more information and got nothing back, <strong>so whatever</strong>. The embargo lifts May 12 when we assume we'll read all about it on <strong>Twttr</strong> along with everybody else.</p>
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