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Techstars Startup Week & Artup Week Fort Collins 2018

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11:00am

Using Shopify to validate your business ideas and scale them up Block OneLIMITEDJ Keitsu • Travis Lee

6:00pm

Startup Weekend Colorado State University

5:00pm

Startup Week KICKOFF & CSU Startup Weekend Pitch Night InnosphereLIMITED

8:30am

SBDC+Sage Office Hours: Free Confidential Consulting Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITED Open Coffee Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITED

9:00am

Coworking: Supercharge your business and have fun doing it Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITEDChrysta Bairre • Beth Buczynski • Logan Hale • Angel Kwiatkowski • Mark Nielsen Secrets to attracting Angel Investors: Part 1 (Basic); VC Investing Terminology, How Much Do I Ask For?, What is My Valuation? The LyricFILLINGDenny Otsuga • Dave Harris Free Drop-In Coworking at Digital Workshop Center Digital Workshop Center

10:00am

Food Popup: Fresh Start to Startup Week Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITED How to Be A Part of The Downtown Artery Downtown ArteryLIMITEDFaith Johnson • Maxwell Tretter

10:30am

Secrets to attracting Angel Investors: Part 2 (Intermediate); Setting Up Financial Statements & Believable ProFormas The LyricFILLINGDenny Otsuga • Mike Bennett

11:00am

Portfolio Speed Dating Downtown ArteryLIMITEDFaith Johnson Movers & Shakers: Music Apps and Platforms The Music District, Long Building: Upstairs West WingLIMITEDKyle James Hauser • Steven Dourmashkin • Andrea Belita McKee • Tom Metz • Emily Satterlee Ask Me Anything – Women Angels and Investors Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITEDBarbara Bauer • Margaret Burd

12:00pm

Licensing Your Artwork Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFULLJill MacKay Top six ways businesses get into trouble (and what you can do to avoid them) Downtown ArteryFULLMike O'Connell

1:00pm

Podcast or Nodcast? Engaging Podcasts for Startup Success The Music District, Long Building: Upstairs West WingFILLINGVanessa Pagan

1:30pm

Value of Mentoring and Being Mentored Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFULLRenee Walkup Creatives: Write Your One Page Business Plan Classroom @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFULLKathy Stewart Successful Leadership Tools for Arts Executive Directors Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITEDEmelie Borello Business Resources at The Library Downtown ArteryFILLINGAnne Macdonald • Jack Dorr • Sarah Scobey • Molly Thompson

2:00pm

Mentor Speed Dating Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFULLRenee Walkup

3:00pm

FoCo Speaks Out Downtown ArteryLIMITEDJoe Somodi Crazy sh** employees do and what you can do about it Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFULLNikki Larchar Peer Advisory - An Educational Demo Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITEDCurt Bear

4:00pm

Food Popup: Time Out for Pie Ginger & Baker Sustainable & Attainable Housing Happy Hour Downtown ArteryFULL

5:30pm

Artspace Report City of Fort Collins Lincoln Center

7:00pm

Blockchain Fort Collins Meetup InnosphereLIMITEDAari Lotfipour

8:30am

SBDC+Sage Office Hours: Free Confidential Consulting Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITED Open Coffee Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITED

9:00am

Food Popup: Pick me up at The Emporium The Emporium The Neuroscience of Conversation: What Every Entreprenuer Needs to Know The LyricFULLAriana Friedlander RVC Pitch Academy (Fundamentals) The LyricFILLINGDenny Otsuga • Dave Harris • Cindy Skalicky Free Drop-In Coworking at The Articulate The ArticulateFILLING

9:30am

Resilience in Business - Panel Discussion: Stories of overcoming adversity in business. Listen to their remarkable survival stories from Hurricane Irma and Maria Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITEDCharisse Bowen • Shey Evans • Darryl Flanders • Kristin Frazer • Akeem Lennard • Lenette Lewis

10:00am

Start or grow a profitable food business The LyricFILLINGSari Kimbell Social Media ~ More Than Just Posting Downtown ArteryFULL

10:15am

From Ideas to a Business: Establishing Your Competitive Advantage: How your culture and investment philosophy defines your strategic competitive advantage InnosphereFULLBud Michael

