My Company

I need to figure out a way to actually get my company promoted and out into the eyes of the public. What I have been considering is using the sources that are already out there to my advantage. This could be done in a number of different ways. Currently there are websites that support the hobby of miniature gaming and just building figures by themselves. With add space available on these sites, I would purchase the right to show my company info there. Perhaps using these we can have people who watch the forums and if anybody request information for how to get an army painted and built for them that we can reply and give them the company info. To help the cause it might be a good idea to host a website that has painting tips and rules that we host. On this site we can have clear information posted that allows customers to realize that if they don't want to do it themselves or the task looks overly difficult or time consuming, that we can do it for them.

Lew McMurran

Although Lew didn't have much time to talk it as still interesting in what he had to say. He gave us an idea of what it means to be a Lobbyist and just how difficult it can be. I have always heard of them in a negative light, but he was able to quickly convince me that they are actually a good thing. The company he works for sounds to be beneficial on multiple levels. Not only are they able to try to help them in the goverment with supporting laws and regulations that benefit them, they also help give benefits like healthcare that they would have a hard time affording on their own. I wish he had more time to talk as some of the particulars of how Lobbying works would be interesting to know.

Jeff Goodwin

Jeff was a speaker that I think could connect with a lot of the students who take the class. Working from a normal job he managed to find himself with the idea of how to create his own business and run with it. Managing to create the business and transform it into something useful and actually successful was fascinating. The structure of how he actually managed to sell his business also was intriguing. I was amused to think that he was so dedicated to his business and wanting to sell it that he was willing to wait as long as was needed for Cisco to talk to him.

I liked the idea of the new business he was creating. It is something that I would have thought was already well established and out in the market but he managed to find a niche. Having a business based around sorting business documents where not really what I would want to do, sounds to have potential.

lynnette Claire

Lynnette Claire has done a lot to try to build businesses in the area and promote learning how to come up with idea's for them. She has run a workshop/competition that allowed individuals to get together and form teams and present an idea. The problem that needed to be solved was given to each team and they had to think of a way to meet this need and give a presentation on it. She said that it actually turned out to be a huge success with the plans being well done. She did mention that she is not always sure what draws Judges to think one idea is better than another and that she doesn't always agree. The information given was interesting and hey...I always love being given Hershey's candy bars at the end. Love em.

Startup.com

Startup.com was a presentation on what it can be like to grow a business. It follows their steps over the years of the business from the start to finish when it eventually failed. It was created by two friends who had been close for years. One of the moments that struck me as the most important was when one friend informed the other that they no longer trusted them. Hearing that from a friend is a devastating piece of news that might very well cause somebody to not recover from. Each individuals wants to believe that their friends actually trust them. Eventually one friend had to fire the other friend and even though it was hard it seemed like they eventually were able to make it through the tough times.

John Dimmer

John Dimmer struck me as a funny individual. On the less serious note I remember a couple of details that had me laughing inside. It is rare that I am in a room with an individual who just exudes success and yet he is one. The amount of success he has is the dream of most individuals. Though for all his success the note that he refuses to play an MMO that you have to pay monthly for as funny.

The other story I remember clearly from his presentation was talking about how two girls approached him to help them start a business for selling peanut butter. What struck me the most was the honesty of the man and how he did not want to rip them off. Giving them good advice and helping them get their business in order as well as making sure that they knew that if he put in the amount of money they requested, that he would own far too much of the company and that they should not do that.

Ron Kornfeld

Ron Kornfeld was individual responsible for the Business Plan that we are modeling our own after. The plan lays out just the right information to put into a plan to present for investors. The information within is wide ranging and gives adequate detail for the potential figures that a new business could hope to see.

Ron also created a business that helped teach elementary students about math. This business was designed with his kids in mind. Just a small bit of information about him that I personally found to be curious. He eventually managed to sell the company and it still exists today. The company was called Dreambox.