Jump Off
by tim savage
Launching a brand is just like taking a leap of faith. No matter how much time you spend talking about how great it is going to be and the benefits for every one in the world, the brand still has to launch. I attend a church locally where my lead pastor has said “we are in the year of the jump”, meaning our church is going to grow fast with a new building addition. So a friend of mine (NateFX) and I followed that lead and coined the term “jump off” for launching a brand with a tag line of “might as well jump” (set to the Van Hallen song of the same name).
Nate and I came up with that on a phone call at about 10 pm in the middle of March and are now launching our first brand together. Through launching this brand we are actually launching a new business idea. This means there is beta testing and all the rest. It is a real fun time and a great time of anticipation for the success of this brand and business.
Take a look at this video page and see what a brand is doing with nothing but volunteers on the team and a paid person leading the charge. Anything can be done if you take a leap of faith…. might as well jump. 
http://www.vimeo.com/qpza
http://www.vimeo.com/qcc
Awesome Inc iPhone App released
The Awesome Inc iPhone app released to the app store on August 19th. Search keyword “awesomeinc” and download it for free. The app features:
- news/blog feed
- calendar of events
- Awesomecast
- Registration for the Awesome Community - sign up now to get details on what this will be in the future.
*** updates coming soon! ***
Awesome Inc visits Techstars
by Brian Raney
Last week several members of Team Awesome traveled to Boulder, Co to visit Techstars. For the unfamiliar, Techstars is a mentor-ship driven summer-long program in Boulder and Boston for entrepreneurs to accelerate their business. They select about 20 companies from all over the nation to participate in the program. About 500 apply. At the end of the program Techstars holds demo day. This is an opportunity for the companies to pitch to potential investors to raise their first round of funding…most of them succeed.
Luke and I attended demo day last year. This year seven entrepreneurs from Lexington attended. We watched the 10 teams pitch their ideas to hundreds of investors. All of the pitches were solid, but our top picks were Next Big Sound, Spry, Retel, & Take Comics.
Awesome Inc plans to do something similar to Techstars called the Awesome Inc Experience next summer.
While in Boulder we also attended a few social media gatherings, visited the Techstars facilities, climbed a mountain, and did “the thing” in downtown Denver (just ask if you need to know).
It was a great trip and I’m proud to be a part of Team Awesome. The seven of us that went on the trip and all the team members and supporters that we have in Lexington are a part of something big - something big that is changing the dynamics of the region and positively affecting the community and individuals. Thanks to everyone for their support. And thanks to Techstars for showing us what we have to shoot for.
Techstars demo day |
Team Awesome - atop the mountain |
Team Awesome - doing the thing |
Team Awesome at Techstars - David Cohen, Brian Raney, Andrew Hyde, Luke Murray, Ryan Bright, Ryan Copple, Rachel Cunningham, Nathan Fort, Nick Such |
Awesome Inc Mobile miniConference - Video
Prosper Media Group created a wrap-up video for the Mobile Conference from July 18. It’s a great video, so check it out!
