Ignite Tech Happy Hour!

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You're working for a multi-billion dollar Fortune 500 corporation. The company supplies food preparation and cooking equipment to restaurants.

The unit you work for has over $2 Bill in annual sales. And you've risen through the ranks to become the VP/GM of a division.

You have it good.

You're doing well.

So the company asks you to create and launch a new product line, to be an "Intrapreneur". And you're given the resources to develop and commercialize the idea. It's still risky. But you know the Fortune 500 corporation has your back.

http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/7/f/2/event_247034322.jpegOne day you realize something very strange is happening. Another idea has popped into your head. And it ain’t goin' away! It gnaws away at you, even in your dreams.

It's an idea for a tech product ... one you'd like to create as your own startup. It's far, far away from the world of food service equipment. And it's driving you insane.

You think your idea just might knock the socks off of the conference and trade show sector - 250,000 conferences and 10,000 trade shows annually. So you build a prototype. It's basic but functional. It's a bootstrapped proposition. There's no safety net. It's just you, your partners, and the wind beneath your fluttering wings.

http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/5/3/2/event_213530482.jpegThat's the adventure Rick Cartwright is on. As our June storyteller, he'll tell the story of creating and prototyping the new idea. He’ll also contrast launching a Fortune 500-backed idea vs launching his own fledgling bootstrapped idea.

Sounds like fun!

Two adventures One story

See You There!