Due to the monsoon rains, we are moving the August 8 event, Ayala Foundation Presents: Juan Great Leap! Transforming Your Idea Into Startup Success to Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 630pm, at the Ayala-TBI office at the UP-Ayala Technohub in Diliman, QC.
We will keep the reservations of the 250 who signed up beforehand.
The seminar is already fully booked, but if you’re willing to go on the waitlist just in case people drop their slots, you can do so by filling the form here.
See you on the 29th! Hopefully, we don’t get rained out this time 🙂
Due to the heavy rains and extreme weather conditions, the August 8 startup event, Ayala Foundation Presents: Juan Great Leap, is being postponed. We shall be moving it to a later date, so please keep posted.
I think during these times, we should be shifting our focus a bit from startups towards patriotism and concern for our fellow countrymen who are severely affected by the flood.
The true entrepreneur ALWAYS has a bias towards action. Let’s harness this and do what we can.
For those who are registered to attend on August 8 (10 days to go, woohoo!), just on case my email didn’t get to you, please be reminded that we are going to use the nametag as a creative tool to facilitate networking and collaboration.
The nametags will look like this:
Unless you want a generic nametag (without a goal), please send me an email at peter@juangreatleap.com which states:
a) The name you want to use
b) The title you want to use
c) The startup goal you’d like to achieve
Please do send me that email by this Thursday (August 2) so we’ll have ample time to print ’em.
The August 8 event, Ayala Foundation Presents: Juan Great Leap is now fully booked at 250 registered participants.
For those who have been able to register:
One, please don’t flake.
Two, if you suddenly cannot make it to August 8, please do be considerate enough to email me ASAP that you are relinquishing your slot so another person can attend in your stead.
For those who did not make it to the 250 count:
There will be more startup events and activities you can participate in the very near future. I’d like to recommend that you subscribe to the Juan Great Leap newsletter (punch in your email on the right side.) Juan Great Leap blogposts, announcements, and other activities are sent directly to your email address by subscribing. Needless to say, I will never spam you nor sell your email addresses.
Also, like I mention above, if slots are freed up, I’ll announce it. If ever, these new slots will be available on a first come, first served basis.
Friends, you know I’m really humbled and honored that we’ve reached 250 this fast. To think when I started the blog, I thought, “if 10 people read the blog, I’d be happy.” I’ll do everything in my power to ensure we all learn as much as we can from August 8.
In only a week after the event announcement, we realized that the planned 100-person attendance was going to be blown to bits, so we increased capacity by removing tables and altering the original space format.
As agreed upon with Ayala, we shall be limiting registration to 250 heads. As of 3:40 today, the attendance rate is at 205 heads.
There are 45 slots left.
For those of you planning to go, please sign up here now. We shall be closing once we reach 250 heads.
Again, please do not be a flaker! As we are getting closer to the date, I know we are also finalizing our respective schedules. If you are just now finding out that you cannot make it, please email me at pcauton@yahoo.com so we can give the slot to another person.
Thank you so much and see you at the Technohub on the 8th!
Limited to 100 slots. Food and drinks shall be served in the venue.
——————————————————————————-
Here. We. Go!!!
As I promised a few days ago, I cancelled the last Juan Great Meet to make way for a bigger event.
The Ayala Foundation- TBI (Technology Business Incubator) is sponsoring the next Juan Great Meet (not naming it MEET first so its more accessible to a wider audience)
The event is designed to let the participants learn and understand what exactly it takes to build a successful startup from idea to product delivery and development. We’ll be learning from four different entrepreneurs.
I’ll be hosting the event and will be delivering the keynote address (What it takes to achieve startup success). Then we’ve invited 3 successful entrepreneurs to share with us how exactly they’ve taken their ideas and transformed them into profitable and meaningful ventures. We’ll be asking them to share real experiences and practical tips we can all use.
Here they are below:
Howard Go: Mobile Game Developer, Co-founder of Mochibits
Glenn Santos: Writer, Serial entrepreneur, Founder of Memokitchen
Dr. Denton Chua: Medical and tech entrepreneur, CEO/President of Health Cube
(I’ll be posting a more detailed account of their backgrounds soon)
Then, I’ll be facilitating a panel discussion / Q&A with our three guests. Exciting stuff!
