January 1st - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. Welcome to 2015. Now is the perfect time to plan a new business or chart a new course for an existing one. This week’s focus is on modeling your business using the latest Business Model Canvas. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
January 7th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
January 8th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on App Stores and online marketplaces. How to get your Application, Service or Book into 21st century markets. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
January 13th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. Tonight’s topic is TBD
January 14th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
January 15th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s topic is on Indie Game Development. Is the market overcrowded? Is it still possible to run a viable indie game business? As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
January 21st - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
January 22nd - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Game Monetization. If you’re developing a game, you really need to understand the way people make money on the platforms you’ve chosen. Come and discuss strategy. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
January 28th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
January 29th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on leveraging cloud services like Amazon AWS and Google App Engine as a back-end for your Web, Mobile, or Desktop application business. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
January 29th - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Get to know other local people interested in Game Design and Development. Mobile Phone Apps, Web Games, PC, Console, Handheld and even “Old School” board game developers are welcome. If you’re a game developer, hacker, designer, artist or musician interested in making games – come join us!
February 4th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
February 5th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on professional infrastructure for your startup. Many tech start-ups grow out of hobbies. Once you make the decision to set out as a real company, it’s time to set aside the makeshift systems and embrace best practices for infrastructure. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
February 10th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. Tonight’s topic is Vagrant & CSS Animations/Transitions
February 11th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
February 12th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on contractors and work for hire. It’s impossible to do everything yourself as a entrepreneur. Spending money is always painful for a new business, but when done properly, the results can be impressive. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
February 18th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
February 19th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on setting priorities to grow your business. As an entrepreneur there are thousands of things vying for your attention. Don’t fall into the trap of being busy instead of productive. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
February 25th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
February 26th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus application development tools. Identifying the right tool(s) early on can lead to rapid development and lower support efforts. Picking the wrong tool can trap you in a quagmire of sunk costs and rework. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
February 26th - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Get to know other local people interested in Game Design and Development. Mobile Phone Apps, Web Games, PC, Console, Handheld and even “Old School” board game developers are welcome. If you’re a game developer, hacker, designer, artist or musician interested in making games – come join us!
March 4th - Coffee & Ink – Cancelled
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: No meetings this week. Join us at the regular time next week.
March 5th - Office Hours – Cancelled
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: No meetings this week. Join us at the regular time next week.
March 10th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. Tonight’s topic is TBD
March 11th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
March 12th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on mobile game development. What’s the latest buzz from GDC 2015 in San Francisco on mobile games? What are the hottest tools and monetization strategies? As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
March 18th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
March 19th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on desktop and tablet game development. What’s the latest buzz from GDC 2015 in San Francisco on desktop gaming? What are the hottest tools and monetization strategies? As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
March 25th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
March 26th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on cloud backed mobile services. There are a lot of alternative cloud “back ends” including new services from Apple, and others. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
March 26th - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Get to know other local people interested in Game Design and Development. Mobile Phone Apps, Web Games, PC, Console, Handheld and even “Old School” board game developers are welcome. If you’re a game developer, hacker, designer, artist or musician interested in making games – come join us!
April 1st - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
April 2nd - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on back-end infrastructure for your company. Specifically we’ll chat about new offerings from Amazon Web Services to support mobile Apps and scale as your business grows. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
April 8th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
April 9th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Business Analytics for Web and Mobile Startups. Do you know what your KPI’s are? Know the difference between MAU and ARPPU? Learn how to quantify your important business metrics. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
April 14th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. We’ll have one or two speakers discussing aspects of design and web technologies.
April 15th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
April 16th - Office Hours - Cancelled, we’ll resume office hours in May.
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: No session this week.
April 22nd - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
April 23rd - Office Hours - Cancelled, we’ll resume office hours in May.
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: No session this week.
April 29th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
April 30th - Office Hours - Cancelled, we’ll resume office hours in May.
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: No session this week.
April 30th - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Get to know other local people interested in Game Design and Development. Mobile Phone Apps, Web Games, PC, Console, Handheld and even “Old School” board game developers are welcome. If you’re a game developer, hacker, designer, artist or musician interested in making games – come join us!
May 6th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
May 7th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on mobile app business models. Discuss premium, “freemium” with in-app purchases, subscription, and other common models. Each have advantages and disadvantages and some fit specific businesses better than others. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
May 12th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. We’ll have one or two speakers discussing aspects of design and web technologies.
