Prepare Your Business For Success!

Founder's Workshop: Startup Fundamentals and Essentials.

This interactive workshop is an excellent opportunity for Tufts $100k applicants to ask specific questions related to their venture and receive direct and actionable insights. Attendees will have a chance to hear from and connect with recent Tufts graduates and past Tufts $100k participants that are now running successful businesses.

The event is open to Tufts undergraduate students, graduate students, alumni, faculty, and staff. All entrepreneurial-minded individuals that are interested in learning how to build and grow a successful business are invited to attend.

Workshop Schedule:

2:00PM Welcome & Keynote Q&A

Kevin Oye, Executive Director of Tufts Gordon Institute leads Q&A with Steve Herrod, Managing Director at General Catalyst

2:45PM Validating Your Idea, Business Planning, and Go To Market

Tina Weber, Startup Strategist, Entrepreneur, TEC Faculty and Business Competitions Director and Gavin Finn, President & CEO, Kaon Interactive, Inc., TEC Faculty

3:30PM Legal Considerations for Startups

Howard Susser, Chair, IP Litigation, Burns & Levinson

4:15PM Funding Your New Venture

Frank Apeseche, Chairman Amstar, Co-founder J. Locke, TEC Faculty

5:00PM Fireside Chat with recent Tufts $100k Winners

6:00PM Coaching/Working Dinner: pizza and breakout sessions with coaches

PARKING:

Limited guest parking is available next to the CLIC building. If the lot fills up, there is paid on-street parking on Boston Ave. Tufts interactive campus map.