Rhode Island Nexus

Have you ever thought of starting your own business?
Ever wondered how to evaluate a startup you want to join?
In love with Rhode Island, but can't find any good local options?

All these questions, and more, will be answered! This Wednesday, you'll have the opportunity to direct your questions to some of Rhode Island's most distinguished tech entrepreneurs. Each panelist will give a short description of what he does, and then we will open the floor to questions and discussion.

Panelists:
- Sean Ransom, VP of Technology at Batch Blue and prior Senior Engineer at Amazon
- Owen Johnson, co-founder of Investment Instruments and Rentomatic
- Charlie Kroll, CEO and founder of Andera
- Allan Tear, a founding partner of the Aptus Collaborative, an interdisciplinary “hive mind”
- Jack Templin, leader of the RI Nexus program
- Brad Weinberg ’03, co-founder and CTO of the wellness company Shape Up The Nation

Announcing the 1st Pecha Kucha night in Providence! YAY. Pecha Kucha is a monthly format for sharing ideas, in which presenters are allotted 20 PowerPoint slides and 20 seconds per slide. Put simply: 6 minutes and 40 seconds of PowerPoint performance art. It began in Tokyo in 2003, has since spread to 166 cities worldwide, and now it's landing in Providence.

And WE NEED PRESENTERS. Understandably you're shy, but channel that courage from within, and email Stephanie (misstephanie.gerson@gmail.com) to announce your intent. The theme for March is: beginnings.

Shmoozing at 7p, presentations at 8p, and shmoozing throughout.