Toledo Tech Events

MONDAY SCHEDULE 6:00-6:30 - Doors Open, Meet someone new in the D 6:30-8:00 - Teams have 30 seconds to pitch to tell the audience and judges who their customer is and what problem they are solving for that customer. #leanstartup feedback and advice for the team and the audience will be incorporated into each pitch. 8:00-8:30 - OUTRODUCTION and #LEANSTARTUP Recap + Q & A with Adam Berk on "Entreprenurial Science" best practices. 8:30-10:00 - Let's design a couple of experiments and talk about why you should interview 100 customers over the next 60 days.

One awesome guest speaker and then four startup creators this month take the stage for ten minutes each, five minutes to pitch and five minutes to answer questions, followed by open announcements and community networking.

DNewTech hangout after meetup will be at Detroit Beer Company.

Entrepreneurs:
1. Jamhawk - Brandon Sledge-Mellon - We find the right music for you so you can stop building playlists and start having fun

1. CARt - Stacey Matlen - Coordinating transportation for those without access to grocery stores

2. brandCrowder - Francois Nabwangu - Crowdfunding to bring franchisee/investors with franchisor/franchise investments

3. WhooSaid - Derien Stephens - Solving the communication, tasks delegation, and fair grading for students and instructors

This is an IT-related group where we discuss the configuration management product Puppet.

We meet on the third Monday of every month.

Techstars Startup Week Detroit is a free five day celebration of entrepreneurship in the Detroit community.

Toledoans are invited to join the Detroit community in a new type of conference that builds momentum and opportunity around entrepreneurship, led by entrepreneurs and hosted in the spaces you love.

Startup Week learning tracks include technology, retail entrepreneurship, mobility, place-based entrepreneurship, IoT, entrepreneurship 101, growth-stage entrepreneurship, music entrepreneurship, design & art, food entrepreneurship, youth entrepreneurship, civic innovation, social entrepreneurship and a female founders track!

When I started this user group about three years ago, we had three people attend the first meeting. We're now up to over 300 members! Along the way--in addition to the sharing of ideas--a lot of great connections have been made. Earlier this year a small group of AWS Michigan members got together and decided to do something even bigger. We wanted to get more people talking more about the cloud, DevOps, and how the emerging future of IT is transforming both the industry and the job market in the Midwest.

While I briefly introduced it at last month's meeting, I'd like to formally invite all AWS Michigan members to join us at the DevOps Days Detroit conference on November 11-12 at Wayne State University. The two-day conference will include speakers from both the local area and around the country. It is entirely grassroots, non-profit event that is organized by techies for techies. There will also be prizes, t-shirts, food, and a spiffy afterhours party!

For more information, to register, or to submit a talk yourself, please visit the DevOps Days Detroit event page. The "early bird" price is currently $99.00 but you can save $10 with the coupon code "AWSMICH."

Thanks! (BTW, there will not be a November AWS Michigan meeting so I hope to see you all in Detroit!)

• Jamie Begin, AWS Michigan host

A unique opportunity to learn from Detroit founders. How were they able to shift from a startup idea to the reality of running a high-growth business? How did they get over the hump?

Make sure to bring some questions for our panelists!

Moderator: Seun Oyewole, Analyst at Invest Detroit

Panelist #1: Jay Radford, Co-Founder of Social Sushi

Panelist #2: Anya Babbitt, CEO & Founder of SPLT

Panelist #3: Max Nussembaum, CEO & Co-Founder of Castle

Panelist #4: Jason Okranski, CEO & Co-Founder of Cribspot

Panelist #5: Justine Sheu, CEO & Co-Founder of Pro:Up

Agenda:

6:00-6:20: Meet & Greet

6:20-6:40: 5 minute intro for each panelist

6:40-7:30: Discussion:

7:30-7:45: Question & Answer

7:45-8:00: Open Networking

Do you work from home? Or a spend your days meeting clients in busy coffee shops?

Get out of the house and get into a creative co-working space. Coffee will be brewed, and ideas will be flowing! Bamboo Detroit is a colorful, warm, and open work space that is shared by entrepreneurs, writers, designers, and small businesses growing together in Downtown Detroit.

Once a month we open our creative workspace to the community - for free. Please RSVP as spots are limited! --> http://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-co-work-day-tickets-26035617232

Bamboo Detroit is located at 1442 Brush street, floor 2. There is parking in secure lot across the street and next door to our office building. You can also park for free at Greektown Casino. Please visit: http://www.bamboodetroit.com for more information, or email amanda@Bamboodetroit.com. We provide 24/7 office space, conferences rooms, fast wi-fi, coffee, networking and events in the heart of Downtown Detroit.

