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.
2019 Schedule
8:00am
- 8:00am — 9:30amPopularMaker Mentor Hours (aka Come Meet Your Manufacturer)Blanchard Family Wines
- 8:00am — 9:30amSearch Ranking for the Unintentional SearcherTuring School
- 8:00am — 9:30amFundingVENTURE CAPITAL FOR BREAKFASTBasecamp Powered by Chase Ink
- 8:00am — 9:30amPopularAnatomy of a ContractHealthgrades Operating Company, Inc.
- 8:00am — 9:30amUX Design Process 101: Where to Start with UXIndustry RiNo Station
- 8:00am — 9:30amStill Got It: Entrepreneurship at Any AgeCommons on Champa
- 8:00am — 9:30amLocation! Location! Location! Opportunity Zone Incentives for StartupsPolsinelli - Longs Peak
- 8:30am — 6:00pmFree Childcare, Provided by NannoBasecamp Powered by Chase Ink
10:00am
- 10:00am — 11:30amMovers and Shakers in the Longevity Economy - Pilots, Partnerships and Public RelationsWorkAbility Uptown at the Sudler
- 10:00am — 11:30amPopularStartup Aerospace and why Colorado is leading the chargeGeneral Assembly (Classroom 3)
- 10:00am — 11:30amPopularDenver Women in Tech: Disrupting a Male-Dominated IndustrySlack
- 10:00am — 11:30amProduct Coffee Podcast: Live RecordingIbotta
- 10:00am — 11:30amHarnessing Remote, On-Demand TalentBasecamp Powered by Chase Ink
- 10:00am — 11:30amDiversity, Equity & InclusionThe Elephant in the Room: Implicit gender bias in startups.Spaces - Denver Ballpark
- 10:00am — 11:30amPopularHow To Make Massive Projects ManageableHealthgrades Operating Company, Inc.
- 10:00am — 11:30amPitching your Product with PurposeWalker Fine Art
- 10:00am — 11:30amClean Tech Manufacturing - Changing Global Impact One Product at a TimeWayfinder Co-op
- 10:00am — 4:00pmFounder Story Bus - Impact FounderCommons 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 — 12:00pmPopularDigital Marketing 101WeWork The Lab
- 10:00am — 12:00pmLIVE! Startup Resource NavigatorCommons on Champa
- 10:00am — 11:30amPopularUsing Data Analytics in Decision Making to Fuel GrowthGrid Collaborative Workspaces
- 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 — 11:30amPopularA Journey in Shared Code with Kotlin MultiplatformQuizlet - at Serendipity Labs
- 10:00am — 11:30amInnovation is GREAT - British Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and DisruptionCommons on Champa
- 10:00am — 11:30amCannabisCapitalizing on CBD: Get Funded, Invested and Grow Your BizThe Warehouse at Cultivated Synergy
- 10:00am — 4:00pmChase for Business® Pop-Up MarketBasecamp Powered by Chase Ink
- 10:30am — 1:30pmPopularFree Electronics Recycling EventDSW Recycling Event
11:00am
- 11:00am — 9:00pmPopularYou’re Invited to the #BigDreamsStartSmall Lounge Hosted by Chase & Southwest Airlines®Beer Garden in Skyline Park
- 11:00am — 12:30pmWill It Fly? Test Your Business Idea in 10 StepsCommons on Champa
12:00pm
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmFundingSpeed Legal: Starting, Growing, and Funding Your BusinessJake Jabs Center at CU Denver - 5th Floor (Laube Commons)
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmPopularThe Secret to Success is to Harness Emotional IntelligenceHAWORTH
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmPopularHow to Creatively Retain Employees for the Long-HaulCatalyst
- 12:00pm — 2:00pm1:1 MENTORSHIP HOSTED BY PLEDGE 1%Basecamp Powered by Chase Ink
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmDiversity, Equity & InclusionDiversity in StorytellingDLR Group
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmAlice & the Silicon Valley Rabbit Hole: Colorado vs. the CoastMoye White
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmGet Schooled: How Education Evolved Into the Tech IndustrySherman & Howard 5280 Suite
- 12:00pm — 2:00pmPopularTelling Your Brand Story Through PhotographyEnterprise Coworking
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmPopularDistributed Agile Teams Dialed to 11 - Joseph Moore, Principal Engineer at PivotalPivotal
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmPopularQuantum Computing and Our Imminent Brave New WorldGalvanize (Platte-Classroom Space)
