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SUMMARY:Ignite Quad Cities Entrepreneurs Meetup-Turning Ideas into Opportunities: The Cutting-Edge Process of Innovation and Customer Discovery for Start Ups
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we demystify the processes\, challenges\, and Business Model Canvas being utilized by early stage companies to help entrepreneurs create commercial value from nascent ideas.  The national I-Corps program has certified the University of Iowa to lead these programs across Iowa\, and the Iowa/Illinois Quad Cities as we help startups realize their goals for scalability\, sustainability\, and monetization.\n\n \n\nAlso featured will be a panel of Quad Cities regional startups that have used this technique to start\, build and bring new products to market through the University of Iowa's Venture School program:\n\n \n\nConor & Pat Flaherty of Germbot   http://www.thegermbot.com/\; consumer product\n\nKevin Toft of ALM Positioners   http://www.almmh.com/\; industrial product\n\nRhonda Halterman of LivWell Seniors - http://www.livwellseniors.com/\; professional services business\n\nRyan Windmiller of SimpleBuild - http://thesimplebuild.com/\; web-based business\n\n \n\nAbout our Speaker:\n\nKurt Heiar is a serial entrepreneur\, having been the President & CEO of 4 early stage companies focused in pharmaceutical drug discovery\, healthcare services\, and personalized medicine\, where he has raised multiple millions in capital\, forged global strategic partnerships\, and led the successful acquisition of one of his companies by a publicly traded firm.  In addition\, Kurt has spent the last 4 summers in Greece\, and will return again in 2018\, where he leads entrepreneurial training\, and continues co-development of Greece's Venture Capital Fair\, now in its third year.  Last year\, Kurt also gave a live 90 minute motivational talk for 23\,600 participants in Greece.\n\n \n\nKurt's corporate experience included serving as Vice President\, Marketing & Strategic Planning and Director\, Global Business Development\, Immunotherapies\, for Baxter Healthcare's Bioscience Divisions.  Kurt was also the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Iowa State's Research Foundation\, and a former Chair of the Iowa Business Council's Entrepreneurial Formation Committee.  Kurt is a licensed nautical Captain with a Master's certification\, and is working on his first book. \n\n \n\nAbout Venture School:\n\nhttps://www.iowajpec.org/community/venture-school\n\n \n\nQuad Cities Cohort dates:\n\nApplication deadline:  February 6\n\nWeek 1: February 26th\n\nWeek 2: March 5\n\n(Spring Break)\n\nWeek 3: March 19\n\nWeek 4: March 26\n\nWeek 5: April 2\n\nWeek 6: April 9\n\nWeek 7: April 16\n\nWeek 8: April 27th Surge Summit at Hawkeye Innovation Expo
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Join us as we demystify the processes\, challenges\, and Business Model Canvas being utilized by early stage companies to help entrepreneurs create commercial value from nascent ideas.&nbsp\; The national I-Corps program has certified the University of Iowa to lead these programs across Iowa\, and the Iowa/Illinois Quad Cities as we help startups realize their goals for scalability\, sustainability\, and monetization.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Also featured will be a panel of Quad Cities regional startups that have used this technique to start\, build and bring new products to market through the University of Iowa&rsquo\;s Venture School program:</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Conor &amp\; Pat Flaherty of Germbot &ndash\; <u><a href="http://www.thegermbot.com/"><span style="color:#0000CD\;">http://www.thegermbot.com/</span></a></u></span>\; consumer product<br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Kevin Toft of ALM Positioners &ndash\;<span style="color:#0000CD\;"> </span><u><a href="http://www.almmh.com/"><span style="color:#0000CD\;">http://www.almmh.com/</span></a></u></span>\; industrial product<br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Rhonda Halterman of LivWell Seniors -<u> <a href="http://www.livwellseniors.com/"><span style="color:#0000CD\;">http://www.livwellseniors.com/</span></a></u></span>\; professional services business<br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Ryan Windmiller of SimpleBuild - <u><a href="http://thesimplebuild.com/"><span style="color:#0000CD\;">http://thesimplebuild.com/</span></a></u></span>\; web-based business<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<u><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">About our Speaker:</span></u><br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Kurt Heiar is a serial entrepreneur\, having been the President &amp\; CEO of 4 early stage companies focused in pharmaceutical drug discovery\, healthcare services\, and personalized medicine\, where he has raised multiple millions in capital\, forged global strategic partnerships\, and led the successful acquisition of one of his companies by a publicly traded firm.&nbsp\; In addition\, Kurt has spent the last 4 summers in Greece\, and will return again in 2018\, where he leads entrepreneurial training\, and continues co-development of Greece&rsquo\;s Venture Capital Fair\, now in its third year.&nbsp\; Last year\, Kurt also gave a live 90 minute motivational talk for 23\,600 participants in Greece.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Kurt&rsquo\;s corporate experience included serving as Vice President\, Marketing &amp\; Strategic Planning and Director\, Global Business Development\, Immunotherapies\, for Baxter Healthcare&rsquo\;s Bioscience Divisions.&nbsp\; Kurt was also the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Iowa State&rsquo\;s Research Foundation\, and a former Chair of the Iowa Business Council&rsquo\;s Entrepreneurial Formation Committee.&nbsp\; Kurt is a licensed nautical Captain with a Master&rsquo\;s certification\, and is working on his first book. </span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<u><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">About Venture School:</span></u><br />\n<u><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;"><a href="https://www.iowajpec.org/community/venture-school"><span style="color:#0000CD\;">https://www.iowajpec.org/community/venture-school</span></a></span></u><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<u><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Quad Cities Cohort dates:</span></u><br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Application deadline:&nbsp\; February 6</span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Week 1: February 26th</span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Week 2: March 5</span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">(Spring Break)</span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Week 3: March 19</span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Week 4: March 26</span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Week 5: April 2</span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Week 6: April 9</span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Week 7: April 16</span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Week 8: April 27th Surge Summit at Hawkeye Innovation Expo<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="250" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2843/Image/ignitechambermmeetup.jpg" style="width: 414px\; height: 250px\;" width="414" /></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:The Current Iowa\, 215 N Main St.\, The Studio\, 2nd Floor\, Davenport\, IA 52801
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URL:https://member.quadcitieschamber.com/events/details/ignite-quad-cities-entrepreneurs-meetup-turning-ideas-into-opportunities-the-cutting-edge-process-of-innovation-and-customer-discovery-for-start-ups-9934
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