January 31, 2012 6:00 PM - 500 attended
Sprout Up January
Sprout Up is a monthly event for forward-thinking entrepreneurs to gather and mind-meld. A great chance for startups around the to get friendly, discuss current trends, and network in a casual, open, and focused setting. Sprout Up events have been held in cities around the world including Toronto, Montreal, NYC and London, and regularly have over 300 attendees.
We’re excited to announce the details of our next Sprout Up Toronto, taking place Tuesday, January 31st at The Courthouse. The guest speaker will be Charlie O'Donnell, an entrepreneur and investor who just launched seed investment firm Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. He's also one of Sprouter's startup experts - check out his past Q&A.
Tickets are $12 for this event - you must buy a ticket to attend and space is limited, so grab one while they're available! We'll also sell tickets at the door (space permitting). We're also trying to relevantly recommend people to meet at Sprout Up, so when you register you'll be asked to answer a couple questions so we can make a relevant connection.
Event details:
Date: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Cost: $12 per ticket (roughly $10 + HST)
Time: 6pm-9pm
Agenda:
6-6:45 - registration
6:45-7:15 - startup demos
7:15-8 - guest speaker & questions
8-10 - networking
Place: The Courthouse, 57 Adelaide St. E (see a map, closest TTC station: King and Yonge)
Guest Speaker:
Charlie O'Donnell, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures
Participating startups:
Wattpad, Shopcastr, QuickTapSurvey (by TabbleDabble)
RSVP details:
Make sure you RSVP to get your connection nametag at the event. For more information contact Erin at erin[at]sprouter.com.
Join us & be a part of our Sprout Up! It’s going to be a fabulous night of invaluable insights, new & old friends, & of course your lovely hosts from Sprouter(www.sprouter.com).
More about guest speaker Charlie O'Donnell:
Charlie O'Donnell is the founder of seed investment firm Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. He has been an active member of the NYC venture capital and startup community for ten years in roles ranging from institutional fund investor to venture capitalist to entrepreneur. He has venture experience at two of the top venture capital firms in the country, Union Square Ventures and First Round Capital, and sourced First Round's Investment in GroupMe, which sold to Skype in 2011. The investments he sourced at First Round Capital also include Refinery29, chloe + isabel, Backupify, SinglePlatform, Salescrunch and Docracy.
His blog, This is Going to Be BIG! is ranked #6 among the top VC bloggers and his weekly innovation community newsletter is read by over 5,000 people in the NYC-area. He founded nextNY in 2006, which has run over 50 events on entrepreneurship and startup education and networking. He served on the original board of the New York Tech Meetup, and is one of the meetup's first 100 members. He has been named three times to the Alley Insider 100 Most Influential People in NY Tech.
More about Sprout Up:
Sprout Up is made up of three main components:
Innovation Demo – Pre-selected entrepreneurs share their innovative business ideas to the audience
Guest Speaker – Fabulous new speakers will be brought in each month to spur new discussions on relevant trends and ideas
Networking – Network with peers: share knowledge, experiences and drink
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Faisal
@ Murat @DigitalDip @fanwar is looking forward to chat about mobile design/development
Posted January 30 at 9:36 PM -
Lucia
I have 2 extra tickets - something came up and I can't attend. Email me at lucia at theblogstudio dot com if you want them.
Posted January 30 at 9:44 PM -
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Adam Jarczyn
@murat looking forward to it as well. See you all tomorrow (all 500of you)
Posted January 30 at 10:23 PM -
Chris Caple
I'm not going to be able to attend, so have an extra ticket. I guess I can just... print it out and anyone who wants it can come pick it up? Not sure how that works. If you're interested, email me at chris@chriscaple.com
Posted January 31 at 12:27 AM -
Rick Silber
If anyone attending has the entrepreneurial bug, and would be interested to chat about joining a new service based venture in a partnership role I'd love to chat! Tweet me @doyouknowrick or send a note to rick@doyouknowrick.com and we'll figure it out. I'd also love to chat to some web developers if there are any hiding out!
Posted January 31 at 1:16 AM -
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Rick Silber
Lol just got the meetup app and somehow managed to accidentally upload a pic to this group! Sorry peeps! I see no option to delete!
