Everything CUSEC

Want to demo your project? Want to get feedback and get people excited about your project? Want to see what your peers are up to in Montreal? Or do you just want to meet other people who are as passionate about building products that make a difference in people’s lives as you are?

DemoCampCUSEC 3 will let you show off your stuff in front of interested developers and software engineering students from across Canada. DemoCampCUSEC 3 is open to the public, so you can come and watch cool demos — and even present one — even if you don’t have a ticket to the rest of the conference.

For more details and instructions on how to sign up, check out the DemoCampCUSEC 3 Wiki Page

In this first edition of the events spotlights, I’ve decided to present to you Sylvain Carle, whose most recent project is a startup called Praized Media Inc. (http://praizedmedia.com), which is set to launch very soon.

I really absolutely wanted to have a “startup”-themed event this year. Let’s face it, as we continue riding this long-tail-web-two-oh wave, more and more startups have been popping up, often led by fresh-faced newly graduated geeks, ready to risk it all. As this wave continues to gain momentum, more and more experience is being acquired and with this, knowledge of what it takes to make it after all. Take for example Paul Graham and his Y Combinator project, who’s helping pave the way to startup stardom in a few “simple” steps.

This is where Sylvain comes in. I first met him at BarCampMontreal3 this fall, where I was on the lookout for some neat new ideas that I could share with all you CUSEC attendees. (Something you all could get excited about, but that you could also really make use of, you know?) This guy started his presentation on “Startup Kung-Fu” with “Kung Fu Fighting” and a series of very amusing slides. He has long hair, wears band shirts and has just the right amount of crazy, passionate enthusiasm. I knew he was the one when he said “Paul Graham, eat your heart out.”, when explaining that big American metro areas like Silicon Valley are not the only place geeks can succeed at startups. He just knows how to stand out and get you to listen!

So this is where you come in. Perhaps the idea of being your own boss and starting your own gig intrigues you, or maybe you’d just like to know what the heck I’m talking about. Either way, I think Sylvain has lots to offer with his impressive lineup of past and current startup projects, on top of the fact that he loves every minute of it! During this year’s edition of CUSEC, he will fill you in on everything about startups, with his presentation called “We Didn’t Start the Fire, and I assure you it will be HOT!

Evidently, I could go on and on about Sylvain’s numerous exploits and interests, just to show you how cool he really is, but instead I’d like you to see for yourself by checking out his blog, http://www.afroginthevalley.com.

I can’t wait to see this presentation and I hope to see you there!