Shoni and Carlos would like to thank our die-hard AndesBeat community (all 48 of them, wink, wink), who have been huge evangelists in terms of getting the word out about our work and referring us steady streams of new contacts, organizations, potential clients and projects. But at the same time, while we would love to meet everyone, we simply can’t.
In person meetings take too much time. And meeting (local people) by Skype and phone, while more convenient, seems so impersonal.
In working to generate the AndesBeat it is about stimulating and strengthening the startup culture by making it more approachable and accessible for anyone who wants to connect with this world (in Latin America or abroad).
It means we need to focus on building personal, relevant and legendary experiences for every member of our community. People with clarity/a clear vision are happy people. Happy people are productive people. And productive people will build companies that make impact and money!!!
Unfortunately, we don’t have many happy Chileno entrepreneurs and startup founders because there are too many gaps, missing information and broken promises, but at the same time tremendous potential and opportunities.
So we want to remedy this by serving as the facilitators who will connect the dots and bridge the gaps!!!
So what if, we invited all the people who write in requesting appointments every week along with people who are regularly following-up with us to come and take a beer with us in a very informal environment and we answer their questions one to one???
(Note: Those attending the event tomorrow will be able to learn about the $1 billion entity we are helping to launch in Chile in T-14 days.)
[checklist]
- No big or impersonal networking events
- No suits and ties
- No formal presentations
- No previous entrepreneurship or startup experience required
- No pre-screening or qualifications to meet! [/checklist]
Here We Go!
What: Beer with Shoni and Carlos
When: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 19:30’ish – 21:00’ish (come anytime in between)
Where: Zen, Las Urbinas 44 (next to California Cantina) See Map
Who: A mashup of personalities from our very eclectic community including startup/technical founders, developers/hackers, designers, social entrepreneurs & innovators, students in the ideation phase, executives, investors, journalists, aspiring entrepreneurs and anyone who wants to connect with the ‘startup world’
Why:
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- To share your projects and upcoming events
- To ask us a question that you are not sure where to start to get the answer
- To ask for an introduction to someone in our international network
- To receive our feedback on something you are working on
- To ask us for our support on anything related to entrepreneurship and startups
- Because you haven’t seen us in forever and you just want to say holi![/checklist]
How: Simply show up, grab a beer, introduce yourself/company and then ask us for personal feedback; support with marketing ideas; reaching someone in our network; and/or exchange an idea, tip or resource.
Expect that we will be able to spend some ‘quality time’ with you being that we expect a somewhat intimate environment!
Te esperamos!
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