CURRENTLY, MORE PARTICIPANTS ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THIS EVENT THAN THE VENUE'S CAPACITY CAN ACCOMMODATE.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL EVENTS ARE ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
This non technical session will provide a brief overview of Blockchain technology that promises to disrupt and transform business sectors way beyond just Financial technology. The session will also include an overview of practical examples of real solutions that have been built on the blockchain platform.
CAPACITY: 20 people
McCarthy Tétrault and the MaRS LegalX cluster have partnered to create #LexTechWest, a half-day conference that will convene entrepreneurs, lawyers and investors to explore and better understand the changing legal industry in Vancouver and across Canada.
The emergence of new technology is continuing to revolutionize how lawyers practice and how people access legal services. As entrepreneurship in the legal space continues to proliferate, a series of new challenges are beginning to emerge. From dynamic market needs to the rise of alternative providers, this event will explore how entrepreneurs and lawyers are navigating these new realities.
The most noble goal of any business is how you can change the lives of your customers. Weaving purpose and values into your business can help you to attract and retain the best customers and talent. Join SpringU, Lighthouse Labs and some purpose-driven entrepreneurs on Sept 26th from 2-4PM at The Post at 750 to learn how weaving Impact goals into your business contribute to stronger client-relations, increase employee retention and a better world.
Capacity: 100 people
CURRENTLY, MORE PARTICIPANTS ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THIS EVENT THAN THE VENUE'S CAPACITY CAN ACCOMMODATE.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL EVENTS ARE ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
We would like to invite you to "Equity Crowdfunding for Startups". We will share details about the Equity Crowdfunding campaign of $250,000 we just launched on FrontFundr.
More details on our website
We will be sharing with you HitchPlanet’s story of how we built a ridesharing platform from 0 to 37,000 members and vision to become the largest city-to-city transport option in Western Canada.
Whether a friend, a tech-lover, a HitchPlanet member or simply just curious about how a startup can grow, join us for a morning breakfast of networking where you’ll be able to ask us all your questions. Our friends from FrontFundr will be there too.
Capacity: 30 people
1:00pm - Networking
1:30pm - Early stage pitches
2:10pm - Fintech Panel
CURRENTLY, MORE PARTICIPANTS ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THIS EVENT THAN THE VENUE'S CAPACITY CAN ACCOMMODATE.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL EVENTS ARE ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
If you’re looking to advertise online for your start-up or product you need to attend this event. Rob will share the lessons he’s learned from 15 years of selling software, products and services online. He’ll cover the ins and outs of quantifying your target market(s), sophisticated but easy to implement testing strategies, targeting your ads and growing your results.
Capacity: 30 people
Meet our designers and developers, network, and chat about bleeding edge tech. We have 3 workshops happening throughout the afternoon, come check them all out!
1. Three Cups of Chai: Extending Your Professional Network (30 mins)
- Our President Chris shares his tricks for growing your network in an fun, easy, time-efficient way. Best for those starting out in the industry, or want to meet new people with a lasting impression.
2. Software Development: From Concept To Release (30 mins)
David Hobbs & José Antonio Hernández
- VP Operations David H and Business Manager Jose explains the journey of software development, from scribbles to code to the final launch. Great for the curious, and the entrepreneur with The Big Idea.
3. Do’s & Don'ts of Software Development Design (30 mins)
Josephine Wong & David Drucker
- Our VP Design Josephine and UX Designer David D leads a conversation on what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to designing aspects of mobile applications. See examples of apps that have the IT factor… and apps that don’t. Perfect for designers and those of us who want beautiful (but functional) apps!
Here’s your chance to start a conversation with experts in mobile development. Find out why Two Tall Totems is so keen on supporting the startup community. Bonus: Join in a nerf gun battle and quench your thirst with the onsite kegerator
The ability to raise capital is a core ingredient in furthering entrepreneurship and innovation. Join Minh Le of Silicon Valley Bank and a geographically diverse panel of seasoned Venture Capital investors - Hans Knapp of Yaletown Partners (British Columbia) Mickey Arabelovic of Telescope Partner (Bay Area), Moe Kermani of Vanedge Capital (British Columbia), and Randall Lucas of Voyager Capital (Pacific Northwest) - as they share their insights on the current fundraise environment as well as their perspective on investing in Canada vs. the US.
Capacity - 100
Blankslate.Partners is bringing together some of the greatest People in the local Vancouver start up community to call BS on the stereotype that you're not a *real* start up if you don't have a Ping Pong table and Puppies in the office! And what better way to do this, than to play ping pong, drink some beer, and raise some funds for the assistance dog charity PADS! #VSWpups
All door donations and toonie beer sales will be given to PADS.
Beer will be kindly donated by Turnstone and the space is courtesy of Unbounce
HR people will be present from Blankslate.Partners, Unbounce, Clearly, Bench, Elasticpath, BC Tech and many many more! Look for the people in the bright shirts for answers to all of your start up people questions.
See a cute dog at VSW? Use #VSWpups to tag it!
You may still sign up individually for this event: REGISTER HERE
Online analytics are continually growing and giving online businesses the ability to adapt at a moment's notice to the needs of their customers; whereas, brick and mortar are limited in options for tracking that same customer’s journey. The few analytics that are captured are taken from the point-of-sales system and are often not conclusive enough to warrant real change.
Join the Qi Leap team at the Qi Leap Headquarters for an in-depth look at how their analytics tools are changing the way we approach brick and mortar business -- from marketing initiatives, sales goals and customer retentions.
Capacity: 25 people
Women aligning across the border to open doors.
Panel discussion and deep dive into building your startup, getting funding and thinking bigger, and leveraging relationships on both sides of the border.
Capacity: 100 people
WHY ATTEND: Great chance to be in the room with some amazing US-based investors.
You will receive a separate confirmation email from Kevin at The Profile to confirm your attendance for those who registered before we hit capacity.
This event is located at 1295 Johnson on Granville Island (Sea Village). It is adjacent (south side) of the Granville Island Hotel.
Join McMillan LLP and Manning Elliott LLP for a series of short workshops focused on building the fundamentals of a successful startup.
Make the Most of your Advisors (and Save Money Doing It!)
Learn how to make the best use of your professional advisors, and find out what you can do to save money in the short and long term.
Lessons every Startup Needs to Know: Tales from the TrenchesEvery startup hits its share of bumps in the road, as well as unexpected surprises and highlights. Join a panel of McMillan’s distinguished guests and get an insight into the lessons normally learned in hindsight. Panelists include Michael Gokturk, Founder & CEO of Payfirma, Ashiq Ahamed, CEO & Co-Founder of brewhound, Paul Leedham, Partner at Manning Elliot LLP, and Leo Raffin, Partner & Co-Chair, Capital Markets at McMillan LLP.
Roundtable BreakoutsJoin one of our small-group breakout sessions to discuss specific topics facing startups. Sign-up for these sessions will be at the event. Our featured roundtables will be discussing:
Capacity: 80 people
Applications closed and event is full.
As part of Vancouver Startup Week 2016 the lucky applicants who are accepted will make their way around leading tech offices, made up of Launch Academy alumni and pitch their ideas to handpicked investors from Vancouver, Seattle, and San Francisco. Our investors are ready to fund winning ideas!
Launch Academy have brought the investors to you... the twist is, you have to find them first!
Have fun, crack codes, win points, get to the destination, and pitch to win!
Deadline to apply is: Friday, September 16
Applications are now closed.
***You need to apply to take part in this event. If you get accepted, launch academy will contact you with further details***
Accel-Rx is Canada’s health innovation accelerator fund providing seed capital and expertise to promising early-stage companies developing therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices in order to help them grow and scale. Come and visit with the Accel-RX team.
As capacity is limited, please confirm attendance with Vedrana - vcovic@accel-rx.com
CURRENTLY, MORE PARTICIPANTS ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THIS EVENT THAN THE VENUE'S CAPACITY CAN ACCOMMODATE.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL EVENTS ARE ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
CBRE is bringing together investors and founders in celebration of Vancouver’s technology and innovation community for a special #VSW2016 panel discussion.
