98A- ProductCamp and its value to Entrepreneurs
August 17th, 2009
In this episode of The Struggling Entrepreneur, we bring you a bonus episode that highlights the value of an event for the Entrepreneur–the “unconference” called ProductCamp.
As you may know, we have had episodes about PodCamps and FreelanceCamps, as well as mentions about BarCamps. This is the first time we explore the ProductCamp.
This event took place in Austin. And during this audio podcast, we describe all the sessions in the 4 tracks that were available. We also go into the assembly of a “dynamic agenda” that was used. We feel that you shouldl find this of great interest.
In addition, we interviewed the following people at the event:
- Paul Young (a Product Manager with Dell, Inc.) –Paul is the founder of the Austin ProductCamp event.
- David Daniels of Pragmatic Marketing (whose blog is www.launchclinic.com) — David is a sponsor of the event, as well as a participant and speaker;
- Kristen Carney, Research Analyst at Cubit Planning — Kristin was a volunteer, as well as participant at the event. She is also an entrepreneur.
- Brad Sherman of Polycom. Brad was a corporate participant at the event.
- Ross Hobbie, Product Manager at Dell, Inc. – Ross is only a participant whose objective was to learn from entrepreneurs in the methods and practices of creating and marketing products.
In addition, Fred Castaneda from Matrix Solutions Corporation did present a session titled “Podcasting means Business–and Additional Revenue Streams.”
The ProductCamps are a growing trend, with different cities hosting events (from the Bay Area in San Francisco to Atlanta, Georgia–and beyond).
In summary, for the Entrepreneur, it is a worthwhile event that provides a SHARING of skills, Best Practices and experiences with those who want to add value (no sales pitches allowed) to help others, regardless of industry. In addition, the networking opportunities were of great value.
If you want to see if a ProductCamp is scheduled near your location, you can look for the ProductCamp section or link at the wiki located at:
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