SproutUp Montreal

Sprout Up is a networking event for forward-thinking entrepreneurs to gather and mind-meld. A great chance for startups to get friendly, discuss current trends, and learn from one another 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.

http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/5/b/8/event_158094712.jpegWe’re excited to be hosting a Sprout Up event in Montreal! Join us to learn form guest speaker Thor Muller. Thor is the co-founder and CTO of Get Satisfaction, and co-author of Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work For You and Your Business.

Tickets are free for this event - you must register for a ticket to attend and space is limited, so grab one while they're available! We will sell out, and we can't always accommodate everyone on the waiting list. 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. These answers will appear on your nametag.

Event details:

Date: Wednesday, October 10th.

Cost: FREE!

Time: 6pm-10pm

Agenda:

6-6:45 - Registration

6:45-7:15 - Startup Demos

7:15-8 - Guest speaker & Questions

8-10 - Networking

Place: La Porte Rouge, 1834 Avenue du Mont-Royal Est, Montreal

Guest Speaker:

Thor Muller, Co-Founder & CTO of Get Satisfaction

Participating Startups: Wavo (https://wavo.me/), Frank & Oak (http://www.frankandoak.com/), Trendr (http://www.trendr.com/)

If you'd like to apply to present at Sprout Up please email a description of your company to jon@sprouter.com.

RSVP details:

Make sure you RSVP to get your connection nametag at the event. For more information contact Jon at jon@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.com!

More about guest speaker Thor Muller:

Thor Muller is chief technology officer & Co-founder of Get Satisfaction, a startup delivering "people-powered customer service for absolutely everything." He is also the co-founder and former Managing Director of Rubyred Labs, a San Francisco-based web apps firm. Since its founding in 2005, Rubyred has developed social software for a range of startups and leading portals. Prior to Rubyred, Thor was a first generation Web entrepreneur, creating Web success stories for companies such as Yahoo, Dell, Bank of America, Intel, Virgin Records, Fujitsu, Discovery Channel, and Sony.

In 1995, he started and ran one of the early Web development boutiques, Prophet Communications, later acquired by Frog Design where he served as VP Digital Media. He subsequently founded Trapezo, a venture-funded company that made Web software for syndicating content, acquired by Perfect Commerce in 2002.

Thor is also the co-author of Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work For You and Your Business, along side fellow Get Satisfaction founder Lane Becker.

More about Sprout Up:

Sprout Up is made up of three main components:

Startup Demos – Pre-selected entrepreneurs share their innovative business ideas to the audience

Guest Speaker – Fabulous new speakers will be brought in to spur new discussions on relevant trends and ideas

Networking – Network with peers: share knowledge, experiences and have a drink or two!

Sprout Up Montreal is sponsored by TD and Microsoft.

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If you're interested in sponsoring a Sprout Up event, please email Jon at jon@sprouter.com!