Hello all, Luke Kanies, founder of Puppet Labs and Stuart Cohen, CEO of CSI (Collaborative Software Initiative) will be giving a talk on building a VC-funded start-up.
There is a fee to attend but I have seen Luke's portion of this talk and it is very good. There should also be good food. Registration link: http://oregon.tie.org/chapterHome/events/viewListEventPagePT?event_view_slot=true&id_event=5359&from_where=calendar&&filter=LOCAL&type=monthly&year=2011&month=02&day=15 Calagator link: http://calagator.org/events/1250459798 Description The list of Open Source and Free Software today includes cutting edge solutions to large scale problems in multiple domains. From languages to runtimes, cloud infrastructure to databases, the best solutions are open-sourced. Leading companies are building on top of open-source components, while giving back to the community. But open source is not just about being cost-effective, it is becoming the key to innovation. Come and learn how two innovative Portland startups are thriving in this ecosystem. Luke Kanies, the founder of Puppet Labs, the makers of a leading open source data center automation and configuration management framework will talk about the opportunities and challenges of an open source start-up. Stuart Cohen, CEO of CSI (Collaborative Software Initiative) a company that introduces a process for companies to collaboratively build software applications, will join him on the panel. Registration and Cancellation Policy: Registration: Online Registration closes at 12:00 Noon of the day of the event. Cancellation: All Registration Fees are Non-Refundable and No Credit is offered for cancellations. Contact & Others Lakshmi Jagannathan 503 226 8677 [email protected] Program Details 02/24/2011 06:00 PM Registration/Networking/Reception 02/24/2011 07:00 PM Panel Discussion 02/24/2011 08:00 PM Q & A Registration Fees Type Online Onsite Member USD15 USD20 Student USD15 USD20 Guest USD25 USD30 See you there! Michael _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
