What it takes to build a business in the Healthcare field from scratch. Finding a niche to build a healthcare business in it, understanding roadblocks and how to over come them. Raising funds for your start up and how to go about it. Think about when and for what amount you would like to sell your healthcare business. Understanding who might be interested in buying or merging with your business.How AI is going to disrupt the healthcare industry and how it will be playing a bigger role in healthcare now and in the future. How innovation will come from outside the healthcare industry and why the healthcare industry is hesitant to adopted and embrace innovation.
Healthcare providers engage with and connect with them patients in new and different ways due to the advances we have been able to make in digital health technologies and yet there are still clear gaps between what providers need and the pressures innovators receive from investors. Come and learn from healthcare providers about what they have found that works and what they are still seeking.
Women network differently—and we should. But most events still expect us to play by outdated rules that don’t reflect how we actually connect, collaborate, or do business.
This hybrid workshop and very intentional networking session is for women and moms in business who are tired of awkward small talk and ready to build a real, effective network—one that supports your goals, respects your time, and makes growing your business feel less lonely.
Led by Renegade Motherhood founder, business coach and obsessed community builder Jen Morris, this session will teach the Renegade Networking Roadmap—a simple but powerful framework to help women entrepreneurs clarify their needs, own their voice, and confidently ask for what they want. You’ll learn how to network with intention and bring your full, authentic personality to the table—because your best connections come when you’re showing up as yourself, not some polished version of a "professional."
After a short workshop, we’ll move into intentional small-group matchmaking where you’ll practice making meaningful connections—without the pressure to pitch or pretend.
This is not about collecting business cards or performing in a circle. It’s about showing up strategically, supportively, and unapologetically—and building a network that actually works for you.
Perfect for founders, freelancers, side hustlers, creatives, and changemakers—especially those doing the juggle of motherhood and business. Bring your big ideas, your real self, and let’s connect.
How can startups safeguard their intellectual property in the fast-paced and competitive field of artificial intelligence? Join Foley Hoag Partners Allie Clark and John Lanza as they share insights and strategies on IP protection in the age of AI. Learn about the latest trends, challenges, and best practices for securing your innovation and avoiding pitfalls.
Allie Clark serves as outside general counsel to clients at all points in their corporate lifecycles, from formation to complex international mergers and acquisitions. She represents investors seeking to grow their portfolios, ranging from angel funds to large private equity firms... Read More →
Ilan Jenkins (Fullstack Law) and Bryn Weaver (Revvia Legal) have helped dozens of technology companies take a practical approach to data privacy, both as outside resources and as internal team members. They will share their experiences on how to get privacy right without bogging down the rocket ship of your startup, including providing specific takeaway tools that startups can use to implement a lean approach to data privacy. We plan to invite a local founder or two to join us and talk about how they approach privacy in the fray of launching a company.
Calling all Founders or solo Product leaders who want to learn how to 'put on a PM' hat and prioritize customer-centric feedback while building out a product roadmap. You will walk away with ways to think high-level about what to build next and how you can inch closer to Product Market fit for your startup or company.
Looking to learn more about helping teams build better products using Trestle. Enjoys flipping problems into opportunities, making inspirational connections, and helping solve product planning and analytics.
For many life sciences startups, breakthroughs originate in university research labs. But securing the right to commercialize these innovations requires navigating complex licensing agreements with university tech transfer offices—an unfamiliar process for many entrepreneurs.
This session will demystify the university IP licensing process, equipping startup founders and executives with the knowledge they need to negotiate fair and strategic agreements. Our expert panel—including a seasoned life sciences attorney and a university tech transfer representative—will walk through the key components of a typical licensing deal, including:
• Financial Terms: Upfront license fees, development and sales milestones, and royalty structures • Equity Stakes: When and how universities take an ownership position in startups, including dilution protections • Sublicensing Rights: How startups can retain flexibility in commercialization strategies • Key Negotiation Points: Common challenges and how to approach them
Whether you’re currently in discussions with a university or planning to license technology in the future, this session will provide actionable insights to help you secure the best terms for your company’s long-term success.
AI is already reshaping healthcare—enhancing diagnostics, optimizing workflows, and personalizing treatments—but we’re just getting started. Join our expert panel as we explore AI’s most impactful applications, lessons learned, and what’s next on the horizon.
