Sandbox Leadership Meeting tomorrow, 8am

[David Parker]

We’re back to weekly, as there is a lot going on-

 

Agenda

 

Sharing:  Steve on welcoming freshmen to UML

Quick Updates/discussions:

-          3^rd Pitch Contest: 

o   47 applications

o   Apps all read (Thanks everyone!)

o   Winners selected

o   Space visited (Lianna to describe)

o   Program:  Suggestions on flow/moderators?

-          4^th Pitch Contest: 

o   21 applications in

o   Getting there on judges

o   Program:  Anything new we should try?

Champions Pitch Contest:  How to spice up (brainstorm, all)

Accelerator Program

-          Issue:  What do we do with all the non-Accelerator entrepreneurs while we’re concentrating on the accelerator?

Marketing

-          Visit with MassChallenge (Emil)

-          Building up Marketing Advisory Group

Real Estate

-          Co-working space research findings

Partner Pitch Contests

-          Training/workshop with MV YMCA

-          Still interest from MCC

-          Collaboration among orgs serving Cambodian residents?

Web Plans

-          Baby step:  Build mentor input form

-          Next up:  Ways for entrepreneurs and mentors to stalk (!) one another

Other Items?

 

 

 

David Parker

Co-Executive Director
Director of Entrepreneur Development
Merrimack Valley Sandbox
Merrimack Valley Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UMass Lowell
Wannalancit Mills, First Floor
600 Suffolk Street, Lowell, MA  01854
Da...@MerrimackValleySandbox.org
MerrimackValleySandbox.org
office: 978-934-6619
cell: 781-325-3085