May 13th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
May 14th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on clarifying business models. We’ll revisit the business model canvas and talk about ways to hone your new or existing business. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
May 20th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
May 21st - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on the latest services in the Amazon AWS portfolio of services. Sure you’ve heard of S3, EC2, and CloudFront, but do you know about Lambda, IAM, and Kinesis? As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
May 27th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
May 28th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on GDC-2015. Watch and talk about some of the business and technology presentations from this year’s Game Developer Conference. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
May 28th - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Get to know other local people interested in Game Design and Development. Mobile Phone Apps, Web Games, PC, Console, Handheld and even “Old School” board game developers are welcome. If you’re a game developer, hacker, designer, artist or musician interested in making games – come join us!
June 3rd - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
June 4th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. TThis week’s focus is on mobile game development. What’s the latest buzz from GDC 2015 in San Francisco on mobile games? What are the hottest tools and monetization strategies? As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
June 9th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. We’ll have one or two speakers discussing aspects of design and web technologies.
June 10th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
June 11th - Office Hours- Cancelled
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: No session this week, we’ll resume office hours next week.
June 17th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
June 18th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on cloud backed mobile services. There are a lot of alternative cloud “back ends” including new services from Apple, and others. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
June 24th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
June 25th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Business Analytics for Web and Mobile Startups. Do you know what your KPI’s are? Know the difference between MAU and ARPPU? As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
June 25th - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Get to know other local people interested in Game Design and Development. Mobile Phone Apps, Web Games, PC, Console, Handheld and even “Old School” board game developers are welcome. If you’re a game developer, hacker, designer, artist or musician interested in making games – come join us!
July 1st - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
July 2nd - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on clarifying business models. We’ll revisit the business model canvas and talk about ways to hone your new or existing business. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
July 8th - Coffee & Ink - Cancelled
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Coffee & Ink is taking a break this week. See you next Wednesday!
July 9th - Office Hours - Cancelled
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: No session this week, we’ll resume office hours next week.
July 14th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. We’ll have one or two speakers discussing aspects of design and web technologies.
July 15th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
July 16th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Funding: from Accelerators to Grants. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
July 22nd - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
July 23rd - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on App Stores and online marketplaces. How to get your Application, Service or Book into 21st century markets. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
July 29th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
July 30th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s topic is on Indie Game Development. Is the market overcrowded? Is it still possible to run a viable indie game business? As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
July 30th - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Get to know other local people interested in Game Design and Development. Mobile Phone Apps, Web Games, PC, Console, Handheld and even “Old School” board game developers are welcome. If you’re a game developer, hacker, designer, artist or musician interested in making games – come join us!
August 5th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
August 6th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s topic is user generated content: when to curate, when to censor. User generated content is an extremely powerful way to grow your product or service. Let’s discuss ways of creating positive contributions from your customers. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
August 11th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. We’ll have one or two speakers discussing aspects of design and web technologies.
August 12th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
August 13th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s topic is mailing lists. Setup and build a professional mailing list for your business using cloud-based tools. Don’t cut and paste email addresses into your mail client and hope you don’t end up in the “spam” folder. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
August 19th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
August 20th - Office Hours – Cancelled
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: No meetings this week. Join us at the regular time next week.
August 26th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
August 27th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s topic is Swift 2.0, Apple’s new language for developing iPhone, iPad, and Mac applications. Does it make sense to use Swift in your own business? As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
August 27th - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Get to know other local people interested in Game Design and Development. Mobile Phone Apps, Web Games, PC, Console, Handheld and even “Old School” board game developers are welcome. If you’re a game developer, hacker, designer, artist or musician interested in making games – come join us!
September 2nd - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
September 3rd - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s topic continues covering Swift 2.0, Apple’s new language for developing iPhone, iPad, and Mac applications. What capabilities could Swift bring to your business? As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
September 8th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. We’ll have one or two speakers discussing aspects of design and web technologies.
