Archive for June, 2011
June 28th, 2011
Mr. Rao will join us for a brief discussion on his thesis from his book: Tempo: Implications of Narrative Driven Decision Making for Startups.
Date: July 19th, 2011
Time: 7:30 -9 am
Venue: Coco’s Restaurant 1206 Oakmead Parkway Sunnyvale, CA
“Narrative-Driven Decision Making for Startups”
Startups already make limited use of narrative concepts such as “Product Market Fit” (a classic example of a tempo shift in a story) to make sense of their evolving, chaotic, roller-coaster experiences. Narrative thinking can arm us with a far richer vocabulary of concepts to help make sense of the entrepreneurial journey and manage it more thoughtfully. I will introduce some of the more intuitive and basic concepts, such as archetypes, doctrines and tempo epochs, and challenge breakfast attendees to assess their experiences, current state and future prospects using those concepts.
Venkatesh Venkat writes a blog (Ribbonfarm) http://ribbonfarm.com looking at topics such as philosophy, art, sociology, and business innovation and technology from unusual perspectives. He also consults, does research and has recently published his book Tempo. http://tempobook.com The book has been praised by many including, John Hagel, co-author of The Power of Pull who notes “Tempo is highly original and engaging…In a world where timing is increasingly central to success…an essential read.” Before turning to full-time writing and consulting, he worked in startup, corporate and academic environments for nearly a decade. He holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan.
June 27th, 2011
As of June 2011, pariSoma followed by NextSpace San Francisco got the most votes for Co-working Office Space.
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June 22nd, 2011
At the Bootstrappers Breakfast in San Francisco, we have Steve Mock speaking on how to get someone else to pay for your marketing and how to develop a win-win value proposition to make that happen.
Date: July 15th, 2011
Time: 8 -9:30 am
Venue: Sandbox Suites, 567 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA
Steve Mock has been the founder or on the management team of 5 venture-backed start-ups and has a proven track record of effective marketing and sales strategy, business planning, and execution of successful technology ventures. He has driven over 150 distribution deals, acquisitions, corporate relationships, and venture financings ($32M) in more than 15 countries. Steve has managed dozens of product launches targeting consumers, enterprises, and OEMs in the Internet, gaming, mobile, enterprise networking, web, and consumer markets.
June 20th, 2011
Patrick Riley, co-founder and CEO of Modern Survey, will share his experiences on bootstrapping Modern Survey into one of fastest growing companies in the Twin Cities. Patrick has nearly twenty years of experience in enterprise technology space and is an expert in emerging web technology trends. His industry expertise has been tapped in the past by organization such as National Public Radio’s “Marketplace,” the Star Tribune and Talent Management Magazine.
Patrick’s leadership and vision have been on display for years in his many contributions to the arts and to his community. Patrick is an accomplished filmmaker and musician. He has played in rock & roll bands, worked as a writer and producer in the film and television industry in Minneapolis, New York, Los Angeles and at the Sundance Filmmaker’s Lab, and has volunteered his time and energy to the Interact Center and Center for Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment. Patrick earned his BS degree in communication arts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Date: Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 7:30 AM to 9AM
Location: Wilde Roast Cafe – 65 Main St SE Minneapolis, MN
Register: http://www.meetup.com/Bootstrappers-Breakfast-Minneapolis
June 8th, 2011
First-time entrepreneurs in the Silicon Valley may have a million questions about incorporation, banking, administrative tools, insurance, renting out office space, etc. Bootstrappers has collated links to blog posts which may answer or point entrepreneurs to resources for this.
Banks
Setting Up Office
Insurance: Click Here
Incorporation: Click Here
Web and Software Tools
June 8th, 2011
Summer is coming and if you have not been to a Bootstrappers Breakfast meeting in awhile please put us on your calendar again.
Invite a friend: Know someone you think would benefit from attending a Bootstrappers Breakfast meeting? Encourage them to join us!
Here’s what other attendees have said about the group
- Encouraging yet realistic. A diverse group sharing common challenges from both subjective and objective perspectives.
- Very helpful and interesting conversation!
- Great info – and Great collaboration
- This is the one networking event that I try to never miss. It is relaxed and fun and I always learn something. Well worth the time and a great place to network and learn.
- Good mix of business experience with technical know-how and eager ‘new’ entrepreneurs.
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