Sessions at FOWA Vegas 2011 about Startups

Tuesday 28th June 2011

• Starting your Startup

  by Joe Stump

  Choosing your technology stack is one of many decisions you’ll have to make when creating a company from scratch. Along with this, you’ll need to figure out who you should found a company with, who you should take money from, what the company culture should be, management processes, and who to hire when. Joe will be covering basic technology stack choices (cloud v. hosted, frameworks, etc.) as well as other critical decisions one faces when starting a startup.

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Startups

  At 11:40am to 12:20pm, Tuesday 28th June

  Coverage video slide deck

• Shark Tank

  • Startups

  At 2:20pm to 2:40pm, Tuesday 28th June

Wednesday 29th June 2011

• The Next Disruption: The Opportunity for Civic Startups

  by Jennifer Pahlka

  So much of the culture of the web stands in stark contrast to our notions of what it’s like to work with the government, but a lot is quietly changing, and there’s increasingly an opportunity for web 2.0 teams to make a real impact on the $166B government technology market. There’s money to be made, but glory as well, as this largest of our public institutions is in desperate need of disruption. And there’s increasingly an opportunity for web 2.0 teams to make a real impact on the $166B government technology market. Remember, the government market is 30% of our GDP.

  This session will outline three demographic trends that make change in the sector inevitable, describe the changing environment that is opening up a formerly insular system, and then get real about how hard it really still is to work in a government context. We’ll hear stories from such companies as Azavea, OpenPlans, SeeClickFix, and GroundCrew. Then we’ll return to the sunny side of the street and talk about how you can disrupt this market from the inside or the outside, and why it’s worth it.

  • Government
  • Startups

  At 2:45pm to 3:25pm, Wednesday 29th June

• How To Attract Angel Investors

  by Kevin Rose

  Kevin Rose will head up this panel discussion offering advice on attracting investors and most importantly, how to not get screwed by investors!

  • Angel Investors
  • Startups

  At 4:30pm to 4:55pm, Wednesday 29th June