While in the midst of planning LaunchUp #3, I had an epic close call with a boulder on Mt. Nebo, and have spent a lot of the last 4 months recovering from that accident. I had to clear my plate pretty much of anything not critical, and thus LaunchUp (and most everything not related to family/getting rehabbed) got derailed. I had time to reflect on what’s important in my life as I’ve put it all back together. One thing that is now back firmly on my list (since I can finally get stuff done!) is helping entrepreneurs. And so LaunchUp is back. LaunchUp #3 is going to be held on Wednesday November 11th at 6:00 p.m. in the Coliseum conference room at HP Marketsplash/Logoworks building in Lindon. So mark your calendars!! We’ll update with details (address/directions, companies presenting, etc.) of the event soon. Help us spread the word. Thank you!, Thank you!, Thank you! to HP for providing us the location. We have spots for a companies to present. We’re looking for first time entrepreneurs that have at least a product to demo. Let me know if you (or someone you know) would be interested. jeremy @ jeremyhanks.com See you there! Subscribe to our RSS feed — Subscribe via our email list — Follow us on Twitter: @launchup — Become a fan on Facebook: LaunchUp.org — Email Jeremy Hanks if you’d like to help/get move involved: jeremy @ jeremyhanks . com

LaunchUp #2 is wrapped up. We had a great event. Less people attending, but I think format changes helped out and we didn’t have technical glitches. You can watch an archive of the entire event online: LaunchUp 2 or by going to http://doba.acrobat.com/p45319365/ I think this event went definitely better. Watch for continued tweaks and format changes and improvements again for sure next time. You’ll never really know what we’ll try out. If you have ideas to help improve the event, email me at: jeremy @ jeremyhanks . com We also need companies that are interested in presenting. Email on that too. Watch the stream. It was awesome to learn more about and then talk about ideas to help Amber Alert GPS and Todays Mama. We’ll report back on those businesses at the next LaunchUp. Thanks so much for everyone who came, and especially for everyone who helped out: Brock Blake, Steve Spencer, Chris Knudsen,Matt Smith, Blaine Nielsen, Dave Gray, and Clay Perkins. SPECIAL thanks to Stewart Goodwin for his work on the LaunchUp site, to Clark Winegar for all the AV Wizardry, and to Meagen Ridley for keeping my head screwed on straight. SPECIAL SPECIAL thanks to Russ and John and Amber Alert GPS Team and Rachael and Todays Mama Team for coming to present and tell us about their exciting businesses and ask for our ideas and help! SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL thanks to Dave Gardner at Merrill Lynch and Brent Gardner from the Utah Association of Counties for providing us with a great location!! SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL thanks to Twelve Horses for our milk and Todays Mama for what truly was a s-load of cookies!!! See you next time–sometime mid July! More details on that soon. Subscribe to our RSS feed — Subscribe via our email list — Follow us on Twitter: @launchup — Become a fan on Facebook: LaunchUp.org — Email Jeremy Hanks if you’d like to help/get move involved: jeremy @ jeremyhanks . com

“Launch-up is a grass roots service created by entrepreneurs to aid fellow entrepreneurs launch and grow successful startups. We appreciated the quality, real-time feedback and advice from both live and online audiences. We’ve benefited from increased awareness, blog posts, podcasts and several new business opportunities since our presentation. I’d highly recommend Launchup to enterpreneurs looking to connect and tap synergies with other entrepreneurs in the community”. - JD Gardner, co-founder & seed investor, Tweetbooty Next one is tomorrow: LaunchUp #2. Featuring Todays Mama and Amber Alert GPS and a lot of great entrepreneurial conversation. See everyone there (in person or online).

Here are all the dirty details about the second LaunchUp, our community barn raising event for entrepreneurs. Remember, we stream the event live and make it as inclusive as possible to anyone, even if you cannot attend in person. This way, during the featured company’s presentation and the moderated deep dive/community conversation, anyone, anywhere, can participate. We have a another great event planned with 2 great companies that need/want our help. If you want to be online during the event, bring your wireless access cards and/or mobile devices, we won’t have general wireless access available due to security concerns.

