Comments on: SXSWi for Rookies: Unfiltered.

By: Cali Harris

Cali Harris — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:26:28 +0000

Loved this! I will be poppin' my sxswi cherry next week. This was super-helpful rookie advice! =)

By: DShan

DShan — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:54:15 +0000

These demos are made up. I don't believe you, Glass. Nope.

By: Glass

Glass — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:40:10 +0000

We hope you make it! We'll be there and would love see/meet you! Rumor has it we *might* be showing some demos

By: DShan

DShan — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:03:01 +0000

I (and the rest of the @bootuplabs folks) am desperately trying to find a way down for SXSWi. Ugh.

By: Rob Smith

Rob Smith — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:09:42 +0000

Hey guys, I'm from the UK and going to SXSWi for the first time this year and really looking forward to it. Thanks for the post Sydney – really useful – looking forward to meeting you all at the water cooler / party / hotel / whenever!

Feel free to connect to me if you have anything else you want to tell me / connect. Cheers

By: Walter B

Walter B — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:33:08 +0000

These were great tips Sydney. I really liked the one about the power bar, I never would've thought of that.

By: imaxpower

imaxpower — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:30:26 +0000

I would view the conversation first before deciding..

By: Shreenath

Shreenath — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:16:05 +0000

From being a uber-passive reader, here is some sxsw tips from my Austin experiences.
#1 – Be sure to write a note behind each card you get of how you met them/something memorable from your conversation that can be a hook for later reminders
#2 – Be sure to check out the unofficial party scene and go with people that seem to be connectors/generally warm – going off your “schedule” is often the best thing that can happen
#3 – SXSW MUSIC has some crazy amazing post-post-sxsw parties (last year, dj's steve aoki, mstrkrft and a bunch of people had a 2am-6am party after the sxw & it's parties)
#4 – SXSW music has surprise acts – always; last year an “unsigned norwegian band” became a Metallica Show at Stubbs!

Finally, forget trying to find ANYTHING with your iPhone at the event – the att crawl to a halt all through the weekend; plan on alternate maps/old-school style finding places since the lack of iPhone can handicap a lot of people!

Enjoy and thanks for a spiffy post – gonna send this around a bit!
Shreenath

By: Beth Oppenheim

Beth Oppenheim — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:57:57 +0000

This is a really awesome post. I have always wanted to go to SXSW and haven't made it yet. I think your tips are really awesome, and you write really well about networking in general! It's always helpful to think about this stuff at a lot of different events

By: Stuart Foster

Stuart Foster — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:01:16 +0000

Good stuff Sydney…

Seriously.