Merlin’s Panel at SxSW: “Worst. Website. Ever.”

SxSW: Worst Website Ever

If, by any chance, you’re one of the folks attending South by Southwest Interactive in the next few days, I hope you’ll consider stopping by Worst Website Ever on Saturday at 5 CST in Room 9. WWE is my pal Andy Baio’s panel opportunity slap fight in which one and only one terrible idea for the world’s most execrable web startup will emerge from the Thunderdome.

Although, for reasons I’m sure you’ll understand, I cannot reveal the details of my paradigm-shifting pitch, rest assured that it is I who will be walking home with a pocket full of fat Sand Hill money for the awesomest and most ill-advised idea for a company that you’ve ever heard. That’s right, Einstein, I’ll be the one laughing all the way to the Wells Fargo ATM on Menlo Ave. Suckers.

update 2008-03-17: Roo Revnolds was kind enough to post this video of the carnage:

N.B.: Curious about who else is coming? Hit Sched.com.


Worst Website Ever: That’s So Crazy, It Just Might Work

Room 9

Saturday, March 8th

5:00 pm

Smart people dare to be stupid in a contest between nine writers, designers and engineers – each pitching their worst possible startup ideas in lightning rounds. Winner gets funded by delusional VCs.

Moderator: Andy Baio Programmer/Journalist, Waxy.org

Andy Baio   Programmer/Journalist,   Waxy.org

Lane Becker   Pres,   Get Satisfaction

Jeffery Bennett  Clever Name

Ben Brown   CEO,   Xoxco.com

Michael Buffington   Cofounder,   Grockit Inc

Lia Bulaong  Jarvis Heavy Industries

David Friedman  Ironic Sans

David Hornik   General Partner,   August Capital

Merlin Mann  43 Folders

Katie Spence   Crowd Control,   Mule Design Studio


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