5 Quick Questions With GoToCamera At SXSW
March 14, 2011 by Gwendolyn Regina T
I’ve been here in Austin, Texas in the US for a few days now for the Interactive portion of South by Southwest (SXSW) and am really excited for the trade show to start tomorrow, where Singapore will have a pavilion with 10 of our startups. But tomorrow is also an important day for one of these startups, GoToCamera. We have a quick 5 Q&A with Varun Arora, founder and CEO of GoToCamera to find out more.
(For an introduction to GoToCamera, formerly known as HomeCamera, read this first.)
1. Is your start-up be launching a new product or service during SXSW? What will this product or service be.
No.
2. Will your start-up be releasing a new version or announcing a new feature? What will this release or feature be about?
Yes. We’ll announce our Mac Client – which finally makes it possible for millions of Mac users to put their redundant iMacs, MacBooks, etc, to use as home and small-business monitoring devices. In addition, we’ll be announcing our iPhone app, which enables folks who’ve upgraded to newer iPhone models to use their old “backup / standby” iPhones as wireless monitoring cameras.
3. What are the key dates for your start-up at SXSW?
As you’re probably aware, we’re the only Singaporean / SE Asian company to be selected to pitch at the Accelerate event during SXSW. So, for us, the critical date is March 14. If we make it through the initial round, then March 15 too.
4. What are the key activities your start-up will be involved in? For example, are you going to be throwing the best party ever?
No, but we’ll cheerfully toast the organizers.
5. What’s the focus of your start-up at SXSW?
Continue to create visibility for GotoCamera with prospective partners, and get roaring drunk in the process.
Editor’s Note: Another startup from US-Singapore is also pitching at Accelerate, ViKi.
About The Author
Gwendolyn Regina T - Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Apart from SGE, Gwen is also a Partner at Thymos Capital, where she focuses on early stage investments in technology firms. She has had two exits out of her investments via the firm, one of which is iHipo. A frequent judge for business competitions both locally and overseas, she graduated from the National University of Singapore. Gwen also spent some time in Silicon Valley and studied in Stanford University under the NUS Overseas College programme. Gwen is a mentor at Spanish incubator Tetuan Valley, Polish incubator Gamma Rebels, the Singapore Ambassador for the Sandbox network and the Singapore curator for StartupDigest. She enjoys languages, travelling, dance and adventure sports. Gwen can be found on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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