The first rule of Fight Club is - you do not talk about Fight Club.
The second rule of Fight Club is - you DO NOT talk about Fight Club. Third rule of Fight Club, someone yells Stop!, goes limp, taps out, the fight is over. Fourth rule, only two guys to a fight. Fifth rule, one fight at a time, fellas. Sixth rule, no shirt, no shoes. Seventh rule, fights will go on as long as they have to. And the eighth and final rule, if this is your first night at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Fight Club Members
The incomprehensive, incomplete, partial and unfinished list of Fight Club Members in Utah.
A list of those who've attended Fight Club dinner and I happened to get their card. There are actually more than 70 so the list is about half. If you've attended and aren't on the list, add your info a comment and I'll kick it up. (Then I'll delete the comment so you won't be embarrassed.)
The Members:
- Alex Lawrence - Franchise King
- Allan Young - University Venture Fund
- Blake Snow - Provo Labs
- Bob Barnes - Zonder.com
- Chris Knudsen - Podango
- Chris Sandberg - Entrepreneure
- Colin Kelly - Connect Magazine
- Daniel Holisnger - Wiki Review
- Derek Perkins - Seatability
- Devin Thorpe - Thorpe Capital
- Geoff Osmond, Connect Magazine
- Jacob Hanson - HireVue
- Jared Van Orden - Entrepreneure
- Jason Barber - Seatability
- Jeff Barson - Nimbleit.com - Surface Medical
- Jeff Jordan - Funding Universe
- Jeremy Neilson - Utah Fund of Funds
- John Wright - Powercode
- Jordy Gundy - Overstock.com
- Josh Steimle - MWI
- Judd Bagely - Overstock.com
- Justin Bergener - VIPBloggers.com
- Michael Ebert - Entrepreneure
- Nate Thurgood - BelleHavens
- Phil Burns - Tag Jungle
- Richard Tripp - Yepic.com
- Robin Peng - Design Engine
- Ryan Coombs, Audio Archives - Ryans Fight
- Ryan Hutchings - Marketing
- Ryan Money, HireVue - Money Talks
- Shawn Nelson - Lovesac Rebel CEO
- Ted Broman - Integracore
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Fight Club: Membership Requirements
The greatest benefit of Fight Club is getting to know other entrepreneurs and CEO's. Since we're gathering a number of decision makers in one place, it becomes very attractive to vendors looking to hawk their tawdry wares. Hence the invitation only. Sorry to those who think it's eliteist but...
Membership Requirement #1: CEO Entrepreneurs with real companies.
No students. No vendors. No sales guys.
You can get around requirement #1 very easily. A current member can bring whoever they want. So if you're a student, vendor, or sales guy, just get a member to invite you. Just make sure it's worth their time and the endless derision that will be heaped upon them for peeing in the pool.
Also, since the purpose of Fight Club is to build a network of entrepreneurs who actually know each other personally, rather than just what our businesses do. Here's an exercise to help us determine the cut of your jib. The performance of which will tell our members much about you, if you're interested in contributing, if you can tell a story, if you want to offer some time and insight to others, if you have a sense of humor. That kind of stuff.
Semi-optional Requirement #2: Write your last fight.
Write and publish (to this site) the story of the last fight you were involved in. (Physical blows exchanged.)
If you've never been in a fight you have three alternatives:
- Write a fictional story of a fight that you might have been in at some time in your lift but that you loose embarrassingly.
- Write a thesis on why physical violence can't solve society's problems and how this site is destroying our children.
- Put your tail between your legs and slink away knowing you're not Fight Club material.
Networking: The all-inclusive, comprehensive, total and complete list of business networking events for entrepreneurs in Utah.
The all-inclusive, comprehensive, total and complete list of business networking events for entrepreneurs in Utah.
Some of these are events I've yet to attend. If you know of a networking 'event' or can describe the events above, add it as a comment with a link and I'll bump it up to this list.
Fight Club - CEO Networking
My personal favorite. Fight Club is totally informal. No cost. No RSVP. Nada. It is open to whoever is invited by someone already in Fight Club. Usually a monthly dinner of 2-3 hours. Members are usually entrepreneur CEO's with a leaning towards tech companies.
Utah Technology Council
UTC is a member of the Council of Regional Information Technology Associations (CRITA), a national trade organization that represents 45 regional Technology trade organizations which in turn represent more than 15,000 technology-related companies in North America. For more information about CRITA, please visit www.crita.org. Paid Service.
Corporate Alliance
Corporate Alliance is designed around local business networking. There is not a technology focus. Paid service between $99 and $149 monthly with additional costs.
Geek Dinner
Hardcore geeks. As a friend of my said on leaving a Geek Dinner, "There are Kazinski's in that room right now building bombs." OK, it's not that bad but you'd better know your Wiki from your C++.
CTO Breakfast
Phil Windley organizes this. I've never been. Someone leave a description as a comment.
The ePIFany Network
Conferencing network. Keynote speakers, etc. Paid.
Business Ignitor Series
Connect Magazines networking events. Usually panel and/or talk. Not really designed around networking.
Utah First Fridays
Informal format. Networking and informational presentations. No membership or dues, all business professionals welcome.
MountainWest Capital Network
Luncheons, panel discussions and conferences. Publishes the Deal Flow report and the V100.
Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum
Built around Utah Valley tech companies. Meets monthly.
Wayne Brown Institute
Seminars & conferences. Monthly 'How to raise money in Utah' seminar. Has good speakers so other entrepreneurs are often in attendance.