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmNo Cash, No Credit, No Problem. A Guide To Successfully Integrating Mobile Payments Into Your BusinessTuring School
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmTrial by Fire: Founding the First Flame Effects GuildDorsey & Whitney
- 12:00pm — 1:00pmThe Beauty of Building a Second Career with Lindsey VonnBasecamp Powered by Chase Ink
- 12:00pm — 1:30pmART OF BLINDERS - Gain Incredible Insight From Someone Without SightCapital One Café
- 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)
- 12:00pm — 1:30pm$1,000 Innovative Tech Pitch CompetitionWayfinder Co-op
1:00pm
- 1:00pm — 1:30pmPopularHelping People Make Better Choices for Themselves and the PlanetDairy Block Alley
- 1:00pm — 2:30pmDenver Startup Week Youth Pass Pitch ChallengeCommons on Champa
- 1:00pm — 5:00pmPopularPHYSICAL PRODUCT SHOWCASE SPONSORED BY NEXTFIFTY INITIATIVEDairy Block Alley
2:00pm
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmHealthtechHealth Tech Successes: Denver Biotech Startup Stars Share their SecretsINDUSTRY Stadium (Brighton Blvd)
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmFunding, Popular[FULL] Speed Dating - VC's & Founders. Meet Colorado VCs, Angels, and accelerators.Woods Boss Brewing Company
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmPopularHow to scale a development team?Quizlet - at Serendipity Labs
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmPioneering Summer Demo DayBasecamp Powered by Chase Ink
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmDesign Innovation WorkshopWalker Fine Art
- 2:00pm — 2:30pmPopularThe Challenges of Sourcing Eco and OrganicDairy Block Alley
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmFundingWhat to Know About Raising Capital for Consumer Products CompaniesPolsinelli - Longs Peak
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmData + Empathy: Using qualitative and quantitative customer insights to understand your product championIndustry RiNo Station
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmPopularBusiness for Good: Building Brands that Shake the WorldCapital One Café
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmAdvances in Ubiquitous Computing with Accessible Smart SpeakersWorkAbility Uptown at the Sudler
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmPopularFree Marketing Tech Tools Every Start-Up Should Know AboutDenver Place (Lobby Stairs)
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmBlockchainBlockchain Interoperability: Connecting a Fragmented WorldCatalyst
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmPopularHer Workplace: Exploring women in the Denver work forceDavis Graham & Stubbs LLP
- 2:00pm — 3:30pmPopularI Have a Great Idea. Now what? (How to Make Your Business Goals a Reality)Polsinelli-Pikes Peak and Terrace
3:00pm
- 3:00pm — 3:30pmPopularBuilding your Business to Give Back from Day OneDairy Block Alley
- 3:00pm — 4:30pmPopularPitch Lab: How To Tell A Captivating Story Like A Stand-Up Comedian!Commons on Champa
- 3:00pm — 5:00pmA Happy (Climate) Hour: Clean Tech, Clean Water, and Clean CommunitiesDenver Metro Chamber of Commerce
4:00pm
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmPopularSTUCK IN THE MIDDLE: MASTERING STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENTIndustrious (Coworking Space)
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmYou FINALLY have customers... now how do you keep them: let's talk churn mitigation and health scoresDLR Group
- 4:00pm — 6:00pmDiversity, Equity & InclusionReality Check: The future is femaleXactly building
- 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 — 4:30pmDiversity, Equity & Inclusion, PopularInclusive Design = Good BusinessDairy Block Alley
- 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 — 6:00pmDenver Founders Network Sponsored by PIE INSURANCEDazzle
- 4:00pm — 5:30pmPopularLeading a Remote WorkforceWeWork Triangle Building
- 4:00pm — 7:00pmPopularStartup Crawl Night OneVarious Locations!
- 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 — 5:30pmBetter Together: How Clients and Contractors Can WinDorsey & Whitney
- 4:00pm — 6:00pmPopularFemale Founder Happy HourBar Helix