Conference Overview
Princeton Entrepreneurship Council (PEC) is excited to invite you to join fellow alumni, students, and faculty at the 2nd NYC Tiger Entrepreneurs Conference. The conference will kick off with a virtual Startup Showcase featuring several exceptional alumni and faculty founders, to be held on Thursday evening, April 7. Register for the Zoom link.
The following day, Friday, April 8, the conference will be an in-person event in midtown Manhattan featuring panel discussions, fireside chats, workshops, and a closing reception. Address: Convene, 117 W. 46th St, between 6th and 7th Avenues.
The 2022 NYC Tiger Entrepreneurs Conference will celebrate both Princeton entrepreneurship and Princeton's contribution to the vibrant NYC startup scene.
Princeton Entrepreneurship Council greatly appreciates the collaboration with several campus partners who helped organize portions of the conference: Princeton Alumni Angels, Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education, Lewis Center for the Arts and Princeton Department of Athletics.
Agenda
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April 7 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Virtual Startup Showcase
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In partnership with Princeton Alumni Angels, six extraordinary faculty and alumni founders will present their startups to the audience. Afterward, the audience members will vote for their favorite startup. Breakout rooms will be opened for audience members to interact with founders face-to-face after voting.
Featured showcase presenters:
- Henk-Jan Boele, CEO, Blinklab
- Michael Havig '87, founder, HealthMe
- Nancy Kalish '82, CEO & founder, Rule Breaker
- Laurence Latimer *01, CEO, Dinara
- Courtney Monk '01, co-founder, Schoolytics
- Micah Nelp, CEO & co-founder, Sóliome
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April 8 - 7:45am - 9:00am | Check-In and Breakfast
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Enjoy breakfast and network with fellow attendees in the Gallery.
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9:00am - 9:15am | Welcome and Opening Remarks
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Don Seitz '79 and Anne-Marie Maman '84 of Princeton Entrepreneurship Council and Vice Dean for Innovation Rodney Priestley will officially welcome attendees to the 2022 New York City Tiger Entrepreneurs Conference.
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9:15am - 10:05am | ENTREPRENEURIAL CLASS: Startup Ethics
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The classroom comes to the city: Entrepreneurship and Ethics: Making My Millions or Saving Society. Dr. David Miller, director of Princeton's Faith & Work Initiative and who is teaching at the Keller Center both an undergraduate and required graduate course on ethics this spring, will share an ethics framework for startups.
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9:15am - 10:05am | Workshop: “Why You Don’t Have to Read Your Investor’s Term Sheet”
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Hub One
Dror Futter '86 will cover the important terms that founders need to understand about the seed funding term sheet. You will learn which terms are negotiable, which terms are most important to protect the interests of the founding team, and how to ensure that your Series Seed funding does not make raising future rounds more difficult than it has to be.
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10:05am - 10:55am | Climate Tech: Net-Zero Initiatives and their Social Benefits
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Faculty and alumni deeply engaged in the clean tech sector will feature the latest policy research authored by Princeton faculty and solutions being developed by alumni founders that address climate change and generate huge social benefits.
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10:05am - 10:55am | Workshop: How to Choose Your First Investors Wisely and Increase Your Chances of Success
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Hub One
Join Jim Hao ’12 of Reformation Partners as he talks about how to align your company goals with your fundraising needs and increase your startup’s chances for success.
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10:55am - 11:15am | Morning Break
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Enjoy coffee and snacks in the Gallery.
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11:15am - 11:55am | FIRESIDE CHAT: Entrepreneurial Momentum on Campus
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Andrea Goldsmith, dean of Princeton's School of Engineering and Applied Science, will provide updates on several groundbreaking University research initiatives that address significant societal challenges and serve as catalysts for innovation and change. She will then be in conversation with Vice Dean for Innovation Rodney Priestley.
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11:55am - 12:45pm | Food Tech: Towards a Sustainable Food Supply
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The food-tech sector is heating up with technological advances across the alt-meat space, from cell-based cultivation, plant-based products, and fermentation-based approaches. Alumni founders and investors building solutions for a "more sustainable" food supply will share their insights.
- Pae Wu '02
- Tom Brennan '07
- Yossi Quint '17
- Michael Thate, moderator
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11:55am - 12:45pm | Workshop: Starting and Running a Successful Multichannel Retail Brand
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Hub One
Learn how Matt McCalpin '14, chief operating officer at Janji, is helping build the running apparel brand into a multi-channel success story. Over the past few years, Janji has simultaneously scaled its e-commerce business and grown its wholesale retail presence to all REI stores nationwide.
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12:45pm - 1:15pm | Lunch
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Lunch will be available in the Gallery.
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1:15pm - 2:05pm | Blockchain/NFT Trends
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The blockchain startup scene is rampant across the region, and alumni involved in building, consulting, and funding token ventures, blockchain technologies, NFT strategies, and Web3 solutions will discuss the latest developments and key investment trends.
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2:05pm - 2:55pm | VC and Growth Stage Trends and Opportunities
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A slate of VC professionals will share their views on key venture trends and opportunities that are fueling the explosive growth of startups and funding in NYC and beyond.
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2:55pm - 3:40pm | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Social Impact - Community Revitalization
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Majora Carter, visiting lecturer in Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education, will share highlights of an undergraduate course she is teaching this spring that focuses on her visionary work to transform low-status communities into thriving mixed-use local economies and to increase wealth-building opportunities for populations historically left out. Fifty copies of her recently published book, Reclaiming Your Community, will be provided at no charge to interested attendees.
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3:40pm - 4:00pm | Afternoon Break
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Sponsored by Rule Breaker Snacks, founded by Nancy Kalish ’82. All Rule Breaker Snacks are certified gluten-free, vegan, non-GMO, and Kosher too!
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4:00pm - 4:50pm | Innovation and Representation in the Sports Industry
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With NYC as one of the sports and entertainment capitals of the world, alumni in the sports industry will discuss their strategies to innovate, attract new customer segments, and build their brands. We are excited that this panel will be moderated by John Mack ’00, Ford Family Director of Athletics at Princeton.
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4:00pm - 4:50pm | Workshop: The Fundamentals of Angel Investing
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Hub One
Angel investing is more accessible than you might think. Rob Wolk ’91, co-founder of Princeton Alumni Angels, will walk you through what you need to know if you are considering becoming an angel investor and investing in Princeton and other leading startups.
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4:50pm - 5:30pm | FIRESIDE CHAT: Innovations in Visual Arts
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The arts world is also synonymous with New York City. In partnership with Lewis Center for the Arts, the panelists will share perspectives and experiences around innovations in the visual arts. The technological and design advances incorporated in the new Princeton Art Museum on campus will serve as the cornerstone for the discussion.
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4:50pm - 5:30pm | Workshop: Two Secrets to Leading a Startup: Creating Shared Vision and Urgency
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Hub One
Join Jeremy Kestler ‘94, entrepreneur and executive coach, as he shares best practices for driving change from successful startup founders. A clear vision will ensure that your team knows exactly what to do, and a compelling reason to act now will propel change
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5:30pm - 7:00pm | Closing Reception and Musical Performance
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Gallery
- A closing networking reception and featuring a performance by the Princeton Katzenjammers, Princeton's oldest mixed voice a cappella student singing group.
Speakers
