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Eric Ries coming back to Vancouver on March 3

Posted by sonia on February 14, 2011 at 2:49 pm

Eric Ries, creator of the Lean Startup Methodology is no stranger to Vancouver. He dropped by Bootup Labs in April ’09, met with the startups and showed off his lean mug.

Last year, Eric’s Startup Lessons Learned Conference was happening in San Francisco on April 23rd, 2010. Troy Angrignon and Bootup teamed up to host the simulcast conference live in our Gastown digs. More than 5o entrepreneurs and developers signed up to attend the simulcast.

And now, BCTIA is bringing Eric to back BC with stopovers in Kelowna, Victoria and ending his tour in Vancouver on March 3rd. Using examples drawn from his own experiences in Silicon Valley, Eric will guide you through key areas proven to increase the success and creativity of your innovation and tech company from business strategy, product, engineering, QA, marketing and delivery.

All registrants will also receive a free copy of Eric’s new book “The Lean Startup”.

Don’t miss your opportunity to hear him speak. Register here.

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This Week in Tech Events: Feb. 14 – Feb. 20, 2011

Posted by sonia on at 8:30 am

Bootup is hosting “The Art of the Investor Pitch with Boris Wertz” this week in the Garage. Hope to see you there.

The Art of the Investor Pitch w/ Boris Wertz

Thursday, February 17th
3:00pm
Bootup Garage, 163 West Hastings St., Suite 200
Garage Members: Free
Non Members: $31.19

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Upcoming Bootup Garage Startup Seminars

Posted by sonia on February 11, 2011 at 1:49 pm

We have 3 upcoming Startup Seminars being held at Bootup Garage that we thought you all would be interested in.

The Art of the Investor Pitch w/ Boris Wertz

Thursday, February 17th
3:00pm
Bootup Garage, 163 West Hastings St., Suite 200
Garage Members: Free
Non Members: $31.19

Social Marketing Kung Fu, Yellow Belt – “Listening Everywhere” with Dave Olson

Wednesday, February 23rd
5:00pm
Bootup Garage, 163 West Hastings St., Suite 200
Garage Members: Free
Non Members: $31.19

Co-Founder and Captables with Danny Robinson

Wednesday, March 2nd
3:00pm
Bootup Garage, 163 West Hastings St., Suite 200
Garage Members: Free
Non Members: $31.19

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This Week in Tech Events: Feb. 7 – Feb. 13, 2011

Posted by sonia on February 7, 2011 at 8:30 am

We hope everyone had a great weekend! This week seems to be a jam packed week for Mobile and then ends with the Canadian Financing Forum. Details are below.

Mobile Monday hosted by DigiBC

Monday, February 7th
5:00pm
Granville Island Brewery, 1441 Cartwright St., Vancouver
Free
Postponed to future date.

Introduction to Nokia Platforms and OVI Services hosted by Wavefront and DFAIT

Tuesday, February 8th
8:30am
1055 W. Hastings St., Conference Room, Vancouver
Free

Canadian Financing Forum

Thursday, February 10th
8:00am
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, 900 Georgia St., Vancouver
$795 + GST

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This Week in Tech Events: Jan. 31 – Feb. 6, 2011

Posted by sonia on January 31, 2011 at 8:30 am

I hope everyone had an opportunity to enjoy the sunshine yesterday. What a magical Vancouver day!

Not too many events going on in the city this week, but we hope to see you at the VEF Momentum event on Friday night.

From Startup to Standout w/ Appature Inc.’s Kabir Shahani

Friday, February 4th
6:00pm
Republic, 958 Granville St., Vancouver
$20

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This Week in Tech Events: Jan. 24 – Jan. 30, 2011

Posted by sonia on January 24, 2011 at 8:30 am

The last week of January is shaping up to be a busy one for tech events in the city.

An Evening With Alan Juristovski and Milun Tesovic, Founders Of MetroLeap Media hosted by VEF

Tuesday, January 25th
5:30pm
Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St., Vancouver
Free for members. $45 for non-members.

Tech Startup Co-Founder Speed Dating hosted by Foliomob

Tuesday, January 25th
6:30pm
Ceili’s Irish Pub, 670 Smithe St., Vancouver
Free

Social Marketing Kung-Fu, White belt with Dave Olson hosted by Bootup

Wednesday, January 26th
5:00pm
Bootup Garage, Suite 200 – 163 West Hastings St., Vancouver
$30

Tim Bray of Google presents the latest on Android and the Android Market hosted by airG

Thursday, January 27th
6:00pm
Wavefront Conference Centre, 1055 West Hastings St. (Lower Level), Vancouver
Free

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Founder Story #2 – Amielle Lake of Tagga Media

Posted by sonia on January 21, 2011 at 4:00 pm

Founder Story #2

Amielle Lake, Tagga Media

Tagga Media is a mobile marketing company which was founded in Vancouver 3 years ago. Since launching at LPV5, Tagga has pivoted in and out of many different business models and will be announcing some new changes in early 2011. I sat with Amielle this week to find out what’s in store for Tagga this year.

Be sure to follow Tagga on Twitter to hear of their upcoming announcements!
Twitter: @tagga

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KPMG Prize Give-a-way at LPV10

Posted by sonia on January 17, 2011 at 8:51 pm

“I had no idea what to expect from LPV10. I had a great feeling and went with it. Obviously, it was a good feeling.” – Ramona Macleod

At Launch Party Vancouver 10, one of our sponsors KPMG decided to give away the seasons most coveted gadget. Upon arrival, all attendees were asked to drop their business cards into a box for a draw. Not a single attendee knew what was up for grabs. When Shana Korotash from KPMG pulled Ramona MacLeod’s name out of the box – Ramona was ecstatic. However, to win the prize — she had to entertain the crowd with a Christmas Carol. She sang her way to a brand spanking new iPad.

Shortly after LPV10, I saw Ramona at the Bootup offices where I learned she had signed up for the Bootup Garage program. Ramona is working on a startup called BigMama, a site that makes it easy for students to rent textbooks.

You can follow BigMama on Twitter: @bigmamadotca

A huge congrats to Ramona for winning the iPad and a huge thanks to KPMG for supporting LPV10 and making the give-away possible.

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This Week in Tech Events: Jan. 17 – Jan. 23, 2010

Posted by sonia on at 8:30 am

I can’t believe we are half-way through January already. Time sure does fly! I started to write this post and realized that our great friends at TechVibes had gone ahead and published – This Week in Events. So, I have gone ahead and included any cost details.

Angel Investor Overview Workshop

* Tuesday, January 19th – all day
* SFU Vancouver Campus
* Company Registrant: $330. Registration is closed.

Bootup presents Government Funding & Resources for Startups

* Wednesday, January 20th – 9:00am to 11:00am
* Bootup HQ
* Event is sold out. Registration is closed.

XcelerateU Workshop: HR Fundamentals to Drive Business Strategy

* Thursday, January 20th – 9:00am to noon
* BCTIA Boardroom
* Workshop: $75 Register here.