Who Are The Producers?
Cass Phillipps – Executive Producer
Cassandra has been a startup event producer for over five years, producing and managing conferences like FailCon, SF MusicTech Summit, Inside Social Apps, Unleashed Conference, and many more. Cassandra has a B.A in Human Development from the University of Chicago.
Roxanne Varza – Associate Producer
Originally from Silicon Valley, Roxanne graduated from UCLA and worked for the Invest in France Agency (AFII) for 2 years before moving to France in 2009 to pursue a joint masters degree at Sciences Po Paris and the London School of Economics in International Political Economics.
Julien Bengué – Associate Producer
Julien is co-founder of Maddyness.com, the leading magazine on innovation and startup in France. For 5 years, he has been involved in developping entrepreneurship throuhout France, together with Louis Carle and Etienne Portais.
Prepare For and Avoid Common Startup Mistakes
You aren’t a real entrepreneur until you’ve had to deal with failure, and recovering from it – financially emotionally and practically – can be challenging. Hear how entrepreneurial leaders have dealt with failure while keeping a positive and tenacious attitude. In September of 2011, we're hosting our inaugural European event in Paris, France. Whether you’re a successful founder, or just getting started, this event is not to be missed, and will define how the industry approaches failure.
Some of our previous speakers have included:
