It’s the first conversations that always get me.  I’m such a sucker for potential!  But with so much enthusiasm backing me up, one would have to be dead to not be inspired, at least a little.

This week I began meeting with some of the people who will make up Gangplank Tucson.  First on the agenda was Warner Onstine, Aaron Eden and Erik Fuller at Rosa’s.  They are honing their Lean Startup skills, and giving Tom Kinzer from Bookmans Recreation Exchange some pointers.  Aaron is going to Stanford to train for Intuit, and hopes to bring the techniques he learns back to Gangplank for U of A students.  We tried some preliminary techniques on Warner’s game, the Human Mosaic Project. Continue reading →

Thank you for your interest in Gangplank Tucson! We are very excited to be connecting the Chandler and Tucson creative communities to further strengthen the Sun Corridor. Over the next few weeks, this idea that came into being nearly three years ago will begin to take shape in the form of space, events, and participants. The success of Gangplank Tucson depends on the passion of those involved and we are thrilled to see the level of enthusiasm.

Stay tuned for updates and be sure to check out the vision and manifesto of Gangplank.