Second look: 10 sessions to look forward to at NewCo ATX!

By Joshua Baer | 05/17/2015 | Uncategorized

If you haven’t already heard we’re bringing NewCo Festivals to Austin on May 29th! This is your chance to connect with companies in Austin making a difference and driving innovation within our city limits. In case you haven’t noticed, Austin is at the top of every list and is inevitably becoming the go-to city for entrepreneurship. Learn from the pro’s and attend these 10 sessions that cover everything from bootstrapping, transforming transportation, moving an entire business to Austin, real estate technology and much more.

What is NewCo?
NewCo is a new kind of event experience: a mashup of an open studio tour and a business conference, with the vibe of a music festival. Register to attend sessions given by local companies and organizations. You get to pick which sessions you would like to see and which company/organization you’d like to visit in their native environment.

Why should you attend?
80+ of Austin’s awesome and innovative companies are ready to tell you how they’re making an impact both globally and locally. These companies will open their doors for one-hour experiential sessions led by local founders and entrepreneurs. Get ready for behind-the-scene tours of cutting-edge work environments and founders candidly sharing insights from their journey.

Which sessions should you sign up for?
A few times a week, we will feature 10 sessions you should check out on 5/29!

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10 more sessions to sign up for at NewCo ATX!

Session: Accidental CEO: Tips for First Timers

Speaker: CEO, Q Manning

A quick-thinking, fast on his feet Creative Director found himself as the Founder and CEO of Rocksauce Studios. Q Manning talks about how someone with no formal business training can traverse the tricky new business landscape using determination & trust in his team.

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Session: Crowdfunding your way to success

Speaker: CEO, President and Co-Founders, J. Todd Coleman / Gordon Walton

At NewCo Austin, we’ll describe how we built community before, during and after our Kickstarter campaign for our game Crowfall. We will also cover how we’ll approach community building for our next game project.

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Session: Let’s Get Tangible – Where is Your Giving Really Going?

Speaker: CEO, Mark Courtney and COO and Co-Founder, Liz Deering

Do you know where your giving is really going online? Are you a skeptic? Individuals give $30B in donations online each year and this is growing at a rate of 13% year over year. If you’re like us, you’re probably asking yourself – where is all this giving really going? Well, we’re changing the game by creating the most tangible giving experience possible through our platform innovation. 121Giving is a social enterprise that is revolutionizing the way charities procure the goods they need to impact the world and serve their communities more efficiently. We’ve connected the dots between crowdfunding and eCommerce in a way that’s never been done before. In this session, we’ll will explore what tangible giving of the future really looks like, and how technology (along with some secret sauce) is driving much-needed change and innovation to an high growth market. Further we’ll discuss strategies that deliver true accountability, trust, and transparency to online giving – creating a lasting CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) impression with consumers. Join us at House Wine for complimentary wine & cheese and what promises to be a very inspiring and interactive discussion.

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Session: ATX Super Sporty Techy Championship with Winning Edge Apps

Speaker: CEO, Amy Acuff

You are invited to a playful competition (with prize) in which you will also get a glimpse of technologies that will change the landscape of performance sports training.

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Session: Art, Technology, and Chocolate — How one Austin-based company is redefining the art of chocolate gifting

Speaker: CEO and Creative Director, Maggie Louise

At Maggie Louise Confections, festival goers will indulge in a behind the scenes look how we are blending art, technology and chocolate to create a unique luxury brand at their Flagship Chocolate Atelier & Boutique in East Austin. This intimate experience will include a chocolate demonstration, tasting paired with champagne, interactive questions and answers, and each attendee will leave with a beautiful (and tasty!) favor.

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Session: The thrill and agony of hardware… A startup story

Speaker: CEO, Utz Baldwin

IoT and Connected Home are two of the hottest topics in technology today. Visit Plum, where smart home hardware and software collide, bringing the next generation of consumer products to our homes. CEO Utz Baldwin is a leading expert on connected home, having served as Chairman and CEO of CEDIA, the global trade organization that represents the connected home industry. A Plum’s founder, Utz will provide a transparent view into the successes and challenges of running a startup in this rapidly changing space, including development, gaining traction, building the right team, crowdfunding, and raising capital. You will also get to experience their flagship product, the Plum Lightpad before it reaches consumers. Be sure to come prepared to play “Connected Home Trivia” for a chance to win Plum Lightpads!

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Session: Embracing Radical Openness to Make a Positive Change in Austin and Beyond

Speaker: CEO and Founder, Joshua McClure

RealMassive was founded to bring radical openness to the $15 trillion, national commercial real estate industry – powering a new kind of real-time marketplace and predictive market insight. Radical openness is at the core of RealMassive’s culture and the company operates under a give-first attitude. In this session, RealMassive will tell the story of how their open philosophy transcends all areas from its product offering to company culture. Founder, Joshua McClure, will share the positive impact that this openness, and give-first attitude have had on company growth and success while creating a happy and giving working environment for the freaks, geeks and beautiful hipppes that make up the RealMassive team.

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Session: Kickstarting an Automatic World

Speaker: CEO and Co-Founder, Ed Hemphill

From the science fiction writings of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells to The Jetsons™, the idea of an intelligent and automatic world has fascinated the imagination for generations. But when and how is this automatic world of intelligent buildings and homes going to become a reality? In this session, led by WigWag Co-founder and CEO Ed Hemphill, we will first explore our experience on Kickstarter (pre-selling over $450k in product). Then, after a brief overview of the Internet of Things (IoT) market, we will share the vision of how the WigWag platform will help make the creation of an automatic world a reality.

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Session: Inspiring the Next Generation of Creative Problem Solvers

Speaker: Director of Development, Marketing and Communications, Adrienne Longenecker and Director of Experience, Cybil Guess

The Thinkery has undergone an incredible transformation over the past decade from the former Austin Children’s museum to the innovative foundry for learning that it is today. Learn how the Thinkery invites learners to explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math through programs and exhibits that inspire a joy of learning while building creative problem solving skills. Tour the museum to experience the learning firsthand!

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Session: Innovative Corporate Philanthropy

Speaker: Founder and CEO, Dan Graham

Looking for ways to develop or expand your corporate philanthropy? Want to give back more often in ways nobody else does? This presentation will share how your business — no matter how big or small — can create a corporate giving program that’s impactful, scalable, and sustainable and that is built into your company’s culture. You will also learn about BuildASign.com’s self-funded philanthropy program and how Dan Graham, BuildASign.com’s CEO, approaches helping other companies create one of their own.

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Second look: 10 sessions to look forward to at NewCo ATX!

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10 more sessions to sign up for at NewCo ATX!

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