TechCrunch Social Currency CrunchUp and 5th Annual Summer Party at August Capital, July 30, 2010
Sunday July 18, 2010 , 3 min Read
About the Social Currency CrunchUp
July 30, 2010
9 am – 4:00 pm
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford University
326 Galvez Street, Stanford, CA 94305-6105
Get CrunchUp-Party Combo Tickets
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@ Eventbrite: $295 INCLUDES admission for one (1) to the August Capital party and expedited fast-pass door entry. You DO NOT need to purchase a separate August Capital Party ticket if you purchase a CrunchUp ticket. Tickets are non-transferrable, based on availability. Limited seating for the CrunchUp. #crunchup
Social currency is where the web meets real world commerce. CrunchUps are highly participatory one-day conferences hosted by TechCrunch where we focus in on important “now” themes in non-traditional formats. Join us for the day to help shape the future of geo-location platforms and services. Then, join the fun and networking at August Capital for a beautiful evening on the best deck of all of Sand Hill Road. Speakers to be announced, but trust us and get a ticket. You’ll love the agenda and capacity is limited to 500 attendees: 9:00 – 9:45 am The Social Currency Investment Thesis Michael Arrington speaks with Ron Conway
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and Paul Graham
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9:45 – 10:30 am
Social Savings: Building the Next Billion Dollar Businesses
Erick Schonfeld speaks with Groupon CEO Andrew Mason
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and News America Marketing President Chris Mixson10:30 – 10:50 am BREAK
10:50 – 11:30 am
Check Ins, Coupons and Commerce
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, director of business development, Foursquare
Kara Nortman, Senior Vice President, Publishing, CityGrid Media
Shiva Rajaraman, product manager, Twitter11:30 – 12:30 pm
SMB / Local Merchant Case Studies: Hear From Local Businesses About How They Use Social Currency
12:30 – 1:45 pm LUNCH
1:45 – 2:30 pm
The Local Web
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, CEO, Yelp
John Hanke, VP of Product Management, Google2:30 – 3:15 pm
Social Commerce: Crafting New Marketplaces
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, CEO, gWallet
Jennifer Aaker, professor of marketing, Stanford Graduate School of Business3:15 – 4:00 pm
Social Gaming: The Mechanics Of Fun
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, GM and SVP, Disney Mobile (and founder of Tapulous)
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, CEO, SGNPress, please contact Laura Boychenko to share links to recent tech coverage and request a press pass. Seats limited.
Interested to volunteer and attend for free? Please contact Gene McPherson. Preference is given to students.
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