Back for the third year, Global Accessibility Awareness Day Detroit is a day for web professionals to gather together to learn about accessibility and how to make the web more accessible and usable by everyone. Events will be held around the world to raise awareness about web accessibility.

EXPERIENCE THE WEB FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A SCREEN READER USER

You work hard on your web content, the goal being for that content to reach as wide an audience as possible. To that end, you study all the accessibility-related guidelines and do your best to apply them to your work.

But what does it all really mean? How does someone who uses a screen reader experience your site? How will the next change you're planning to make impact that experience?

In this hands-on session with Al Puzzuoli, you will learn to use a screen reader as a tool to answer the questions above.

• First, you'll learn the basics of controlling your computer and navigating the web, using only a screen reader and your keyboard.

• Next, you will see examples of accessible sites that play nice with screen readers, and other inaccessible ones, which decidedly do not.

• Finally, the fun begins, as it will be time to play! You will have the opportunity to go the the website of your choice, and use your newly honed skills to do some basic accessibility testing

Cost: $5.

Why: Lean Startup Co., co-founded by Eric Ries, is hosting its next Summit in Detroit on September 20th. This after-work boot camp will be an excellent opportunity for entrepreneurs, whether you need to get your idea off the ground, design an MVP, improve team collaboration, or increase the level of your product development process.

Our keynote speaker is Jill Ford, Special Advisor to Mayor Duggan and Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, City of Detroit. Jill will share key insights about Detroit's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, as well as building an entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Other speakers include Adam Berk, Founder of Neighborrow.com and Product Lifecycle Team Member at Pearson, Phil Dillard, Lead of Curriculum & Faculty Development at Lean Startup Co., and Suneel Gupta, Founder of Rise.

Our next round of speakers will be announced next week on our website: http://leanstartup.co/detroit-summit/

Prior to the main program, we will hold an “Introduction to Lean Startup” course and encourage everyone to register as you will be empowered to understand and implement the principles of Lean Startup into your startup or established company.

Seating is capped at 150. See you there!

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Special Promotion 1

You can attend this program AND the main event if you purchase an All Access ticket. Because we love our community, we wanted to give you an exclusive VIP code for the All Access Pass ticket: MotorCityLeaners

To use this code, visit our Detroit Summit page and select “All Access Pass” under Ticket Type. You can enter “MotorCityLeaners” by clicking “Enter Promotional Code” above the Order Now button and type it in. Voila! The offer expires on Monday, August 22nd.

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Special promotion 2

You can attend this program in addition to the main event if you upgrade to an All Access ticket. Because we love our community, we wanted to give you an exclusive upgrade code for the All Access Pass: UpgradeDetroit

To use this code, visit our Detroit Summit page and enter “UpgradeDetroit” in the Promotional Code field above the Order Now button. Voila!

One awesome guest speaker and then four startup creators this month take the stage for ten minutes each, five minutes to pitch and five minutes to answer questions, followed by open announcements and community networking.

Guest speaker: Paul Riser, TechTown's Technology-Based Entrepreneurship Director

Entrepreneurs:
1. Harry Arnold - Detroit Drone - Providing aerial photos & videos

1. Josh Quintal - FeelRank - Sharing your thoughts about webpages

2. Vaughn Michael Berzonsky - ESBIToday - Improving the workplace moral

3. Zach Fregoli - BuhzHyve - Interesting & funny happening on your campus

One awesome guest speaker and then four startup creators this month take the stage for ten minutes each, five minutes to pitch and five minutes to answer questions, followed by open announcements and community networking.

DNewTech hangout after meetup will be at Detroit Beer Company.

Guest speaker: Maria LaLonde, Sr Program Mgr at New Economy Initiative

Entrepreneurs:
1. Jamhawk - Brandon Sledge-Mellon - We find the right music for you so you can stop building playlists and start having fun

1. CARt - Stacey Matlen - Coordinating transportation for those without access to grocery stores

2. brandCrowder - Francois Nabwangu - Crowdfunding to bring franchisee/investors with franchisor/franchise investments

3. WhooSaid - Derien Stephens - Solving the communication, tasks delegation, and fair grading for students and instructors

D-NewTech (DNT) is an organization that provides resources and networking opportunities for the Detroit and SE Michigan startup community.

The meet-up takes place on the first Wednesday of each month.

D-NewTech is welcoming Techstars Mobility in Detroit in an awesome way. The July D-NewTech event will be sponsored by Techstars Detroit and the pitches will be presented by their 10 portfolio startups. Each entrepreneur will have 4-min to present and then 5-min of Q&A. There will food & beer. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!!!

