The team at DartBoston.com is Absurdly Digital.
DartBoston’s Pokin’ Holes is a live Boston based video podcast spotlighting young entrepreneurs. You can come join the shows studio audience at a unique Boston venue each Thursday night or watch the show live on Ustream.com (provided they finagle internet access).
The hour or so show picks one lucky entrepreneur to pitch his idea/company to a panel of three specialists. After the pitch the panelist take questions from Dart’s ring leader Cort Johnson. The panel then takes turns dissecting the entrepreneurs idea piece by piece while the subjects sits silent in the audience.
Jake Cacciapaglia handles the technical aspects of the live show, which is done with great quality lighting, video, and sound depending on the venue. Outside of the aspects of the actual show the real magic happens by their ability to organize, promote, and recruit through new media. Using their website as a hub Dart has built a vibrant community through their team’s word-of-mouth and Twitter networks.
This community is becoming an important piece of the Boston social media scene. Each week the show brings together and builds relationships between some the best and brightest Bostonians. The show is able to bring in lots of people to the production and provide value to all. The entrepreneurs get real, valuable consulting, the panelists get great recognition, and the studio audience gets to have a blast.
DartBoston and Pokin holes are an excellent example of the power of community and new media tools. They are special because of their youth and welcoming attitudes. I can’t wait to watch their network expand and be part of the fun.
Is there any other organization bringing together young professionals and new media like this in Boston or anywhere else?
-Marcus