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Served as a judge for student venture pitches at ASU’s Tempe campus, for Arizona State University. In person.
Served as a judge for student venture pitches at ASU’s Tempe campus, for Arizona State University. In person.
Guest 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…
Panelist 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.
A half-day lab for Arizona small business owners at ASU’s West Valley campus, delivered for Arizona State University. Stephanie worked directly with the owners in the room, giving feedback on their businesses. In person.
A half-day lab for Arizona small business owners at ASU’s West Valley campus, delivered for Arizona State University. Stephanie worked directly with the owners in the room, giving feedback on their businesses. In person.
A special session at Female Founders and Funders, a day of coworking and networking for women building venture-backable companies in downtown Phoenix. One hour on the practical questions: what funding options actually exist at your stage, what venture readiness means in concrete terms, and what the next best step is for your startup. In person.…
A 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…
Delivered 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.
Delivered 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 chains. Virtual.