September’s Refresh: Innovation = Hard Work

by Kevin Lawver on September 8, 2010

September’s Refresh is fast approaching, so it’s time to get my act together and tell you what we’re talking about, right?  This month, Ron Pearl is going to talk about “Innovation”.  Wait, stop… don’t run away!  We’re not going to (…)

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August Refresh Recap

by Kevin Lawver on August 18, 2010

Thanks to everyone who came out last night, and especially to Marty Scott, who gave a great presentation that led to an interesting discussion of the issues. What struck me was how many oceans there are to “boil” in the (…)

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August’s Refresh: Is It Safe? Patient Safety and Brainstorming

by Kevin Lawver on August 11, 2010

We’re going to try something a little different this month. Marty Scott, who spoke at TEDX, is going to give us an overview of the problems hospitals face with patient safety. Then, we’ll go through a brainstorming exercise to see (…)

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Slides from Marvin’s Presentation

by Kevin Lawver on July 21, 2010

Marvin did his own writeup of last night’s Refresh, so I don’t have to! Here are his slides (which were excellent): Introduction To Agile Refresh Savannah July20 2010 V1 4 View more presentations from Marvin Heery. Thanks to everyone who (…)

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You Should Speak at Geekend

by Kevin Lawver on July 7, 2010

Yes, you. No, I’m not talking to anyone else right now, just you. What have you got to lose? You know stuff; you should share it. You have two more days to submit your proposal for Geekend, and now is (…)

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July’s Refresh: Agile Development, Plus a Quest and a Question

by Kevin Lawver on July 1, 2010

It’s July already and that means it’s time to tell you all about July’s Refresh! This month we’ll be talking about Agile Development (which a lot of you voted for on the poll), presented by Marvin Heery. I’ve already seen (…)

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June Refresh Recap: Link Dump and a Request

by Kevin Lawver on June 23, 2010

Thanks to everyone who attended Refresh last night! I think it went really well and I learned a lot about the different types of funding, when to go for them, and what to expect. Big thanks to Mark Bandy and (…)

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June’s Refresh: Startups and Funding: Featuring angel investor Mark Bandy and an overview TAG’s Economic Gardening program

by Kevin Lawver on May 26, 2010

Yeah, I know I put up a poll and everything and asked you what you wanted to cover, but I’m going to pretend that was for the future and not for June. Why? Because I went out and got an (…)

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June’s Refresh: What’s Next?

by Kevin Lawver on May 23, 2010

May’s Refresh was great fun. We have a new venue, there were refreshments and a lot of people showed up (and almost all of them stayed for the whole thing!). Now it’s time to plan June’s… and we don’t have (…)

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May’s Refresh Savannah: How To Make A Dollar (Then A Million)

by Kevin Lawver on May 4, 2010

It’s May already and that means it’s time to get organized for this month’s meeting! May’s Refresh will be held on Tuesday, 5/18 at 7PM at Savannah’s brand-new co-working spot – thincspace! It’s right downtown (35 Barnard St), and bonus: (…)

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