Startup Boston Year #2: What to Expect and How to Choose Your Schedule
That’s right, Startup Boston (organized last year as Boston Startup Week) is taking over Cambridge and Boston September 10th — 14th, and we couldn’t be more excited! We have designed 50+ events specifically to connect you to thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors within Boston’s startup scene, and to help you start and scale your company.
All of the players in Boston’s startup scene are coming together — we have an A+ list of speakers, including startup founders and scaleup leaders, industry experts, and venture capitalists.
A true community-driven effort, there are also some generous organizations that are dedicating time and resources to help us create an event program that gives you, the attendee, a great experience. A huge shout out to Salesforce for sponsoring us for a second year. Entrepreneurs are often challenged to find platforms that help them offer amazing customer experiences as they grow, and Salesforce’s CRM made specifically for small businesses and startups does just that. We also want to thank Justworks for their sponsorship. Justworks makes it easy to manage payroll, benefits, HR, and compliance, all in one place. We’re grateful for all that you do to support entrepreneurs.
The Burning Question: What’s new that you should look forward to this year?
Glad you asked! Earlier this spring we launched our first Ask Me Anything session at one of our preview events (featuring the incredible David Chang!), and the audience response was overwhelmingly positive!
Therefore, we have some very exciting Ask Me Anythings lined up for Startup Boston.
Unlike a traditional Q&A, a handful of participants from the audience will have time allotted to truly engage in a conversation with an industry expert, while the rest of us listen and learn from their candid conversation. Check these events out, and don’t forget to submit your questions so that you can have some 1-on-1 time with the expert:
● Tech Cofounders, Startup CTOs, and Those Aspiring with Elias Torres
● Content Marketing for Startups with Katie Martell
● Bootstrapping a Startup to Scale with Todd Garland
● How to Build a Successful App with Greg Raiz
● Increasing User Engagement with Vanessa Ferranto
ADDITIONALLY, we will be hosting a number of lightning talk events, where speakers will present for 5-minutes around a tactic they developed or strategy they mastered, followed by 5-minutes of audience Q&A. This is a great way to really dive deep into a specific topic. Check out our lightning talk events below:
● Lessons Learned on Startup Revenue
● Competitive Advantages Through Code: Building Faster, Smarter, and More Powerful Startups
● Creating Unfair Marketing Advantages for B2C Startups
● What’s Next: Emerging Trends in Tech
● Machine Learning Superpowers: How AI Startups are Helping Early-Adopters Win
● Education Opportunity for Startups: A Call for Startups
● How Startups are Overcoming the Senior Dev Hiring Crunch
AND, our Pitch Feedback Workshop is back by popular demand! This is a great way for entrepreneurs who are either considering or actively reaching out to investors to:
- Practice delivering a pitch in front of an audience and investors and
- Learn what needs work in their pitch — whether it’s the delivery or the content they’re providing in their deck.
Sign up to pitch your startup here (or you can just attend and learn from the presenters!).
But with so much happening, how will you know which events are going to be the right fit for you?
Well, we took all of the feedback from last year, and created tracks that specifically align with the role you play within your company. Read on for the quick explanation of each of the tracks, or skip to the good stuff by visiting our schedule and registering for the events you want to attend!
The Startup Boston 2018 Tracks:
● Founding Startups: this is perfect for first-time founders who are looking to learn more from some of the best in the business
● Building Products: created specifically with early-stage engineering leads and product teams in mind
● Marketing & Sales: perfect for early-stage marketing and sales teams
● Talent & Training: made for managers, operations, and job-seekers looking to break into Boston’s competitive startup scene
● Tech & Industry Trends: built with investors, analysts, opportunity-seeking founders, and tech and industry-specific startup people in mind
● Startup Community: made for everyone — from startup-curious folks to employees, founders, and service providers, and of course our rocking community of Bostonians!
● Exclusives: for growth-stage leadership, investors, and Boston’s startup superstars
Ready to get in on the action? Check out our schedule and register while space lasts!