7.00-7.15 Announcements & Introductions
7.15-8.30 Panel & Q&A: Lessons for Canadian founders and investors. Local wines and craft beers are served.
8.30-8.45 Post-networking.
INVESTOR PANEL Q&A
Please join us in this interactive session which will include lessons, stories and impressions from both Canadian and American Angel investors to tackle the reasons behind why these companies fail or succeed in foreign markets.
What incentivizes cross-border investment? If there are two similar companies from two different countries, what are some of the driving forces that influences their success or failure when entering a foreign market?
**Panel discussion will last 30-45 minutes followed by 15-30 minutes of Q&A
Jeff Hayton (Moderator) - Membership & Finance Director at Keiretsu Forum NW in Seattle.
Alixe Cormick - Securities Lawyer and Advisor, Founder of Venture Law Corporation who works with privately-held and public companies, mergers and acquisitions, private placement investments, financial transactions, reverse mergers, initial public offerings and licensing matters, as well as general corporate matters.
Troy DeFrank – Trade Commissioner at the Consulate General of Canada in Seattle where he promotes cross-border trade, investment, and business partnerships in the tech sector, with a focus on gaming, wireless, and enterprise software.
This panel event is open to founders of Early-stage Startups and Growth companies, and #VSW2016 Pass holders, all of whom are encouraged to attend.
We look forward to having you join us and welcome you to Vancouver Startup Week!
Space is limited.
Capacity: 20 on a first come first serve basis
Does great Java mean more than just a fancy cappuccino to you? Interested in getting a peek into the inner workings of a local Java shop FinTech Startup?
Join us for chat on all things backend. All the good and the ugly backend challenges a startup engineering team faces and what we did to get to where we are.
We'll discuss why/how we use Google Cloud Platform and share more about our backend stack.
We might even talk about our hovercraft R&D department.
Agenda:
30 minutes: David presents
30 minutes: Q&A, discussion, networking
Learn from the pros on how they won over their first big clients, and what it's like to be a software company working within a vertical market. The panel will discuss why finding your niche is important and how listening to customer and client needs is crucial in finding your company’s sweet spot. It can be challenging to grow your startup in a space in which your competitors have 100x your budget. Learn how landing your first anchor client is critical to scaling up.
This interactive session will be open to audience questions.
WHY ATTEND: Donuts! Just kidding, come for more than the sugary treats. This is a great chance to ask questions and learn from experienced entrepreneurs. If you've ever wondered if it’s time to pivot or if you have what it takes to take on the giants, this talk is for you.
CAPACITY: 30
How can educational institutions and universities create innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities? What are some of the methods, programs, and best practices that allow universities to interface with the fast-paced world of startups?
This panel will spark a conversation on how entrepreneurs, researchers, educators can all work together to build and catalyze ideas in the startup ecosystem.
NOON to 1 PM: Lunch Reception with Vanedge Capital
Come learn important tips and ask point-blank questions of Todd Tessier and Amy Rae of Vanedge Capital. Lunch and drinks are on us.
1 PM to 1:45 PM: The Life of the Deal: Raising Capital from Investors
Presented by MLT Lawyers, a step-by-step walkthrough of how to raise your Seed, Series A, or Series B Financing Round. Key areas of discussion
1:45 PM to 2:30 PM: Q&A
For founders and startup execs only: small group sessions will be scheduled for (free!) rapid-fire discussions on key topics with the accountants, tax experts, and lawyers present. These sessions are only available to those who have attended the earlier parts of this event, and pre-registration is required: email to adilts@mlt.com to let us know what options you're interested in (up to 3):
CAPACITY: 100 people
WHY ATTEND: You're raising capital from investors, or just want to learn about the process. An event not to be missed during VSW2016.
