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Grinspoon, Garvey & Young Entrepreneurship Conference 2017
Date and time
Location
MassMutual Center
1277 Main St. Springfield, MA 01103-1901Description
Grinspoon, Garvey & Young Entrepreneurship Conference
Friday, November 3, 2017
8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
MassMutual Center, Springfield, MA
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE See the full conference program here
8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. -- Registration, Entrepreneur Exhibits & Networking
9 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. -- Welcoming Remarks and
"Idea Madness" the Largest Collegiate Idea Jam!
10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. --Break, Entrepreneur Exhibits & Networking
10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. -- Breakout Session 1:
- Pitch Like an Entrepreneurial Pro
- Harold Grinspoon: One Man's Trajectory to Wealth
- How We Did It: Grinspoon Award Winners Tell Their Stories
- Shark Tank
- Rapid Prototyping: The 15-Minute MVP
11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. -- Break, Entrepreneur Exhibits & Networking
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. -- Breakout Session 2:
- Pitch Like an Entrepreneurial Pro
- Restaurants, Breweries, and Bars - Expert Panel
- How We Did It: Grinspoon Award Winners Tell Their Stories
- Shark Tank
- Shark Tank for Social Impact
12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. -- Lunch & Keynote Speaker
Logan Carlson, Co-Founder, AnyCafé
The idea for a Travel Mug that could brew K-Cups first came to Logan in early 2015 during his junior year at Western New England University. He took this idea to the first ever 3 Day Startup program hosted at his now Alma Mater, marking the beginning of the journey leading him to found his first company AnyCafé, Inc. At first, like many startups, AnyCafé was simply a clever new product. However, after successfully crowdfunding, raising capital from the Springfield Venture Fund, and drinking hundreds of cups of coffee, AnyCafé, Inc. has become a focused and innovative product development and marketing firm with the Travel Brewer set to hit retail shelves in Spring 2018.
AnyCafé has been featured in countless online media outlets including the Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, Mashable, and Refinery 29. AnyCafé’s Kickstarter video also went viral on Unilad Tech where it reached 5.6 Million views and just under 100,000 shares in a couple of weeks. AnyCafé has received several awards including the Grinspoon Entrepreneurial Spirit Award and also placed as a finalist in the Valley Venture Mentors Accelerator in 2016.
Logan is an extremely team-focused CEO who excels at running a LEAN startup, believing that resourcefulness and making the most of your personal network are the keys to tackling seemingly impossible challenges. His driving mantra is the advice echoed in his TEDx talk of being Open, Honest, and Transparent with his team, customers, investors, and board.
1:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. -- "Idea Madness" Finals, Raffle, and Close
2 p.m. - 2:30 Optional Tour of Valley Venture Mentors and/or the Shops at Marketplace
Walk with us to the Valley Venture Mentors awesome space and learn more about the amazing work they do building, supporting, and maintaining a community to launch an entrepreneurial renaissance.
Visit The Valley's New Shopping District and Destination...The Shops at Marketplace
walk. pause. browse. shop. experience.
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Keep in touch: #GrinspoonEI
Conference Presented By:
Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation
Special Thanks To This Year's Sponsors:
Gold Sponsor -
Silver Sponsor - AAA Pioneer Valley
Bronze Sponsor - Northwestern Mutual
Organized by
The Entrepreneurship Initiative is championed by a committee of faculty advisors from the following area colleges:
- American International College
- Amherst College
- Bay Path University
- The Elms College
- Greenfield Community College
- Hampshire College
- Holyoke Community College
- Mt. Holyoke College
- Smith College
- Springfield College
- Springfield Technical Community College
- Western New England University
- Westfield State University
- UMass - Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship