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2020 Past Events
Startup Life LIVE with Ande Lyons
Guest: How to Raise Capital During a Crisis (video) Friday, October 30 | Online |
Bridge to MassChallenge India Bootcamp
Speaker: How to Raise a Seed Round Thursday, October 15 | Online |
All Raise Seed Bootcamp
Moderator: What Makes a Great Story & Pitch Deck Tuesday, October 13 | Online |
Startup Boston
Panelist: Make Your Board Seat Count: How to Serve and Support Your Portfolio Companies Thursday, September 24 | Online |
Drone Forward Youth Consulting Program Finale
Judge Friday, July 24 | Online |
Future of Boston: Technology & Innovation
Moderator: Challenges, opportunities, and work ahead for Boston as we look to beyond COVID-19 (video) Tuesday, May 12 | Online |
Survive and Thrive Growth Summit
Panelist: Resilient Leadership: Thriving Through Change Thursday, April 23 | Online |
MassChallenge FinTech: Happy Hour
Speaker: Founder Resiliency: Turning Challenges into Opportunities Wednesday, April 22 | Online |
OptimizeRx Learning Together
Panelist: The Transformational Nature of COVID-19 on the Healthcare Industry Thursday, April 9 | Webinar |
AASU: Black Tech Master Series
Speaker: Financing your dreams: Fundraising 101 Friday, February 28 | Harvard Business School |
2019 Past Events
Arc Tank 3.0
Pitch Competition Moderator (recap video) Tuesday, November 19 | The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum |
BizTech: Tech for Society Conference
Opening Keynote Speaker Panelist: Imposter Syndrome Saturday, October 26 | Boston University |
BUILD Entrepreneur Games
Host Committee Co-Chair Thursday, October 24 | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |
HubWeek: 2019 Fall Festival
Speaker: C-Suite Conversation: Solving Hard Problems Facing the Student Debt Crisis Head-on (video) Thursday, October 3 |
Startup Boston
Panelist: Seed Funding and Raising Capital: How to Fundraise Before Your Startup has Traction Friday, September 20 | CIC |
Startup Boston
Panelist: Making an Offer They Can't Refuse: How to Recruit the Startup Talent You Want Wednesday, September 18 | CIC |
Babson Summer Venture Program
Guest Speaker: How to Raise a Seed Round Thursday, July 11 | Babson College |
Harvard Business School Online: Connext 2019: Business with a Purpose
Panelist Saturday, April 27 | Harvard Business School |
Best Places to Work in the Bay Area 2019
Sponsor and Awards Presenter Thursday, April 18 | Hilton Union Square |
Startup Founder Talk
Guest Speaker: Founder Lessons, Learned the Hard Way Thursday, February 21 | First Republic Bank |
Harvard Business School: Field Y Class
Guest Speaker: Financing 101: financing your startup and yourself Tuesday, February 19 | Harvard Business School |
The Stacking Benjamins Show: Smart Money Moves To Make In 2019 (and an intro to Gradifi)
Guest Friday, January 11 |
2018 Past Events
Arc Tank 2.0
Pitch Competition Moderator Tuesday, November 27 | The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum |
New Frontiers in Cybersecurity: From Blockchain to Machine Learning
Moderator Thursday, October 25 | Wayfair |
BUILD Entrepreneur Games
Host Committee Chair Thursday, October 18 | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |
Boston Fintech Week: Universities & Innovation Life Cycles
Panelist Thursday, September 13 | WPI Innovation Center |
Babson College: New Technology Ventures Class
Guest Speaker: Adventures in launching tech ventures Tuesday, September 11 | Babson College |
gener8tor Executives on a Plane: Visit to Boston Tech Hub
Speaker: Universities & Entrepreneurship Wednesday, June 13 | Revere Hotel |
Retail Boost
Moderator: Selling on Social: How to Move Past Engagement & Maximize Sales Wednesday, May 9 | Rue La La |
