BES Mentor Speed Dating

Well the first Mentor Speed Dating was a fantastic success. Thanks to everybody who helped organize and who came out. Of course we are very grateful to Clark Wilson LLP for the venue. A review of the event, written by Lyal Avery (one of the mentors) can be found here: http://www.techvibes.com/blog/bes-men... Because things went so well we plan on running another one in a couple of months. If you would like to help us org... [read more]

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Simon Wilson: I'm glad that so many mentors decided to show up and give their time and feedback to the companies on-hand. There were some very gifted people at the event and I hope that both companies and mentors got a chance to meet some new people and form s...

Jerry Chang: very interested about the next one. anyone have any idea yet about when it would be? in the meantime, i'm looking for a mentor or just a fellow startup founder to talk and bounce ideas off each other!

McElroy Flavelle: Hi Jerry, The next Mentor Speed Dating will probably be in two months. So the beginning of May. Actually, thanks for reminding me. We need to get the ball rolling again.

We are thrilled by your enthusiasm and look forward to your experience but only have room for 10 of you. For this first session you must have been emailed by an organizer to attend. If you we're not emailed then we have already filled all the spots but are REALLY looking forward to your participation experience for the next iteration.

Simon Koldyk: Who are they 10 mentors?

McElroy Flavelle: Hey Simon, We are just finalizing the list now. There will be two lawyers, some design guys, some sales and biz dev people and at least one technical guru. See you tomorrow, M.

Simon Wilson: Simon, since this is the first Mentor Speed Dating Event in our area (to my knowledge!) we are also looking use tomorrow's event as a test to see what the future will bring. If a particular mentor is missing from the list, we will look to fill that g...

The good people at Clark Wilson LLP have offered to host Mentor Speed Dating for us. They are also providing coffee, tea and juice! Where: 800 - 885 West Georgia. (Go to the 8th floor and you will be escorted to the board room.) When: Wednesday February 10th. Registration starts at 7:30, the event itself is from 8:00 - 10:00. We have a limited number of spots for companies so arrive early as we have a firm capacity limit and participa... [read more]

Hey everyone, we’re getting closer to the date for our Mentor Speed Dating event and with it come some thoughts. Having spent my career in technology and the staffing business, I have gained an appreciation for the unprecedented ability we have in today’s uber-connected world to leverage our networks to get things done. I’m sure that like me, you too have reached out to your network to solve a problem or help with a sale or complete a project ... [read more]

We're kicking the tires on this system for the Mentor Speed Dating event, but having a social space to ask questions and connect is something that many people have asked us about. Please leave a comment in particular about the questions / information on the user profiles. Is there other information that you'd like to see? Were any of the questions confusing? BTW, once you've signed up for a Crowdvine powered site, you don't need to refill o... [read more]

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Simon Wilson: Blog posting with details up at bootup.ca!

Garland Sharratt: Boris, what about creating a LinkedIn group for this? Garland

Simon Wilson: Garland, were you thinking of an LI group for Mentor Speed Dating? We are using this site to aggregate mentors and companies for the event so an LI group may be something we could use after the event to keep participants connected and updated. Was...