Specifics:

Date: Wednesday May 27th Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Utah Association of Counties Building – 5397 S. Vine Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84017 (or online) RSVP: If attending in person, PLEASE RSVP. If on Twitter, tweet: I’m going to #LaunchUp, are you? If not on Twitter, email jeremy @ jeremyhanks . com and let me know you’re coming. Event URL: http://doba.acrobat.com/launchup2/

Agenda:

LaunchUp 1 Report: 5 minutes: We’ll update everyone on TweetBooty and Entice Labs and their progress since LaunchUp 1. Barn 1: 25 minutes: TodaysMama http://www.todaysmama.com/ Today’s Mama provides personal, professional, and parenting resources designed to foster a greater sense of identity, empowerment, and connection for women and mothers everywhere. Barn 2: 25 minutes: Amber Alert GPS http://www.amberalertgps.com/ Introducing the new Amber Alert GPS technology that was designed to answer the all-important question, “Where Is My Child?” Just slip this tiny device into your child’s pocket or backpack, or onto their wrist, ankle, or belt and your cell phone will immediately receive a detailed map and description of your child’s location. Break for Cookies and Milk: around 8:00 (In light of the two companies presenting, we’re rolling with cookies and milk.) Networking: till whenever Please help spread the word. (If you’re using Twitter, please use hashtag #LaunchUp) A special thanks to Dave Gardner from Merrill Lynch for coordinating and the Utah Association of Counties for providing the space for this event!!! Finally, LaunchUp 3 will be sometime in July. What the site for more info. If your company, or one you know, would like to be a ‘barn’, email me: jeremy @ jeremyhanks . com Subscribe to our RSS feed — Follow us on Twitter: @launchup — Become a fan on Facebook: LaunchUp.org — Email Jeremy Hanks if you’d like to help/get move involved: jeremy @ jeremyhanks . com

We’ve had to move the date for LaunchUp #2 that was announced for next week. New date is Wednesday, May 27th at 6:30 p.m. We’ll be using the Utah Association of Counties building in Salt Lake at: 5397 S. Vine Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84017 The two companies presenting will be TodaysMama and AmberAlertGPS. Mark your calendars, see everyone then!! Subscribe to our RSS feed — Subscribe via our email list — Follow us on Twitter: @launchup — Become a fan on Facebook: LaunchUp.org — Email Jeremy Hanks if you’d like to help/get move involved: jeremy @ jeremyhanks . com

Well, LaunchUp #1 is all done. We had a great event. Around 70 people attended in person at Doba in Orem, and about another 30 participated online. You can watch an archive of the entire event online:LaunchUp 1 or by going to http://doba.acrobat.com/p82968254/ I think for our first event, things went OK. Had some glitches (sorry Ryan and EnticeLabs for the video snafu–both their videos, which are awesome BTW: TalentSeekr Intro Video), but all in all, I think things went well. Watch for some format changes and improvements for sure next time. If you have ideas to help improve the event, email me at: jeremy @ jeremyhanks . com We had a great event listening to Ben Peterson talk about the PPC: people, priorities, cash. And tell us that “cash is more important than your mother” and to “ignore the economy and get to work”. We tried to learn more about and then help TweetBooty and EnticeLabs. We’ll report back on those businesses at the next LaunchUp. We need people and organizations to help LaunchUp. We’ve got our Barn Builders page to fill. We also need barns (startups) for our next event that will be Wednesday April 22nd. Thanks so much for everyone who came, and especially for everyone who helped out: Ben Peterson, Brock Blake, Chris Knudsen, Stewart Goodwin, Clark Winegar, Tweetbooty Team, Ryan and Entice Labs, and Meagen Ridley. See you next month! More details on that soon. Subscribe to our RSS feed — Subscribe via our email list — Follow us on Twitter: @launchup — Become a fan on Facebook: LaunchUp.org — Email Jeremy Hanks if you’d like to help/get move involved: jeremy @ jeremyhanks . com

Here are all the glorious details about the first LaunchUp, our community barn raising event for entrepreneurs. We’re going to stream the event live and make it as inclusive as possible to anyone, even if you cannot attend in person. This way, during the featured company’s presentation and the moderated deep dive/community conversation, anyone, anywhere, can participate. We have a great event planned with 2 great companies that need/want our help. If you want to participate in the community discussion during the event, and especially during the 2 company Barn Raisings, you must be online. Even if you’re at the event in person. There will not be any Q&A/feedback mechanism except the online chat that coincides with the live video stream. So bring your laptops! I hope we have a room full of them. We’re then going to record that chat discussion and we’re hoping that provides a great resource to the entrepreneurs. Ultimately, this event will be the starting point for helping to raise the barn, with hopefully lots of follow-up interaction.

