Calgary had its first BarCamp this past week and by all accounts it was a hit. Patrick Lor has the best recap of the day. What struck me was how startup-focused this BarCamp seemed to be. Perhaps that is just how things seem when you only listen to entrepreneurs, but the day involved a “Startup Hacks” session and 2 talks by Guy Kawasaki.
Guy had the crowd vote on which of his talks they wanted him to do:
The crowd gave him a resounding yes, and split their vote between a talk on innovation, and “how to start a web 2.0 business with $12,700”. So, he did both. It was twice the work for him, but he tells me he really enjoyed presenting this Calgary crowd.
It is great that someone like Kawasaki was able to attend the first BarCamp for Calgary, that is such a great way to kick off the movement there. Some love him, some hate him, either way: He has a high profile and I am sure he got the crowd excited.
I would love to see a StartupCamp take place there. I am mildly obsessed with what is going on in Alberta, the whole thing fascinates me and the opportunities for startups in tech and outside of tech are huge. I think I will just hop on a plane next time there is an event and start meeting some of Calgary’s entrepreneurs. Keep it up!
Jevon, we were definitely startup focused, as there were at least 15 people in the crowd with startup concepts, stealth startups, or startups in growth mode. The people that I talked to found the day immensely helpful.
By the way, Material Insight held a breakfast panel on Friday morning with Guy Kawasaki as the moderator. The topic: “Is Calgary Emerging As A Silicon Valley Calibre Hotbed of Tech?” – here’s the wrap up: http://www.tryontech.com/kawasaki.htm
StartupCamp sounds like a great idea. We’d love to have the help of a TorCamp member, so drop me a line and let’s make it happen!
Jevon, we were definitely startup focused, as there were at least 15 people in the crowd with startup concepts, stealth startups, or startups in growth mode. The people that I talked to found the day immensely helpful.
By the way, Material Insight held a breakfast panel on Friday morning with Guy Kawasaki as the moderator. The topic: “Is Calgary Emerging As A Silicon Valley Calibre Hotbed of Tech?” – here’s the wrap up: http://www.tryontech.com/kawasaki.htm
StartupCamp sounds like a great idea. We’d love to have the help of a TorCamp member, so drop me a line and let’s make it happen!
Jevon, I think it speaks to the history of the *Camp movement in Canada. I think in Toronto the DemoCamp and BarCamp scenes we’re initially divided between 3 groups: entrepreneurs; developers; and designers but we did not solely focus on startups, i.e., we had a demo from Adam Goucher about an HP security product, we had SR&ED credit talks, etc. This let the community grow, however, it has left the focus a little fuzzy.
Jevon, I think it speaks to the history of the *Camp movement in Canada. I think in Toronto the DemoCamp and BarCamp scenes we’re initially divided between 3 groups: entrepreneurs; developers; and designers but we did not solely focus on startups, i.e., we had a demo from Adam Goucher about an HP security product, we had SR&ED credit talks, etc. This let the community grow, however, it has left the focus a little fuzzy.
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