— 500 & VTF FOUNDERS ONLY —

 WEEKEND START:

Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 @ 9:30 PM

Address: Bunkhouse Saloon, 124 S. 11th St., a couple blocks from Downtown Container Park

Festivities will kick off with live rock 'n' roll music & mingling at the Bunkhouse Saloon.

>> NOTE: There is a $7 cover for entry, and a cash bar will be available for drink purchase. The Bunkhouse also serves grub, so feel free to come hungry.

 UN-CONFERENCE START:

Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 @ 8:30 AM - 9:00 PM

Address: The Learning Village / WOW Trailer, 727 Fremont St., just off Downtown Container Park

Parking: There is an all-day $5 parking garage at E. Ogden Ave. & N. 7th St.

Let the un-conference madness commence with keynote talks & interviews, off-the-record breakouts, growth workshops, food trucks, product giveaways + more.

UN-CONFERENCE AGENDA

8:30 - 9:30 AM

Registration & Breakfast of Champions

9:30 - 10:00 AM

Livin' La Vida Llama: Tony Talks Zappos, VTF & the Pursuit of Happiness

Solo Talk by Tony Hsieh, Founding Partner, VegasTechFund, & CEO, Zappos

>> NOTE: Llama = Tony's fave animal

10:00 - 10:20 AM

Building Company Culture—Not by the Seat of Your Pants

Solo Talk by Andy Dunn, Founder & CEO, Bonobos

10:20 - 10:35 AM

Shhhhh! What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas

Off-the-Record, Ask-Me-Anything session with Andy Dunn, Founder & CEO, Bonobos

10:35 - 10:55 AM

Product 101: How to Talk the Talk to Walk the Walk (& Get $h*t Done)

Solo Talk by Elaine Wherry, Co-Founder, Meebo (acquired by Google)

10:55 - 11:10 AM

Caffeine Break

11:10 - 11:40 AM

From 10 to 100 to 1,000 to 1,000,000 (& Beyond): Every Zero is a Battle

Moderator: Dave McClure, Founding Partner, 500 Startups.

Panel will include founders who have muscled through growth of various types (customers/users, employees, fundraising dollars, etc.) and will explore key insights + hard-won lessons learned.

Panelists Include:

• Aaron Batalion, Co-Founder & Former CTO, LivingSocial
• Marcelo Camberos, Founder & CEO, ipsy
• Katrina Lake, Founder & CEO, Stitch Fix
• Elaine Wherry, Co-Founder, Meebo (acquired by Google)

11:40 - 12:35 PM

Growing Up Is Hard To Do: Secrets, Tips & Tricks from the 500 Distro Vault

Case studies presented by the 500 Distribution Team + Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) session:

• Dominic Coryell
• Mat Johnson
• Justin Mares
• Andrei Marinescu
• Susan Su
  

12:35 - 12:45 PM

Product Hunt Play-by-Play: How to Make the List & Get Discovered

Solo Talk by Erik Torenberg, Co-Founder, Product Hunt

12:45 - 2:00 PM

Lunch Break — Fuel up, Founders. Fuel up!

2:00 - 3:30 PM

Group Therapy: Verticals

Share case studies & lessons learned, tackle growth problems & make new founder friends during off-the-record, small-group breakouts led by 500 partners, EIRs, distribution experts & other members of our fabulous fam.

• E-commerce

Led by Aaron Batalion, Co-Founder & Former CTO, LivingSocial

>> Growth Expert: Dominic Coryell, Distribution Hacker-In-Residence @ 500 Startups

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• Marketplace

Led by Tristan Pollock, EIR @ 500 Startups & Co-Founder of Storefront

Growth Expert >> Andrei Marinescu, Distribution Hacker-In-Residence @ 500 Startups

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• SaaS/B2B

Led by Elizabeth Yin, EIR @ 500 Startups & Co-Founder of LaunchBit

Growth Expert >> Justin Mares, Distribution Hacker-In-Residence @ 500 Startups

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• Family/EdTech

Led by Christine Tsai, Managing Partner @ 500 Startups

Growth Expert >> Sean Percival, Partner, 500 Startups

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• FinTech

Led by Poornima Vijayashanker, EIR @ 500 Startups & Founder of Femgineer, & Bedy Yang, Managing Partner @ 500 Startups

Growth Expert >> Susan Su, Distribution Content Manager, 500 Startups

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• AdTech (including Mobile/Video)
  

Led by Marvin Liao, Partner @ 500 Startups, & Edith Yeung, Partner @ 500 Startups

Growth Expert >> Mat Johnson, Distribution Hacker-In-Residence @ 500 Startups

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3:30 - 3:45 PM

Snack Time & Break

3:45 - 4:30 PM

Group Therapy: Founder Pain Points

Lightning Talks BY FOUNDERS FOR FOUNDERS on the three most important challenges (& opportunities) in starting up:

• Building Company Culture & Productivity > Khailee Ng, Managing Partner @ 500 Startups
• Hiring & Managing a Team > Tiago Paiva, Co-Founder & CEO, Talkdesk
  
• Fundraising (Crushing the Series A) > Tawheed Kader, Founder & CEO, ToutApp

4:30 - 5:00 PM

Founder Pain Points Panel + Audience Q&A

Panel Moderator: Dave McClure, Founding Partner, 500 Startups

Panel will include the speakers listed above and will dive deeper into the topics, strategies & struggles covered in their lightning talks. Audience Q&A will follow.

