Ideation Subgroup
- Ideation Yahoo Discussion Forum - please join to get meeting updates and connect with other Austin Ideation Bootstrappers. If you are not a fulltime bootstrapper, you must be on this yahoo group to get general bootstrap meetings and updates.
- TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/2vbp6y
Contents
Leads
Current: D Nelson
- 2008 Lead - Edward Cruz
- 2007 Lead - Marcy Hoen
The Ideation Phase Image by Marilyn Martin
Meetings
The Ideation Group meets every third Monday of the month. Check the Bootstrap Austin Calendar and the links below for details.
2009
6:30 @ Opal Divine's Downtown - 2nd floor
Jan 19 - update on current member plans
Tentative Schedule:
Feb 16 - Nancy Schill hosts session on building the entrepreneur's network evite: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/EOKPGIUJGRWUEOZFGQSH/febideation
Mar 23 - I'm moving this one week out due to spring break! Suzy Drapkin hosts "What Kind of Entrepreneur Are You?" Apr 20 - TJ Costello hosts educational session on Marketing Research May 18 - Michael Drapkin hosts discussion on "What Goes into Starting a Company"
2008
- Dec 15 - Gary Hoover reviews ideas
2007
- Feb 19 - intro meeting to kick off the year
- March 19 - Evite - Gregg Fraley, author Jack's Notebook teaches CPS
- Apr 16 - view and discuss the Ideation section of the Bootstrap Bootcamp
- May 21 - play a product Ideation game and view and discuss the Ideation section of the Bootstrap Bootcamp
- Jun 18 - Bootstrap Bootcamp Evite
- Jul 16 - Maven, Relater, Evangelist. Evite
- Aug 20 - Molecular Thinking demo by fellow Ideator, Edward Cruz - tool for Ideators
- Sep 17 - hands-on discussion of individual Ideators, helping with next steps
- Oct 15 - Physics of Business, Alex Cavalli, 6:30, Opal Divine's Downtown
- Nov 19
- Dec 17
2006
- Diane Carroll of the Maverick Group gave a talk titled "Top 5 strategies entrepreneurs can use to wrap their business around their lives" Evite
- Personality
- Bootstrap Bootcamp: A 1-day course preparing entrepreneurs, intrapreneuers and innovators in any field
- Acton MBA in Entrepreneurship
Mission & Charter
Ideation Group Mission Statement
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!
