That StartUp Show Hits the Road to Auckland and Wellington

Monday, 30 November 2015, 11:38 am
Press Release: Adele Feletto Publicity

That StartUp Show Hits the Road to Auckland and Wellington to Uncover

the Best Upcoming StartUp Brains

Hit Comedy Panel Show Focussed on Entrepreneurial Ecosystem heads to Auckland and Wellington in December to Educate and Inform

That StartUp Show’s CEO Co- Founder & Series Creator, Anna Reeves Available for Interview

The hit comedy panel show That StartUp Show will educate, inform and potentially uncover the best upcoming startup brains in Auckland on Wednesday December 9 at Bizdojo (Suite 108, Ironbank 150 Karangahape Rd, Auckland) and in Wellington on Thursday December 10 at Bizdojo (115 Tory St, Te Aro, Wellington).

As part of a free ten city tour throughout Australia and New Zealand, the team from That StartUp Show will bring together those new to and those established in the startup community to ignite discussion around launching highly scalable businesses.

The tour will consist of episodes screenings from That StartUp Show including What the )*&*( is a startup?, Show Me the Money – Adventures in Venture Capital, People: The Best Capital You’ll Ever Raise, This Start Up Life – The Truth about Creating a Startup Behind The Scenes, The New Breed of CEO and the Advisers Behind Them and Companies that [Will] Change the World.

The tour will feature an informative Q&A sessions with That StartUp Show’s CEO Co- Founder & Series Creator, Anna Reeves and Co- Founder & Creative Director, Ahmed Salama as well as key influential speakers from the startup community in each city including Tyson Hackwood, Head of Braintree APAC, Blue Chilli CEO, Seb Eckersley Maslin, noted startup luminary ANZ Chair in Business Growth, Director, Centre for Business Growth Jana Matthews, tech journalist David Swan, Founder of Rivercity Labs Steve Baxter and many more.

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Each audience member will have the once-in-a-lifetime to pitch their startup idea in 30 seconds to their peers in attendance as well as to the key play-makers of the startup industry.

AUCKLAND
Date: Wednesday December 9
Time: 6.30pm
Location: Bizdojo, Suite 108, Ironbank 150 Karangahape Rd, Auckland
Cost: Free
Tickets:
http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/auckland-that-start-up-show-tour-powered-by-braintree-tickets-18626962747

WELLINGTON
Date: Thursday December 10
Time: 6.30pm
Location: 115 Tory St, Te Aro, Wellington
Tickets:
http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/wellington-that-start-up-show-tour-powered-by-braintree-tickets-18626985816

With season one of the series clocking up nearly one million online downloads since launch April 22nd, the Australian and New Zealand tour is supported by PayPal payments powerhouse Braintree.

“People often think a startup is a couple of teenagers in a garage building an app. Startups are in fact vital businesses in our economy. They are capable of fast scale growth and considered a disruptive innovation globally. We need to be supporting these emerging high growth companies who are using technology and innovation to tackle large and often global markets. That StartUp Show seeks to shine a light on what is happening in the startup ecosystem in our part of the globe” said That StartUp Show’s CEO Co-Founder & Series Creator – Anna Reeves.

“It’s truly incredible what we’re seeing. We’re on a mission to unearth another wave of the brightest startup brains and encourage a culture of innovation and support. We want Australia and the world to see how vibrant the startup landscape is” added Ahmed Salama Co-Founder & Creative Director.

The Australian and New Zealand tour will provide insight into everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the world of innovation and startups.

TOUR DATES
Wednesday 9th December, 6.30PM Auckland @ Biz Dojo Tickets
Thursday 10th December, 6.30PM Wellington @ Biz Dojo Tickets
Wednesday 16th December, 6.30PM Melbourne - Finale Event @ The Savoy Tickets

www.thatstartupshow.tv/TOUR

Filmed in Melbourne, That StartUp Show launched as an online TV series globally on BitTorrent Bundle platform in April 2015 and to date has had nearly 1 million downloads. Season 1 has featured Australian and international technology and entrepreneurial talent such as StartupAus founder and Director of Engineering at Google Australia, Alan Noble, renowned Silicon Valley tech evangelist, Robert Scoble, and startup thought leader and investor, Dave McClure.

Also supporting the Australian and New Zealand tour are some of Australia’s outstanding startup success stories including long time That StartUp Show supporter and startup incubator, BlueChilli, global design & creative marketplace pioneer, Envato and coworking venture fund, TankStream Labs complemented by travel partners, Uber and AirBnb. Learning partners are award winning startup law firm, Clearpoint Counsel, education powerhouse, General Assembly with community partners, League of Extraordinary Women and Hub Australia.

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