11:00am

PitchNo.CO - Preliminary Round 1 SpacesChris Radliff • Jana Sanchez

12:00pm

Plug In: Be Part of City of Fort Collins Arts and Public Arts Programs Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFILLINGPeggy Lyle • Liz Good • Vincent Kitch • Ellen Martin • Jeanne Shoaff Intro to Self-Publishing through the Library Old Town LibraryAnne Macdonald 1099 Workers: How to minimize your risk and save money in the long run Downtown ArteryFULLNikki Larchar • Tina Todd The Top Things Startups Need to Know about Intellectual Property Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITEDMolly Kocialski • Dana Stangel

1:00pm

Voice & Visuals: Demystifying the Branding Process The ArticulateFULLEmily Day • Becca Verna PitchNo.CO - Preliminary Round 2 SpacesChris Radliff • Jana Sanchez

1:30pm

Arting up Theatre: New Territories and Emerging Forms Downtown ArteryLIMITEDNatalie Scarlett • Nick Holland • Jesse Nyander • Cori Storb • Amanda Berg Wilson

2:00pm

Interdisciplinary Improv in Action The Music District, Sisters Building: Living RoomLIMITEDAlia Goldfarb • Chris Bates • Heather Johnson • Kristin McMahon • Renee Walkup • Mark Sloniker PitchNo.CO - Preliminary Round 3 SpacesChris Radliff • Jana Sanchez

2:30pm

Building your Digital Presence: What's hot & not The ArticulateFULLDerrick Kuhn • Nate Shugrue

3:00pm

Arting up the Scene: Cultural Migrations Downtown ArteryLIMITEDAmy Cervenan • Ren Burke • Patrick Edmiston • Natalie Scarlett • Zach Yendra Top Tips For Securing New Customers Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFILLINGRenee Walkup Business Model Canvas Workshop Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFULLCharisse Bowen

3:30pm

How to Get Better Digital Ad Design The ArticulateFULLBryan Gaspord

4:00pm

Food Popup: What Rhymes with Tuesday? The ArticulateFILLING "How Do I Talk About What I Do?" Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFILLINGKristin McMahon

5:00pm

Pack the F*ck^ng Room! Downtown ArteryLIMITEDKyle Eustice • Ben DeSoto • Sara Durnil • Tim Massa • Caitlin McQueen Pricing 101: How not to be broke The ArticulateFULLMike O'Connell

5:30pm

NoCo Food Cluster Annual Meeting InnosphereLIMITEDSari Kimbell

6:00pm

Music Mixer Happy Hour Downtown ArteryLIMITED Fort Collins Internet Professionals Meetup: Prototyping as a Mindset Newton SoftwareRebecca Gilmore • Ron Zasadskinzi • Jens Nikolaus

5:45am

Project FTC - #freefitness in Fort Collins for EVERYONE Old Town SquareHans Tishmack

8:30am

Open Coffee Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITED

9:00am

1 Million Cups Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITEDNathalie Rachline • Lu Cordova • Phil Weiser Free Drop-In Coworking at Music District The Music District - Long Building (coworking)LIMITED

10:00am

CANCELED! Food Popup: Million Dollar Morning Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFULL Meetings that people WANT to attend CohereFULLCarrie Bennett Thinking like an Entrepreneur~Mindset in Public Leadership Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFULLSam Houghteling • Mary Atchison • Dawn DeTienne • Tom Donnelly • Wade Troxell

10:30am

Arting up Musicals and Opera: New Tools, New Contexts, New Opportunities Downtown ArteryLIMITEDKit Baker • Chimney Choir • Michael Kirkpatrick • Jack Rogers • DJ Spooky PitchNo.CO - SEMIFINALS SpacesChris Radliff • Jana Sanchez

11:00am

Meet Techstars co-CEOs, David Brown & David Cohen Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITEDDavid Brown • David Cohen

11:30am

KRFC Live and Out to Lunch The Music District, Sisters Building: Living RoomLIMITEDBrent Cowles • Liz Gaylor

12:00pm

Closer to the Vest: Crafting NDAs that Really Work InnosphereLIMITEDKevin Cudney

1:00pm

Culinary Arts 101 - So You Want to Work in the Food Industry Downtown ArteryLIMITEDSari Kimbell • Menyhert Borocz • Toby Gadd • Rahshida Perez • Matt Smith • Trish O'Neill with The Cooking Studio • Andrew Webb • Jennifer Webb • Colin Westcott PitchNo.CO - FINALS SpacesChris Radliff • Jana Sanchez

