Join Business Impact NW on October 8, 2020 for IMPACT Pitch! The event is dedicated to celebrating diverse entrepreneurs and small business owners throughout the Pacific Northwest. At this live virtual event, selected finalists will pitch their idea-phase, start-up or established businesses to a panel of judges for the chance to win cash prizes totaling […]
Founders need to be prepped and ready for the due diligence phase of investment where investors will ask for documents, projections, references and more. You also have an opportunity to get some background on your investors, but what should you ask? In this session, expect to cover the basics about “due diligence” as well as […]
What are Investors Looking for Post-Covid? How are Investors changing their strategies after experiencing a global pandemic? Join us for our annual Investor Outlook Panel as we dive into a discussion on investment predictions for 2021 and what they expect the next wave of business to look like.
The transition to a sustainable future is the challenge and the opportunity of a lifetime. Success requires solving different problems across industries, sectors, and regions that no one can do alone. The Techstars Sustainability Summit is an opportunity for our network and the wider climate and sustainability ecosystem to come together, share learnings, and kickstart the collaboration […]
When startups engage in the fundraising process, the pitch deck has the proverbial hockey-stick curve of revenue. At the core of that slide is some form of a business model. The more transparent and effective financial model for the startup, the more likely the investors are going to find comfort and build trust around the […]
Explore the startup journey for Life Sciences /Biosciences startups with Jane Lee Choe. Jane Lee Choe is advising and investing in healthtech startups at every stage from pre-seed to IPO and participating in the largest healthcare mergers in recent history (Crossover Health, Robin Care, Livongo and Teladoc). She provides a unique perspective on launch, growth […]
Launching a new company is an exciting journey! Entrepreneurs balance the people culture and cultivate the passion for all things related to the product or service to make things happen. Today, people clamber to work for companies where the CEO pays as much attention to the growth and development of the team as they do […]
Hardware startups face technical problems which require technical solutions. But that doesn’t mean all hardware founders need to be engineers. Learn how one non-technical founder is leading a company to make mixed reality “doggles” to make special operations canines better than ever. A.J. Peper holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Oregon. […]
From chip shortages to ship shortages, the past two years have been brutally difficult from a supply chain perspective. What have we learned, and how have some companies successfully navigated the increasingly complex and rapidly evolving problem of getting the right parts to the right place? Jennifer Eby is the president/CEO and relationship manager of […]
The AI Meetup 20.0 by Zoom webinar is presented by Co-organizers WSDoC, Orrick and SWAN. The 20th edition is also a tribute to Jim Reed, who recently passed away. Jim, Co-Founder of SWAN Venture Group, was one of Seattle’s most prominent angel investors and a co-organizer of our AI Meetup. Please note that there will […]
