EntreFEST announces 2015 Startup Founders Track: See the full list of speakers here

EntreFEST, Iowa’s biggest conference for entrepreneurs, has announced this year’s Founders Track. According to today’s press release, nearly 20 industry leaders from venture capitalists to high-growth startup founders will lead targeted workshops and discussions for Iowa’s early stage high-growth companies to expand their networks and increase their chance at success.

20150120_entrefest_templates_TEM Wade-01EntreFEST, Iowa’s biggest conference for entrepreneurs, has announced this year’s Founders Track. According to today’s press release, nearly 20 industry leaders from venture capitalists to high-growth startup founders will lead targeted workshops and discussions for Iowa’s early stage high-growth companies to expand their networks and increase their chance at success.

Here’s the full list of speakers for the Founders track:

  • “The Best Free (and Discounted) Resources For Your Startup” with Rich Maloy, Community Development Manager, SoftLayer, An IBM Company
  • “The Lean Startup Machine” with Trevor Owens, Author, The Lean Enterprise
  • “Crowdfunding and an Introduction to Indiegogo” with Kate Drane, Sr. Director of Chicago Outreach at Indiegogo
  • “Emulating Silicon Valley the Right Way” with Sarah Kunst, Partner at Fortis Partners
  • “Scrum for Startups” with Nicole Forsythe, Chief Agility Officer, How Factory
  • “How to Win a Pitch Competition” with Curtis Nelson, CEO/President, Economic Development Center
  • “The 10 Steps to Investability” with Brian Hemesath, Managing Director at Global Insurance Accelerator
  • “Getting Team Culture Right From the Beginning” with Michal Eynon-Lynch, Co-Founder, Pear Deck
  • “Is an Accelerator Right For You?” with Patrick Riley, CEO, Global Accelerator Network
  • “How To Price Your Company to Investors” with Jeff Quint, Co-Founder & CFO at Involta
  • “The Art of the Investor Pitch” with Adam Koppes, Investment Manager, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
  • “How to Not Kill Your Business Partner” with Kenny Stevenson, Co-Founder, How Factory
  • “UI’s Venture School Lite” with The University of Iowa
  • “Business Model Generation” with Wade Steenhoek, Director of Entrepreneurship, Central College
  • “Angel Investors & Investees Discussion” moderated by Josh Cramer, CEO, FullStack
  • “Sales Strategies for Startups” with Trey Bowles, CEO, The Dallas Entrepreneur Center
  • “Getting & Keeping Venture Capital” with Trip Edwards, Associate, Dallas Venture Partners
  • “Investor, Mentor, and Accelerator Speed Dating” with EMERGE and the Global Accelerator Network

The Founders Track is the second of four major track rollouts for EntreFEST this year: Business Owners, Startup Founders, Champions, and Innovators.

EntreFEST is presented by the University of Northern Iowa, the University of Iowa, and Iowa State University with a strong coalition of additional support from the public and private sectors. For more information and tickets, visit entrefest.com.

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