Name: Commnexus Mobile SW SIG: Building Successful StartUps: Lessons From the Trenches
Start: 2012-04-17T17:30:00-07:00
End: 2012-04-17T20:30:00-07:00
Location: Motorola

Register here
http://www.commnexus.org/programs/special-interest-groups/event_20120326.php

Along with a growing technology industry here in San Diego has come a plethora of new mobile app developers. Amongst this ever expanding community are many talented start up companies developing useful and innovative new apps that solve problems we didn't even realize we had.

From real-time classifieds or finding all the beer on tap in San Diego, to planning impromptu gatherings with friends, it seems that these new mobile technologies are adding an element of convenience to our lives and making it easier and easier to find what we're looking for.

So how did these companies come up with these solutions? What was the process like in developing these technologies? What hurdles did they have to jump to get to where they are at? How are they competing with all of the other apps out there? More importantly, what's the next step to make these apps the next Facebook or Twitter?

Join us on April 17th to hear from three new companies: Antengo, Tap Hunter and Saambaa who are all rooted here in San Diego and in the brand new EvoNexus incubator downtown. These companies will show off their apps and discuss their experiences both with challenges they did not expect and challenges they have faced and overcome. We will also hear about where they are at now and where they are going from here.

COMPANIES:
Marcus Wandell
Co-founder & Head Ant-ern, Antengo
Antengo is the venture-backed pioneer reinventing classified listings for mobile from the ground up. Antengo's "real-time" marketplace allows buyers and sellers to find each other immediately with GPS location and instant communication, without sharing their phone number or email. You can see a 90 second demo of our Android / iPhone apps here.

Matt Voigt
CEO, saambaa
saambaa is a mobile application that enables people to quickly share plans and discover what friends are doing so they can join in. Whereas Facebook is about what youve done, saambaa is about what you could be doing. Apple recently featured saambaa on the front page of the iTunes app store and the application spent two months in "Great Free Apps and Party Planner.

Melani Gordon
CEO, Tap Hunter
Tap Hunter is a leading force within the craft beer movement that connects craft beer fanatics with the beers they love, the brewers who brew them and the locations that pour them. By keeping track of what's on tap and where, Tap Hunters web and mobile app platforms have the ability to direct millions of craft beer fans to the best beer-centric venues  from pubs and breweries, to special events and festivals  in 10 major cities across the US. Tap Hunter is regularly featured in the media as a craft beer resource, including The Huffington Post, Travel + Leisure, and was also recently selected by EvoNexus, a high-profile business incubator in San Diego that works to accelerate the success of technology startups. Founders Melani and Jeff Gordon were recognized by San Diego Magazines Top 50 to Watch in 2012. For more information about Tap Hunter, please visit http://www.TapHunter.com.

MODERATORS:
Vincenzo Belpeide
Senior Manager, Smart Devices Global Portfolio Planning, Nokia
Vincenzo joined Nokia's Corporate Strategy team in June 2007 in the headquarters in Espoo, Finland. Soon after was selected as the youngest participant in a device product management leadership program through which he relocated every 6 months around the world: started in Ulm, Germany on s40 fashion devices, then in Beijing on the first TD-SCDMA device for China Mobile, after a brief stint in Oulu, Finland finally landed in San Diego, California. From 2009 to 2011 Vincenzo worked in the Nokia AT&T team in the extremely dynamic US market, switching to a role focused on services, apps and software with search and maps as key focus areas . Since mid 2011 Vincenzo started a new role as senior manager in the global smartphone planning team working closely with Microsoft on defining the roadmap and future experiences of the Nokia Windows Phones.

Jake Fields
Creative Director, Treeline Interactive
With over 15 years of experience ranging from action-sports to medical industries, Jake helps businesses fuse user experience, emerging technology and business strategy. Currently Jake teaches at SDSU, serves on the San Diego Ad Club Board of Directors and President of Treeline Interactive, based locally in Mission Beach. Jake and his team at Treeline took home seven Addy awards in 2012 alone, leading the way as the top San Diego mobile app development agency. With a current focus in location service layers, device integration and cloud collaboration, Jake and his team at Treeline are redefining what San Diego is known for.

SIG CO-CHAIRS:
Alex Shah, Chief Architect, TeamSOA, Inc. & CTO, CommerceTel Inc.
Vincenzo Belpiede, Solutions Manager, Nokia
Deepak Kundra, Principal Staff Software Engineer, Motorola
Jake Fields, Creative Director, Treeline Interactive

DATE:
April 17, 2012

TIME:
5:30PM Registration/Networking/Refreshments
6:00PM Program Begins
7:30PM Program Ends

LOCATION:

6450 Sequence Drive
San Diego, CA 92121

COST:
Pre-Registration: (Please pre-register by noon on 4/16/12)
$10.00 - CommNexus Sponsor
$20.00 - Non-Sponsor
FREE - Mentor Sponsor

At the Door:
$20.00 - CommNexus Sponsor
$30.00 - Non-Sponsor
FREE - Mentor Sponsor

Students, Military & Press: FREE

Questions? Contact Michele Yoshioka at michele@commnexus.org

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