Lessons Learned: Embracing Startup Obstacles

Interested in setting your startup on a path to success? Attend this Tech Forum and hear stories from CEO's who are successful now, but who have faced and learned from failures in the past. Hear their tales of failed products, strategies, and ultimately companies, and the lessons they learned along the way.

Speakers include Jason Massey, Sustainable Industrial Solutions; Lee Buck, Blue Bright Ventures; Jamie Duke, and Richard Holcomb, Strikeiron.

Featuring Katrin Burt, Intersouth Partners

CED’s Investor Brown Bag Series provides an informal opportunity for entrepreneurs who are CED Members to network with and learn more about specific VC, angel groups and corporate venturing groups.  Investors will provide a short, informal presentation about their firm discussing what they fund, why they don’t fund specific entrepreneurs, and reasons they have NOT funded specific entrepreneurs.  The remaining time will be devoted to Q&A and networking.  These free events will be held monthly and are open only to startup companies who are CED Members.

Calling Mentors & Entrepreneurs

The CED Venture Mentoring Service supports innovation and entrepreneurial activity by matching entrepreneurs with skilled volunteer mentors. The program uses a team mentoring approach with groups of 3 to 4 mentors sitting with entrepreneur(s) in sessions that provide practical, day-to-day professional advice, coaching and action plans.

CED VMS assistance is given across a broad range of business activity, including product development, marketing, intellectual property law, finance, human resources, and founders issues. CED VMS services are offered without charge to entrepreneurs in CED’s service area.