OEN PubTalk
Imagine sitting down with a group of colleagues and friends and listening to one of you bounce business ideas off the others. That's PubTalk - a non-threatening yet sometimes brutally honest atmosphere where presenting entrepreneurs use their peers as a sounding board.
For 2008, PubTalk convenes at Bridgeport Brew Pub (click here for a map) in NW Portland. The informal program centers on presentations by startups eager for feedback on their products, services, business model, marketing strategy, or other integral component of their business. Confirming the wisdom of strategy, sharing ideas, alerting them to land mines - all can help the entrepreneur to improve opportunities for growth and survival.
First, three young OEN member companies have five minutes each to present who they are and what they do to the assembled crowd - who are encouraged to ask questions. Later, a single featured company will present an expanded version of their pitch and take comments and questions from the audience. Think of it as trial by friendly fire.
PubTalks occur the second Wednesday of every month (except July -- we take a month off in the summer). The cost is $15 for OEN members, $25 for nonmembers. If you're interested in either making a five-minute pitch or being a featured company at PubTalk, contact OEN at info@oen.org.
Information on Central Oregon PubTalks