Building and Monetizing Sustainable Online Communities: A Panel Discussion October 4, 2006

With the proliferation of online communities such as MySpace, FaceBook, and YouTube, entrepreneurs and investors are working to build and derive revenues from their online communities. Panel members will discuss their experience and challenges in building and monetizing their respective online communities.

Proposed Speakers

Safa Rashtchy - Moderator - Confirmed
Managing Director/Senior Analyst, Internet Media and Marketing

Brad Horowitz, MIT 1991 - Confirmed
Vice President of Product Strategy/Advanced Products

Matt Cohler - Confirmed
VP, Strategy and Business Operations
FaceBook.com

James Hong - Confirmed
CEO
Hotornot.com

Gus Tai, MIT 1991 - Confirmed
General Partner
Trinity Ventures

Official Website: http://www.mitcnc.org/Events_Single.asp?eventID=1245