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WATCH OUT: the schedule has changed -> the 6 startups will present at 7PM sharp.

Agenda

14h00 Welcome coffee

14h30 Workshop ([see the details of the Workshops]

15h45 more Workshop ([see the details of the Workshops]

17h00 Sandwich dinner

18h00 Keynote 1 – Bart Becks & Maurice Engelen

19h00 BetaGroup #33: Demos of 6 outstanding Belgian Tech Startups

1. restopad.be
2. d-sight.com
3. amoobi.com
4. data.be
5. posios.com
6. omniligo.com

20h15 Keynote 2 – Jos? Zurstrassen

See you there,

Francois Derbaix, a Belgian Entrepreneur based in Madrid, sold today his Web startup toprural.com to HomeAway (NASDAQ: AWAY) for an undisclosed amount (probably several millions).

Breaking News -> http://francoisderbaix.com/2012/04/02/homeaway-compra-toprural/
Financial figure for TopRural -> http://blog.toprural.com/resultados-toprural-2010/

Davy Kestens has landed today from San Francisco and came to the Betagroup Coworking Brussels, where he?s still a member, to get some work done. This was a great opportunity to talk with him about the amazing entrepreneurial experience he?s going through: from idea to raising over one million dollars and moving to the USA in just 9 months. It was also a great opportunity to interview him about it and sharing it with all of you.

From idea to Silicon Valley

TwitSpark?is a tool to deliver and manage customer support over Twitter for large enterprises. From the beginning it has experienced a lot of traction and interest, getting calls from investors from across the Atlantic in just two weeks. Davy took advantage of the network of the Betacowork to find some mentors and also to get his business plan done over a weekend.

One of the mentors we connected Davy with was?Sebastien de Halleux, one of our members who is an investor and entrepreneur living in Silicon Valley. Sebastien believes in entrepreneurs, in helping them, and in developing the Belgian ecosystem of startups. And he?s looking to invest in new startups. They immediately decided to move forward and Sebastien became Davy?s lead investor.

That?s when the late call to?Xavier Corman?came to do the business plan over a weekend. And it worked!

If you think about it, the pace is quite impresive: idea to product in 3 months, then to raise one million dollars and moving to the USA in just 6 more months. It may have a lot to do with Davy?s?JFDI?school of business.

The importance of the network

One of the things that have helped Davy is the network of like minded and different minded people with whom he?s been discussing his idea from the very beginning, some of them in?our coworking space, others in events like the ones organized by?westartup... anywhere he could get valuable insight and help.

What has changed- now that he?s moved to the USA and that he?s gotten the investment- is the people that actively search to contact him. Top entrepreneurs from succesful startups and investment funds want to meet him and are offering his support. One of the things that has surprised Davy about this network is how open they are and how easy can become once you reach a certain level. Qualified introductions and connections payback, so recommend, don?t only expect to be connected.

Next Steps for TwitSpark

A lot of energy and focus has been spent in raising money, now it is time to focus again in the product and to increase value for the customers. Working with a new partner, and to start hiring to build the sales and the engineering teams.

Looking forward to more news and an updated version!

Venue:

ULB – ROOM UD2-120
Av F Roosevelt, 1000 Bruxelles

Agenda:

6:30PM – Welcome drink

7:00PM – Demos of 3 Belgian Web startups and 3 Tech Entrepreneurs :

3 startups:
1) MyFirstCompany.com
2) Shoptimate
3) fluxtream

2 Entreneur’s story
1) Gregory Blondeau
2) Simon McDermott

8:00 PM – “Live Tweets”: everyone is welcome on stage to “tweet” their announcements (partnerships, promote an event, offering a job or any other non-commercial proposals relevant to the group).

8:30 PM – Networking: drinks and snacks are offered by our sponsors.

If you want to attend the event book you free ticket above.

6 early stage startups will demo their applications at 7PM. Afterwards participants are invited to meet, share ideas and network.

Venue:

ULB – ROOM UD2-120
Av F Roosevelt, 1000 Bruxelles

Agenda:

6:30PM – Welcome drink

7:00PM – Demos of 5 Belgian Web startups :

1) caramb.la
2) Zendster
3) Comod.it
4) mtwalls.be
5) Mikrono.com

8:00 PM – “Live Tweets”: everyone is welcome on stage to “tweet” their announcements (partnerships, promote an event, offering a job or any other non-commercial proposals relevant to the group).

8:30 PM – Networking: drinks and snacks are offered by our sponsors.

If you want to attend the event book you free ticket above.

When: Tuesday, December 20th at 6:30 PM
Where: K-Nal: 1 Avenue du Port , 1000 Brussels, Belgium

On November 16th 2011 at 2PM we invite you to meet 4 experts in eCommerce who will guide you on HOW TO START & BOOST YOUR eCOMMERCE.

Topics:

1) Edouard Seynaeve (from Wepika – eCommerce Agency) Build an eCommerce website from 0 euros up to 20.000 euros : CMS, payment integration, emailing. Slides: http://wepika.com/ecommerce-2011-on-a-budget/

2) Sebastien Doyen (from teatower – Online Tea Shop)Stock and shipping: pick the best providers, the most reliable and the best in price.

3) David Hachez (from Razwar – quality shaving products fair prices) -> Marketing: attrack visitors, convert vistors into client, re-call visitors by email, manage promo code, generate the urgency to buy.

4) Sam Devyver (from Promocity – promotions restos et services locaux)Customer support and legal aspects: returns managment, legal obligations. Slides: http://portal.sliderocket.com/m/BEEAL/Marketing-for-ecommerce

Who Should Come: entrepreneurs who want to open/boost an eCommerce website

When: November 16th 2011 from 2PM to 6PM

Where: coWorking BetaGroup – 4 witte paterstraat, 1040 Brussels

Price: Free

If you plan to attend the event please book you free ticket above.

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