Ann Arbor New Tech Meetup

November 27, 2012 · 6:30 PM
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*** Note the change in time! We are meeting after Thanksgiving. ***

Five presenters this month take the stage for ten minutes each, five minutes to demo and five minutes to answer questions, followed by open announcements and community networking. E-mail organizers at a2newtech.org if you'd like to present!

Here's out lineup!

- Kris Wenzel, ParseNIP - tools to help you wrangle data into the format you need

- Mohammed Shaker, Panda Cash Back - get paid to shop online

- Joe Ingersoll, TigerLead - lead generation for home buyers and sellers

- Jeff Bargmann, PhotoSocial - a better photo gallery for your iPhone

- Jon Gagnon, Oomba - exploring the "holy trinity" of gaming: tournaments, trading, and community

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Glenn R. Rouse

As long as I can find the law school building in the dark, I will be attending the Nov.27th meetup; and even though the subject matter of presenters is not exactly of much interest to me, I do want to see how this crowd works together. I will be wearing a plaid blue hat... and will give out ten toy prototypes of my invention to the first ten attendees who approach and ask for one, albeit they must also be truly interested in a pioneering technology of the mechanical sort, and not just hungry for a free-bee... and I will require your name in exchange. I look forward to the event and have come a long way to attend. I post this today, Nov.25, 2012. Glenn R. Rouse.

0 · November 25
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- Scott McIntyre
  
  good of you to make the trip. Showing up is half the battle. Your cryptic teaser of the mechanical sort is very compelling. I look forward to learning more then. Cheers.
  
  1 · November 25
- Glenn R. Rouse
  
  A very spirited fellow you are... and it was great fun to meet you, chat with you, and have you walk away with a toy of the 16/7 sort... and maybe we'll one day get together again... off the cuff, out of the halls... I do visit in Oregon on occasion. Take care, Scott, and good luck... particularly with tech transfer requirements... leaving out their Alumni? C'mon!
  
  0 · November 30
- Scott McIntyre
  
  thanks Glenn. Good to meet the mind behind the madness of that device. It's great. I hope to hear stories of how you sold it back to Nasa! Stay warm. See you then. Scott
  
  0 · November 30
- Glenn R. Rouse
  
  Scott... Just so you know... I did find an exception to the college rule with alumni... verbatim: Carnegie Mellon University's Open Field Entrepreneurs Fund (OFEF) is a new, groundbreaking model for providing early-stage business financing to CMU alumni who are driving innovation. copied: Jul.12, 2012
  
  0 · December 10
- Scott McIntyre
  
  I really appreciate that, Glenn. Very kind. I'll look into it. Right now i'm busting ass trying to get ready for our Symposium/launch on Saturday. Check it and let me know your thoughts: crowdschools.org
  
  0 · December 10
- Glenn R. Rouse
  
  I checked out your sites... and crowd-funding... and it's an honorable mission you're on though I wonder how many students will participate if they are not the ones to benefit from the effort -- not all want to be entrepreneurs... though all may want to be capitalists. And what are all these ideas and products they'll be inventing? Oh, and I have looked at kickstarter. Anyhow, I need to look deeper to see the feasibility of what you're advocating. And, again, what of the notion to tap into the non-student reservoir of individuals to have them provide the ideas for development. My invention came out of ten years or more of research... but kids in school won't get to hang out in school for ten years to come up with the next best thing. Please let me know how your symposium went. Thanks. All my best, G. Rouse, Dec.17, 2012
  
  0 · December 17
- Scott McIntyre
  
  thanks again, Glenn. Here's the thing: Students do benefit. In several ways: 1) they learn from mentors in real time the challenges of running a local business, 2) they help their schools raise funds that directly benefit their education, 3) they learn the tricks to raise funds for their own ideas at a stage when they're still young enough to have great ideas, and not have the burdens of adulthood to stymie them! And the final benefit that few talk about is that in the process of the above, many find out they're not meant to be entrepreneurs. it's hard! So, those will still have shown the initiative and followthrough, despite the results, but in the mix they've earned the respect of employers who prefer workers that know how hard being boss is and want no part in it. That's a good employee! Stay in touch. Scott
  
  0 · December 18
Adam Kaplan

Enjoyed my 1st Meet Up in November. What's the schedule for 2013? Happy Holidays!

0 · December 11
- Adam Kaplan
  
  Never mind - I just saw it!
  
  0 · December 11
Dug Song

Deeply moved by Joe Ingersoll's founder-to-founder startup advice recounting the awesome successes and gut-wrenching disappointments of a $20m exit. If you're doing anything in the real estate market online, you need to meet him at the Tech Brewery.

