2017 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 — 9:30amPopularRise Up: How to Kickstart Your Career in a StartupDenver City Center
- 8:00am — 10:30amDenver Startup Week Kick-off BreakfastSeawell Ballroom
- 8:30am — 11:00amDenver Startup Week Kickoff Breakfast Livestream EventBasecamp Launched by Chase for Business
10:00am
- 10:00am — 4:00pmAre You Ready To Talk About it now…?Basecamp Launched by Chase for Business
- 10:00am — 12:00pmPopularHow A Clinical Art Therapist Became a UX StrategistThe Hive on 16th
- 10:00am — 11:30amPopularCybersecurity - Compliance & Security Panel DiscussionHolland and Hart (32 Lounge)
- 10:00am — 11:30amPopular'Check yoself before you wreck yoself'Galvanize (Golden Triangle) - No Sessions
- 10:00am — 2:00pmSocial ImpactImpact Founder BusBasecamp Launched by Chase for Business
11:00am
- 11:00am — 12:00pmGroup Mentor Session with Bryan Leach, Founder & CEO of IbottaBasecamp Launched by Chase for Business
- 11:00am — 12:30pmBusiness Basics, PopularPersonal Brand 101 – How Effective is Your Personal Brand Strategy?Basecamp (3rd Floor Stage) Launched by Chase for Business
- 11:00am — 12:00pmMilitary Leadership Lessons for StartupsBasecamp Launched by Chase for Business
12:00pm
- 12:00pm — 1:00pmTackling the Early-Stage Capital Market - BBQ Lunch and DiscussionSculpture Park Terrace at Basecamp Launched by Chase for Business
- 12:00pm — 2:00pmBusiness Basics, PopularLEGAL ROADMAP FOR STARTUPSWeWork Triangle Building
- 12:00pm — 2:00pmBusiness Mentor HoursBasecamp Launched by Chase for Business
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmPopularPre-Series A Investor PanelTuring School
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmBusiness Basics, PopularScaling Towards Profitability. (Capital Efficiency, Discipline, Scrappiness, and Winning)Denver Place (Lobby Stairs)
- 12:00pm — 2:00pmBusiness Basics, PopularHow to Price Your ProductGalvanize (Platte - Atrium/Deck)
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmBusiness Basics, PopularBuilt and Branded Locally – The Success of the Makers MovementMerchants Office Furniture
- 12:00pm — 2:00pmPopularLadders and Tar Pits: The Building Blocks of AbstractionJake Jabs Center at CU Denver
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmIntellectual Property is a Business DecisionSpaces - Denver Ballpark
- 12:00pm — 2:00pmHealthtechCombating Opioid abuse with machine intelligence and machine visionDenver Place (Conference Room)
- 12:00pm — 1:00pmMeet the Denver Startup Week Ambassadors - Lunch n' MingleBasecamp Launched by Chase for Business
1:00pm
- 1:00pm — 3:00pmHow to Leverage Public/Private Partnerships to Help Grow Your BusinessComcast Media and Technology Center, Tivoli Student Union, CU Denver
- 1:00pm — 1:30pmReaching the Next Summit: 5 Keys for Building a Scalable Growth CompanySculpture Park Terrace at Basecamp Launched by Chase for Business
- 1:00pm — 2:30pmHow Will _____ Change in the Year 20__?Herman Miller | Workplace Resource
- 1:30pm — 3:00pmIoT, PopularDesign for AI and Cognitive ComputingEducation First
- 1:30pm — 2:30pmGroup Mentor Session with Jackie Ros, Co-Founder & CCO of Revolar (Canceled)Basecamp Launched by Chase for Business
2:00pm
- 2:00pm — 4:00pmRedesigning High School to Support Skills and Competencies for a 21st Century WorkforceCapital One Café
- 2:00pm — 4:00pmDiversity, Equity & Inclusion, PopularLand Your Next (or first!) Job in UXGeneral Assembly (Classroom 1)
- 2:00pm — 4:00pmOnly You can Prevent (more)Fires! - SRE for startupsDenver Place (Conference Room)
- 2:00pm — 4:00pmBusiness Basics, Popular29 Mistakes Startups MakeSpire Digital
- 2:00pm — 3:00pmResilient Restaurateurs: Growing a Restaurant Group from the Ground UpSculpture Park Terrace at Basecamp Launched by Chase for Business
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmFake FightsPolsinelli-Pikes Peak and Terrace
- 2:00pm — 4:00pmDiversity, Equity & InclusionReal Solutions: Digging beneath the surface on diversity & inclusionCA Technologies
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmSocial Impact, PopularAg in the City: The Business Behind City-Grown FoodThe GrowHaus
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmSocial Impact, PopularMake It MatterInworks
3:00pm
- 3:00pm — 4:00pmSocial ImpactInnovative Capital to Support Colorado's Impact-Driven CompaniesSculpture Park Terrace at Basecamp Launched by Chase for Business
- 3:00pm — 3:30pmFireside Chat with Kimbal Musk: Scaling Trust and JoyBasecamp Launched by Chase for Business
- 3:30pm — 6:00pmDSW Startup Farmers' Market and ShowcaseBasecamp Launched by Chase for Business
- 3:30pm — 4:30pmGroup Mentor Session with Kimbal Musk, Co-Founder of The KitchenBasecamp Launched by Chase for Business
- 3:30pm — 5:00pmPopularKEYNOTE - GREAT MINDS DON’T THINK ALIKE: ARTISTS AS INNOVATORS IN BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT & SOCIETYLarimer Social
4:00pm
- 4:00pm — 6:00pmDiversity, Equity & Inclusion, PopularLadies Night (Disruptors Panel)Basecamp (3rd Floor Stage) Launched by Chase for Business
- 4:00pm — 6:00pmPopularFounders Live Denver Pitch Competition And Networking EventGalvanize (Golden Triangle) - No Sessions
- 4:00pm — 6:00pmPopularPitch Lab: How To Be A More Engaging Speaker Using Stand-Up ComedyWeWork Triangle Building
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmSocial ImpactCorporate Innovation and Impact Investing: Elevating CSRDavis Graham & Stubbs LLP
- 4:00pm — 6:00pmBusiness Basics, PopularDigital Marketing WorkshopGeneral Assembly (Classroom 1)
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmCannabisBullets, Sausage, Whiskey and Pot: Manufacturing for the VicesThe Garage
- 4:00pm — 6:00pmEverything You've Ever Wanted To Know From a Technologist But Were Too Shy To Ask: A Beer PanelWoods Boss Brewing Company
- 4:00pm — 6:00pmFront End Development for Back End DevelopersGalvanize (Platte - Atrium/Deck)
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmTiE Rockies Pitch Championship and Investor Networking PartyINDUSTRY Stadium (Brighton Blvd)
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmTHE HIDDEN ITERATIONS OF MANUFACTURINGEnterprise Coworking
- 4:00pm — 6:00pmTechnology-Powered Innovation with Marty CaganBasecamp Launched by Chase for Business
- 4:30pm — 7:00pmDenver Founders 100th Meetup Celebration -- All you do is WIN?!Jackson's Denver
- 4:30pm — 6:00pmDiversity, Equity & InclusionSTEM & Design Careers: Preparing ALL of our youth for the workplaceRNL