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GP Brownbag: Chad Smith & Open Forum

When you think of animation, most likely the first image that pops into your head is either a Disney or Pixar character. Ever since that black and white mouse came onto the screen as Steamboat Willy, animation has taken a (Continue Reading…)

Jay Roger’s Brown Bag

Local Motors CEO and Co-Founder, Jay Rogers, was kind enough to come share his vision of the future of the car industry with us last month. Rogers explained the traditional model of car building and how that model is no (Continue Reading…)

GP Brown bag: "The Art of Celebrity Impersonation"

Gangplank, Arizona’s largest collaborative workspace, will be hosting celebrity impersonator, Dennis Keogh, as a part of their recurring brown bag series. The event will take place on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at noon. Keogh has been performing as celebrity Sean (Continue Reading…)

Why you shouldn't miss Hacknights

Hacknights were started to provide an opportunity for like-minded individuals to connect, share ideas and launch new ventures in the community. Every Wednesday around quitting time, a hodge-podge of developers, bloggers, artists, techies and entrepreneurs are thrown together in one (Continue Reading…)

Linchpin Meetup Recap

Last night, 40+ people assembled at Gangplank to discuss the book Linchpin, written by marketing guru Seth Godin. The book discusses the idea of making yourself so good at what you do that you are indispensable, and that causing disruption (Continue Reading…)

GP Brownbag: 'Opportunities in a time of mass upheaval'

Everyone loves free stuff. Unfortunately, most big companies are out to make money and dislike giving away their products for free. Then Shwaag came along. The company’s CEO Eric Keosky-Smith has taken local social media by storm with the concept (Continue Reading…)

Gangplank Updates

Looking to reserve permanent space at Gangplank? You’ve been to Gangplank a few times and you like what you see. If you’re thinking about setting up a more permanent base of operations, we now have a “Gangplank Space Request” form (Continue Reading…)

Phoenix Crowd Pitch

What: This event will bring entrepreneurs, innovators, mentors, support providers, and investors together in an informal and energetic setting. Think ´American Idol´ — selected entrepreneurs will have 4 minutes to pitch their company to both a panel of experts & (Continue Reading…)

Free Entrepreneur Mentoring at Gangplank

Office Hours @ Gangplank Several VC’s and angel investors have open office hours at Gangplank in Chandler, AZ. Recently ATIF took office hours and it was an overwhelming success.  We are now opening office hours for even more mentors.  Pick (Continue Reading…)