Startonomics : Hawaii

Startonomics is a one-day workshop designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs on how to create simple, actionable metrics; and how to use them to make better product and marketing decisions for long-term growth and startup success.

This peer conference format was launched in Silicon Valley in 2008 and has been held in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Beijing and Europe this fall.

On the “technology” day of [re]think : Hawaii, Dave McClure will be leading Startonomics : Hawaii with an all-star line up of tech entrepreneurs and investors both speaking and in attendance to connect and rethink the tech sector going into 2010.

Startonomics Hawaii Agenda

8:00 – 9:00
Hawaiian Style Breakfast

9:00 – 9:45

Startonomics Hawaii Welcome + Startup Metrics For Pirate
Dave McClure, Founders Fund
This is a 5-step model for creating a metrics framework for your business & customers, and how to apply it to your product & marketing efforts. The “pirate” part comes from the 5 steps: Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, & Revenue (AARRR!)

9:45 – 10:30
Creating Something from Nothing: Product Management for V1 Products
Dan Olsen, YourVersion
Creating a brand new V1 product from scratch has unique challenges compared to just making improvements to an existing product. This talk will cover best practices in V1 Product Management including: understanding customer needs, problem space vs. solution space, user interface design principles, prioritization, and metrics.

10:30 – 11:00
Kona Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:45
Design 101 For Startups
Jason Putorti, Mint.com
Everyone knows good design is important, but not how to create it or why it matters so much. This talk will focus on several ways you can use the power of design, branding, and usability to build a defensible business advantage for your startup.

11:45 – 12:30
Building Web Properties That Convert
Dan Martell, Flowtown

12:30 – 2:00
Lunch
Entrepreneurs Wanted

2:00 – 2:45
Sit, Stay, Click! User Engagement & Retention
Ted Rheingold, Dogster.com / Catster.com

2:45 – 3:30
Scalability For Startups
Frank Mashraqi, Xgraph

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