Startup Boston Week 2024

Startup Curious

This track was created for those thinking of starting a company and those who are contemplating switching careers from corporate or agency life and joining a startup.

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.

Jessica Fracalossi

Jessica Fracalossi

Founder, Head of Brand and Marketing, The Handle Bar

Secretary Yvonne Hao

Secretary Yvonne Hao

Secretary of the Executive Office of Economic Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Scott Kirsner

Scott Kirsner

Columnist, Boston Globe

Deepanshi Bansal

Deepanshi Bansal

Founder and CEO, ShineQuo

Sean Bock

Sean Bock

MiniLuxe, MiniLuxe

Crystal Brown

Crystal Brown

CEO & Co-Founder, CircNova Inc.

John Calabrese

John Calabrese

Product Strategist

Piyali Chakraborty

Piyali Chakraborty

Founder and CEO, Ashmi Health

Patrick Connolly

Patrick Connolly

Partner, Co-Chair, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Practice, Foley Hoag LLP

John D. McCoy

John D. McCoy

Professor, Lawyer, Writer, Suffolk University, Law Office of John D. McCoy, Bao Bao Press

Tasneem Dohadwala

Tasneem Dohadwala

Founding Partner, Excelestar Ventures

Jean Donnelly

Jean Donnelly

COO, Sandbox Banking

Kidane Frezgi

Kidane Frezgi

Project Director, Minority Business Development Agency

Keisha Greaves

Keisha Greaves

CEO/Founder, Girls Chronically Rock

Dave Howell

Dave Howell

Chief Marketing Officer, Legit Security

Farah Hussain

Farah Hussain

Founder & Executive Coach, Coaching with Farah

Ashley Jones

Ashley Jones

Commercial Counsel, LinkSquares, Inc.

Chaim Letwin

Chaim Letwin

Carol Sawyer Parks Endowed Chair, Associate Chair, Entrepreneurship, Professor, Management and Entre, Suffolk University

Kim Magidhi

Kim Magidhi

Computer Science Student, Suffolk University

Jason Margaca

Jason Margaca

Co-Founder / Director, VNeck Media / Fundworthy

ian naval

ian naval

Founding Engineer & Head of Platform Engineering, Cake

Flo Nicolas

Flo Nicolas

Chief Impact and Community Engagement Officer, ReGen Valley Tech Hub - ARMI (Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute

Kara Peterson

Kara Peterson

Co-Founder, descrybe.ai

Andy Porter

Andy Porter

Partner, HAVEN

Nazma Rosado

Nazma Rosado

Principal Consultant, Avion Consulting, Inc.

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Talks

(1.10) From Code to Company: The Technical Founder’s Journey

September 09, 2024, 06:15 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Easmond Tsewole Jean Donnelly

(1.13) Getting Past Go!: Bringing Your Startup Out of the Idea Stage

September 09, 2024, 07:30 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Jessica Fracalossi Kidane Frezgi

(1.18) Expanding Your Footprint: Franchise Models are Startups Too

September 09, 2024, 10:00 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Sean Bock Amanda Hansen

(2.6) Creating Your Future: Safe and Sound or Destination Unknown

September 10, 2024, 02:00 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Vanita Sood Rachel Salazar Jason Margaca Dave Howell

(2.24) Beantown Brilliance: The State of Innovation

September 10, 2024, 11:00 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Scott Kirsner Secretary Yvonne Hao

(3.5) Brand Boss: Mastering Your Entrepreneurial Identity

September 11, 2024, 02:00 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Nazma Rosado

(3.7) Solving Puzzles or Chasing Shadows: Unraveling the Right Problem to Crack!

September 11, 2024, 02:00 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Stacy Swider

(3.9) Data Disco: Designing Your Business Model for Success

September 11, 2024, 03:15 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Tasneem Dohadwala John Calabrese Schubert Laforest

(4.5) From Ideation to Innovation: The Value of Hackathons in Collective Creativity

September 12, 2024, 02:00 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Claude Arnell Milhouse Jessica Woyton ian naval Kim Magidhi

(4.6) Your Part-Time Powerhouse: When and Where to Utilize Fractional Talent (presented by TechCXO)

September 12, 2024, 02:00 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Ann Walsh Chris Selland Shirin Shahin Grace Tkach Andy Porter

(4.9) Deliberations: Exploring Careers in Legal Tech

September 12, 2024, 04:30 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Flo Nicolas Kara Peterson John D. McCoy Ashley Jones

(4.17) A Tale of Two Startups: Building Innovative Businesses from the Ground Up

September 12, 2024, 08:45 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Wes Schroll Chaim Letwin Collin Yip

(4.19) You’ve Got a Friend in Me: The Power of Mentorship

September 12, 2024, 08:45 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Farah Hussain Wafaa Arbash Deepanshi Bansal Thara Pillai

(5.4) Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Challenges as Underrepresented Founders

September 13, 2024, 02:00 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Keisha Greaves Crystal Brown Leticia Tarilonte Piyali Chakraborty

(5.5) Mind Your Intellectual P's and Q's: Safeguarding Your Startup Brainchildren

September 13, 2024, 02:00 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Patrick Connolly

Suffolk University

Suffolk University's Sawyer Business School

The Sawyer Business School occupies an unrivaled position at the nexus of Boston’s private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Our learners enjoy unparalleled access to the city’s financial and innovation clusters, seats of government, nonprofit organizations, and world-class healthcare institutions.

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