MichaelEHowe

Hello, After a long time coming, I'm making my first trip to the Bay Area (second to the US) between the 24th - 27th of this month and I'm wondering how I make the most of my time there?

I'm aiming for this to predominantly be a work trip to generate interest in my company OtusLabs.com (a consumer profiling company) and I already have a couple of meetings set-up. But I'm wondering if there are any must visit locations / events where I will meet / bump into other funded start-ups?

Also in the UK a lot of founders are happy to meet for a quick coffee to discuss if our platform would work for them + give feedback. - Is the same true for SF & if so any recommendations on the best approach (Twitter, LinkedIn, Email, Intro Only, etc.)?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Mike

I've just "launched" my start-up - http://RocketLi.st A fully brandable RSVP platform targeted at free events / parties (Think SXSW)! But unlike other sites out there, RocketLi.st is different in two main ways;

1) It incentivises attendees to complete small tasks in return for event perks and status increases. (eg. Attendees start on the "Z list" but simply by verifying their email and signing-up to the organisers mailing list they will get on to the "B List" and gain priority entry)

2) It gives event organisers insights into their attendees (music, film & business) taste profiles as well as analytics's on attendee engagement levels and audience demographics.

But on top of these two core benefits, RocketLi.st also helps SXSW organisers to combat the increase of spam RSVP's. This is because all spam bots will just submit email addresses leaving those attendees on the events "Z List"

Right, well that is the basic overview of my app. I hope you like it?

But the problem I'm left with is how do I get this in-front of event organisers... especially ones who are putting on SXSW events this year before they use another platform?!

I have tried emailing all of the organisers from last year, following them all on twitter and engaging with them directly. But I'm not getting anywhere quickly and I'm running out of time before this years event.

So back to my main question... How can I promote my start-up quickly and what would you do differently?

Thanks in advance for your feedback, ideas and time.