Life Automation for Entrepreneurs

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Join Dave Asprey, Veronica Belmont & Maneesh Sethi as they discuss automating your life while running your business. Running a startup is an intense, all-consuming undertaking and new entrepreneurs have a hard time keeping up with the demands of their business and maintaining their relationships, social life, family, health, etc.
In this panel, we'll be discussing creative ways to utilize technology to automate your life while you are running your business. Moderated by Stephanie Burns.

Presenters

Dave Asprey

Biohacker & Entrepreneur

The BulletProof Executive

Dave Asprey is a Silicon Valley investor, computer security expert, and entrepreneur who spent 15 years and over $250,000 to hack his own biology. He upgraded his brain by >20 IQ points, lowered his biological age, and lost 100 pounds without calorie counting or exercise. The Financial Times calls him a “bio-hacker who takes self-quantification to the extreme of self-experimentation.” His writing has been published by the New York Times and Fortune, and he’s presented at Wharton, Kellogg, the University of California, and Singularity University. Not only does Dave blog about his extensive knowledge and recent findings over at the his Bulletproof Exec blog, he also has a number one rated podcast radio station and is the chairman of the Silicon Valley Health Institute.

Maneesh Sethi

Founder & CEO

Pavlok/Hack the System

Maneesh ran the Web site Hack the System but noticed his waning productivity. After having to resort to tricks to keep himself writing -- most notably, hiring someone to slap him in the face whenever he used Facebook --- Maneesh had the idea to build technology to improve productivity. Leading to Pavlok

Maneesh studied at Stanford University, has written four programming books (including an in- ternational bestseller), and helped launch numerous New York Times Bestsellers (such as The 4- Hour Chef by Tim Ferriss). You can read more about him at http://hackthesystem.com

Stephanie Burns

Founder

Chic CEO

A mid-westerner at heart, Stephanie Burns is the founder and CEO of Chic CEO. Chic CEO is an online resource for female entrepreneurs - bringing how-to information, tools and community to women starting businesses. With a background in brand building, media buying, strategy and entrepreneurship, Stephanie has wide experience with an eclectic portfolio of industries. While pursuing her MBA, Stephanie decided to create the business plan for what is now Chic CEO. After being a contestant on the Wheel of Fortune, she used her winnings to launch a web resource any woman could use and understand without having to obtain a business degree. As CEO, her vision for Chic CEO is to become a nationally recognized brand and reliable resource for female entrepreneurs. Stephanie is passionate about entrepreneurship and closing the gender gap completely. www.chic-ceo.com

Veronica Belmont

Founder

Veronica is a technology and gaming-centric video host based out of San Francisco. You may have seen her on Tekzilla (a weekly tech help and how-to show on Revision3.com), Fact or Fictional, and The Sword and Laser, a science fiction and fantasy podcast and community, co-hosted with Tom Merritt. Recently Veronica appeared on BBC America as the host of the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary, and co-host of Gizmodo: The Gadget Testers. She was the original host of Qore on the PlayStation Network.