September 9th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
September 10th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s topic is Apple’s latest releases, iPhones and Tablets, iOS 9.0, Apple TV, and more. Earlier this week, Apple had their fall update. What impact will it have on your business? What new business opportunities exist? As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
September 16th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
September 17th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s topic is Game Play Kit – Apple’s newest framework for game developers. Stop in and talk about the capabilities it could bring to your phone, tablet, or TV game application. Does it make sense to use Swift in your own business? As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
September 23rd - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
September 24th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s topic is inter-application interaction. How can you add your business service into major applications to be available to your customers throughout the day? In particular we’ll discuss integrating into the browser on desktop and mobile. We’ll also discuss content and sharing extensions as well as content blocking extensions. This wraps up our September Tech Focus. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
September 24th - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Get to know other local people interested in Game Design and Development. Mobile Phone Apps, Web Games, PC, Console, Handheld and even “Old School” board game developers are welcome. If you’re a game developer, hacker, designer, artist or musician interested in making games – come join us!
September 30th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
October 1st - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s topic is the basics of A/B Testing for marketing. Learn to test advertising, landing pages, and response rates by the numbers. Don’t waste money — test and iterate. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
October 7th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
October 8th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s topic is building a permission marketing platform for your business product or service. How can you effectively reach new and existing customers? As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
October 13th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. We’ll have one or two speakers discussing aspects of design and web technologies.
October 14th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
October 15th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s topic is Twitter and Facebook versus straight web advertising. When is social media more effective? How can you build engagement with your (potential) customers? As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
October 21st - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
October 22nd - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s topic is creating effective dressing for your software application or service. Your app’s icon is a critical part of your Appstore presence. So are screen shots and any video trailer you have. Appstores and the web are incredibly crowded market places. How can you best make your offering stand out? As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
October 28th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
October 29th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s topic is making money with games. Is the market saturated? Yes — but there are still ways to generate revenue. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
October 29th - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Get to know other local people interested in Game Design and Development. Mobile Phone Apps, Web Games, PC, Console, Handheld and even “Old School” board game developers are welcome. If you’re a game developer, hacker, designer, artist or musician interested in making games – come join us!
November 4th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
November 5th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s topic is the basics of A/B Testing for marketing. Learn to test advertising, landing pages, and response rates by the numbers. Don’t waste money — test and iterate. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
November 10th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. We’ll have one or two speakers discussing aspects of design and web technologies.
November 11th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
November 12th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on clarifying business models. We’ll revisit the business model canvas and talk about ways to hone your new or existing business. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
November 18th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
November 19th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on mobile and web app business models. Discuss premium, “freemium” with in-app purchases, subscription, and other common models. Each have advantages and disadvantages and some fit specific businesses better than others. Brainstorm alternative revenue models for your product or service. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
November 25th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
November 26th - Office Hours – Holiday Break
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: No meetings this week. Join us at the regular time next week.
November 26th - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup – Holiday Break
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: No meeting today. Visit the Meetup Group at the link above to stay in touch. Our next meeting is January 28th.
December 2nd - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
December 3rd - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Business Analytics for Web and Mobile Startups. Do you know what your KPI’s are? Know the difference between MAU and ARPPU? Learn how to quantify your important business metrics. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
December 8th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. We’ll have one or two speakers discussing aspects of design and web technologies.
December 9th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
December 10th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours.This week’s focus application development tools. Identifying the right tool(s) early on can lead to rapid development and lower support efforts. Picking the wrong tool can trap you in a quagmire of sunk costs and rework. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
December 16th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
December 17th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Funding: Accelerators, Grants, SBIR’s, SBA Loans, Crowdfunding and self-funding. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
December 23th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
December 24th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Apple’s tvOS Platform – will it give traditional consoles trouble this holiday season? Is it a completely different experience? Is it worth it to jump in now and develop tvOS apps? As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology questions.
December 30th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
December 31st - Office Hours – Holiday Break
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: No meetings this week. Join us at the regular time next week. Happy New Year!
December 31st - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup – Holiday Break
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: No meeting today. Visit the Meetup Group at the link above to stay in touch. Our next meeting is January 28th.
March 20th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: Executive Networking Center (77 Mohouli St.)
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Web and Mobile businesses but other topics are welcome.
March 20th – SDBC Workshop
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Hawaii Community College
Description: How to Start a Small Business. This is an SDBC event cross-listed here.
See the SDBC site for details
March 25th – Tech Tuesday
Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Hawaii TechWorks (47 Rainbow Dr.)
Description: East Hawaii’s Original Tech Meetup! This is a Hawaii TechWorks event cross-listed here.
