When people ask me who's behind Franklin Circles, I say "me and Ben".
Ben Franklin started the first in Philadelphia back in 1727. Franklin's group called themselves The Junto, it met each week for over 30 years, and Franklin called it "the best school."
I started the first Franklin Circle here in Denver in 1996, and I've been learning more about small groups and adult learning ever since.
This week I'm starting a new open Franklin Circle, it will give newcomers a sample meeting right after the Denver IDEA Cafe each Friday. Also, a new closed, confidential Franklin Circle is also forming for Denver Startup Forum members. For more info, email me at John@JohnWren.com or call me at (303)861-1447.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Ginger White was with us yesterday at the Denver Speakers Corner. Here's a video of her opening remarks.
Take a look at the video now, then join us for the very interesting follow up discussion at http://DenverStartupForum.ning.com, click on "Forum" and you'll see the discussion thread that I've started there and the audio recording you can listen to online or burn a CD.
Take a look at the video now, then join us for the very interesting follow up discussion at http://DenverStartupForum.ning.com, click on "Forum" and you'll see the discussion thread that I've started there and the audio recording you can listen to online or burn a CD.
Monday, April 06, 2009
Can you join Dr. Bhide and myself for breakfast at DU? I just sent out this media release. RSVP right now to make sure you get a seat, then forward it along to any of your friends who might like to join us, OK? John Wren
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 6, 2009
Contact: John Wren (303)861-1447
FREE DU DANIELS POWER BREAKFAST: “INNOVATION NEEDED TO SUSTAIN PROSPERITY.”
Columbia University Prof. Amar Bhide Brings His Recent Oxford University Talk to the University of Denver.
Denver—Startup expert and author Dr. Amar Bhide is the featured speaker at the April Daniels College of Business Power Breakfast. His talk, “How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World,” is taken by his book by the same title that has just been published by Princeton University Press. The free breakfast will be held Friday, April 24, 7:30 a.m. at the University of Denver, Main Dining Room, HTRM.
The breakfast is sponsored by the Daniels College of Business, the Denver Startup Forum, the Denver Lions Club, and The Denver Daily News. More info (map, parking permit) and RSVP http://www.daniels.du.edu/rsvp.aspx, or John Wren, 303-861-1447
Amar Bhide is the Glaubinger Professor of Business at Columbia University, editor of Capitalism and Society, member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses. A former McKinsey & Company consultant, Bhide was educated at the Indian Institute of Technology and Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar and later served as an associate professor. He has lectured widely on the topic of innovation, most recently at Oxford University. www.bhide.net
Daniels College of Business, University of Denver is proud to be ranked among the best by BusinessWeek, U.S. News & World Report and the Financial Times. www.daniels.du.edu
The Lions Club of Denver is among the 46,000 clubs in Lions International with more than one million members around the globe…the world’s largest service club. www.DenverLions.org.
The new Denver Startup Forum is a community of practice for entrepreneurs, business owners, creative managers and their advisors. http://DenverStartupForum.ning.com
John Wren is a community activist. He is a graduate of DU (BA’69, MBA’79), a member of the Denver Lions Club, and the founder of the new Denver Startup Forum. www.JohnWren.com
About Dr. Bhide’s new book, The Venturesome Economy—How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World”.
“If I were asked to recommend to our new president just one book on the trajectory of the U.S. economy in the next several years, it would unhesitatingly be Amar Bhide’s The Venturesome Economy. The book is an utterly original interpretation of the nature of the complex process of innovation.” Thomas J. Peters, coauthor of In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies.
“This book deepens radically our understanding of how the global economy functions.”
Edmund Phelps, 2006 Nobel Laureate in Economics
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Note to media: Dr. Bhide is available for interviews by telephone now or when he is in Denver. To arrange an interview, contact John Wren, (303)861-1447.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 6, 2009
Contact: John Wren (303)861-1447
FREE DU DANIELS POWER BREAKFAST: “INNOVATION NEEDED TO SUSTAIN PROSPERITY.”
