Hi Everybody,
We're super excited about this Thursday night's Ignite Steamboat! We'll be finishing 2011 with a BANG!

Details: This Thursday Dec 1st at The Smokehouse
Doors open & 6pm & program starts at 6:45pm

We have two Spark Talks, two local Ignite Presentations and a few surprises to wrap up our final event of the year.

In case you haven't checked in a while, Ignite Steamboat is now up to 213 members! This is an incredible number and we are thrilled with the interest in this group and what we're advocating.

On The Menu
Fritz is working on a dinner buffet and we'll send details early in the week.

Don't Wait!
As I write this there are only 16 spots available! We have to limit the RSVPs to 63 people due to space constraints. If you are NOT going to go please change your RSVP to "NOT GOING" so someone can have your spot.

Spark Talks

T.A. McCann the CEO of Gist.com @tamccann


Gist.com, a personal relationship manager / news aggregator that mixes your inbox with the web to compile useful information about your contacts. While I use Gist everyday it was the enthusiasm of T.A. and his team in what they were building that interested me to give it a shot several years ago.

It's refreshing to see a company led by someone so passionate about solving a difficult problem while providing value at the same time.

After receiving several rounds of VC funding and building a terrific service Gist was bought by RIM earlier this year.

Here's a great article about T.A.'s story:
How T.A. McCann Took Gist From Launch To RIM Acquisition In Two Years



Trey Ratcliff @TreyRatcliff
Trey is a pioneer of HDR photography techniques creating some of the most amazing photographs you'll ever see. But more importantly, Trey turned his passion for photography into a super successful business. A key to that success was freely giving away his knowledge and support of how he creates such amazing works of art.

In addition to one of the most visited photography websites on the Internet, Trey has created 3 iOS apps; 100 Cameras in 1, a wallpaper app and the newly released Stuck on Earth iPad app.
Please, please visit his site www.StuckInCustoms.com - you won't be disappointed.

Ignite Presentations Are Back!
You guys have been hounding us to bring back Ignite presentations from locals so we're delivering with a few killer presentations this Thursday.

Surprises
As if that weren't enough we have a few surprises including the live launch of a brand new startup at this event.

So please RSVP ASAP & come early - doors open at 6pm and the program starts at 6:45.

Thanks for reading & hope to see you this Thursday night.

Best,

Jay