Vanessa is a co-founder of Boulder Health Tech Meetup, Denver Digital Health Meetup, and focuses on health system partnerships at KeyCare, a virtual care company. Vanessa is passionate about using health care technology to improve access to care, patient experiences, and outcomes... Read More →
Join us for a lively discussion with health tech founders and executives who’ve navigated the winding road from innovative startups to acquisition. They’ll share the highs, lows, and unexpected plot twists of their acquisition experiences—from making the decision to sell, to negotiating the deal, and everything in between. Whether you're considering an exit or simply curious about what it’s really like on the other side, this panel will give you an insider’s look into the world of health tech acquisitions. Get ready for a conversation full of wisdom, humor, and maybe a few lessons you can apply to your own startup journey.
Vanessa is a co-founder of Boulder Health Tech Meetup, Denver Digital Health Meetup, and focuses on health system partnerships at KeyCare, a virtual care company. Vanessa is passionate about using health care technology to improve access to care, patient experiences, and outcomes... Read More →
Join Boulder Health Tech and Boulder Startup Week for an engaging panel discussion with health tech founders and investors who are shaping the future of healthcare. Panelists will share insights on how they navigated product/market fit, scaled revenue, and secured funding while driving real impact in the industry. Whether you're launching a startup, scaling a company, or just curious about the evolving health tech landscape, this conversation will offer real-world advice and lessons learned.
Vanessa is a co-founder of Boulder Health Tech Meetup, Denver Digital Health Meetup, and focuses on health system partnerships at KeyCare, a virtual care company. Vanessa is passionate about using health care technology to improve access to care, patient experiences, and outcomes... Read More →
The I-36 Space Corridor is literally blasting off. Several local companies are exploring the final frontier from ThinkOrbital building huge infrastructure in space and protecting space from adversaries to Cislunar Industries working on recycling metals for propulsion in space to Orbit Fab refuelling satellites. Leaders from these and other local space companies will be brought together on a panel to discuss their vision for the future of outer space, the challenge of the space domain, why Boulder? and a host of other topics.
Colonel (Ret.) Lee Rosen served over 23 years with the US Air Force where he was a commander, space operator and DoD certified acquisition officer, including tours at the Pentagon, National Reconnaissance Office and Air Force Space Command. As a former SpaceX VP of Mission and Launch... Read More →
Are you a startup founder preparing to raise venture capital? Understanding the legal aspects of fundraising can make the difference between a smooth financing round and a costly, time-consuming process. Join us for this practical masterclass that demystifies the essential legal instruments and documents used in early-stage startup fundraising.
Who Should Attend: Founders planning to raise venture capital Startup team members involved in fundraising decisions and process
What You'll Learn: Deep dive into SAFEs: Understanding how they work, when to use them, and their key components including valuation caps and discount rates Convertible Notes vs. SAFEs: Clear comparison to help you choose the right instrument for your startup Term Sheet fundamentals: Navigate the critical elements of term sheets, including valuation terms, economic provisions, and control/governance matters Common pitfalls: Learn about the most frequent fundraising mistakes and how to avoid them
Key Takeaways: Practical understanding of fundraising instruments and when to use them Ability to evaluate and negotiate key terms in investment documents Confidence in managing legal aspects of your fundraising process Framework for making informed decisions about your startup's financing strategy
Why This Matters: As a founder, you need to make crucial decisions about your startup's funding structure that will impact your company's future. This session will equip you with the knowledge to make informed choices, understand investor expectations, and protect your interests while building strong investor relationships.
The session combines theoretical knowledge with practical insights, using real-world examples and industry-standard documents (including NVCA model documents) to provide you with actionable knowledge you can apply immediately in your fundraising journey.
Don't let legal complexity stand in the way of your startup's growth. Gain the essential knowledge you need to navigate early-stage fundraising with confidence from some of the industry's top startup/venture capital lawyers.
Hi - I’m a startup/vc lawyer with Orrick - one of the top law firms in the space. We represent dozens of unicorns, the top VCs and do about 1,000 venture deals a year, raising billions for our clients. Law360 named our startup/vc group a practice group of the year for our novel... Read More →
Join JP Morgan for an insightful panel discussion on how founders can strategically structure their startups for long-term success. Our expert speakers will share actionable strategies and key insights on aligning business foundations with future goals, ensuring maximum outcomes and impact. Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your approach, this session will equip you with the tools to build a thriving and sustainable business.
