I am very excited to have been asked to speak at the Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit here in Philadelphia on October 5 & 6, hosted by Innovation Philadelphia.
Whether you are an entrepreneur, a graphic or web designer, business executive, or something in between, there is sure to be something for you at the conference with more than 100 speakers scheduled for this year’s event. With a variety of panels and workshops, and keynote speakers such as Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert and social media guru Peter Shankman, the Summit is bringing together an assortment of creative industries to network, exchange ideas, and share information.
I will be giving two presentations, one solo (SaaS - It Takes a Villiage to Raise A Venture) and one as part of a panel ( Unlocking Technology: How Open Source Drives Innovation).
The descriptions are below. I am taking a page from my favorite VC blogger Fred Wilson's book to develop as much of the discussions based on community ideas, insight and recommendations as possible. If anyone has ANY ideas, please put them in the comments below.
SaaS - It Takes A Village To Raise A Venture
Creative entrepreneurship is the sum of innovation, efficient capital use, collaboration, measurable results and social responsibility. Modern business creators must establish their core focus and move to market quickly through the combined use of social, open and proprietary tools, databases, services and applications while still planting the seeds of longevity & scalability. This workshop takes a hands-on approach to proving the power of leveraging software-as-a-service (SaaS) to launch a company. Participants will gain a practical approach to embracing existing tools to launch their own creativity in ideation, operations, marketing and sales for any venture.
Unlocking Technology: How Open Source Drives Innovation
Open source technology has revolutionized the way software is developed, but open source thinking expands beyond the IT world. Peer-based collaboration can be used in all aspects of business and results in better, more effective ways of producing goods and services and disseminating products throughout the marketplace. In our world’s highly competitive market, the more collaboration and exchanging of ideas that happens, the better the outcome. Learn how you can use open source-style collaboration in the development of your products and in the way you conduct business.
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