Schedule
| 09:00 - 10:00 |  Registration |
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| 10:00 - 10:10 |  Official welcomeVukašin Stojkov - SEE ICTVideo |
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| 10:10 - 10:40 |  From Ljubljana into the worldTomaž Štolfa - vox.ioSlides | Video |
Starting a company from your big idea is hard. Even more if you don't happen to be born in one of the startup friendly hubs like Silicon Valley, New York or London. Tomaz is going to challenge this myth by sharing vox.io's story and tell us a bit about how they managed to win Seedcamp in London and got to meet some of the best investors in NYC and the Valley. |
| 10:40 - 11:10 |  ShoutEm story - it's alright to pivotLuka Abrus - Five Minutes
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Brief story about the Croatian startup ShoutEm, focused around pivoting - why, when, and how? Hear more about the influences, finding investments, motivating the team through pivots, scoring first customers and opening up London and New York offices. |
| 11:10 - 11:40 |  VC 101Katy Turner - Eden Ventures (Fmr.)
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Straightforward and easy tips on how to find a VC, how to approach them and how to engage with them on your business idea. |
| 11:40 - 12:10 |  Coffee break |
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| 12:10 - 12:40 |  Focus & perception (forget the rest)Vladimir Nikolić - Limundo
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Starting an e-commerce company in Serbia is not easy. Or is it? |
| 12:40 - 13:10 |  Bulding Stuff for Fun & ProfitIlija Studen - ActiveCollab
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Build something and charge for it. That's probably the best way to validate your ideas and build a business. |
| 13:10 - 13:40 |  Panel: Building up your Startup in SerbiaPanelists: Vladimir Nikolić, Stefan Salom, Ilija Studen
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These entrepreneurs have built successful companies in Serbia, garnering huge investments or developing big and profitable global customer base. Here we'll be hearing some of the challenges & choices they made while developing their businesses in Serbia. |
| 13:40 - 14:40 |  Lunch |
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| 14:40 - 15:10 |  Startup Challenge pitchesStartups TBA
BirthdaysRock.com: Slides | Video, MobiPatrol: Slides | Video, Mediatoolkit: Slides | Video, Sitecake: Slides | Video, Taksiko: Slides | Video , Jury comments |
How To Web Belgrade Community Event challenges applying startups to a show-off which could get them valuable feedback, promotion and prizes. Hear the pitches of these up & coming teams. |
| 15:10 - 15:40 |  Founding, Funding & Following ThroughJeffrey Treichel - Kolektiva
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Sweet, we got the funding! Now what?! Jeff will walk the audience through his actual pitch to top-European Angel & VC investors, which succeeded in securing his Croatian/Serbian startup several million Euro in growth capital. He will cover lessons learned and thoughts on how to execute. |
| 15:40 - 16:10 |  How to deal with the media without screwing upMike Butcher - TechCrunch
Slides | Video |
Any startup wants to get promoted as loud and often as possible, for getting faster to their clients or investors. Wondering how to do that without annoying anyone? |
| 16:10 - 16:40 | Coffee break |
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| 16:40 - 17:10 |  How to (Win on the) WebBranko Milutinović - Nordeus
Slides | Video |
In the past few years, we've seen the emergence of a whole new software industry which is setting the standard in terms of revenue, driving user engagement and building products that entertain and delight massive audiences. Join us to learn more about the super-exciting Social Gaming industry and opportunities for young entrepreneurs in it. Hear one of the leading companies in the space share the thoughts on what it takes to succeed. | 17:10 - 17:40 |  What is the next web?Patrick de Laive - TheNextWeb
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A look at the future of the Web and how to get there ahead of everyone else. |
| 17:40 - 18:10 | The European Startup: OpportunitiesKirsten Campbell, Katy Turner & more
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The focus of this panel are the advantages that startup founders in Europe can exploit for their global businesses. |
| 22:00 - 05:00 |  The #htwbgd Party
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Thou shall not miss this epic party. |
SEE ICT Team
Dragana Petković
New media, web journalism, communication and PR specialist. Project manager and trainer at the Belgrade Open School, leading Serbian non-profit in the field of education and capacity building. Program director of the first school of web journalism in Serbia. Easily satisfied with the very best. |
Vladimir Trkulja
New media manager at IT TV production, collaborator on various online projects, with specific interest in IT project management. Loves visiting conferences and working on promoting networking within the ICT industry. |
Vukašin Stojkov
An activist, designer, blogger, historian (true story). Passionate about promoting entrepreneurship and new technologies in SEE communities, looking forward to seeing you all at the How to Web Belgrade conference. |
Jelena Rakić
Marketing manager, trainer and consultant, works on several online and offline projects. Engineer of organizational sciences, received her MA with a paper on Internet marketing in sport. Designs and delivers IT and project management trainings. Ex-basketball player. Marathon runner. |