Clear your calendar - It's going down! You're invited to take part in our inaugural Summit. Join founders, professionals, investors and tech community champions for a day full of learnings, inspiration and a playbook for success.
Hear first hand lessons and strategies about how to bootstrap to success, a VC fund dedicated to people of color and marginalized groups, starting a company in college and breaking into tech!
*Each ticket includes mentor session with a speaker and lunch*
7:55 AM
Doors open -
you know we're jamming to Kendrick to start the day
8:00 - 8:25 AM
Checkin and light breakfast with attendees
8:30 AM
Kick off - Welcome from the Graveti Team
8:40 Am
Bootstrapping to Success | Profitable from day 1!
Pedro Medina, CEO of Haystack Data
9: 35 AM
The Journey of Entrepreneurship (trial and error + perseverance)
Thompson Aderinkomi, Cofounder of Relate (past: Retrace Health, Healthcare.MN)
10:20 AM
Stretch and Bathroom break
10:40 AM
War Stories (The truth of entrepreneurship)
Pablo Fuentes, CEO of Proven
11:45 AM
Quick Remarks
12:00 PM
Lunch! We got food trucks for you (yum!)
1: 15PM
How I did it (Creating your own path in college and networking to build real relationships)
Phil Xiao, CEO - Homi
2:00 PM
Breaking into Tech (How we got here and what we've learned + plan to do)
Daniel ‘Chavo’ Chavez - Software Engineer,
Attentione Smith - Prime Digital Academy & Black in Tech (Twin Cities),
Aaron Cannon - Accessible 360
2:45 PM
Solve the Problem you Have
Aneela Idnani (Kumar), Cofounder - Habitaware
3:30 PM
Changing the game from both sides
Arlan Hamilton, Founder and Partner - Backstage Capital
4:30 PM
Final Remarks + Networking
Graveti Founders
5:00 PM
Head over to Brewery for beers and appetizers
5:30 PM
Beers and Apps
Get to know your next cofounder, investor, employee or friend!