2:00pm

State of the Cryptos The ArticulateAari Lotfipour • Jeffrey Abrams • Sasha Shtern • Erik Underwood • Erik Voorhees

2:30pm

Arting up Science: New Directions in Cross-Discipline Collaborations Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFULLKit Baker • Denny Otsuga • Laura Pritchett • DJ Spooky • Wade Troxell

3:00pm

Food Popup: Tea Time and Cupcakes Happy Lucky’s Teahouse Cinematic Presentations Using Keynote Downtown ArteryLIMITEDRobby Stout FoCo Nonprofit Networking Group Harmony LibraryDavid Hayes

4:30pm

The (Mega) Software Meetup Happy Hour Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for Creativity

6:00pm

Optics + Audio & the Electronic Experience The Music District, Sisters Building: Living RoomLIMITEDJess Reed • Nick Duarte • Ben Gondrez • Royce Hoffner • Nathan Renley • Taz Arguello • Ethan Lindhout February's Fort Collins Artists' Community Hot Dish Event Fort Collins Museum of ArtPeggy Lyle A Case To Care - A Ottershop Happy Hour Benefiting the BVI and featuring Kristin Frazer of Trèfle Designs and her new Otterbox Case Launch Otter ShopLIMITEDCharisse Bowen • Kristin Frazer

7:00pm

Intro to Cognito and API Gateway InnosphereLIMITEDWojciech Magda

8:00pm

Make More Art Battle FINAL ROUND Downtown ArteryLIMITEDMaxwell Tretter

8:30am

SBDC+Sage Office Hours: Free Confidential Consulting Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITED Open Coffee Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITED

9:00am

Free Drop-In Coworking at Front Range Business Center Boardwalk Location Front Range Business Center - Boardwalk Location Free Drop-In Coworking at Office Evolution Fort Collins Office Evolution Fort Collins

9:15am

Storytelling Pays as a Marketing Technique The LyricFILLINGNick Armstrong

10:00am

Alternative Fundraising: How equity crowdfunding can help you raise capital and create a stronger community around your business Downtown ArteryFULLRob Burnett

10:15am

Negotiation and Conflict Management for Freelancers The LyricFILLINGNick Armstrong

10:30am

Selling your services without being sales-y The LyricFILLINGChrysta Bairre Investor Relations InnosphereLIMITEDDouglas Johnson

12:00pm

Turn Your Art Practice Into An Art Business Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFULLAmelia Caruso Master Your Message: How Your Communication Adjusts as Your Startup Grows Downtown ArteryFULLCindy Skalicky Raising Capital for your company’s successful exit: How your Merger and acquisition strategies affect raising capital InnosphereLIMITEDPJ Williams Guided Tours of CSU's Powerhouse Energy Campus CSU's Powerhouse Energy Campus

1:00pm

City of Fort Collins Economic Health AMA Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITEDJosh Birks • Sean Carpenter • Shannon Hein • SeonAh Kendall • Patrick Rowe

1:30pm

The Current World of Illustration, Graphic Novels, Cartoons and Comics Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITEDMike Baron • Greg Guler • Kendra Spanjer • Ward Sutton 7 Steps to a 7-Figure Income Front Range Business Center - Boardwalk LocationFULLMatt Meuli Five Gestures of TRUST: Building a Customer Centric Business Downtown ArteryFULLShelley Polansky

3:00pm

Arting up Festivals: Pumping Up the Festive and Keeping It Going Downtown ArteryLIMITEDNatalie Scarlett • Amy Cervenan • Jan Iron • Jesse Nyander • Dulcie Willis Building It: "Women Who Brew" InnosphereFILLINGSari Kimbell • Lesley Brandt • Carol Cochran • Natalie DiSanto • Loren Matthews • Jennifer Seiwald • Twila Soles

4:00pm

Music Makers: Artisan Electronics and Digital DIY The Music District, Sisters Building: Rehearsal RoomsFULLShane Zweygardt • Nick Duarte • Toby Hendricks • Tom Majeski • Brett Schreiber Music Makers: Instruments and Custom Craftsmanship The Music District, Sisters Building: Media LibraryLIMITEDKyle James Hauser • Mark "Rooster" Austin • Michael Bashkin • Jesse Bates • Adam Morford • Chuck Morrison • Jim Zdunek She Leads: Women Leaders in the Boardroom and Beyond CohereFULLChrysta Bairre

