Capital Connections Survey

Feb 07, 08 in Angels, Entrepreneurship, Startups, Venture Capital

Last night was the third Capital Connections event put on by the guys from Startup Lounge. Another great event. The only problem was that there were so many people there it was a bit crowded. But that is a good problem to have. Personally my only compliant is the constant ribbing I took for having "Observer" on my badge. I never just observe anything. Does anybody? What about the observer effect?

Regardless, I saw some new companies that I had not seen before and some that have been around for awhile. One of the companies that showed up for the first time was dNeero. I have been helping the Joes out for a while and it was good to see them bringing the company out in the light. dNeero gets my award for the best promotion, edging the guy holding the light bulb on the pole ala a music festival that I did not get a chance to meet

dNeero gave out flyers encouraging attendee's to take a survey and post it on their blog. Mine is below. If you attended take CapCon last night take the time to fill it out. It will make for a better event next time.

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Hey, thanks Lance! We appreciate the mention and always value your input. If anybody out there was at the event and doesn't have the Access Code, just drop me an email (joe dot reger at dneero.com) to earn $10 (or give it to charity) and help the organizers create a better event.

Joe Reger | Feb 07, 08 at 12:56 PM

Hey Lance - good writeup. Yeah, it was crowded. But as you stated, that is definitely a good problem to have. It could be worse - a bunch of entrepreneurs with no investor participation. :)

We have a lot of ideas around how to "shape" the experience to help maximize the value for attendees. Of course, we don't profess to have the ultimate answer - but we do profess to have persistance and passion around continuing to evolve CapConn to better serve everyone involved.

Interesting note about the "observer" slots. As you know, we allow a limited number of "observers" into the room. In short, an "observer" is someone who is not necessarily an entrepreneur currently pursuing a venture, and they are not an investor looking for deals. Rather, they represent someone in the larger community who has a vested interest in being a part of the movement, as it were.

From our perspective, the ATDC (and especially you) have a vested interest in being present and visible at this event - if for nothing else than to be a resource for people interested in learning more about what resources the ATDC can provide to them as they scale.

It was good seeing you again - I wish we would have more time to get caught up ... I'll be down at the ATDC soon, perhaps we can sync up then.

Cheers.
Scott

Scott Burkett | Feb 07, 08 at 01:51 PM

Now I want the extra special "all of the above" badge.

Lance | Feb 07, 08 at 02:15 PM