Posted April 30, 2012 by Clare Jacobson
Already missing Under the Radar? Our partners over at GlueCon have another great event and it’s happening May 23rd-24th, 2012. Many of our Under the Radar alumni will be there as well… (i.e. Sumo Logic, MongoLab, Eucalyptus and more). Information and discount offering below:
Gluecon started as a conference where we aimed to look at the companies and technologies that were “gluing” together different layers of the web. To be fair, we weren’t totally sure what that meant when we started Glue, but the problem-space seemed big and juicy.
At the first Gluecon (4 years ago), we found the companies and attendees attracted to the show were all interested in this brand new thing called, “cloud computing.” Accordingly, we set out to put the most technical content we could find on stage. And then an interesting thing happened: when you put a bunch of cloud engineers in a room together, the conversation invariably turned to APIs (application programming interfaces). That led us to talking extensively about APIs at Gluecon, year 2. And, as it turns out, as soon as you stand up and say, “APIs” — mobile developers come running (that was year 3). As we’ve entered year 4, the combination of cloud and mobile – where the API is the lynchpin — has led us squarely into the direction of “big data.” As luck would have it, when you’re building apps for mobile and working in the cloud, you end up with a lot of data — and the need to manage it at scale.
Gluecon, then, has evolved into a conference that focuses on the intersection of Cloud Computing, Mobile and Big Data — where the API binds it all together, and the content is aimed squarely at developers (you’ll never hear about the “business case” at gluecon). Some of Gluecon’s confirmed sessions include:
The Badass Beyond Hadoop: Percolator, Dremmel, Pregel
Asynchronous Architectures for Implementing Scalable Cloud Services
Why MongoDB + Node.js is the new server-side stack
Real World Big Data – Achieving 100K transactions per second with a NoSQL Database
Building the best mobile libraries to consume all kinds of backend APIs
Architecting for Performance in the face of Mobile and APIs
Developing RESTful Android Client Apps
Big Pipes: Architecting for High-Volume Realtime Social Data
Is that a token in your phone in your pocket or are you just glad to see me? OAuth and Mobile Devices
Integrating Application Intelligence for Better Management and Visibility into Web Applications
In addition to all of the sessions, Gluecon features a hackathon, a CloudCamp, and an amazing gathering of developers. If you’d like to attend Gluecon, please use the code, “disc123″ to take 10% off of your registration.
Posted March 6, 2012 by Heidi Isern, Director Dealmaker Media
We get a ton of questions about the stage of company who presents at our Under the Radar conference. We actually prefer a startup that has a bit more traction and a few customers.
Many companies start with a great pivotable business idea, a bit of code and a partner in crime. However it’s much easier to start a company than to build it. Gaining traction is challenging and thus many founders participate in select tech conferences to test their model, gain exposure, locate money, and learn from others. Every city across the world is cobbling together their own startup event, here are a few we think worthy of consideration and the differences between them.
For Early Stage Startups Looking for; Customer Validation, Funding, or Press
DEMO: High caliber launchpad for early stage startups produced by Venture Beat. E-Trade, Salesforce, and Evite all started here. Although their hefty entry fee isn’t something to take lightly, they have a Scholarship Program subsidized by corporate sponsorships.
TechCrunch Disrupt: TC Disrupt was originally started as a free alternative to the pricey DEMO model (if you are chosen of course). New startups are invited to fight it out in a winner-take-all competition known as the Disrupt Battlefield. It has a slightly younger, and more consumer focus than DEMO.
Launch: Launch is similar to TC Disrupt since it was started by one of the same guys. However Jason Calacanis actually “pays for play”. He said he would “personally invest all profits from the conference into the startups at the event.“
Conferences for learning, building and growing your company.
Already launched and want to learn more to help you grow to the next stage? The following conferences bring startup communities together to learn from one another.
The Startup Conference http://thestartupconference.com/
SXSW Interactive: http://sxsw.com/interactive
The Grow Conference: http://www.growconf.com
Future of Web Apps (London): http://www.futureofwebapps.com/
Le Web (Paris): http://www.leweb.net/
TNW Conference (Amsterdam): http://thenextweb.com/conference/
Startup Festival: http://startupfestival.com/
Startup School: http://startupschool.org/
As your company grows:
Once you have proven your model, gained a few key customers, and need wider distribution you are ready to expand your business development efforts?