4:30pm

Improv for Business Professionals Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFILLINGJessica MacMaster • Dulcie Willis Connections to Capital The ArticulateFILLINGShannon Hein • John Berkhaussen • Gwen Bonilla • Karl Dakin • Lew Hagler • Greg Harrell • Lauren Klook • DuWayne Peterson

5:30pm

Women Who Succeed Happy Hour Scrumpy's Cider

6:00pm

How to Shape Your Sound Downtown ArteryLIMITEDMaxwell Tretter Sound & Vision Cinema: High Fidelity The Resurrection of Vinyl The Music District, Sisters Building: Living RoomLIMITEDVirgil Dickerson • James McTernan Virtual Reality in NoCo~Demo Night at FCMOD Fort Collins Museum of Discovery

8:30am

Open Coffee Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITED

9:00am

Navigating the New Frontier of Online and Social Media Advertising: Legal Pitfalls Artists Need to Know Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityDonna Gonzales Free Drop-In Coworking at Cohere Cohere

9:30am

Secrets to attracting Angel Investors: Part 3 (Advanced) Behind the Scenes of Investment Due Diligence: how to get on the fast track and use investor diligence to drive value into your business The LyricFULLDenny Otsuga • Jacob Cordova How to Code Digital Workshop CenterFULLSteve Armour • Rebecca Klein

10:00am

Musicians and Marketing (with Musicians *in* Marketing) The Music District, Long Building: Upstairs West WingFILLINGJulie Sutter • Briana Harris • Ian Haygood • Tim Massa • Mary Merritt • Josh Rivera There is no playbook: lessons from 3 local software startup founders Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityAshley Colpaart • Derek Haynes • Seamus Nally • Sarnen Steinbarth Bootstrapping Your Business The LyricFULLDenny Otsuga • Sue & Ray Krueger Koplin • Carmelo Mannino • Joshua Tabin Podcasting @ KRFC The Music District, Sisters Building: Living RoomFULLCharles Joseph Kelly

10:30am

Arting up Your World: Perspectives on Collecting and Being Collected Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITEDLisa Hatchadoorian • Lynn Boland • Jennifer Davey • Gary Hixon • Erika Osborne Overcome Imposter Syndrome CohereFULLChrysta Bairre

11:00am

Food Popup: Pick Me up with The Lyric The LyricLIMITED

11:30am

Lunch & Learn: Digital Marketing for Musicians The Music District, Long Building: Upstairs West WingLIMITEDBriana Harris

12:00pm

How to Sell Your Artwork Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFULLDon Overcash CANCELED! Startup Resources Pitch Back Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITED The First 7 Years: What I Wish I'd Known When I Started My Business CohereFULLJeremy Green Office hours with Blockchain CEOs Downtown ArteryLIMITEDAari Lotfipour • Alan Curtis

1:00pm

Profit with a Purpose @ New Belgium Brewery New Belgium BrewingWill Coffey

1:15pm

Title: 10 Startup Growth Hacks Marketing Agencies don’t want you to Know that can Save you Thousands of Dollars on Marketing InnosphereFULLNick Kullin

1:30pm

Revitalize Your Illustration Vocation CohereFULLCourtney Keller

2:00pm

Future Trends in the Food Industry Idea Lab @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFILLINGSari Kimbell • Shane Anderson • Justin Caswell • Hayden Christensen • Ashley Colpaart • Rebecca Dunn • Michele Ostrander

3:00pm

Crypto Investing: Token Analysis Downtown ArteryFILLINGAari Lotfipour • Conner Herman

3:30pm

CANCELED! Food Popup: Take A Bite of the Future ~ of Food Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityFULL

4:00pm

Planning & Distributing Music Videos The Music District, Long Building: Upstairs West WingLIMITEDTomas Herrera • Davis Powers

6:00pm

First Friday STEAMfest and Gallery Reception Basecamp @ The Carnegie Center for CreativityLIMITEDJenny Findlay • Jan Harrison • Peggy Lyle First Friday Opening Reception Borrowed Light with The Social Animals Downtown ArteryFULL