52 SXSW V2V 2015
Time
Room Name: 20/20 Vision
Veteran entrepreneur advisors Dave Mc-
Clure and Brady Forrest have supported
hundreds of startups in taking their ideas
to the next level through their software and
hardware accelerators. Now they bring their
greatest lessons learned to the V2V stage.
In this keynote interview with Fast Com-
pany writer Leah Hunter, you'll be the
first to hear about McClure and Forrest's
new docu-series, The Bazillion Dollar
Club (BDC), premiering September 2015
on Syfy. BDC follows teams of hardware
and software startups as they go through
the grueling accelerator processes of 500
Startups and Highway1. 500 Startups is
an early-stage seed fund and incubator
program that focuses on consumer and
small-to-medium sized Internet startups.
Highway1 helps startups go from the pro-
totype stage to a company that can build
and deliver products on a global scale.
Drawing from their extensive experience,
McClure and Forrest will discuss best
strategies for your company to secure
funding, build a team, develop a product
and manage growth. Dave McClure is the
founding partner of 500 Startups, a ven-
ture capital firm and startup incubator in
Silicon Valley with over $175M under management. He has been an investor in hun-
dreds of companies around the world including MakerBot, SendGrid, Mint.com, and
SlideShare, among others. Brady Forrest is Vice President of Highway1, PCH's acceler-
ator, which invested in hardware companies like Navdy, Ringly, and Cue. He cofounded
and shepherds Ignite, a global talk series, and helps arts organizations via CAST-sf.org.
He co-authored the recently released The Hardware Startup for O'Reilly Media.
Dave McClure
500 Startups, Founding Partner
Calling All Unicorns:
The Bazillion Dollar Club
Brady Forrest
Highway1, Vice President
2:00pm
Tower Ballroom 4: Keynote
TUESDAY
