This document provides information about various programs and events from Tahoe Silicon Mountain, including Mountain Minds Monday talks, First Friday at Five networking, Startup Weekend events, and announcements. It discusses how Tahoe Silicon Mountain is celebrating its 10th anniversary and making events more accessible. Speakers are highlighted from positive business shifts during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District's virtual expert project, adaptations at Tahoe Food Hub, lessons learned at Tahoe Mountain Sports, and resources from the Sierra Small Business Development Center.
6. Announcements: Making TSM Events Accessible
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• Livestream
• Pay what you can
• Free: Local high school students w/ ID
• Free: MMM Volunteers
o Sign up to volunteer: bit.ly/VolunteerTSM
8. Meet the Volunteer Board
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Ed Steinglass
Treasurer
Dave
DePuy
Board Member
Dean
Freeman
Secretary
Ellen Raynor
President
Board Chair
Megan Bristol
Board Member
11. Questions:
Email: megan@tahoesiliconmountain.com
YouTube: Ask in Comments
Positive Business Shifts during Stay at Home Order
1. TTUSD
2. Tahoe Food Hub
3. Tahoe Mountain Sports / Truckee Mayor
4. Outdoor Adventure Club
5. Sierra Small Business Development Center
6. Tahoe Truckee Media
12. College and Career Readiness
Virtual Expert Project
• Supplementing distance learning lessons with help
from guest experts
• Participants offer their expertise (career, hobby,
passion) in support of distance learning
• Short interview recorded and shared out to teachers
to use as a tool for their courses
• Fill out form if interested bit.ly/2Rrw959
Or contact us at CollegeANDCareers@TTUSD.org
Todd M. Wold, Ed.D.
Chelsea Walterscheid
13. Questions:
Email: megan@tahoesiliconmountain.com
YouTube: Ask in Comments
Positive Business Shifts during Stay at Home Order
1. TTUSD
2. Tahoe Food Hub
3. Tahoe Mountain Sports / Truckee Mayor
4. Outdoor Adventure Club
5. Sierra Small Business Development Center
6. Tahoe Truckee Media
14. Early weeks of shelter-in-
place:
• Mostly business as usual, saw a
major increase in demand
• Farm shop sales doubled in a
week
• Harvest box orders doubled
week-over-week
• 40 to 100 to 200
15. Learning to adapt:
• Removed option to customize produce
• Implemented additional staff and pick-up
precautions
• Capped order numbers to scale up sustainably
• Successful! Taking 400 orders this week
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17. Questions:
Email: megan@tahoesiliconmountain.com
YouTube: Ask in Comments
Positive Business Shifts during Stay at Home Order
1. TTUSD
2. Tahoe Food Hub
3. Tahoe Mountain Sports / Truckee Mayor
4. Outdoor Adventure Club
5. Sierra Small Business Development Center
6. Tahoe Truckee Media
18. Pre Covid-19
• Major Community Events (Races, Demo Opps,
Charity)
• Annual Winter Sale (Inventory reduction)
• Financials were strong from 2019, but flat sales
heading into March, warm weather was brewing,
inventory was going to be a problem
• Amazon sales continue to decrease (vendors,
investment, FBA)
Gearing You Up For Adventure
19. Post Covid-19
• Major Community Events (Races, Demo Opps,
Charity)
• Annual Winter Sale (Inventory reduction) – Weather,
weather, weather…….and oh yeah, resorts and
everything shut down! Voila….the backcountry lights
up!
• For the last 30 days, Amazon sales up YOY
Gearing You Up For Adventure
45%
20. Gearing You Up For Adventure
Community
Locally – Local E-Com
(Sell What You Have)
Content
21. Gearing You Up For Adventure
Lessons Learned
• Have reserves for 60-90 days
• Be proactive with vendors and
customers
• Keep a variety of tools at your
disposal and be ready to ramp up or
down depending on conditions
• Hold on…….but not too long that you
can’t get up and running again post
interruption
22. Gearing You Up For Adventure
And guess what…I am also YOUR MAYOR!
• Hours increased from ~25/mo to over 120 in March
•# of public emails went from 10/mo to hundreds, really
uncountable!
•# of interviews I’ve done went from 1/mo to 3/day!
•Fire away! What questions can I help answer?
•Make sure you watch this video:
https://youtu.be/vIvhujnlSIE
23. Questions:
Email: megan@tahoesiliconmountain.com
YouTube: Ask in Comments
Positive Business Shifts during Stay at Home Order
1. TTUSD
2. Tahoe Food Hub
3. Tahoe Mountain Sports / Truckee Mayor
4. Outdoor Adventure Club
5. Sierra Small Business Development Center
6. Tahoe Truckee Media
26. Lessons learned...so far:
● Do something!
● Be ready to change
● Don’t miss the opportunity
We expect to:
● Maintain relevance
● Continue to offer online classes
● Drag avalanche education into the
modern world, kicking and screaming
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28. Questions:
Email: megan@tahoesiliconmountain.com
YouTube: Ask in Comments
Positive Business Shifts during Stay at Home Order
1. TTUSD
2. Tahoe Food Hub
3. Tahoe Mountain Sports / Truckee Mayor
4. Outdoor Adventure Club
5. Sierra Small Business Development Center
6. Tahoe Truckee Media
30. • Federal Agency Support
– CARES Act & the PPP
– EIDL
• State of CA Support
– Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
• Local Support
– How to use the SBDC
Today’s Topics
31. • Small Business Development Center Services
– What resources are out there for your small business?
– Which one is right for you?
• An SBDC Consultant can help you with:
– General business mentoring
– Financial projections
– Cash flow management
– Making hard decisions & connecting you with financing
Technical Assistance from SBDC
33. Questions:
Email: megan@tahoesiliconmountain.com
YouTube: Ask in Comments
Positive Business Shifts during Stay at Home Order
1. TTUSD
2. Tahoe Food Hub
3. Tahoe Mountain Sports / Truckee Mayor
4. Outdoor Adventure Club
5. Sierra Small Business Development Center
6. Tahoe Truckee Media
