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.
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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