In days of old, entrepreneurs (rich dudes) used to network over a friendly game of golf. They'd dress up in fancy clothes, drive their fancy cars and play with some very fancy golf clubs. Right now, there's one of those networking events happening on the north shore of Maui, Hawaii. Only difference is - they're wearing boardies and driving minivans to the beach - they're at the MaiTai Kiteboarding camp. 

So what do rich people and kiteboarding have in common? Founder of RateHub.ca (It's a Canadian home loan comparing website) Alyssa Richard says: 
"Kite surfing requires a love of adrenalin, the ability to make quick decisions under pressure, and the confidence to face challenging obstacles. Launching a company in similarly turbulent waters can be a hurdle, but that determination to succeed is what will ultimately make my business, and my kite surfing skills, a success."

Back in 2006, pro kiteboarder Susi Maui and Bill Tai were staying at a friends holiday home on Maui, it was here that the MaiTai kite camp was formed to bring together their three loves. Kiteboarding, new business ventures and the Hawaiian island of Maui. The invitation only event has slowly grown over the years, and it now quite a big event spanning over 3 days, and hosting over 150 people including some pretty famous faces, like Sizhao Yang (he made Farmville!!!!) and the founder of Scribd, Trip Adler. 

Although the camp has no formal talks or idea pushing presentations, over the three days participants sit around and network, chatting in between bouts of kitesurfing on the beautiful north shore of Maui. If its windy (and it's always windy on Maui) they'll go kiting, and when they get tired they can come in, wipe the snot from their noses, wipe it on their boardies and get back to business. What an awesome concept. 

Want to go on the next kite camp? Better get busy - you've got a multi million dollar business to start. Hopefully we get to see a couple of pictures from the weekend, but it's been kept under tight wraps so far. 

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