When Elliot was at school, CEL turned one of its rooms into a virtual reality (VR) lab. The idea for ViewStub sparked when Elliot was at UCF, where he spent a lot of time exploring the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL), which has programming like Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars to help students learn about entrepreneurship, connect with mentors, and start their own businesses. “ViewStub is a new way for events to bring global audiences to in-person events, eliminate the geographical restrictions, use 360-video to make a more immersive environment,” Elliot says, “and create new revenue streams through ticket sales, pay-per-view, and selling merchandise.” Any size and any type of event is welcome, from workshops and seminars to sporting events and concerts. Organizers can upload or stream their events from the ViewStub site or use the white label offering to plug ViewStub’s registration, streaming and affiliate link capabilities onto existing websites, CRMs or email platforms. The ViewStub platform supports online registration, promotion and streaming of both in-person and online events.
And with more than 26 million professionals in the events industry worldwide, events miss people just as much.įounded by University of Central Florida alum Spencer Elliot (class of 2012), ViewStub helps people and events find each other in the age of social distancing. We miss everything from concerts to lectures to trade shows. After months stuck inside with little to no company, many of us are desperate for events. Social distancing may slow the spread of COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy.