Waxy.org is the sandbox of If you're going to be in Austin this weekend for SXSW Interactive, you should come to "Worst Website Ever," the session I'm leading on Saturday 5pm. Eight smart people will be proposing their worst possible web startup ideas in short 5-minute presentations, punctuated by questions and heckling by yours truly.
When it comes to geek conferences, I'm not a huge fan of panels and I have a very short attention span. So I proposed something unorthodox, and the voters apparently liked it. (With ten people speaking, I'm pretty sure this is the largest SXSW session ever.)
The speakers are some of the most interesting and/or talented people I know: Lane Becker, Jeffery Bennett, Ben Brown, Katie Spence, Michael Buffington, Lia Bulaong, David Friedman, and Merlin Mann. I'll be playing ringmaster and badass MC, accompanied by August Capital's David Hornik as honorary judge.
Did I mention it's not a panel?
As for the rest of SXSW, my picks for daytime programming at the Interactive/Film conference are on Sched.org, and you'll find many more unofficial parties and gatherings on Upcoming (mine here). Naturally, you can stalk me on Twitter. If you see me, say hi. Don't be shy, life's too short.
I'll see you in Austin.
4:16 AM
Will there be a video later on?
8:24 AM
I'm not sure if our session's being taped, but I'll do a roundup of all the presentations afterwards.
8:12 PM
Please, if you can, just an audio recording would be awesome!