Is your startup looking to make a Splash?

If so, you should consider entering into Vator.tv’s Splash competition to be held May 13 in San Francisco. I had the pleasure of attending their last Splash competition, put on by Bambi Francisco and her team, in February and found the event to be truly special. Seed to early stage companies looking for investors, operating executives looking for new insights on business growth strategies and top venture capital firms looking for the next big thing will find the Splash competition to be an event worth attending.

So, how does it work?

CEOs and/or founders of 10 companies, chosen by their peers and vetted by judges, will have the opportunity to present onstage and give a three-minute pitch in front of some 400 business professionals, comprising of executives from startups and large companies, angel investors, VCs, and the media.

How do you get selected? Create a profile on Vator.tv, the more comprehensive the better, and select participate in this competition. From there, members of the Vator community will vote on who should have the opportunity to present onstage at the Splash competition and have a chance to win the following:

• Be profiled in a segment called Splash Box – an American-Idol-styled segment with four investors as panelists
• Receive a magnum of Patz & Hall 2006 Chenoweth Ranch – Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
• Receive $500 of cloud computing credits from Amazon Web Services. The top nine finalists will receive $100 cloud computing credits from Amazon Web Services
• Bragging rights!

If you attend the event, you will also have the opportunity to hear Tony Hsieh (CEO of Zappos) and Gurbaksh Chahal (CEO of GWallet) speak on the success of their respective businesses.

If you happen to be in the Bay area May 13, check it out. Also, for 30% off, you can use the following coupon code (SplashOpenView). If not, I suggest at least hopping on Vator.tv and being a part of the community.

-KKF