Welcome to our next installment of this meetup series: Design for Manufacturing. By this point, after hundreds of hours of hard work, you have a proper working engineering prototype in your hands and it is time to commercialize. You've arrived! You can rest confidently, knowing that all there is to do is send your prototype design files to an OEM in China, and 8 weeks later palettes of your product will arrive at customs ready to distribute...
Not exactly.
A common point of friction on the road to commercializing a new hardware product is where a motivated team reaches an illusory summit, and are holding something that looks, behaves, and feels like a finished product. The finish line is tantalizingly close, but the marathon from advanced prototype to first-off-the-line unit testing and full scale production is only beginning. Arm yourselves for the journey with wise insights from our panel of invited speakers.
6:30pm - Doors open
6:30pm to 7:00pm - Greetings, refreshments
7:00pm to 7:40pm - Speaker's presentations, Q&A
7:40pm to 7:55pm - Break
7:55pm to 8:45pm - Keynote presentation, Q&A
8:45pm to 9:15pm - Discussions, networking
9:15pm - Close
My friend asked me if I want a frozen banana,” begins Mitch Hedberg. “I said, ‘No, but I want a regular banana later, so… yeah.’” Perhaps you’ve heard that media relations is a tool to explore when your business is in crisis – when you need a helping hand with repairing public perception quickly. Kathleen Reid, Director of Switchboard Public Relations, explains that if businesses see themselves using the media as a tool in the future, the time to start relationship building is now.
Keep in mind that we, as business owners and key team members, are not dealing with the media landscape of yesteryear. Gone are the days when media coverage is secured with a single cold-call or a sloppy press release. Without tight messaging and a strategic story angle, most attempts at media outreach are destined for the trash – resulting in wasted company time, energy and money.
The world of startups is full of interesting stories. Learn how to frame yours in a way that builds positive media relationships, so that if someday you need a banana, you can fall back on the one you stashed in the freezer.
One in five people experience mental illness. The rate is much higher for entrepreneurs with big dreams. Dr. Andrew Miki founded Starling Minds to build an online mental health program for employees to increase their resilience to stress and productivity. Little did he know that life as an aspiring entrepreneur would come with periods of overwhelming stress and sleepless nights. Andrew will share his experiences, thoughts on what makes entrepreneurs vulnerable to burnout, and how prevention can keep you moving towards your dreams.
Do you use Hypermedia APIs? Interested in microservices? Join us for a discussion on how to leverage the two to create innovative ecommerce solutions. With an intro to omnichannel commerce from Elastic Path’s VP, Product, Peter Lukomskyj and an in depth discussion of how Hypermedia APIs can orchestrate and unify microservices for client consumption, from the Principal Architect, Matt Bishop, you’ll walk away with an understanding of the impact these new technologies can have on your business.
There will be pizza!
Capacity: 30 people
CURRENTLY, MORE PARTICIPANTS ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THIS EVENT THAN THE VENUE'S CAPACITY CAN ACCOMMODATE.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL EVENTS ARE ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
Ever thought of using VR as a marketing tool to enhance customer visualization easily on a mobile device? Want to learn more about the applications and potential marketing uses for mobile virtual reality?
Virtual reality has been on the rise throughout the past few years and 2016 is no exception. However, the industry predominantly targeted either avid VR enthusiast or enterprise sector focused projects.
Recently, more and more applications use virtual reality as a medium for either marketing or branding purposes, including the construction, aviation, and real estate industries. These applications and interactive simulations utilize virtual reality as a medium to achieve a more immersive experience, such as tracked headset (like the HTC Vive) or mobile platforms (such as the Samsung Gear or upcoming Google Daydream).
This session will cover advantages and potential of mobile VR content compared to other VR experiences.
1:00-1:40 Presentation
1:40-2:00 Q&A
2:00-2:50 Open networking
Join fellow entrepreneurs and community members for the 0 to 100 "Growth Showcase" and the Official Closing Party of Vancouver Startup Week, presented by Boast Capital, Smythe, MEP Business Counsel, and TenX Ventures.
Agenda:
Tickets may be purchased individually for this event: REGISTER HERE
(All Vancouver Startup Week passholders receive complimentary access)