Then consider our Under the Radar Conference.
This is for companies who are looking to pitch to real customers, buyers, partners etc. If you’re trying to sell to the CIO, CTO, heads of Digital, eCommerce, Market, this is where you want to be. After all, a business is only so good as the customers it has!
Posted February 3, 2012 by Clare Jacobson
Dear awesome entrepreneur,
PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment) — a Portland based startup accelerator that gives you cash, office space, and three months of intensive mentorship — has opened applications for its next class and they’d love to have you apply to be part of it.
The PIE application form features many of the standard incubator/accelerator questions about the awesome product you’re building and the dream team you’ve assembled to bring it to fruition. It even asks a few questions about why you think you’re the perfect fit within PIE, itself.
If you’re currently sitting there, working on your dream, you owe it to yourself to throw your hat into the ring for the next class of PIE. It could be that push you need to make your startup fantasy into a reality.
Deadline is February 24, 2012. So don’t delay! We’re looking forward to seeing your application.
Contact:
http://piepdx.com
@piepdx
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Posted January 13, 2012 by Clare Jacobson
Yet another great event coming to the Bay Area. If you’re in San Francisco and are looking for a great place to mingle and meet industry insiders, you need to know about SFNEWTECH events. We’ve also secured a special discount code for our readers. UTR discount code (20%) is UTR-VIP. Use it when checking out!
New Year, New Tech!
with Tethras, IQ Engines, Capy, HeardAbout, RAVN, & more!
January 25, 2012
Mighty @ 119 Utah
Doors open @ 5:30
Demos @ 7:30 Read more
Posted January 13, 2012 by Clare Jacobson
Looking for another great event in the Valley? We’ve secured a special discount code for our readers for Xconomy’s upcoming event, “Xconomy Xchange: The 100-Year Company“. Just enter the discount code “Deal” when registering for $55 off your ticket price. Register HERE.
Xconomy Xchange: The 100-Year Company—An Evening with Evernote, Morgenthaler, and Sequoia
Tuesday, February 7th, 5:30-8:30 PM
Microsoft Silicon Valley
Galileo Auditorium, Building 1
1065 La Avenida St.
Mountain View, CA 94043 Read more
Posted January 13, 2012 by Clare Jacobson
Live in the Northwest? Like cool stuff? Come and check out the Portland Incubator Experiment’s First Official Demo Day next week. The registration is free and there is huge value in attending if you’re a startup, an investor, press, or just an interested entrepreneur.
Cloudability will be presenting on stage at Under the Radar in April, and Demo attendees can get a sneak peek at what they’re doing on Tuesday at the Bagdad Theatre in SE Portland. See you there!
Details below:
PIE Demo Day
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 2:00 PM (PT)
Bagdad Theater
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214
Register
Join us for the first official Demo Day of the Portland Incubator Experiment at the Bagdad Theater. Doors open at 2:00 pm, presentations will begin at 2:30 pm.
Demo presentations will be followed by a meet & greet reception with the startups and respected members of the tech, brand, startup and investor communities.
Meet our class of startups:
Athletepath
Cloudability
DailyPath
MoPix
Revisu
Spotsi
Stayhound
Vendscreen
The first official Demo Day of the Portland Incubator Experiment Demo presentations will be followed by a meet & greet reception with the startups and resepected members of the tech, brand, starup and investor communities.
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Posted March 22, 2011 by Clare Jacobson
TEDxPresidio – Business 3.0
Saturday April 2: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
For tickets, go to: http://tedxpresidio.org/tickets
For special DealmakerMedia price, enter Password: DMM2011
Missed TED in Long Beach? Get a taste of TED on Saturday, April 2nd as a great group of speakers will present new ideas on issues such as competition in a global marketplace, survival in the digital age, and the changing set of internal and external values emerging from the C-Suite. Harnessing the power of markets and creating real world change on a large scale, these market movers set a new bar and make the case that good business can change the world. Come join us for a day of Ideas Worth Spreading in a vibrant community of fellow TED and TEDx fans! Complete event info here: www.tedxpresidio.org
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