5:00 - 5:45 PM

State of the #500STRONG

Solo Talk by Dave McClure, Founding Partner, 500 Startups, followed by an Off-the-Record, Ask-Me-Anything session. Hit him with your best burning question — but he may tell you to f*ck off.

5:45 - 6:00 PM

Trivia Time + Portfolio Product Giveaways

Get excited. Dave will surprise the entire audience with "BRAND...NEW...CARRRRS!"

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Nap Time & Break

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Grub Time

Address: Downtown Container Park — Place on 7th, 115 7th St.

Step right up for a yummy food truck dinner! Choose from Mediterranean, Burger & Sausage options.

>> Pro Tip: Bring a jacket — it's cold at night in the desert.

9:00 PM

Unofficial Event > Downtown Las Vegas Startup Block House Party

Address: 1710 S. 10th St. (A bus will leave from The Place on 7th at 9:00 PM.)

Tealet, a 500 & VTF portfolio company, invites founders' weekend attendees to join them at their Tealet Teahouse, part of the Downtown Las Vegas Startup Block neighborhood, for an evening of tea, homemade sweets, whiskey/tea cocktails, dance, fire spinning, ninja sightings, and perhaps even a llama (yes, a llama — Tony's fave animal).

 SUNDAY FUNDAY START:

Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 @ 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Address: Gold Spike, 217 N Las Vegas Blvd., just off Downtown Container Park

Parking: There is an all-day $5 parking garage at E. Ogden Ave. and N. 7th St.

>>NOTE: Every activity, excluding morning yoga & the afternoon hike, will happen at Gold Spike.

Relax and join us for a day of optional social activities scheduled every hour on the hour. Not into organized play? That's cool. We will also have NFL Division Playoffs on the big screen & game-day appetizers to boot! Feel free to hang out, have fun & do what you do.

8:30 - 9:30 AM

YOLO! Morning Yoga

Address: Golden Nugget Hotel - Bel Air Room, 129 E Fremont St.
>>NOTE: Mats, water and towels will be provided.

10:00 AM

BACON, BACON, BACON & Brunch

>>NOTE: Veggie options will be available.

11:00 AM

Town Hall Meeting: 500 Community, Communication & Keeping Up the Crazy

Wrangle up some trouble w/ Madboy Max Fram-Schwartz, Principal, 500 Startups, in an open meeting to explore ideas for community improvement and network development.

12:00 PM

Game Playing at Gold Spike: Giant Jenga, Cornhole, Tic-Tac-Toe, Darts, Connect Four, Ping Pong, Twister, Chess, Four Square (...seriously, how much more do you want?)

—ALSO—

OFFICE HOURS @ GOLD SPIKE:

>> Need 1:1 Growth Help? Participate in walk-up office hours w/ the 500 Distribution Team.

>> Need 1:1 PR Help? Participate in walk-up office hours w/ Jess Erickson, 500's Director of Marketing.

1:00 PM

CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER > Founder Dodgeball with Dave

>>NOTE: Protective headgear and knee pads are strongly recommended.

—ALSO—

OFFICE HOURS @ GOLD SPIKE:

>> Need 1:1 Growth Help? Participate in walk-up office hours w/ the 500 Distribution Team.

>> Need 1:1 PR Help? Participate in walk-up office hours w/ Jess Erickson, 500's Director of Marketing.

2:00 PM

CHANGE OF PLANS! > Howl yes! Indoor Rock Climbing at Nevada Climbing Center

>> NOTE: Bus will depart promptly at 2:00 PM from Gold Spike and will return by 5:00 PM.

—ALSO—

CHANGE OF PLANS! > Freestyle Rap Battles & Workshop at Gold Spike

>> Instructor: Erik T-berg, Founder & CEO, rapt.fm

3:00 PM

Organized Ping Pong Tourneys

Tourney Leaders >> Chris Pearson, BD & Partner Program Associate, 500 Startups, & Meghan Christenson, SF Office Manager, 500 Startups

4:00 PM

Pitfire S'mores Send-off

5:00 PM

So Long, Farewell & Howl On, Founders!

Come for the f*cking t-shirt.