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DC Startup Week 2017

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Tre'Shonda Sheffey

U.S. House of Representatives
Communications Director

4:00pm

Ready For Lift Off: DC Startup Week Launch Party! Sponsored by TriNet! The Graham Georgetown RooftopFULLTriNet

10:00am

One-on-One Mentorship (Choose a Time Slot)! Hera Hub DCJulia Westfall

12:30pm

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

3:00pm

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

4:15pm

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

5:00pm

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

6:30pm

FuckUp Nights Washington DC: Sponsored by Justworks! 1776 DCFILLINGVanessa Ferragut • Jim DeCicco • Shizu Okusa • Shahier Rahman How to Build a Career You Love Logan ExchangeFILLINGAvi Criden • Grant Schroll • Erica Soultanian

10:30am

Starting a #MadeinDC Business and its Economic Impact Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceKim Bryden • Orlando Watson

12:00pm

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

1:30pm

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

5:00pm

Ideation Jam Session | How Might We Create a Culture of Entrepreneurship in Washington, DC Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceFILLINGBrandon Dube • Ali Malik

6:30pm

Open Discussion on Building Communities - DCommunity Managers Open House WeWork ChinatownFILLINGShahier Rahman • Cullen Gilchrist • Steven Rodriguez • Susan Tenby

10:00am

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

10:15am

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

11:15am

Where did my money go? Personal Finance for Founders Logan ExchangeFILLINGEllie Thompson

12:30pm

Calling Tech Startups: Talk with Early Stage Investment Fund (Lunch included) Logan ExchangeFILLINGAurelia Flores • Desiree Dickerson • Olga Padulosi • Steven Rodriguez

12:45pm

The Public Good App House: Apps for Social Good and Public Good Technology Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceRichard Abisla • Susan Tenby

2:00pm

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

4:00pm

Did You Account For That? Logan ExchangeZach Giegel

6:00pm

BEACON Awards Celebration Dock5 at Union MarketFILLING

8:00am

Creating Diversity in the Startup Ecosystem: Panel Discussion & Networking We Work K StMonica Kang • Erin Horne McKinney • Olga Padulosi • Deloris Wilson

10:00am

Mastering Body Language for Business Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceLIMITEDStella Damasus • Saleema Vellani

12:00pm

The Most Important GrowthHack: Why and How Mission-focused Businesses Rise to the Top Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceLeah Nurik

2:00pm

Critical Legal Issues for Small Businesses and Startups: The Three ‘I’s – IP, Immigration and International Trade Global Policy InstituteArnold Lutzker • Matthew McGrath • Linda Rahal How to Make DC the Capital of Inclusive Entrepreneurship – Conversations and Coffee with Halcyon Incubator and the Case Foundation Halycon GeorgetownFULLAllyson Burns • McKeever Conwell • Kate Goodall • Sheila Herrling • Mary Iafelice • Ebony Pope • Sage Salvo • Aaron Saunders

5:30pm

Happy Hour! From the Frontlines: The Challenges and Opportunities of Building a News Media Company in DC IJRFILLINGAlex Skatell

9:00am

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

10:00am

Want To Get Your Startup in the Media? Panel Discussion & Networking WDCEPFILLINGStephen Babcock • Tajha Chappellet-Lanier • Lisa Throckmorton

10:15am

The Old and the New in the Lore of Business: Education of the Entrepreneur AT&T ForumMaria Cristina Caballero • Asela Rebecca Mejia • Roberta Rincon • Maria Sevillano

1:00pm

How to create your pitch deck! Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working SpaceGira Desai Wieczorek

2:00pm

Commercial Use of the Internet and Other Communications Media AT&T ForumMaria Cristina Caballero • Adrian Gropper • Aaron Rieke

2:50pm

The Marketing Task For the Minority Firm AT&T ForumMaria Cristina Caballero • Giovanni Delfino • Sagrario Ortiz • Sharon Pinder

3:15pm

Breaking Through the Clutter: Getting Your Brand Across In A Crowded Media Space AT&T ForumMaria Cristina Caballero • Diana Marrero

4:00pm

The Global Dimensions of Your Market AT&T ForumMaria Cristina Caballero • Susan Au Allen • Jorge Salichs • Paolo Von Shirach

5:00pm

Dialogue on Diversity Reception: Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-Off — Mariachi Performance AT&T ForumMaria Cristina Caballero • Sonia Gutierrez

6:30pm

Pitch Competition: 7 Minutes in Heaven! Sponsored by Sendgrid, Cogent Law Group & 1776! 1776 DCFILLINGMary Iafelice • Rashad Moore • Jared Sheehan • Evan Smith • Ahhto • Crazy Ate • Fandemic • SmartBridge Health • Vendoo • Sendgrid • Cogent Law Group