The Ursa Major squad, as of today

After months of being holed up in relative isolation in Stowe (mostly, in planning mode), we're starting to form some important relationships around the idea of Ursa Major and it feels fantastic to feel things start wiggling to life.

Working with committed, values-aligned folks to sharpen a vision and help bring it to life is one of the most satisfying - and important - things entrepreneurs get to do so we're taking our time to try and do it right.

With that in mind, here's a crack at mapping our current stakeholders (r'ships we've put in place over the past nine months) and others we expect to add in 2010 (in green), including some paying customers!

Amazingly, when you look at the map, there are already 20 people collaborating in some manner (product development, logo design, accounting, trademarks, seed investors, etc) to help bring Ursa Major to life! This mobilization of talent and experience is a wonderful thing to be a part of.

Thank you to all our stakeholders! We would nowhere, stuck in our home office planning, without you! We're incredibly excited to be working with you to bring Ursa Major to life in 2010. Onwards and upwards!

Resource tip: entrepreneurs interested in using 'mindmaps' like the one above might like to check out Mindmeister.