Techstars Foundercon 2020
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Raising Your Series A Virtually: Lessons Learned from COVID Roadshows
Fundraising your Series A round is hard, requires prep and benchmarking of the market, and COVID can make it even more tricky. In this panel, we will be sharing practical tips from alumni having closed their Series A during COVID.
Business as a Force for Good: Fireside Chat with Sameer Dholakia of Twilio Sendgrid
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Join us for a fireside chat with Sameer Dholaki, CEO of Twilio Sendgrid, where we sit down to chat about being a force for good through business. Sameer took Sendgrid public in 2017 and feels strongly that giving back is both the right thing and smart thing for companies to do. Learn from a CEOs personal experience with boards and tips on how to get it through.
We will be chatting about how to embed giving back into the DNA of your company and why setting aside equity is both a smart and right thing to do (now more than ever). This session will be focusing on helping founders better understand why/how to set aside equity as well as the models, tools, resources available to help them.
Icebreaker Networking - Hosted by Andrea Perdomo
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Grab a drink of choice and join us for some fun catching up with the awesome Andrea Perdomo and the Techstars network! We'll be using Icebreaker, where you can meet other founders directly and share conversation topics.
When you're ready, join us here: https://icebreaker.video/events/Qi1qPNSgpzZhcHlUVFUm
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Startup Communities: Discussion and AMA with Brad Feld
Join us for a live discussion with Brad Feld, co-founder of Techstars and partner at Foundry Group. Brad is also co-author of the new book, The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. In this new book, Brad explores what makes startup communities thrive and how to improve collaboration in these rapidly evolving, complex environments. Founders are the building block to startup communities around the world, and we need founders to grow innovation in regions around the world.
Join Brad to learn how Techstars founders and network can get involved in their local ecosystems and help move communities forward.
Raising Capital in Uncertain Times
Given the current pandemic and looming recession, what have been some of the best approaches to raising capital during volatile times? Hear from Techstars founders on what's working right now.
Icebreaker Networking - Hosted by Ramzy Ismail
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Grab a coffee or drink of choice and join us for some fun catching up with the one and only Ramzy Ismail and the Techstars network! We'll be using Icebreaker, where you can meet other founders directly and share conversation topics.
When you're ready, join us here: https://icebreaker.video/events/kGKwn3deAidaC1ElilZy
Icebreaker Networking - Hosted by Gregg Cochran
Grab a drink of choice and join us for some fun catching up with everyone's favorite network star, Gregg Cochran, and the Techstars network! We'll be using Icebreaker, where you can meet other founders directly and share conversation topics.
When you're ready, join us here: https://icebreaker.video/events/qr5fgQi6EpRkDOsQIymw
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