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Activity
Congrats to Eric Migicovsky, Info Pulse
Big kudoes to Eric Migicovsky, Info Pulse, was voted the best pitch by popular demand at the Launchpad Kickoff $1k Pitch Competition today.
Eric's plan is to stop the rude pervasiveness of PDAs ringing during presentations and in other inoppor...
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Pitch Competitors Confirmed!
Eric Migicovsky, thanks! Looking forward to it...See you tomorrow!
The LaunchPad Kickoff $1K Pitch Competition and BBQ
Hi Shar, each pitch is only given 90 seconds. Check a prior post, we just announced the six which were selected.
Photos of the 2008 Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Gala
Check out the Flickr slideshow of selected photos from Tuesday's Gala event. Photos by Tom Adamski (thanks Tom!)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/communitech/sets/72157607889796371/show/
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The LaunchPad Kickoff $1K Pitch Competition and BBQ
Hello Thom,
Just wondering what the time restriction on the pitch might be.
Thank you Shar.
Entrepreneur Week Film Festival - Night Four
A film every person in high tech should see. It’s not the success; it’s the depths to which he has to go before he climbs out. It’s also his commitment to his son.
If you take a risk there is a chance of failure. The success of the failure is climbing back up and doing all over again. Eventually you will succeed.
You will never succeed if you do not take a risk
RIM, Google, MS, Yahoo and Sun partnership sites
The partnering event was awesome. Where else do startups get the opportunity to pitch to Google, RIM, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Sun Micro all in one day!!! You got it, it all happens at Entrepreneur Week. Thanks to all for making it a big success - w...
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Jeff Taylor’s four most important
I enjoyed the talk a lot - very captivating. I liked his 'viral' ideas; it just shows his great understanding of people's motives.
"Expose Yourself" - To Strategic Financing
I am really keen to meet new people and discover new possibilities..
The LaunchPad Kickoff $1K Pitch Competition and BBQ
Thanks for your prompt reply Thom! I've picked up a ballot during the speed dating event and I am going to drop it off at the next event before this Thursday!
It will be great if you can list the selected "pitchers" on the e-week website as well ... just my 2-cent :)
Speed Dating on Monday
no doubt, it was great to connect. Thanks to everyone involved!
Slides from IMPACT Expo(se)
A number of people asked me to post the slides from my talk at Saturday's Impact Expo(se) event. They are now available from my blog here;
http://siliconisland.ca/2008/10/06/impact-expose/
Thanks again to everyone from Impact and Communitech...
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The LaunchPad Kickoff $1K Pitch Competition and BBQ
The pitch ballots are dead simple:
- First Name/Last Name
- Company or Organization Name
- Telephone
- Email
- A very short description (it's only used to be sure you actually have a pitch, it won't be qualified based on the little description you put in there)
That's it. You can pick up a ballot and fill it out at just about any regular eweek event. You have until 3:00pm on Thursday evening to get it in the ballot box (which is also travelling around to events). The pitches will be selected at random on Thursday evening, and we'll call the selected "pitchers" that evening to confirm. Those doing a pitch have to be at the event the next morning and ready to pitch to the audience. The winners will be selected at the event by audience ballot.
Don't wait til Thursday! Get those pitches in there!
EVENT NOW CLOSED: The Entrepreneur Week Hall of Fame Awards Gala
Hey Ray... it's in The Embassy Room at Bingemans -- that's the smaller stand-alone building in the smaller parking lot.
Review: The Call of the Entrepreneur
What do a farmer from rural Michigan, a merchant banker from Wall Street, and a retail & media magnate from China have in common? Well, to begin with, they've each made a ton of money and are highly successful in their respective fields.
Bra...
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The LaunchPad Kickoff $1K Pitch Competition and BBQ
Hi Thom, thanks for the info! I am interested in participating the pitch competition as well. I wonder what info we need to provide with the ballot?
Thanks!
