Generation Startup – Film Screening & Speaker Panel
Students, aspiring entrepreneurs, and the Denver startup community are invited to a private screening of “Generation Startup: Learning to Fail. Redefining Success” (watch the trailer here), presented by Project X-ITE, the Downtown Denver Partnership, TiE Rockies, and the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship.
Immediately following the screening, a panel discussion will discuss the trials and tribulations of young entrepreneurs in Denver and Detroit. The panel includes:
- Kate Catlin, Generation Startup
- Raine Giorgio, NerdNest
- Matt Hyder, Recoup Fitness
- Moderated by Tami Door, Downtown Denver Partnership
Networking and refreshments will take place after the discussion. Don’t miss this exciting event for entrepreneurs of every generation!
About the Film: GENERATION STARTUP captures the struggles and triumphs of six recent college graduates who put everything on the line to build startups in Detroit. Shot over 17 months, it’s an honest, in-the-trenches look at what it takes to launch a startup. Directed by Academy Award winner Cynthia Wade and award-winning filmmaker Cheryl Miller Houser, the film celebrates risk-taking, urban revitalization, and diversity while delivering a vital call-to-action—with entrepreneurship at a record low, the country’s economic future is at stake. Read a review here.
PARKING AT THE NEWMAN CENTER IS CASH ONLY, $8. Please consider taking the Light Rail to the DU station, or taking an Uber or Lyft.