Specifics:

Date: Wednesday March 25th Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: Doba – 1530 N Technology Way, Orem, UT 84097 – Canyon Park Technology Center Building D (or online) RSVP: If attending in person, PLEASE RSVP. If on Twitter, tweet: I’m going to #LaunchUp, are you? If not on Twitter, email jeremy @ jeremyhanks . com and let me know you’re coming. Event URL: http://doba.acrobat.com/launchup1/

Agenda:

Amp Session: 15 minutes: Ben Peterson  Ben is one of the smartest and successful entrepreneurs I know. He also knows a thing or two about online marketing. He started MingleMatch in 2000 which he sold to Spark Networks in 2005. He’s been active with the Utah Angels since then, and is currently working on his new startup, Human Services HQ. Barn 1: 15 minutes: Tweetbooty  http://tweetbooty.com/ Tweetbooty is a new way to access amazing discounts and giveaways from qualified local retailers. Our users want to know the answer to one simple question: What are you offering us right now? Barn 2: 15 minutes: Entice Labs  http://www.enticelabs.com/ TalentSeekr™, a patent pending technology from EnticeLabs, connects employers with these “passive candidates” by placing relevant and enticing career opportunities directly in front of them. Both employers and job candidates are given opportunities neither would have had otherwise. Open Ideas 10 Minutes: we’re going to try an Open Idea period where the floor is anyone’s for 15 seconds Break for Food: around 7:30, pizza/drinks Networking: till whenever If you don’t come or logon, well then you’re just not at all cool. Seriously, we’ll put you on an anti-cool list on the site. Please spread the word. (If you’re using Twitter, please use hashtag #LaunchUp) Finally, the April LaunchUp will be the evening of Wednesday, April 22nd, somewhere in Salt Lake County, so mark your calendars. If your company, or one you know, would like to be a ‘barn’, email me: jeremy @ jeremyhanks . com Subscribe to our RSS feed — Follow us on Twitter: @launchup — Become a fan on Facebook: LaunchUp.org — Email Jeremy Hanks if you’d like to help/get move involved: jeremy @ jeremyhanks . com

Due some unforeseen things (namely I’m spending 6 weeks in India and it just took some time to coalesce the ideas for LaunchUp), we’ve moved the first ever LaunchUp to Wednesday, March 25th. We’re going to have a great event. We’ll have an kick-off presentation by a well known and successful entrepreneur for 10-15 minutes, then we’re going to dive into our first ‘barn’ and spend some good time understanding a technology startup to the point that the attendees at the event and simultaneously online participants can provide relevant questions/concerns/feedback/help to those entrepreneurs, and we’ll end with an open-mic segment where anyone gets 60 seconds to throw out anything to the group: ideas, questions, thoughts. Then we’ll break for food and networking and Rock Band. (probably just kidding about the Rock Band, but you never know, we might set it up–what entrepreneur worth their salt hasn’t at some point dreamed of being a Rock Star.) We’re looking for companies to help, so if you have a demo-able product, have some traction, have a cool opportunity, email me: jeremy @ jeremyhanks . com Please spread the word, here are the new specifics: - Mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 25th, the first ever LaunchUp, held @ Doba in Orem. 1530 N Technology Way, Orem UT 84097 . Building D in Canyon Park Technology Center. - You can still learn more about the genesis for the idea of LaunchUp.org: What is LaunchUp? - Subscribe to our RSS feed - Follow us on Twitter: @launchup - Become a fan on Facebook: LaunchUp.org - Email Jeremy Hanks if you’d like to help/get move involved:
jeremy @ jeremyhanks . com See you Wednesday March 25th at 6:00 p.m. More details to come on who will be attending and what technology startup ‘barn’ we’re going to be helping.

Welcome to LaunchUp.org … Speaking of “launching” we’re moments away from our launch. Don’t miss a beat: - Mark your calendars for February 19th, the first ever LaunchUp, held @ Doba in Orem. - Learn more about what LaunchUp.org is going to do: What is LaunchUp? - Subscribe to our RSS feed - Follow us on Twitter:  @launchup - Become a fan on Facebook: LaunchUp.org - Email Jeremy Hanks if you’d like to help/get move involved:  
jeremy @ jeremyhanks . com  See you Thursday February 19th at 6:00 p.m. Many more details to come.