I don’t claim to be a Startup expert by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, @swcle was my first experience rubbing elbows, meeting and sharing ideas with Cleveland’s best and brightest Startup enthusiasts and entrepreneurs. It was the Startup Weekend Cleveland experience that inspired me to reconnect with my passion for people that identify a need & build a business around a solution. It was that experience that inspired me to start this project. And that experience wouldn’t have been possible without the blood, sweat and tears of #swcle organizers @broadcrawford, @joefiorini, @gsvitak, @andrewkavanaugh, @stumpjumper, @jonrstahl & @dougcraver.
That all being said, I’m armed and ready to go. And by armed I mean Flip Video Camera in hand, ready to sit down and talk with the Cleveland Startup Community’s most inspirational and influential citizens. Why? Because I believe that by hearing seeing their stories, others will be motivated, inspired and empowered to take that giant leap and make their dream a reality.
Let me cut to the chase. I need your input. What Startups born & raised in Northeast Ohio do you admire the most? Who do you feel is making the biggest positive impact in Cleveland’s Startup Community? Who’s on your “Who’s Who” of Cleveland Startup icons? Leave a comment below or click the link to your left and send us an email with your suggestions. From there, the plan is to narrow it down to the Top 10 and start knocking on doors with the questions YOU want to ask them. A bit too ambitious? Maybe. But who really cares…
January 25, 2010, 10:17pm Comments
