If you are a founder or co-founder of a startup company in Utah, check out the Entrepreneur Brainstorm Lunches that are being held a couple of times per month. The next one is tomorrow at Mimi’s Cafe in Orem, starting at 11:30 am.
The format is simple. Everyone buys their own lunch. Every founder gets to introduce himself or herself to the group, talk for a minute about their company, and then describe a specific problem or challenge they are facing right now. The rest of the group spends 5-7 minutes brainstorming solutions. I’ve attended a dozen or so of these events, and every time I’ve seen nearly every entrepreneur walk away with really good advice about tools, or software, or websites, or books, or articles, or experts that they didn’t know about before, that may help them deal with their immediate challenge.
The concept was inspired by the book “Never Eat Alone” but the format was inspired by Corporate Alliance. Corporate Alliance is an awesome company founded by Jared Stewart that helps business owners gain great value from networking and peer advice. Their events are more rewarding from a social standpoint than any events I’ve ever attended — and I’ve gone to scores of conferences and trade shows and other events around the country for the past 17 years.
There are just 3 spots left for tomorrow’s lunch. So RSVP now if you are a founder of an actual startup company. Most of our lunch events are open to entrepreneurs at any stage, but tomorrow is restricted to founders of actual startup companies.
