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Business modeling

Ascender 6401 Penn Ave 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Come learn about different business modeling tools. We will explore why dynamic business modeling helps you build your business, adapt to particular situations, and prepare for constantly changing environments surrounding your startup.

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Legal Basics

Ascender 6401 Penn Ave 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Making decisions about legal issues for your startup is challenging and expensive. You don’t want to make mistakes. Hear from lawyers about what to do, when, and how. Lawyers and topics: Eric Davis, Managing Partner at Elliott & Davis, on Entity Formation Susan Altman, partner... Read more »

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Know Thy Customer

Ascender 6401 Penn Ave 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Young adults or baby boomers? Nice to have or need to have? Understanding your customer’s needs can make or break your business. Join us as we navigate the crossroads between customer segmentation types and targeted marketing channels for B2B and B2C businesses. Speakers: Joanna Sutton,... Read more »

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Let’s Talk Sales

Ascender 6401 Penn Ave 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

CAC, CPA, CLTV, the acronym list for sales goes on and on. Join us as we help you understand the pieces of the puzzle that help you focus in on the right metrics to maximize your sales effectiveness.   Speaker: Phil Marzolf

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Plan for Success: Linking your team, goals, and process.

Ascender 6401 Penn Ave 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Today you’re by yourself, tomorrow you may have a team of five. Now is the time to think about future challenges, in order to sync up your team and your organization’s goals. Hear from serial entrepreneurs on how to build long lasting processes and strategies... Read more »

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Intro to Financial Modeling: What You Need to Know

Ascender 6401 Penn Ave 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Financial Modeling is the task of building an abstract representation of real world financial situations. Sounds easy, right? Wrong. Financial Modeling can be one of the most challenging tasks for a new startup or non-profit. Making an accurate model takes real work and research. This... Read more »

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Building Social Capital: Give First and You Shall Receive

Ascender 6401 Penn Ave 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Developing strong relationships is a key component to the success of any entrepreneur. For some, social capital comes easily. For others, attending a networking event can be stressful and anxiety inducing. Join us this month as we explore how to gain and leverage social capital.... Read more »

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MVP: Getting There Without Writing a Line of Code

When you have an idea for a new product, one of the trickiest decisions you’ll make is simply what to tackle first. The temptation might be to start courting investors and hiring a team, but you would be missing out on what of the most... Read more »

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