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Startup Rockstars 8 – DC – Recap

Chief Startup Officer — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:11:04 +0000

A mix of about 100 entrepreneurs, media, investors, and others gathered yesterday for the eighth Startup Rockstars event. It was on the swank 12th floor space at Latham & Watkins in downtown Washington DC.

Between slices of pizza, slices of conversation, and servings of startup demos, the crowd enjoyed the night.

The preso’s started with contact synchronizer CYNCZ, with a premise to “Access all your contact details, anywhere, anytime on any device.” It’s a huge market, and like all of the presenters CYNCZ has a monetization model. The audience Q&A targeted their competition (real or percieved), and also some technical questions about functionality.

The second demo was from Inside Job, a Startup Rockstar alumni showing an improved Facebook app that links up people looking for work and companies looking for hire. (And there were also companies looking to hire in attendance at the event).

Wandermark followed up with a slick iPhone app allowing geo-coding of photos. A live demo of the functionality impressed many, and the iPhone demo cradle was also a hit.

And hits are what SeeJoeRock wants to help enable, by letting musicians & bands network and showcase their music & merch online. The demo needed more Q&A time because of the interest in the concept.

All of the demos went off without a hitch. (We lie). With very few technical hiccups, the flow was smooth, and was followed by a modified networking session that allowed people to listen to the interests of the people in the room and meet the people that shared interests.

Some photos of the event:

CYNCZ

Inside Job

Wandermark

SeeJoeRock

One of the views from Latham & Watkins rooftop deck

Startup Rockstars 6 Lineup Announced

Chief Startup Officer — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:42:16 +0000

The next event will be in Washington DC next month – 09-09-2009 (get tickets for Startup Rockstars #6). We’re excited to announce the line-up of companies presenting:

Earth Aid – track & improve your consumption (electric, gas,water) in one place
Mixed Ink – collaborative writing using social media
Live Liberty – create a movement around an issue
SEC Watch – bringing transparency to ~800,000 annual SEC Filings
Addymate – manage & communicate contacts in one place
MessagePub – dead-simple messaging API to send messages over email, SMS, phone, Google Chat, AIM, Twitter for your web application

The event will also have special presentations & more, and an advanced networking component. The location is at Latham & Watkins in Washington, DC.

Get tickets here.

Startup Rockstar events mentioned by Washington Post

Chief Startup Officer — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:29:11 +0000

Last week, the Washington Post wrote a story about up-and-coming women in the DC area, and including Kady Chiu (co-founder, Startup Rockstars), along with Shireen Mitchell, Shana Glickfield, Larissa Fair, and Alexis Rodich.

On page 2 of the Kim Hart article Up-and-Comers Who Are Breaking Down a Digital Divide there is a reference to our “Startup Rockstar events”. The article also appeared in the print edition of the paper.

Startup Rockstars #5 – DC lineup announced

Chief Startup Officer — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:43:05 +0000

The lineup for Startup Rockstars #5 is below – a great lineup including an update from past presenter Contribune. The June 3 event is hosted by Latham & Watkins LLP (note – this is a change from the previous announcement of Qorvis) in Washington DC, which is the same location as the March 2009 event.

Please register here (click) (* Note: because of security requirements, your name needs to be on the list in order to enter the building. Please bring your ID)

There are a few additions to the format that are being worked on as well.

The list:

1. Contribune (www.contribune.org)
2. ThinkTalk Networks (www.thinktalk.com)
3. Legal River (www.legalriver.com)
4. Revamped Media (www.revamp.com)
5. Genius Rocket (www.geniusrocket.com)

We listened, and having a smaller lineup will allow keeping to the time schedule, and also allow more networking afterwards.

scene from Startup Rockstars #4 – March 2009 – Qorvis, Washington DC

Next event is June 3 – Startup Rockstars #5

Chief Startup Officer — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:57:08 +0000

The lineup for presenters will be posted shortly, as we gear up for Startup Rockstars #5 on June 3, at (updated) Latham & Watkins LLP Qorvis. It is likely to be bigger & bolder, and we will introduce a few new twists.

Taking our own advice, along with many of our attendees’ advice, we are cutting back on the number of demos. We’ll also go back to having more rigor around the time limit for presentations.

