2019 Schedule
CREATE YOUR OWN STARTUP WEEK
WE'RE BACK IN PERSON!
Dive into the Denver Startup Week schedule for sessions, keynotes, workshops, celebrations, and much more. With over 200 free events, there is something for everyone to learn, grow, and be inspired. Don’t forget to register, RSVP for individual sessions, and check the venue location - almost everything is in-person only.
8:00am
- 8:00am — 9:30amLocation! Location! Location! Opportunity Zone Incentives for StartupsPolsinelli - Longs Peak
- 8:00am — 9:30amSearch Ranking for the Unintentional SearcherTuring School
- 8:00am — 9:30amPopularAnatomy of a ContractHealthgrades Operating Company, Inc.
- 8:00am — 9:30amFundingVENTURE CAPITAL FOR BREAKFASTBasecamp Powered by Chase Ink
- 8:00am — 9:30amPopularMaker Mentor Hours (aka Come Meet Your Manufacturer)Blanchard Family Wines
- 8:00am — 9:30amUX Design Process 101: Where to Start with UXIndustry RiNo Station
- 8:00am — 9:30amStill Got It: Entrepreneurship at Any AgeSpotlight Track- Commons on Champa
- 8:30am — 6:00pmFree Childcare, Provided by NannoBasecamp Powered by Chase Ink
10:00am
- 10:00am — 11:30amPopularUsing Data Analytics in Decision Making to Fuel GrowthGrid Collaborative Workspaces
- 10:00am — 11:30amHarnessing Remote, On-Demand TalentBasecamp Powered by Chase Ink
- 10:00am — 11:30amPopularDenver Women in Tech: Disrupting a Male-Dominated IndustrySlack
- 10:00am — 11:30amPopularYou formed your company, now what? Nuts and bolts for startups.Jake Jabs Center at CU Denver - 5th Floor (Laube Commons)
- 10:00am — 11:30amDiversity, Equity & InclusionThe Elephant in the Room: Implicit gender bias in startups.Spaces - Denver Ballpark
- 10:00am — 11:30amPopularStartup Aerospace and why Colorado is leading the chargeGeneral Assembly (Classroom 3)
- 10:00am — 11:30amProduct Coffee Podcast: Live RecordingIbotta
- 10:00am — 4:00pmFounder Story Bus - Impact FounderSpotlight Track- Commons on Champa
- 10:00am — 11:30amPopularRedesigning Agriculture – How Urban Farming, CSA's and Beekeeping Can Save Your Carrots and Feed the CommunityCraft Coworking
- 10:00am — 11:30amClean Tech Manufacturing - Changing Global Impact One Product at a TimeWayfinder Co-op
- 10:00am — 4:00pmChase for Business® Pop-Up MarketBasecamp Powered by Chase Ink
- 10:00am — 11:30amPopularA Journey in Shared Code with Kotlin MultiplatformQuizlet - at Serendipity Labs
- 10:00am — 11:30amPitching your Product with PurposeWalker Fine Art
- 10:00am — 12:00pmPopularDigital Marketing 101WeWork The Lab
- 10:00am — 11:30amCannabisCapitalizing on CBD: Get Funded, Invested and Grow Your BizThe Warehouse at Cultivated Synergy
- 10:00am — 11:30amPopularHow To Make Massive Projects ManageableHealthgrades Operating Company, Inc.
- 10:00am — 12:00pmLIVE! Startup Resource NavigatorSpotlight Track- Commons on Champa
- 10:00am — 11:30amMovers and Shakers in the Longevity Economy - Pilots, Partnerships and Public RelationsWorkAbility Uptown at the Sudler
- 10:00am — 11:30amInnovation is GREAT - British Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and DisruptionSpotlight Track- Commons on Champa
- 10:30am — 1:30pmPopularFree Electronics Recycling EventDSW Recycling Event
11:00am
- 11:00am — 12:30pmWill It Fly? Test Your Business Idea in 10 StepsSpotlight Track- Commons on Champa
- 11:00am — 9:00pmPopularYou’re Invited to the #BigDreamsStartSmall Lounge Hosted by Chase & Southwest Airlines®Beer Garden in Skyline Park
12:00pm
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmPopularQuantum Computing and Our Imminent Brave New WorldGalvanize (Platte-Classroom Space)
- 12:00pm — 2:00pm1:1 MENTORSHIP HOSTED BY PLEDGE 1%Basecamp Powered by Chase Ink
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmTrial by Fire: Founding the First Flame Effects GuildDorsey & Whitney
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmPopularDistributed Agile Teams Dialed to 11 - Joseph Moore, Principal Engineer at PivotalPivotal
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmAlice & the Silicon Valley Rabbit Hole: Colorado vs. the CoastMoye White
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmDiversity, Equity & InclusionDiversity in StorytellingDLR Group
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmPopularHow to Creatively Retain Employees for the Long-HaulCatalyst
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmGet Schooled: How Education Evolved Into the Tech IndustrySherman & Howard in Block 162
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmART OF BLINDERS - Gain Incredible Insight From Someone Without SightCapital One Café
- 12:00pm — 2:00pmPopularTelling Your Brand Story Through PhotographyEnterprise Coworking
- 12:00pm — 1:00pmThe Beauty of Building a Second Career with Lindsey VonnBasecamp Powered by Chase Ink
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmFundingSpeed Legal: Starting, Growing, and Funding Your BusinessJake Jabs Center at CU Denver - 5th Floor (Laube Commons)
