How to get PR for your startup – from PR guru & TechCrunch contributor

Join us for our monthly Founders Floor Speaker Series & Networking Event where Conrad Egusa, PR guru, will discuss about “How to Get Press for Your Startup”.

The starts with a Networking Reception where food and drinks will be provided.

If your startup needs press coverage in TechCrunch, VentureBeat and other tech publications, then this event is for you.

Agenda

6:00pm – 6:45pm – Dinner and networking, demo/sponsor tables
6:45pm – 7:00pm – Intros, demo/sponsor tables mentions
7:00pm – 8:30pm – Speakers program and Q&A
8:30pm – 9:00pm – Meet the speaker, networking

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Date:

Monday, 09/24/2015

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6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Location:

Founders Floor

2 North 1st St., 5th Floor

San Jose, CA 95113

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Discussion Topics

• How can startups get featured on TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, etc?

• How entrepreneurs should decide on a story and how to deliver it?

• How to craft a press release and distribute it?

• How to improve press coverage (ex. using an Exclusive vs. Embargo, etc.)?

• How to identify and contact journalists?

• What PR mistakes startups make and how to avoid them?

Speaker

Conrad Egusa

Founder & CEO

Publicize

Conrad Egusa is the Founder & CEO of Publicize, the Startup PR Company. He works with many startups from Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and other accelerators.

Conrad is a contributor writer at TechCrunch and earlier he was a writer for VentureBeat.

He and his company have been featured in many publications including The Financial Times, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Forbes, The Next Web, Entrepreneur Magazine, Inc. Magazine, etc.

Conrad’s passion is for startups, but he also works with more established companies like Hallmark Cards and others.

Conrad’s PR machine was able to place many startups’ stories in the largest technology and business publications, including The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Business Insider, VentureBeat, BizJournals, Wired, etc.

Conrad is a Global Mentor at 500 Startups and has founded an angel-investor backed startup in Silicon Valley.

What people say about Conrad and Publicize:

“GREAT PR resource!” – Guy Kawasaki, VC at Garage Technology Ventures

“Conrad Egusa’s gift to us all” – Steve Blank, Stanford Professor and a leader in the lean startup movement

Free street parking

Abundant street parking is available for free after 6:00 p.m. in downtown San Jose. Streets closest to Founders Floor with free street parking are Santa Clara St., North Market St. and St. John St.

Free parking garage

Founders Floor will provide a 2 hour free parking voucher to the Market & San Pedro Square Parking Garage. This garage is only one block away from Founders Floor. It’s located at 45 N. Market St., between W. Santa Clara St. and W. St. John St. Upon check-in at the Founders Floor event, make sure you ask for the 2 hour free parking voucher.

Public transportation

VTA Light Rail is right outside our building, and runs every 20 minutes making public transportation fast and easy. 　Both the Mountain View-Winchester and the Alum Rock-Santa Teresa VTA light rail stop at the Santa Clara Station(s) which is located just a block away.

Refund Policy

You may request a refund up to 48 hours before the event. Unfortunately, any refunds requested less than 48 hours before the event cannot be honored. Thank you for your understanding.

Disclaimer

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