Detroit Startup Week 2017 (Rolling Program Additions)

WordPress on the surface is a content management. Imagine what you could do if your mobile app or web app was managed using the WordPress dashboard. In this talk we will explore the new WordPress Rest API and how it can be used as a backend for your applications.

Wordpress is the most widely used content management system and this focuses on advanced features.

This talk gives Detroit entrepreneurs new ways to manage their content for mobile apps, web apps and other types of applications.

This one hour talk focuses on the connection between the increasing rate of disruption in business & technology and the need for innovation. The punch line is that diversity seems to be the secret sauce for the best "repetitive" innovators on the planet.

The talk is excellent for general practitioners, but should be the most attractive for those in the tech space or any area that requires innovative thought.

The new digital world has opened the door to many new and accessible technologies that can enable retailers to sell and provide a consistent experience across a number of channels.   

The session will allow Detroit Entrepreneurs to learn about the latest retail trends in technology that can help them expand their business.  

The content will be specific to customer experience, eCommerce tools and analytics that can target streamline the business and deliver a consistent experience.  

A follow-up to the very popular Startup Next Detroit pre-accelerator program that launched in 2016.

Startup Next, a Techstars program earned the spot as the #1 pre-acceleration program in the world launched in Detroit in 2016. Startup Next prepared startups for accelerators and seed investment, by providing high quality mentorship and leveraging a global network of investors, mentors and founders. The program was free, part-time and consisted of 3-hour weekly sessions for 6 weeks. The program was sponsored globally by Google for Entreprenuers. 

Techstars is supporting the roll-off of the top 7 performing Startup Next cities into a new enttity for 2017-2018.

Come learn about Startup Boost, the global pre-accelerator comprised of the top 7 performing Startup Next Cities (Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, Toronto, London, Dublin).  Hear from successful members of Startup Next Detroit's first cohort and plans for the Fall 2017 rollout and application process. 

How entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs can grow faster by partnering with a media and entertainment accelerator.

A rare look into how to leverage the power of the media and entertainment industry to grow your startup.

Open Source Software is software that’s built by a community of software developers with the core principle of developing the software in the open so that anyone can inspect, modify and enhance the software.  There are  hundreds of Open Source Software projects.  You don’t have to be a coder to contribute.  Open Source Software needs documentation writers, people that can answer support questions and evangelist , which can help build a strong and healthy community around a project.  Many of the popular Open Source Software projects sell support or has a version of their software that they sell to companies.  However, many companies self-support and don’t purchase support because they don’t see value in paying an annual support fee and in many cases, they feel that they shouldn’t have to pay for support since the software is free.

This is an opportunity for you to build a business on providing on-demand support, consulting and/or build features that the community isn’t focused on developing.  In this session, we will walk thru the process of selecting an Open Source Software project to support, building a support and consulting practice and how to gain credibility and techniques for giving back to the Open Source Community that you would be generating money from.