Sessions
| Time | Session | Who |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:30 |
Welcome to Startonomics & Startup Metrics for Pirates (AARRR!)Overview of conference agenda + Intro to Startonomics: how to create simple, actionable metrics to help startups make better decisions in product development & marketing. |
Dave McClure |
| 9:30 - 10:00 |
Product Development 101: Designing & Optimizing the DNA of a Killer AppWhat does it take to plan, research, and develop a great web 2.0 application? Learn tips & best practices for setting the right process, goals, and metrics for your startup. |
Dan Olsen |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Scalability for Startups: How to Grow Up without Blowing UpHow do startups balance performance and scalability vs. fast iteration and cost efficiency? Learn how to scale your startup without blowing up, or overdoing it. |
Frank Mashraqi |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Break |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Putting the Fun in Functional: New Trends in Applying Game Design to Web 2.0 StartupsFind out how traditional game design mechanics can be used to make a website more compelling & engaging. |
Amy Jo Kim |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Marrying Design & Development: a Match made in Heaven, not HellLearn about the basic fundamentals of web design, and find out how developers and designers can work together to create great websites and applications. |
Jeff Veen Erika Hall |
| 12:00 - 12:30 |
Sit! Stay! Click! How to Create a Website that Makes Users Beg for MoreThe best startups engage their users as fans for life. Find out how to get users to fall in love with your website, and keep them coming back for more. |
Ted Rheingold |
| 12:30 - 1:30 | Lunch |
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| 1:30 - 2:00 |
Creating & Implementing a Web 2.0 Marketing PlanHow to design and implement an online marketing plan for acquiring users from multiple marketing channels, how to prioritize & mix channels based on stage of startup growth. |
Sean Ellis |
| 2:00 - 2:30 |
Searching for Users: SEO as an Engine for Customer AcquisitionLearn SEO strategies and techniques for acquiring startup users & customers from search engines, links, & blogging. |
Stephan Spencer |
| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Social Media & Word-of-Mouth Marketing for StartupsDigg, Delicious, Twitter. Word of mouth has never been sexier. Learn how to use social media & social bookmarking to spread the word to your mother. |
Muhammad Saleem |
| 3:00 - 3:30 |
Arch Viral: Creating Social Apps for Social PlatformsFacebook & MySpace are the largest social networks on the planet. Find out how to create a social application for these platforms that's so viral it's an epidemic. |
Lance Tokuda |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Break |
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| 4:00 - 4:30 |
Revenue: The Internet Wants to Be Free, but You Need to Get PaidLearn how to generate revenue using a variety of business models & strategies including advertising, digital goods, subscriptions, lead generation, & e-commerce. |
Andrew Chen |
| 4:30 - 5:00 |
Customer Service is the New MarketingWant more customers? No problem... just deliver great customer service. Find out how to make satisfaction your most valuable viral marketing campaign. |
Thor Muller |
| 5:00 - 5:30 |
Funding Wisdom: What I Wish I KnewForget the school of hard knocks - this is your chance to hear what 3 successful startup executives learned about the funding process, including timing considerations, types of funding, term sheets and working with investors. |
Saar Gur Peter Pham Manish Chandra Garrett Camp |
| 6:00 - 9:00 | After Party Reception hosted by MySpace.com |
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