StartupCampWaterloo

Previously: StartupCampWaterloo1

A group has been created so please join to discuss BarCamps or DemoCamps in the region. Also there's a Facebook group too!

Agenda (The plan in a draft form)

StartupCampWaterloo borrows from DemoCamp except we have a *main speaker* and a couple set presentations from members of the community. The StartupDemo gives you a chance to get your idea out there and get feedback so you can strengthen your idea.

1. Speaker: Not sure yet, it will hopefully be a Waterloo startup
2. food (be social)
3. StartupDemo-style presentations, round 1

   Breakdown:

1. who are you?
2. what issues do you want help with e.g., market validation, business model, marketing, etc
3. audience participation in answers
4. break (start talking to people)
5. repeat

Over the evening experts in certain topic areas will be identified, the idea is to use the break time to have small group discussions.

Demos (list will make up the StartupDemo presentations)

• Stefanus Du Toit - RapidMind (tentative)
• Ross Bennett - SlashID (tentative)
• Adam Joncas - tagiton.com

Please add what you would like to see at StartupCampWaterloo that isn't listed above.

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Attendees

Add your name below (use Edit Page at the top) to attend - and participate! in the StartupCamp. Or email jrodgers@uwaterloo.ca.

1. Jesse Rodgers (instigator) email blog
2. Mic Berman (organizer) email blog
3. Simon Woodside (hey I instigated too!) [http://simonwoodside.com]
4. Brydon Gilliss shooting my mouth off...
5. Kevin Morris (WLU student) email blog
6. Miki Setlur (UBC Graduate, Entrepreneur) email website
7. Avlok Kohli (UW Graduate, Entrepreneur) email website
8. Ari Shomair, Entrepreneur & Internet Marketing Blogger
9. Simon Clark (oscillator) zebraspot VillageToolBox
10. Bartek Gniado, Entrepreneur email
11. Richard Reiner, Entrepreneur and Investor www
12. Thusenth Dhavaloganathan, WLU 4th Year BBA, blog email
13. Corey Dutson, Web Developer, blog email
14. Jevon Macdonald, Entrepreneur, startupnorth
15. Jonas Brandon, startupnorth
16. Jim Murphy A Canadian Sea Turtle email
17. Khalaf Mohamed, (UW Student) Entreprenuer
18. David Crow, trouble maker, davidcrow.ca/
19. Ross Bennett, email website
20. Monish Gandhi, email
21. Norman Young, Personal Syndication
22. Adam Joncas (UW Alumni, Entrepreneur), tagiton

Would like to participate but can't make it that day

Just enter your name here if you can't make it but would like to attend the next BarCampWaterloo.

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Sponsors

If you would like to sponsor BarCampWaterloo, please add your name to the list of sponsors below. We need to cover the cost of the space, snacks, name tags, etc.

• Waterloo Accelerator Centre
• TechCapital

Sponsors get:

• a mention and BarCamplink on the BarCampWaterloo page
• small but visible sign at the presentation table
• MC to mention sponsorship at the event, including a sentence or two about what your company does
• a mention of the sponsor and url in any publicity/articles and we will try for news releases

Task List

• Find some people to help
• Figure out if more budget can be found somewhere

Community

Help build the community. Add your events, thoughts, etc to the WatCamp page!

What is it?

BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees. StartupCamp follows the same spirit but we try and focus on the joy a start up brings.

(Part of the WatCamp community. The previous BarCampWaterloo was BarCampWaterloo_September06, BarCampWaterloo_December06, BarCampWaterloo_March07 and BarCampWaterloo_May07.)

StartupCampWaterloo discussion and planning notes from meeting Friday August 3d.