From Chris Moore
Hey everyone! Sorry, I have been working on something similar and I haven't said much about it here because I was a bit confused as to what this group meant. My bad ;(
I've recruited a couple demos for the June Drinkup. +Carin Meier and Warren Harrison are on the schedule for the first one. Craig Smith (Hive13) was going to demo his Arduino drinking game, but he's out of town this month.
My reasoning is to slowly introduce the concept to the existing group rather than create something standalone. I don't intend to own anything and I'm not trying to step on anyone's toes – I want to make that clear. We already have the venue with the A/V control and this seemed to be the path of least resistance. If it doesn't work out, then we should certainly consider other options.
Also, I think the Drinkup is fun, but I also don't want it to stagnate and be a waste of time. I'm not entirely sure what that means, but I worry about it often. This seemed like a good natural progression.
I think there's a lot of overlap in the group(s). I've been reading the book from Brad Feld that Tim Falls brought to QCMerge, so a lot of the "strategy" is coming from there. I've created lists on the @MadeInCincy Twitter account where we can start to group people and companies in to the Maker, Funder, Media, and Provider groups.
My goal is to start with the makers. Carin and Warren have things to demo, so let's get them on the stage. Step two is to get OUR media (not the Enquirer) to show up, take pictures and blog/tweet/sm the heck out of this stuff.
Again, sorry for the missed connection.
If you have ideas or want to demo something at the Drinkup, just let us know! I do think it's important to demo working projects, like NYTM. No pitches. No "what's your business model"?