Harvard Business School New Venture Competition
Pitch Judge Wednesday, April 18 | Harvard Business School |
WeStart-Wellesley Business Leadership Council Startup Weekend
Workshop Speaker (with Rob Kornblum): How to Pitch Sunday, March 11 | Wellesley College |
Asian American Heritage Week
Panelist: Asian Americans in Tech and Entrepreneurship Thursday, February 22 | Northeastern |
2017 Past Events
The Arc Tank
Pitch Competition Moderator Wednesday, November 15 | The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum |
Harvard Business School: Field X Class
Guest Speaker: Fundraising 101: How to pitch and land your first investors Tuesday, November 7 | Harvard Business School |
Guppy Tank: Boston Public School Students Design Mobile Apps
Pitch Judge Thursday, October 19 | WeWork St. James |
InnovateEDU & HUBweek: Celebration of Student Entrepreneurship in Boston (recap video)
Closing Keynote Speaker Wednesday, October 11 | Boston University |
BUILD Entrepreneur Games
Host Committee Co-Chair Wednesday, October 11 | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |
US-China VC Summit & Startup Expo
Fireside Chat with Zac Pan, Lightspeed China: US-China startup ecosystem Saturday, September 30 | Boston Hynes Convention Center |
Babson eTower: Young Entrepreneurs Conference
Closing Keynote Friday, September 15 | Babson College Park Manor West |
Mass Technology Leadership Council 2017 Leadership Awards Gala
Tribute to Sir Tim Berners-Lee for the Commonwealth Award (tribute video) Thursday, September 14 | Seaport World Trade Center |
CUFSLP Partners Meeting Summer 2017
Guest Speaker Thursday, July 13 | University of Massachusetts Club |
MITX Data Summit
Moderator: Improving Athletic Performance: The Role of Data in Sports Wednesday, June 14 | Google Cambridge |
Babson Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab Pitch
Pitch Judge Wednesday, May 3 | The Atrium at The Davenport |
Harvard Business School New Venture Competition
Pitch Judge Tuesday, April 25 | Harvard Business School |
Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) Harvard Conference
Panelist: Technology in Innovation Sunday, February 19 | Harvard |
Liaoyuan and Harvard China Forum: Startup & Innovation Night
Speaker: Boston Startup Ecosystem Panelist: What angels look for Friday, February 10 | Harvard |
MITX eCommerce Summit: Accelerating Commerce
Moderator (Fireside Chat with Sanchan Saxena, Instagram): The Role Social Plays in eCommerce Roundtable discussion leader: Social Media + eCommerce Wednesday, February 8 | PwC |
National Collegiate Research Conference
Panelist: Entrepreneurship Thursday, January 19 | Harvard University |
2016 Events
Venture Fast Track: Fundraising Bootcamp for Early Stage Entrepreneurs
Lunch Mentor & Pitch Judge Monday, December 12 | Nutter McClennen & Fish |
BIA Kelsey Next
Moderator (Fireside Chat with Ben Sack): Automating Local Commerce: From Buttons to Bots Wednesday, December 7 | Royale Boston |
Mass TLC Transform
Lunch Discussion Leader: How Large Organizations Can Leverage Start-Ups Friday, November 18 | Federal Reserve, Boston |
Shoobx Startup Series
Panelist: Solving the Funding Puzzle Thursday, November 17 | WeWork South Station |
Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project
Guest Speaker: Lunch talk on fundraising Friday, November 11 | Harvard Law School |
Babson Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab
Speaker: Monetizing web/mobile services Wednesday, October 26 | Babson |
US-China VC Summit & Startup Expo
Panelist: Startup Infrastructure Saturday, October 1 | Boston Convention and Exhibition Center |
Harvard Business School: Field X Class
Guest Speaker: Fundraising 101: How to land your seed round Tuesday, September 27 | Harvard Business School |