1 · November 30
- Jeannie Ballew
  
  I, too, was moved by Joe's willingness to put himself out there so that we could learn from his challenging life experiences. Shortly after I found out about this very cool website for business owners to learn from each other's mistakes. Please pass it one! http://www.faildetroi...
  
  0 · November 30
- Adam Kaplan
  
  Thanks Jeannie - I checked out the site and tweeted about it today!
  
  0 · December 11
Dug Song

We need to remember to have investors identify themselves. We had folks from Compuware Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, Focus Ventures, Arsenal Venture Partners, Michigan eLab, Leapfrog Holdings, and The Carlyle Group all at this event, and I'm wondering if I'm one of the few that actually noticed.

1 · November 30
- Richard L. Miga
  
  Why is this important?
  
  0 · November 30
Joe Morrison, Jr.

Thanks to everyone from A2NewTech that made it out to the ABC Pitches over Pitchers/Startup drinks happy hour last night. I am going to try and coordinate another one in 2013 and will make sure announce it here.

0 · November 30
Roger Rayle

Dug Song's interview at Techcrunch Detroit Nov 7 is in this list: http://techcrunch.com/events/de...
(apparently no way to link directly to it)

0 · November 30
Jeff Bargmann

@A2NewTech, thank you for your support, I enjoyed presenting.

A reminder, PhotoSocial is actively seeking an Android development teammate. We're looking at great things in the very near future, so please pass along the word. A quick product demo can be found at http://youtu.be/uBhWRy7_c8w?hd=... and the TechCrunch feature is at http://bit.ly/XSO8R0 Thanks!

0 · November 28
- Scott McIntyre
  
  good stuff. put me on your mailing list and best of luck.
  
  0 · November 28
Roger Rayle

Video of the A2NewTech 11/27/12 is up at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/...

2 · November 28
Jeannie Ballew

Really enjoyed meeting folks and hearing the presentations.

0 · November 27
Joey Carlini

Parking always this cray cray?

0 · November 27
- Dug Song
  
  Parking always free after 5pm in the b-school lot down the block!
  
  0 · November 27
Joe Morrison, Jr.

The happy hour facebook page Zach mentioned can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/... RSVP if you want to drop in. This Thursday at 7 pm at Arbor Brewing Co.

1 · November 27
Sally Carson

I'm bringing an early prototype of a wireless Arduino-compatible microcontroller that I'm producing. It's called Pinoccio, let me know if you want to check it out.

2 · November 27
- Scott Hotz
  
  I'm curious. See you there.
  
  0 · November 27
- Dug Song
  
  Yeah Sally! Please remind me to introduce you to Kat at SightMachine...
  
  0 · November 27
Seth Kontny

Change agent of medical distribution + mobile app distribution. Social content aware, data storage.
This is iSleep Easy
Sleep apnea.

I recently had jaw advancement surgery. Both upper and lower jaw. 100% correction of sleep apnea and blood oxygen.

I'm looking to engage in new opportunities and network with like minded entrepreneurs to flourish our community.

1 · November 27
Daniel Jefferies

I'm working on a mobile app for moms. getbabybook.com Looking forward to meeting some awesome geeks.

0 · November 27
Carter Good

A young 20-something entrepreneur, Duran Roberson, is coming to our group tonight for the first time and I hope that he will find that the smart and capable folks in attendance will help him to feel welcome to the community

0 · November 27
Duran Roberson

I am Looking forward to this upcoming meeting and networking with individuals interested in technology. This should be fun.

1 · November 14
- Carter Good
  
  You will be welcome! Be sure to read Paul Quesada's reply to Roger Rayle's post. Preparation helps in a successful outcome Duran ... but amazingly enough "Better Safe than Sorry" doesn't quite equate to "Without Risk there can be no Return." I hope this group helps your startup! It has helped me immeasurably! See you this evening
  
  0 · November 27
Roger Rayle

A2Newtech is in room 1225 South Hall at Monroe and State, south of the Law Quad. The building is so new it's not yet on Google Maps or Street View or Bing's Bird's Eye view. Here's a photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jw... ... and here's a map to/from the Hill Street parking structure (free after 5pm): http://www.a2newtech.org/photos... On street meter parking is free after 6pm.

0 · November 25
- Paul Quesada
  
  Also note: The doors to South Hall lock shut at 7pm, and after that you need a pass code to enter -- just something to keep in mind.
  
  2 · November 25
- Carter Good
  
  If only all entrepreneurial moments had such careful help?
  
  1 · November 27
Glenn R. Rouse

I'd like to come down for the Nov.27th meetup in AA. I live in Traverse City; have a brother in Canton. But, then, how do I get on the list to demo my invention (U.S. Pat. 7,278,245)? Any chance of showing it at this Nov.27th meeeting?

0 · October 27