MIAMI UNIVERSITY JOHN W. ALTMAN INSTITUTE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
STARTUP WEEKEND 2020
OCTOBER 23rd-25th, 2020 - A VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE
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What is Startup Weekend?
A weekend for you to test your startup idea, create a business plan, meet new people, and network with successful mentors from across the Midwest!
Startup Weekend is a weekend-long competitive experience where aspiring entrepreneurs, designers, creative thinkers, and engineers come together to produce a viable startup business model.

Techstars Startup Weekend Miami University will be a weekend-long virtual experience.
Have questions? Feel free to reach us at oxford-oh@startupweekend.org
We are committed to keeping our participants safe and healthy by following government recommended social distancing rules. This year, the weekend will take place on Zoom:
- We will have a main room that everyone can access
- Where the kick-off and workshops happen
- Participants can communicate with us to get mentors and help
- Breakout rooms for each team will be available to work on their own time
- We as organizers will have access to all rooms so we can check in on people and support where needed
This will be our first ever virtual Startup Weekend! Although we will miss being in-person together, going virtual gives us more opportunities than ever before:
- More capacity for participants
- Access to more mentors around the world
- Flexibility of time and schedule
- Work from the comfort of your own home
2020 Weekend Schedule
5:00pm:Registration Starts
5:15pm: Welcome and Kick-Off (Main Room)
5:30 pm: What is Startup Weekend? (Main Room)
6:00 pm: Weekend expectations and house keeping items
6:10 pm: Team building exercise
6:30 pm: Zoom Guide – How to be a good virtual teammate?
7:00 pm: Team Time (Breakout Room)
Check-in Canvas Assignment
8:00pm: Effective Teams Workshop – Scott Weiss (Main Room)
9:30pm: Develop basic business concepts (Breakout Room)
9:30pm – 11pm: Igoodea Office hours
Check-in Canvas Assignment
8:30am: Kick-off: Zoom Dance Party
9:00am: Workshop: Effective Customer Research Workshop– Sara Valasek (Main Room)
10:00am: Teamwork Time. Get out and VALIDATE!
11:00am: “Mentor Office Hours” begin
12:00pm: Gut Check (Main Room)
1:30pm: “Mentor Office Hours” & Teamwork Time (Breakout Room)
6:30pm: Gut check
Check-in Canvas Assignment
7:00-8:30pm “Finance Help Desk Office Hours”: RedHawk Ventures & Social Impact Fund members staffing.
9:00pm: Gut Check (Main Room)
Check-in Canvas Assignment
8:00am: Kick-off: Zoom Dance Party
Check-in Canvas Assignment
8:00 am-8:45am Zoom Dance Party + Words from Conger
8:45 am – 10:00 am Team Time
10:00 am – 10:30 am Pitching Tips – Astawa Alam
10:30 am-12:00pm Preliminary Rounds (return to main room)
12:00-12:15pm: Announcements
12:15pm: FINAL PRESENTATIONS (Main Room)
Top 5 Teams will be announced. Get up and present if it’s you!
1:20pm Judging (Survey Submissions)
1:30pm Awards & Wrap-Up
Meet Our Professionals
Astawa Alam
Co-Founder & Lead Marketing Consultant at DxM Creative
Nichole Mustard
Co-Founder and CRO of Credit Karma
Olin Hyde
CEO of LeadCrunch
Riley Miller
UX Designer at Carvana
Mike Vaggalis
Founder and CEO of Keepsake Tales
Molly Babbington
Global Partnerships, Experiences at Airbnb
Bill Baumel
Managing Director at Ohio Innovation Fund
Dennis Reinersman
Senior Business Coach at HCDC inc
Jonathan Smith
Operations at Techstars
Paige Powell
Director of Marketing at Live Better
Joe Engelhart
Serial Entrepreneur at Cincinnati Capital Corporation
Lindsey Schad
Director of Communications at POINT
Todd Uterstaedt
Co-founder of From Founder To CEO
Heather Christman
Senior Director, Lean Growth at The Garage Group
Bill Tucker
Executive Director at Flywheel Social Enterprise Hub
Michael Conger
Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship
Katie Mulligan
Marketing Manager at Google
David Eyman
Faculty at Miami University Farmer School of Business
Kathryn Werner
CEO of Impact Partners
Carl Labanz
Venture Analyst at Cincy Tech
Margarita Geleske
Chief Evangelist at Uncharted Learning
Brian Wilcove
General Partner at Artiman Ventures
Allie Pearson
Senior Brand Manager at Procter&Gamble
Tara Hoppe
Assistant Director, Institute for Entrepreneurship
Josie Dalton
Program Manager at Flywheel Social Enterprise Hub
Mark Lacker
Altman Professor at John W. Altman Institute of Entrepreneurship
Kasey Woomer
Project Specialist at 1848 Ventures
Tim Metzner
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy & Growth Officer at Coterie
Kamilah Dotson
Founder of KCD Cosmetics
Dave Knox
CEO of Nature’s Willow
Amber Hallmann
Account and Brand Manager at Quicksilver Studios
Shacher Torem
SVP & Gm at Vestcom International
Jenn Brucksh
Sales at Healthy Root Hemp Products
Rudy Krehbiel
Head of Operations at Cloverly
Rissa Reddan
SVP of Marketing at PayNet
R. Todd Johnson
Founder and CEO of IPAR, Inc.
Esther Ladipo
Founder and CEO of Ranowo
Aidan Leahy
Strategist at Pilot44
Katie Ginley
Director, Client Success at BrandMuscle
Jerri LaMirand
Regional Specialist at Uncharted Learning
Jon Adams
President at SALIX Data
Jennifer Dauer
Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Faith Voinovich
Principal at Ohio Innovation Fund
Eric Weissman
Vice President, External Relations at Cintrifuse
Daniel Pfeil
Global Startup Sourcing Coordinator at Techstars
Jeff Korman
Managing Partner-Engagement Leader at K Connect
Stephanie Domijan
Innovation and Sustainability Associate Manager at Newell Brands
Jim Friedman
Faculty at Miami University Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship
Rachel Van Fleet
Marketing Lead at Lighthouse Technologies
Josh Green
Co-Founder & President of Ultimate Toys
Beth Troy
Author and Entrepreneurship Instructor at Miami University
John McIlwraith
Managing Director at Allos Ventures
Matt Golis
President of Payliance
Molly Adams
Director at the Garage Group
Mark Richey
Partner 1809 Ventures
Michelle Stecker
ESP Professor at Miami University
Mark Bobseine
Partner at Converge Venture Partners
Edward "Coach" Weinhaus
Lecturer at UCLA Anderson School of Management
Micheal McGuire
Associate Consultant at Cspring Inc.
Michelle Kusel
Curriculum & Instruction Manager at Uncharted Learning
Megan Fischer
Founder & CEO of Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank
Micheal Kruszynski
Sr. Manager of Commerce Strategy at Salsify, Inc.
Maddy Reiman
Director of Customer Success at Cerkl
Kelly Kolar-Eyman
President & Founder of Kolar Design, Inc.
Jon Slemp
Co-Founder of Rhove
Luke Dooley
President of OCEAN Programs
Julienne Shields
CEO of USASBE
Ted Greene
COO of Network Perception
Jaylene Wallick
Senior Management Consultant at West Monroe Partners
Sean Kwait
Director at CincyTech
Jeana (DeNardo) Kruszynski
Director of Commercial Sales at Smartsheet
Jeff Tennery
Founder & CEO of Moonlighting
Patrik Wolovek
COO of VendorTerm
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