Startup Camp Montreal
By Duncan Moore on December 21st, 2007
Additional tickets for Startup Camp Montreal have been released, so get them while you can (free for everyone except service providers). What’s it all about? Here’s the description from the event wiki:
Startup Camp Montreal is an event dedicated to everything Startup. It is the forum where early stage companies, investors and on-lookers alike can share information and validate pitches live. Join us as we learn from each other about the ins and outs of starting up. This event is not just for Montrealers, all are welcome. Space is limited, so you need to register soon .
A “Camp” event is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, presentations, and interaction from participants. The “Camp” event concept is inspired from Bar camp and Foo camp events originally started in California, but now held worldwide.
We presented CakeMail at Startup Camp Toronto in early December, and are looking forward to seeing the presentations in Montreal.
What were the benefits of Startup Camp for us?
- Wisdom. When you put a bunch of really smart and experienced people in one room, there’s a lot of valuable hindsight to go around.
- Connections. We met some fantastic like-minded people in Toronto, with whom we expect to collaborate in one way or another over the coming year.
- Stickiness. In Made to Stick, the authors talk about “the Curse of Knowledge” that comes from being so close to something that its value seems totally obvious to you, when in fact it’s not. An event like Startup Camp gives you a chance to get a reality check and hone your pitch.
- Feedback. The more good plans get exposed to curious people with challenging questions, the better they get.
- Inspiration. The small scale of Startup Camp events means that everyone who is there really wants to be there. There’s no lukewarm to be found. Everybody is really enthusiastic about what they do, lots of great stories get exchanged and you come away inspired.
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