SmartMoney Startups Workshop
Speaker (with JD Davids): Fast Track Fundraising for Your Portfolio Companies Wednesday, September 14 | OpenView Venture Partners |
Leland Cheung Young Professionals Event: Innovators & Apps
(see event photos) Co-host Thursday, August 11 | Felipe's Taqueria |
Lean Startup Circle Meetup Panel
Panelist: Best practices for raising a seed round Wednesday, August 10 | Foley & Lardner |
MassChallenge 2016 Bootcamp
Speaker (with Scott Bailey): Doing Business in Boston Monday, June 27 | MassChallenge |
MassChallenge 2016 Bootcamp
Speaker (with Shereen Shermak): Fundraising Intro Friday, June 24 | MassChallenge |
BUILD Entrepreneur Games
Host Committee Co-Chair Thursday, June 23 | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |
International Entrepreneur Meetup
Guest Speaker: Doing Business in Boston & Lessons Learned Wednesday, June 15 | Plug Cambridge |
Rock 100 Entrepreneurs Summit
Discussion Leader: Sales & Growth in Mobile Tech Wednesday, April 27 | Harvard Business School |
MassChallenge Korea Bootcamp
Speaker (with Dan Deac): Fundraising Tactics 101 Thursday, February 25 | MassChallenge |
Northeastern Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers (SASE) Northeast Regional Conference
Closing Keynote Speaker: Collaboration, Creativity & Inspiration Saturday, February 13 | Northeastern |
Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) Harvard Conference
Morning Keynote Speaker: Lessons Learned in Global Entrepreneurship Saturday, February 13 | Harvard |
MIT $100K Winter Accelerate Finale
(see event photos and webcast [video]) Emcee/Host Wednesday, February 10 | MIT |
Harvard Winter Xcelerate Demo Day
Panelist: Entrepreneurship & Career Paths Saturday, January 23 | Harvard |
PwC Boston HeForShe
Guest Speaker/Flash Talk: Gender Diversity in the Workplace (#HeForShe) Thursday, January 21 | PwC |
2015 Events
Big Booster Lyon
Keynote Speaker: Welcome Address Tuesday, October 27 | Lyon Convention Center, France |
Global STEM Education & an Innovation-Driven Global Workforce of the 21 Century
Panelist Friday, May 29 |
Front End of Innovation
Panelist: Connecting with startups Blog interview, CMO luncheon Tuesday, May 19 | Boston WTC |
MIT Asia Business Conference
Panelist: How to identify the next big entrepreneurs: from incubating and accelerating to angel investing and VC investing Saturday, March 7 | MIT Media Lab |
2014 Events
CJP/Haifa Visit to Start Tank
Host & Speaker: Entrepreneurship & About Start Tank Monday, November 17 | PayPal |
MIT Sloan E&I Club to Start Tank
Host & Speaker: About Start Tank & Entrepreneurship Friday, November 7 | PayPal |
Harvard Asian Alumni Summit
Panelist: Start-up Tales from the Tech Frontier Sunday, October 26 | Harvard Science Center |
Northeastern University: Entrepreneurship Class
Guest Speaker: Entrepreneurial finance in practice Wednesday, October 22 | Northeastern |
Tufts University: Entrepreneurship Class Visit to Start Tank
Host & Speaker: Tufts & entrepreneurship presentation Monday, October 20 | PayPal |
Harvard Hackfest
Keynote Speaker: Media, advertising & entrepreneurship Saturday, October 18 | Harvard i-Lab |
MIT Enterprise Forum - Innovation Spaces
How physical spaces foster innovation presentation & panel (with Karen Landry) Wednesday, October 1 | District Hall |
Boston Idea Week: The Future of Boston's Startup Culture
Panelist Tuesday, June 17 | Idea Lab @ Courthouse MBTA |
Mobile Madness 2014: The Next Disruptors
Moderator: Mobile Through the Ages Wednesday, March 19 | Microsoft NERD |
2013 Q4 Events
Mobile Monday Mid-atlantic: The Future of Mobile in Retail
Keynote Speaker Monday, November 11 | Cira Centre |
PayPal Boston Presents: The Start Tank (Boston Idea Week Kickoff)
Host & Emcee Tuesday, October 1 | PayPal |