Interested in getting started with Angel Investing? Have you made a few investments already but still haven't formalized your strategy? Learn from the mistakes of experienced Angel Investors who will share their success…

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Social Health Startup Bootcamp (#SXSHbooty): Following on the success of the 2012 bootcamp, join us for another year of education, inspiration, and funding advice for (social) health tech startups. Learn "Why Health Te…

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Carissa Caramanis O'Brien, Chuck Saunders, Lauren Vargas, Shwen Gwee

Join SXSW Startup Village for our second annual SXSW Ping Pong Tournament. You need not be a professional, just sign up online and prepare to have a blast. Each company may select two employees to represent them in a sin…

Here are 5 Austin startups that are immune to the "Series A Crunch". Tired of hearing about founders who raised $8 million at at $30 million valuation with no revenue? Worried about getting diluted as Silicon Valley val…

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Antonio Arocha, Chris Slaughter, Joshua Baer, Magdalena Szuszkiewicz, Nate Stewart

As part of the SXSH Bootcamp, Jason Calacanis hosts a special edition of This Week in Startups: Health Tech Edition live from SXSWi. Join Jason as he interviews 3 health technology startups,……

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Derek Flanzraich, Jason Calacanis, Veer Gidwaney

A special reception that shines the spotlight on emerging startups. Enjoy complimentary beer and wine while checking out demos from startup participants, all within the heart of Startup Village on the 4th floor of the Hi…

Meet 5 tech startups that have a clear path to being profitable on less than $1 million in funding. That doesn’t mean they aren’t big ideas, it just means they are capital efficient and the entrepreneurs are scrappy. The…

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, Michael Olaya, Neeraj Mehta, Swetansu Mohapatra

A panel discussion comprised of representatives from various non-traditional (i.e. not just angels and VC's) funding bodies, such as: Pharma/Healthcare Investment Arms, Health Tech Incubators, Health Innovation Challenge…

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Margaret Laws, Rafael Torres, Unity Stoakes

Session includes the ballers and shotcallers of Uber, Airbnb + GitHub. Come hang with Dave McClure, Eric Ries, & 1,000 tech startups + influencers for a day of tactical case studies & inspiring keynotes about what it act…

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, Eric Ries, Joe Zadeh, Udi Nir

IrelandatSXSW will demo the technologies of our newest and most exciting interactive companies and highlight why Ireland is home to many of the world’s best emerging technology companies in enterprise web solutions, hype…

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Four different views of the Austin Startup Ecosystem share their perspective of the Austin Startup Scene. Successful entrepreneurs, the City of Austin, the Austin Chamber of Commerce and Startup Accelerators will each h…

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Bijoy Goswami, Jim Butler, Kevin Koym, Susan Davenport

Student Startup Madness (SSM) is a nationwide tournament for college student digital media startups, and SXSW is home of the national finals. This year’s tournament opened in the summer of 2012. First and regional round…

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Jim McKelvey, Nicole Glaros, Patrick Ambron, Paul Amsbary

Austin is a town of contradiction and transition. The juxtaposition of a fiercely liberal town set on a conservative backdrop creates the friction that much of the town's creative fire sparks from, and much of its charm.…

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Garann Means, Gerardo Treviño, Mark Phillip, Natalie Cofield

IrelandatSXSW will demo the technologies of our newest and most exciting interactive companies and highlight why Ireland is home to many of the world’s best emerging technology companies in enterprise web solutions, hype…

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Session includes ETSY, MODCLOTH + MEEBO: THE ANATOMY OF A ROCKSTAR PRODUCT CYCLE. Come hang with Dave McClure, Eric Ries, & 1,000 tech startups + influencers for a day of tactical case studies & inspiring keynotes about …

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Nicole Lazzaro, Rashmi Sinha, Seth Sternberg

Student Startup Madness (SSM) is a nationwide tournament for college student digital media startups, and SXSW is home of the national finals. This year’s tournament opened in the summer of 2012. First and regional round…

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Jim McKelvey, Nicole Glaros, Patrick Ambron, Paul Amsbary

Presented by the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) & the Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN), Austin Startup Fast Pitch (ASFP) is a fast pitch competition for Austin-based startups with revolutionary ideas looking for fun…

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Bril Flint, John Stockton, Kyle Cox, Pat Noonan

IrelandatSXSW will demo the technologies of our newest and most exciting interactive companies and highlight why Ireland is home to many of the world’s best emerging technology companies in enterprise web solutions, hype…

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Session includes STEVE BLANK'S Startup Lessons, plus KEVIN HALE (WUFOO) on Romancing your users. Come hang with Dave McClure, Eric Ries, & 1,000 tech startups + influencers for a day of tactical case studies & inspiring …

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Kevin Hale, Scott Chacon, Steve Blank, Steven VanRoekel

