midwest.tech/programming

midwest.tech/conversations | product management for founders
march 2 | 12-1pm CT
Good product management is a major key to startup success. Whether you're learning product management for the first time, making your first product manager hires, or you're a more experienced practitioner, hear from a diverse range of B2B and B2C professionals talking tips, tricks, and lessons learned.

midwest.tech/conversations | remote teams
march 5 | 12-1pm CT
How we work, physically and mentally, has shifted substantially in the past year. As employees continue to work remotely, leaders have had to stretch into new spaces like never before to ensure their teams remain engaged and connected - while simultaneously creating a new, agile environment on the fly. What does cultivating and maintaining team culture look like in 2021 and beyond? Tune in March 5 as we discuss the nuance of managing a remote team pre, during, and post global pandemic.

midwest.tech/conversations | exits | presented by Toronto Stock Exchange
march 10 | 12-1pm CT
All about the exit! Join us as we chat through different paths to an exit with a Midwest founder that led his company to a successful exit to a strategic buyer, as well as one of Chicago's landmark IPOs. Additionally, we discuss alternative exit options for startups with the Toronto Stock Exchange.

midwest.tech/conversations | sourcing talent
march 12 | 12-1pm CT
The hunt for engaged, diverse talent in our remote work world has evolved rapidly, especially in the past year. Our workplaces are transforming, and across industries we are being called to meet the current moment. From tools to source technical talent developed by a former recruiter, a founder actively scaling their team, a founder working to develop women leadership, and a VC supporting her portfolio's talent needs, join us as we dive in on sourcing talent for the 2021 workplace and beyond.

midwest.tech/conversations | b2b sales engine | presented by Sales Assembly
march 15 | 12-1pm CT
Join Sales Assembly for an illuminating talk on B2B sales strategy. Topics will include defining how each role in the sales process attracts and closes your ideal client persona, planning for how you will switch to isolated roles from a hybrid model as you scale, structuring roles to build a scalable sales engine, and creating hybrid sales/operators to drive early growth. This is one session you don't want to miss!

midwest.tech/conversations | vc ama
march 18 | 12-1.30pm CT
Closing out our midwest.tech/conversations series is a full stop, Midwest VC AMA. We've sourced questions from MTC attendees that the panel of top VCs will be answering live, speaking directly to founders looking to sharpen their edge. With just a few days left to prepare for your 1-on-1 meetings, this is one you don't want to miss.

midwest.tech/connect | serendipity | closing reception
march 25 | 4-6pm CT
Come and wrap up the event with an interactive, free-flowing, virtual "happy hour" (no, not more Zoom breakout rooms). This will be a chance to connect with startups and investors based on geographies and areas of interest.

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midwest.tech/connect | spring 21 KICKOFF + PLATFORM DEMO
february 22 | 10.30-11.30am CT
What's new for this spring's midwest.tech/connect? We have a new platform and matchmaking process: This webinar includes a demo of how to use the Deal Room event platform plus tips on how to get the most out of the event, and hear about our upcoming programming.

midwest.tech/conversations | pitching 101 with the polsky center
february 22 | 12-1pm CT

Are you an entrepreneur looking to perfect your pitch? In this session, you will learn from Starr Marcello, Deputy Dean for MBA Programs and Adjunct Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Chicago Booth School of Business and Nick Hamburger, Co-Founder of Quevos, to learn tips and tricks to creating a pitch for your business to inform and impress future investors, partners, and employees. Nick won the College New Venture Challenge, a spot in the Kraft-Heinz Accelerator, has raised two rounds of financing from VCs and angels, and recently appeared on the current season of Shark Tank and secured a $200,000 investment from KIND Snacks founder Daniel Lubetzky.
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‍This event is presented in partnership with the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation