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Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon K
500 E 4th St.
Speakers
Loren Feldman
Oxford Center for Entrepreneurs
Adam Kahn
the Kitchen
Anderson Smith
Unorthodox Ventures
Carey Smith
Big Ass Fans
Forget the buzz about empowering employees — hand them the keys. After bootstrapping fan and light maker Big Ass Fans to a $500 million sale, entrepreneur Carey Smith is starting over with an Austin-based incubator and a small team of fearless millennials. He’s tasked them with finding ventures with big potential.
Dubbed “The Kitchen,” the group evolved from a similar one at Big Ass Fans that developed big ideas totally separate from the company’s core business efforts like how to prevent the spread of TB in hospitals in Rwanda and Haiti.
And when the members of The Kitchen succeed, they’ll profit, too, as they have stakes in both The Kitchen and the companies they build. Learn about stock appreciation rights and other unique incentive models and how they can help grow your business.
Primary Entry: Platinum Badge, Interactive Badge
Secondary Entry: Music Badge, Film Badge
Format: Panel
Event Type: Session
Track: Entrepreneurship & Startups
Level: Intermediate