We’ll be ending the night with networking and drinks.
Sorry for the late announcement people, but the second Juan Great Meet with Howard Go will not be pushing through as scheduled next Wednesday.
I’ve a very good reason: this morning I met with a big-name sponsor who is interested in holding the event – this means we can hold the event for free, so more people can attend! And since the venue would be significantly bigger, I thought of inviting a panel of entrepreneurs we can learn from who could speak at the event. We are planning to hold this early August. Exciting!
I had asked the sponsor if we could continue with Wednesday’s original event with Howard and then just invite other speakers for the August event, but they were very intrigued with Howard’s background and insisted on having him in the panel.
So of course, if we continued with Wednesday, I’d get absolutely lynched for charging P500 and then having Howard speak again in a few weeks – for free!
So for those who wired me their cash – thank you very much!
Just kidding, I’ll wire them back to ya. All of you emailed me anyway, so I’d get back to you individually on how you can get the cash back. Apologies for the hassle and thank you for the patience.
Stay tuned for more announcements and details regarding our bigger event this coming August! Exciting! Lots to learn!
Here’s quick way to enter the startup lifestyle: join one!
Below are startup career opportunities in the JUAN GREAT LEAP (JGL) startup network. If you are interested in any of these, please shoot me an email at pcauton@yahoo.com, along with a resume or linkedin link.
All the jobs are STARTUP jobs, so expect the following from all of them: a) the job description is fluid: the job WILL change as the startup changes b) you will have a lot of freedom to create and leave your mark c) there is always a possibility for earning shares, d) things are pretty exciting, e) being part of the JGL Startup Network opens up all sorts of possibilities as far as career and learning are concerned. f) the job title is merely a placeholder – you can call yourself what you want (like, Ambassador of Buzz, Master Chief, Super VP, etc…), I just used the term “head” as a catch-all.
From its “let’s make HR applications” days, STORM is now undergoing the transition to a fully-focused Flexible Benefits provider. Through flexible benefits, STORM helps companies solve this problem: How can I maximize satisfaction on a limited budget?
As business development head, the successful applicant will be helping me and Pao create strategies in creating business for the company not only locally, but also internationally. STORM now has the technology and Flexben support team capable of servicing an international clientele. More importantly, the successful applicant will be IMPLEMENTING these strategies.
STORM has been on an upward trajectory ever since its inception. We are very very excited about its prospects and we need a great, innovative business development person to put us over the top.
B) General Manager, STRATA (In Incubation)
Over the years, our team at STORM has created a wide array of different technology-based HR solutions APART from our central FLEXBEN solution. A number of these have been making serious money. The thing is, one of the clearest things we have to do strategically in STORM is to focus, and we have decided recently to focus on FLEXIBLE BENEFITS alone.
So what about the other solutions? (some of which make money and have clients) Instead of just killing the other products, the very clear direction is to spin them off by creating ANOTHER HR firm.
We need someone here with enough HR knowledge (and interest) not merely to hold deep discussions with HR business leaders, but more importantly to convince them of ideas. We also need someone who would be interested in technology and obviously, has to be a bit of an entrepreneur. In the end, this person will hold tremendous influence over how Strata will develop and look like. We need someone who can own the startup and make it grow.
The interesting thing about this startup? It ALREADY will have a client list and a revenue stream.
Substantialequity, in the case of this position, will be available (with vesting).
Local executive search has basically been the same over the course of the last 20 or so years. It’s high time to disrupt it. This is the battlecry for Searchlight, and this year is proving to be a tipping point.
The business isn’t exactly rocket science – it’s finding, convincing, and placing great people in great career opportunities. (which is also why there is a challenge to standout as a firm) So those who AREN’T in search now, or even fresh graduates, are very welcome to apply.
We need a young consultant who can learn the ropes fast, and help put our strategies into place. We need someone who’s great in social media, is a workaholic, can communicate and sell, represent the company well, and loves people.
D) General Manager, Mobile Payments Firm (In Incubation)
One of the startups we are currently developing is a new take on mobile payments. It has been in incubation over the last few months, and will probably launch in the 4th quarter. We have a topnotch founding team for this, but we would be needing a General Manager. I really can’t talk about this one in detail, but I can do so in person if you signify interest in learning more. For this post, substantial vested equity will be available.
