StartupDay was a success!

Thank you all the attendees, speakers, sponsors, advisors and staff for being part of StartupDay 2009.

You can read more about it at the Seattle 2.0.

The presentations a few weeks after the event.

Event Details

Venue:	Meydenbauer Center 11100 NE 6th St., Bellevue, WA 98004 (map)
Date:	Saturday, September 26, 2009
Time:	Registration 9:30 - 10:00 AM Main Sessions: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Cocktails: 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Parking:	Meydenbauer Center offers plenty of parking under the building.
Directions:	Meydenbauer Center is in downtown Bellevue, just 15 minutes east of downtown Seattle. From Seattle via SR-520: Cross the SR-520 bridge; take exit 168B to I-405 South; take the NE 6th St exit on the left and turn right. From Seattle via I-90: Cross the I-90 bridge; take the exit towards I-405 North (Everett/Bothell); take the NE 6th St exit on the left and turn left.

	Speakers
9:30	Registration Opens
10:00	Opening Remarks: Marcelo Calbucci, founder of Seattle 2.0
10:20	Why Do a Startup? by Hillel Cooperman
10:40	Pick an Idea by Josh Petersen
11:00	Co-Founders & Advisors by Colin Wong
11:20	Break
11:40	Growing Through Bootstrapping by Alex Algard
12:00	Funding Through Angels or VCs by T.A. McCann
12:20	Naming & Branding by Kelly Smith
12:40	Lunch
1:30	Building the Product by Dave Schappell
1:50	User Experience & Metrics by Alex Berg
2:10	Acquiring Customers & Marketing by Mike Mathieu
2:30	Networking & Partnering by Shelly Farnham
2:50	Break
3:10	Advertcraptizing: Where's the silver lining? by Ben Huh
3:30	Making Money Through SaaS by Alex Castro
3:50	When It All Fails by Ksenia Oustiougova
4:10	Being Acquired by Jonathan Sposato
4:30	Closing Keynote by Rich Barton
5:00	Cocktail Reception