Message Blocks wins Entrepreneur Boot Camp
Message Blocks recently took home the Best of Boot Camp award from Ann Arbor SPARK's Entrepreneur Boot Camp, putting another feather in the start-up's cap. The downtown Ann Arbor-based company is making waves with its comprehensive event-planning software. The online platform streamlines the event-planning process by focusing on the event planner's experience, allowing users to share documents and presenters to use plug-in presentations. It has been used by a number of marquee events, including ACE and Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. "I thought there has to be a better way to do this," says Len Gauger, founder & CEO of Message Blocks and a former event planner. "There were a number of tools out there but not an end-to-end comprehensive solution." Gauger and his two employees recently launched the public Beta version of the software. They are working to launch a Version 1 later this summer. They know they have some hard work to put in to get there after participating in Entrepreneur Boot Camp, a comprehensive course that helps aspiring entrepreneurs learn the ropes of running a business and fine-tuning their business plan. "It was an eye-opening experience that took us away from the day-to-day stuff we were focusing on," Gauger says. "It helped us focus on the pain conference planners experience." Source: Len Gauger, founder & CEO of Message Blocks Writer: Jon Zemke Read more about Metro Detroit's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at SEMichiganStartup.com.
Message Blocks recently took home the Best of Boot Camp award from Ann Arbor SPARK’s Entrepreneur Boot Camp, putting another feather in the start-up’s cap.
The downtown Ann Arbor-based company is making waves with its comprehensive event-planning software. The online platform streamlines the event-planning process by focusing on the event planner’s experience, allowing users to share documents and presenters to use plug-in presentations. It has been used by a number of marquee events, including ACE and Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition.
“I thought there has to be a better way to do this,” says Len Gauger, founder & CEO of Message Blocks and a former event planner. “There were a number of tools out there but not an end-to-end comprehensive solution.”
Gauger and his two employees recently launched the public Beta version of the software. They are working to launch a Version 1 later this summer. They know they have some hard work to put in to get there after participating in Entrepreneur Boot Camp, a comprehensive course that helps aspiring entrepreneurs learn the ropes of running a business and fine-tuning their business plan.
“It was an eye-opening experience that took us away from the day-to-day stuff we were focusing on,” Gauger says. “It helped us focus on the pain conference planners experience.”
Source: Len Gauger, founder & CEO of Message Blocks
Writer: Jon Zemke
Read more about Metro Detroit’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at SEMichiganStartup.com.
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