Masters of Ceremony: Andrew Humphrey, WDIV-TV Local4 EMMY Award-Winning Meteorologist & Reporter

Guest speaker: Ted Serbinski, Managing Director of Techstars Mobility

Entrepreneurs:

1. Ansik - Shiva Bhardwaj, CEO and Cofounder - Makes automotive service safer, quicker and more affordable for everyone.

2. CDL Warrior - Jim Ruiz?, CEO and Founder - A communication and productivity platform for the trucking industry that connects truck drivers to their supply chain partners and improves efficiency, visibility and compliance.

3. Classics & Exotics - Peter Zawadzki, CEO and Cofounder - Brings the “sharing economy” into the car enthusiast’s garage, allowing classic and exotic car enthusiasts to now offset their car ownership costs by renting their cars to pre-­screened, highly qualified renters.

4. Cosmos Browser - Hunter Rosenblume,? CEO and Cofounder - Internet via SMS, no data or WiFi required.

5. Elegus Technologies - John Hennessy,?CEO and Cofounder - A spin­out from the University of Michigan, is commercializing battery separator technology that can enable safer, longer lasting [masked] batteries.

6. GearBrake - Chris Bailey?, CEO and Cofounder - A universal, easy to install brake light module that can detect when your vehicle is slowing and automatically light the brake lights, reducing the risk of rear-­end collisions by up to 90%.

7. Motoroso - Alex Littlewood, CEO and Founder - Combines content, community, and commerce for automotive enthusiasts to help them discover, connect, and buy everything that powers their lifestyle.

8. My Dealer Service - Jon Rossi, CEO and Cofounder - Empowers automotive service departments with digital connectivity and workflow management, elevating efficiency and creating an unprecedented customer experience.

9. Splitting Fares - Anya Babbitt?, CEO and Cofounder - A social ridesharing app designed to connect people with similar routes, share the fare, save money, reduce traffic and emissions and change the way people meet and move in cities around the world.

10. WISE Systems - Chazz Sims, CEO and Cofounder - Provides real-­time routing and analytics software to help on­demand delivery companies serve their customers more effectively.

DIRECTIONS:

DRIVING: You can park at the Ford Field Parking Deck located at 1902 Saint Antoine Street, Detroit, MI 48226. From there, enter Ford Field via the footbridge on level 2 from the parking structure through Gate G and follow the directional signage to get to our office (located on Level 2 just across from the Breadstick Restaurant).

WALKING: If you are walking to Ford Field, it is easiest to enter through Gate A (the main entrance off of Brush Street, across from Comerica Park). If you enter at Gate A, take the escalators located to your right up to level 2 and you will see our office.

Refresh Detroit is hosting “From Documents to Apps: Evolving an Open Web” on April 19th, starting at 6:15pm, in downtown Detroit (M@dison building).

Molly Holzschlag will discuss the entire state of Web development/design and show the Open Web Technology Stack visually from back end to front end.

Details: http://refreshdetroit.org/event/evolving-an-open-web/

We can also get a tour of the M@dison Building before: http://bedrockmgt.com/madison.html

Plan (so far): 3pm: Meet at Panera on Talmadge. You can grab a late lunch/early dinner and work as needed. 3:45pm: Leave for Detroit. Carpool / drive separately as needed. Tigers home game, so parking will be a challenge (and more expensive). 5pm: Tour of M@dison Building. Hang around the M@dison or get something to eat nearby. 6:15pm: Refresh Detroit session with Molly Holzschlag in the M@dison Building. YOU MUST REGISTER at RefreshDetroit.org - limited seating. 8:30pm: Session over. Some can leave to return to Toledo, others can stay in Detroit for food, drinks, etc.

People do not have to take part in the whole schedule! You can just show up at 3:45pm to leave for Detroit together. You can be at the M@dison at 5pm for the tour. Or just show up for the talk at 6:15pm.

To help us keep track of who from the Toledo region is interested in the road trip, please add yourself to this spreadsheet and which parts you are participating in: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AguCHuXypUWUdE9PRS1PTEljUk5jbzlLRXFWUXJfaFE

For those who prefer morning activities instead / in addition to evening ones, there is also a "Rise + Design" get-together with Molly at 9am on the 19th. See http://plancast.com/p/auc4/rise-design-molly-e-holzschlag for more info.

Come see the Start-up competitors of the 2016 Techweek Detroit Launch Competition at TechTown.

Sponsored by Rocket Ventures.