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Register now for the NYU Entrepreneurs FestivalIdeas. We all have them. You thought of 14 better ways to screw in a light-bulb on the way to class this morning, and let’s not forget the reusable toilet paper idea you had last week. Let’s face it: you’ve thought up more apps, gadgets and businesses than there are seconds in a day. You know the key to your success is somewhere in your grey matter, but which of these gems would actually make it in the real world, and where do you begin?

Well, you’re part of the NYU community, aren’t you? Be you student, faculty, staff or alumni–come to the NYU Entrepreneurs Festival and let us tell you how. Hear it straight from over 45 entrepreneurs, founders and startup veterans–all fellow NYUers–there to share their stories and discuss yours.

Tickets to this two-day event include free food and drinks, and admission to the open-bar afterparty!

Schedule of Events

  • Friday, November 11, 2011
    • 12:30pm - 4:30pmVenture Showcase & Sponsor Pavilion
    • 12:30pm - 1:00pmRegistration opens
    • 1:00pm - 1:30pmWelcome & introductions
    • 1:30pm - 2:30pmFounders Talk: Dennis Crowley interviewed by Fred Wilson
      • Fred Wilson – Managing Partner, Union Square Ventures
      • Dennis Crowley – Co-founder and CEO, Foursquare
    • 2:35pm - 3:35pmPanel: "Just do it! Starting your startup while still in school"
      Moderator: Aaron Cohen – Adjunct Professor, Steinhardt
      Panelists:
      • Gauri Manglik – SpotOn
      • Ilya Mezheritsky – Seamless Receipts
      • Joel Morris – oGolf
      • Erik Kimel – Peer2Peer Tutors
    • 2:35pm - 3:35pmPanel: "From the lab to the world: Commercializing your research"
      Moderator: David Lefer – Assistant Professor, NYU-Poly
      Panelists:
      • Ken Perlin – Tactonic Tech & TouchCo
      • Seth Orlow – Anaderm
      • Steve Isaacman – Nanometics
      • Dan Malamud – deTect Biosciences
    • 3:35pm - 4:25pmBreak
    • 4:25pm - 5:25pmPanel: "Goodbye Goldman! Leaving the corporate world for your startup"
      Moderator: David Tisch – Managing Director, TechStars
      Panelists:
      • Brittany Laughlin – gtrot
      • Andrew Montalenti – Parsely
      • Jay Bhattacharya – Zipmark
      • Jason Finger – Seamless Web
    • 4:25pm - 5:25pmPanel: "Having it all: Faculty entrepreneurs share their secrets"
      Moderator: Clay Shirky – Assistant Professor, Tisch School/ITP & Carter Journalism Institute
      Panelists:
      • Andy Kent – Spin Transfer Technologies
      • Foster Provost – media6degrees, AdSafe Media, EveryScreen Media
      • John Qualter – BioDigital Systems
      • Panos Ipeirotis – Tagasauris
    • 5:30pm - 6:30pmFounders Talk: Don Katz
      • Don Katz – Co-founder and CEO, Audible
    • 6:45pm - 10:45pmCelebration
  • Saturday, November 12, 2011
    • 8:00am - 9:00amContinental Breakfast
    • 9:00am - 10:00amFounders Talk: Shelley Harrison interviewed by Jerry Hultin
      • Jerry Hultin – President, NYU-Poly
      • Shelley Harrison – Co-founder, Symbol Technologies
    • 10:05am - 11:05amPanel: "Our Eduardo & Zuck: Roommate & classmate startup successes"
      Moderator: Jen Van Der Meer – Adjunct Faculty, Tisch School/ITP
      Panelists:
      • Chris Maguire – Postling, Etsy
      • Daniel Grippi – Diaspora
      • Jury Hahn – MegaPhone Labs
      • Ari Goldberg – StyleCaster, SocioCast
    • 10:05am - 11:05amPanel: "Changing the world: Social entrepreneurs share their stories"
      Moderator: Nancy Hechinger – Faculty, Tisch School/ITP
      Panelists:
      • Ariel Nevarez – SIMbaLink
      • Yasser Ansari – Project NOAH
      • Britta Riley – Windowfarms
      • Sharon Chang – Yoxi
    • 11:05am - 11:45amBreak
    • 11:15am - 12:45pmStartup Roundtables
    • 11:45am - 12:45pmPanel: "Serial entrepreneurs: How do they do it?"
      Moderator: Greg Coleman – Adjunct Professor, Stern School
      Panelists:
      • Fadi Chehadé – Vocado, CoreObjects, RosettaNet
      • Ben Lillenthal – Vapps, Nascent Technologies
      • Haim Schoppik – Postling, Etsy
      • Jack Jia – Interwoven, Baynote
    • 11:45am - 12:45pmPanel: "Gaming the system: Game entrepreneurs tell how they win"
      Moderator: Liel Leibovitz – Visiting Assistant Professor, Steinhardt
      Panelists:
      • Ralph Vacca – Seek Change
      • Frank Lantz – area/code
      • Patrick Chen – Popugamer
    • 12:45pm - 2:00pmNetworking Lunch
    • 2:00pm - 3:00pmPanel: "Survivors: Life beyond the venture competitions"
      Moderator: Adam Penenberg – Professor, Carter Journalism Institute
      Panelists:
      • Chris Mirabile – The Hotlist
      • Katie Kapler – CourseHorse
      • Scott Varland – SocialBomb
      • Sonaar Luthra – Water Canary
    • 2:00pm - 3:00pmPanel: "Entrepreneurship ≠ tech: The many flavors of entrepreneurship"
      Moderator: Jeff Rabhan – Professor/Chair, Tisch School/Clive Davis Institute
      Panelists:
      • Diana Hardeman - MilkMade Ice Cream
      • Jonathan Teller - eos Products
      • Kenny Lao - Rickshaw Dumpling Bar + Truck
      • Shabnam Rezaei - Big Bad Boo Studios
    • 3:00pm - 3:30pmBreak
    • 3:30pm - 4:30pmWho needs VC? Bootstrapping your startup to success
      Moderator: Art Chang – Founder & CEO, Tipping Point Partners
      Panelists:
      • Alex Epshteyn – Zignage
      • Bill Tan – LanguageMate
      • Vlad Vukicevic – RocketHub
    • 3:30pm - 4:30pmPanel: "Startup accelerators: Are they worth it?"
      Moderator: Jeff Carr – Clinical Professor & Executive Director, Stern/Berkley Center
      Panelists:
      • Caren Maio – Nestio
      • Diana Huang – Guidesly
      • Sachin Kamdar – Parsely
      • Steven Gutentag – SiteSimon
    • 4:35pm - 5:35pmFounders Talk: The Knot team interviewed by Brian Cohen
      • Brian Cohen – Chairman, New York Angels
      • Rob Fassino, Carley Roney, Michael Wolfson – Co-founders, The Knot (XO Group)
    • 5:40pm - 6:00pmWrapup

We’ve lined up some amazing speakers!

Confirmed Founder Talks by:

Confirmed Entrepreneur Panelists include:

New speakers added daily!

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