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Fort Collins Startup Week

Welcome to an AMAZING week of free content, network sessions, collisions and mentors. We are here to make your experience unforgettable!

8:00am MDT

The LaunchPad Opens for Mentor Hours, Registration, Spotlight Stages, and Networking The LaunchPad Mainstage

10:30am MDT

Opening Ceremonies Intro ConcertLIMITED Lincoln Center-Magnolia TheatreFort Collins Chamber Music Society FCSW15 Showcase during Opening CeremoniesLIMITED Lincoln Center-Columbine Room

11:00am MDT

Opening Ceremonies featuring Inc. Magazine's Eric Schurenberg, Stacey Ferreira, and more!LIMITED Lincoln Center-Magnolia TheatreBrianne Snook • Chris J Snook • Dan Caruso • Blake Ebel • Stacey Ferreira • David Firth • J.B. Holston • Kim Jordan • Christie Kerner • Curt Richardson • Eric Schurenberg • Wade Troxell • Daniel Tyre • Wayne Williams

2:00pm MDT

Stacey Ferreira Meet & Greet (Free advanced book giveaway/signings)LIMITED Lincoln Center-Columbine RoomStacey Ferreira Red Carpet Photo Bombs with PHOCO Lincoln Center-Columbine RoomPHOCO Opening Ceremonies Happy Hour ExpoLIMITED Lincoln Center-Columbine Room

2:15pm MDT

From Startup to Scaleup- How to Know When You Need to Expand/Choosing a Second LocationLIMITED Lincoln Center-Columbine RoomChris Petroff

3:00pm MDT

When Founders Fight: A Panel Discussion of Legal (and Emotional) Lessons LearnedLIMITED Lincoln Center-Columbine RoomKira Spivak • Michael Stus • Steven Weigler

4:00pm MDT

#FBOMBS- UnPanel of Real Failures-Real Lessons Learned-from Really Successful EntrepreneursLIMITED Lincoln Center-Columbine RoomStacey Ferreira • Kevin Putegnat • Nathan Schock • Eric Schurenberg • Chris J Snook

6:00pm MDT

Startup Grind Presents: A FoCo Fireside Chat with Dan Tyre of HubSpotLIMITED Lincoln Center-Magnolia TheatreChristie Kerner • Daniel Tyre

7:30am MDT

Business Appreciation Breakfast-Compliments of City of Fort CollinsLIMITED Marriott Fort CollinsSeonAh Kendall • Jon Schallert

8:00am MDT

The LaunchPad Opens for Mentor Hours, Registration, Spotlight Stages, and Networking The LaunchPad Mainstage

9:00am MDT

1 Million Cups NoCoLIMITED Marriott Fort Collins CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Collegiate Comp - Seed Round; Group 1LIMITED The Lory Student Center North Ballroom (CSU Campus)CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Rockies Venture Club Investor Triage The Lory Student Center North Ballroom (CSU Campus)Ian McConville • CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge

10:00am MDT

Fantastical Adventures in MakingLIMITED The LaunchPad Makers LoungeFort Collins Creator Hub • Hunter Buffington

10:15am MDT

How to Sell Big When Your Business is SmallLIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageDaniel Tyre

11:00am MDT

Disrupting Intellectual Property Services: A Legal Panel on the Various Models for Funding Intellectual PropertyLIMITED Innosphere (South Conference Room)Russ Krajec • Carlos Cruz-Abrams • Joel Jacobson • Rob Phillips Why Culture Matters-A Panel Discussion with Culture-Centric CEOsLIMITED The LaunchPad Downstairs ClassroomAshlee Cloud • Natalie Baumgartner • Nathan Greenlee • Dan Lynn • Zach Nies • Leah Zions Get Her on Board-presented by NoCo Women Who LeadLIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageJana Knapp • Rachael Donaldson • Stacey Ferreira • Terry Morreale

12:00pm MDT

Democratization of the Capital Industry - Securities CrowdfundingLIMITED Innosphere (South Conference Room)Karl Dakin • Jared Ertle • Lucas Marquardt Series T: How to Achieve the Most Important Milestone of Your BusinessLIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageKevin Putegnat From Prototyping to Production: How to Balance Speed, Scale, and Quality The LaunchPad Downstairs ClassroomChuck Hodges

12:30pm MDT

CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Collegiate Comp - Seed Round; Group 2LIMITED The Lory Student Center North Ballroom (CSU Campus)CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge

1:00pm MDT

The Definitive Startup Legal ChecklistLIMITED The LaunchPad Downstairs ClassroomJoel Jacobson Growing Out of Control -What's Next?LIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageChrister Wadman PCBA: From Concept to ManufacturingLIMITED Innosphere (South Conference Room)Edmond Johnson • Seth Schell

2:00pm MDT

Focus is a Thing! Getting to Your Core Value Prop and Staying True to It.LIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageChase Natoli Two Miles Wide or Two Miles Deep: How to Grow Your CompanyLIMITED Innosphere (South Conference Room)Hope Hartman Internet of Things (IoT) and Your BusinessLIMITED The LaunchPad Downstairs ClassroomMatt Roeder

