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Mobile Monday Inaugural Event

Mobile Monday Inaugural Event. Thanks for attending! Please use #MOMOLV and # VegasTech hashtags to promote the community!. WiFi : UNLV guest no password needed. Welcome. Let’s do this!. @ davidgosse trac.ky @ jennifergosse trac.ky. David Gosse: Founder of Tracky, Namechk & Vortaloptics

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Mobile Monday Inaugural Event

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  1. Mobile Monday Inaugural Event Thanks for attending! Please use #MOMOLV and #VegasTechhashtags to promote the community! WiFi: UNLV guestno password needed

  2. Welcome. Let’s do this! @davidgosse trac.ky @jennifergosse trac.ky David Gosse: Founder of Tracky, Namechk & Vortaloptics Jennifer Gosse: CMO of Tracky and Vortaloptics

  3. Audience Participation Tonight • Let’s increase the social signal noise for local companies. Here’s how: • Go to the www.momolasvegas.com site – on left side, click “Tweet It Now. Tweet it Loud!” • As speakers and companies present, use the “Tweet” button and send it out via your mobile device. • Thanks to Kristine Schachinger (@schachin) for pre-loading these tweets! • First 80 characters in a tweet is what matters most for SEO.

  4. Why Mobile Matters Source: www.howtogomo.com 1 Gartner, 2010; Google Internal Data, 2011; Cisco, 2011 2 Compuware and Brand Anywhere and Luth Research

  5. Introduction and Welcome Dr. Andrew Hardin, Director, UNLV Center for Entrepreneurship and Associate Professor at the Lee Business School andrewhardinresearch.com

  6. Introduction and Welcome David C Williams, Co-Founder, Mobile Monday Las Vegas & CEO of Explorateur Ventures, Ltd. Instructor in Entrepreneurship, Finance & Management in the UNLV Lee Business School. @explorateurven explorateurventures.com

  7. What is Mobile Monday? • Founded in Helsinki, Finland in 2000 • Global - over 130+ cities, 80+ nations • World Bank involvement to promote economic development in emerging markets • Regional and global meetings to foster collaboration in mobile/wireless industry

  8. MoMo’s Global Objectives • Foster an open and independent innovation platform within the mobile sector • Facilitate industry networking between small and large companies and individuals • Bridge partnership exchanges between domestic and international organizations • To present innovative visions, trends, studies and forecasts from the mobile marketplace • Provide opportunities for local members to effectively participate in global initiatives

  9. Case Study Do you recognize this guy? If not…

  10. Maybe this helps?

  11. Case Studies • Peter Vesterbacka, the “Mighty Eagle” (CEO) of Rovio (and maker of Angry Birds) is an original Mobile Monday founder. • Other successes globally: • Layar, augmented reality browser (Netherlands) • Russell Buckley of AdMob and Google (Founder of MoMo Germany) • Fring (Israel) • Plazes (Switzerland) • …and many others • MoMo network key to this success; many firms who have done well have achieved funding or have been acquired after global recognition within network and from Peer Awards participation. • Will cover MoMo Las Vegas 2012 plans tonight at the end.

  12. Trends: We ♥ Location-Based Mobile Offers • Mobile advertising and marketing firm Hipcricket reported in October that interest in time- or location-based mobile offers had increased from 40% of smartphone owners in 2008 to 54% of smartphone owners in 2011.

  13. Rumgr: Live Garage Sale Auction! Dylan Bathurst: Co-Founder of @rumgr. Organizer of @SWVegas. Creator of @VegasJelly. Ray Morgan: Javascript, iOS, Mobile Web. Co-Founder of rumgr.com Alex Coleman: Jr. Front-End Web Developer at Zappos.com. Working on@rumgr. Loves tech, music and the great outdoors. @dylanbathurst dylanbathurst.com @raycmorgan @alexcoleman alexcoleman.net

  14. For Sale: Booq Laptop Bag • Paid $120 retail, never used • Fits up to 15” laptop • 1680 denier ballistic nylon exterior with water-repellant coating • Elegant nylon twill lining • FlapSoft, plush-lined and padded iPad compartment • Extremely durable water-resistant rubberized bottom protects main bag from everyday wear and tear • Fully adjustable seatbelt nylon shoulder strap www.booqbags.com Thanks to David Gosse for donating!

  15. For Sale: Napa Valley Cabernet • 2006 Highlands Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley: • This exceptional wine has luxuriant varietal character with quality French oak enchantment. This California style Cabernet Sauvignon pairs well with beef roasts, steak, pate, duck, goose, spicy poultry dark meat, sausage. Strong cheeses like cheddar and blue cheese are a delight with this wine. • 93 points - Wine Enthusiast • “This is a really impressive Cabernet Sauvignon. Shows a classic Napa profile, with brilliant balance, including near-perfect tannins. Pushes the cassis flavors to the edge of the envelope, without going over the top. Gets better as it warms up in the glass.“ • $60 retail value Thanks to Dennis Bonilla for donating! (@medsnman)

  16. Trends: Black Friday Sales > via Mobile Mobile devices accounted for 14.3% of all Black Friday traffic, up from 5.6% last year, and they were responsible for 9.8% of online sales.

