GRAND RAPIDS ? Meet the Momentum class of 2011. This is the third year that Momentum has selected the businesses that it will invest in, research for, mentor and ultimately launch. Competition was stiff this year, and now is your chance to meet the creative and technical geniuses who inspired Momentum’s many experts ? from venture capitalists, lawyers, business owners, professors and more ? to take them under their wing.

? Quiz them on what it takes to rise to the top of the Momentum pile.

? Discover how lean startup methodology has changed the Momentum program and how your organization can apply it, too.

? Introduce yourself. Perhaps you want to help one of these amazing ideas succeed, and have a surprising skill to offer.

? Have a little fun. After the presentations, the group will convene at Tavern on the Square for conversation and celebration.

Momentum companies presenting are:

Booker

Scheduling a haircut shouldn’t be a pain, nor should booking a massage, guitar lesson, or any other activity. Booker makes online scheduling easy for customers and painless for businesses.

Chext

Chext is an online service that allows couples to balance a shared checkbook via text messages, using the online tools to reconcile bank statements, flag transactions and predict future balances.

Converat

Converati is a conversation platform modeled off of in-person conversation that’s suitable for Web-based group discussions. It?s both a browser plugin and a mobile application targeted toward frequenters of web discussion boards and frequent exchangers of direct messages.

Weather Collage

WeatherCollage curates files via the intersection of atmospheric data and media. Weather has the unique ability to make people feel and provides an interesting medium to explore the world. WeatherCollage will be creating an application that enhances user experiences.

Event Date: Wednesday, June 15th

Presentations: WMU Downtown GR Campus

Sign in: 5:01

Presentations: 5:30pm – 6:45pm

Post Networking: Tavern on the Square

Networking: 7:00pm – 8:00pm

Registration: aimWest.Org

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