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.

The intention is that the demos are from technology people who are thinking about starting a company, or have recently started a company and are looking for ideas or feedback. It's not so much a pitch, it's a dialogue - you ask us questions, we heckle you! It's a discussion and learning opportunity for everyone - we all get to see what you are asking and what you get back from the audience of technologist and business-types.

1. Intro, rules, etc
2. Speaker: Stefanus Du Toit - RapidMind
3. Want to present? (Whoever wants to present gets 60 seconds or less, what is your idea, what you want to talk about. This will only happen if more than six people want to present.)
4. food (be social, vote for what you want to see on the whiteboard)
5. 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
6. break (start talking to people)
7. repeat
8. Closing Speaker: Austin Hill from Akoha

We will have a post-StartupCampWaterloo pub gathering, location TBD

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. If we don't have more than six then we will skip the 60 second intro.)

• Ross Bennett - SlashID.com
• Adam Joncas - tagiton.com
• Mesbah/Tarek - smartpatterns.com
• Kunal Gupta - canadianbusiness.com/mobile
• Aydin Mirzaee - chide.it (no hard feelings.) (not yet launched - will launch by 26th.)
• Natalie MacNeil - Garage Entrepreneurs
• Majid Mirza - Ghoti Studios ( case study on liveoffcamp.us )
• Pete Lloyd - SudokuSweeper

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

• list

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 (instigator) email blog
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. Adam Joncas (UW Alumni, Entrepreneur), tagiton
22. Ali Asaria Well.ca, blog
23. Ilya Grigorik AideRSS.com, blog
24. Rajesh Kumar meetrajesh.com email
25. Michael Fagan
26. Amina Gilani (WLU student) email
27. Dan Silivestru Mobile Weekend blog
28. Zeev Lieber (SlashID) email blog
29. Gary Will web
30. Larry Borsato email blog Twitter
31. SimonLaw Akoha
32. Austin Hill Akoha
33. Pete Lloyd email
34. Rhonda Lee (THERMAHEAL Founder) email
35. Rob Soosaar (Local tech business voyeur) email
36. Jacqui Murphy, VC Tech Capital Partners, email
37. Peter Frisella, VC Tech Capital Partners, email
38. Troy McConaghy
39. Ash Christopher newthink.net
40. Kunal Gupta [http://www.canadianbusiness.com/mobile]
41. Chris Thiessen - Zoomii
42. Kevin Thomason AideRSS.com
43. Aydin Mirzaee - chide.it (no hard feelings.) blog email
44. Peter Kao - email blog
45. Chris Long - Well.ca
46. Natalie MacNeil - email Epica International
47. William Dittmer - email Epica International
48. Adam Keanie email
49. Gavin McGarry - (Media Consultant type)email
50. Ahmed Shuaib - UW Student email
51. Robin Axon - Partner Ventures West
52. Duncan Hill - EIR, Ventures West
53. Vijay Raj (Web development) email
54. Simon for Bulk email software
55. Mark Dowds - email Brainpark
56. Jamie Wakeam (Technical Advisor, Microsoft Canada)
57. Paul Butler - blog
58. George Liu
59. Shawn Kahandaliyanage (Former RIM biz-devver looking for a new gig) email
60. Rick Niesiobedzki - Recursive Design
61. Rob Balahura - email j2play
62. Kasra Zokaei - j2play
63. Clint Eckhardt - j2play
64. Tyler 'crab cakes' Weichel - email motekmobile
65. Kan for Hive Waterloo Incubator
66. Alvin for Hive Waterloo Incubator
67. Sandra Macdonald - email

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
• Tech Capital
• VeloCity - Mobile and Media Incubator
• WatStart - Waterloo Technology Startup Network
• Achilles Media Ltd. (covering munchies at Post-camp pub social)

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.