Business & Revenue Models with Chris Palmisano

Next to solving real-world problems, generating money is probably the most important, and one of the primary goals of most startups. Even non-profits need money to stay in business and serve their primary, more nobler causes. However, generating revenue is tough, and lack of revenue, or not enough revenue growth, is one of the most common reasons startups fail. Having a good business and revenue model will go a long way in mitigating these risks and build a strong base for growth.

In this session, we have a wonderful guest, Chris Palmisano, to help us understand how to evaluate and build good business/revenue models, and answer your burning questions.

Chris Palmisano is the CEO of iamGIS, a company providing the public and private sectors with geo-asset management and mapping solutions. Prior, he was Founding Chief Operating Officer at Rocket Dollar, a financial technology company. Previously, he held leadership roles in sales, marketing, and operations at several companies including Khorus (HR tech), SolarWinds (Enterprise IT), and Google Cloud. He is also a frequent guest lecturer, Founding Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners, and an advisor to several companies, nonprofits, and academic programs. He is a Founding Board Member for Social Venture Partners Austin and has been an adjunct professor at St. Edward's University. Chris is a former US Marine Corps officer. He holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, an MS in Information Systems from Boston University, and a BS in Information Systems from Rochester Institute of Technology. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Agenda

• 6:00 pm - Networking
• 6:15 pm - Event Intro
• 6:30 pm - Main Event
• 7:30 pm - Wrap up + Networking
• 8:00 pm - End

Date
July 10, 2023, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Location
Capital Factory
16th Floor (Room Name: Antone's)
701 Brazos St, Suite 1600 Austin, TX

Event Sponsors

• FounderDash
  FounderDash makes startups easy. FounderDash provides the tools and resources to take your startup from idea to market and beyond by guiding you through each step, following the best practices in the industry.
• SocialMiningAi
  SocialMiningAi helps businesses find, engage and retain customers using best-in-class products and industry-specific AI/ML models.
• Capital Factory
  Austin's Center of Gravity for Entrepreneurs. Learn. Work. Accelerate.

Who is this event for?
This is a free event open for anyone interested in Austin startups.
Do you:

• Want feedback on your ideas for a startup?
• Want to meet people that founded/run their startups in Austin?
• Want to know how startups in Austin are doing things and learn from them?
• Want to discuss the challenges you are facing in your startup and get help?
• Want to spread the word and get people talking about your startup?
• Want to share your startup experience with newbies?
• Want to help local startups with their challenges?
• Just want to meet other folks involved in startups?

Then, this event is for you. You could be an entrepreneur, designer, developer...well it doesn't matter. This is open for everyone interested in Austin startups. Come, grab a drink and meet other startuppers in Austin. Exchange ideas, information, contacts, help each other and do more.