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Program 2018

Schedule

Conference ScheduleThe Startup Conference is a one-day conference that will take place on June 17, 2019 from 9:30am to 5pm.

May 17, 2018
9am
Open Mic: Find a Co-Founder

Are you looking for a co-founder? Pitch the audience during this quick-fire open mike session and ask the audience for help.

9:15am
Panel Discussion: Grinding it out, from idea to the first VC round

Paul Graham says the #1 quality of a founder is to be relentlessly resourceful. Getting an idea is the easy part. Turning it into a startup that shows potential to attract investment is where all the hard work is.

Jack AltmanAltman Jack, Erik Murphy-ChutorianErik Murphy-Chutorian, Nathan BeckordNathan Beckord, Natalie AbeysenaNatalie Abeysena
9:45am
Interview

In 2014, inspired by successful, informal mass transit he experienced throughout the world, Ali Vahabzadeh founded Chariot (chariot.com) in San Francisco

Ali VahabzadehAli Vahabzadeh, Alex KantrowitzAlex Kantrowitz
10:10am
0-100+ employees in 2 years - How to build a sustainable culture that can scale from day 1

Mada Seghete leads marketing as a co-founder of Branch, the mobile growth platform for today’s top companies, powering mobile linking and growth for over 30,000 apps and 2 billion monthly users around the world.

Mada SegheteMada Seghete
10:35am
VC Panel: How to Pitch to Investors
Soma SomasegarSoma Somasegar, Varun JainVarun Jain, Ethan BatraskiEthan Batraski
11am — 12pm
Pitch Competition

Startups selected for the pitch competition will pitch their startup to the audience. 3 minutes each, plus Q&A. Then, the audience votes to decide the top 3 finalists who make it to the VC panel in the afternoon.

Adeo RessiAdeo Ressi
1:30pm
Founder Stories
Toby RussellToby Russell, George ArisonGeorge Arison
1:55pm
Afternoon Keynote
Eric YuanEric Yuan
2:20pm
Scaling & User Acquisition

You would think that once you raised a B round of $10-$30M, your startup is finally out of the woods. Instead, that’s when the real challenges start. Scaling. User acqusition. How do you keep growing?

Rob FanRob Fan, Vasily StarostenkoVasily-Starostenko_pic_sm
2:50pm
How to Build a Billion Dollar Startup
Tom VillanteTom Villante
3:15pm
2,555 Days of Struggle
Augusto MariettiAugusto Marietti
3:40pm
Founder Stories
Jyoti BansalJyoti Bansal _Pic
4:05pm
VC Panel: Pitch Competition Finalists

The 3 top startups selected by the audience at the end of the morning pitch competition get to pitch a panel of VC partners. Then, the VCs deliberate, just like a real partner meeting, to elect the one winner. A great way to see how VCs make decisions behind the scenes.

SumeetĀ JainSumeet Jain, Shubhra JainShubhra Jain, Bill ReichertBill Reichert, Rama SekharRama Sekhar, Johnathan CharlesJonathan Charles
5pm
After Party

Join everyone for drinks after the conference, for an evening of informal networking.

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