Student Startup Madness (SSM) is a nationwide tournament for college student digital media startups, and SXSW is home of the national finals. This year’s tournament opened in the summer of 2012. First and regional round…

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Jim McKelvey, Nicole Glaros, Patrick Ambron, Paul Amsbary

Be the first to know about the best technology coming from the other side of the pond at the Start-Up Village’s UK Demo Day. Come mix, mingle, and meet those that lead the largest entrepreneurial community in Europe – UK…

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First ever multi-VC mentoring and fast pitch session as part of Startup Village. Venture capitalists focused on mobile, consumer web, software, commerce, enterprise, and big data will meet with entrepreneurs to discuss …

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Cheryl Cheng, Christiaan Vorkink

Session includes VINOD KHOSLA, DAVE MCCLURE, ERIC RIES, & TODD PARK (THE CTO OF THE USA)! Come hang with Dave McClure, Eric Ries, & 1,000 tech startups + influencers for a day of tactical case studies & inspiring keynote…

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Dave McClure, Ross Snyder, Todd Park, Vinod Khosla

Austin and Central Texas are exploding with startups and startup events like Startup Week, pitch competitions and demo days, building an identity as a hub for tech entrepreneurship. What gets covered impacts what succeed…

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Bryan Menell, Colin Pope, Kirk Ladendorf, Susan Lahey

Eric Ries will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses” following his Startup Village session.…

The Austin tech scene is booming, more and more companies are considering laying down their roots in the capital city. With a top research university, business-friendly tax incentives, and an awesome startup-friendly cul…

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Caroline Valentine, Kevin LaHaise, Paul Huggins, Steve Burt

Session includes lessons from startup founders of HOTEL TONIGHT, HUBSPOT, THE MUSE + SHARETHROUGH. Come hang with Dave McClure, Eric Ries, & 1,000 tech startups + influencers for a day of tactical case studies & inspirin…

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Dan Greenberg, Dharmesh Shah, Kathryn Minshew, Sam Shank

 Be the first to know about the best technology coming from the other side of the pond at the Start-Up Village’s UK Demo Day. Come mix, mingle, and meet those that lead the largest entrepreneurial community in Europe – …

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First ever multi-VC mentoring and fast pitch session as part of Startup Village. Venture capitalists focused on mobile, consumer web, software, commerce, enterprise, and big data will meet with entrepreneurs to discuss t…

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Balaji Gopinath, Ben Narasin, Harshul Sanghi, Jay Jamison

The Mix at Six is the first happy hour of the Interactive Festival and is the definitive place to re-connect, break the ice and just have a great time. Food, drinks and networking galore.…

The Lean Startup After-Party with 500 Startups, Eric Ries, Rackspace & NEO…

Come party with us (free drinks involved) on Saturday, March 9th, 7:00 – 11:30pm at ACL Live at the Moody Theatre. Admission is free for all SXSWi badge holders. RSVP here. What better way to celebrate startup pioneers a…

This year’s event will showcase startups from around the world as we celebrate their achievements together, cocktails will be served.……

Digital health is driving revolutionary change across the globe. Health systems are being turned upside down as consumers and healthcare professionals tap into the cloud, big data and EHRs. Traditional structures and b…

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, Brendan Seaton, Dale Gregg, Tiffany Terrier

HATCH: The pitch competition for tech startups with revolutionary ideas. Join our well-connected audience as the first group of finalists present their business plans and receive feedback from esteemed entrepreneur, corp…

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Joel Yarmon, Ken Jones, Kerry Rupp, Marc Weiser

A spirited conversation with Airbnb's cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky in which we delve into the process of designing and building a platform for sharing homes, explore the company's new push into the travel guide area wi…

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Brian Chesky, Jessi Hempel

Today's technology is changing the world at a quicker pace than any prior period of time. In order to keep up with this transformation, our education system will need to react at a much faster rate to develop new skills,…

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Donald Christian, Nathan Green, Pauline Dow, Richard Rhodes

HATCH: The pitch competition for tech startups with revolutionary ideas. Join our well-connected audience as the second group of finalists present their business plans and receive feedback from esteemed entrepreneur, cor…

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Rahul Sood

Do you have a great idea for an interactive project? If your project displays an exceptional interactive content idea and an original media dissemination strategy – and your pitch stands out above all others in terms of…

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Gavin McGarry, Joe Fingerote, Kelly Robinson, Kerry Stauffer

Access to startup capital has always been a key pain point for female entrepreneurs, but is the angel and venture capital landscape finally changing? Recent research from Babson College says that if female entrepreneurs …

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Ingrid Vanderveldt, Kay Koplovitz

HATCH: The pitch competition for tech startups with revolutionary ideas. Join our well-connected audience as the last group of finalists present their business plans and receive feedback from esteemed entrepreneur, corpo…

