the goose

Next Tuesday, the 20th of July 2010, there is going to be a global meetup for Jason Calacanis’ This Week In Startups podcast.  I started watching the series after Jason interviewed DHH.  Jason appears to push a lot of people buttons, but I have to say, I’ve been really enjoying the podcasts.  The guy is genuinely entertaining and there are few good insights to be had as to what to do and what not to do when building an online business.

The one previous Global Meetup went down fairly well.  It seems like a good opportunity for people to pitch their business, regardless of where they are, right to the heart of silicon valley.  This month’s event has an international focus and when I saw that no-one was organising the London leg of the show, I thought I’d lend a hand.  We have a great sponsor TheFlyingBurrito.co.uk on board, and so far there are about 20 people interested in coming along.  I have about 10 people interested in pitching on the night. The format will be as follows:

5.30:  Brief introduction and thanks to our sponsor The Flying Burrito.

5.40: Pitch #1 + scoring

5.55: Pitch #2 + scoring

6.10: Pitch #3 + scoring

6.25: Pitch #4 + scoring

6.40: Pitch #5 + scoring

6.55:  Announce our winner

7.00:  Link up with live podcast + streaming of the show on u-tube

8.00:  Wrap up + drinks next door.

The scoring will consist of asking the audience to rate the presenters pitch, and concept idea. We’ll (roughly) average the results and mark each person accordingly.   The person with the highest score will go forward on to present during the show.

If you would like to come along – register here.  Drop me an email if you’d like to present.  There is a £5 attendance fee payable on the night.

Why am I doing this?  Well, to be honest, I’ll be heading state-side in a couple of weeks, and I thought it’d help raise my profile a little, so when I get there, I might get to hit the ground running in terms of meeting some interesting folk.  Lets see if it works.