Just a thought! Everybody keeps presenting their latest XCamps as unconferences. Unconferences means you have a discussion leader, not a presenter. Something like HyperCamp, DemoCamp and MoneyCamp are not unconferences, because the whole goal is to present your idea. MHO.
Jevon MacDonald
· 3 years ago
Sounds like I will have to do the whole explanation of how I see this going down <del>- I thought the *camp tag was supposed to take care of that! ;</del>)
David Crow
· 3 years ago
The *camp tag helps explain part of it. It is a question for me about how to ensure value for all pariticpants, why would Rick Segal attend? Is it just the inverse of the venture fair idea? Where rather than walking through the business evaluation, we'll walk through a tech demo and do some interactions.
I must be slow today!
Jevon MacDonald
· 3 years ago
I don't think you're slow, I just think the idea needs work, which is what I was suggesting in the first place.
My offer of a discussion over beer stands. We may even decide the whole idea stinks, or that we need to do something different.
It's more about just getting people connected on some (any) level.
David Crow
· 3 years ago
I'll take you up on your offer of beer.
Are there any VCs or angels that are interested in participating in this sort of thing?
And MashupCamp which is happening Feb 20 + 21 in Mountain View. Maybe we should just do more of these.
Jevon MacDonald
· 3 years ago
More of these, lots of everything. Looking forward to Democamp this week.
Chris Heuer
· 3 years ago
I still feel like a camp is a sleepover related thing involving geeking out with each other like we did back in camp and showing each other the cool new stuff we found.
I dont see how Money Camp could work so much & as it is, each of the specific events (reputation camp, identity workshop, mashupcamp etc.) all draw investors and players interested in the space.
My idea here is not so much related to the money as it is the team. I always thought we would be better doing the startup camp, or team building camp & where we get ad-hoc teams built from different backgrounds all working on a unique solution to a common problem. If anyone is interested, I have more plans on how to do this and would love to do one as a BrainJams event.
Jevon MacDonald
· 3 years ago
I see how MoneyCamp would work.
People who are focused on the business side of this world are interested in how the money part REALLY works. It works a little differently in each city, and even those of us who HAVE gone through the process and raised Angel and/or VC money shouldn't pretend like we know how it all works, or that it is all perfect.
I see good in putting heads together in a city like TO and getting real about the whole process. I think everyone who came would learn.
The idea is not 'come and raise money for your startup'. If that happens, bonus! But it is just as likely to happen at a BrainJam, or StartupCamp, or DemoCamp, or TorCamp or MashupCamp, or Summer Camp.
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Just a thought! Everybody keeps presenting their latest XCamps as unconferences. Unconferences means you have a discussion leader, not a presenter. Something like HyperCamp, DemoCamp and MoneyCamp are not unconferences, because the whole goal is to present your idea. MHO.
Sounds like I will have to do the whole explanation of how I see this going down <del>- I thought the *camp tag was supposed to take care of that! ;</del>)
The *camp tag helps explain part of it. It is a question for me about how to ensure value for all pariticpants, why would Rick Segal attend? Is it just the inverse of the venture fair idea? Where rather than walking through the business evaluation, we'll walk through a tech demo and do some interactions.
I must be slow today!
I don't think you're slow, I just think the idea needs work, which is what I was suggesting in the first place.
My offer of a discussion over beer stands. We may even decide the whole idea stinks, or that we need to do something different.
It's more about just getting people connected on some (any) level.
I'll take you up on your offer of beer.
Are there any VCs or angels that are interested in participating in this sort of thing?
What about my SpeedCamp?
And MashupCamp which is happening Feb 20 + 21 in Mountain View. Maybe we should just do more of these.
More of these, lots of everything. Looking forward to Democamp this week.
I still feel like a camp is a sleepover related thing involving geeking out with each other like we did back in camp and showing each other the cool new stuff we found.
I dont see how Money Camp could work so much & as it is, each of the specific events (reputation camp, identity workshop, mashupcamp etc.) all draw investors and players interested in the space.
My idea here is not so much related to the money as it is the team. I always thought we would be better doing the startup camp, or team building camp & where we get ad-hoc teams built from different backgrounds all working on a unique solution to a common problem. If anyone is interested, I have more plans on how to do this and would love to do one as a BrainJams event.
I see how MoneyCamp would work.
People who are focused on the business side of this world are interested in how the money part REALLY works. It works a little differently in each city, and even those of us who HAVE gone through the process and raised Angel and/or VC money shouldn't pretend like we know how it all works, or that it is all perfect.
I see good in putting heads together in a city like TO and getting real about the whole process. I think everyone who came would learn.
The idea is not 'come and raise money for your startup'. If that happens, bonus! But it is just as likely to happen at a BrainJam, or StartupCamp, or DemoCamp, or TorCamp or MashupCamp, or Summer Camp.