Great point ;-) thanks Tom On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 09:29 Tom Daly <t...@fastly.com> wrote:
> Mehmet, > > Good idea, the opportunity for innovation and supporting ideas of others > in our operator groups is important, but NANOG is probably the wrong venue. > > Have you considered NANOG's 501c3 not-for-profit status in your analysis > of bringing this idea to the community? As a presenter, how would one > protect his/her intellectual property being shown to the proposed "sharks" > and/or the audience? (would an audience be permitted in the room?) > > I can't speak for the NANOG Board nor the Program Committee, but as an > interested party in NANOG's 501(c)3 not-for-profit status, I am pretty > certain this activity would jeopardize our recognized exemption with the > IRS. I think this is an important detail you explore before proceeding. > > HTH, > Tom > > On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 11:11 AM Mehmet Akcin <meh...@akcin.net> wrote: > >> Hey there, >> >> I am trying to put together an event at NANOG Austin (will submit pc when >> CFP is open). So many of us had very interesting ideas over the years. Some >> of these ideas became products or companies making life easy for engineers >> and operators. Could there be other ideas waiting to be supported? Perhaps. >> I am sure you all watched shark tank! In simplest words i am trying to >> organize an event very similar to Shark Tank!( we will call it some other >> name tho) >> >> There will be some known investors on the stage and you will 5 mins for >> your pitch and 10 mins to answer questions, and hopefully make a deal. >> >> I will help those who want to pitch their idea with their p&l , >> presentation and other things as they needed. >> >> Please contact me if you have any questions offlist and want to pitch >> your idea. We need a single paragraph to get you started. >> >> Mehmet >> -- >> Mehmet >> +1-424-298-1903 >> > > > -- > Tom Daly - SVP, Infrastructure > t...@fastly.com > -- Mehmet +1-424-298-1903
