Startup Grind Las Vegas Hosts Sam Winkler and Kevin Bacon (Liquipel)

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Sam Winkler and Kevin Bacon, Liquipel

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The Liquipel Story Sam Winkler, Kevin Bacon and Danny McPhail came together in late 2011 from different backgrounds and cities to launch Liquipel, one of the hottest startups of 2012 at CES. By the end of the year, Liquipel was named "Gadget of the Year" by Popular Science. Liquipel specializes in advanced liquid repellent nano technologies & processes for cell phone, headphones, speakers and all electronic devices. Liquipel is the first to offer this patented technology to manufacturers, distributors and retail consumers. Liquipel has developed a unique process to make all electonics watersafe, as reported by more than 300 outlets around the world, including: ABC, the BBC, the Chicago Tribune, CNET, Forbes, Fox News, Huffington Post, the Los Angeles Times, NBC, the New York Daily News, Scientific American and Yahoo to name a few. Meet the team and learn how the founders launched and grew Liquipel, the leader in water-safe coatings for mobile phones and portable electronics.

Agenda

5:00 Networking and Food
6:00 Fireside Chat
7:00 Networking

Hosted By Michael Terpin, Las Vegas Chapter Director

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Michael Terpin is founder and CEO of SocialRadius, one of the nation’s first social media marketing firms. Success stories include the viral outreach for recording artist Will.i.am (http://will.i.am/)’s Yes We Canvideo during the Obama campaign (which won an Emmy, Webby and Clio Gold Lion), as well as social media event marketing for Live8 and LiveEarth, and blogger outreach for Participant Media (“The Cove”) and several divisions of Philips. SocialRadius is headquartered in Las Vegas, with offices in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco, and is a division of Terpin Communications, a leading international high-tech PR firm, which launched some of the biggest success stories of the consumer Internet era, including America Online, Earthlink, and The Motley Fool. Terpin also founded Marketwire, one of the world’s largest and most technologically sophisticated company newswires. Originally known as Internet Wire, Marketwire was funded by Sequoia Capital and Hummer Winblad, and it was acquired in 2006 for $35 million. Most recently, Terpin co-founded BitAngels, the world’s first angel network for digital currency startups, in May, 2013. The distributed angel network currently has more than 200 members, representing $20 million in capital for bitcoin and cryptocurrency investments. Terpin holds an MFA in Creative Writing from SUNY at Buffalo and degrees in Newspaper Journalism and English Literature from Syracuse University, where he serves as an advisor to its top-ranked Newhouse School of Public Communications and was inducted into its prestigious Wall of Fame in 2000. Terpin is also an investor and advisor to many media and technology companies, including Launch.it, Liquipel, Playsino, Stockr, Sverve, Virurl, Walls360, YouMail and XFire.
Email: michael@socialradius.com | Twitter: @michaelterpin (http://twitter.com/michaelterpin)

Hosted By Martin Stein, Las Vegas Chapter Director

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Email: martin@socialradius.com

Hosted By Molly Waldron, Director of Startup Grind Las Vegas

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Email: Molly@startupgrind.com

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What is Startup Grind?

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 50 cities and 20 countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Our monthly fireside chat interviews, startup mixers and annual conferences provide ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a strong support network, form meaningful connections and gain inspiration for the startup journey ahead. For more information visit StartupGrind.com (http://startupgrind.com) or follow us on twitter @StartupGrind (http://twitter.com/StartupGrind).