Posted January 31 at 1:40 AM -
Azedine
In few hours the big event will start and Evocolize.com will part of it ;-)
Posted January 31 at 6:50 AM -
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Erin Bury
Hey everyone, the event is sold out and unfortunately we aren't selling tickets at the door. If you can get an extra ticket from someone else in the Meetup group that's great. No need to bring a printout, we'll have a guestlist at the door. Doors open at 6pm, so unfortunately if you come early you'll have to wait outside (venue's rules). See everyone tonight!
Posted January 31 at 9:00 AM -
Scott Pielsticker
I can't go tonight. Anyone want my ticket? Ping scott@contactmonkey.com.
Posted January 31 at 9:55 AM -
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Deb Lapkin
I'd like a ticket as well @deblapkin or deb@doubledproductions.ca
thanks!Posted January 31 at 11:51 AM -
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Antoni Tzavelas
Something just came up and will not be able to attend. Ticket is available. Email me at antoni@mobilegenius.ca
Posted January 31 at 12:52 PM -
Scott Bielby
Looking for a ticket. Let moi know scott.bielby at gmail.com
Posted January 31 at 1:38 PM -
nataleigh ballantyne
Unfortunately, I'm unable to attend tonight & have 2 tickets - please email nballantynemedia@gmail.com
Posted January 31 at 3:08 PM -
Louis Di Bianco
Nataleigh, I just emailed you that I would love a ticket. Thanks. I included my phone number.
Posted January 31 at 3:19 PM -
Richard L
Looking for 2 tickets.. let me know if any come available!
Posted January 31 at 3:21 PM | 1 like -
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Patricia
Hello all,
something came in, and cannot attend tonight. I have one ticket. email me at patriciabogoevici@gmail.comPosted January 31 at 3:23 PM -
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Rick Silber
@Azedine how many times does someone need to post their link in a 24 hr period before it's called spam marketing? ;)
I only speak with love for my fellow venturists :)Posted January 31 at 3:51 PM | 3 likes -
Alison
Anyone want to meet up before hand for a chat, drink, and bite to eat? I've made a reservation at Mercatto for 5pm, 15 Toronto Street at Adelaide. Reservation is under my name - Alison Gibbins. Come introduce yourself!
Posted January 31 at 4:17 PM -
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Kiran K
Looking for a ticket for tonight. Let me know if you have an extra. Thx.
Posted January 31 at 4:40 PM | 1 like -
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Mike Pietrzak
I'm looking forward to meeting other social entrepreneurs who have an interest in renewable energy and/or tackling development challenges overseas. Hit me back @mikepietrzak on twitter if you want to connect!
Posted January 31 at 5:08 PM -
Anita Chau
I've got an extra ticket as it's not looking like I can make it either. Pls email at anitachau16@hotmail.com if you would like it
Posted January 31 at 5:14 PM -
Michael & Kismet
I'm looking to meet anyone working in supermarket & food brand verticals. We have an exciting new grocery shopping engagement platform and look forward to demonstrating it to any interested parties. Reach me at michael@engrocer.com
Posted January 31 at 5:22 PM -
Nikolai Bratkovski
Anyone in healthcare space? You can reach me at nikolai@healthaware.ca
Posted January 31 at 5:34 PM -
Eddy Della Mora
We hope to speak with investors who have expertise in the retail sector. Contact edellamora@buggybuy.com
Posted January 31 at 5:40 PM -
Jack
If you are an entrepreneur into renewables and will be at sprout up, let's get in touch... @navocity
Posted January 31 at 5:40 PM -
Faisal
IF someone is in kids IOS product(S) development/productions, OR investors, looking for innovate and exciting projects, would love to connect contact me @fanwar
Posted January 31 at 5:48 PM -
Elaine Dalit
Anyone who's a freelancer here who's looking to join a startup? Connect with me :) @laineygrl
Posted January 31 at 5:49 PM -
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Olivier Suritz
I'll post my own ad: investors or designers looking to join a team that's about to change the residential real estate investment landscape in Canada (at first), hit me up on Twitter @lordeagle
Posted January 31 at 5:53 PM -
Robert Golabek
Mobile startup working with enterprise/business Android applications ...hit me @translucentcomp if you want to chat
Posted January 31 at 6:14 PM -
David Michaels
Looking to collaborate with ecommerce folks using magento or prestashop david@michaels.ca
Posted January 31 at 6:50 PM -
Haitham Kaloub
If you are a .Net developer give me a shout, hkaloub at gmail.com Looking forward to a great event!
