Venture Accelerator Schedule
Table of Contents
May
May 20, 2024
Orientation Day 1: Welcome
11AM – 1PM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
May 21, 2024
Orientation Day 2: Pitch Workshop
9AM – 11AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
May 22, 2024
Orientation Day 3: 1 Million Cups + Networking
9AM – 10AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
May 23, 2024
Venture Accelerator Orientation Day 4: Mentor Meet & Greet Lunch
11AM – 1PM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
May 28, 2024
Week 1 Accelerator Guest Speaker & Workshop: Michael Best Law with Shawn Stigler
9AM – 11AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
May 30, 2024
Funding Pitch 1 + Lunch
11:30AM – 1:30PM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
June
June 3, 2024
Week 2 Workshop: Value Proposition Canvas + Branding Strategy
11AM – 1PM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
June 4, 2024
Guest Speaker Sessions: Aaron Finch (Coinstar) and McKenna Petri (Fan Base)
9AM – 11AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
June 10, 2024
Week 3 Workshop: Customer Journey Mapping & Solidifying Customer Archetypes
9AM – 11AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
June 11, 2024
Accelerator Guest Speaker Session: Founder Fireside Chat with Laborjack
9AM – 11AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
June 13, 2024
Pitch to Mentors + Lunch
11:30AM – 1:30PM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
June 17, 2024
Week 4 Workshop: Pricing, Rev/Cost Management, using the competitive analysis
9AM – 11AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
June 18, 2024
Guest Speaker Workshop: Alison Proffit + IP Q&A with CSU STRATA
9AM – 11AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
June 21, 2024
Meet the Founder Breakfast: Dan Holt, BillGo – Leadership & Self-Confidence
9AM – 10AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
June 24, 2024
Week 5 Workshop: Startup Accounting & Sales Forecasting/Cashflow Projections
9AM – 11AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
June 25, 2024
Accelerator Guest Speaker Session: Terry Opgenorth & Lesley Robinson
9AM – 11AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
June 27, 2024
Funding Pitch 2 + Lunch
11:30AM – 1:30PM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
July
July 1, 2024
Week 6 Workshop: Raising capital & when to go full-time
9AM – 11AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
July 2, 2024
Accelerator Guest Speaker Sessoion: Roy Sailor & Marc Bernica
9AM – 11AM
Virtual MS Teams
July 8, 2024
Week 7 Workshop: Organizational Excellence and Strategic Planning
9AM – 11AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
July 11, 2024
Funding Pitch 3 (1st Half)
11:30AM – 1:30PM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
July 13, 2024
White Water Rafting!
9:30AM – 3:30PM
Rocky Mountain Adventures (1117 N Hwy 287, Fort Collins, CO 80524)
July 15, 2024
Week 8 Workshop: Supply chain mapping + Risk Management
9AM – 11AM
Virtual MS Teams
July 16, 2024
Accelerator Guest Speaker Session: Allison Seabeck
9AM – 11AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
July 19, 2024
Meet the Founder Breakfast: Chris Petersen
9AM – 10AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
July 22, 2024
Week 9 Workshop: Communications Strategy
9AM – 11AM
Virtual MS Teams
July 23, 2024
Accelerator Guest Speaker Session: Founder Fireside Chat with Jana Sanchez
9AM – 11AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
July 25, 2024
Funding Pitch 3 (2nd Half)
11:30AM – 1:30PM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
July 29, 2024
Week 10 Workshop: Marketing & Sales Plans
9AM – 11AM
Virtual MS Teams
July 30, 2024
Accelerator Guest Speaker Workshop: Alison Proffit
9AM – 11AM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
July 31, 2024
Meet the Founder Picnic: Jen Hendersen
11AM – 1PM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
August
August 5, 2024
Week 11 Workshop: Go-to-Market Strategy
9AM – 11AM
Virtual MS Teams
August 6, 2024
Guest Speaker Session: Jeremy Ostermiller
9AM – 11AM
Virtual MS Teams
August 8, 2024
Pitch to Mentors + Lunch
11:30AM – 1:30PM
North Rockwell Venture Lounge
August 12, 2024
Final Presentation Prep
1:1 presentations of final pitch with Sid + Aubrey (30min sessions scheduled between 9AM – 2PM)
August 13, 2024
Final Presentation Prep
1:1 presentations of final pitch with Sid + Aubrey (30min sessions scheduled between 9AM – 2PM)
August 14, 2024
Final Presentation Prep
1:1 presentations of final pitch with Sid + Aubrey (30min sessions scheduled between 9AM – 2PM)
August 16, 2024
Venture Accelerator Final Funding Pitch
2:30PM – 6:30PM
Rockwell Hall West Room 220