And away we go… April 2011, saw the establishment of Silicon Halton’s firstPeer-to-Peer (P2P) group, notably, a CEO P2P group. We’re grateful to Deloitte for allowing the use of their boardroom. In establishing the group we laid some ground rules to best ensure the members had much in common so as they could best leverage each other’s expertise. We also wanted to ensure the group members were not too similar so we don’t end up with an echo-chamber of opinion. The objective is to create a valuable forum where the leaders of community can learn, grow, and seek peer advice. Our admittance guidelines are:
- ICT Technology based company
- Business located in Halton or “CEO” lives in Halton
- Past pre-revenue phase
- Member holds highest position in the company (declared top of pyramid)
- A for-profit company with staff (min ~10)
- Non-government
- By invitation
During April’s inaugural CEO P2P meeting the members approved the guidelines we proposed. Our goal is to maintain the group at about 15-20 members, an optimum size which will allow for meaningful conversation by all members. If the group needs to grow beyond this, well, that will be a great problem to have! Due to the nature of the group, there won’t be any post-event blogs as we do with our monthly meetups, however, we’ll strive to post something periodically to let everyone know the group is flourishing. Would you like to join? Please contact Rick Stomphorst, Chris Herbert, or Jane Jantzi. We’re discussing establishing other P2P groups where there is sufficient interest and value. Contact us if you have an idea for one. Silicon Halton Founders, Rick & Chris.