Some sponsors are shaping up as well. If you or your organization are interested, please contact us.

Oh, and Kady has found an excellent guitarist who should be available to provide live music during the event. We’ve had live music in the past, and it adds to the atmosphere & energy of the events.

* UPDATE * – the event ticket page is http://startuprockstars5.eventbrite.com/

Startup Rockstars #4 tomorrow

Chief Startup Officer — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:00:28 +0000

The next Startup Rockstars event is coming up tomorrow, March 12. It will be hosted by Qorvis in Washington DC, and has well over 100 people set to attend at this point. We’re excited for the companies presenting to get to show us what they’re doing.

The companies:

The event has proven to be popular based on pre-signups, and will test the space at the host Qorvis. RSVP for the March 12th event here: http://www.meetup.com/socialweb/calendar/9660166/

Startup Rockstars DC 3 – tomorrow night’s list

Chief Startup Officer — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:51:07 +0000

We’re all set for the Thursday, October 9th event at Viget Labs, where we’ll be holding the next Startup Rockstars night (a 1 Piazza event). We’ll up the energy & networking that happened at the last event. Including the 3+ ways this event has been promoted, we expect a nice turnout. There will be live music from a local musician/documentary-maker to liven the atmosphere, some giveaways, and possibly a surprise speaker.

The list of presenters is -

evDeliv - www.evDeliv.com – We have signed up the best and most diverse selection of restaurants in Washington, DC so you can order anything from Pizza to Sushi. Our ordering process is straight forward and easy, and your credit and personal information is all stored safely on your own computer.
OurCoupleSpace - www.OurCoupleSpace.com – We help couples have stronger and happier relationships by tapping the wisdom of the best experts & the smartest couples. Our vision is to become as much the choice of unhappy or bored couples seeking to save or revitalize their relationships as Match.com is the site of choice for singles seeking a mate.
ZippyJobs - www.ZippyJobs.com – Zippyjobs is the only local campus-based job site. Our mission is quite simply to help college students earn cash and stay in school.
GamerVixens - www.GamerVixens.com – Empowering Women, One Gamer at a Time.
BrandClik - www.BrandClik.com – BrandClik is a next generation in-text advertising platform designed to bolster the bottom line for online publishers, deliver increased results to advertisers while protecting their intellectual property and enhance the online experience for readers. The approach is consumer friendly, non-confusing and provides a win-win situation for both content providers and advertisers.
CreateDebate - www.CreateDebate.com – CreateDebate is a social debating web site that helps users make better decisions by understanding various viewpoints of a given issue. Users can add evidence to their arguments from a variey of media, and the best arguments rise to the top of the debate through a democratic voting process.

Parts of the event will probably be streamed live (urls & updates to follow).

Clips from Startup Rockstars event tonight

Chief Startup Officer — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:34:33 +0000

What a fun night! Tonight we had six demos, and had to break up the after-demo networking to get people to the after-party down the street, where we continued the conversation. Here’s the list:

ShareMeme.com – Ahson Wardak, Luc Castera
Contribune.org – Michael Mayernick
Diditz.com – Sohit Karol
MixedInk.com – David Stern
MyDealBook.com – Mark Shacknies
CommunityGoals.com – David James

We’ll post a nice edited video summary later. During the event we were able to get some of the presenters streamed live, and you can view these short Qik-streamed video clips below:

Sharememe:

Contribune:

Diditz:

MixedInk:

Startup Rockstars Video Recap

Chief Startup Officer — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:43:58 +0000

We’re prepping up for the Startup Rockstars DC Demonstration event this week (tickets here) with these presenters:

ShareMeme.com – Ahson Wardak, Luc Castera
Contribune.org – Michael Mayernick
Diditz.com – Sohit Karol
MixedInk.com – David Stern
MyDealBook.com – Mark Shacknies

Here are some clips from last week that were put together in a quick montage of some of the presenting sites. The sites featured in the video are MixedInk, Contribune, and Diditz.

Startup Rockstars 1 video recap
Uploaded by 1piazza

You can get a free ticket at the Startup Rockstars event ticket page.