Juan Great Leap is slowly transforming into many things: an online advocacy, startup lab, a startup community, even a bit of a startup school. Currently the only one “employed” fulltime by Juan Great Leap is me. I need a junior contributor who can help me develop all facets of the concept.
I need someone who is reliable, has a lot of energy, a good writer, has supreme communication skills, is organized, entrepreneurial, and someone who is very very interested in startups. With that skill set, you probably command a high salary – and I am telling you now, this firm probably won’t be able to match what a corporation can give you. (largely because the labs are a long-term play) But I am also telling you now: if you are interested in startups, there is no other job opening that will give you as much learning as this one.
Being exposed to the deal flow (seeing and being involved in the formation of new startup concepts) alone is priceless.
I recently vacated the CEO role of STORM to concentrate on Juan Great Leap. (I am still VERY involved in strategy and biz dev’t, though) Pao has assumed accountability for all day to day operations as its newly-minted CEO. So now we need a new head of technology. We need someone who also develops, but can do three crucial things: a) manage the current STORM tech team b) be involved in TRUE product development (using customer info to drive iterations), and c) represent the firm well in client meetings. Equity can be in play. We currently develop using PHP (but can be convinced to switch platforms).
Tired of the corporate grind? Send me an email ASAP!
For those asking, yes, to eliminate friction, you can pay the P500 fee at the event itself. Just send me an email at pcauton@yahoo.com to confirm your slot.
Like in the first event, I’m relying much on the trust factor here. Knowing that there are limited seats, please don’t flake, once you’ve made a reservation.
It will be a great talk. If you are a current web developer, I really recommend attending the event. Howard has so many useful insights on creating both value and revenue in the appstore environment. Below is a recent snapshot. If you are startup enthusiast, you will learn a lot about the startup process – Howard will talk about creating and closing different business until finally hitting it big with Mochibits.
Seeya!
Howard’s Word Stack app recent placing on the android appstore
WHAT: JUAN GREAT MEET 2: Pouncing Relentlessly on Opportunity
WHEN: 7:00pm, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2012
WHERE: Function Room 1, 28th floor Union Bank Plaza, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City
After the success of the first Juan Great Meet, I’ve been very eager to continue doing events like this.
I’ve decided to make it a series where we would invite different entrepreneurs to give talks on their startup journeys, and then a question-and-answer portion. Then, like what worked so well before, we can have small group sharing/networking.
The difference this time is that I would need to be charging for the event (or my wife will strangle me) to cover some expenses. Just P500 though, and will already include the usual entrepreneur staple: Pizza.
The next entrepreneur talk is pretty exciting and I’m sure will be a tremendous learning opportunity.
Howard Go is the co-founder of Mochibits, Inc., an ultra-lean startup which has been creating money-making games on the Apple and Android App Stores for the past two years. Their most successful apps (SWIPETAPTAP, WORD TO WORD, and WORD STACK) have each been featured at one point by either Apple’s App Store or Amazon’s App Store.
Howard will talk all about his startup journey, which includes his own escape from the corporate jungle, putting up and closing down different businesses, and ultimately entering and thriving in the app development world.
I do know one thing: his pointers on what not to do and what to do when releasing an app is worth the price of ten admissions!
So if you are interested in:
– learning how to put up a lean tech startup, or
– how to create an app factory, or
– how to monetize apps, or
– hear an example of how someone jumped from the corporate life to form his startups,
…then reserve a slot now (limited to 50 slots) !
To reserve a slot, please deposit P500 to this BPI account:
BPI ACCOUNT: 3300-2024-53
And then you can either email me a copy of the deposit slip picture at pcauton@yahoo.com, or fax it at 02-5769358 (request for faxtone).
(UPDATE: Yes, you can pay at the event itself. Just reserve your slot by sending me an email at pcauton@yahoo.com. I trust you, please don’t flake!)
Due to the monsoon rains, we are moving the August 8 event, Ayala Foundation Presents: Juan Great Leap! Transforming Your Idea Into Startup Success to Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 630pm, at the Ayala-TBI office at the UP-Ayala Technohub in Diliman, QC. 
JUAN GREAT LEAP 