Dinner #1 - DONE!
We pulled it off.
Not that I ever doubted us. Thursday night was one to remember, and before I get into the nitty-gritty of what’s next, let me take a moment to say THANK YOU.
Never-ending gratitude to our directors — Chris, Erica, and Danny! Thanks to Joe for making us all look way cooler than we are from behind his camera lens, and to Megan (who is writing this right now, actually). Thank you also to Caleb Polley, for his insightful presentation on how to bootstrap a hardware company. I’d thank myself as well, but, well, no.
And of course, thank you to all of you — everyone who attended brought something special, and whether I just met you last night or have known you for years, I couldn’t be more excited about the community we’re building together.
What’s Next
In this order…
1. Please sign up for another dinner! Our next one is April 6th, same time, same place.
2. We are building a community of active participants, emphasis on active. In order to be prioritized for future dinners, please:
help another CEO with an Ask (see below), and;
refer another CEO to sign up! You can even just post about us on Linkedin with a link to our website (please CC me). We’re building awareness!
3. Please send me feedback! What did you find most valuable? What wasn’t useful at all? Do you have any ideas or changes for next time? I want to know!
4. If you couldn’t access the slides to my happiness and fulfillment presentation, or if you just want to have them on hand, you can find them — along with speaker notes! — here.
5. In the interest of supporting those who support us:
If you are looking to get headshots for your team, please reach out to Joe.
If you need help with PR and marketing, please make Megan your first call.
If you need help with B2B leadgen or ecommerce growth, it’s all about Sean.
The next time you’re looking for a show, an event, or a date night, check out the Merc.
And finally, thank you again. We are already looking forward to seeing you at a future dinner! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn!
Thanks,
Eric!
Asks
Abby Mercado, Co-Founder & CEO, Rescripted
Help with strategies to evangelize the business
Jennifer Simpson, CEO, Integrated Work
Advice with pre-sale and promotion strategies for her new book
Caleb Polley, CEO, Cubby Beds
Help learning to manage and communicate across a large team
Shail Mehta, CEO & Co-Founder, The Last Gameboard
Hospitality venues for a pilot program
Margaret Melville, CEO, Lasa Health
Building B2B sales strategy and hiring a sales representative
Alex Kremer, CEO, Circus
Recently pivoted into HR space and looking to test the model
Rhett Kearbey, CEO, Sholder
Try a free session at Sholder.com and provide feedback
David Lopez, CEO & Co-Founder, Gritly
Connect with expert to help mature internal operations
Chris Oltyan, CEO, Compliable
Help with measuring MRR and finance modeling
Craig Hering, CEO, Suite Studios
A detailed revenue metrics tool
David Sturgeon, CEO, Uncanny
A world-class computer vision engineer
Matt Oesterle, CEO, Ramble
Advice on marketing strategy from those who have built a major brand
Tim Wolters, CEO & Founder, CrowdSolve
Connections to climate-related companies trying to get off the ground
Bryan Birsic, CEO, NewCo
Connections to public school districts or bus manufacturers
Hank Olken, CEO, DockIt
Connections to criminal defense attorneys and public defenders
Eric Schneider, CEO, Patchr
Help with funnel automation and tools to automate prospecting
Kelly Dotseth, CEO, Brandzooka
Therapist recommendations
Ed Likovich, CEO, Nymbl Science
65+ adults to join their advisory group
Rob Ganjon, CEO, Cella
Investment and board opportunities
Sristy Agrawal, CEO, Mesa Quantum Systems
Potential customers in the military and oil & gas industries
Lauren Mundell, CEO & Founder, Hi-Curious
Science-based, B2B tech wizard for a co-founder
Megan Holcomb, Socialroots.io
Help with marketing tactics for their beachhead market
Bree Thomas, CEO, Balance
Early testers and feedback on Alpha product version
Rachel Kois, CEO & Founder, Simple Switch
Help scaling into enterprise sales
Rani Powers, CEO, Pluto
Help hiring their first sales representative
Brian Hurst, CEO & Founder, More Seconds
Advice for an early-stage founder
Austin Mao, Co-Founder, Ceremonia
Help spreading the word to elevate their community in Colorado
Omar-Pierre Soubra, CEO, Good Veg Foods
Connections to a non-profit that is helping people get back to work
Alex Raymond, CEO, Kapta
Ambassadors for The Conscious Entrepreneur Summit
Whit Allen, CEO, SpectraGrow
A 3PL or warehousing solution in the Denver area
Michael Kester, CEO, Lead Belay
Advice on scaling around or transitioning from no-code
Mike Shanley, CEO, AidKonekt Data
Connections to CEOs of bootstrapped or software firms
Tom Kiss, CEO, Ate
Introductions to entrepreneurs in the wellness and digital health space
Jaclyn Fu, Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Pepper
Help hiring their first CMO
Adam Oliver, CEO & Founder, Crafted
Help understanding tech investing over the next year
Ryan Gray, CEO, Mappd
Help with bringing in a data scientist
Jon Rossi, CEO & Founder, Mozuro
Help with QR codes and security
Stephen Price, Fellow, Purdue DIAL Ventures
Connections to the agriculture industry for customer discovery
Nicole Glaros, ex-Techstars and Venture Capitalist
Feedback on performance-improving framework
Chris Erickson, Co-Founder, Range Ventures
Connections to amazing Colorado founders
Rich Maloy, Managing Partner, Spring Time Ventures
Listen to the VC Minute podcast
Ethan Austin, Founding Partner, Outside VC
Recommendations on an overseas developer for simple VC website
Ingrid Alongi, General Partner, Stage Fund
Looking for a Controller as well as HR Generalist to join staff
Brian Parks, CEO, Bigfoot Capital
Hiring for a sales role to help them grow their portfolio
Erika Trautman McCaddon, SVP, Atlassian
Feedback from people who love (or hate!) Atlassian
Danny Newman, CEO, Switchboard
Connections to big restaurant Point of Sale and technology companies
Or if you’d prefer…a Google Spreadsheet.
