September 26, 2009
Meydenbauer Center

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.


Agenda


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


Accommodations

If you’re coming out of town, here are a few hotel suggestions for you. They’re all within walking distance of the event.

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