November 11, 2014 - Knoxville and East Tennessee have a rich tradition of innovation, entrepreneurship and successful startups. Wouldn't you like to hear their stories and meet the new generation of business leaders in our community? Come to Startup Day 2014, starting at 2 p.m. at the Standard, 416 W. Jackson Ave.
Jon Shieber, senior editor of TechCrunch and CrunchBase, will be master of ceremonies for Startup Day 2014 and help us celebrate our startup and entrepreneurial community. Startup Day 2014 brings together businesses and entrepreneurs looking for the next big idea, investors and Angels looking for new startup opportunities, businesses offering services to startups and small businesses, regional accelerators, research institutions and East Tennesseans interested in learning what all the excitement is about.
This year's event features fireside chats with Knoxville's legendary entrepreneurs and PechaKucha style, quick-fire pitches from ten Knoxville startups. It is open to everybody!
For more information about Startup Day please visit
www.StartupDay2014.com.
SCHEDULE
| 2:00 PM |
Doors Open |
| 2:30 PM |
Welcome from Knoxville Mayor
Madeline Rogero |
| 2:45 PM |
Remarks from Master of Ceremonies, Jon Shieber,
TechCrunch and CrunchBase |
| 2:50 PM |
What it Takes to Make it: Success
Stories from Knoxville's Seasoned Entrepreneurs
Fireside chat with Larry
Bodie, Claris Networks and John Sharpe, StaffSource Moderated by Carly
Harrington, Knoxville News Sentinel |
| 3:10 PM |
Power Pitches - Survature, Vuture,
NewsBreak |
| 3:35 PM |
Raising Venture Capital from East
Tennessee.
Fireside chat with Kelly Tiller, Genera. Moderated by Matt Shafer
Powell, WUOT. |
| BREAK |
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| 4:10 PM |
Power Pitches
Cathedral
Leasing, Nanofermentation, General Graphene |
| 4:35 PM |
Planting Roots: Why East Tennessee is a Great
Place to Start Up
Fireside chat with Jay Rogers, Local Motors. Moderated by
Jon Shieber, TechCrunch and CrunchBase. |
| BREAK |
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| 5:10 PM |
Power Pitches
Vendor Registry, Closeup.fm,
MomForce Network, Audiohand |
| 5:45 PM |
Knoxville's Capital Connections:
Investor Insights on East Tennessee's Startup Community
Fireside chat with
investors Ben Brown, SwiftWing; Ken Woody, Innova; Mark Montgomery, FLO
{thinkery} and David Belitz, Chattanooga Renaissance Fund Moderated by Jon
Shieber, TechCrunch and CrunchBase |
| 6:10 PM |
Closing Remarks |
| 6:15 - 7:30 PM |
Happy hour, music and
networking |