BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20100314T020000 RDATE:20100314T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100416T185120Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100512T190000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100512T171500 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100416T185120Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100416T203006Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250458566 DESCRIPTION:Join OEN at the May 12 PubTalk where five successful entrepre neurs will reveal to you their secrets on the art of bootstrapping. The founders of Jama Software\, Paydici\, Rumblefish and Reliable Remodeler will share with you how\, prior to their first round of funding (if any) \, they used creative solutions and drew from nontraditional resources t o build their companies with limited capital. They'll share their advice on where to cut corners and help you identify when you can't afford to be cheap. You’ll also learn how to grow a company organically\; creative ways to generate and manage cash flow\, and the challenges of putting e verything at risk. \;\n \;\nThis panel discussion will be moderat ed by Rick Turoczy\, the founder and principal writer of Silicon Florist \, Portland's premier blog on technology and entrepreneurship. \;\n& #13\;\nModerator: Rick Turoczy of Silicon Floriist \;\nPanelists: Er ic Winquist of Jama Software\, Eli Alford-Jones of Paydici\, Paul Anthon y of Rumblefish and Eric Doebele of Reliable Remodeler. \;\n \;\nP anelist Bios \;\n \;\nEric Doebele\, Reliable Remodeler \;\nE ric Doebele is a serial entrepreneur and active advisor to startup compa nies. He started several companies including HandymanOnline in 1997\, wh ich raised over $27 Million in venture capital grew to over 300 employee s\, and was later acquired by ServicMagic.com. In 2001\, he founded Reli ableRemodeler.com\, a leading nationwide home improvement contractor mat ching service that has matched remodeling contractors to over 700\,000 h ome improvement projects. In 2007\, ReliableRemodeler.com ranked 187th i n the 2007 Inc. 500’s list of fastest growing companies. Eric sold Relia bleRemodeler.com to Quinstreet in 2008\, where he then held the role of Vice President of Home Services. He was named a "\;Leader of the Pac k – 20 young(ish) Oregonians who are making things happen"\; by Oreg on Business Magazine. Eric is a board member or active advisor to severa l companies\, including ISG Illumination Systems\, SecondPorch\, Giftang o\, Paydici\, and EnhanceScape. He is an active member of the Oregon Ang el Fund\, and served on the planning committee for Angel Oregon 2010. &# 13\;\n \;\nEric Winquist\, Jama Software \;\nEric Winquist is an accomplished entrepreneur and project manager with over 15 years experie nce working with a wide range of enterprise organizations\, teams and te chnologies. In 2001\, Eric founded Redside Solutions\, a software develo pment consulting firm. As CEO\, Eric grew Redside to a multi-million dol lar business with 100% annual growth rates. At Redside\, Eric saw first- hand the need companies had for collaborative requirements management wh ich led to the creation of Jama Software and the development of Jama Con tour. In March 2006\, Eric founded Jama Software with the vision of prov iding customers a more collaborative way to develop new products and eli minate the common frustrations with traditional approaches to requiremen ts management. Jama has created a powerful Web-based application called Contour that's used by thousands every day to manage billions of dollars in research and development projects. \;\n \;\nPlease visit the OEN website to register for this event. \;\n \;\nOEN Members: $15 .00 \;\nNon OEN Members: $25.00\n\nTags: education\, networking\, oen events\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250458566 URL:http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=146 SUMMARY:OEN PubTalk - The Art of Bootstrapping LOCATION:Backspace: 115 NW 5th Ave\, Portland OR 97209 US SEQUENCE:11 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR