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Meetings themes will include (among others):
 
Meetings themes will include (among others):
 
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*Salient differences and benefits of bootstrapped and venture financed companies
Salient differences and benefits of bootstrapped and venture financed companies
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*What to expect in the Valley of Death and preparing yourself to survive it
What to expect in the Valley of Death and preparing yourself to survive it
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*The Supreme importance of Faith in “yourself and your cause”
The Supreme importance of Faith in “yourself and your cause”
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*The use of Myers/Briggs psychological to determine whether you and your team have the psyche for the job ahead
The use of Myers/Briggs psychological to determine whether you and your team have the psyche for the job ahead
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*Group discussions and answers to member defined problems
Group discussions and answers to member defined problems
 
  
 
While meetings will occasionally include special guest speakers, the goal for the Ideation Group is to function as a support group that encourages and assists entrepreneurs in-the-making with experienced counsel and opportunities to seek out mentors from a pool of individuals who have been there and done that!
 
While meetings will occasionally include special guest speakers, the goal for the Ideation Group is to function as a support group that encourages and assists entrepreneurs in-the-making with experienced counsel and opportunities to seek out mentors from a pool of individuals who have been there and done that!
  
 
Co-Chairmen
 
Co-Chairmen
Michael Wilson, Founder & CEO, Small World Labs, Austin, TX
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Michael Wilson, Founder & CEO, Small World Labs, Austin, TX<br />
L. Pierre de Rochemont, Founder & General Manager, Composite Ceramic Technologies, LLC, Founder & Chairman, GigaCircuits, Inc.  
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L. Pierre de Rochemont, Founder & General Manager, Composite Ceramic Technologies, LLC, Founder & Chairman, GigaCircuits, Inc. <br />
 
Andrea Bogado, Malleret Designs
 
Andrea Bogado, Malleret Designs
  
 
== Meetings & Resources ==
 
== Meetings & Resources ==
Diane Carroll of the Maverick Group will give a talk titled "Top 5 strategies entrepreneurs can use to wrap their business around their lives"  
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Diane Carroll of the Maverick Group will give a talk titled "Top 5 strategies entrepreneurs can use to wrap their business around their lives" <br />
 
[http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/bootstrap@aviri.com/ideation-maverick Evite]
 
[http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/bootstrap@aviri.com/ideation-maverick Evite]
  
Bootstrap Bootcamp: A 1-day course preparing entrepreneurs, intrapreneuers and innovators in any field
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Bootstrap Bootcamp: A 1-day course preparing entrepreneurs, intrapreneuers and innovators in any field<br />
 
[www.bootstrapbootcamp.com Bootcamp ]  
 
[www.bootstrapbootcamp.com Bootcamp ]  
  

Revision as of 15:12, 20 June 2006

Leads

Michael Wilson

Pierre de Rochement

Andrea Bogado

Mission & Charter

Ideation Group Mission Statement

To meet once every 6-8 weeks and provide nascent entrepreneurs an interactive forum with “Valley of Death” survivors so that they may develop awareness of an array of entrepreneurial skills and devices that allowed exciting new companies, services, and technologies to beat the odds and compete in the marketplace with a minimum of capital infusion.

Meetings themes will include (among others):

  • Salient differences and benefits of bootstrapped and venture financed companies
  • What to expect in the Valley of Death and preparing yourself to survive it
  • The Supreme importance of Faith in “yourself and your cause”
  • The use of Myers/Briggs psychological to determine whether you and your team have the psyche for the job ahead
  • Group discussions and answers to member defined problems

While meetings will occasionally include special guest speakers, the goal for the Ideation Group is to function as a support group that encourages and assists entrepreneurs in-the-making with experienced counsel and opportunities to seek out mentors from a pool of individuals who have been there and done that!

Co-Chairmen Michael Wilson, Founder & CEO, Small World Labs, Austin, TX
L. Pierre de Rochemont, Founder & General Manager, Composite Ceramic Technologies, LLC, Founder & Chairman, GigaCircuits, Inc.
Andrea Bogado, Malleret Designs

Meetings & Resources

Diane Carroll of the Maverick Group will give a talk titled "Top 5 strategies entrepreneurs can use to wrap their business around their lives"
Evite

Bootstrap Bootcamp: A 1-day course preparing entrepreneurs, intrapreneuers and innovators in any field
[www.bootstrapbootcamp.com Bootcamp ]


Subgroups by Stage: Ideation, Valley of Death, Growth