See the Hawaii TechWorks site for details
March 27th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: Executive Networking Center (77 Mohouli St.)
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Intellectual Property and Patents but other topics are welcome.
March 29th - Business Model Canvas Workshop
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Hawaii Techworks (47 Rainbow Dr., 2nd Floor Conference Room)
Description: Looking to turn an idea into a business or refine your current business? The Business Model Canvas is a way of expressing a full business model on a single page. It’s a key tool for building a lean startup or clarifying an existing business. This workshop is conversational and will use examples from the attendees.
REGISTER TODAY - Limited Seating – Free Event
April 3rd - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: Executive Networking Center (77 Mohouli St.)
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on iOS Application Development but other topics are welcome.
April 10th - Office Hours
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Blue Startups, 55 Merchant St., Honolulu ⬅︎ note location
Description: Open Mentoring Session. This week I’ll be out in Honolulu with the Blue Startups Spring 2014 companies. Office Hours will resume on Hawaii Island next week 4/17.
April 12th - P.I.T.C.H. Workshop
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Hawaii TechWorks (47 Rainbow Dr., 2nd Floor Conference Room)
Description: Learn how to build a concise pitch for your business for investors or strategic partners. This workshop focuses on 5 key elements of a good pitch: Problem, Idea, The market, Competition and Help needed. Led by Don Kosak, former CTO for Lycos and mentor at Blue Startups.
REGISTER TODAY - Limited Seating – Free Event
April 17th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: Executive Networking Center (77 Mohouli St.)
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Lean Startup Tools. Other topics are also welcome.
April 24th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on cloud services for web and mobile app deployment. Other topics are also welcome.
April 26th - Pitching at a “Demo Day” Event
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Learn what it’s like to pitch a business at a Demo Day from Ted Coombs, author, tech entrepreneur and graduate of Hawaii’s Blue Startups Accelerator. Gain an understanding of which strategies work and which fall flat when presenting your business pitch. Find out what goes on behind the scenes from someone with first-hand experience. This is an informal workshop. Questions and discussion are welcome.
REGISTER TODAY - Limited Seating – Free Event
April 30th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
May 1st – Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Funding: from Accelerators to Grants. Other topics are also welcome.
May 7th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
May 8th – Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Game Development for profit. Other topics are also welcome.
May 10th – Demo Day
Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Location: ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center, 600 ‘Imiloa Place, Hilo, Hawaii
Description: A showcase of innovative local new businesses. Meet the founders and learn about Hawaii Island’s growing community of Entrepreneurs. Register Today – Limited Seating
May 14th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
May 15th – Schedule Change
Due to Maui Tech Night, we’ve had to move the Game Developers meeting and Office Hours. The Game Developer Meeting is now May 29th.
There are no events scheduled today. Sorry for the inconvenience.
May 21st - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
May 22nd – HVCA Luncheon (In Honolulu)
Time 11:30am – 1:30pm
Location: The Plaza Club, 900 Fort Street Mall Ste 1560, Honolulu, HI
Description: How do we RECRUIT, RETAIN & DEVELOP talent in Hawaii? This month, we want to discuss a reoccurring theme touched on during April’s “State of Venture Capital in Hawaii Today” event — the challenge in attracting and retaining talent in Hawaii. This meeting is hosted by the Hawaii Venture Capital Association in Honolulu.
May 23th - Office Hours - Note this week’s office hours fall on a Friday
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Funding: from Accelerators to Grants. Other topics are also welcome.
May 28th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
May 29th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on App Stores and online marketplaces. How to get your Application, Service or Book into 21st century markets.
May 29th - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meeting
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Meet other local people interested in Game Design and Development. Mobile Phone Apps, Web Games, PC, Console, Handheld and even “Old School” board game developers are welcome. If you’re a game developer, hacker, designer, artist or musician interested in making games – come join us!
June 3rd - Refresh Meet Up
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade.
June 4th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
June 5th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s topic is on Indie Game Development. Is the market overcrowded? Is it still possible to run a viable indie game business?
June 11th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
June 12th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on mobile app development.
June 18th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
June 19th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Pricing. How do you determine the right price for your product or service?
June 25th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
June 26th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on cross platform development. What is the best way to minimize your costs while supporting multiple platforms?
June 26th – Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Our second meeting. Get to know other local people interested in Game Design and Development. Mobile Phone Apps, Web Games, PC, Console, Handheld and even “Old School” board game developers are welcome. If you’re a game developer, hacker, designer, artist or musician interested in making games – come join us!
