To participate in all of the networking components of this event, you must join using a Desktop or Laptop with Chrome or Firefox.
It is not required, but attendees are encouraged to first review the resources at http://fi.co/madlibs.
Anyone that attends has an opportunity to get feedback, but we plan to feature one or two pitches to the entire audience for feedback at the beginning of the event. If you are interested in being considered, then please complete this form:
https://bit.ly/startup-pitch-practice
Meet the Mentors:
Martin Martinez [Host]: Entrepreneur in Residence at Founder Institute and serves as the Executive Director of the FI Texas programs, currently operating chapters in Austin, Dallas, and Houston.
Jeni Chang: Leads the Founder Institute chapter in San Francisco and is the SVP of Commercial Operations for Value Prop Shop. She has over 12 years of experience in healthcare, technology, and managing patient improvement initiatives.
Daria Duda: Currently the Senior Product Marketing Manager at NBME and an active mentor with the Founder Institute Philadelphia. Daria brings over 25 years of marketing leadership knowledge specific to high-growth technology companies. Her expertise is in product positioning, putting together a product launch, developing Go-To-Market strategies and more.
Dominique Kim: Leads the Founder Institute HealthTech vertical and the Director of the Berkley-Taiwan Innovations Accelerator (at UC Berkeley). She has a background in public health and has worked with large technology companies like Meta & Blue shield.
Mirjana Perkovic: Being a serial tech entrepreneur, led her to become a member of Forbes Business Council in New York, where she also writes for Forbes. She is the Benelux Managing Director for the Founder Institute. She currently manages two startups and sits on six startup boards. She is also a business mentor for Loyal VC, EIC, IG and USAWEC.
Ignacio Castro: Ignacio is the Managing Director for Founder Institute Boston for the past 9 years. He is also the Director of Business Tech Platforms at Santander Bank. He mentors startups across North & South America allowing them to tap into his 20 years of experience.
Kenneth Parker: Kenneth is the Managing Director for Founder Institute New York and is an experienced Industry 4.0 (digitization) leader with a background in automation & controls.
Gore Bolton: Gore is the Managing Director for Founder Institute South Carolina and is the CEO of Land Intelligence. He is also the Chief Investment Officer at daGROUP USA for the past 23 years.
Guillermo Guzman: Guiellermo is the Managing Director for Founder Institute Colombia and is a General Partner at Indio VC. He is dedicated to the development of early-stage startups across the LATAM region and is an active mentor with the Founder Institute.
Craig Swiatek - Craig is the Co-Director for Founder Institute Colorado and is the investment advisor for Red Arrow Capital. He brings 20+ experience in financial expertise and startup development.
Who should Attend?
- Anyone who has a an early-stage company or a startup idea
- Anyone who would like feedback on their idea or pitch
- Anyone that is interested in joining a new startup or looking for a co-founder
What is the Agenda?
- Short presentation on startup pitching
- Structured Networking and Feedback Session with startup mentors
Spectators are welcome!
Even if you don't want to pitch, you are invited to register, hear startup ideas, and watch how the experts analyze and critique new businesses.