Designer Fund and Foundation Capital are bringing you all that is eclectic east Austin at this Happy Hour. The best of
hi-lo culture, food, drink, and art will be on hand as you network with Designer luminaries from the panel 'Artience: Art + Science in the World of Design' (March 17th, 11 - 12pm). Featuring custom food from Austin newcomer LENOIR and mezcal cocktails from Mezcal Vego (as seen in the Wall Street Journal)
5pm
Come on over!
6:30pm
♫Backyard Q & A with Designer Fund and Artience Panelists
8pm
Time to say, well...goodbye.
To register contact Melissa Costello, mcostello@foundationcap.com
Come hear from 3 people who know what it takes to make a 'hit' while enjoying the best of Austin food and drink fusion in our big backyard. Ann Sarnoff (BBC), Fred Graver (Twitter) and Paul Holland (Foundation Capital) will take questions about what it takes to identify and produce a hit, whether its a hot start-up company or a run-away TV success. These three have done both. Our BBQ will feature Mezcal Vago tastings, food from the Peach Tortilla and Sushi - a Texas Tokyo Fusion.
5pm
Role call! Grab a Mezcal Vago inspired drink and head to the backyard.
6:30pm
Backyard Q & A with Hollywood to Silicon Valley panelists
8pm
That's a wrap!
To register contact Melissa Costello, mcostello@foundationcap.com
HOLLYWOOD TO SILICON VALLEY: MAKING A MEGAHIT
Tuesday, March 17th, 9:30 - 10:30am
Four Seasons, Ballroom AB
98 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin
Panelists:
Paul Holland, General Partner, Foundation Capital
Ann Sarnoff, Chief Operating Officer, BBC Worldwide, North America
Fred Graver, Creative Lead, TV, Twitter
In a landscape where Netflix isn't just distributing content but making it, and tech is converging with entertainment,
there is an entirely new paradigm for making a hit. Hear what our panelists from Hollywood
and Silicon Valley have to say about what it takes to create the mega-hits.
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ARTIENCE: ART + SCIENCE IN THE WORLD OF DESIGN
Tuesday, March 17th, 11 - 12pm
JW Marriot, Salon B
110 East 2nd St, Austin
Panelists:
Steve Vassallo, General Partner, Foundation Capital
Scott Klemmer, Associate Prof. of Cognitive & Computer Science, UCSD
Soleio Cuervo, of Facebook and Dropbox
Ann-Caryn Cleveland, Co-Founder, BrightSky Labs
In today's market of extreme design talent, those who are embracing data and science in their degins are creating
winning products to take a step ahead of the rest.
