Boot Board (Austin)

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Boot Board: not CEO Roundtables!

Led by Bootstrappers:

  • Michelle Ewalt, Team in Transition
  • Stan Tyler
  • David Swedlow


Sample Personal Description

Here is a sample personal description for those who want to share their information based on the last Bootstrap Austin meeting. You can copy one of the samples, or just edit this page, and copy one of the entries below.


Personal Descriptions of Interested Individuals

Brian Massey

Company
HearThis.com
Company Size
Small
Stage
Growth
Location
Northwest Austin
Interested Categories
  • Business to Business Technology
  • Marketing
  • Web 2.0/Customer Communities
Other Information
  • Currently part-time Bootstrapper.
  • 7-year veteran of Bootstrapped business.
  • Advisor to several bootstrap businesses.
  • Always looking to learn more.



Chad Jewell

Company: Austin Office Space, Inc. www.AustinOfficeSpace.com

Company Size: Small (4 people)

Stage: Growth

Location: Northwest Austin

Interested Categories: Service / Consulting oriented businesses, Business in growth phase, Lifestyle businesses, Sales

Other Information Started my company 6 years ago. Just sold 1/2 to my lead associate. Have 6 person confernce room that could hold up to 8? Previous expenrence organizing my own businss Mastermind group Was a member of The Alternative Board (TAB)



David Swedlow

Company
SPCI
Email
david@metastorming.com
Phone
512-589-8834
Company Size
2 people
Stage
Valley of Death
Location
Northwest Austin
Interested Categories
  • Social Software (Web 2.0)
  • Emergent Community
  • Collaborative Technology
  • Transformational Dynamics
Other Information
  • New Bootstrapper
  • Member of local chapter of American Creativity Association
  • Spiral Dynamics Integral, Level 1 and Level 2 certification
  • Future Studies

Phyllis Blees

Company
Blees Creative Academies
Company Size
Small
Stage
Ideation
Location
Austin
Interested Categories
  • Managing a start-up
  • For-Profit educational models
  • Financing start-ups
Other Information
  • Just sold first school (a for-profit, primary school)
  • Am planning the next school in my business model--an adult center for creative and innovative studies
  • Have begun an interim "day job" as General Counsel for FLOW, Inc., a startup in the nonprofit world, and taking on a few business and tax clients
  • Member of the Board of American Creativity Association-Austin Chapter
  • Bootstrap Library Co-Chair