Starting a Startup
h2. Welcome
An Entrepreneur conference just for people under the age of 27, w00t!
“REGISTER HERE”:http://www.mollyguard.com/event/20519374!
h3. Event Details
*Date:* November 2nd
*Time:* 5:30–7:00pm
*Location:* “Packard Room 101 [PDF](Transportation info PDF.)”:http://www-facilities.stanford.edu/maps/download/TransportationMap.pdf, “Stanford University (Stanford info.)”:http://www.stanford.edu/home/visitors/vicinity.html
*Food & Drink:* Yes, TONs! Included with registration
h3. Event Costs
* *Full-Time Students:* Free (bring ID)
* *Non-Students:* $10
h2. Confirmed Speakers
h3. Blake Ross
Creator of “Firefox (Get Firefox!)”:http://www.getfirefox.com, internet browser.
h3. Drew Lustro
I go to UC Berkeley and just finished my freshman year there. I am a computer science major but would double major in art if I had the time. I don’t exactly get great grades but I am culturally emerssed enough which I feel is more important. In other words, I may not know the most but I can survive an interview better than a sex starved, introverted, straight-A nerd. I enjoy designing and printing clothes via silkscreen with my development organization, the media science. I also skimboard and do various applied art for the hell of it including stenciling and painting. Ska, punk, and indie are a must as far as music. Of course, applied web development is a huge interest of mine. I created “MakeshiftOnline (makeshiftonline.net)”:http://makeshiftonline.net/ which is a fast growing online community that kicks ass.
h3. Dalton Caldwell
Dalton Caldwell is the Founder/CEO and VP of Engineering, “imeem (imeem.com)”:http://imeem.com, inc.
Recognizing the power and pervasiveness of Instant Messaging technology while earning dual degrees in _Psychology_ and _Symbolic Systems_ at Stanford, Dalton developed and drives imeem’s innovative engineering and technical operations.
Dalton focused his thesis on “Extending instant messaging for collaboration in the workplace,” and in late 2003, he teamed with Jan Jannink to build an application around instant messaging that would do much more than just chat.
Before founding Imeem, Dalton worked on open-source _Jabber_ IM tools and developed communications software for _VA Software_ (formerly _VA Linux_). His blog can be found at: “http://dalton.imeem.com/blogs (Dalton’s blog.)”:http://dalton.imeem.com/blogs
h3. Ramit Sethi
Ramit Sethi is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. He consults on emerging technologies, investments, and persuasive technology to venture capital firms and private foundations, and is currently co-authoring a book advising companies how to recruit top college students. He was the chief researcher for “Free Prize Inside,” a book on marketing and innovation that was featured on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. He has founded two companies and developed a personal-finance curriculum that he has taught around the country; his Web site, “IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com”:http://iwillteachyoutoberich.com/, was also featured in the Wall Street Journal. More information: “http://www.RamitSethi.com”:http://www.RamitSethi.com.
h3. Wendell Davis
Wendell Davis began his long relationship with technology by writing letters to illegal software dealers whose names and addresses were stowed away in cracked versions of _Commodore 64_ software. This activity subsequently leading to the plethora of strong European developer contacts. Harnessing these connections, Wendell later went on to produce several successful videogame titles for the _Gameboy Advance_ (GBA) platform and co-founded (and continues to consult for) the interactive graphics and software company _Zephyr Syndicate_. Aside from his activities with “Meetro”:http://meetro.com/, Wendell co-manages the development of _ActiveWiki_, a next-generation application wiki, and in his free-time writes Smalltalk applications for children in the _Squeak_ environment.
h3. Mike Li
Mike graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in _Electrical Engineering_ and _Computer Science_. Before starting “6th Sense”:http://www.sixsense.com/ he worked in a number of different companies, including _IBM_, _Accenture_, and several startups. Mike is an avid traveler (most recently India), and tries hard to squeeze in the occasional game of tennis. Having missed the last tech boom, he is patiently waiting for the next one.
h3. Todd Masonis
Todd Masonis is founder and Vice-President of Products for “Plaxo”:http://www.plaxo.com/. As co-founder of Plaxo, Masonis has appeared on CNBC’s morning investors show _Squawk Box_ and has spoken at technology industry events for the _Software & Information Industry Association_ and Stanford University, among others.
Prior to founding Plaxo, Masonis was co-founder of two start-ups, netElement and Natient Technologies. He also served as a systems developer with _e-steam, Inc._ Masonis received a _Bachelor of Science in Symbolic Systems_ with a concentration in _Computational Linguistics_ from Stanford University.
h3. David Xue
David Xue is the founder of “PixPulse.com”:http://pixpulse.com, a new mobile media network for sharing live in-the-moment photos and videos. Pixpulse supports all mobile providers for media sharing, geo-tagging and allows people to broadcast their own mobile media channel. Our goal is to help people easily share daily life experiences using mobile devices.
Prior, David led marketing at _Lockdown Networks_, a Seattle network security startup funded by _Integral Capital Partners_ and _Ignition Partners_. Before _Lockdown_, David owned product management for RealNetworks’ leading consumer service reaching over 1M subscribers where he launched _RealOne Radio_, the Internet’s first radio subscription service.
David received his _BA in Business Administration_ from the University of Washington.
For more information, visit David’s blog at “http://blog.pixpulse.com”:http://blog.pixpulse.com/.
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