At Founders Summit you’ll learn valuable business practices, discover new platforms and tools, and network with potential new partners and resources that are all aimed to help you succeed and grow. The TechDay team has meticulously curated the lineup of speakers to ensure the knowledge you’ll obtain is comprehensive, strategic and actionable. Built into the schedule are breaks for networking to allow for one-on-one conversations with your fellow attendees as well as with the presenting sponsors and industry thought leaders.
Aug 14, 2020
Convene, 730 3rd Avenue, New York
A brand-new, founder-focused conference for
entrepreneurs & the companies that support them.
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entrepreneurs & the companies that support them.
What is Founders Summit?
Building on nearly a decade of success serving the needs of the startup community, the organizers of TechDay are excited to announce the launch of a new conference: TechDay Founders Summit, a one day program where startup founders, their executive teams, and idea stage entrepreneurs can access the tools, education and networks that will help them become better, more successful business people.
The conference will feature educational sessions and workshops, one-on-one meetings and office hours, product demos, and high value networking opportunities.
Sessions will address topics identified by founders as most important to the growth and success of their businesses, including fundraising, staff recruitment and retention, infrastructure development, innovation and change management, marketing and sales, business analytics, time management, and much more.
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Founders Summit Schedule at a Glance
8am - 9am
Breakfast & Networking
9am - 9:45am
Startup 101
Keep Your Funding Flowing: Non-Obvious Tips For Founders On Raising Capital
Growing Pains
Winning Strategies for First-Time Managers
Building Blocks
Customer Driven Development: The Learn-Build-Learn Cycle
Sponsored
Sales, Marketing, and Branding
The Top 10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Selling
Funding Fundamentals
10am - 10:45am
Startup 101
Lessons from Startups and Downs: The Secrets of Resilient Entrepreneurs
Growing Pains
How to Hire So You Don’t Have to Fire
Building Blocks
Sales, Marketing, and Branding
Building your Brand with Design Thinking
Funding Fundamentals
Funding From Your Rich Uncle... Sam: Using SBIR's to Your Advantage
11am - 11:45am
Startup 101
Pitch Deck Essentials for Startups & The Pitch Deck Teardown
Growing Pains
Building Blocks
How to Drive Growth and Set Yourself Up For Financial Success
Sponsored
Sales, Marketing, and Branding
Digital Marketing: A Growth Hacker's Hands-On Approach
Funding Fundamentals
12pm - 1pm
Lunch & Keynote
1:15pm - 2pm
Startup 101
Growing Pains
Managing Co-founder Relationships, It's Just Business...and Personal
Building Blocks
IP 101 for Start-Ups – How To Protect Your Secret Sauce And Keep Your Edge!
Sponsored
Sales, Marketing, and Branding
Funding Fundamentals
How Founders Can Prepare To Work More Successfully With Corporate Partners
2:15pm - 3pm
Startup 101
Managing Risk: Why Every Founder Needs to Plan for a World Focused on Cyber Security & Data Privacy
Growing Pains
Strength Through Diversity: Building Dynamic + Diverse Teams
Building Blocks
The Startup Stack: Building Customer Engagement for Scale
Sponsored
Sales, Marketing, and Branding
Funding Fundamentals
Employee Equity for Startups: What You Need to Know Before Establishing A Plan
Sponsored
Andrew Schwartz & Greg Baker
VP of Executive Services & Business Unit Owner
at Computershare
Don’t miss this chance to become a founding member.
Apply to attend Founders Summit.
Apply to attend Founders Summit.
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Why Attend?
Your application fee to attend Founders Summit includes:
TechDay New York Expo Pass
Founders Summit Conference Pass
Discount Code to Invite Fellow Entrepreneurs to Founders Summit
Access to the Founders Summit Slack Channel
Discounts and Deals from Sponsors and Tech Brands
Networking and Matchmaking App
Morning Coffee
Lunch
Closing Party
Who Attends?
Drawing on the incredible range of startups that exhibit at and attend TechDay New York, Founders Summit will bring together idea stage entrepreneurs, founders, co-founders, and C-Suite startup execs. TechDay New York exhibitors will receive complimentary tickets to Founders Summit and early stage startups and entrepreneurs in the TechDay audience and greater New York ecosystem are also invited to apply to attend. Only startup founders, their executive teams, and idea stage entrepreneurs will be admitted as attendees.
Don’t miss this chance to become a founding member.
Apply to attend Founders Summit.
Apply to attend Founders Summit.
Apply Here
Sponsor Participation
Organizations that offer services, products, and resources that can help the Founders Summit audience learn best practices, time tested strategies, and leading-edge techniques for managing and growing, better, more successful businesses will benefit from sponsorship, which includes conference sessions and networking opportunities. Sponsors will have the rare opportunity to share content and market insight with a highly curated group of hundreds of founders, co-founders, and C-Suite teams at Founders Summit. Further information on both TechDay New York and TechDay Founders Summit sponsorship can be found in the deck below. To learn more and get involved, please fill out this form and we’ll get in touch right away!
