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• Your Web Developer Thinks You're an Idiot

  by Babette Pepaj

  "What we have here is a failure to communicate." This famous line (spoken to Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke) aptly describes the relationship that can develop between a Web site publisher and the site's developer. We'll examine real-world examples (some hilarious, others downright frightening) and discuss strategies to help non-techie entrepreneurs communicate effectively with their tech/development team.

  This panel will help your bootstrapped startup avoid being taken for a ride.

  LEVEL: Intermediate

  • Bootstrapping
  • Communication
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Process
  • Startups

  At 12:30pm to 1:30pm, Monday 14th March

  In Rio Grande A, Marriott Courtyard Austin Downtown/Convention Center

• Switch: from Freelancer to Entrepreneur

  So you’ve tumbled down the rabbit hole into the world of freelancing and you’re ready to make it a legit career so your friends stop thinking you’re unemployed. But how does it actually happen? Should you take the red pill... or the blue one? Do you have to grow a big agency or outsource work to India? Maybe neither. Designing a successful business takes vision, organization and communication mixed with grit and determination. And our panel guests are in the thick of it—building a business together and ready to share their successes and failures with you.

  LEVEL: Intermediate

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Freelance

  At 3:30pm to 4:30pm, Monday 14th March

  In Brazos 2/3, Marriott Courtyard Austin Downtown/Convention Center