As a budding entrepreneur, sometimes you need a little reality check to assure yourself that you didn’t just do something totally crazy by quitting your job and starting your own consulting business. I have to thank my friend Amar Rama for securing me an invite to the latest House of Genius meeting in Austin last week. What an intriguing group and premise!
House of Genius brings together entrepreneurs and a diverse mix of business leaders from the community for an evening each month of disruptive thinking, supportive input, and creative new ideas. Three presenters take turns sharing a bit about their business and a key problem they are trying to solve. Then, each attendee offers questions, insights, suggestions, or introductions that may assist the presenter. The collective “group think” delivers some really unique input and solutions.
And Who are You?
One of the most unique aspects of the session is that you only share your first name as the meeting begins. Full intros are saved until the end so attendees are not influenced by who you are, just by what you have to say.
I found myself guessing throughout the evening as to the backgrounds of my fellow attendees. At the end when we did full intros, I was amazed at what a diverse group of people were in the room. Kudos to Kevin Verde, Amar and the rest of their team for putting on such a great event that is a valuable service for entrepreneurs here in Austin.
The Takeaway
I walked out of the event energized. I realized there are others like me who are making a go of building their own businesses. And, when I find myself with a business problem I’m not sure how to solve, I know where I can turn for a bit of “Genius.”
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