Last Thursday evening, in front of an audience of more than 600 tech entrepreneurs, professionals and investors, I had the privilege of making a monumental announcement.
My company, Verge—a community of over 10,000 members in 8 cities across the country—is merging with Powderkeg and reinventing itself as a product company that will continue to serve this incredible community in new and exciting ways. Over the coming months, my team and I will be building a software product that will connect our members to Events, Exposure and Education in ways that have never before been possible for us.
In this episode of our podcast—which will continue to be a key component of our evolving mission—we’ve decided to share the pitch I delivered last week for the reimagined Powderkeg. I also pulled aside Mike Kelly from our Indianapolis-based partner, DeveloperTown, to provide high-level feedback on our initial product ideas as well as some expert insights you can apply to your own product-building process.
As we embark on our new journey at Powderkeg, we’re so thrilled to be taking our whole audience with us and listening to your feedback at every step along the way. Subscribe to our newsletter right here on powderkeg.co and follow us on Facebook to keep up to date with all the latest developments, and read my recent post on Medium if you want to learn more about everything that led up to this moment and the awesome things we have planned for the future.
In this episode with Mike Kelly, you’ll learn:
What we have in store for our upcoming software product
Best practices for building a product on a limited budget
Why competitor research is a vital part of launching a product
Mike’s feedback on our three main product ideas
Please enjoy this conversation with Mike Kelly!
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This episode of Powderkeg is brought to you by DeveloperTown. If you’re a business leader trying to turn a great idea into a product with traction, this is for you.
DeveloperTown works with clients ranging from entrepreneurs to Fortune 100 companies who want to build and launch an app or digital product. They’re able to take the process they use with early stage companies to help big companies move like a startup.
So if you have an idea for a web or mobile app, or need help identifying the great ideas within your company, go to developertown.com/powderkeg.
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Podcasts:
Powderkeg Episode #10 with Kara Nortman
Powderkeg Episode #19 with Max Yoder
Powderkeg Episode #24 with Brian Clark
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People:
Mike Kelly (@michael_d_kelly)
Reid Hoffman (@reidhoffman)
Paul Graham (@paulg)
Nick Wangler (@nickwangler)
Kara Nortman (@karanortman)
Max Yoder (@MaxYoder)
Brian Clark (@brianclark)
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