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Boulder Startup Week

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Arieann DeFazio

Kitables
CEO/Founder
Boulder

Arieann is the Founder/CEO of Kitables, a company that gives people the confidence to build by making kits for DIY projects in a variety of fields for both customers and big businesses alike. Arieann has been founding, managing, or working for startups for over a decade, and also spent 8 years as a Biochemist. She was recently named a top 5 female CEO in the nation by SheEO and has experience running both for profit and Non-profit entities. She is also extremely involved in the community and helps run things like Boulder Startup week, the NVC, and is a Mentor to many first time entrepreneurs.She has a passion and a history of helping others build things from scratch - whether they are building projects, companies, or careers.

9:30am MDT

Tried & True Production StacksFILLING SparkShannon Bertucci • Ara Howard • Spike Ilacqua

10:00am MDT

Business First, Invent Second? Turning the Innovation Model on Its HeadFILLING GalvanizeYoriko Morita • Russ Krajec • Seth Miller

11:00am MDT

Harnessing the Power of User Research to Drive InnovationFULL BMoCAKatie Johnson • Vel Prakhantree

1:00pm MDT

Recruit a Better Board than Facebook CanopyBoulderNikki McCord How We Won: Tales From Successful Enterprise EntrepreneursFULL RiversideRich Maloy • Julie Bellanca • David Campbell • Manish Vachharajani • Dave Wright Breaking Through Research Orthodoxy: How Startups Can Access Greater InsightsFILLING GalvanizeKatie Johnson • Matt Engel • Sarah Smith • Christopher Wilshire

2:00pm MDT

Mixed Reality -- Physical Meets DigitalFULL SparkKevin Owocki • Evan Fletcher • Brandon Minor • Vikas Reddy The State of Venture in ColoradoFULL GalvanizeJaclyn Freeman • Peter Adams • Kirk Holland • Marc Nager

4:00pm MDT

Small-group Mentoring for Women: Unblock Yourself!FULL GalvanizeDiana Pfeil • Rachel Rowell

5:00pm MDT

Unstuck & InspiredFULL MadelifeKecia Benvenuto • Jay Ferracane • Gonzo Jimenez • Jedd Rose • Shae Whitney • Tran Wills

6:00pm MDT

BoulderBeta Opening PartyLIMITED Boulder HouseFletcher Richman New to Boulder DinnerFULL Trident

9:00am MDT

Building a Better Ecosystem for all Boulderpreneurs (a coffee chat with CU Boulder)LIMITED BMoCASarabeth Berk

10:00am MDT

Siren Call: Making Your Start-up Story IrresistibleFULL BMoCAJennifer Simpson

11:00am MDT

The Wage Gap: A Productive Discussion on Solutions GalvanizeDave Mayer • Wendy Bohling • Allison Faeder • Greg Greenstreet • Estella Gonzalez Madison • Suzanne Nguyen The Ghosts of VR past, present, and futureFULL SparkKevin Owocki • Pascal Wagner • Paul Foley • Heather • Mark Manes • Robert Ottinger

1:00pm MDT

Catalyzing Feminine LeadershipFULL GalvanizeChantal Pierrat Cryptocurrencies: the Race to the Next Major Protocols (FTP->HTTP->HTTPS->????)FULL SparkKevin Owocki • Piper Merriam • Raine Revere

2:00pm MDT

Making social change with entrepreneurshipLIMITED Boulder Library Canyon TheaterEvan Dicharry • Bruno Peroni

6:00pm MDT

Analyze BoulderFULL Galvanize

9:00am MDT

What CXOs Want And What You Need To KnowFILLING GalvanizeJay Allen • Jeff Fithian • Mark Martinet • Andrew Moore • Al Rosabal • Robert Urwiler

10:00am MDT

How To Win Fans And Influence People: The Simple Power Of Influencers For Your BrandFULL Boulder Library Canyon TheaterKeely Nolan • Jeff Donaldson • Matt Jenkins • Brennah Rosenthal 'Beyond the Boulder Bubble' - Global Entrepreneurial ThinkingFILLING RiversideNigel Sharp Be a BCorp: Why Choosing Purpose Might Be the Best Business Decision You Ever MakeFILLING BMoCAMike Higuera • Corey Kohn • Robb Shurr • Blair Young

11:00am MDT

More clients, more friends, more fun: How to make the most of a coworking space membershipFULL SparkNicole Casanova • Abby Driscoll • Gareth Hermann • Lisa McAllister • Basho Mosko What to expect when you're expecting to exit/fundraise: Hardware editionLIMITED Boulder Library Canyon TheaterCharles McGregor • Ken Anderson • Arieann DeFazio • Sally Hatcher • Eric Moore Idea to Launch: Insight from an early stage founderFULL CanopyBoulderClinton Knox

12:00pm MDT

Hire Slow, Fire FastFILLING GalvanizeSamantha Martin • Kendra Prospero • Michelle Van Veen

2:00pm MDT

Growing Your Career As A Startup Employee In A Non-Technical Role SovrnRachel Beisel • Analiese Brown • Sarah Brown • Tamara Hale • Teri Keller Venture Capital: Coast to CoastFULL BMoCADane McDonald • David Cohen • Lindel Eakman • Rick Lucash

4:00pm MDT

Social Media for Social GoodFULL SparkKatie Davidson

6:30pm MDT

Sex, Lies, and Data Mining: Workshop with R. Luke DuBoisFILLING BMoCAR. Luke Dubois

9:00am MDT

How Experts Sell Into The Enterprise MadelifeIan Kuliasha • Patrick Cameron • Brooke Fernandez • Scott McClure • Daniel Sears

10:00am MDT

Customer Validation SparkChris Clearman • Jesse Lawrence • Nick Rancis

11:00am MDT

The Double-Edged Sword of Natural MadelifeFred Hart • Blake Mitchell Startup Robot Talks SparkEvan Fletcher • Davis Foster • Andrew Hoffman Startup.coop: How to build a real sharing economy through shared ownership Niche WorkspaceCorey Kohn • Nathan Schneider • Jason Wiener

1:00pm MDT

Half Baked dot com: Entrepreneurial Improv Theatre! SparkTony Bacigalupo • Amy Segreti

2:00pm MDT

A Practical Intro to Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence SparkMiles Matthias • Kevin Owocki • Sara Bates • Aiden Livingston • Chris Slaughter

9:00am MDT

Enterprise Insights From Leading Angels & VCs BMoCADan Lynn • Mark Gelband • Seth Levine • Bart Lorang • Dave Odom

10:00am MDT

Shift The Game: How Bringing Consciousness to Technology and Business will Power the Revolution GalvanizeNicole Casanova

11:00am MDT

Crypto and the Law SparkAustin Chambers • Alex Kreilin • Andy Sayler

2:00pm MDT

Mixed Reality Workshop SparkJacob Ervin • Aaron Hilton • Kevin Owocki

5:00pm MDT

Boomtown Demo DayLIMITED Boulder TheatreShaw Lathrop

7:00pm MDT

Founder Fights Boulder HouseCarrie Barry • David Mandell