Business

The startup and business community conversation. Think: venture capital, startups, bootstrapping, entrepreneur stories.

Thursday, May 410:30am–7:30pm

Track Day Events

Small Business Week Celebration Event
CNBC's The Profit and Comcast Business invite you to celebrate Small Business Week.

Thursday, May 4, 10:00am–2:00pm
Technical.ly Introduced: A curated B2B Event
There are a surplus of opportunities in Philadelphia to meet local startups. The real challenge for some of these successful entrepreneurs is meeting their next client, the decision makers at large corporations. Join us and get the opportunity to meet some of these large businesses and pitch your product or service to members of their purchasing departments.

Thursday, May 4, 12:30pm–3:30pm
Technical.ly Introduced: Curated founder connections
Meet face to face with seasonal founders to provide you advice, guidance and some of their very own past experiences to help you make your next step.

Thursday, May 4, 3:30pm–7:00pm
#Failfest
In this off-the-cuff, unfiltered and unapologetic event, hear from a variety of speakers as they share stories of their past failure(s) and what they've learned along the way. Sometimes it takes a lot of failed attempts before you get to that one-in-a-million idea that will launch you to success.

Thursday, May 4, 6:30pm–9:30pm

Speakers

Rick Nucci
Rick has been an entrepreneur in the Philadelphia area since 1999. He's currently the co-founder & CEO of Guru, which helps companies centralize their collective knowledge. Prior to Guru Rick was the Founder and CTO of Boomi, which defined and led a new segment as the industry’s first cloud…
@ricknucci
Ricky Solorzano
Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer of BioBots, Ricky Solorzano, built the prototype BioBots 3D bioprinter in his dorm room after he was frustrated by the high cost and inaccessibility of equipment. Ricky continues to lead the development of next generation products by uniting robotics, software,…
Morgan Berman
After almost a decade in the non-profit world of women's health, Morgan cartwheeled head first in to the tech startup scene. She is the co-founder and CEO of MilkCrate, a company that helps companies engage their employees in social and environmental impact. Through her work with MilkCrate she has…
@morganberman
Revital Hirsch
Revital Hirsch is an Investor in Residence with Saul Ewing LLP and an Associate at local venture firm SCP Vitalife. Ms. Hirsch has substantial experience in evaluating business plans and investor presentations, reviewing and negotiating term sheets, and modeling the impact of various financing…
@SaulEwingTech
Aradhya Malhotra
Arad Malhotra, 26 is an award winning technology Social Entrepreneur with a passion to create, lead and advise disruptive early stage startup companies that create meaningful impact. Arad is a globally recognized industry expert in educational games and is the co-founder of Skyless Game Studios, an…
@AradMalhotra