Stamford Tech Meetup: Roadshow Edition

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EVENT KICKOFF AN HOUR EARLY AT 6:30PM!

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Hey Techies!

This month is our Roadshow Edition of the Stamford Tech Meetup! Join us as we host special guest Derek Koch, his Whiteboard crew on their Startup Roadshow, and a bus full of people!

The Whiteboard (http://thewhiteboardct.com/), Connecticut’s online magazine for entrepreneurs, is focusing on Stamford during the month of April. In search of entrepreneurs, start-ups and related programs, the Whiteboard Startup Roadshow (http://thewhiteboardct.com/roadshow/) is visiting different areas of Connecticut every month to profile top and up-and-coming entrepreneurs and startups, reveal the uniqueness of the place, and explore how entrepreneurship is changing local economy and landscape.

Schedule:

6:00: registration, networking, appetizers
6:30: kickoff
6:35: hack of the month
6:45-7:20: demos
7:20-7:35: guest speaker
7:35-9:00: eat, drink, party, network

Hack of the Month: Zishan Ahmad

WebRTC: Realtime Communication with HTML5 and JavaScript

Zishan will perform some live coding to demonstrate the web video chat ability that is incorporated in the next generation of web browsers.

April Demos:

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Guest Speaker: Derek Koch

Founders & CEO, Independent Software

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The Stamford Tech Team is pleased to welcome Derek Koch to the stage this month.

Derek Koch (https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekkoch) serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Independent Software (http://indie-soft.com/), a product development consultancy. Derek has served in executive leadership positions and led product development efforts at several ASP/SaaS companies.

He is also the instigator of Startup Weekend New Haven (http://newhaven.startupweekend.org/), an organizer for Startup America - Connecticut (http://startupct.org/), and serves on local boards for Crossroads Venture Group (http://cvg.org/) and the Connecticut Technology Council (http://ct.org/). Derek is a graduate of University of Chicago and Northwestern University.

Hear Derek speak on Monday the 28th about the Startup Roadshow (http://thewhiteboardct.com/roadshow/), The Whiteboard and Independent Software and what they can do for you and your company.

Sponsors

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Fun Facts

The Stamford Tech Meetup has had over 42 events in the past 3 years, 130+ companies demo, and 2000+ attendees and counting!

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Who has graced our stage?

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