July 1st – Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade.
July 2nd - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
July 3rd - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Game Monetization. If you’re developing a game, you really need to understand the way people make money on the platforms you’ve chosen. Come and discuss strategy. As always, other topics are welcome.
July 9th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
July 11th - Office Hours (Note: Day Change)
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on advisors for your Startup. How to find them? What role should they play? Should you compensate them? Come and discuss strategy or share your experiences. As always, other topics are welcome.
July 16th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
July 17th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Boot-strapping and Crowd Funding as alternatives to raising outside capital. Come and discuss strategy. As always, other topics are welcome.
July 23rd - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
July 24th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Scaling. It’s more than just servers — it’s about how to grow a business. Come over to chat about scaling, premature optimization, customer ramp up and other topics. As always, other topics are welcome.
July 29th - Hawaii TechWorks’ Tech Tuesday
Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Hawaii TechWorks (47 Rainbow Dr.)
Description: East Hawaii’s Original Tech Meetup! This is a Hawaii TechWorks event cross-listed here.
See the Hawaii TechWorks site for details
July 30th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
July 31st - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on crowd-funding best practices or “how to succeed at Kickstarter.com”. Come and discuss strategy or share your experiences. As always, other topics are welcome.
July 31st - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Our third meeting. Get to know other local people interested in Game Design and Development. Mobile Phone Apps, Web Games, PC, Console, Handheld and even “Old School” board game developers are welcome. If you’re a game developer, hacker, designer, artist or musician interested in making games – come join us!
August 6th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
August 7th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on leveraging cloud services like Amazon AWS and Google App Engine as a back-end for your Web, Mobile, or Desktop application business. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
August 7th - SBDC Hilo Event
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Hawaii Community College (See link below)
Description: The Hawai‘i Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will present “How to Start a Small Business” workshop. Participants will learn about entrepreneurship, key ingredients for business success, steps involved in starting your own business and sources of capital. This is an Hawaii SBDC Event cross-listed here.
See the SBDC Website for Details. $25 Fee
August 12th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade.
August 13th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
August 14th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on the economics of “App Stores”. Is there a way to avoid the race-to-the-bottom? Building a pricing strategy is critical in crowded markets. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
August 20th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
August 21st - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on personnel. Hiring, Contracting, Outsourcing – when to do which is a crucial decision in any startup. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
August 21st - Hilo Robotics Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: This is an informal get-together for local robotics designers and engineers. We’ll discuss topics ranging from software challenges to the business of robotics. The group is focused mostly on commercial applications of robotics in agriculture, education, tourism, and similar fields. If you’re a robotics entrepreneur, or a hobbyist looking to build a business come join us.
August 25th - Tech Pau Hana in West Hawaii
Time: 5:00pm – 7:30pm
Location: NELHA Gateway Energy Center
Description: West Hawaii’s Original Tech Meetup. This month’s speaker is Dr. Richard DeVerse, Kona Labs. This is a cross-listed event.
See the TechHui Listing for details
August 26th - Hawaii TechWorks’ Tech Tuesday
Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Hawaii TechWorks (47 Rainbow Dr.)
Description: East Hawaii’s Original Tech Meetup! This is a Hawaii TechWorks event cross-listed here.
See the Hawaii TechWorks site for details
August 27th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
August 28th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on building a “Tribe” around your product or service. A Tribe is a small group of passionate users that can help introduce your product to others as well as shape its direction. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
August 28th - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Get to know other local people interested in Game Design and Development. Mobile Phone Apps, Web Games, PC, Console, Handheld and even “Old School” board game developers are welcome. If you’re a game developer, hacker, designer, artist or musician interested in making games – come join us!
September 3rd - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
September 9th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade.
September 10th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
September 11th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Apple’s iOS 8.0, new platforms and devices. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
September 17th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
September 18th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on This week’s focus is on App Stores and online marketplaces. How to get your Application, Service or Book into 21st century markets. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
September 22nd - Tech Pau Hana in West Hawaii
Time: 5:00pm – 7:30pm
Location: NELHA Gateway Energy Center
Description: West Hawaii’s Original Tech Meetup. This month Vas Podorean of Liquid Robotics will present “Autonomous Wave Gliders for Storm Monitoring and Other Applications. This is a cross-listed event. See the TechHui Listing for details
September 24th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
September 25th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on avoiding the “0 marginal cost” race to the bottom. Pricing Strategy in an (ir)rational marketplace. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
September 25th - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Get to know other local people interested in Game Design and Development. Mobile Phone Apps, Web Games, PC, Console, Handheld and even “Old School” board game developers are welcome. If you’re a game developer, hacker, designer, artist or musician interested in making games – come join us!