  17. For Sale: Zappos $100 E-Certificate! • $100 e-certificate to use on anything at Zappos.com! • Shoes, clothing, bags, home goods, beauty items, accessories and more! • Makes a great gift or a great gift to self. Thanks to Zappos for donating! (@zappos)

  18. For Sale: Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Blanc • M. Chapoutier Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Bernardine Blanc 2006 • Brilliant golden yellow color. Hints of wine leaves and lily. Well-balanced and fresh. Candied citrus fruit aromas. • Style: Complex, Dry, Earthy, Medium-bodied, Rich, Spicy, Structured   • Flavors: Cherry, Cinnamon, Coffee, Currant, Fruit, Plum, Red Fruit, Rosemary, Sage   • Pairs with: Cheese • 91 points – Wine Spectator • $60 retail value Thanks to Michael Terpin for donating! (@michaelterpin)

  19. Trends: Cyber Monday or…Mobile Monday? • eBay: U.S. shoppers spent 2 ½ times more than they did last year. • PayPal Mobile: 552% year-over-year increase in global mobile payment volume. • Cyber Monday sales were expected to reach $1.2 billion this year, with mobile sales doubling year over year. • # of mobile shoppers will near 18 million this year, up from 3.6 million in 2009. • Source: http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/29/cyber-monday-it-was-more-like-mobile-monday-according-to-ebay-paypal/

  20. For Sale: Zappos $100 E-Certificate! • $100 e-certificate to use on anything at Zappos.com! • Shoes, clothing, bags, home goods, beauty items, accessories and more! • Makes a great gift or a great gift to self. Thanks to Zappos for donating! (@zappos)

  21. Mobile Presenter: Felix Danciu Felix Danciu: Elmcore Group and Mobilized Solutions, a mobile application development firm @fdanciu elmcore.com olivecapital.com

  22. Trends: The Tablet Will Rule Journalism

  23. Mobile Presenter: Sunny Tara Sunny Tara: Entrepreneur, advisor to CXOs. Founder of docBeat and co-founder of PRANA, a mobile platform to improve communication and collaboration among health care professionals. @sunnytaravegas @docbeat docbeat.com

  24. Wedgi.es: Mobile Surveys! Jimmy Jacobson: Co-founder of Wedgi.es, a simple social survey application. API developer and advocate at Zappos.com. Porter Haney: Co-founder of Wedgi.es. Also skis powder and does business. @jimmyjacobson @wedgme wedgi.es @porterhaney porterhaney.com

  25. And the Wedgi.es Survey Winner is… • La Joya Reserve 2009 Carmenere,D.O. Colchagua Valley, Chile • Bisquertt Family Vineyards • This full-bodied Carmenere has aromas and of notes of black pepper and black tea. The silky tannins, fresh acidity, and rich fruit flavors are ideal for spicy foods. • Carmenere is a member of the Cabernet family of grapes. It was originally planted in the vineyards of Bordeaux, but which has now found a particularly happy home in Chile. http://www.bisquertt.cl/ Thanks to the Consulate of Chile in Las Vegas for donating!

  26. Guest Speaker: Michael Terpin Michael Terpin: CEO of Social Radius, an international social media marketing/PR firm specializing in social media outreach, content creation and socially-based traffic building, lead generation and search optimization. @michaelterpin @socialradius socialradius.com

  27. We’re a Community With Big Goals

  28. Guest Speaker: Kevin Fong Kevin Fong: Special Advisor at GSR Ventures. 20 years' experience in Silicon Valley venture capital community, including as Managing Director of the Mayfield Fund. Over $1 billion in returns to investors; invested in over 54 companies, nine of which went public and fifteen were acquired. Responsible for starting first international fund in China, GSR Ventures; now on its third fund with over $600M in capital focused on early-stage tech investing in China @kfong gsrventures.com/en

  29. 2012 Agenda David C. Williams: MoMo Las Vegas 2012 plans Mike Manzano: MoMo Las Vegas Developer Initiatives: AT&T Mobile App Hackathon-Jan. 8th @momolasvegas momolasvegas.com @bffmike

  30. 2012 Mobile Monday Agenda • Meetings every other month, although could vary (conferences, special guests in town). • January 2012 ATT Mobile Hackathon/Developer Summit; subsequent quarterly hackathons with the operator. See mobileapplas.eventbrite.com. • Possible demos by global platforms rolling out new technology/software. • Form areas of local interest, e.g. mobile marketing and SEO, HTML5, application development, handset rollouts, etc. • Overall objective – best in class benchmark.

  31. After-Event Networking @ Freakin’ Frog Thank you for coming out and supporting Mobile Monday Las Vegas and #VegasTech! Join us at the Freakin’ Frog: A Vegas Original. 1000 beers in the cooler, 700 whiskeys in the attic (the largest selection of whiskey in the U.S.)! Best freakin’ music in Vegas. freakinfrog.com 4700 S. Maryland Parkway

  32. Mobile Monday Thanks Everyone!

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