Startup Slam 2019

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VANCOUVER ISLAND’S LARGEST TECH CONFERENCE

Dyspatch created Startup Slam to showcase Victoria’s burgeoning tech sector and provide insightful and informative workshops to students and professionals. In 2014, 60 attendees joined us for the first Startup Slam. Last year, over 400 students, developers, and entrepreneurs came together to share ideas, knowledge, and expertise.

SCHEDULE

10:15 - 11:15: SESSION 1
FOUNDATIONS: From Student to Professional: An accessible overview of resume writing that goes beyond formatting (Saanich Room)

ADVANCED TECH: Keeping your Microservices from becoming Megaproblems (Esquimalt Room)

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Ready For Exit: Technical Due Diligence and Private Equity Acquisitions (Lecture Theatre)

PRODUCT AND DESIGN: From Inception to Launch: How Dyspatch's Visual Editor Came to Life (Oak Bay Room)

11:30- 12:30: SESSION 2
FOUNDATIONS: Develop with confidence: An introduction to automated testing (Saanich Room)

ADVANCED TECH: Component Driven Development with Storybook (Esquimalt Room)

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Integrating Traditional and Digital Marketing (Lecture Theatre)

PRODUCT AND DESIGN: Customer Development: The Learn-Build-Learn Cycle (Oak Bay Room)

12:30 - 1:45: LUNCH

1:45 - 2:45: SESSION 3
FOUNDATIONS: Introduction to Open Source Contribution (Saanich Room)

ADVANCED TECH: JavaScript for the Haters: A Modern Perspective on a Popular, Yet Maligned Language (Esquimalt Room)

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: From Desire to Fruition - One Entrepreneur’s Journey (Lecture Theatre)

PRODUCT AND DESIGN: Product Design Evaluation For Everyone (Oak Bay Room)