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| | ==Mission Statement== | | ==Mission Statement== |
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| − | The Diversity/VoD bootboard's mission is helping one another get through the Valley of Death. Diversity is a good thing, but we use it, rather than focus on it.
| + | Our mission is helping one another get through the Valley of Death. Diversity is a good thing, but we use it, rather than focus on it. |
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| | == Facilitator == | | == Facilitator == |
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| − | Jeff Hotz | + | Past: Jeff Hotz, Jan 2007 - Dec 2007 |
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| − | ==Meetings==
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| | == Members == | | == Members == |
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| − | [Sorted alphabetically by last name]
| + | *Tonja O'Neil (also moderator) |
| − | | + | *Chris Garrigues |
| − | === Chris Garrigues ===
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| − | ; Company: [http://www.Trinsics.com/ Trinsic Solutions]
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| − | ; Email: [mailto:cwg-bootstrap@trinsics.com cwg-bootstrap@trinsics.com]
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| − | ; Phone: 512-322-0180
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| − | ; Company Size: Myself and a few contractors
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| − | ; Stage: Late Valley of Death (I'm actually not losing money, but would be if I hired staff too soon)
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| − | ; Location: Central Austin (14th and West)
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| − | ; Interested Categories:
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| − | * B2B Marketing
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| − | * Customer Satisfaction & Retention
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| − | * Managing growth
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| − | * Relationship-based businesses
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| − | ; Other Information:
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| − | * Founded Trinsic Solutions in late 2003; My 3rd bootstrapped business since 1995
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| − | * Most of my career has been in IT management both for large companies (Dell, Schlumbeger, MCC, etc) as well as in my own startups.
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| − | * Hoped initially to grow fast and almost died in my first year; laid off staff and am now managing the slower pace well.
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| − | * I am a Maven with strong Relater tendencies and believe that my company should be a relater business with an underlying maven core.
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| − | === Ash Maurya ===
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| − | ; Company: [http://www.wiredreach.com/ WiredReach]
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| − | ; Email: [mailto:ash@wiredreach.com ash@wiredreach.com]
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| − | ; Phone: 214.914.8658
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| − | ; Company Size: 5 people + contractors [both offshore and local]
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| − | ; Stage: Late Valley of Death
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| − | ; Location: Central Austin - Recently relocated from Dallas
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| − | ; Interested Categories:
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| − | * User Centric Web - Decentralization/P2P/Social Software
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| − | * Collaboration Technology
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| − | * Starting Up
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| − | ; Other Information:
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| − | * New to Austin
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| − | * Company founded and bootstrapped since 2002
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| − | * weblog: http://www.wiredjournal.com
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| − | === Mike O'Krent ===
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| − | ; Company: [http://www.lifestoriesalive.com/ LifeStories Alive]
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| − | ; Email: [mailto:mokrent@lifestoriesalive.com]
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| − | ; Phone: 512-431-8166
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| − | ; Company Size: 1 full time! (other subcontractors - videographers, producer, editor)
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| − | ; Stage: Valley of Death
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| − | ; Location: Round Rock
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| − | ; Interested Categories:
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| − | * Baby boomer target marketing
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| − | * Personal Historian
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| − | * Starting up | |
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| − | === Tonja O'Neill ===
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| − | ; Company: [http://www.soverex.com/ Soverex]
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| − | ; Email: [mailto:tonja@soverex.com tonja@soverex.com]
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| − | ; Phone: 512-257-2185
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| − | ; Company Size: Small
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| − | ; Stage: Valley of Death
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| − | ; Location: Northwest Austin
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| − | ; Interested Categories:
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| − | * Management Consulting / Lifestyle Business
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| − | * Software / High-Tech Industry
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| − | * Crisis Management
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| − | === Nancy Schill ===
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| − | ; Company: [http://www.executiveintelligentcoaching.com/ Executive Intelligent Coaching]
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| − | ; Email: [mailto:nschill@executiveintelligentcoaching.com]
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| − | ; Blog: [http://eicoachingblog.blogspot.com]http://eicoachingblog.blogspot.com
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| − | ; Phone: 512-947-5447
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| − | ; Company Size: 1 person
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| − | ; Stage: Valley of Death
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| − | ; Location: Austin
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| − | ; Interested Categories:
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| − | * B2B marketing
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| − | * sales techniques
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| − | * sole proprietership business support
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| − | * valley of death strategies
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| − | ; Other Information:
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| − | * Founder and Executive Coach
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| − | * B.A. in Psychology, M.A. in School Psychology - (Specialist level 3 yr. grad. degree)
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| − | * extensive experience in behavior change, assessments (qualified to administer all assessments, unlike other coaches), goal development and attainment, working with and understanding people of all types. | |
| − | * working with professionals and executives on:
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| − | ** professional growth strategy
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| − | ** strengthening leadership and exemplary leadership practices
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| − | ** emotional intelligence skills improvement
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| − | ** strengths development
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| − | ** organization and client communication
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| − | ** prioritizing demands for greater productivity
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| − | ** balancing priorities of work and personal life
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| − | ** improving team functioning
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| − | === Dave Pinckney ===
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| − | ; Company: [http://www.egeriadesign.com/ Egeria Design]
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| − | ; Email: [mailto:egeria@austin.rr.com Egeria Design mailbox]
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| − | ; Phone: 512-833-8634
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| − | ; Company Size: Small
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| − | ; Stage: Valley of Death
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| − | ; Location: North Austin
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| − | ; Interested Categories:
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| − | * Managing virtual staff
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| − | * Non-standard business models
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| − | * Structures of financial transactions
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| − | ; Other Information:
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| − | * Info systems veteran
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| − | * Founded in 2001
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| − | * Docent: [http://www.blantonmuseum.org/ Blanton Museum of Art]
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| − | * Unofficial Photographer: [http://www.centraltexasballooning.com/ Central Texas Ballooning Association]
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| − | ---- | + | Past Members: Mike O'Krent (2007), Stan Tyler (Jan 2006- Dec 2007), David Pinckney (2007), Nancy Schill (2006/2007), Ash Maurya (2006) |
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