Chris Schultz of Flatsourcing at SXSW: “Outsourcing 2.0: Is The World Flat Or Not?”
April 7th, 2009For Immediate Release
Austin, TX, March 17, 2009 – New Orleans technology entrepreneur, Chris Schultz of
Flatsourcing, an internet development company, packed the house at his SXSW Interactive
Festival panel on the controversial topic, “Outsourcing 2.0: Is the World Flat or Not?” on
Monday, March 16. Schultz’ panel was one of the first chosen for the esteemed Austin tech
conference, a nod to the high level of interest it was expected to generate and did. Other
panelists included New Orleans software developer Matt Tritico, who works in the custom
applications department at the LSU Health Sciences Center, Sandeep Sood of Monsoon Multimedia
in Silicon Valley, and Andrea Azdril of Startech Global in Los Angeles.
“I am a huge advocate of the New Orleans tech community and had hoped that my panel would help
raise awareness at SXSW for the Net2NO cause,” said Schultz. “So it was great to look out at
the packed crowd and see all these techies who now know that New Orleans is open for
business.”
Schultz led Net2NO, a delegation of representatives from Louisiana’s technology and economic
development industries, who were in Austin to spread the word about the Greater New Orleans
Region’s emerging Digital Media industry. Delegates manned a booth at the SXSW trade show
March 14-16, 2009, armed with materials on Louisiana’s Digital Interactive Media Tax Credits
for technology businesses, Angel Investment Tax Credits for start-ups, and personal success
stories.
Kurt Weigle, President & CEO of the Downtown Development District said, “In just a few days we
have put New Orleans and Louisiana on the digital media map. We exposed industry leaders to
Louisiana’s Digital Media Tax Credits and to the quality of life and cost benefits of doing
business in Downtown New Orleans – and it’s clear that our message was well received. This
trip will pay dividends for years to come.”
The New Orleans business community is in full support of Net2NO. Sponsors included the
Downtown Development District, Greater New Orleans, Inc., the City of New Orleans and the Idea
Village.
In addition to Schultz, Tritico, and Weigle, the over 30 delegates included: Damien Lamanna,
Tiffany Starnes and Jessica Rohloff, Net2NO co-founders; representatives from the Downtown
Development District, GNO, Inc., and The Idea Village; local tech entrepreneurs; and ex-pats
who evacuated after Katrina that are looking for technology opportunities so they can return
to the city.
About Net2NO: Net2NO is the New Orleans chapter of the national organization Net2NO.
Co-founded by New Orleans techies Damien Lamanna, Tiffany Starnes and Jessica Rohloff, Net2NO
has facilitated an impressive array of speakers, and developed a shared sense of purpose by
people of all ages and industries, including technology, to meet monthly for substantive
discussion on innovation in the City of New Orleans. At 175 members in just 6 months, it is
the third largest chapter and the fastest growing.
About Chris Schultz: Schultz is the founder of Voodoo Ventures and Flatsourcing. Flatsourcing
is a global software development firm that integrates outsourced programming talent directly
into our clients’ development teams, employing the tools, transparency, and workflow that make
outsourcing work. The company specializes in developing web applications in the Ruby on Rails
framework.
They target the large but under-served market between hiring a freelancer or unscreened
overseas team through oDesk or eLance and hiring a full-time programmer.
The Flatsourcing development team is based in Kazan, Russia.
Contact:
Flatsourcing, Inc.
Street: 757 St. Charles Ave. Suite 301
City: New Orleans
State: LA
Zip/Pin Code: 70130
Country: United States
Website: http://www.flatsourcing.com
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 5045816446
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