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November Feedback Forum: Jack Po and PeerDecisionMonday, November 26, 2007 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (ET)New York, NY |
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Post-Turkey-Day glut got you down? Join us at the Feedback Forum! Everybody knows that entrepreneuring is great for burning calories, and with the pizza and beer we're serving there'll be... uhm, hmmmm.
Anyhoo, our special guests this month are Jack Po and Edward Chan of PeerDecision.
PeerDecision is a community focused on all aspects of the college application process. Users post a profile and have the community vote if he or she will be accepted to specific colleges. Additional features include an interactive forum, user submitted wiki pages throughout the site, and an application cycle management system to streamline the application process. The target population is college bound students, parents, high school guidance counselors and college admissions officers. The site has launched and progressed through beta testing. The current focus is on recruiting a core user base before a mass launch.
Issues for discussion:
* We are struggling with different ways to penetrate the high school market. We cannot mass solicit without a core group of active users which provide real value.
* Our site offers many features but nothing stands out as our core feature. How do we select and focus on a feature that will improve our user recruiting?
* Our core developers are spread throughout 12 time zones and are full time students. What are some suggestions on managing a virtual company and motivating unpaid developers?
Our gracious host this month is Jason Olim. Please RSVP through the link below or you will not be able to get pasts the doorman, and please bring $5 to cover beer & pizza.
Address:
77 W 24th St. (6th Ave)
3F Conf Rm
Nearest subway stops: 23rd St on the F,V (6th Ave), the 1 (7th Ave) or the C,E (8th Ave).
If you're interested in education and social networking, I hope you'll join us to help Jack and Ed get a handle on some of their early-stage issues.
Jonah Keegan
m: 347-813-0927
Jack Po:
Jack is the CEO at PeerDecision. Jack graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Computer Science and a M.A. in Mathematics. At his day job, he is a BME PhD student at Columbia University working on protein folding. He is very actively involved in mathematical education at the high school level. He serves as the assistant coach for the New York City Math Team, as an advisor to the Baltimore County Math League and Math Team, and a member of the AMC advisory panel for the Mathematical Association of America. He is also an adjunct faculty at the City College of New York and currently serves on the board of director for the New York Math Circle.
Edward Chan:
Ed is the marketing and biz dev guy at PeerDecision. In his day job, he is the analyst for the Medical Solutions Fund at Siemens Venture Capital where he performs research on various market sectors, evaluates and sources deals, and works to develop portfolio companies. He is a Board Observer at MD Datacor and is actively involved with the following portfolio companies: China Diagnostics, U-Systems, and Cylex. Prior to joining SVC, Edward worked as a Business Analyst at Capital One in Virginia and performed equity research at Legg Mason in Baltimore. Edward also had experience in developing medical devices and working at a venture backed startup. Edward graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, with a concentration in Computer Engineering.
When & Where
Jason's Place
77 W 24th St
3F Conf Rm
New York,
NY 10010-3217
Monday, November 26, 2007 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (ET)
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NYCE exists to give motivated entrepreneurs at all stages of their careers the opportunity to network, share resources and offer assistance to one another. We currently have about 105 members, with many who are involved in tech or Internet ventures. We meet on the last Monday of each month to socialize, network and examine a specific issue presented by an NYC entrepreneur. If you'd like to join, or if your startup is facing an operational issue that might benefit from feedback from our group, please contact Jonah at denshi at gmail dot com.