Start Up Weekend Columbus
Hosted by: TechColumbusFebruary 17, 2012 - February 19, 2012
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Startup Weekend Columbus is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend.
The weekend brings together people with different skillsets - primarily software developers, graphics designers and business people - to build applications and develop a commercial case around them.
Derek Rey is the confirmed speaker for February 2012 Startup Weekend. Rey is the Founder of Social Envy, a leading social engagement platform. Previously he co-founded Adly, the largest celebrity endorsement platform in social media representing over 1,400 celebrities worldwide. As a member of Adly's founding team, Derek created more than 25,000 meaningful advertising experiences for 150+ Fortune 500 brands.
He has been a featured guest on Fox News discussing "Twitter advertising" and is an active member of Los Angeles's ThinkLA advertising industry group. Derek began his career in Hong Kong where studied under one of Asia's most respected entrepreneurs, Mila How.
He returned to San Francisco to join Technorati, the leading blogosphere search engine and one of the first social media companies to embrace the "online conversation." For additional information and to register for the event, visit the StartUp Weekend Columbus Website at: www.columbus.startupweekend.org
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