September 2019
Denver Startup Week: 5419 Speed Legal – Starting, Growing and Funding Your Business
Session Topic: 5419 Speed Legal – Starting, Growing and Funding Your Business Tuesday, Sept. 17, 12:00-1:30pm Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at CU Denver 5th Floor Laube Commons, 1475 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO 80202 Founders face pivotal decisions in the early stage, from initial incorporation to HR, stock options, and IP strategies. Then, there’s funding, growth, and exit. The pitfalls are perilous if sound decisions don’t start at the beginning. No matter where you are in the startup journey, this…
Find out more »Denver Startup Week: Coffee Hour with Alumni
Coffee Hour with CU Denver Alumni Wednesday, Sept. 18, 9-10am CU Denver Business School 1st Floor Lobby, 1475 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO 80202 Stop by the CU Denver Business School on Wednesday morning to grab some FREE refreshments and chat with some of our successful alumni! We'll be welcoming the following standout entrepreneurs of the Denver community: Josh Churlik (MBA ’06) – Founder of Denver Startup Week and CEO and co-founder of Well Data Labs Karen Hertz (MBA ’05) –…
Find out more »Denver Startup Week: CS & Sales Delivering Unified Customers First Experiences
Session Topic: 5419 Speed Legal – Starting, Growing and Funding Your Business Wednesday, Sept. 18, 12:00-1:30pm Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at CU Denver 5th Floor Laube Commons, 1475 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO 80202 Customer Expectations are higher than they've ever been in both the consumer and b2b space. Customers want a frictionless sales experience, effortless onboarding, quick time to value AND expect an overall delightful experience at every interaction. This is a tall task for even the best tech…
Find out more »Denver Startup Week: CRO Discussion – When to Build & Scale Your Sales Org
Session Topic: CRO Discussion – When to Build & Scale Your Sales Org Wednesday, Sept. 18, 4:00-5:30pm Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at CU Denver 5th Floor Laube Commons, 1475 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO 80202 Join a diverse panel of executives, Carlos Perez (Ascent360), Jean Landsverk (CRO of Zelis), & Rick Emery (Mersive) who will discuss key factors in deciding when to grow a sales practice & the fundamentals to consider. How do you know when it’s time to scale…
Find out more »Denver Startup Week: Applying Systems Thinking to Product and Service Marketing
Session Topic: CRO Discussion – When to Build & Scale Your Sales Org Thursday, Sept. 19, 2:00-3:30pm Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at CU Denver Room 5406, 5th Floor, 1475 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO 80202 Systems thinking explains how consumers make decisions both quickly and through study and reason. Both systems of thinking can employ a consumer’s emotional connection to a brand, product, or service. In this session, we’ll explore how the tools of consumer research can help you understand…
Find out more »October 2019
Best of Colorado: Andre Durand
The Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship’s Best of Colorado Speaker Series features Colorado’s greatest entrepreneurs and business leaders. Join us as Andre Durand, founder and CEO of Ping Identity, discusses how his company became the leading provider of cloud identity security solutions. This event is open to the public. Dinner and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. ABOUT ANDRE: Andre Durand is the founder and CEO of Ping Identity. Established in 2002, Ping Identity is a Denver-based software company that help…
Find out more »November 2019
Best of Colorado: Disruption in Medicine
RSVP: bit.ly/BOC_SPARK The Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship’s Best of Colorado Speaker Series features Colorado’s greatest entrepreneurs and business leaders. Join us as leading scientists and physicians from CU Anschutz's SPARK program share their work and exciting discoveries. As the night's featured speaker, Stan Lapidus will share his journey as an inventor, disruptor, and advisor to the SPARK program. This event is open to the public. Food and beverages will be provided. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Stan Lapidus As a SPARK…
Find out more »February 2020
Jake Jabs Event Center Open House
Come celebrate the grand opening of the new Jake Jabs Event Center in downtown Denver! Stop by the CU Denver Business School to check out the NEW Jake Jabs Events Center, innovation suite, classrooms, and collaborative spaces. After a $12 million donation from Jake Jabs in 2018, the Business School began this three-story infill project 15 months ago. We're excited to now invite CU Denver students, faculty, staff, leadership, and community partners into the new space! Hear opening remarks from…
Find out more »March 2020
THE CLIMB | Validator
Join us for THE CLIMB | Validator, our idea lab workshop, to learn how to validate a business concept and how to move forward with your idea. Meet with advisers and mentors to help with next steps you should take with your business. THE CLIMB applicants are highly encouraged to attend this event in preparation for THE CLIMB | Pitch Night on April 30, 2020. Learn more about THE CLIMB | Business Plan Competition here. RSVP: bit.ly/CLIMB_Validator2020 WHEN: Tuesday, March 3, 2020…
Find out more »THE CLIMB | Refinery
Join us for THE CLIMB | Refinery workshop to learn more about the elevator pitch process and how to create the best executive summary for investors. This event will have mentors and past participants of THE CLIMB in attendance to help applicants polish elevator pitches and prepare their applications. THE CLIMB applicants are highly encouraged to attend this event in preparation for THE CLIMB | Pitch Night on April 30, 2020. Learn more about THE CLIMB | Business Plan Competition here.…
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