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Texas Evening Entrepreneur June Speaker Series Event – Austin E-commerce Entrepreneurs
When: Saturday, June 5th 1-3pm
Where: UT Campus, GSB 2.120
2100 Speedway
Austin, TX 78705
Star Nine Ventures – internet-based venture firm
Seeking interns
Company Overview
Star Nine Ventures is a venture creation company. They craft unique web-marketing products and services that benefit the strategic partnerships they cultivate. The firm’s entire system hinges on an ability to capitalize on changes in consumer trends before their competitors have a chance to catch up. It’s structural agility at its best, run by a team that’s always looking forward.
The company own thousands of niche domains (e.g. whoLinksToMe.com, DebtConsolidation.com), of which about half are live and delivering revenue. They are extremely profitable and drive all of their traffic through organic search. The firm maintains that it’s best to stay selective in ventures and build bridges with groups that show the most promise, the most ingenuity. Partnerships work when two sides are pushing each other to always get better. It’s where trust is built; it’s where commitment is fostered. It’s where we add the most value.
About the Speaker
For the better part of the past decade, Ryan Russell has provided search marketing solutions to prominent national businesses in some of the most highly competitive consumer verticals. While studying Economics and Computer Science at Trinity University in San Antonio, Mr. Russell became fascinated with the science of search algorithms, and developed an in-depth understanding that allowed him to consistently deliver top search result rankings for his clients. In 2008, Mr. Russell decided to apply his vast experience and knowledge to power his own network of national business-to-consumer online marketplaces. As founder and CEO, Mr. Russell is the visionary and driving force behind Star Nine Ventures™.
Speaker Topics
1. The transition from BootStrap to National
2. Finding niche play in the B2C markets
3. Be prepared for 100 hours a week regardless of the size of the company you are building
4. White Hat Internet Marketing versus the rest
Uberoom- internet-based hotel experience service
www.uberoom.com
Company Overview
Uberoom’s service was born to create a personalized environment without the hassle and high cost of driving around and setting-up. The customer selects the theme and the location and the company handles the rest. The firm has relationships with many hotels and bed & breakfasts and compensates them for business leads and cooperation
About the Speaker
Bryan Ulatowski’s traditional, disciplined upbringing clashed with the shocking reality of friend's lives cut short at a young age. More than any other reason, he pursued Chemical Engineering and Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to help explain the world around him. The “work-hard / party-hard” philosophy at UW helped lay the groundwork for his first venture.
After graduating, Bryan became employed at Samsung in Austin, Texas, and managed multiple square-peg / round-hole projects with declining satisfaction. He soon realized that most young men and women are going through the very same experience, spending time at work for works sake and not focusing on what engineering taught him: productivity.
After a final complaint from his father about how a simple gift-basket he ordered couldn’t be delivered to a hotel in time, it struck him. Hotels offer too little to help people create meaningful experiences together, so Bryan decided to start a different company that would help. In January 2008, Uberoom was founded to personalize and decorate hotel rooms for celebrations. The company continues to partner with hotels to outsource their special package offerings, saving partners from inventory management while increasing offerings to their guests.
Speaker Agenda
1. E-commerce pros and cons
2. Deciding on what kind of business to start
3. Why it is good to be a second/third mover
4. Social media for small businesses
5. Virtual assistants and contracting
6. Using international vendors
7. Managing affiliates