- 12:00pm — 1:30pm$1,000 Innovative Tech Pitch CompetitionWayfinder Co-op
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmPopularThe Secret to Success is to Harness Emotional IntelligenceHAWORTH
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmNo Cash, No Credit, No Problem. A Guide To Successfully Integrating Mobile Payments Into Your BusinessTuring School
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmHealthtechSpeed Data: Longevity Economy. User-Centered Speed Dating. Update Your Assumptions about the Planet's 3rd-Largest EconomyWorkAbility Uptown at the Sudler
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmBlockchainBuzzword Soup blockchain IOT and 5gDenver Place (Conference Room)
1:00pm
- 1:00pm — 5:00pmPopularPHYSICAL PRODUCT SHOWCASE SPONSORED BY NEXTFIFTY INITIATIVEDairy Block Alley
- 1:00pm — 1:30pmPopularHelping People Make Better Choices for Themselves and the PlanetDairy Block Alley
- 1:00pm — 2:30pmDenver Startup Week Youth Pass Pitch ChallengeSpotlight Track- Commons on Champa
2:00pm
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmPopularI Have a Great Idea. Now what? (How to Make Your Business Goals a Reality)Polsinelli-Pikes Peak and Terrace
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmBlockchainBlockchain Interoperability: Connecting a Fragmented WorldCatalyst
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmHealthtechHealth Tech Successes: Denver Biotech Startup Stars Share their SecretsINDUSTRY Stadium (Brighton Blvd)
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmPopularFree Marketing Tech Tools Every Start-Up Should Know AboutDenver Place (Lobby Stairs)
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmPopularHer Workplace: Exploring women in the Denver work forceDavis Graham & Stubbs LLP
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmFunding, Popular[FULL] Speed Dating - VC's & Founders. Meet Colorado VCs, Angels, and accelerators.Woods Boss Brewing Company
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmBusiness for Good: Building Brands that Shake the WorldCapital One Café
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmPopularHow to scale a development team?Quizlet - at Serendipity Labs
- 2:00pm — 2:30pmPopularThe Challenges of Sourcing Eco and OrganicDairy Block Alley
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmDesign Innovation WorkshopWalker Fine Art
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmFundingWhat to Know About Raising Capital for Consumer Products CompaniesPolsinelli - Longs Peak
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmPioneering Summer Demo DayBasecamp Powered by Chase Ink
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmAdvances in Ubiquitous Computing with Accessible Smart SpeakersWorkAbility Uptown at the Sudler
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmData + Empathy: Using qualitative and quantitative customer insights to understand your product championIndustry RiNo Station
3:00pm
- 3:00pm — 3:30pmPopularBuilding your Business to Give Back from Day OneDairy Block Alley
- 3:00pm — 5:00pmA Happy (Climate) Hour: Clean Tech, Clean Water, and Clean CommunitiesDenver Metro Chamber of Commerce
- 3:00pm — 4:30pmPopularPitch Lab: How To Tell A Captivating Story Like A Stand-Up Comedian!Spotlight Track- Commons on Champa
4:00pm
- 4:00pm — 6:00pmPopularFemale Founder Happy HourBar Helix
- 4:00pm — 6:00pmDiversity, Equity & InclusionReality Check: The future is femaleXactly building
- 4:00pm — 7:00pmPopularStartup Crawl Night OneVarious Locations!
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmPopularSTUCK IN THE MIDDLE: MASTERING STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENTIndustrious (Coworking Space)
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmBetter Together: How Clients and Contractors Can WinDorsey & Whitney
- 4:00pm — 6:00pmDenver Founders Network Sponsored by PIE INSURANCEDazzle
- 4:00pm — 5:00pmWomen Who Mean Business with Lindsey VonnBasecamp Powered by Chase Ink
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmDesigning the Future of Education: What it Takes to Create Popular Products and Experiences for Learners and EducatorsHomeAdvisor-The Hub
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmPopularStartup MBA: What I learned from working with Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and a host of other successful startup founders.WeWork Tabor Center
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmAn Update from the Front Lines of Cutthroat Contemporary Graphic Design with the Draplin Design Co.B-Spot // Designer Track Funhouse
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmYou FINALLY have customers... now how do you keep them: let's talk churn mitigation and health scoresDLR Group
- 4:00pm — 4:30pmDiversity, Equity & Inclusion, PopularInclusive Design = Good BusinessDairy Block Alley
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmPopularLeading a Remote WorkforceWeWork Triangle Building