http://www.launchmemphis.com Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:08:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently, more than 50 people came together for the LaunchMemphis Early Stage Investment Forum. As with any event, it's important to define the metrics for success and evaluate how the event compared to those metrics. Here are some metrics and results: 1. Community Involvement - with more than 50 people present, ... http://www.launchmemphis.com/2008/07/03/evaluating-the-success-of-the-investment-forum/ On Saturday, June 14th, LaunchMemphis held its inaugural Boot Camp for entrepreneurs. Nearly 20 passionate entrepreneurs attended the day-long event held at EmergeMemphis. They saw presentations on various areas of starting a business such as: Business Plan Development, Marketing, Technology in Small Business, Finance/Accounting, Legal Considerations When Starting a Business, ... http://www.launchmemphis.com/2008/06/17/launchmemphis-innaugural-boot-camp/ Boot Camp: Intensive Session to Take Business Ideas into Business Plans June 14th, 2008 Location: EmergeMemphis Time: 9am-4pm Sponsors: Mercury Technology Labs, EmergeMemphis Cost: $25 per person for food and materials To catalyze entrepreneurship, an intensive “boot camp” session will be offered for startup teams and individuals looking to gather the knowledge and skills that will ... http://www.launchmemphis.com/2008/06/03/boot-camp-june-14th-take-business-ideas-into-business-plans/ Memphis Startup Weekend was recently featured in the Commercial Appeal . . . One idea, 54 hours: Startup Weekenders build real company By Daniel Connolly Commercial Appeal Tuesday, June 3, 2008 Michael Synk was crying quietly as people left the Emerge Memphis building Sunday night. Two days earlier, he had stood in front of an audience and ... http://www.launchmemphis.com/2008/06/03/commercial-appeal-one-idea-54-hours-startup-weekenders-build-real-company/ Walk by a table and see brains churning as they practically bubble over with ideas to lend to the brainstorming session. Sit at that table and listen to the group, whether it is PR/Marketing or User Experience, and see lightbulbs actually going off over thier heads. Ok, ... http://www.launchmemphis.com/2008/06/01/spinning-a-startup/ Memphis Startup Weekend was recently covered by the Memphis Business Journal Memphis Business Journal Thursday, May 22, 2008 100 technology entrepreneurs will meet in Memphis May 30-June 1 for the city's first Startup Weekend, during which they will create a start-up company from scratch. Startup Weekend will take place at business incubator EmergeMemphis for ... http://www.launchmemphis.com/2008/05/23/memphis-business-journal-memphis-startup-weekend-a-go-for-may-30/ When we began forming LaunchMemphis, one of the things that we discussed quite a bit was what the demand for events really was. We felt there was a ground swell desire to enliven and engage the Memphis entrepreneurial community, but were pleasantly surprised with the flurry of activity around ... http://www.launchmemphis.com/2008/05/22/calling-all-angels/ The LaunchMemphis Early Stage Investment Forum was recently featured in the Commercial Appeal. Commercial Appeal — Coffee Break Section May 17, 2008 Looking for Entrepreneurs Got the entrepreneurial spirit? Or maybe need a little help taking your business to the next level? If so, LaunchMemphis is looking for you. The recently formed organization ... http://www.launchmemphis.com/2008/05/17/commercial-appeal-coffee-break-section-%e2%80%9clooking-for-entrepreneurs%e2%80%9d/ As we have talked with entrepreneurs and investors over the past couple of months, one theme comes up quite often. It's often subtle, but the essence is "This isn't Silicon Valley. What do you hope to achieve?" The answers, respectively, are "nope--it's not" and "a lot." What we are striving to ... http://www.launchmemphis.com/2008/05/13/developing-the-launch-ramp-to-the-future/ LaunchMemphis was recently featured in the Commercial Appeal.  Read more here.   Commercial Appeal   LaunchMemphis events will build up ties among entrepreneurs By Daniel Connolly Tuesday, May 6, 2008 If you've recently started a company in technology or biosciences -- or you're just thinking about it -- you're the target audience for LaunchMemphis, a series of ... http://www.launchmemphis.com/2008/05/06/launchmemphis-events-will-build-up-ties-among-entrepreneurs/