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	1 2 3 4 5	From Freelance to Agency: Start Small, Stay Small Jeffrey Zeldman, Zeldman.com The web has always attracted mavericks and entrepreneurs, and a rocky economy makes the freelance li... READ MORE The web has always attracted mavericks and entrepreneurs, and a rocky economy makes the freelance life more desirable (or at least more inevitable) than ever. So what happens when your freelance business starts to grow? How big can you get without getting bad? How can freelancers and small teams compete with traditional agencies? Hip freelancers and cool agency heads will answer questions, compare experiences, and tell their stories. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Strategies for Establishing Social Media in B2B Relationships Brad Garland, The Garland Group | Banktastic.com Social media in the consumer space is clearly talked about and prevalent. What is barely getting add... READ MORE Social media in the consumer space is clearly talked about and prevalent. What is barely getting addressed is how these technologies can be implement in the business world and what are ways to do it successfully. This panel will explore that concept and how B2B relationships can be formed using these tools. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Entrepreneurship in the Belly of the Beast John Tolva, IBM Small is beautiful at SXSW. From Getting Real to starting up, the ethos is largely anti-large corpo... READ MORE Small is beautiful at SXSW. From Getting Real to starting up, the ethos is largely anti-large corporation. This attitude overlooks one of the most satisfying professional accomplishments: doing your own thing while working for The Man. This presentation uses examples to offer strategies for making the corporation work for you. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Startup Funding Rethought- Beyond Bootstrapping, Angel, VC David Cohen, TechStars You have the team to build the next big thing, and the idea to work on. How do you get the project ... READ MORE You have the team to build the next big thing, and the idea to work on. How do you get the project off the ground, without giving up half your company. Is the Angel/ VC route the only way? Can you get creative, dare we say, disruptive? Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	How to Protect Your Brand Without Being a Jerk! Twanna A Hines, FUNKYBROWNCHICK.com You've already created content and a brand. Now, a copycat is making money pushing a product ridicul... READ MORE You've already created content and a brand. Now, a copycat is making money pushing a product ridiculously similar to yours. Congratulations! Imitation is flattery. So, why are you pissed off? You're upset because it's unfair and, possibly, infringes on your rights. Learn how to protect your creative projects without going overboard...or broke! Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Is the Planned Life Even Worth Living Anymore? Melissa Pierce, Life In Perpetual Beta The belief that lives and businesses must be well planned into the future is crumbling as we continu... READ MORE The belief that lives and businesses must be well planned into the future is crumbling as we continually adapt to new technologies and a global marketplace. Are the current business and educational systems obsolete? How one can personally adapt to the “new economy”? What’s hype, what’s real? Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	African Mobile Payments & Web 2.0 Nii Simmonds, Nubian Cheetah How is Web 2.0 and mobile payments changing the face of entrepreneurship in Africa? Speakers will gi... READ MORE How is Web 2.0 and mobile payments changing the face of entrepreneurship in Africa? Speakers will give elaborate insight on ingenious applications and web platforms Africans are using to communicate and conduct commerce on. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	How Safe is Your Domain Name? Daniel Lorenzetti, Self Domain names are valuable property. But are they out there for the taking by people who do not have ... READ MORE Domain names are valuable property. But are they out there for the taking by people who do not have your best interests in mind? Join this panel of internet and legal experts for an informative discussion about the prevalence of “internet” identity theft. Learn steps you can take to protect one of your most important assets. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	High Level Creative Output: The Care and Feeding Of Innovation Jody Turner, CultureofFuture.com Jody Turner (Founder of CultureOfFuture.com) consults with top companies known for their design inno... READ MORE Jody Turner (Founder of CultureOfFuture.com) consults with top companies known for their design innovation helping keep personal and professional innovation high. She aligns herself with creative teams producing innovativly disruptive work. It is this balanced ratio of design culture to output that is vital for thriving creatives, innovation entrepreneurship and future empowerment. Jody travels the world sharing these ideas from company to country, here she compiles a panel of creatives that embody the ideas she shares globally and stand as living future creativity trend examples. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Love Thy Customer: Building Optimal Customer Experiences Dave McClain, Avenue A | Razorfish Brand loyalty must be earned and cared for through tireless commitment to customers’ needs. What a... READ MORE Brand loyalty must be earned and cared for through tireless commitment to customers’ needs. What are you doing to listen to customers? How are they empowered in your relationship? Empowering consumers means re-assessing how you design and offer your products and services. This session asks "what have you done for your customers today?", and strategies for getting your clients to do the same. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	How To Make Your Book Idea A Reality Thom Singer, New Year Publishing According to a survey by the Janzen Group, 87% of all American want to write a book. Few people eve... READ MORE According to a survey by the Janzen Group, 87% of all American want to write a book. Few people ever do it. Many bloggers, technologist, business philosophers and others want to create a book but do not know where to start. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Ditch the Valley, Run for the Hills John Erik Metcalf, Entrepreneur / Conjunctured Coworking / Startup District We'll tell you why you should start your web company in Austin instead of Silicon Valley, and explor... READ MORE We'll tell you why you should start your web company in Austin instead of Silicon Valley, and explore how Austin's down-to-earth culture, tight-knit tech community, lower overhead, and rockin' quality of life will ultimately lead to greater returns from your startup company. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Co-Creation Company: Whisky & Web 2.0 Ian Green, GREEN Communications How to create a co-creation whiskey distillery through the power of social networks and Web2.0... READ MORE How to create a co-creation whiskey distillery through the power of social networks and Web2.0 Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	One Thousand Empty Aeron Chairs: How Startups Spend Rana Sobhany, Medialets You hear stories about startups raising large amounts of money, ever wonder how it is spent? Three ... READ MORE You hear stories about startups raising large amounts of money, ever wonder how it is spent? Three startup veterans share their experience, and budgets, in a discussion about best practices for starting the next somewhat big thing. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Making Ideas Happen: Tips for PRODUCTIVE Creativity Scott Belsky, Behance The Behance Team is focused on organizing and boosting productivity in the creative world. We have i... READ MORE The Behance Team is focused on organizing and boosting productivity in the creative world. We have interviewed hundreds of the most productive creative people and teams that are actually able to MAKE IDEAS HAPPPEN. We now want to share the "tips" and insights from our research with creative and entrepreneurial people that want to make ideas happen. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	OpenID, OAuth, Data Portability and the Enterprise Danny Kolke, Etelos, Inc. The debate over identity, data and authentication is gaining ground in the social networking world. ... READ MORE The debate over identity, data and authentication is gaining ground in the social networking world. The more difficult discussion regarding enterprises and Web 2.0 has yet to start. Businesses realize that they must protect the data of their company, employees and customers. Join brave leaders from several Web Application companies that are beginning the discussion – Are OpenID and OAuth good for the enterprise? Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Micromafia: Building a Local Small Business Support Network Susannah Gardner, Hop Studios No small business is an island. When your business is only a couple of people, you desperately need ... READ MORE No small business is an island. When your business is only a couple of people, you desperately need advice and support, but most networking groups are too big. Explore an easy-to-implement, innovative way to collaborate with local entrepreneurs in a focused, how-we-built-it presentation based on chapters in Vancouver and Seattle. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Hire an Employee, Hire a Local Contractor, or Outsource it Overseas? Steve Bell, ShangBy.com Should you hire employees in-house, work with local contractors, or outsource overseas? Learn the o... READ MORE Should you hire employees in-house, work with local contractors, or outsource overseas? Learn the overall pros and cons as well as the specific exceptions. Hear personal success stories and horror stories from entrepreneurs who have extensive experience building products in-house and overseas. At the end, we'll take specific examples from the crowd and give recommendations on how to proceed and who to work with. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Happiness as a Business Tony Hsieh, Zappos.com Tony Hsieh is Chief Executive Officer of Zappos.com. Tony will discuss how employees make WOW a par... READ MORE Tony Hsieh is Chief Executive Officer of Zappos.com. Tony will discuss how employees make WOW a part of their everyday vocabulary. He believes good customer service makes happy customers. Happy customers make repeat customers. Both have helped to grow gross merchandise sales from $1.6M in 2000 to $840M in 2007. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Beyond Blogging: Using Your Skills For Bigger and Better Things Deborah Ng, Community Manager for BlogTalkRadio After a couple of years as a professional blogger, I realized I had some new and unique skills. For ... READ MORE After a couple of years as a professional blogger, I realized I had some new and unique skills. For instance I could write, promote content, manage a community, rock the social networks, analyze traffic and more. Many bloggers don't realize it, but these skills can be used to propel them to other careers. For instance, I took the knowledge I gained as a "blogger for hire", and founder of the number online community and resource for freelance writers, and used it to land an awesome full time job as BlogTalkRadio's Community Manager. I didn't have any marketing experience, just my blogging skills. As more businesses realize they need to create an online presence, more jobs for Community Management, social networkers, corporate bloggers and more will open up. I believe SXSWi attendees would love to realize their full potential and gain the confidence to land some of these prized gigs. