Sun Microsystems + Mashable.com = Startup Fever
A few days ago an individual reached out to me regarding a San Francisco event called “Startup Camp” - an ‘un’conference meetup where startups, web authorities and VCs come together to network, pitch, compete and share ideas over 2 days. It’s actually a pretty cool concept, so here’s the info:
Sun is also hosting a free event called “Startup Camp” in San Francisco (May 4-5, 2008) to allow startups to participate in an un-conference networking event to hear from some web 2.0 authorities, meet other startups and apply to Sun’s Startup Essentials Program. The event also includes SpeedGeeking (which I thought was a pretty funny concept), where startup founders can compete in the Best Startup Contest by presenting a 5-minute pitch of their business to VC led groups of peers.
Confirmed guests include: Pete Cashmore, Jonathan Schwartz, David Berlind, Om Malik, Matt Marshall etc. This event is a great way for startups to network and discuss ideas.
In addition to Startup Camp, Sun and Mashable.com have partnered to present “The Startup Review” on mashable.com which is a daily feature/review of a new startup to help spread the word on unique and emerging ideas throughout the community.
I’ve received mention that so far the event is going very well. I’ll keep you posted on outcomes & take-aways from this event…
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i am gonna show this to my friend, brother
I attended the second day of StartUp camp and it was a pretty good event. There were some logistical issues that could have been improved, but that did not diminish the good conversations and connections that were taking place. I think its great that this was paralleled along the JavaOne conference and it continued to validate my current thinking that the best content at large conferences are the ones happening “underground” or “on the perimeter.” Certainly at Web2.0Expo last month, the best stuff was not in the main tracks…it was in Web2.0Open.