« Castaneda's cult | Main | Jasmina Tesanovic: "Killing Journalists" » April 16, 2007Bootstrap WebAlong with David Swedlow, I lead the Web Subgroup for Bootstrap Austin, and I think it's worthwhile here to talk about some of that group's connections and areas of focus. One interesting aspect: because it's part of Bootstrap, it inherently involves entrepreneurial activity, and because it's web-focused, it involves technology more than some of the other Bootstrap groups. Also, by virtue of my own connections, it has the potential to partner with a couple other organizations, specifically EFF-Austin (which is about tech policy) and the Digital Convergence Initiative, which is about regional economic development. Bootstrap Web members were instrumental in helping revive the Open Source Posse that originally began as part of EFF-Austin, and we've talked seriously about making Bootstrap Web members beta users of a web testbed that DCI hopes to create. Bootstrap Web meets the last Monday of the month at 6:30pm at Café Caffeine (909 W. Mary in Austin). Our next meeting, on April 30, will be a discussion of commons-based peer production and open innovation, and how these concepts are relevant to the current and future state of web development and business. Founders off Bootstrap web companies are welcome - we have an interesting and lively combination of business and technical participants. jon posted this at 1:25 AM |
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