September 30th - Hawaii TechWorks’ Tech Tuesday
Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Hawaii TechWorks (47 Rainbow Dr.)
Description: East Hawaii’s Original Tech Meetup. This is a Hawaii TechWorks event cross-listed here.
See the Hawaii TechWorks site for details
October 1st - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
October 2nd - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on pricing strategies. We’ll discuss creative ways to price Apps and Web Services to maximize income while keeping your customers happy. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
October 8th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
October 9th - Office Hours Cancelled
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: No office hours this Thursday — we’ll pick up again next week.
October 14th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade.
October 15th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
October 16th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on App Stores and online marketplaces. How to get your Application, Service or Book into 21st century markets. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
October 22nd - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
October 23rd - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on Apple’s new platforms: OS X Yosemite and iOS 8 along with the new iPhones, iPads and Watch. We’ll discuss new market opportunities with HealthKit, HomeKit, etc. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
October 29th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
October 30th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on pricing strategies. We’ll discuss creative ways to price Apps and Web Services to maximize income while keeping your customers happy. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
October 30th - Hawaii Island Game Developers Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Get to know other local people interested in Game Design and Development. Mobile Phone Apps, Web Games, PC, Console, Handheld and even “Old School” board game developers are welcome. If you’re a game developer, hacker, designer, artist or musician interested in making games – come join us!
November 5th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
November 6th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on personnel. Hiring, Contracting, Outsourcing – when to do which is a crucial decision in any startup. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
November 11th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. Tonight’s topic is AngularJS.
November 12th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
November 13th - SDBC Workshop
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Hawaii Community College
Description: How to Start a Small Business. This is an SDBC event cross-listed here.
See the SDBC site for details
November 13th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on scaling strategies. We’ll discuss how to avoid unnecessary expenses incurred by premature scaling. We’ll look at ways to balance revenue while scaling your business. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
November 19th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
November 20th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on the latest updates to the Business Model Canvas approach for refining your business model. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
November 24th - Tech Pau Hana in West Hawaii
Time: 5:00pm – 7:30pm
Location: NELHA Gateway Energy Center
Description: West Hawaii’s Original Tech Meetup. This month Rich Bailey, Dewpoint SystemsTitle: Fresh Water from Thin Air. This is a cross-listed event. See the TechHui Listing for details
November 25th - Hawaii TechWorks’ Tech Tuesday
Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Hawaii TechWorks (47 Rainbow Dr.)
Description: East Hawaii’s Original Tech Meetup. This is a Hawaii TechWorks event cross-listed here.
See the Hawaii TechWorks site for details
November 26th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
November 27th - Office Hours Cancelled Today
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Happy Thanksgiving
December 3rd - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
December 4th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on pricing strategies. We’ll discuss creative ways to price Apps and Web Services to maximize income while keeping your customers happy. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
December 9th - Refresh Meetup
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Refresh is a meet up of web professionals, developers and designers, working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. Tonight’s topic is from Comps into Pages.
December 10th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
December 11th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on personnel. Hiring, Contracting, Outsourcing – when to do which is a crucial decision in any startup. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
December 17th - Coffee & Ink
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Two hours devoted simply to writing. Bring a mug and laptop/notebook. We’ll provide coffee, tea, internet and the company of other writers. All writers welcome; novelists, poets, scriptwriters, bloggers, etc.
December 18th - Office Hours
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Open Mentoring Session. Stop in any time during office hours. This week’s focus is on scaling strategies. We’ll discuss how to avoid unnecessary expenses incurred by premature scaling. We’ll look at ways to balance revenue while scaling your business. As always, other topics are welcome, bring your own business or technology concern.
December 24th - Coffee & Ink Canceled
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays
December 25th - Office Hours Canceled
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays
December 31st - Coffee & Ink Canceled
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Exchange (HITX, 259 Haili St., Hilo.) Directions
Description: Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays