Founder Horror Stories

Denver Founders,
It's time again for the spookiest night of the year when we gather founders of all different stripes (and costumes) to tell their scariest stories, from the boo-tstrapping founders that run a bare-boned business to that coven of witches who founded a billion-dollar company (it was a spell-binding success). We're gathering a ghastly assortment of "ghoul"-getter Founders to bring their skeletons out of their closets to say that word that we don't dare say aloud- Beetlejuice. I mean Failure.

Kidding aside - Failure is a founder's constant companion, yet we don't discuss it nearly enough. We tell stories of brilliant founders and their great ideas that made them millions without mentioning their struggles to get there.

When (not if) founders experience failure, they feel isolated and lonely. They falsely believe that every other founder is crushing it while they are the only ones struggling. This is not only wrong; it's dangerous.
But not tonight! Once a year, we gather to share stories, laugh, cringe, learn, and celebrate our best teacher: Failure. We're bringing together some of the most well-known names in our entrepreneurship and innovation communities to discuss their horror stories and the lessons learned from failure.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled Dad Jokes...

A few more notes- We've learned our lesson. We won't be carving pumpkins at this year's event, as too many founders thought it was about SEED funding.

While we'll turn the lights down low to set the mood, it won't be a pitch-black event!