Sessions at SXSW Interactive 2012 about Startups and Community

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Sunday 11th March 2012

• Community First: Lessons for Early-Stage Startups

  by Chrysanthe Tenentes, David Noël, Ligaya Tichy and Diana Kimball

  Tech startups have long known that a strong community will amplify a company’s successes, bolster growth, and make work worth waking up for. Today's unstoppable startups understand that putting community first means putting community management first. And yet, the field of online community management is still in its early days, and we haven’t stopped figuring it out as we go along. Through case studies and never-before-told stories of three veteran community managers from SoundCloud, Foursquare, and Airbnb, we’ll reveal what it takes to build a community to last.

  • Community
  • Community Management
  • Startups

  At 11:00am to 12:00pm, Sunday 11th March

  In Salon D, Hilton Austin Downtown

  Coverage audio clip

• How to Build Entrepreneurship Communities

  by Brad Feld, Marc Nager, Nick Seguin, Paige Craig, Shane Reiser, Andrew Yang and Mark Davis

  Why do some tech communities thrive while other fail? What can you do to start, fix or grow your city's startup scene?

  This panel will take a grounded look at the key ingredients of successful startup communities in any geography. We'll look the role that events, spaces, accelerators, VC, angels, universities, and government play in the equation, and we'll dissect the intangibles as well - including culture, philosophy, mentorship, education, and more. We'll also have some time at the end for audience questions. Panelists include Brad Feld, Paige Craig, Mark Davis, Nick Seguin, Marc Nager and Andrew Yang.

  • Community
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Startups

  At 3:30pm to 4:30pm, Sunday 11th March

  In Salon D, Hilton Austin Downtown

  Coverage link