3:00pm MDT

Early Exits-What, Why, and How to Achieve them.LIMITED Innosphere (North Conference Room)Mike Freeman Bitcoin, Digital Currency, and the Future of MoneyLIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageNoah Berger User's First: Lessons, Opportunities and Strategies for launching Tech Innovation in Monster MarketsLIMITED The LaunchPad Downstairs ClassroomRobert Downey

4:00pm MDT

Early Exits-Structure and Strategy Discussion (A Legal and Financial Panel Q and A)LIMITED Innosphere (North Conference Room)KKO Firm • Carlos Cruz-Abrams • Matt Fargo • Pat Nicholson CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Collegiate Comp - Semi FinalsLIMITED The Lory Student Center North Ballroom (CSU Campus)CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge • CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Free Resources (and some paid) for Your StartupLIMITED Innosphere (South Conference Room)Rich Maloy

4:30pm MDT

5 Key Startup Challenges Solved by Leveraging the CloudLIMITED Innosphere (North Conference Room)Alessandra DeWitt • Zayo Group It's 5 O-Clock FoCo Happy Hour brought to you by KKO LawfirmLIMITED InnosphereKKO Firm • KKO Firm

5:00pm MDT

Maker Society SioreeLIMITED The LaunchPad Makers LoungeFort Collins Creator Hub • Hunter Buffington

5:30pm MDT

CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Collegiate Comp - Finals and Awards CeremonyLIMITED The Lory Student Center North Ballroom (CSU Campus)CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge

6:00pm MDT

GoCode Colorado ExperienceLIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageAndrew Cole • Elaine Marino

6:30pm MDT

CSU BLUE OCEAN COLLEGIATE BASH-After PartyLIMITED The Lory Student Center Ramskeller (CSU CAMPUS)CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge

6:45pm MDT

Movie Night Feature Presentation: "Startup.com"LIMITED Mugs Coffee Lounge

8:00pm MDT

#FCSW15 Night at Social (First Drink of Startup Punch with ticket is on Ty the raddest/baddest bartender in FoCo!) Social

8:00am MDT

Open Space Conversation "21st Century Agriculture Innovation - What new thinking do we need- What actions should we take, to make the biggest difference?" facilitated by David FirthLIMITED Innosphere (South Conference Room)David Firth • Gregory Graff • VanHeyst Group The LaunchPad Opens for Mentor Hours, Registration, Spotlight Stages, and Networking

8:30am MDT

Standing on Scars: Turning Wounds Into WinsLIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageSteve Schmutzer

9:00am MDT

Open Source Hardware that Scales-The Lulzbot Case StudyLIMITED The LaunchPad Downstairs ClassroomAlejandro Sangiovanni

10:00am MDT

Why Failure is Awesome and Fun is Really All that MattersLIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageMatthew Lesko Experience the Tesla Model S Test Drive (Two step RSVP required)LIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageTesla Motors

11:00am MDT

What is Startup Summer?LIMITED Innosphere (North Conference Room)Christine Hudson • John Delva • Andrew Homeyer • Ryan Martens • Allyson Patterson • Startup Colorado Raising Angel Capital in Colorado: How to Start and How to Work with your AngelsLIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageKrista Morgan House of Genius Fort CollinsLIMITED The LaunchPad Downstairs ClassroomHouse of Genius Fort Collins

12:00pm MDT

What's next for Accelerators/Incubators-A Global Perspective on RelevanceLIMITED Innosphere (North Conference Room)Chris J Snook • Carla Bustamante • Susanne Comella • Julie Penner • Techstars • Chalmers Innovation Get Your Mind Right: Psychological Strategies for Successful EntrepreneursLIMITED Innosphere (South Conference Room)Vanessa Callahan NoCo Talent Collision/Hiring Fair (powered by jobZology™ and InnovatioNews.com)LIMITED The LaunchPad MainstagejobZology™

12:30pm MDT

"Making Culture Tangible" Leadership SpotlightLIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageEric Leftwich • jobZology™

1:00pm MDT

How to Get Funding Before You Get FundedLIMITED Innosphere (South Conference Room)Christie Kerner Driving to #1: PrIME HealthLIMITED Innosphere (North Conference Room)Tom Higley • Jeffrey Nathanson Women Who Startup Radio Live Recording and BroadcastLIMITED The LaunchPad Idea LabKrista Morgan • Lizelle van Vuuren

1:30pm MDT

"Coin Flip Recruiting?" Leadership SpotlightLIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageKurt Kraiger • Chad Madenwald • jobZology™

2:00pm MDT

Bringing Digital Health Technologies to MarketLIMITED Innosphere (North Conference Room)Mike Freeman • Mark Barnes • Bob Goodman • Rob Phillips Unlocking the Marketing Power of Content and CalendarsLIMITED Innosphere (South Conference Room)Eric Darst