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Start-up Management: OMG I Have to Manage People? John Vars, Dogster, Inc It has been said managing people is the hardest thing to do. It is even more difficult if you are w... READ MORE It has been said managing people is the hardest thing to do. It is even more difficult if you are web developer or brand new entrepreneur who now has to build and manage a team. You need help! These experienced founders will guide you through the hairiest of management problems. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Presenting Straight to the Brain Cliff Atkinson, Beyond Bullet Points Is there a way out of the oppressive PowerPoint culture that surrounds us? Yes: skip the fonts and ... READ MORE Is there a way out of the oppressive PowerPoint culture that surrounds us? Yes: skip the fonts and graphics talk, and explore how the human mind learns. When you accept what the research says about the brain, you’ll have no choice but to present a clear and compelling multimedia story. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Turning You Into You + Partners, Inc. Freelancing Sucks. Brian Williams, Viget Labs So you're a talented freelancer with a steady stream of work. Now what? Learn how to add a partner... READ MORE So you're a talented freelancer with a steady stream of work. Now what? Learn how to add a partner, form a company, hire a staff, open an office or two, and move beyond the limitations of freelance work. Don't freelance for the man -- be the man (or woman). Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	The 10 Biggest Mistakes I Made With My Start-Up Christopher M. Schroeder, The HealthCentral Network Learn from the mistakes of the best in the online industry. Led by interactive leader Christopher M.... READ MORE Learn from the mistakes of the best in the online industry. Led by interactive leader Christopher M. Schroeder (CEO and President, The HealthCentral Network), this panel takes a candid look at what to expect when starting an online business. A must-see for entrepreneurs, this presentation includes top CEOs/founders in the online space. About HealthCentral: Recently featured in the Washington Post and The New York Times, The HealthCentral Network received a significant minority investment from IAC in January 2008 and most recently acquired consumer health news company MedTrackAlert. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Leverage Your Blog To Create Other Income Opportunities Jonathan Fields, Awake @ The Wheel Blog | Career Renegade Leverage your blog's platform to generate serious income away from your blog. Strategies revealed in... READ MORE Leverage your blog's platform to generate serious income away from your blog. Strategies revealed include (a) coaching, (b) consulting (c) speaking (d) launching a freelancing or other business, (e) marketing complimentary products and services to your subscribers and (f) running trainings online and live. Packed with real-life examples and strategies from people who have actually done it. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Collabotition: Can Companies Work With Their Competitors? Sarah Szalavitz, 7 robot Costless organization of people, ideas, and information has changed how we collaborate and compete. ... READ MORE Costless organization of people, ideas, and information has changed how we collaborate and compete. Social media companies that might be competitors are working together to beat each other; sharing gossip, using each other’s products and making the battle a bit more efficient. Will the cream rise to the top? Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Collaboration or Collision: Achieving Design Studio Bliss Jennifer Bove, kickerstudio.com There are many schools of thought on the ideal design process, but in a studio where there are clien... READ MORE There are many schools of thought on the ideal design process, but in a studio where there are clients and project plans and everyone is multitasking, achieving an ideal process is often easier said than done. On this panel, we'll discuss with seasoned practitioners the strategies that have worked and haven't for creating healthy and rewarding projects within the constraints of real-world design. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Venture Capital for Long Tail Entrepreneurs Taylor Davidson, Unstructured Ventures “Venture Capital for the Long Tail” describes the need for a fundamentally different, economical... READ MORE “Venture Capital for the Long Tail” describes the need for a fundamentally different, economically viable model for creating and funding micro-businesses. Venture capital needs a new model to adapt to declining costs to start businesses, the impact of Generation Y and increased personal and corporate transparency and sharing. Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	The Agile Product Manager: Meaning in the Maelstrom Tracy Ruggles, Socialtext The product manager holds the heart of the product. How can you save this heart from sure destructio... READ MORE The product manager holds the heart of the product. How can you save this heart from sure destruction when things move so fast on the web? How can you save yourself from madness in keeping up with what everyone else is doing? How can you keep your organization focused? Business / Entrepreneurial
	1 2 3 4 5	Standing Out in a Highly Competitive Space Rick Marini, MyRockstar Inc. Tons of companies are competing in music, entertainment and social media. This panel will share succ... READ MORE Tons of companies are competing in music, entertainment and social media. This panel will share success stories on how they differentiated their service to stand out from the pack using technology, unique product offerings, user-generated content, viral marketing, innovative advertising, PR stunts, self-promotion and just plain getting lucky. Business / Entrepreneurial

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