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Venture RAISE Graduation
J.P. Morgan Private BankClosing showcase for the Fall 2025 Venture RAISE cohort, hosted at J.P. Morgan Private Bank with investors in the room.Developed and delivered for the Arizona Commerce Authority.
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AI in Healthcare Panel
ASU Tempe CampusPanelist at the Arizona Business and Health Summit, held at ASU's McCord Hall.A discussion of artificial intelligence in healthcare and what it means for the companies building in the space.In person.
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ASU Entrepreneurship and Value Creation – Pitch Judging
ASU Tempe CampusServed as a judge for student venture pitches at ASU's Tempe campus, for Arizona State University.In person.
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Series A Readiness and Data Room Strategy
OnlineDelivered for XLR8 PBC, to founders in their F25 portfolio cohort.What Series A readiness means in practice, and how to build a data room before investors ask for one.Virtual.
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Corporate Entrepreneurship – Guest Lecture
OnlineGuest lecture delivered for Louisiana Tech University's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, to students in their corporate entrepreneurship course.A conversation rather than a lecture: what angel, venture and strategic investors each want and why those goals diverge at an exit, how uncommon venture capital is against the number of businesses started every year, and what…
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Entrepreneurial Mindset for Engineers
OnlineA cohorted program delivered for Arizona State University, to engineering students in the FSE 301 and ENT 360 value creation courses.Three sessions across the spring working through each student's class venture, and how the entrepreneurial thinking behind it transfers to a job search and to a career inside an existing company.Virtual. Offered for extra credit.
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Operational Excellence
OnlineDelivered for XLR8 PBC, to founders in their F25 portfolio cohort.A session on building operating discipline into an early-stage company: quality management systems, and the practical realities of international supply…
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Venture RAISE Explore – February 2026
OnlineAn introduction to the Venture RAISE program, open to any Arizona founder weighing outside capital.Ninety minutes covering how to assess funding readiness, how investors evaluate companies at the earliest stages,…
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Venture RAISE Explore – March 2026
OnlineAn introduction to the Venture RAISE program, open to any Arizona founder weighing outside capital.Ninety minutes covering how to assess funding readiness, how investors evaluate companies at the earliest stages, and which capital path fits a given business: equity, non-dilutive, or neither.Virtual. Free to attend. Developed and delivered for the Arizona Commerce Authority.
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Founder Flow – 7 April 2026
J.P. Morgan Private BankRooftop yoga for founders, held on the J.P. Morgan rooftop during Arizona Tech Week.An early start to the day with other founders, before the conference rooms open. No pitching, no panels.In person.
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