Columbia University Prof. Amar Bhide Brings His Recent Oxford University Talk to the University of Denver.
Denver—Startup expert and author Dr. Amar Bhide is the featured speaker at the April Daniels College of Business Power Breakfast. His talk, “How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World,” is taken by his book by the same title that has just been published by Princeton University Press. The free breakfast will be held Friday, April 24, 7:30 a.m. at the University of Denver, Main Dining Room, HTRM.
The breakfast is sponsored by the Daniels College of Business, the Denver Startup Forum, the Denver Lions Club, and The Denver Daily News. More info (map, parking permit) and RSVP http://www.daniels.du.edu/rsvp.aspx, or John Wren, 303-861-1447
Amar Bhide is the Glaubinger Professor of Business at Columbia University, editor of Capitalism and Society, member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses. A former McKinsey & Company consultant, Bhide was educated at the Indian Institute of Technology and Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar and later served as an associate professor. He has lectured widely on the topic of innovation, most recently at Oxford University. www.bhide.net
Daniels College of Business, University of Denver is proud to be ranked among the best by BusinessWeek, U.S. News & World Report and the Financial Times. www.daniels.du.edu
The Lions Club of Denver is among the 46,000 clubs in Lions International with more than one million members around the globe…the world’s largest service club. www.DenverLions.org.
The new Denver Startup Forum is a community of practice for entrepreneurs, business owners, creative managers and their advisors. http://DenverStartupForum.ning.com
John Wren is a community activist. He is a graduate of DU (BA’69, MBA’79), a member of the Denver Lions Club, and the founder of the new Denver Startup Forum. www.JohnWren.com
About Dr. Bhide’s new book, The Venturesome Economy—How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World”.
“If I were asked to recommend to our new president just one book on the trajectory of the U.S. economy in the next several years, it would unhesitatingly be Amar Bhide’s The Venturesome Economy. The book is an utterly original interpretation of the nature of the complex process of innovation.” Thomas J. Peters, coauthor of In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies.
“This book deepens radically our understanding of how the global economy functions.”
Edmund Phelps, 2006 Nobel Laureate in Economics
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Note to media: Dr. Bhide is available for interviews by telephone now or when he is in Denver. To arrange an interview, contact John Wren, (303)861-1447.
Friday, April 03, 2009
From NASA to First Sale: How to Convert Space Technology into a New Business.
Burke Fort talked with us about space entrepreneurship yesterday at the Denver Startup Forum. Burke heads up the 8th Continent Project at the Colorado School of Mines that is helping entrepreneurs convert space technology into new business ventures. For more about Burke and 8th Continent go to http://8cproject.com/.
At the end of the video Burk refers to an early remark you can hear on the audio recording, the four requirements for startup, usually a team: 1) the idea person; 2) the entrepreneur; 3) the money person; and 4) a support community, accountant, lawyer, marketeer, etc. To get the audio recording of the complete talk, the follow up discussion with Burke yesterday, and to continue the discussion with him online over the next few days, go to http://DenverStartupForum.ning.com
Here's Burke talking about how the experience in space can be turned into a business on earth:
Burke Fort talked with us about space entrepreneurship yesterday at the Denver Startup Forum. Burke heads up the 8th Continent Project at the Colorado School of Mines that is helping entrepreneurs convert space technology into new business ventures. For more about Burke and 8th Continent go to http://8cproject.com/.
At the end of the video Burk refers to an early remark you can hear on the audio recording, the four requirements for startup, usually a team: 1) the idea person; 2) the entrepreneur; 3) the money person; and 4) a support community, accountant, lawyer, marketeer, etc. To get the audio recording of the complete talk, the follow up discussion with Burke yesterday, and to continue the discussion with him online over the next few days, go to http://DenverStartupForum.ning.com
Here's Burke talking about how the experience in space can be turned into a business on earth:
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