Growing a team can be challenging at any stage of a startup. How do you choose your next employee? Should your decision be based off of merit or, perhaps, certain personality characteristics? We've assembled a panel of entrepreneurs who have been there. Bring your tough... Read more »
Ascender Builders Series - For anyone growing a business, non-profit, side-project, or initiative. Stakeholders: Identify, Manage, & Leverage A stakeholder is a person, group, or organization that has interest or concern in an entity. Your company needs to deeply know all your stakeholders - how... Read more »
ASCENDER BUILDERS SERIES – FOR ANYONE GROWING A BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT, SIDE-PROJECT, OR INITIATIVE. Creating Team Culture: Going Beyond the Matching T-Shirts Team culture. What does that mean? Is it the beers the team grabs on a Friday? Is it the standard of people getting to... Read more »
ASCENDER BUILDERS SERIES – FOR ANYONE GROWING A BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT, SIDE-PROJECT, OR INITIATIVE. Hiring & Firing & Hiring Again In a startup, you're often in 'survival mode'. Your first hire is typically a friend or family member, while your second hire tends to mirror your... Read more »
ASCENDER BUILDERS SERIES – FOR ANYONE GROWING A BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT, SIDE-PROJECT, OR INITIATIVE. PR for Startups: An Awareness Workshop At it's core, PR is storytelling. In this workshop, we will be exploring how to find an angle, approach PR as a reporter, and nail press... Read more »
ASCENDER BUILDERS SERIES – FOR ANYONE GROWING A BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT, SIDE-PROJECT, OR INITIATIVE. The Art of Negotiations We negotiate daily in a variety of contexts: business, family, and social. Negotiations serve several purposes: (1) establishing new or renewing old relationships; (2) changing behaviors and expectations;... Read more »
ASCENDER BUILDERS SERIES – FOR ANYONE GROWING A BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT, SIDE-PROJECT, OR INITIATIVE. Financial Strategy: Aligning Financial Models Having a financial model can only get you so far as an entrepreneur. What makes your model impressive is correlating non-financial and financial data in way that... Read more »
ASCENDER BUILDERS SERIES – FOR ANYONE GROWING A BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT, SIDE-PROJECT, OR INITIATIVE. Unmasking Investors: What They're Really Thinking Ever wonder what factors into an investor's decision? Is it purely based on the return? For this Builders Series, we're putting investors in the hot seat... Read more »
ASCENDER BUILDERS SERIES – FOR ANYONE GROWING A BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT, SIDE-PROJECT, OR INITIATIVE. Pivoting: When? Why? & How? Pivoting a business model can be challenging for any organization. Netflix, for example, went from mailing out DVDs to being a world-wide powerhouse for digital streaming. In... Read more »
Ascender Starters and Builders Series Presents: End of the Year Celebration Thank you to all who have attended and supported our Starter and Builder Series over the last two years. Join us in celebrating the end of our second year with free drinks, appetizers, and... Read more »