One thing is certain—everything is moving faster than ever before and will never move this slowly again. The demand placed on leaders continues to outpace our capacity to keep up, feel confident, and uphold all our obligations at work and home. We are often more overwhelmed, distracted, and anxious than we want anyone to know, creating an epidemic sense of aloneness. In this interactive session, Beck Sydow will share practical, accessible, and portable mindful skills they have been practicing and developing for over three decades. These practices provide leaders with a reference point to get grounded quickly and build awareness to know what the f**k is going on inside and around them, and skillfully operate from active choices that create the resiliency and agency we need to do great things without sacrificing our well-being and mental health. #GiveFirst: Three participants will be selected from a drawing to schedule a private coaching session with Beck.
Brands of all kinds struggle to build trust and demonstrate authority to their customers, but in today’s crowded digital era, this is more important than ever. Effective communication about your products, services, or organization is what sets you apart from your competitors.
The human brain is drawn to CLARITY and away from confusion. Most organizations are confusing their customers, and they don’t even know it, causing them to lose sales, and donations, or be passed up by their competition. In this session, Ian will teach you how to tell your story using the StoryBrand framework, giving you the tools to clarify your message and get your customers, donors, event attendees, or audience to respond. You will walk away with a plan to effectively communicate about your organization and be able to start applying what you have learned that day.
With a team of experienced professionals, Ian Stewart supports local and national businesses in crafting branding, messaging strategies, and content to build client trust, demonstrate authority, and increase online visibility to generate leads and drive conversations. As the founder... Read More →
Colorado is a leading hub for health innovation. In 2024 alone, life sciences companies in the state raised $2.15B. And according to new research from CBRE, Denver-Boulder now ranks among the top 20 life sciences R&D clusters worldwide, with Boulder at the epicenter.
With more than 30% of the state’s biotech, medtech, and digital health assets concentrated in Boulder and along the U.S. 36 Corridor, the region includes powerhouse companies and promising startups.
Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) leads the health and growth of life sciences in Colorado. CBSA President & CEO Elyse Blazevich, who is also a medtech founder, brings some of Boulder’s leading life sciences founders together for a panel discussion offering stories from the frontline on what it takes to build, scale, and succeed in Boulder.
Location for Innovation: What makes Boulder and Colorado the right place for health innovation. Raising Capital: How founders secured their first rounds, and what uncertainty with federal and state funding sources means for early-stage companies. Founder Stories: Honest stories about challenges, wins, and what it takes to move science from the lab to the patient.
Whether you’re thinking about spinning out your research for CU Boulder, preparing your first round, or curious about growing a life sciences business in Colorado, this session offers valuable takeaways and new connections.
Elyse Blazevich leads Colorado BioScience Association’s work to create co-opportunity for Colorado’s life sciences community. With the CBSA Board of Directors, team, members, and stakeholders, she strategically advances CBSA’s efforts to build a collaborative environment for... Read More →
Succession planning isn’t just about who will take over for you in the future—it’s about setting yourself and others up for success now. This workshop will help you uncover the more than 30 hidden roles in your business using role charts and role descriptions (not org charts and job descriptions!) to delegate effectively, set expectations, and foster accountability. Small and founder-led businesses will especially benefit from being able to visualize how many roles they are personally filling and how it's creating bottlenecks and preventing their ability to scale. Attendees will use their created role charts to identify opportunities to outsource, prioritize their hiring needs, and start positioning their business up for long-term success.
Attendees will walk away with: - A role chart template to bring clarity and alignment to the roles within their organization. - Techniques for assigning and delegating work through role descriptions. - Strategies for setting expectations and holding people accountable
Dain Johnson is an engineer-turned-psychologist who coaches technical experts to become high-performing organizational leaders. Dain spent ten years working on and leading high-tech projects destined for the ocean floor to the lunar surface before becoming a leadership coach. He began... Read More →
Imagine this scene: It’s 9:30 am and your colleagues, direct reports, or managers are already present, focused, and clearly engaged in the day’s demands. And as the day progresses, so does your team’s happiness and curiosity. By the end of the day, everyone is satisfied and eager to see each other again the next morning. I believe that such a blissful state is achievable through a simple, daily practice of responding to prompts. That’s right, I’m asking you to get your team to spend 5 to10 minutes each morning writing a response to a prompt that will get them thinking (creatively!) about how to solve your businesses’ problems, and that will keep them focused on supporting what truly matters.
