Name: MITX Up "Shark Tank" Startup Competition
Start: 2014-09-16T13:45:00-0400
End: 2014-09-16T14:30:00-0400

Known as the must-attend event for discovering what’s next, MITX’s FutureM brings together marketing and technology innovators to contemplate and celebrate the future of Marketing. FutureM is about integrating traditional marketing, digital marketing, R&D, product development and all other parts of an organization that impact customer engagement and purchasing decisions; all hosted at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

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MITX Up "Shark Tank" Startup Competition

We’re putting some of the MITX Up startups to the test! Not familiar with MITX Up? It’s a program that brings together marketing experts and startups from local accelerator programs at a monthly marketing hackathon. At these hackathons, teams of veteran marketers are matched with startups and tasked with providing real-time, strategic, and tactical ideas that can help increase the chances of success for these entrepreneurs. It’s a win-win (and fun to boot!): Startups gain invaluable marketing, communications, and biz dev-related tips; while marketing experts help top-notch entrepreneurs in ways their "day job" may never allow... and new business relationships are made.

In this session, watch as three MITX Up alumni take what they’ve learned through our program, pitch to a panel of judges - “Shark Tank” style - and vie for the winning spot.

Speakers

Brad McNamara (@carfreebrad)

Co-Founder, Freight Farms Inc.

Brad McNamara has been the co-founder of several successful ventures in the marketing and entertainment spaces. As a champion for sustainability and eco-friendly practices, Brad has deftly combined his business and marketing background to help bring his latest company, Freight... Read More →

David Beisel (@davidbeisel)

Partner, NextView Ventures

David Beisel is a Partner at NextView Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm which helps Internet founders get their companies off to the best possible start. David was previously a VP at Venrock and a Principal at Masthead Venture Partners. He also co-founded Sombasa Media... Read More →

Frank Gruber (@FrankGruber)

CEO and co-founder, TechCocktail

FRANK GRUBER grew up in the Midwest heartland and is an entrepreneur, new media journalist, and investor. His alma maters include Purdue and Northwestern respectively. He cofounded Tech Cocktail in 2006, which has grown into a hub for the creative class, offering tech startup focused... Read More →

Robert Goldberg (@neumitra)

Founder, Neumitra

Robert Goldberg used neuroimaging methods for over a decade to examine the human brain and how frontal cortex mediates our multisensory experiences of sounds, photos, videos, tastes, and touches. As a researcher in Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT, he became interested in wearable... Read More →

Pete Andrews (@petercandrews)

Co-Founder, MITX Up & Founding Partner, Plain English

Pete is a Founding Partner at Plain English, a technically-minded creative shop that's hell-bent on designing and building more meaningful things, regardless of medium or discipline. Plain English was born from an idea that there are better ways to make great things amid this #GoldenAgeOfBullshit. Prior... Read More →

Richie Bavasso

Chief Commercial Officer, Artaic, LLC / PillStream

Mr. Bavasso is one of the early pioneers of use of devices and the web as tools to support sales and marketing strategies and tactics. Since 1999, he has worked with life science clients globally to introduce the Closed Loop Marketing (CLM) function. He has set procedure and precedent... Read More →

Scott Savitz

Founder and Managing Partner, Data Point Capital

Scott Savitz is the Founder and Managing Partner of Data Point Capital, an investment firm focused on the internet. Scott is a strong advocate of entrepreneurship and innovation, especially where it aims to raise the bar on the consumer experience. Scott is also the founder and former... Read More →

Track Host

Rudina Seseri (@rudina11)

Partner, Fairhaven Capital

Rudina joined Fairhaven Capital at its inception in 2007. She has led Fairhaven's investments in CrowdTwist, FashionPlaytes, and SocialFlow. She also serves as an Entrepreneur-In-Residence at the Harvard Business School. Previously, Rudina was a Senior Manager in the Corporate Development... Read More →

Tuesday September 16, 2014 1:45pm - 2:30pm EDT
Startup Review Track - Room 160 A-C 415 Summer St, Boston, MA 02210

Startup Review

FutureM 2014