StartupCampWaterloo

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: Funding - how it feels - Well.ca
2. food (be social)
3. StartupDemo-style presentations, round 1;br>Breakdown:
1. who are you?
2. what issues do you want help with e.g., market validation, business model, marketing, etc
3. give us your 30s to 5 minute pitch (depending on how many people we have signed up for this part of session)
4. audience participation in answers
4. break (start talking to people)
5. AideRSS - launching
6. break (some more socializing)
7. StartupDemo-style presentations, round 2
8. Keynote speaker: Albert Lai -- arriving late from the west coast.

Last minute changes due to travel schedules!!!

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)

1. Michael Fagan: if most people haven't seen Rajat's demo of Zimride, I will do a brief demo on his behalf
2. Albert O'Connor: Purple: Centralizing and integrating event information for fun and profit.
3. Avery Pennarun: one of: what to do and not do with financing; things I screwed up starting my last company; The Innovator's Dilemma and how to take advantage of it; Crossing the Chasm and how to do market segmentation; tricks for hiring people.
4. William Spaetzel: CastRoller: Centralized, easy podcast subscriptions
5. Simon Clark: Village Toolbox

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

• top 10 mistakes
• how to get free money

Attendees

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

1. Piti, MBET Candidate
2. Chris Chiu, MBET Candidate
3. John Ling, MBET Candidate
4. Peter Kao, email
5. Timothy Li, MBET Candidate
6. Jesse Rodgers (instigator) email blog
7. Mic Berman (organizer) email blog
8. Ali Asaria Well.ca (instigator)
9. Michael Nielsen email blog
10. William Spaetzel email blog
11. Rajesh Kumar meetrajesh.com email
12. Simon Clark zebraspot.com email
13. Renjie Butalid web email
14. MichaelFagan
15. Chris Long Well.ca
16. Avery Pennarun Versabanq Nitix
17. Norman Young Personal Syndication
18. Gary Will
19. Kevin Thomason aiderss.com email
20. Albert O'Connor email
21. Jeff Fedor email
22. Simon Woodside [http://simonwoodside.com] (hey I instigated too!)
23. Paul Butler blog
24. Jevon Macdonald startupnorth.ca
25. Jonas Brandon startupnorth.ca
26. Rick Niesiobedzki Recursive Design
27. Robert Barlow-Busch
28. Chris Thiessen Zoomii
29. Ranen Ghosh
30. Peter Frisella
31. Brad Ball
32. Majid Mirza, (Academic Advisor, Microsoft Canada) designcampwaterloo.com email
33. Larry Borsato email twitter friendfeed
34. Terry Goertz email
35. DavidCrow davidcrow.ca
36. Han Xu - Computer Engineering. I make facebook apps.
37. Annie Cho
38. Tom Ayre email
39. Jennifer Dodd email
40. Paul Cebo
41. Ash Christopher newthink.net email
42. Lukasz Kosewski ContingencyWorks
43. Ramy nassar [ramy.nassar@rogers.com]
44. Craig Dunk
45. Monish Gandhi
46. Peter Lloyd

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.

1. Brydon Gilliss, dang! I'm on a plane to the other coast that day.
2. Khalid Baheyeldin, learned about it after it was over. Next time then.
3. Susan Hileman, I'm catching the next one. I was washing my hair.

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.

• LaBarge Weinstein
• Waterloo Accelerator Centre
• FreshBooks
• 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.

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

Next BarCampWaterloo during Entrepreneur week

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