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John Frankel, Nate Gross, Rami Essaid

Presented by The University of Texas at Austin, the Longhorn Startup Showcase is a fast pitch competition for UT Austin-based student startups with revolutionary ideas looking for funding to scale their innovations. We w…

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Isaac Barchas, Laura Kilcrease, Robert Warren, Rudy Garza

Canada leads in every major wave of wireless innovation. Hear how you as an investor, developer, entrepreneur or enterprise can leverage this innovation. This panel offers insight from mobile innovators in the Canadian …

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Jeff Musson, Nathan Robinson, Nick Kapov, Wendy Mackinnon Keith

How many decisions do you make in a day? From what type of coffee you want, to determining the user-interface for your next product, you make hundreds of decisions every day. The important question to ask yourself is thi…

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David Goldberg

PANEL: FINDING and MANAGING CO-FOUNDERS: THE WHO, WHY, WHERE & HOW You’ve been told you need a co-founder, but why? And how do you pick the right one? You’re an engineer & you think biz folks are kind of sucky, why do yo…

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Jesse Pickard, Jonathan Dobbertin, Mike Levinson, Steve Welch

Funded in Austin features Founder/CEO’s of three startups who have pursued and secured investment in their entrepreneurial ventures – one from crowdfunding, one from angel funding, and one from venture capital – totaling…

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Barry Evans, Claire England, Justin Jensen, Matt Cohen

Storytellers are blurring the lines between traditional television and new forms of fiction and Canadian broadcasters are embracing the opportunities - as second screen convergent experiences, standalone web series and i…

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, Amit Breuer, Ghassan Fayad, Pierre-Mathieu Fortin

Just a few months ago, The Pebble E-paper Watch project received a record-breaking $10.2 million through Kickstarter in a widespread show of support from a community of 68,000+ micro-funders. And all this support was for…

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Amber Case, Henrik Werdelin, Luke Lagera, Seth Friedman

What better place to find your co-founder than at SXSW where tens of thousands of like-minded people from around the world are mashed up together? Due to popular demand after the success of last year's sessions, DreamIt …

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Mark Wachen, William Crowder

Smart Canadians at the SXSW Startup Village features Canadian entrepreneurs, big thinkers and notable doers in the digital interactive industry. Programming includes trend-talks, pitch sessions, a networking lounge, B2…

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Jocelyne Le Léannec, Kayla Jeanson, Keith Otto, Meghan Athavale

Not only is Austin a cool place to visit for SXSW, it’s increasingly recognized by tech investors as an optimal market for serial, high-ROI investments. Austin’s ample talent, business-friendly environment, low barrier t…

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Adam Lyons, Julie Huls, Morgan Flager

Not all investors are created equal. Join David Hornik of August Capital and Michael Silverstein of Liquidnet Private Shares as they discuss how to attract “smart money” before going public. In this talk, they’ll cover t…

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David Hornik, Michael Silverstein

Lawyers from Foursquare, Meetup and Etsy explore the legal and business challenges facing tech companies and provide insights on how growing tech companies can navigate legal issues. Along the way, they will reveal: •…

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Brian Chase, David Pashman, Sarah Feingold

Mobile Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Ali Velshi Judges: Scott Weiss, Harper Reed, Don Dodge Finalist: Charlie, Desti,…

News Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Tony Conrad Judges: John Cantarella, Vivian Schiller, Andrew Rasiej Finalist: Aud…

Social Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Eli Pariser Judges: Warren Lee, David Aronoff, Kevin Carter Finalist: Click Wit…

Scott McNealy is willing and interested in talking about Education, privacy, social media, and entrepreneurship. He wants to incorporate event management and the powerful tool of a one to many conversation (Wayin). The i…

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Scott McNealy

Mobile Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Ali Veshi Judges: Scott Weiss, Harper Reed, Don Dodge Finalist: Sprezzat, Syntel…

News Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Tony Conrad Judges: John Cantarella, Vivian Schiller, Andrew Rasiej Finalist: Meo…

Social Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Eli Pariser Judges: Warren Lee, David Aronoff, Kevin Carter Finalist: Present.m…

An hour long session for the financier looking for engaging discourse with other investors, professionals and emerging businesses. Come to the Meet Up Pavilion to mingle, network and collaborate!…

An hour long session for the financier looking for engaging discourse with other investors, professionals and emerging businesses. Come to the Meet Up Pavilion to mingle, network and collaborate!…

International Media hails Berlin as the next Silicon Valley! In 2011 The Economist simply wrote: "Music and Technology: Berlin is the future!" Global Venture Capitalists and enterprises are flocking to the city to harves…

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, , Alex Farcet, Nikolas Woischnik

Top entertainment and gaming technology startups will pitch their products and services to high profile industry experts in this popular and exciting live venture capital pitch competition. Emcee: Richard Garriott Judg…

