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Ronald Reagan – The Importance of Stories

Telling a story, he made me understand, helps make your case in a way that no abstraction can: A story builds an emotional bond, and emotional bonds build trust.

Tell Us Something December 2020 newsletter – What 80 Innovation Leaders Say About The Power Of Storytelling

A big part of the pandemic has been the feeling of isolation that many of us feel as we are staying home to stay safe. Sharing our stories can help with feelings of depression and anxiety. And it can help connect us with each other and ourselves. Sharing stories is essential to human nature.

Paul Gladen

Can Do: Paul Gladen On Creating Opportunities For Montana’s Rural Entrepreneurs

Today on Can Do: Lessons from Savvy Montana Entrepreneurs, Paul discusses all things start-up. He’ll tell us what it takes to successfully launch a new business endeavor, particularly if you plan to work in a rural environment.

Missoula’s Hellgate Venture Network celebrates 10 years of successful start-ups

The organization connects Montana businesses to resources or other local companies that can help with background logistics like finance, hiring and site selection.

Tell us your Hellgate Venture Network Story!

We plan to present these “HVN Stories” at our 10th Anniversary Meeting, April 18th at Goodworks Place! Help us make this a memorable event and share your story today!

Hellgate Venture Network Presents Annual Holiday Party – 12/13 – Missoula

Please consider carpooling or Uber-ing!

Hellgate Venture Network Presents PatientOne – 10/18 – Missoula

Why PatientOne? Because better patient preparation leads to better patient outcomes.

Hellgate Venture Network Presents: Elephant Friendly Tea – 9/13 – Missoula, MT

This month our meeting will feature Elephant Friendly Tea https://elephantfriendlytea.com/ , which is sourced from tea plantations that meet high standards for protection of elephant habitat and water resources; reducing human-elephant conflict; and reducing barriers to elephant movement between elephant habitat areas.

Hellgate Venture Network Presents: Fritz Lanman, CEO Of ClassPass – 7/10- Missoula

This month our meeting will feature Fritz Lanman, CEO of ClassPass, who is a serial entrepreneur, Angel investor in Square, Pinterest, Classpass, Wish, Teespring, Flexport, Formlabs, Flexe, InDinero and many other great startups.

Hellgate Venture Network Presents: Scott Billadeau Of Liquid Planet – 6/21 – Missoula

Join us for great conversation, networking and ice cold beverages!

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