For questions about The Lean Startup at SXSW including speakers, agenda, and sponsors, contact Christen O’Brien, Partner & GM, Business Developement at 500 Startups.

500 Startups is a Mountain View-based seed fund and startup accelerator founded by Dave McClure. With more than 250 startups in our portfolio and over 160 mentors that represent a “who’s who” of tech, we take a unique approach to startup growth that is deeply rooted in design, data, and distribution.

We also produce events and conferences with the goal of providing startups with affordable and valuable access to knowledge and networking. Our events include:

Warm Gun: Designing Happiness

A 1-day conference about measurable, conversion-focused web design featuring the web’s leading designers and “converters” from the likes of YouTube, Facebook, TypeKit, Etsy, Instagram, Tumblr, Groupon and more. Warm Gun will take place in December 2012 in San Francisco.

Lean Startup with Eric Ries

Full-day conference in partnership with SXSWi on March 10th in Austin, TX about Eric Ries’ “The Lean Startup” method.

SMASH Summit

A 1-day conference that uncovers the new “marketing” playbook: platform strategies, tactics,  & “hack-tics” used by successful online companies to acquire and retain customers. SMASH summit will take place in New York City on July 25, 2012.

Inbox Love

A 1 day conference about the future of email and the inbox as a platform. Inbox Love will take place in Fall 2012 in the Bay Area.

Geeks on a Plane

A 10-14 day tour of regional tech hotbeds with the goal of knowledge sharing,  meeting entrepreneurs, geeks and investors, and discovering burgeoning technology markets worldwide. Past trips have included South America, Asia, and India.  In 2012, GOAP will be venturing to South America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.