GameSalad Featured in Mashable’s “6 Successful SXSW Startup Launch Stories”

March 7 2011, 5:39pm

How cool! Over at Mashable, we have been included in their list of 6 Successful SXSW Startup Launch Stories! We are honored to be included amongst such legends as Twitter and Foursquare! We wouldn’t be where we are today without being accepted to participate in Accelerator, described as, “A live audience, as well as a panel of expert judges…discover[ing] advancements in social media, mobile applications, web entertainment, and more.” From the Mashable article: Startups vie for a chance to be part of the SXSW Accelerator competition for the opportunity it brings — 41% of the companies that have participated in the first two competitions received funding after the event. Only 40 companies are selected, but that doesn’t mean your startup can’t make a splash in Austin. Just being at SXSWi and exposing a solid product to the conference’s 14,000 attendees and a 1,500-person-strong media swarm can ignite a business. But it can’t be engineered with snazzy swag and marketing dollars — you have to have great credibility and a great product. Hey, they called us great! Thanks, guys! Go take a look at the article, and see what other fabulous companies we’re with on the list!