DC Startup Week 2017

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Ready For Lift Off: DC Startup Week Launch Party TBDFULL

8:30am

Meet Your Next Mentor: Mentor Speed Dating & Breakfast Networking! Sponsored by Talener. Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceFULL

10:00am

Federal Resource Panel In3: Inclusive Innovation Incubator One-on-One Mentorship (Choose a Time Slot)! Hera Hub DC

10:30am

How to tell your Startup Story! Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceFULL

11:45am

Email Marketing Strategies to Achieve 40x ROI Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceLIMITED

12:30pm

5 Costly Errors That Destroy Startups: Lunch & Learn Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceFULL

1:00pm

Startup Tools: Mobilizing Your Volunteers 1776 DCFULL

2:00pm

How to Talk Tech: An intro to the language of software development Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceLIMITED Office Hours with SendGrid (Sign up required)! Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space

3:00pm

How to execute a data-driven growth strategy: A workshop for Startup Founders and Growth Hackers Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceFILLING

4:15pm

How to get the most out of an accelerator? Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space

5:00pm

Startup Accelerators: AMA with Natty Zola, MD for Techstars Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space

6:00pm

The New Inclusion Movement: Creating Diversity in Tech Global Policy Institute

6:30pm

How to Build a Career You Love Logan ExchangeFILLING FuckUp Nights Washington DC: Sponsored by Justworks! 1776 DCFULL

7:00am

Early Bird Gets the Workout (SoulCycle Class - Mount Vernon) Soul CycleFULL

8:00am

DC’s Shared Space, Incubator, and Accelerator Industry: Policy Recommendations to Spur Growth and Collaboration TBD

8:30am

Bunker Brews: Startup Week with Embassy of Australia Embassy of AustraliaFULL

9:30am

Netwalking: Walking while Networking TBDFULL

10:30am

Starting a #MadeinDC Business and its Economic Impact Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space

12:00pm

The Patent Chart: Get a Patent Treasure Map and Learn About Patents Spaces NoMAFULL

1:30pm

Launching a Startup Without a Tech Background Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceFILLING

2:00pm

BizDevOps: A Business-First Approach to DevOps Spaces NoMAFULL

4:00pm

Applying Intuition To Grow Your Business Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceFILLING The Gig: The Side Hustle, Going from Part Time to Full Time DSLBD How and Why We Deploy to 50 Servers 7 Times a Day CrowdskoutFILLING

5:00pm

Ideation Jam Session | How Might We Create a Culture of Entrepreneurship in Washington, DC Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceFILLING

6:00pm

Fed Tech: Connecting Entrepreneurs with Inventions from Federal Labs TBD

6:30pm

Open Discussion on Building Communities - DCommunity Managers Open House WeWork ChinatownFULL

8:30am

How to be Mentally Stable During Unstable Times! Logan ExchangeFILLING Making it Rain: Attracting Funding & Finding Investors If You're A Minority Founder Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceLIMITED

10:00am

All Your Start Up Legal Questions Answered - for Free! WeWork ApolloFULL

10:15am

So You Think You Need A Web App: Practical First Steps for Non-Technical Founders Logan ExchangeFULL

11:15am

Where did my money go? Personal Finance for Founders Logan ExchangeFULL

12:30pm

Calling Tech Startups: Talk with Early Stage Investment Fund (Lunch included) Logan ExchangeFILLING

12:45pm

The Public Good App House: Apps for Social Good and Public Good Technology Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space

2:00pm

Inclusive Design and Power of Constraints Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceLIMITED

2:15pm

Turning Startup Expenses Into Free Travel Logan ExchangeFULL

3:15pm

Netwalking: Walking While Networking Logan ExchangeFULL

3:45pm

Let’s Tackle Tech Inclusion! Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space

4:00pm

Did You Account For That? Logan Exchange

4:30pm

Break a Sweat (FREE Soul Cycle Class & Networking) Soul Cycle (West End)FULL

6:00pm

BEACON Awards Celebration Dock5 at Union MarketFILLING

8:00am

Creating Diversity in the Startup Ecosystem: Panel Discussion & Networking We Work K St

10:00am

How Disability is an Asset to Entrepreneurship: Panel Discussion 1776 DCLIMITED Mastering Body Language for Business Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space

12:00pm

DC Food Hubs: Entrepreneurial Opportunities University of the District of Columbia The Most Important GrowthHack: Why and How Mission-focused Businesses Rise to the Top Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space

1:30pm

Wasted University of the District of Columbia

2:00pm

How Tech Startups are Changing Politics Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceLIMITED Critical Legal Issues for Small Businesses and Startups: The Three ‘I’s – IP, Immigration and International Trade Global Policy Institute How to Make DC the Capital of Inclusive Entrepreneurship – Conversations and Coffee with Halcyon Incubator and the Case Foundation Halycon Georgetown

6:30pm

Vinetta Project Final Showcase (Tickets Needed- See link in bio) Social Tables Happy Hour! From the Frontlines: The Challenges and Opportunities of Building a News Media Company in DC IJRLIMITED

7:00pm

Break The Digital Barrier // Rompa La Barrera Digital In3: Inclusive Innovation IncubatorLIMITED

8:30am

Intro to Machine Learning and Opportunities For Startups WDCEPLIMITED

9:00am

Balancing Features, Functions, and Funds Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceFULL

9:30am

The Transformations Wrought by Information Technology AT&T Forum

10:00am

Want to get your startup in the media? Panel Discussion & Networking WDCEPFILLING

10:15am

The Old and the New in the Lore of Business: Education of the Entrepreneur AT&T Forum

10:30am

Netwalking: Walking While Networking WDCEPFULL

11:00am

D.C. The Treasure Trove on the Potomac – Fashioning Your Enterprise AT&T Forum

12:00pm

Transform Your Idea Into a Brand: Lunch & Learn WDCEPLIMITED

1:00pm

How to create your pitch deck! Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space

2:00pm

Commercial Use of the Internet and Other Communications Media AT&T Forum

2:50pm

The Marketing Task For the Minority Firm AT&T Forum

4:00pm

The Global Dimensions of Your Market AT&T Forum

5:00pm

Dialogue on Diversity Hispanic Heritage Month Reception AT&T Forum

6:30pm

Pitch Competition: 7 Minutes in Heaven 1776 DC