I know it works because I’ve done this for years and seen many individuals and teams benefit from the simple, shared practice of prompt response. I’ll share the magic by modeling the practice, then walk through the blueprint of how to bring the practice to your workplace, and we'll discuss how to track the changes. The workshop session will include an introduction about the process, a prompt-writing exercise by participants, a sharing exercise by participants, and a discussion of how to tailor this practice to your needs. This exercise provides business and team leaders with a means to focus, motivate, and encourage their team members at zero monetary cost, while yielding deep rewards.
I worked in the tech industry for 15 years (data science, data engineering). In 2023, I founded Tumbleweed Pioneer, a writing, editing, and communication services company that connects people to purpose through content. I bring entrepreneurs, executives, and small businesses into... Read More →
Google search is dying and so is your SEO marketing. Your customers now turn to ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, and other new AI search engines to discover solutions. Here’s how you train AI search engines to mention your brand, position you against competitors, and sell your product for you.
If you want to stay ahead of the curve and ahead of your competition, you need to see this glimpse of the future where you’ll learn * Which AIs to optimize for (and which ones are bad investments) * How the new customer journey in AI looks (and how it’s different from before) * How to set the right goals of AI optimization (and guide your team in the right direction) * How to optimize for AI search engines (and what to start doing right now) * How to train the AI to sell for you (with specific, actionable next steps and tactics) * Which metrics to measure your optimization efforts (and tell when you’re really winning)
(You’ll also get exclusive access to the slide deck to share with your team and refer back to.)
Lee Cooper is Co-Founder & CEO of Cooper Marketing, the SEO agency exclusively for scaling B2B tech companies to grow organic search traffic from Google to their website.Lee acts as a strategic SEO consultant to help B2B tech CMOs and VPs of Marketing at venture-backed, Series A-D... Read More →
In a world where the market moves faster than rules can be written, the only way to win is to outthink, outbuild, and outmaneuver others. This workshop is for those who refuse to play by outdated norms. We’ll break down human innovation to its rawest form—first principles—so you can challenge assumptions, hack complex problems, and engineer breakthrough solutions from the ground up. Expect high-energy discussion and radical strategies designed for builders, disruptors, and anyone building the future, not just reacting to it. If you're after pushing personal boundaries and redefining what’s possible, this is your workshop.
Let’s face it — startup growth often comes with its own set of challenges, taking a toll on its customers (especially in health tech, where the end users are often patients). But what if we approached sales and product with more human connection and less transactional pressure? In this panel, powerhouses from sales, product, and partnerships roles share their experiences and strategies for building authentic relationships, driving sustainable revenue, and standing out in an industry traditionally dominated by aggressive tactics.
We’ll explore the often-overlooked intersection of sales, product, and user experience—how startups can drive revenue while keeping the user at the center of their strategy, especially in health tech. Through real-world case studies and interactive exercises, attendees will gain actionable insights into retention, customer engagement, and ethical business growth, applying these lessons into any industry.
Key Discussion Points & Metrics to Measure: -User Retention vs. New Users – Understanding the "leaky bucket" syndrome and how to fix it. -Churn Rate – Identifying early warning signs and creating intervention strategies. -Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) – Weighing the cost of acquiring new users vs. retaining existing ones. -Selective Listening for Non-Users – Why did they leave or never convert? What is the cost of inaction? -Driving Toward a User-Centered Initiative – Strategies for integrating product, UX, and sales efforts.
Key Takeaways: 1. How to shift from transactional to relationship-driven UX, sales, product, and growth strategies across various industries (healthcare, AI, B2B & B2C Saas) 2. The power of storytelling, community building, and customer experience in the sales process and in product management. 3. A framework for bridging product, user experience, and growth to scale startups effectively. 4. Practical strategies for integrating user insights into sales and product decisions.
Interactive Components: Attendees will receive a worksheet or template to apply the discussed concepts in their own startups. Live case study walkthroughs, where panelists will break down real-world examples of successful (and failed) sales and product strategies. Audience Q&A to address specific challenges participants face in their own startups.
