Archive for July, 2010

PREE Corp has a new site up.

Last week, Matthew Jackson decided that PREE needed a website. Well, it was decided a few weeks ago, but Matt decided it was time they actually made one. It didn’t have to be pretty, but they needed something up. Eventually, PREE will have a couple of sites, like most corporations do. One for the public to see the products, then a corporate site so people can see more about the actual corporation.

So, PREE Corp is now online. There’s not much info on there yet, but we’re working on it. Every site has to start somewhere. In the next couple of weeks, I’ll be teaching Matthew how to make sure it’s SEO’d properly, we’ll be working on the blog and adding all kinds of content. So make sure you have a look over there and see how they’re growing.

Over at the IFS office, they sub lease a few spaces to other people. I’m one of them. In return for a desk, I write the blogs and do some SEO work for IFS and the other people in here. There’s always a flurry of ideas going on and we all feed off each others energy. It’s great for brainstorming and picking each others ideas apart.

So, when the Flicks and Food website became available, we all discussed whether someone should grab it and what could be done with it. Really, we were most interested in acquiring it so we could eat out and write off our lunches as a business expense… We did think it may be interesting to get it and see what we could do with it. It had been owned by Robert, a guy I shared space with at my last gig and who had also worked with Dean at Ideagin. After much deliberation, it was bought and we all started eating out and taking pictures to upload to the site. I was put in charge of moving stuff around and making it more user friendly. Marie and I discussed how to streamline the site, getting rid of all the superfluous stuff that we weren’t interested in keeping up on. Whenever anyone actually eats out, it’s my job to remind them to take photos.

During our weekly meeting yesterday, when we were wondering what other potential the site has, such as should it be just a San Antonio site, how do we make money from it, does anyone else log on, etc, we had the idea that maybe it should be run through the Idea Finishing School. I mean, why not? It’s a start-up. It’s technology. It has the potential to make money. It would be a great case study for us. We could then use it as the showpiece that we follow every week without worrying about infringing on another startups privacy. When talking about IFS students on the blog, I worry about revealing too much about a patent, or saying something before they’re ready to release that information. This way, we can really show people what’s going on inside the Idea Finishing School without messing some potential future Steve Jobs up. I know it’s nepotism, since we’re all here, but it’s a win-win for me! Plus, I don’t have to drive anywhere…

So, everybody say welcome to the newest IFS student, Flicks and Food. While you’re saying hi, run on over the the Flicks and Food site and check it out. There’s some interesting reviews, and we’ve made it super easy for you to submit you own review.

We’re turning it over to you.

Who do you want to meet at the next Idea Xchange?

So far we’ve had lawyers, entrepreneurs, SEO and SMM and financial people giving a small presentation at the Idea Xchanges.

Who would you come and see. Tell us by name or industry. We’ll do our best to get them here. We may not be able to get Steve Jobs, but we can probably get Pat Condon.

The Idea Xchange is all about YOU. We want to make you successful. We want to know what are you need him in. Where are you struggling? Who do you need advise from? Who’s brains would you pick if you had them caught in a room for half an hour? Who would you love to be trapped in an elevator with?

Send us an email, leave a reply below in the comments or even tweet us @IdeaFS We just want to hear from you.

The Idea Finishing School is currently looking to hire a Marketing Director.

The Marketing Director position would be responsible for Marketing the Idea Finishing School as well as helping the start-ups going though the Idea Finishing School with their marketing needs. We are looking for someone who is willing to teach small business entrepreneurs how to effectively market their company.

The Idea Finishing School is a small business incubator helping start-ups. We are seeking someone with proven Marketing experience who can effectively target small business start-ups with potential and bring them into the Idea Finishing School. The Idea Finishing School has active investors looking to fund start-ups. We are looking for someone who knows how to reach out to these potential start-ups.

If you would be interested in the position of Marketing Director for the Idea Finishing School, or can recommend someone who would be a good candidate, please contact IFS CFO Rudy De La Garza.