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Half Day Event - Startup America at SXSW
Dedicated to helping young companies grow, the Startup America Partnership is providing a place to meet, collaborate and mingle with iconic entrepreneurs, VCs and other startups this year in the Startup Village. Unique programming elements, meeting spaces, refreshments of the caffeinated and/or adult variety, and daily giveaways will make the Startup America space a can’t-miss for startups.
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Ping Pong Tourney
Join Startup Village in our inaugural ping pong tourney; you need not be a professional, just register online or at the event (first come first serve) and prepare to have a blast. Each company may select two employees to represent them in a single elimination doubles tournament. We'll provide the paddles, balls, and tables; you bring your best ping pong skills and prepare to destroy the competition! http://sxsw.com/interactive/star...
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Startup Marketing: Big Results with a Small Budget
by Krista Neher and Saul Colt
Are you struggling to market your startup? Do you have a great idea, but aren’t sure how to reach your audience and get customers? Even if you have the greatest product, marketing your product may be more difficult than you think. This workshop will cover the most effective and unusual marketing tactics that work for startups. You’ll learn how to get big results with a small budget and compete against companies that have more money and more resources.
In this session marketing experts will share proven marketing strategies that get real results. This session will cover some of the best tips, secrets and unusual strategies that work to create raving and passionate fans for your company. This session isn’t marketing 101 - it focuses on low cost big impact opportunities specifically for startups and entrepreneurs.
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Why Invest in Health Tech?
by Lisa Suennen, Aneesh Chopra and Shwen Gwee
Why Invest in Health Tech? Education, Inspiration, and Funding Advice for (Social) Health Tech Startups. This session is sponsored by Health 2.0 and Boehringer Ingelheim
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Give Me an Invite! Creating User Demand at Launch
by Eric Vishria, Erick Schonfeld and Michael Seibel
Nobody likes waiting in line, whether for a party or an exclusive beta invite, unless they can skip it or be the “cool kid” who doles out invites to friends. RockMelt tested this theory when their browser initially launched under the cloak of private beta and allowed users to help their friends “jump the line”. Others have seen similar success like Google+ and Turntable.fm which left people scrambling for invites from friends. But what’s the secret behind building buzz via exclusive access without alienating potential users?
Beta and Alpha testing is becoming increasingly popular as people vie for early adopter status. Panelists from initially exclusive products will discuss the psychology behind exclusive access, the benefits of an invite system, and how gated access helps you attract the right users. This conversation is a must for any startup looking to make a splash at launch. -
How to Lose Co-Founders and Alienate Startups
by Kathryn Minshew, Orian Marx, Seth Blank, Vivek Sharma and Alexandra Cavoulacos
Most startup entrepreneurs, investors and incubators will tell you that two founders are better than one. What they won't tell you is two founders are more likely to try to kill each other - or at least kill their startup. Co-founder disasters are a bit of an industry taboo. We never hear about most of them. Many great entrepreneurs have had to sacrifice a beloved startup to learn valuable life lessons about working with partners. This panel brings together four entrepreneurs who lost their prior startups to infighting but survived to tell their tales in the hope that you can avoid some of their mistakes.
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Show Me the Money: Where to Get Funding and What Are They Interested In?
by Michele Polz, Brad Weinberg, John Pugh and Unity Stoakes
Show Me The Money: Where to get funding and what are they interested in? Presentations by VC's, Health Incubators (e.g. Blueprint Health and Startup Health), and other funders. This session is sponsored by Edelman.
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Storytelling for Entrepreneurs & Startups
by Lyn Graft
Storytelling is one of the most powerful forms of communication you have as an entrepreneur to assist you in starting a company, recruiting employees, raising capital, securing clients and getting press. Stories are universal and almost 100% relatable to people from all walks of life enabling the entrepreneur to inspire and catalyze an audience. Stories also help us structure meaning around complex situations and enable entrepreneurs to make the intangible tangible. Drawing from the experience gained from filming over 300 entrepreneurs, this panel is designed to share thoughts and examples on why and how storytelling should be weaved into your startup, launch and growth activities. Key points covered: Speaking from the heart and connecting emotionally with your audience; Crafting a memorable story and creating champions to share your story; making sure your baby is not ugly and stands apart from the crowd; and telling people why we do and what we do. Specific examples and techniques for digital storytelling will be shown and explained
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Startup Spotlight
A special reception that shines the spotlight on emerging startups. Enjoy complimentary beer and wine while checking out demos from startup participants, all within the heart of Startup Village on the 4th floor of the Hilton.
