We're excited to publish our full agenda, packed with keynote speakers and interactive roundtable sessions. From funding insights to growth strategies, join him as he navigates the startup landscape on April 25th in Boston at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024.
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Women at Tech Sunrise Breakfast: How AI is impacting founders
Lily Lyman, Underscore VC Partner, Rudina Seseri, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Glasswing Ventures Milo Werner, General Partner, Engine Ventures
Choosing the right accelerator or incubator
Emily Knight, President, The Engine Accelerator
Seed Funding Details — Roundtable
Sponsored by: Latham & Watkins LLP
Spencer Ricks, Latham & Watkins LLP Partner Naomi Smith, Latham & Watkins LLP Associate Dan Hoffman, Latham & Watkins LLP Partner Stephen Ranere, Latham & Watkins LLP Partner
Adapt and Thrive: Mastering the Chameleon Mindset — Roundtable
Sponsored by: 4 Prepare VC
Christopher Dube, Chief Innovation Officer, Prepare 4 VC; Jason Kraus, CEO, Prepare 4 VC
Preparing for Procurement: Cap Table Best Practices for Fast Closing
Sponsored by Fidelity Private Shares
Kristen Kraft, Vice President and Business Partner Manager, Fidelity Private Shares Laura Stoffel, Partner, Gunderson Dettmer Melissa Withers, Founder and Managing Partner, RevUp Capital
M&A exit: What acquirers are looking for and how to prepare for a successful acquisition — Roundtable
Dana Louie, Senior Manager of Enterprise Development, HubSpot
Attracting Investor Attention in a Competitive Market: Tips for Early-Stage Startups — Roundtable
Sergey Gribov, Partner, Flint Capital
From founding to funding: How I came up with the idea and started the company
Sponsored by HomeHQ.ai
Oliver Palnau, HomeHQ.ai Co-Founder and CEO Vinny Romano, HomeHQ.ai Co-Founder and COO
The archetype of product-market fit
Jess Lee, Sequoia Partner
PR 101 for founders: Branding strategies that win the hearts of investors, customers, and partners — Roundtable
Edith Yeung, General Partner, Race Capital
How to never raise VC money (and how to keep your company more profitable if you do) — Roundtable
Jake Cohen, Vinyl Capital Partner
How to build an MVP and navigate the startup-industrial complex
James Currier, NFX General Partner
Build the investor relationships you need, before you need them, in the right way
Lily Lyman, Underscore VC Partner
Busting Product Myths: The (Actual) Right Time to Hire a Product Leader as an Early-Stage Company — Roundtable
Rachel Weston Rowell, Senior Vice President, Onsite Products and Technology Center of Excellence, Insight Partners
Overcoming Chaos: The Art and Science of GTM
Paris Hayman, Partner, Index Ventures
How to make money and live
Tom Blomfield, Y Combinator Group Partner
Getting to Series A: Common Pitfalls to Avoid as a Founder
Alex Kayyal, Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Hard tech for early-stage founders: Investing in startups solving the toughest problems in HAX, climate change, industrial independence, and healthcare
Sponsored by HAX
Susan Schofer, SOSV Partner and HAX Chief Science Officer, HAX Sabriya Stukes, SOSV Partner and IndieBio Chief Science Officer, SOSV Duncan Turner, SOSV General Partner and HAX Managing Director
How to Intelligently Calculate TAM to Surprise Investors
Tobi Coker, Trading Partner, Felicis Julia Neagu, Quotient AI Co-Founder and CEO, Nabiha Saklayen, Cellino Co-Founder and CEO
How to evolve your technology and staff strategy for upcoming rounds
Sponsored by Sand Technologies
Brad Stanton, Managing Director, Sand Technologies
Early stage financing: convertible notes, SAFE, series seed financing
Rebecca Lee Whiting, Epigram Legal PC Founder and Fractional Legal Advisor
VC Pitch Blueprint: Strategies for Success
Sara Choi, Partner at Wing Venture Capital
Working hard for $1 million in ARR: Best practices for learning fast from your launch partner
Rudina Seseri, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Glasswing Ventures
Finance Basics to Know Before Hiring Your First Financial Manager: A Founder's Guide to Navigating Early Financial Decisions
Dan Kang, Vice President of Finance, Mercury
So you think you can pitch?
Paris Heymann, Partner, Index Ventures Rachel Weston Rowell, SVP, Onsite Product and Technology Center of Excellence, Insight Partners Edith Yeung, General Partner, Race Capital
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