Denver Startup Week 2018 Schedule: Bootstrapper

On: August 7, 2018 / By: Nick Farrell / Categories: Business, Denver Startup Week

By Your Bootstraps.

So you’re a startup founder who’s decided that venture capital just isn’t for you. You’re taking a more traditional, profit-driven approach to business – or you just want to keep 100% of your company. Either way, this track will help out founders who are just getting laced up.

TLDR; Go Directly to the Calendar

Monday 9/24

8:00am – 10:30am
Denver Startup Week Kickoff Breakfast Sponsored by SendGrid
Seawall Ballroom
This annual event marks the start of Denver Startup Week 2018. It’s the perfect time to network, get plugged-in to Denver’s startup scene, and get hyped for the week’s events!

10:00am – 11:30am
Ducks Fly Together: The Power of Local CO Partnerships
Enterprise Coworking

12:00pm – 1:30pm
The Best Leads Are Right Under Your Nose
Swiftpage

2:00pm – 3:30pm
Crush It! A Guide to Lean Startup Sales
WeWork Tabor Center

4:00pm – 7:00pm
Denver Founders Network, Sponsored by NextFifty Initiative
ChopHouse & Brewery Denver

6:00pm – 9:30pm
Denver Startup Week Opening Bash
Skyline Park

Tuesday 9/25

8:00am – 9:30am
Entrepreneurial Lessons from Sports and the Military; Breakfast with Champions!
Industry RiNo Station

10:00am – 11:30am
Bootstrapping your SaaS to $20k+ MRR in year one
WeWork Tabor Center
While the startup leaders on this panel all grew their SaaS (software-as-a-service) companies to success, the strategies and tips discussed will be applicable to all kinds of bootstrapped businesses.

12:00pm – 1:30pm
Cost of Growth Workshop
The Kirk of Highland

2:00pm – 3:30pm
Make the Most of a Comms or Marketing Program with Limited Resources
CSU – Denver

4:00pm – 5:30pm
The Secret Sauce for not Losing Your Sh*t in a Startup
Industry Stadium

6:00pm – 9:00pm
Women Who Startup Rally
CTRL Collective

Wednesday 9/26

8:00am – 9:30am
Ramping Up: Implementing Scalable Sales Processes at Early-Stage Startups
SendGrid

10:00pm – 11:30am
The Smart Startup – A Better Way to Know That Your Startup Will Succeed
Catalyst Event Center

12:00pm – 1:30pm
Alternative Funding Sources for Early Stage Startups
CA Technologies
So you need capital, but aren’t looking at the VC route. What are your other options? This panel will clue you in to some alternative ways of securing cash for your business.

2:00pm – 3:30pm
All I Do Is Win: How to Build A Sales Org Built For Success
The Kirk of Highland

4:00pm – 5:30pm
Founders Live Denver
Industry Stadium

 

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Thursday 9/27

8:00am – 9:30am
All things ‘Talent’ for Small Business Owners
Catalyst Event Center

10:00am – 11:30am
Denver ScaleUp Network; a CEO panel discussion
Turing School

12:00pm – 1:00pm
Meet the 2018 Denver Gazelles
Basecamp
This event will feature a panel from the 2018 Denver Gazelles, a list of the city’s fastest-growing startups. Learn from these leaders about how they achieved success and participate in a live audience Q&A. Bring a pencil!

2:00pm – 3:30pm
Everything I Learned About Startup Law I Learned from Pied Piper
Polsinelli

6:00pm – 9:00pm
Denver Startup Week Bash (Closing Party), Sponsored by Xero
Beta Nightclub

Friday 9/28

8:00am – 9:30am
Crash Course in Ramping Up Demand (for Startups Only!)
Mockery Brewing

10:00am – 11:30am
Selling/Showing/Wearing the Story of Your Business
Modern Nomad

12:00pm – 1:30pm
The Future of Immersive Design
Jake Jabs Center
Some of the coolest new business ideas in the last five years have been centered around immersive experiences (think “escape rooms”). Learn about the intersections of experience, art, and design with experts from Meow Wolf and artists from the Denver area.

2:00pm – 3:30pm
The Purpose Advantage: Learn the Science and Practice of Purpose to Advance Your Business and Make Your Impact
CSU – Denver

4:00pm – 5:30pm
Scale or Fail: How to Expand Into New Markets
Catalyst Event Center

Get the calendar

We’ve gone ahead and put all of these events into a Google Calendar so you can kickstart your Denver Startup Week!

Network, Learn, and have fun!

We hope you’ll find this curated schedule helpful in deciding what events to attend at Denver Startup Week 2018! If you think we left something off – just let us know in the comments!

Looking for more ways to enjoy Denver Startup Week 2018? Check out our Denver Startup Week 2018 Unofficial Survival Guide for tips on transportation, food and dining, what to bring, and more!

Or, check out the rest of our curated Denver Startup Week schedules: