Building Your Story for a Startup

The talks are about the technology. Almost none of them are about turning it into a company. This is a satellite track that fills the gap, run by the Penn West Founder Institute alongside the main programme. Sessions on finding the idea, testing it, and what the first ninety days actually look like, plus time with local mentors. Free with your existing pass. Register now and give the trip a second reason.

❯ What You'll Learn:

• How to turn a technical interest or a side project into a business;
• What separates a demo people applaud from a company people pay for;
• How to validate an idea in the week after the conference, while the energy lasts;
• What the first ninety days of company building look like in practice;

❯ Featured Mentors:

• Guc Ozenci runs the Penn West Founder Institute track. He co-founded Peoplise, raised venture funding and sold the company in 2020, and has since worked with 50+ startups as Managing Director of Founder Institute Washington DC.

❯ Who Should Attend:

• Engineers and technical professionals with a side project and no business plan;
• Founders in the earliest stage looking for structure;
• Anyone who leaves conferences energised and then does nothing with it.

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❯❯ This is an in-person event, so be sure to RSVP at https://fi.co/e/408376/meetup to secure your spot and receive further details.