Neight Allen posted this a few days ago over on the Startup KC Facebook group. Cool article on why even the Valley, in its infinite wisdom, falls victim to group think, and why creating a startup outside that region may actually help you break that...and succeed at the same time.
Here's the list, enjoy!
Think Big Partners presents the bizperc Launch & Learn: The Art and Science of Integrated Marketing (aka Getting 1000's of Visitors to Your Site) by Herb Sih
http://www.investmidwestforum.com/
The audience includes venture capitalists, angel investors,
private equity investors and business development, financial
and legal professionals.
General Agenda
9:00am – 3:45pm Innovator of the Year Competition
4:00pm – 5:00pm National Expert Panel on Entrepreneurship and Investment
6:00pm Orange Carpet Time – Networking Reception for IOTY
7:30pm Innovator of the Year Awards and Dinner
Cool post, one sentence thoughts on innovation:
http://blogs.hbr.org/anthony/2010/12/31_innovation_questions.html?utm_so...
Submission Deadline: Jan. 15, 2011
Source: http://kauffmanbusinessideapitch2011.istart.org/
We are looking for women scientists and engineers with ideas to change the world.
To reach that goal, Litan said, the nation has to create “entrepreneurial ecosystems” — commercial-private accelerators that nurture promising new companies, specifically in the medical device and Web-based industries.
