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What is Ignite Charlotte All About?

You may have heard of Ignite Charlotte.

Hopefully you searched us out, trying to figure out what the heck its about. Well we’re here to tell you.

Ignite Charlotte is a series of 5-minute talks, each speaker uses 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. Speakers talk about pretty much anything, as long as they are passionate about it.

Ignite Charlotte is not a conference. There’s no keynote speaker here. There won’t be any vendor registrations. There are no “breakout sessions”.

The speakers you will hear are not professionally trained. Not all of them, anyway.

Why? Ignite Charlotte is about community. So we attract business leaders, thinkers, innovators, techies, geeks, anyone who is willing to get up in front of their community peers and share what’s on their mind.

We want to showcase the bright minds who want to make Charlotte and the world around it a better place.

Our mantra is “Enlighten us, but make it quick!”, and we abide by it. Our volunteer organizing team does a great job of providing the best experience for speakers, attendees, and sponsors, while maintaining the philosophy of Ignite Charlotte.

Take a look at our gallery to see videos of previous talks and join us on Tuesday, March 20 at the Neighborhood Theatre in NODA for Ignite Charlotte 4.

Where Are They Now: Flaviu Simihaian, Ignite Charlotte 2

Flaviu Simihaian talked at Ignite Charlotte 2 about “Productivity Today” where he highlighted certain activities we engage in each day and how we could make ourselves more productive. For example, never using a to-do list, or keeping nothing in your inbox, and scheduling free time on your calendar, along with your usual appointments.

How has Flaviu been productive since his talk? He has been focusing his time on his startup, eval.me, which is an online platform where, as he puts it, “makes online surveys suck less.”

He thought Ignite Charlotte helped him become a better speaker, and he met some awesome people there. He also said that he still works with a couple of folks he met there from time to time.

Take a look at eval.me when you get a chance, and be sure to let Flaviu know if he’s making online surveys not only suck less, but more productive.

Thanks for enlightening us on productivity Flaviu!