Bloomington Startup
Originally published at The Glass People. You can comment here or there.
This just in:
I’ve been named Technology Director for Bloomington Startup.
What’s this, you don’t know what Bloomington Startup is?
Well my dearest reader, I will inform you. Bloomington Startup is our version of Startup Weekend. We decided to use the name Bloomington Startup because it sounds cool! Our great city is really perfect for this type of event. We are literally oozing with intelligence and innovative people. Why not stick them all in one room for three days and see what they can come up with? At the very least, everyone will come away feeling smarter, happier, and much better about themselves and our city. Hurray Bloomington! In order to help us, I urge you, nay, I beg you dearest reader to go and vote for Bloomington Startup.
Are you done voting? Great, thanks a million!
Right now there are four organizers working very hard to bring this amazing event together:
- Kevin Makice, Marketing & Materials Director
- John Hill, Technology Director
- Travis Brown, Sponsorship Director
- Christian Briggs, Planning
and Kevin couldn’t have put it any better when he wrote:
There are others who have expressed interest in organizing, and I encourage you to contact these people to volunteer your time. Believe me, there is plenty of work for everyone.
We are currently accumulating a list of names of people willing to dedicate a weekend to creating a new business from scratch. We are also looking for sponsorship to foot the bill for security, fees, and travel to bring (we hope) a representative from SW out to Indiana to facilitate. John has already created a Ning group for Bloomington Startup, which we will use along with our Facebook group to communicate news and keep track of participants. Please join these groups and let your interest in supporting the project be known.
Our goal is to recruit a diverse group of people, preferably with a more equitable gender split than past SW events. We are hoping to recruit from outside of Bloomington as well, perhaps enticing a few veterans from the Purdue weekend down into enemy territory. Take a look at some of the past projects for an idea of what to expect.
More information will be forthcoming in the weeks ahead. If you are interested in attending, please feel free to comment here or get in touch with any of the other organizers listed above.