Entrepreneur Week Film Festival - Night Three
Great documentary on a dot.com boom bust and the human cost.
Director Business Development
Hi Jane,
Great question, thanks for asking it.
I've been networking for years and long ago left any anxieties in the dust. But I work with a lot of career changers, entrepreneurs, and solo professionals who tend to have the following issues and needs. I’ve found they need to:
1. focus on attending events where they’re likely to meet people from their target market.
2. be clear about what sorts of people they're looking to connect with when they arrive and what they're hoping to get from them.
3. learn to connect quickly with people i.e. ask interesting questions and listen carefully.
4. attend every event with the intention to give as well as get, and look for ways to connect new people with other people already in their network.
5. find a way to continue the connection, i.e. offer a free download from their website, offer to meet for coffee to continue the conversation etc.
6. have an organized way to collect contact information, and a clear follow-up system.
7. clarify their own value prop and be able to articulate it clearly without sounding pushy or needy.
8. learn to self-regulate any lingering anxiety or negative self-talk, so it doesn’t get in the way of connecting with people.
Those are the main issues I've observed over the years. Most other issues are variations on these themes.
Hope it helps.
Lois
EVENT NOW CLOSED: The Entrepreneur Week Hall of Fame Awards Gala
Which Building?
Don McMillan at the BBQ Kickoff huge fun
The kickoff BBQ to Entrepreneur Week was a big success again this year -- thanks to more than twice the people showing up than we were expecting. Good thing Lisa had enough food around, eh?
Don McMillan once again confirmed he's bloody hilariou...
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IMPACT Expo(se) Event @ the University of Waterloo
Hello, is anyone commuting from Hamilton to go to this event? If someone is, please email me at chico1st@hotmail.com with some contact information.
Thank you very much.
-Erik Sorensen
SEE YOU ON MONDAY!!!
I am really looking forward to the Speed Dating session on Monday. It is always an inspiration to talk to all the new talented entreprenuers with their ideas and this sounds like a dynamic session to help the entreprenuer's move their ideas forwar...
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Hints on Partnering from an ex-Googler
Sacca's presentation at TLC was an absolute killer! We did a 1-minute summary of the slides and posted a couple of photos in case anyone is interested:
Majid.
StartupCamp Waterloo, 6pm October 8 at the AC!
Sign up for StartupCamp here:
http://startupcampwaterloo.eventbrite...
This is the fourth StartupCampWaterloo -- every one of them has had a great turnout. If you haven't yet been to one, it's run in an unconference format: any startup interested in making a presentation can put their name on a whiteboard and everyone in attendance gets to vote on which startups they want to hear.
It's interactive -- sometimes more so than the presenters probably had in mind when they signed up -- and a good chance to meet other startup entrepreneurs in the community, particularly those in Web software development.
The LaunchPad Kickoff $1K Pitch Competition and BBQ
Majid, you decide. Since you won't know who will be judging the pitch, my suggestion is to try to mitigate between the two. I was tempted to tell you to appeal to the masses, but with this crowd, you never know.
Don't forget - we can only accommodate so many pitches, so there's just a chance you could be selected to pitch.
Mistakes to Avoid in Investor Presentations
Marlene,
If you intend to successfully raise money from the business community at a $1,000 a pop you will have to create and convincingly articulate what you intend to use the money for and why the donor should support your cause as opposed to a registered charity (Salvation Army, etc.) who will issue a tax receipt.
I Have a Great Product; Who Should I Ask for Money?
Ian I think the following is relevant to your posting.
WHAT'S THE DEAL - An investor presentation that doesn't describe what you want is a sales presentation that doesn't ask for the order. Describe how much money you want, how you will use it, and your exit strategy. Then ask for it.
kick-off this friday
Four days until E-Week kick-off event and I wanted to thank the team and our sponsors for pulling together the best E-Week ever! Don't miss the Friday opening!
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