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RoadPitch is rolling into Da Chi on Friday, Oct 13th at mHUB . They are seeking Founders to pitch Chicago based investors. Name: RoadPitch Chicago 2023 Date: Friday, Oct 13th Time: 5:30-8pm  Location: mHub About RoadPitch: RoadPitch is the Amazing Race meets Shark Tank and it's not just another pitch event – it's a Black-tech platform that brings together forward-thinking founders, experienced investors, and industry experts on a dynamic journey to explore cutting-edge innovations. This is your chance to showcase your groundbreaking startups and entrepreneurial prowess to a highly influential audience. Why Participate? Access to Capital: Connect with a curated group of angel investors, venture capitalists, and potential collaborators who are eager to invest in disruptive startups. Invaluable Feedback: Receive constructive insights from seasoned entrepreneurs and industry experts that can help you refine and scale your business. Networking Opportunities: Forge connections that go beyond the event. Rub shoulders with fellow founders, mentors, and investors who share your passion for innovation. Media Exposure: Gain visibility through media coverage, opening doors to wider recognition and business growth. Pitch Guidelines: Your pitch should encapsulate your vision, product, market opportunity, and growth strategy. Be prepared to articulate how your solution addresses a real-world problem and sets you apart from the competition. Each pitch will have a 5-minute time limit followed by 4-minutes of Q&A session. Apply: To secure your spot, please APPLY at https://lnkd.in/giw8C_Ri by September 22nd. 

🥨 Heading to Bits & Pretzels! 🤩The next three days are brimming with excitement, when Munich takes centre stage in the tech and startup scene. 🎤I can hardly wait to engage in insightful discussions with Hanno Renner and Daniel Dines, just a few hours from now. 🥇Our focus: Cracking the Code: How to build a top tech Company made in Europe See you soon!

🗣️ "Investors are talking about Twinbase behind our back" was one point in our quick internal summary of the Arctic15 startup conference. Which means that we are starting to find the right way to pitch our rather complicated deep tech solution. 🧑💻 Just wait until we have our visual platform ready for demoing, making it even easier to grasp the advantages of our approach. 💡 Overall, the event confirmed that we are doing the right things also from the investor perspective!

📈"...Experience and skills compound over time when you stay in one industry. But, every once in a while, a truly unique, special company emerges." 💎 Excited to welcome Alex Lindahl to our team as a GTM Engineer! 🎉 🔍 Why was he so excited to join Clay? He shares his thought process in his Substack - GTM Foundry https://lnkd.in/ekG4WYBC 🗺 His SIMPLE Framework for Evaluating Startups is very insightful - Check that out, too! https://lnkd.in/eMNR6DsS

What do you get when 16 NYS tech founders walk into a restaurant to debrief on TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo? One really fun night! Community is crucial for startup founders as it provides a support network of like-minded individuals facing similar challenges. Mentorship within the New York City Innovation Hot Spot community offers invaluable guidance from experienced entrepreneurs, helping founders navigate obstacles and make informed next steps decisions. Additionally, having someone to talk to alleviates the isolation often experienced in the startup journey, ensuring founders maintain well-being and resilience!

The best way to know what the privacy and consumer class action landscape is going to look like in three years is to know what businesses are coming down the pike. I'll be interested to see what nuanced consumer and privacy related issues arise from these pitches.

#pitchandrun is my favorite recent example of how to build a great community. First off, it's a ridiculously simple idea. Nihal Mehta got into running, trained for a marathon, etc., but also has a family and kids--so he decided to be time efficient and combine his need to get some miles in with the constant requirement to stay connected to founders as a VC. He put out a simple format and stuck with it--a no-one-left-behind run of a short to moderate distance and said, "Hey, wanna meet me? Join me on a run." He layered on some simple community features, like getting to join a group chat after a certain amount of participation, a hashtag, etc. and now I would say that #pitchandrun is easily one of the best and most supportive communities in NYC--and it has also grown to other cities as well. This wasn't three-dimensional community hacker chess. It was just authenticity, openness, consistency and simplicity, compounded over time. Whatever you're into, find a way to make it easy for others of entry-level ability to join in, do it regularly, and support not only their participation but their own passions outside of the activity. That's the key to a great community and there are tons of art appreciation, volunteering, kayaking (ah-hem), improv, code learning, book club, etc. communities just waiting for someone to build into the fabric of NYC tech and beyond. When you do that, I'll jump at the chance to feature and support it in the nextNYC weekly event newsletter (http://next.nyc) because it all makes doing the really hard work of startups that much more fun and supported.

See you next week. Come to the innovation theater at 5pm Monday, or set up a meeting at the link below. #threeVsofsupplychain #innovation #cscmp #visibility #variability #velocity #transvoyant