| 07/10/01 RMIUG Meeting
- "Internet Startups - the Next Generation"
The Tuesday, July 10th meeting of the Rocky
Mountain Internet Users Group (RMIUG) will
feature a panel discussion called "Internet
Startups - the Next Generation." This is
a special joint meeting offered in association
with the Colorado Internet Keiretsu ( http://www.cik.org
). The CIK is networking organization for
founders and CEOs of Colorado-based Internet
businesses.
What do Internet startups look like after
the dotbomb bubble has burst? Sane business
models, companies running lean, solid management
teams and investors. We'll highlight several
companies at SOFTBANK's Hotbank incubator
and discuss the types of Net startups that
are being funded today.
Daniel Feld (dfeld@sbvc.com),
Executive Director of SOFTBANK's Hotbank
Incubator will give us an overview of this
new Internet incubator and some perspectives
on Internet startups today. How does the
incubator work, what types of companies
are located there, what kinds of business
plans are being pitched, how the market
has changed since last year.
Eric Kirby (ekirby@veripost.net),
CEO of Veripost, co-founded the e-mail change
of address company in May 2000. He will
be speaking on start-up perspectives from
"Then" and "Now": Worldprints.com (then)
and Veripost (now). He will compare and
contrast his experiences from an Internet
start-up during the peak, versus Veripost,
a company started after the decline and
discuss the marketplace today.
David J. Jilk (djilk@wideforce.com),
CEO of Wideforce, created the concept for
the remote workforce and workflow management
company during his recent tenure as a Development
Officer for SOFTBANK Venture Capital. He
will be speaking on both the benefits of
spending some time in venture capital (sometimes
called "the dark side") and some things
that have changed dramatically in the past
year from both entrepreneur and investor
perspectives.
As always, plenty of time will be allocated
for interactive Q&A, so bring lots of questions
and be ready for an interesting evening
of interactive discussion.
URL's of interest:
The meeting is Tuesday, July 10th from
7:00 - 9:00 pm (with optional 6:30 pm start
for refreshments and informal networking).
The meeting will be held at The National
Center for Atmospheric Research at 1850
Table Mesa Drive in Boulder, which is located
on the west end of Table Mesa Drive, up
the hill, right under the Flatirons. For
door-to-door driving direction, go to MapQuest
( http://www.mapquest.com/
), click on Driving Directions, enter your
starting address, NCAR's address, and voila!
Park in the NCAR lot, go in the main door,
and ask the guard to point you to meeting,
which is held in the main auditorium, right
off the lobby. The meeting is free and open
to the public, but we may pass the hat to
help defray expenses.
Our meeting location seats about 120 people.
That is usually enough room to accommodate
all attendees, but it's impossible for us
to predict how many people will show up
for any given meeting. Seating is always
on a first-come, first serve basis, and
in the event of more attendees than seats,
we won't be able to admit additional people
into the auditorium after all seats are
filled.
RMIUG appreciates the ongoing support
from XOR Network Engineering ( http://www.xor.com
) for administration of RMIUG's electronic
discussion lists & web site. Thanks also
to our new sponsor MicroStaff ( http://www.microstaff.com
) for sponsorship of refreshments for our
group. Consultants and companies are invited
to bring Internet- related Product information,
brochures, and business cards which will
be displayed on an information table.
There are email mailing lists set up for
this group. To subscribe or unsubscribe,
see http://www.rmiug.org/maillist.html
You can also reach the RMIUG "Executive"
Committee at rmiug-comm@rmiug.org.
Our web site is at http://www.rmiug.org/
Tentative schedule of upcoming RMIUG meetings:
- Sept 25, 2001 - "Gonzo Marketing: Winning
Through Worst Practices," Cluetrain author
Chris Locke unveils his latest book (note
date change - 4th Tuesday - Sept meeting
only)
- November - The State of Wireless Internet:
Who, What, When, Where and How
(To suggest a topic, send your idea to
rmiug-comm@rmiug.org)
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