Startup Accelerator 9
January 21, 2012 - 9:00am
706 South 5th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53204See map: Google Maps
Proposed sessions
Anyone can propose a session! You must create an account first if you have not. What would you like to discuss, present or hear about? Here you, the participants, propose sessions for the upcoming Startup Accelerator. The nature of the event means that the topics, times and locations of the sessions are determined by the participants on the day of the Startup Accelerator and may change throughout the event. The actual schedule is available throughout the day and you have the flexibility to move around as freely as you wish - in the 'un-conference' way... Propose your session now
Vote |
Title | Facilitator | Short Description | Ideal for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 votes | Pitch Session | Explore what is needed for a presentation to attract attention and be "sticky" with the audience. Any topic, any market. Learn to pitch, practice your pitch, give and get feedback. Who is the audience you want to address? What should be their 'take-away'? | ||
| 4 votes | Blending Art, Science and Enterprise | Mark Huber | Let's join with the creatives, the artists, scientists and engineers! Working in groups we'll get to the vocabulary and the communication channels that work for those groups. Let's find a way to bring this group into stimulating mix with the biz types. | |
| 4 votes | Funding Sources and Information Provided to those Sources | BillGienke | I'd like to facilitate a discussion surrounding the following questions: What sources of funding are entrepreneurs using? What information do you provide to access those sources? What are the challenges in providing that information to investors? |
Entrepreneur Investor |
| 3 votes | Building Teams | A battle-tested team that will watch each others' backs is worth gold. But how can you get there? We explore team formation, step at a time engagement, delegation, managing responsibilities, trust but verify concepts.. | ||
| 2 votes | Intro to SEO | benjaminhoppe99 | Intoduction to SEO Talk about how content affects the rankings in search engine as well as back links. What has panda REALLY done that has "changed the game" and made content creators more valuable than coders slapping on tons of tags in font colors that match the background color? How can you really drive web traffic, look at the analytics and get ranked in google? What difference can a domain have in google rankings? Which paid / free options are most commonly used to track & improve SEO. |
Entrepreneur Service Provider |
| 2 votes | Basic Budgeting for Home and Business | Sue Carlson | This session is for those whose eyes cross at the mention of a credit or a debit. How do you set up a useful budget for home or business? What are the key components? How do you use your budget to monitor your financial health? Join us for these and many other topics. |
Entrepreneur Service Provider |
| 1 votes | Organizational Structure | Tony The1T3 | Does your startup intend to collect money (even if you don't plan to keep it?) What kind of entity should you use? A partnership, LLC, corporation, or sole proprietorship? We will discuss the merits of each and talk about what it actually takes to get started being your own boss in Wisconsin. |
Entrepreneur Service Provider |
| 0 votes | Meditation, Contemplation, Inspiration! | Dave Hendrickson |
According to a USA Today article, entrepreneurs are more likely to pray and/or meditate than the rest of the population: 32% say they meditate and 34% say they “look up to the Lord.”
The benefits of meditation include lower blood pressure, more energy, greater creativity and improved concentration, more confidence, vitality, and peacefulness, and many more.
This workshop is participatory and fun. No experience necessary.
Enlightenment not guaranteed. Blog: twobitguru.com Twitter: @twobitguru |
Entrepreneur Service Provider Investor Media |
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