Seattle Startup Friends

Today is the day of the Summit! Join us for our quarterly celebration of the medley of diversity groups that live here at Venture Mechanics Startup Incubator / Accelerator! Join us tonight starting at 5PM for an evening of panel discussions, founder pitches, and community building. https://lnkd.in/g3FUdnZ3 We will be opening at 5:30PM with a keynote from our friend, entrepreneurial leader and now author, Earl Martin Valencia! Following Earl, we give the stage to our co-event chair, Dana Sather Robinson, Founder of Pitch 4 Impact Inc. Join her and a panel of female leaders as they explore evolving methods and challenges around "Empowering Women in Entrepreneurship". Joining her, we welcome: Kate Isler - CEO and co-founder of WMarketplace Daphne de Jong - CEO and co-founder of Ven Richa Rai - CEO and founder of Koshay, Inc. Jolene Anderson - Managing Director for VectorPoint Ventures LLC. After a brief intermission we will welcome our second panel with other event chair AR B.. Join them and their panel, as they explore resources and adversities faced by people of color looking to explore entrepreneurship. Joining him, we welcome: Gerome Seeney - CEO and Founder of Madd Kitchen Alan Gonzalez - CTO and Founder of Propio Jamar “Doc” Montgomery - FINRA Arbitrator After our panels, we wrap up the evening with a cast of promising local founders presenting their startups! Tuvache Betton, Founder and CEO of Kadago Brittany Bell, MBA, Co-founder and CEO of?Gametime Hero Joshua Ahmed, Founder and CEO of?RealEngineers Kathy Green, Founder and CEO of?CargoCheck Josh Green, Co-founder of?Deadlift Studios Divya Agarwal, Founder and CEO of?TheCustomBake It promises to be a night of opportunities to connect and learn more about what's new and exciting for founders and funders alike. We look forward to seeing you there! #startups #events #diversity #bellevue

Join us tonight for the bi-weekly Eastside Startup Friends meetup. Part of the Seattle Startup Friends network of events across the Greater Seattle Area. Join a community of builders and innovators, all committed to helping each other reach their goals! Whether you are curious about entrepreneurship or already on the journey, having a network of friends and advisors is critical to success. Come find your friends! https://lnkd.in/gx5Hw6e5 #events #startups #community #meetups #bellevue #ssf

EDIT: Shoutout to everyone who joined us for the first ever, Venture Saturday at Venture Mechanics Startup Incubator / Accelerator this past weekend! It was day of community for founders new and old and a truly unique opportunity to learn more about all the complex challenges facing entrepreneurs today. The number of people to thank, who gave their time and expertise to make this enriching day possible, is far too long. But we will try. Thank you to Court Lorenzini for offering the keynote address and sharing the next exciting resource he is building for startups, with FounderNexus! Special thanks to Dana Sather Robinson for her workshop on pitch coaching. She is an invaluable resource for the startup community with the work she does with Pitch 4 Impact Inc! Thank you to our moderators, Ron Wiener, Darian Parrish, and Jacob White as well as all our panel speakers and judges who offered feedback and guidance to our community! Angie Parker, Leo N., Maren Nelson, Jennifer Savage, Robert W Grenley, Bryan Starbuck, Jaidin McCann, SHRM-CP, Ron Higgs, Bill Kearns. We had two separate pitch competitions of varying stakes and saw a myriad of founders at many stages in development, from raw concept to Pre Seed. Joining us for the Raw Pitch, to name a few, Brittany Bell, MBA, Karssen Bryant, Varun Reddy, Joshua Ahmed, Josh Green, Shannon Smith, J.D., M.S., George Tasick and FlipFlow.ai. In the Venture Pitch Competition, we welcomed Bernard Yee, Brian Toba, Anthony Hanses, Ken Deering and Raymond Castonguay! Special thanks to Anthony and Ken Adamson for powering our afterparty bar with their new AI powered beverage builder, Mixtails! We are so thankful for everyone who came together to make such an ambitious event possible and we look forward to doing it all again in November. We will see you there!!! https://lnkd.in/gAJCMkwb

We have three panel discussions scheduled tomorrow for Venture Saturday at Venture Mechanics Startup Incubator / Accelerator. Join us throughout the day for opportunities to connect with, and learn from, experienced founders and investors. https://lnkd.in/gu2NPr7x Learn More About the Panels: Startup War Stories Panel: 10:30-11:15 - Moderated by Darian Parrish Bryan Starbuck - CEO, Founder WhiteHat Engineering Ivan Inchauste, CFA - CFO, Stably Robert W Grenley - Director of Visionary Private Equity Group When and How to Find Your Cofounder(s) Panel: 2:00 - 2:40PM - Moderated by Darian Parrish Bill Kearns - CEO, Founder Ursa Advisory Ron Higgs - Fractional COO Angie Parker - Context VC Leveraging Mentors and Fractional Consultants: 2:45 - 3:30PM - Moderated by Jacob White Ivan Inchauste, CFA - CFO, Stably Jaidin McCann, SHRM-CP - CEO, Jasper Consultancy Tomorrow is set to be a day PACKED with opportunities to build community and we look forward to sharing it with you all! #events #startups #community #bellevue

The next installment of the Founder Workshop series happens tomorrow night. Join two veteran CFO's in Bill Kearns and Pat Donka as they offer guidance and insight into successful budget modeling for startups! https://lnkd.in/gNjw5E48 And subscribe to our calendar to stay updated on upcoming events at Venture Mechanics Startup Incubator / Accelerator. https://lnkd.in/g82RTi4j #startups #events #bellevue #PNW #workshops #founders

Shoutout to all the folks who joined us last night for the second "Founder Workshop" w/ Catherine Bhattachar, Angie Parker, and Ron Wiener. The diverse array of experiences and discussion shed valuable light on the complex and often nuanced approach each startup needs to use to effectively conduct valuable customer research at all stages of development. Check out the next workshop on "Branding and Customer Acquisition" w/ Brock H. Reed and Nick White! https://lnkd.in/gcQ7-ERP These workshops are repeated quarterly with the help of our mentor community, so don't worry if you missed this one. Be sure to check out our calendar for our upcoming events including our quarterly "Summit for Underrepresented Founders" which is happening THIS WEEK! https://lnkd.in/gVaMuARB #startups #events #entrepreneurship #community #bellevue #wa