2:30pm MDT

"Fit Happens" Leadership SpotlightLIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageKurt Kraiger • jobZology™ GrowthCasting: The Tools to Predict and Prepare for Extreme GrowthLIMITED The LaunchPad Downstairs ClassroomKirk Dando Angel 101 AcademyLIMITED The LaunchPad Idea LabIan McConville • Peter Adams

3:30pm MDT

The Peter Johnson Front Range Experience Craft CrawlLIMITED The LaunchPad Mainstage

4:00pm MDT

Fort Collins Chamber Music Society Concert The LaunchPad Makers LoungeFort Collins Chamber Music Society

5:00pm MDT

Trends and Insights in Venture Capital from Intel CapitalLIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageAbhi Arunachalam

5:30pm MDT

Larimer County Young Entrepreneur's TournamentLIMITED Innosphere (North and South Conference Room)Charisse Bowen

5:45pm MDT

The Future of Fashion? Is Tech?LIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageJustice Kwesi Kwarteng • Kyle Kirkpatrick • Salwa Owens • Vortic Watches

6:00pm MDT

Craft Crawl Happy Hour Continues in the LaunchPad CourtyardLIMITED The LaunchPad Courtyard

8:00am MDT

Volunteer/Mentor Appreciation Breakfast and AwardsLIMITED The LaunchPad MainstageSeamus Nally • Brianne Snook • Chris J Snook CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Enterprise Competition - Seed Round; Group 1LIMITED The Lory Student Center Ballroom C+D (CSU CAMPUS)CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge • CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Rockies Venture Club Investor Triage The Lory Student Center Ballroom C+D (CSU CAMPUS)Ian McConville • CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge The LaunchPad Opens for Mentor Hours, Registration, Spotlight Stages, and Networking TBA

12:00pm MDT

CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Enterprise Competition - Seed Round; Group 2LIMITED The Lory Student Center Ballroom C+D (CSU CAMPUS)CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge • CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge

3:00pm MDT

CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Trolley Pitch Competition Trolley Pitch RegistrationCSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge • CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge

4:00pm MDT

Galvanize FoCo VIP Hard Hat Tour 1LIMITED Galvanize FoCo/The Artery BldgCharisse Bowen • Galvanize NoCo Women Who Lead Happy HourLIMITED ElliotsGalvanize

4:30pm MDT

Galvanize FoCo VIP Hard Hat Tour 2LIMITED Galvanize FoCo/The Artery BldgCharisse Bowen • Galvanize

6:00pm MDT

Handshakin Video Series Soft Launch PartyLIMITED Digital Workshop CenterMatt 'Handshakin' Holmes

9:00am MDT

Larimer County Young Entrepreneurs ShowcaseLIMITED The Lory Student Center Ballroom C+D (CSU CAMPUS)CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge

10:00am MDT

Smart Angel Investing in Northern ColoradoLIMITED The Lory Student Center Ballroom C+D (CSU CAMPUS)Ian McConville • Peter Adams #ReloToNoCo Old Town Showcase Property TourLIMITED TBATim Anderson • Brian Trainor

12:00pm MDT

CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Enterprise Competition - Quarter FinalsLIMITED The Lory Student Center Ballroom C+D (CSU CAMPUS)CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge • CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge

3:30pm MDT

CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Keynote Event: Jeff HoffmanLIMITED The Lory Student Center Ballroom C+D (CSU CAMPUS)Christine Chin

4:30pm MDT

CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Enterprise Competition - Semi FinalsLIMITED The Lory Student Center Ballroom C+D (CSU CAMPUS)CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge • CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge

6:00pm MDT

CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge Enterprise Competition - Finals and Awards CeremonyLIMITED The Lory Student Center Ballroom C+D (CSU CAMPUS)CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge • CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge

7:30pm MDT

CSU BLUE OCEAN BASHLIMITED The Lory Student Center Theatre/Sutherland Gardens (CSU CAMPUS)CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge

12:00pm MDT

Made In Loveland DayLIMITED The Loveland Creator SpaceAcorn Capital Advisors LLC (Allen Duck) • Mike Freeman • Kyle Kirkpatrick • Ben Walker

12:30pm MDT

How to Represent Your Product/Company and Look Attractive to InvestorsLIMITED The ArmoryAcorn Capital Advisors LLC (Allen Duck) • Ben Walker

1:00pm MDT

Open Source Design with LulzbotLIMITED The ArmoryAlejandro Sangiovanni

2:00pm MDT

Successfully Raising Growth Capital in Colorado- The Good, the Bad, and the ChallengingLIMITED ArtWorks LovelandMike Freeman

2:30pm MDT

Complete Solutions RoboticsLIMITED ArtWorks LovelandMike Olson

3:00pm MDT

Made in Loveland Company ShowcaseLIMITED The Loveland Creator Space