A light-hearted look at my attempt to smush libraries and startup thinking together. Basically, I relate a number of stories and introduce a few experiments that I've tried at the University of Guelph Library in the past few years. Presented at the Code Meet Print Toronto Meetup on September 18, 2014.

1. libraries meet startups
an unusual love story

2. m.j. d’elia
instructor
librarian

3. first crush
j

4. info tech people
information management

5. i.b.c.

6. getting serious
jj

7. idea design pitch
entrepreneurship

8. customer development
entrepreneurship

9. entrepreneurship

10. going steady
jjj

14. the big fight
x

15. the pitch

17. the aftermath
b

18. i want more…

19. engaged!
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21. librarians

23. marriage
9

24. helen june meg emily

26. raisin’ readers
3
early literacy app to
reward reading

27. space valet
2
mobile app to help
find study space

28. hub
1
library materials +
community resources

29. sticky bookmarks
hm
platform to mark erotic
book content

30. lessons learned
v

31. S L
build - measure - learn

32. resources
S L

33. S L
get out of the building

34. S L
get into the building

35. adjacencies
S L

36. accessibility
S L

37. the pitch

38. thank you!
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