Series B

Create for startups that have received their Series B or have $5M in ARR

Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Chuck Mollor

Chuck Mollor

CEO & Founder, MCG Partners

Thomas Hazel

Thomas Hazel

Founder/CTO & Chief Scientist, ChaosSearch

Abi Barrow

Abi Barrow

Managing Partner, Cambridge Innovation Partners

Rob May

Rob May

Managing Partner, Half Court Ventures

Christa Bleyleben

Christa Bleyleben

Managing Partner, MassGlobal Partners

James Schneider

James Schneider

Partner, Cooley LLP

Kaitlyn Shevlin

Kaitlyn Shevlin

Activation Analyst, BankTech Ventures

Hareeshwar Karthikeyan

Hareeshwar Karthikeyan

Data Scientist, Toast

Mike Rossi

Mike Rossi

CFO

Vishal Sunak

Vishal Sunak

Founder & CEO, LinkSquares

Ali Mahmoud

Ali Mahmoud

Principal, Glasswing Ventures

Jigya Bhagat

Jigya Bhagat

AI consultant

Paul Baier

Paul Baier

CEO and Principal Analysts, GAI Insights

Andi Wilson

Andi Wilson

Consultant, Datonics

Michelle Bradbury

Michelle Bradbury

Product Advisor/Fractional CPO

Jim Weissman

Jim Weissman

Former, COO/CBO Dicerna Pharmaceuticals

Liza Cotter

Liza Cotter

Attorney, Cooley LLP

Jana Eggers

Jana Eggers

CEO and AI Practitioner, Nara Logics

A.J. De Rosa

A.J. De Rosa

Chief Growth Officer, Intellectus Partners

Alex Cheung

Alex Cheung

Director of Venture Café Cambridge, Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC)

Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

Founder and former President of R&D, Karuna Therapeutics

Andrew Norfleet

Andrew Norfleet

Principle Data Scientist, Toast

Adriana Zeman

Adriana Zeman

VP, Customer Success & Support, Paytronix

Aniket Warade

Aniket Warade

Senior Industrial Designer, PA Consulting

Elena LoBianco

Elena LoBianco

Business Consultant, TriNet

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Talks

(1.4) Data Dynamo: Transforming Startup Visions into Reality with AI and Data Tools

September 09, 2024, 03:15 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Nishant Gandhi

Sid Probstein

Jigya Bhagat

Paul Baier

(1.7) The AI Avengers: Crafting Your Dream Team for Machine Learning Success

September 09, 2024, 04:30 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Nirav Shah

Hareeshwar Karthikeyan

(1.12) Do You Want to Build a Data Strategy?: Crafting Your Data Solution Stack

September 09, 2024, 06:15 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Zach Deane-Mayer

Colleen Tartow, Ph.D.

Andrew Norfleet

Jason Viehland

(1.14) Do You Believe in Magic?: Harnessing External Wisdom for Internal Brilliance

September 09, 2024, 07:30 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Vanessa Ferranto

Ralph Majette III

Rob May

Jana Eggers

(1.16) Home Field Advantage: How to Perform a True Competitive Analysis Regularly

September 09, 2024, 08:45 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Jake Ross

Benjamin Forman

Kaitlyn Shevlin

(1.17) To Hoard or to Harvest? Navigating the Decision to Build Your Data Warehouse or Sell Your Insights

September 09, 2024, 08:45 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Braulio Fernandes

Sanjay Manandhar

Thomas Hazel

Michelle Bradbury

(1.19) Under Lock and Key: Safeguarding Your and Your Customers' Privacy

September 09, 2024, 10:00 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Beatrice Botti

Zara Perumal

Tyler Markley

Liza Cotter

(2.4) We’re Going Global: Navigating Cultural Challenges

September 10, 2024, 02:00 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Kyle Kruse

Kim Riedell

Marc Cote

Evan Pierce

Chuck Mollor

(2.8) Leveraging Debt Financing: Beyond Equity for Growth

September 10, 2024, 03:15 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Ian Levine

Jennifer V. Audeh

Mike Rossi

(2.12) Scaling Beyond Series A: Navigating Growth and Challenges

September 10, 2024, 04:30 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Michael Schrader

Michael Krigsman

(2.14) AI Startup Transformation: Effective Scaling and Pivoting Tactics

September 10, 2024, 06:15 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Rabeeh Majidi

Shahid Azim

Ali Mahmoud

Sasha Hoffman

(2.17) Innovation at Scale: Keeping the Startup Spirit Alive

September 10, 2024, 07:30 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Patricia Geli

Rabeeh Majidi

Greg Lange

Chandra Ramanathan

(2.19) Community-Powered Innovation: Embracing Open Source Development

September 10, 2024, 08:45 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Rizel Scarlett

(2.20) Follow the IPO Road: What to Know about Crossover Funding

September 10, 2024, 08:45 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Danielle O'Neal

Steve Dickman

Julie Feder

James Schneider

(2.21) Redefining the Workspace: Building a Collaborative Culture in a Hybrid Workforce

September 10, 2024, 08:45 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Abi Barrow

Christa Bleyleben

Alex Cheung

Elena LoBianco

(2.22) Into The Unknown: Planning Your Startup’s Exit Strategy

September 10, 2024, 10:00 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Kristin King-Jankiewicz

Steve Dickman

Martha Shadan

Jim Weissman

Andrew Miller

(3.18) Transforming Customers into Advocates: The Power of Community-Led Growth

September 11, 2024, 06:15 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Nika Ouellette

Sara Sigel

Erin Webster-Shaller

Matt Handy

(3.22) Scaling to Giants: Charting Your Course to Enterprise Customers

September 11, 2024, 08:45 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Jason Ingargiola

A.J. De Rosa

Adriana Zeman

(3.26) Happy Sellers, Happy Sales: Cultivating a Culture that Keeps Your Sales Stars Thriving

September 11, 2024, 10:00 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Vishal Sunak

Andi Wilson

(3.27) Product Style Showdown: Trend-Following vs. Trailblazing Creativity

September 11, 2024, 10:00 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Courtney Bensinger

Jen Bullard

Shirley Wang

Aniket Warade

(4.18) CPO’s and CEO’s: How to Find and Nurture a Shared Vision and Relationship

September 12, 2024, 08:45 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Franky Rhodes

Michael Greene

Stefanie Bishop

(4.20) Money, Money, Money: Exploring Executive Compensation Philosophies

September 12, 2024, 10:00 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Jill Kane

(5.7) Clash of the Bots: Implementing AI in Post-Sales

September 13, 2024, 04:30 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Jay Wilson

Amber Dang

(5.10) Tech-Touch Chess: Scaling with Consistency and Scale

September 13, 2024, 06:15 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Erica Favorito

Alex Johnston

Allastair Meffen

Asha May

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