Startup Cinema - A Recap

Last weekend the first ever Wisconsin Science Festival hosted an event for those interested in entrepreneurship. The ‘Startup Cinema’ featured an hour long panel with a few of Madison’s standout startups (including the entrepreneurs behind them), followed by a screening of The Social Network. The panel was moderated by John Roach, an award-winning television and film producer and screenwriter.

Panel discussion focused on characters from the movie and how they relate to situations entrepreneurs face when founding and funding their startups. We talked about the ups and downs of partnerships, being a visionary and putting ideas in motion.

Here’s a little bit about the Startup Cinema panelists (from left to right):


Chris Meyer is the founder of Sector76, Madison’s first hackerspace, and recent host of Capital Entrepreneur’s BuildMadison event.

Troy Vossler is the founder of Sconnie Nation,an apparel company dedicated to celebrating the Wisconsin lifestyle.

Forrest Woolworth is the co-founder of Capital Entrepreneurs, a group dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship in Madison and is an original team member of PerBlue.

Heather Hilleren is the founder of LocalDirt, an interactive website that helps farmers and other producers sell their food locally to restaurants, stores and consumers.

Thanks to all who attended the panel, we hope the event was educational and we look forward to helping other local entrepreneurs.

For more information about UW-Madison’s Entrepreneurship program and the Wiscontrepreneur initiative, visit them online. Also be sure to check out Capital Entrepreneurs, a community group fostering entrepreneurship in Madison.