Flight of the Ern? Kickstand, October 11
Well, not the “ern” that’s occasionally an entry in crossword puzzles, but ERN as in Entrepreneur Resource Network, a new wrinkle from the good folks at Kickstand.
http://ern.kickstand.org
The ERN is a place for Kickstand members (and others) to share ideas and, more importantly, their expertise. There are Topics (discussion topics where you can see what people are suggesting - or post something yourself if you’re a member or can scam a member into posting. There’s a place to offer one’s expertise (”Provider” is not a dirty word here). There’s even a Glossary of terms - in wiki format, so if you don’t like the posted definition, you can edit it to your heart’s content, a la Wikipedia.
Raino Zoller introduced Craig Wood and his stellar team* of volunteers who put ERN together - at last Thursday’s unveiling, there was definitely a “proud parents” vibe among the team.
Just go there. Now. http://ern.kickstand.org
Even if you’re not a Kickstand member. (And… why aren’t you?)
* Since I was eating and dr instead of taking notes re all the names, I trust that Craig or Raino will chime in with all the names! I do know that a grant from Capital Matrix was absolutely instrumental, so kudos to them too.
Norris, thanks for the plug on ERN. We need the local Entrepreneur community to participate in ERN to make it successful. We need content and service providers.
The key people that helped create and launch ERN are:
Bruce Maxwell - Chief Architect
Trent Hill - Project Manager
Laura Mogensen - Project Team Lead
Jason Brooks - Project Team
Todd Konesky - Project Team
Paul Boyd - Content Manager
Raino Zoller - Marketing and Bus. Dev.
Thanks to this team for doing a great job of putting ERN together.
Thanks, Craig! A lot of talent, a lot of hours.
(Also: as Craig mentioned, this needs to become a resource for everyone, not just Kickstand members. There are so many resources and info sources out there for anyone from “wannabe” entrepreneur to fast-growing “gazelle”.)
If you have suggestions, etc. - just send them along! Drop me an email: norris.krueger@gmail.com & I’ll forward on to Craig & Raino [unless, of course, they prefer to have you email them directly!].
Cheers!*
* for Wild Bill, LOL