Participants include:
Audioair
Audioair is a mobile-based technology that connects to a network within the given establishment.
www.airbornemediagroup.comBrouha
Brouha is an at-door automated mobile messaging platform that allows for a direct mobile connection between customers and the stores they frequent, every time they show up.
http://brouha.me/Mumbo
Mumbo is the ultimate social messaging app for your smartphone or desktop.
www.mumbo.comNewsiT
NewsiT is a mobile crowd-reporting platform for people to create, collaborate and share the news that's personally relevant to them.
www.newsit.netNixter
Nixter's an app that will improve your nightlife experience recommending your the best parties based on your real nightlife likes.
www.nixter.comPersonify.iT
A quick and fun way to discover volunteer and social good opportunities around you.
http://personify.itRavn
RAVN, the Pandora of Event Discovery.
www.ravn.comSphero
Sphero, from Orbotix, is the first robotic ball you control with your smartphone, lets you roll into a new world of gaming.
www.gosphero.comStepwellS
StepwellS provides a simple platform for anyone to create, publish and consume mobile dashboards.
www.projectstepwells.comTalentwire
Talentwire is a talent development community for tech, media, and entertainment professionals where you connect with people who do what you do.
www.talentwire.meTrails.by
Trails.by is a beautiful and broadly-focused website that aggregates learning and informational Trails, which are a simple visual way to find & share your favorite online information.
http://Trails.byWendr
Wendr is a free iPhone app that makes it easy to find out what your friends are doing #TONIGHT.
www.wendr.comWomzit
Womzit, the Word of Mouth App is a fun, fast and frictionless way for you to spread great experiences.
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Funder vs. Funded: Fireside Chats with…
by Andy Donner, Jen McCabe, Stead Burwell and Geoffrey Rutledge
Funders vs. Funded... The Rise of Pharma VC's: A discussion with Pharma about their new VC funds. The Funded: A discussion with recently funded health tech startups. This session is sponsored by Edelman.
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How Start-Ups Do Deals with Industry Titans
by Alex Barnett, Jay Lee, Pamela O'Hara, Scott McMullan and Sunir Shah
You're David, they're Goliath. You're a small company, they are industry giants. You're fast and innovative. They move markets. You just wish they would move those markets in your direction!
How do you close that deal? How do you even get them to notice you? The good news is that big companies get big by working with innovative companies like you. The bad news is they also get big by stepping on companies like you.
How do you hold your own against big companies? Who can you trust and how much information can you trust them with? How do you decide which big deals to do and which ones to avoid?
This panel pits together three industry giants, Google, Intuit and American Express with two scrappy startups, BatchBlue and FreshBooks. After many rounds of negotiation, deals have been struck that have been lucrative for each party and a win for their mutual customers. Hear how these start-ups have built great relationships, launched successful partnerships and stayed in the game without being gobbled or squashed.
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Launching Companies in Regulated Industries
by Aza Raskin, Matt Harris, Shamir Karkal, Jessica Scorpio and Adam Oliveri
Technology startups are beginning to focus on traditional, regulated industries that until now haven’t seen many startup entrants. But taking on archaic, multi-billion-dollar industries isn’t easy. Startups face a variety of issues, from thorny regulations to apathetic customers demoralized by poor experiences, and competition from name-brand, established competitors. Building a new company in a regulated industry is a daunting task, but it holds the potential to transform an industry and dramatically improve the status quo.
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Understanding Start-Up Equity and Compensation
by Justin Fishner-Wolfson
Equity is the main driver of employee compensation at start-ups, yet a lot of the terminology and machinations around how to manage stock is shrouded in mystery. This session will explore how employees can maximize the returns from their hard work and how founders can structure equity packages to be the most lucrative tools possible for recruiting top talent while being fair to their employees. From day one, understand how to compare the financials behind job offers. Learn standard terms from vesting, cliffs, accelerations and triggers to the differences between incentive stock options (ISOs), non-qualified stock options (NSOs) and restricted stock units (RSUs). Know your options for maximizing the value of your equity including what it means to do an 83(b) election. Arm yourself with knowledge to hire qualified tax advisors and know what pitfalls to look for when talking to wealth management advisors. Find out what resources are available for free online and how to best protect yourself.
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