Posted January 31 at 7:14 PM -
Brandon
Unfortunately had to leave the event early. Didn't get a chance to connect with any front end developers. Still looking for one to join my startup. Email if interested brandon@unbrokr.com
Posted January 31 at 7:46 PM -
Rick Silber
Lots of poets here tonight #people wearing scarfs indoors to be trendy
Posted January 31 at 8:03 PM -
Louis Di Bianco
There were a lot of wonderful imaginative people at the event. And, the speakers all had something to contribute.
Posted January 31 at 10:05 PM -
Guy Lrstrly
One man's post-game analysis: 1st of all big-ups to Erin Bury and Team Sprouter for putting together this obviously popular event. If we can handle name tag distribution better next time and colour-code the name tags to make networking easier and more structured that would be great. Also, good job on making 80% of people stand, this burns more calories, improves posture, and reduces aches and stiffness ;) Until next time.
Posted January 31 at 11:40 PM | 1 like
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JIm PappasI thought that the venue was great and the speaker was excellent! I learned a great deal and even met a few people as well. Great job!
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Jonathan Mesiano-Crook
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Great event, as always. Only small issues: a bit crowded. Fifty fewer people would probably have been perfect. It was tough to see the presenter from the balcony, so people started talking to each other which was distracting. Other than those small points, it was great as always! -
Ryan SpeersGreat opportunity for meeting up with peers in the industry. It was an eye opener. I will DEFINITELY be attending more events.
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Zdravko JeremicWith 500 people attending networking is a bit like finding a needle in a haystack. Please structure it next time with color coded tags for industry or interest or space.
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Zakir HemrajGreat crowd and presenters. However, there were some logistical issues with name tags and crowd control. Otherwise, great event!
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Nick D. Yangthe speaker was great, learned a lot. only complaint, obtaining the name tags = searching for a needle in the ocean. =)
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Rick McCutcheonGood event - need a better way to network - also bring in local Angel Investors they are a better fit US based VCs.
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Lisa Delorme+1 guestGreat speakers/information and we were introduced to applications we will actually use. Thanks for a great event.
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Fred Hann+2 guestsMet interesting entrepreneurs who are creating some very cool social and digital technology; enjoyed the three presentations and I look forward before too long being one of such three presentations on your stage; quite liked Charlie's sage advice and insights.
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Chris LevesqueGreat content but far too many people to see or hear the speakers. Seating only for approximately 25% of the people in attendance.
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Jono LandonVery busy. Try to get more developers there. Lots of people like me coming that are looking for developers but not many actual developers. There were some of course. All in all, a high quality event. Thanks.
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Kurt UyI loved the atmosphere, the start-up presentstions and the guest speaker. If I had to critique something it would be the long wait time for registration and the cramped seating arrangement.
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David YorkeGood venue, slow registration process, met one solid contact...always a bonus. Why did I get an announcement of eveyone's need for a ticket, "looking forward to seeing you" messages? I didn't sign up for this as a sub twitter zone. Just the facts please, leave the comments page out of any further communicatons...please!!!!
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Tara Willistoninteresting speakers, kept on schedule which was refreshing for these type of events.
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Oleg AmurjuevVery nice and valuable event, especially for young entrepreneurs! Please keep up.
You have to work on the following issues: too crowdy and noisy, a too tough environment for networking, poor organization. I hope you will be able to overcome these problems and ensure a better organization. Let me know if any help will be needed.
Oleg Amurjuev, Ph.D.
Mentor at ventureLAB
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Adam Jarczyn+1 guestthe guest speakers was very good. certainly addressed a lot of questions i had as a start-up entrepreneur.
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Your organizer's refund policy for Sprout Up January
Refunds are not offered for this Meetup.
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