Tampa Bay Startup Week is finally here! There are over a hundred events that will help you take your startup and career to the next level. If you haven’t already built your schedule, here are some events that feature Wave companies and members of our Investor & Mentor Network. In total, over 50 members of our community are speakers at the events or mentors at Startup Surge that the Wave is the official host of.
- Q&A with Tampa’s Talent Leaders Monday at 9 am
- Speaker: Steve Fiske, Launch Company EIR
- Using Data more efficiently in Hospitality: Monday at 10 am
- Moderated by Robert Blacklidge, CEO of Course Align – a Wave Cohort XVI company
- Angel Investing, how to become a Business Investor: Monday at 11 am
- Speakers: David Chitester, Victor Lui – Members of Wave Investor Network
- From Concept to Exit: Monday at 1 pm
- Speakers: Raj Goyal – Wave Investor & Mentor Network, Robyn Spoto-Women’s EIR, and Rich Heruska
- Marketing Lessons Learned: Monday at 2 pm
- Speaker: Pat Bhava, CEO of PikMyKid – a Wave Grow Company
- How to Successfully Raise Money for your StartUp Monday at 3 pm
- Speakers: 3 Grow Company CEO’s: Ed Buckley with Peerfit, David Etheredge with SavvyCard, and Julie MacGregor with Global Safety Management
- Investor Network members: Jonathan Gordon with Stage 1 Ventures, Sean Barkman with Ballast Point, and Moderated by Marc Blumenthal
- Boost Your Business with the $500M All Star Panel Tuesday at 8:30 am
- Speakers: Chitra Kanagaraj, COO & Co-Founder of PikMyKid – a Wave Grow Company, Jamie Sewell, CMO of Washlava – a Wave Grow Company
- Access to Flexible Capital Tuesday at 11 am
- Speaker: Blaire Martin with Nexus (Formerly Florida Angel Nexus), Member of Wave Investor network
- Do you have what it takes? A Startup Bus Round Table Tuesday at 3 pm
- Moderated by Robert Blacklidge, CEO of Course Align – a Wave Cohort XVI company
- Speaker: Mitch Neff, member of Wave mentor network
- Start-Up Surge hosted by the Tampa Bay Wave Wednesday at 9 am
- Wave Interim Accelerator Director Rich Heruska will be hosting/ speaking and also announcing the TechDiversity Accelerator applications are opening
- Start-Up Law Essentials: Wednesday at 1 pm
- Speaker: Mia Moto, member of Wave Mentor Network
- The Psychology of Marketing: Wednesday at 3 pm
- Speaker: JR Griggs, Member of Wave Mentor Network
- Florida Startup Pitch Competition: Thursday at 6 pm
- Moderated by Chuck Papageorgiou, Wave Board Member & Mentor
- Speakers: Board & Mentors Members: Kailah Matyas and Lance Raab
- Members of Wave Investor Network: Marc Blumenthal, Stewart Bertron, Kathy Chiu, Tom Cardy, Gary Langton
- Why your College Buddy isn’t your 50/50 Co Founder: Friday at 9 am
- Speaker: Chuck Papageorgiou, Wave Board Member & Mentor
- Profit or Growth: A Fool’s Choice. Friday at 10 am
- Speaker: Chuck Papageorgiou, Wave Board Member & Mentor
- The Consequences of Misapplied Grit: Friday at 2 pm
- Speaker: Scott Peeples, Co-Founder & President of Peerfit-A Wave Grow Company
Visit Tampa Bay Startup Week’s website here to sign up for events and see the full schedule.
