You have an awesome idea, terrific customer traction and know you and your team can build a durable, high growth company. But how do you execute fundraising through multiple rounds to ensure you have enough capital to sustain your company’s growth?
Come hear from a panel of local entrepreneurs who’ve battled to build their companies and fund their growth trajectory from start-up through late stage financing. The panel will be moderated by Carly Levin from J.P. Morgan’s technology team in San Francisco, who will kick off the session with perspective on the national fundraising environment for private companies.
We will explore having the courage to launch your raft. In business, it means having a courageous purpose. Courage is not careless or impulsive. Courage is calculated, useful and practical. In my presentation, I’ll share how entrepreneurs can strive to embody a courageous brand by
1-Knowing who you are
2-Building you team
3-Trusting your gut
4-Saying yes
5-Living your purposeful life and loving the journey
The concept of company culture has received a lot of attention, yet most companies still struggle with what it really means to have a healthy culture. Providing free drinks and a ping pong table doesn't necessarily mean you have a thriving culture.
In this session, you'll learn The 20 Rules for Creating a Magical Company Culture. You'll be able to apply some of them right away, and see meaningful improvements quickly. In no time, you'll be on your way to creating a magical culture for your company.
Remote work - love it or hate it, is here to stay. But how do you do it right? Join Cody Jones as he share’s Zapier’s lessons learned in starting and growing a “remote first” company with over 140 employees without a single office. Oh… and there will be memes. Lot’s of ‘em.
David Brown is a founder and co-CEO of Techstars.
David is a serial entrepreneur who has founded three startups and been involved with two others. He is one of the original founders of Pinpoint Technologies, Inc. which is now part of ZOLL Medical Corporation and provides solutions to the emergency medical services market. He was President of the company from founding through over $50M per year in revenue and over 250 people.
David later co-founded Techstars along with David Cohen, Brad Feld, and Jared Polis. He has been an investor and advisor to Techstars since inception. In 2013, he joined Techstars in a more active role, overseeing global operations.
David has a B.Sc. degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. As a ski instructor in the past, David still enjoys hitting the slopes on a good powder day.
