THE CENTER OF GRAVITY FOR ENTREPRENEURS IN TEXAS
After launching our Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of Bunker Labs in November, we’re kicking off 2020 by introducing as many veteran and military spouse-owned businesses and startups as we can to the Dallas Entrepreneurship Ecosystem and showcasing as many Entrepreneurship Ecosystem resources to the military community as possible. You don’t want to miss this!
This event is part of Bunker Brews, a monthly meetup where the Bunker Labs community, including veterans, military spouses, and civilians, comes together to network with subject matter experts, investors, thought leaders, and more in an environment focused on growth and development.
This event is for you if…
1. You’re interested in meeting more like-minded, action-oriented entrepreneurs in a fun, casual setting.
2. You’re interested in getting involved in the local entrepreneur community.
3. You’d like to learn more about companies being created by veterans in our community
We have one goal here: to foster an ecosystem that helps people progress in their career and get people hired!
This is a networking and educational group that is actively focused on improving the strategy of job seekers (active or passive) to help them step up their game! We also partner with recruiters to help facilitate a better hiring system.
Join us for a night of networking and pitches. You’ll hear 5 Austin based start-ups pitch their product for 99 seconds!
Founders Live is an unforgettable happy hour competition sweeping the country where up to five handpicked companies take the hot seat, with only 99 seconds to pitch their company and describe their value proposition in front of an eager audience. After the pitches and audience Q&A, the crowd will vote on a winner who will not only receive an award, but recognition from the crowd and also the opportunity to talk more about their product or service. So bring your friends and coworkers, grab some food and drink, get to know your local entrepreneurs and vote for what you think will be the next big thing… built in Austin
Sponsors:
AWS (presenters receive 5,000AWS credits)
Google Cloud (presenters receive 3,000 Google Cloud credits)
Is your fear of failure holding you back from creating meaningful impact on the world around you? Do you find yourself playing small to avoid taking big risks in your business? Jessica Honegger, founder of Noonday Collection, author of Imperfect Courage and host of The Going Scared Podcast, has spent her life perfecting the art of finding the courage to leave comfort and embrace a life of risk and impact.
At our first Roundtable of 2020, join Jullie Strippoli, VP – Assistant Branch Manager of Charles Schwab, and Jessica Honneger, as they dive into Jessica’s journey to founding Noonday Collection, and help you to find the courage to tap into your full potential.
Following the presentation, attendees will break out into roundtable discussions to dive deeper into topics such as:
– Cultivating a Mindset to Scale Your Business
– Balancing Sustainability and Business Growth
– Setting Achievable Goals with Intention
– Embracing Resk: Seeing Pitfalls as Opportunities
Be prepared to walk away with meaningful connections and actionable takeaways!
Featuring:
Jessica Honneger, Founder & CEO, Noonday Collection
Jullie Strippoli, VP – Assistant Branch Manager, Charles Schwab
Founders Live is an unforgettable happy hour competition sweeping the world where up to five handpicked companies take the hot seat, with only 99 seconds to pitch their company and describe their value proposition in front of an eager audience. After the pitches and audience Q&A, the crowd will vote on a winner who will not only receive an award, but recognition from the crowd and also the opportunity to talk more about their product or service. So bring your friends and coworkers, grab some food and drink, get to know your local entrepreneurs and vote for what you think will be the next big thing… built in Dallas.
We continue the great startup tradition this month at Capital Factory + The DEC, free for all attendees, which includes food, drink and a great time.
ALL PRESENTERS EARN $5,000 TOWARDS AWS HOSTING -Founders Live has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide an incredible offer for startups pitching at a Founders Live event. “Amazon Web Services provides startups with low cost, easy to use infrastructure needed to scale and grow any size business. AWS Activate is a program designed to provide startups with resources they need to get started on AWS.” We are excited to announce ALL presenting companies who are chosen to give their 99-second pitch at a Founders Live event receive $5,000 credit towards their web hosting on Amazon.
Interested in pitching? Please reach out to David Ezell – david@thelanyapgroup.com.
We’re social! Follow Founders Live Dallas on Facebook & Instagram to share in the action 🙂
GET YOUR FREE FOUNDERS LIVE ACCOUNT HERE.
Details:
Date: Thursday, January 23rd
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Capital Factory + The DEC
Cost: FREE
Provided: Great food, wine and non-alcoholic beverages
Contact Number if can’t get into the building:
Agenda:
6pm: Drinks, food, and networking
7pm: Pitches start
8pm: Networking
9pm: Afterparty
Description
This meetup is for active founders, investors, and leaders who don’t buy into the frantic hustle that’s common in the startup world these days; people who believe there’s a better way to do business. The three rules inside this meetup are:
1) Profit over Scale
2) Long Term Wins over Short Term Gains
3) Community Matters
Each month, we’ll meet and discuss real stories from the trenches — wins, losses, and lessons learned — that somehow touch on these ideas.
This is not your average stitch & bitch, and there are no paid sponsor spotlights. This group is focused on sharing real, insightful, first-hand experience that people can apply tomorrow, while building connections that can last a lifetime.
Join now if you’re onboard, and together we’ll continue to build reputable, profitable, sustainable businesses that give us more than just gray hair.
Join other small business owners to network and discuss the biggest issues facing small businesses today.
Join the Connected Commerce Council (3C) for lunch to share your stories in a roundtable discussion with state and federal policymakers. You know what it takes to start and run your business, how important the right tools and resources are, and how the right – or wrong – public policies can affect your business.
Too often policymakers at every level and all types talk about small businesses rather than speaking to small businesses. Now is our chance to help them understand the challenges small businesses face, the opportunity of digital tools, and the potential of new business models in the digital world. This is the time and the place to share your concerns about potential policies and regulations.
Lunch will be served.
Agenda:
-Networking and Lunch
-Introductions
-Small Businesses in the Digital Age
-Roundtable Discussion
About the Connected Commerce Council (3C)
The Connected Commerce Council (3C) is a non-profit membership organization with a single goal: to promote small businesses’ access to essential digital technologies and tools. 3C provides small businesses with access to the market’s most effective digital tools available, provides coaching to optimize growth and efficiency, and works to cultivate a policy environment that considers and respects the interests of today’s small businesses. Learn more at connectedcouncil.org.
Founders Stories is a monthly series open to all entrepreneurs. From idea to exit or somewhere in the middle, we’ll talk with startup founders about what it takes to start a successful company!
Every month we’ll choose one founder to give their story– which includes their successes, failures and even the grey areas along the way.
WHAT TO EXPECT
-Tour of Capital Factory
-Introduction
-Questions & Networking
INTERESTED IN A GENERAL CAPITAL FACTORY OVERVIEW?
This info session won’t be for you. Check out one of our monthly AMA events or reach out to our Sales & Community Manager, Melissa Schwartz, at MelissaSchwartz@capitalfactory.com to learn more about getting a membership.
Who: Fireside Chat with Eric Engineer, Venture Partner at S3 Ventures
What: the largest venture capital firm focused on Texas
Where: Capital Factory + The DEC (3102 Oak Lawn Ave. Suite 109, Dallas, TX 75219)
When: January 28th from 5:30pm-7:30pm
What Else: Beats, Eats & Treats Provided
Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 400 cities and 115 countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies.
Our monthly fireside chat provides ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a strong support network, form meaningful connections and gain inspiration for the startup journey ahead.
No Appointment Necessary
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