3. Entrepreneurs (& Aspiring) | Biz Owners | Professionals
Part of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
We Are A Community of 1,200+
Since 2010
501c3
Run by
Volunteers
4. • Coworking
• Business Accelerator
• Angel / Mentor Networks
• Culture / Shared Narrative
• Talent Density
What Is An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem?
YouTube: bit.ly/EntrepreneurialEcosystem
11. “The quality of the
networking
conversations has been
consistently better than
most of cattle-call Bay
Area events…it helped
convince me to make
the move to Truckee.”
Member Stories
12. • Programs are free or pay-
what-you-can
• Local students free
• Livestream since 2015
• Children @ MMM
Striving for Inclusiveness
13. An educational topic &
speaker each month
2nd Monday of the month
6-8pm, Pizza on the Hill
bit.ly/TSM-FB
18. Volunteer Board
Dave
DePuy
TSM Board Member
Retired Entrepreneur
Rachel
Arst McCullough
TSM Co-founder/President
McCullough Web Services
Garrett
McCullough
TSM Co-founder/Treasurer
Virta Health
Ellen
Raynor
TSM Secretary
KeepOnMovin’
19. Thank You
Join Our Email List - bit.ly/TSMEmail
Rachel Arst McCullough
linkedin.com/in/rachelarstmccullough
Editor's Notes
Also my day job is owner and founder of McCullough Web Services, a web design agency in Truckee.
How many have heard of TSM?
How many have been to an event?
Support system for entrepreneurs
1MC and TSM
Even trickier in a mountain town: internet / cell phone service
The quality of the networking conversations has been consistently better than most of cattle-call Bay Area events…it helped convinced me to make the move to Truckee.
Ken Pawlak - Tech Entrepreneur and Advisor
Educational focus – come to learn something new and network
Livestreamed
Ask for and offer help to other attendees.
Speaker or group discussion.
Primarily talk about Javascript, everyone welcome
All ability levels
Last fall
You might recognize Ellen, a 1MC volunteer, who was our winner
Just a few weeks ago
None of us have every run an organization like this before
We’re just passionate community members
Just this year became a 501c3
All of us are taking a nonprofit board training class series