Consider that many major Internet-based company’s were started by small groups of individuals working together. Yahoo was founded by two graduate students. Google also can trace it’s origins to a couple of graduate students. Facebook, Youtube, Ebay, LinkedIn…the list goes on. All of these companies started small, grew quickly, became household names and provided their founders with a great deal of professional success.

How are these founders different than the average person? Is it that they have amazing ideas that no one else has? Did they just get lucky? Good ideas and good fortune help, but all of these founders success stems from the fact that they worked hard and were willing to “take a risk” on an exciting, new adventure.

I’m seeking people who have the same desire to build a new business from scratch. This new business will be developed from the ground up. It will be a web-based organization. Further details will be provided to the individuals who are selected for this employment opportunity.

Just who am I? I’m a business owner with over 20 years experience running my own companies. I currently own and operate two companies, both of which I built from scratch. I am putting together a small team of individuals to create this new business.

Specifically I am seeking the following type of person:
• Self-motivated, self-directed; someone who sees a problem and starts working on a solution
• Strong experience with online social networking
• Technical skills, such as web site development or programming are required
• Most important: the motivation to learn. Starting a new business involves a huge learning curve and the willingness to absorb new tactics and techniques.

This is an offer of employment in which you will work part time for the company in exchange for stock (ownership) in the company. This is not a “get rich” quick scheme nor a MLM. You will not be asked to invest money into the company, but rather your time and effort in which your will be compensated with stock.

If you are interested, please be aware that you should already be supporting yourself through some other means. As with most successful new businesses, this one won’t be designed to generate initial cash flow, but rather grow (hopefully quickly) into a thriving business. Rewards will come in the form of making the business profitable and receiving a share of this profit via your ownership in the company.

If you are still interested, please respond to this post with the following:

#1. A brief description about yourself. Focus on your character traits that would make you a good fit for this opportunity. Please keep this description to under 500 words (about a page of text in a word processor programmer).
#2. A resume.
#3. Your current status (college student, employed, self-employed, etc.). Again, I expect that you will have another source of income, so having a full-time job or being a college student is not a “negative”.

Startups Are Better Schedule:

6:00 – Check-In – Check-in, have a drink and a bite to eat (or more than a bite)
7:00 – Startups Intro / Fireside Chat – Fireside chat and Q&A with Joe Kraus and Michael Robertson
7:45 – Mingle – Enjoy the food, drinks and visit each startup table

Where:

SweetLabs Office, 510 Market Street
at 5th Ave. in the Gaslamp (2nd floor)

I’m working with the Tribal Digital Village (sctdv.net), InSTEDD.org, and the ServalProject.org to test Paul Gardner-Stephen’s system for infrastructureless telephony that can be contained in a backpack and air dropped into disaster areas. It has the Batphone nickname because one part of the open-source software stack is a protocol called BATMAN (Better Approach To Mobile Adhoc Networking). The Batphones form a mesh network among themselves, and multi-hop through that to negotiate VOIP phone calls.

On our way toward a full catastrophe simulation demo in January, we’re inviting folks to join us for a Hackathon session to uncover and address flaws in the assumptions, logic, software and hardware. That adds up to a magical geekery-filled Sunday. Sunday Nov. 20, 10am – 5pm PST (GMT – 8:00).You can join us in person (on the reservation, 50 min. drive from downtown San Diego) or participate online. Please register for either option here: http://bit.ly/bathack.

You can find out most of what you want to know about the Batphone at http://www.ServalProject.org. You can download the Android app there (requires rooting). The sourcecode is on Github, search for ServalProject. You can also respond here or email me for questions. -Xavier Follow @merelyanode and #Batphone

Hello Entrepreneurs of San Diego!!

Sustaining Revenue is key in every Business

We are going to have an entire Saturday dedicated to building confidence, gaining more knowledge and utilizing practical exercises in developing closer relationship with your customers.

December, 3rd from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM

@ THE HIVE (770 11th Ave, San Diego, CA)

REGISTER HERE : http://www.meetup.com/San-Diego-Entrepreneur-Center-Society/events/40230572/

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It will be a day for the actual practice of:

  Customer Interviews

            Usability Testing

            Sales Pitch

or whatever it is you need to do to know how to attain new customers and serve your existing customers better!!

(Please bring your own computer and the props you need to present your product.)

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The idea is that all the attendees will have the opportunity to contribute with opinions about the product you are going to be presenting, at the same time that you as well will retribute with your most honest feedback about your friends products.

And for you that is not an entrepreneur, don’t miss this opportunity to test the top products that are being developed in San Diego!

PRICE: $25.00 (Breakfast + Lunch + Taxes & Fees)

AGENDA:

09:30 AM to 10:30 AM   – Breakfast and Networking

10:30 AM to 12:30 AM   – Customer Development

12:30 AM to 01:30 PM   – Lunch and Presentations

01:30 PM t0 03:30 PM   – More Customer Development

Meets at Cooley
4401 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, Ca 92122

Date: October 5, 2011 from 6:00 to 9:00pm

Description: So you have an idea for a startup, do you? But what is the next step? This is it.
In just three hours, the Startup Ideation Bootcamp will help you improve your idea, come up with new ideas, and even recruit potential cofounders. Join us for a fun evening.

