Demo Day 2011
Capital Factory invites you to watch Demo Day 2011 where we will showcase the 5 companies selected for the 2011 summer program as well as 15 more of Austin’s hottest startups.
— This event has limited seating and is SOLD OUT —
Watch the live stream here on Wednesday at 9am CT
Confirmed Speakers
Brian Sharples
Founder and CEO of HomeAway (AWAY)
Sharples co-founded HomeAway with Carl Shepherd in February 2005. Since then, he has raised nearly $405 million in private funding and acquired 17 websites, to create the world’s leading online marketplace of vacation rentals.
Bob Metcalfe
Inventor of Ethernet and founder of 3Com
Professor of Innovation, Muchison Fellow of Free Enterprise, University of Texas
Bob Metcalfe is an electrical engineer who co-invented Ethernet, founded 3Com and formulated Metcalfe’s Law. He is a general partner of Polaris Venture Partners and recently became Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of Innovation at The University of Texas at Austin.
Auren Hoffman
Founder and CEO of Rapleaf
Auren Hoffman is the CEO of Rapleaf. Rapleaf helps companies learn more about their customers to give their consumers a more personalized experience. Auren is also a non-employee cofounder of BrightRoll. From 2003-2006, Auren served as Chairman of Stonebrick Group and Chairman of the Connector Group (Silicon Valley 100).
Agenda
| 9:00 am | Continental breakfast & Registration Desk Open |
| 9:30 am | Introduction |
| 10:00 am | Keynote Speaker–Bob Metcalfe |
| 10:30 am | Demos by CF 2011 |
| 11:45 am | Break |
| 12:00 pm | Keynote Speaker–Brian Sharples |
| 12:45 pm | Lunch & Networking |
| 2:00 pm | 15 more pitches from other Austin companies |
| 3:00 pm | Speaker–Auren Hoffman on Tech Recruiting |
| 3:30 pm | Closing Remarks & Awards |
| 4:00 pm | Startup Crawl! |
Sponsored By
Clearstone Partners, Red House, Silicon Valley Bank, Silverton Partners, Wild Basin Investments, Austin Ventures, Entrepreneur’s Foundation
AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, Clutch Creative, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, JDI, HPI Corporate Services, WP Engine, OtherInbox, Striped Shirts, and Red Velvet Events, Inc.