Drew Ianni, the Founder of  AppNation Conference, invited all members of Santa Monica New Tech to AppNation VI in Las Vegas
January 5-6, 2015: www.appnationconference.com. It was perfect timing, as many members of our group were attending CES trade show one day later. And so we drove to Vegas to see what is new in apps and to meet app developers and publishers. And it was worth it! AppNation VI occupied  The Cosmopolitan. Rocket scientist from Facebook opened the conference on Monday. The panels, hackathon and mixers were full of passionate people. Great speakers from Spotify, Yo!, Airbnb, Pandora, Kabam, Electronic Arts, Coca cola, Nike, and many more. Delicious food and drinks were offered to VIP attendees.

The party at the deluxe suite on the top floor with breathtaking views of Las Vegas was another hit! The Garage section with brand new app startups was the best part of the conference. The Garage was a showcase for app and mobile/emerging platform start-ups. Learn more: http://appnationconference.com/an6/files/2014/12/AN-VI-Garage-one-sheet.pdf.

We chose 4 apps and interviewed them so that you can get some idea of our excitement. See overview:

Watch all 4 interviews with our favorite startups:

LoungeBuddy – Interview,

ZipZap – Interview,

OnRouteDigital – Interview,

GinxApp – Interview

on SMNT.tv channel.

We also attended big tech party at Gold Spike and visited Downtown Project started by Tony Hseih from Zappos and interviewed George Moncrief from Work in Progress:

Wohoo, Las Vegas!