What is the Startup Ideation Bootcamp?
The Startup Ideation Bootcamp provides expert advice with real-world practice. The evening begins with talks by leading startup Founders designed to teach you the components of good and bad startup ideas. For example, is your market big enough, is there organic growth potential, and a clear path to profitability? Then, attendees can share their ideas with both experts and peers to receive constructive feedback. The evening format is based on the best practices of theFounder Institute, the largest pre-seed incubator in the world. Pizzas and drinks will also be provided.

Who Should Attend?

• Anyone who has an idea for an early-stage company.
• Anyone that is interested starting or joining a new startup.
• Anyone interested in learning about the Founder Institute.

This contract is budgeted  through to Dec. 31 and may extend some time beyond that.

This is for a Sharepoint project, therefore having Sharepoint experience be desired, specifically Sharepoint 2010.

The project will upgrade the existing server farm and migrate existing department Sharepoint sites to the new environment.

If your members are interested in this role, please have them upload their resume’s to:

http://www.pcrecruiter.net/pcrbin/reg5.exe?i1=PUBLIC&i2=185689068582582&i3=DETAIL&i4=185689068582582&i5=&i6=&i7=&i8=9%2f14%2f2011%2012:35:15%20PM&hash=1625641072&i10=&pcr-id=JCxV%2fQKKuM3m1pmpCR%2bEYlCGRAtogs71W2Ycd4VoKuHGH3gZ84lIqdusrqVm30H7N9rfKFz8jqUm%0d%0a56Fr3yp%2fMLw%3d

Website: http://www.eventbee.com/event?eid=882828273

Meets at Point Loma Nazerene University, Mission Valley
4007 Camino Del Rio South, San Diego, CA 92108-4105

Date: Thursday August 11, 2011 from 9:30am to 4:00pm

SD Tech Scene Special Price: $99 using discount code “SDTECH2011”

Description: We are offering a “Drupal 6 in a day for Site Administrators” class on Thursday August 11th here in San Diego. This is a great class for clients who have, or plan to have, a Drupal site and would like to know more about the inner workings of Drupal from the perspective of a site administrator. Class size is limited so sign-up now, or promote this to your client base as a great learning opportunity. This is a fun and interactive day with great tips, along with practical and usable strategies for managing and extending Drupal web site. This is an interactive, hands-on workshop, not a preach-n-teach session, with instructor-led curriculum and hands-on labs using a live Drupal 6 sandbox site.

Drupal In A Day For Site Administrators
Presented by Acquia and Drupal Anywhere

Thursday, August 11, 2011 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Register here: http://drupal-in-day-august-drupalanywhere.eventbee.com

Point Loma Nazerene University Conference Center, Mission Valley
4007 Camino Del Rio South, San Diego, CA 92108-4105

Look forward to meeting you in class! Susan Rust & Doug Hoffman

Drupal Anywhere: http://www.drupalanywhere.com

If you answered yes to these questions, then you could qualify for a position at Ceatus Media Group. This position will work alongside other specialists to analyze doctor and lawyer websites and to develop strategies to optimize these sites for localized search engine rankings. This position will also track the progress of clients and make necessary SEO modifications to maintain dominant rankings over time. The company is growing rapidly and wants you to join the team.

Qualified applicants should have the following education/skills/experience:

• 1-2 years experience with SEO
• Knowledge of Google Places
• Knowledge of Social Media Practices
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent Verbal & Written Skills
• Intense Will to Dominate the SERP Landscape

Located in beautiful Pacific Beach, Ceatus Media Group is the leading Internet development and online publishing company specializing in the medical, dental and legal business sectors. Our comprehensive portals provide directory listings for clients in these areas. We also offer SEO services for individual practice websites.

Our industry-leading SEO team has helped Ceatus Media Group websites generate more than 10 million visitors per year to our top educational patient resources for each topic area. We effectively compete for many of the most valuable organic search terms on the Internet.
In addition to competitive salaries, Ceatus Media Group offers the following:

• A respectful, professional and challenging work environment
• Health Insurance
• Matching 401k
• Paid vacations and holidays

Please email resume and salary history/expectations to dbutler@ceatus.com.

For more company information see:
· www.ceatus.com; www.yourplasticsurgeryguide.com; www.allaboutvision.com; www.yourdentistryguide.com; www.yourbariatricsurgeryguide.com

• Location: Pacific Beach
• Compensation: DOE

AI Center is a startup accelerator focused on incubation, commercialization, and globalization of local innovations. They offer mentorship and access to educational and community events, as well as business resources to help entrepreneurs achieve success faster.

Don’t miss out on your chance to be a part of San Diego’s growing startup community! For more information on how to sign up, contact info@aicenterca.com.

Website: www.aicenterca.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/AICenterCA

Here is the current agenda:

• Welcome & Overview – 10 minutes
• Flash Professional – 30 minutes
• Dreamweaver – 30 minutes
• PhotoShop – 30 minutes
• Flash Catalyst – 30 minutes
• Flash Builder – 30 minutes
• CF Builder – 15 minutes
• Community Showcase – 30 minutes
• Wrapup and Prizes – 10 minutes

Where: The Art Institute of San Diego – 7655 Mission Valley Road San Diego , CA 92108

Date: June 25th from 9am to 1pm

Twitter: @ChrisGriffith