TECH EQUITY HUB
CURRICULUM
Community
July 12, 2022
Kick off
Virtual welcome event with current and past Tech Equity Hub Founders.
Finance
July 14, 2022
Financial Statements Basics 101
Workshop to learn what your financial statements tell you about how your company makes money, followed by 1:1 sessions to dive into your company’s financials.
US Bank
Finance
July 21, 2022
Financial Statements Basics 102
Workshop to learn what your financial statements tell you about how your company makes money, followed by 1:1 sessions to dive into your company’s financials.
US Bank
Marketing and Sales
July 26, 2022
Ready, Set, Launch: Getting Your Product in the Market
Get guidance on how to plan for a successful and impactful product launch.
Lenore Kantor, President, Growth Warrior
Growth
July 28, 2022
How to Build a Business Plan
How to build a business plan that will enable a founder to stick to – and succeed at — the tough business of building her company.
Yasmin Ibrahim, Founder, Carnegie Crescent Consulting
Fundraising
August 2, 2022
It’s Never Too Early: Building Your Investor Pipeline
Get tips and guidance from a VC on how to start building relationships with investors before you ask for money.
Jen Richard, Principal, Bonfire Ventures
Fundraising
August 4, 2022
What It Takes to Raise a Seed Round
How to identify investors, what investors look for in a seed-stage opportunity, and what terms to expect, among other things
Lacey Wisdom, Investor, Eniac Ventures
Product Design and Development
August 9, 2022
Refining Product Market Fit
How big is your market and does it need your solution?
Sarit Amir, PhD, Executive Director, Innovation and Corporate Development, JPMorgan
Product Design and Development
August 11, 2022
Building What Your Customer Needs (Wants)
Learn how to build a product that solves your customer’s problem: identify your customers and their needs, present your value proposition and know when to push through or pivot.
Greg Coleman, CEO and Co-Founder, Sworkit
Fundraising
August 16, 2022
What Makes a Great Pitch Deck
How to tell your story in 12 slides or less and leave them wanting more.
Jenevra Georgini, Founder, Spark + Sterling
Fundraising
August 18, 2022
Bringing Your “A Game” to a Pitch
Learn how to clarify your value proposition, develop and deliver a quick story to capture attention, and demonstrate you’re the right woman for the job.
Rebecca Williams, Story Coach
Growth
August 23, 2022
Building a Top-Notch Sales Team
The trick to talent development and assembling a team that can sell your solution.
Sarah Holmes, Associate, Unshackled VC
Product Design and Development
August 25, 2022
Tech Tips for Non-Technical Founders
The key considerations a non-technical founder needs to know when building out her technology, including how to avoid common mistakes.
Nicole Hamilton, Founder, Homeownering
Finance
August 30, 2022
Creating a Financial Model
Learn how to create a financial model that will help you understand your cost structure and your growth drivers as you build your company.
Janet DeFrino, Managing Principal, Five Mile Advisors
Community
September 1, 2022
Fireside Chat with Gillian White of Capital B
How to access and effectively use media contacts.
Gillian White, Capital B
Finance
September 6, 2022
Understanding the Different Investment Vehicles
Learn the basics of SAFEs, convertible notes, and preferred stock and at what point in your fundraising journey each comes into play.
Shelly Malik, Associate, DWT
Marketing and Sales
September 9, 2022
How to Approach a Sales Process
Eva Sasson
Community
September 13, 2022
Founder of Color Journey
SaLisa Berrien, Founder and CEO, COI Energy
Legal
September 15, 2022
Protecting and Managing Your IP Assets
Learn how to protect your rights in your intellectual property and trade secrets and how you manage those rights as you monetize your IP.
Dylan Adams, Partner, DWT
Latoya Tyson, Associate, DWT
Fundraising
September 20, 2022
Understanding Your Capital Structure and How It Translates to Your Cap Table
Work with our experts to create or perfect your cap table and learn how it changes as you raise capital.
Melanie Broome, Associate, DWT
Community
October 3, 2022
Live Demo Day
Live Demo Day in New York.
Fundraising
Practicing and Perfecting Your Pitch
You’ve created the perfect pitch deck – now get ready for Demo Day by practicing your pitch with investors and mentors.
Various Investors/Advisors from the Project W Community
Product Design and Development
Tech Deep Dives
Do a 1:1 deep dive with an IT specialist to review your tech solution and determine whether it delivers what you want and what your customers need.
DWT Technologists
Legal
It’s Not Just Your Data: Protecting the Data You Collect from Customers and Users
Find out what every startup founder needs to know about data privacy and security and how to implement privacy by design in your systems to protect your company from liability.
Maryam Casbarro, Product Counsel, Uber
Legal
Your Legal Obligations as an Employer
What you need to know when you start hiring (and firing) employees.
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