Bootstrap Maryland Conference

Current Event Speakers

Baggett

Dave Baggett

Dave Baggett received a B.S/B.A. in Computer Science and Linguistics from the University of Maryland College Park, and has an S.M. in Computer Science from MIT. A linguist and software entrepreneur, he was co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of ITA Software, whose search technology powers many airline websites and travel search sites such as Orbitz, Kayak and Bing Travel. Prior to joining ITA Software, Dave was instrumental in developing and licensing to Sony one of the first games for the Sony PlayStation, Naughty Dog's global hit Crash Bandicoot. Since returning to the DC area in 2007, Dave has focused on Arcode, his Bethesda-based startup focusing on messaging technologies.

Batalion

Aaron Batalion

CTO & Co-Founder, LivingSocial
Hungry Machine, (blog)

Aaron Batalion is CTO and Co-Founder of LivingSocial, an online community that connects 80 million people to all the things they care about. The creator of top Facebook applications "Visual Bookshelf" and its flagship "LivingSocial," the team recently built Deals, a new social commerce platform which invites people to save 50-80% off at their favorite restaurants, spas, etc in major cities. Prior to LivingSocial, he was Architect at Revolution Health, and led the development of Blockbuster's Online Subscription effort.

Brown

Corey Brown

COO, Squidoo

Corey Brown is COO and one of the founding members of Squidoo.com, the popular publishing platform he started with Seth Godin, Megan Casey and Gil Hildebrand in 2005. In his spare time, Corey is active in community building (currently managing a coworking spot and running Refresh Winchester in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley), consulting to businesses on the topics of web and social media, cooking up his own new projects and - his favorite of all - spending lots of time with his family.

Casey

Keith Casey

CTO, Blue Parabola, LLC
caseysoftware, (blog)

D. Keith Casey, Jr. has been a PHP developer for about six years and a professional agitator within the local Washington, DC tech community for a few years longer. To pay the bills, he works as the CTO of Blue Parabola, LLC and has developed large-scale PHP-based systems for organizations ranging from major news media companies to small non-profits to a professional sports league. In his spare time, he is a core contributor to web2project, works to build and support the DCPHP community, blogs regularly on technology issues at http://CaseySoftware.com/blog and is completely fascinated by monkeys.

Dewalt

Kevin Dewalt

Entrepreneur In Residence, Innovation Accelerator
From the Startup Trenches, (blog)

Kevin is an authority on new product innovation and currently Entrepreneur in Residence with Innovation Accelerator, a public-private partnership with National Science Foundation. He helped make over $20M of venture investments in 25 start-ups at In-Q-Te and founded 2 companies himself. He received a BS in Electrical Engineering as the #1 graduate from the US Coast Guard Academy and an MS in EE from Stanford University. He is a Board member of SENS Foundation, funded by Peter Theil to develop regenerative medical solutions to the diseases of aging and the founder of the DC Lean Startup Circle.

Grahl

Tim Grahl

Owner, Out:think
My First Attempt at Life, (blog)

After graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science, I bounced around at a few jobs before deciding the corporate world wasn't for me. I started Out:think three years ago and quit my day job soon after to run it full time. I am a passionate lifestyle entrepreneur that believes anyone can start a business that provides the freedom and fulfillment that often can not be found in the traditional workplace.

Hopkinson

Chris Hopkinson

Director of Business Development, DubMeNow
blog.dubmenow.com, (blog)

Chris is a serial entrepreneur, which means he's started a bunch of companies, most of which have failed and now thinks he might be onto something. He's in charge of strategic partnerships, distribution, marketing and keeping the Dub development team on its toes. He received a BA from the University of Maryland and just crossed over from PC hell to MacBook heaven.

Ostrow

Adam Ostrow

Editor-in-Chief, Mashable

Adam Ostrow is a new media entrepreneur, consultant, and commentator. As Editor in Chief at Mashable, Adam is responsible for the editorial management and direction of one of the most widely read blogs in the world, covering the latest technologies, trends, and individuals that are driving the current evolution of the Web. Adam is a graduate of The University of Maryland, from which he holds a B.A. in Journalism and was awarded Most Outstanding Senior in the school’s prestigious Hinman CEOs program. Adam has been frequently quoted by mainstream media, including mentions in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Times of London, The Globe and Mail, Forbes, BusinessWeek, Newsweek, AdAge, BBC, ABC News, CNN, and MSNBC.