“ This was a pretty good meet-up. Some interesting groups presented. Public Collections was probably my pick for the night, they seem to fill a niche and have a good business model. I would gladly pay $30 to put a companies name in the lime light that didn't pay. It was nice to hear Sandra talk about different avenues for getting funding and being able to talk to her after words to find some paths to take for your own startup. Also a thank you to whomever setup the live streaming for those that couldn't physically be there. ”

“ I enjoyed hearing about the different ventures that were presented. ”

“ Excellent administration and information from organizers. A couple of the presentations could have been more polished and rehearsed - demo failed etc. ”

“ We took a bit of a departure from our regular program to highlight some of the startups and support organizations out of West Michigan. Thanks to the crew of 7 Holland/GR folks that came out for this (and to Brandon Dimcheff for hosting them), to Roger Rayle for the live and recorded Ustream video feed, to Wireless Ypsi for lending their Meraki wifi gear, and to all our speakers (though I didn't get to ask Stephanie and Nathan from AnnArbor.com about their numbers - daily/monthly uniques, CTR, CPM, etc. Anybody know? Quantcast.com and Compete.com numbers don't look right). Our September meetup promises to be really exciting, with an amazing lineup. Be there! ”

“ I was hoping for a smaller, more intimate event. I liked only 1 presentation, public-collections.com. ”

“ relevant topics, good presenters, audience participation ”

“ It was inspiring to see all of the innovative concepts that are being developed in Michigan, and it was informative to see what the state of Michigan offered in terms of assistance. ”

“ Very interesting businesses. Learned a lot. Thanks. ”