GP Brownbag: Shan Man from 98KUPD

Gangplank, Arizona’s largest collaborative workspace, will be hosting 98KUPD radio personality, Shan Man, as a part of our recurring brown bag series. The event will take place on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at noon. The title of his presentation is [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Announcing Gangplank JR Book Club

Gangplank Junior has decided the grown-ups shouldn’t be the ones having all the fun. Starting next month, the kids of Gangplank will begin hosting their own book club. Each month’s book will target a different age range, from 7-15, though [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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New staff member

Hey, I’m Katie Charland, the new Director of Operations for Gangplank. Last week, Gangplank welcomed me as its first full-time staff member. Though I’ve had the pleasure of meeting many of you through various events, I’ve got a long way [...]

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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 [...]

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Ignite Phoenix Developer #3 Update

Due to a low number of submissions, Ignite Phoenix Developer #3 has been canceled.  We apologize to the individuals who submitted, but we didn’t want to half-ass an event. We will be planning another developer event in the near future, [...]

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