Entertainment and Gaming Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Richard Garriott Judges: Blair Garrou, Ryan McIntyre, Nabeel …

Health Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Jay Parkinson MD, MPH Judges: Nina Kjellson, Stacy Feld, Lisa Suennen Finalist:…

Innovative Web Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Chris Shipley Judges: Brian Singerman, Scott Case,Steve Rosenbaum Finali…

A Fireside Chat With Jeff Pulver exploring Israel's Startup Economy, investing in people and lessons learned from helping to create a trillion dollar industry. Fireside Chat With Jeff Pulver exploring Israel's Startup Ec…

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Alan Weinkrantz, Jeff Pulver

Top entertainment and gaming technology startups will pitch their products and services to high profile industry experts in this popular and exciting live venture capital pitch competition. Emcee: Richard Garriott Judg…

Entertainment and Gaming Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Richard Garriott Judges: Blair Garrou, Ryan McIntyre, Nabeel …

Health Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Jay Parkinson MD, MPH Judges: Nina Kjellson, Stacy Feld, Lisa Suennen Finalist:…

Innovative Web Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Chris Shipley Judges: Brian Singerman, Scott Case, Steve Rosenbaum Final…

With spirits, food & music, we are gonna Celebrate Startups from Missouri and anywhere else & Launch Tunespeak…

Too many companies build a product, then wonder how to turn traffic into revenue. If that's your plan, you've already lost. I'll share real data on how I monetized my business -- including real test results and surprisin…

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Ramit Sethi

News Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcees: Bob Metcalfe, Brad King Judges: Rob Capps, Sue Gardner, Alberto Ibarguen Finalis…

At an age when most college grads are happily taking orders on the bottommost corporate rung, CEOs Zach Sims and Nikhil Sethi (22 and 23 years-old, respectively) are leading fast growing businesses. Sims heads Codecademy…

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Adam Goldstein, J.J. Colao, Nikhil Sethi

With new startup accelerator programs popping up daily around the country, offering mentorship, funding and an opportunity to build a business, it has raised the question, are all accelerator programs created equal? Thi…

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Amy Millman, Andy White, Frank Gruber

Health Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcees: Bob Metcalfe, Brad King Judges: Freda Lewis-Hall, William Pence, John de Souza…

Many entrepreneurs are at the "make it or break it" point right now. By year four or five, you’re no longer a hot startup; you’re a business that investors expect to make money and break out – or get gone. (Hello Google/…

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Laurie Segall, Megan Quinn, Shervin Pishevar, Tristan Walker

Innovative Web Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcees: Bob Metcalfe, Brad King Judges: Patrick Chung, Ray Bradford, Dave Tisch…

A revolution in early stage finance is taking place. Thanks to the JOBS Act, which opens access to capital through stock sales by non-public companies, a new market is being born that will revolutionize how we think abo…

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Chance Barnett

Mobile Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcees: Bob Metcalfe, Brad King Judges: Christine Herron, David S. Rose, John Malloy …

The power has shifted from Mad Men to Marketing Hackers, so drop the agency... and keep the cocktails. With the increased availability of self-service platforms, start ups now have access to many of the same tools that …

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Adam Berke, Chris Lindland, Joanna Lord, Noah Kagan

Amidst a failing national economy, entrepreneurs and consumers are turning to local businesses to fuel job growth, provide access to inventory and boost local economies. Startups like Getaround, Flywheel, and Postmates h…

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Bastian Lehmann, Jessica Scorpio, Sean Plaice, Steven Humphreys

Top entertainment and gaming technology startups will pitch their products and services to high profile industry experts in this popular and exciting live venture capital pitch competition. Emcees: Bob Metcalfe, Brad K…

Entertainment and Gaming Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcees: Bob Metcalfe, Brad King Judges: Thomas Ball, Paige Craig, Er…

It’s a complicated new music world for both tech entrepreneurs and artists, one fraught with anachronistic copyright, byzantine royalty structures, and perhaps most importantly, a cultural divide between the two business…

Social Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcees: Bob Metcalfe, Brad King Judges: Maria Thomas, Shervin Pishevar, John Lilly Fin…

This competition will be unlike any other. Eight music technology companies battle for taste-making, trend-setting attention, leading to a fireworks display of innovation. Connections will be made and careers launched. L…

This competition will be unlike any other. Eight music technology companies battle for taste-making, trend-setting attention, leading to a fireworks display of innovation. Connections will be made and careers launched. L…

This competition will be unlike any other. Eight music technology companies battle for taste-making, trend-setting attention, leading to a fireworks display of innovation. Connections will be made and careers launched. L…

This competition will be unlike any other. Eight music technology companies battle for taste-making, trend-setting attention, leading to a fireworks display of innovation. Connections will be made and careers launched. L…