OpenBeta 4 was held Thursday, March 25th, 2010 at the Oklahoma City Coworking Collaborative.

Opening Presentation

Gov 2.0: The role of technology in government

State Representative Jason W. Murphey

Chairman Government Modernization Committee

Representative Murphey started his own business at the age of 19 when as Executive Officer of G&C Security & Investigations INC., he provided security services to the Oklahoma City area. In 2000, he started his second business WebTeks CMS which serves as a provider of web content management services. Murphey graduated with his Bachelor of Arts degree from Charter Oak State College in May of 2006 with National Honors. Murphey was first elected to the State House in 2006 and was re-elected in 2008.

Keynote

6pm - Technology Demonstrations

TweetCongress	Wynn Netherland
a la mode	Dan LoveJoy
rtrendr - Visualizing trending topics on Twitter	Matt Mills
Three Lines of Beauty - Twitter Haiku	Charlie Southerland
Tweeppet - Sharing code samples on Twitter	Matthew Reily
Phase 2	Shane Kempton
OKayByMe: Oklahoma grown news	Patrick Allmond
Keynotes - Matching conferences, speakers and attendees based on common interests	Vance Lucas
DSLR Video	Mike Jones
ONEsite	Beejay Morgan
InnovAlarm	David Albert
OK Robotics	Amber Parrow

Getting Real Competition Pitches

Keynotes - Matching conferences, speakers and attendees based on common interests	Vance Lucas
OKayByMe: Oklahoma grown news	Patrick Allmond

Competition Prize

• Interview on the Web 2.0 Show
• Incorporation of the startup, provided by Brown and Roberts
• Online promotion and traffic services provided by Revnetics
• 6 months of Coworking Membership at the okcCoCo
• Business tax consulting and training services, provided by Cole and Reed
• Commercialization funding assistance services, provided by i2E
• Plus $1000 in funds applicable toward startup costs

Panel of Expert Judges

Shelli Todd
OKStartUp.com

Adam Stacoviak
Web 2.0 Show

Garrett Blythe
Revnetics

Shawn J. Roberts,
Partner at Brown & Roberts, P.C.

Jim Rogers,
Director, Enterprise Services at i2E

Lightning Talks

Defending Yourself Against the Busy Day	Dalton Parsons
Why Storytelling Matters	Mike Jones
StepITup EnterPreneurship - What does it take to start a business?	Jeff Johnson
Bootstrapping your websites and iPhone apps	Eric Granata
From Prospect to Production in 30 Days - Startup FAST!	Eric Carter
TownSphere.com - Geo social networking site	Cody Strunk
User sessions, why they matter	Jake Farrell
Analytics Technology at ONEsite	Evan Stenmark
InnovAlarm	David Albert
Code4aCause II - Developers helping Non-profits	Shane Kempton

OpenBeta Tshirt

After accepting submissions and voting via twitter, the following quote by @craftygoat was determined the winner and printed on the OpenBeta tshirts : @openbeta4: SXSW without the exorbitant fees (via @craftygoat). At OpenBeta, @craftygoat was awarded with an iPad for her contribution.