2016 Schedule
CREATE YOUR OWN STARTUP WEEK
Dive into the Denver Startup Week schedule for sessions, keynotes, workshops, celebrations, and much more.
With over 50 events curated by the DSW organizers and dozens of events offered by the community there is something for everyone to learn, grow, and be inspired.
8:00am
- 8:00am — 9:30amExposure Doesn't Pay the Bills: An Art LessonLeon
- 8:00am — 10:30amDenver Startup Week 2016 Kickoff Breakfast with Ryan Wood (SEPARATE TICKET REQUIRED)Seawell Ballroom
- 8:30am — 9:30amYou Don't Need a UX Person...YetSpotlight Track- Commons on Champa
9:00am
- 9:00am — 10:30amDenver Startup Week 2016 Kickoff Breakfast with Ryan Wood - LIVE STREAM AT BASECAMPDenver Startup Basecamp launched by Chase
- 9:00am — 10:00amToo Big To ShareGensler
- 9:30am — 10:30amBootstrap, Debt, PE, VentureSpotlight Track- Commons on Champa
10:00am
- 10:00am — 11:30amStarting a Development Project without a Technical BackgroundGeneral Assembly (Classroom 1)
- 10:00am — 11:30amBridging the Gap: Taking Connected Devices from MVP to ProductionWeWork Triangle Building
- 10:00am — 11:30amThe TRUE cost of the “Pivot"CSU - Denver
- 10:00am — 12:00pmIoTThe Power Glove: A Case Study in Design ResearchGeneral Assembly (Classroom 1)
- 10:00am — 11:30amWe launch products that are too complicatedCraftsy
- 10:00am — 11:30amThe Trials and Tribulations of product manufacturing for hardware and softwareJake Jabs Center at CU Denver
- 10:00am — 11:30amThe shift from mass production to mass customizationVonmod + Von Design & The Maker Lab
- 10:00am — 11:30amWhy Market Research is Important for Companies of All SizesWells Fargo Bank - Hershner Room
- 10:00am — 11:30amProduct Management for EngineersWells Fargo Center - 18th Floor
- 10:00am — 11:30am“Allocating Equity Among Founders”Galvanize (Golden Triangle) - No Sessions
- 10:30am — 11:30amDeath, Divorce, and DisasterSpotlight Track- Commons on Champa
11:00am
12:00pm
- 12:00pm — 2:00pmArtist as Entrepreneur featuring Meow WolfThe Curtis Hotel
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmScaling Customer Success for SaaSGeneral Assembly (Classroom 1)
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmThe Future of Ad-Tech & Digital MarketingEnterprise Coworking
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmEntrepreneurs & Moonshots: do we need more Elon Musks?CSU - Denver
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmIoTPractical IoT: How Will IoT Effect Climate Change?DISH Network - Fiddler's Green Conference Room
- 12:00pm — 1:00pmRiding the Wave of High GrowthDenver Startup Basecamp launched by Chase
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmCrypto/Privacy Tools Crash CourseWells Fargo Center - 18th Floor
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmSustainability & Food Startups: Must-haves and leave-behindsJake Jabs Center at CU Denver
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmCannabisCannabis Data & Business IntelligenceGalvanize (Golden Triangle) - No Sessions
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmDesigning and Building a Positive Community - Online and in the Real WorldCraftsy
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmThe Moments That Make for Fast GrowthWells Fargo Bank - Hershner Room
- 12:00pm — 2:00pmLeadership Spotlight: Dan Caruso of Zayo GroupSpotlight Track- Commons on Champa
1:00pm
- 1:00pm — 2:00pmNew Neighbors: How To Thoughtfully Blend Old Neighborhoods With New BusinessesGensler
- 1:00pm — 2:30pmCreating Email Campaigns that Work: A Focus on Design ElementsINDUSTRY Stadium (Brighton Blvd)
- 1:00pm — 1:30pmFireside Chat: Josh Reeves, GustoDenver Startup Basecamp launched by Chase
2:00pm
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmThe Art of ScalingGalvanize (Golden Triangle) - No Sessions
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmJobs to Be Done: An Intro to the Framework and a Live JTBD InterviewCraftsy
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmStartUp Cribs – Why Place MattersDenver Place (Conference Room)
- 2:00pm — 4:00pmBrand Protection/Trademark Panel and WorkshopCSU - Denver
- 2:00pm — 3:00pmBuilding Your Exit StrategyDenver Startup Basecamp launched by Chase
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmRewriting DevOpsGalvanize (Platte - Atrium/Deck)
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmIs your product really "retailer ready"?Jake Jabs Center at CU Denver
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmDiversity, Equity & InclusionWhy Diversity?General Assembly (Classroom 1)
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmLean Startup Experiments: Kenn KellyWells Fargo Center - 18th Floor
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmThe Lean Content Strategy: Maximize Results on a ShoestringWells Fargo Bank - Hershner Room
3:00pm
- 3:00pm — 4:00pmBoth Sides of the Funding TableGensler
- 3:00pm — 4:00pmThe Sleeper Startup Scene: Food at Its FinestDenver Startup Basecamp launched by Chase
4:00pm
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmThe journey from monolith to microservices: a guided adventureGalvanize (Golden Triangle) - No Sessions
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmMonetizing When No One Knows Your NameDavis Graham & Stubbs LLP
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmFrom Cowboy Startup to Scale - Stories of failure, chaos and success?Wells Fargo Bank - Hershner Room
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmBuilding your Business with an Advanced ManufacturerColorado Lending Source
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmDiversity, Equity & InclusionA Bigger Tent: Women in Colorado's Tech SceneSpotlight Track- Commons on Champa
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmSuccessful Young Entrepreneurs: How to be one, How to raise oneCSU - Denver
- 4:00pm — 5:00pmTrout Tank: Denver Startup Week EditionGensler
- 4:00pm — 6:00pmFoodForward ShowcaseDenver Startup Basecamp launched by Chase
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmQuit Building Things Nobody WantsCraftsy
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmDiversity, Equity & InclusionNavigating a career in tech without the technical know-how.Ibotta
- 4:30pm — 6:00pmDiversity, Equity & InclusionSTEM & Design Careers: Preparing ALL of our Youth for the Workplace (DSW Focus on Youth Series)Four Winds Interactive
5:00pm
- 5:00pm — 7:00pmDSW Designer Track Opening Happy HourGensler
- 5:00pm — 7:00pmDesigning in Virtual RealityDeloitte Digital