Entrepreneurs and business owners are coming to the Warehouse District next week to share success stories, tips, and failures for the 2018 PHX Startup Week.
PHX Startup is a yearly, free week-long event where entrepreneurs and small business owners from around the Valley can attend workshops and discussions about ways to start and improve small businesses. With talks led by business leaders and company heads, Startup Week provides opportunity for how to help small businesses succeed. Interested participants can register online.
There will also be Chase Bankcamp which will provide one-on-one discussions with developers and CEOs as well as activities and engagement with entrepreneurs and potential investors for attendees in between sessions. Bankcamp will also provide charging stations and snacks for attendees.
Where: Speaker and workshop locations will be held in the Warehouse District. Buildings hosting Startup week include the George Washington Carver Museum, Galvanize Phoenix, The Duce, Solera Health, ASU Grant Street Studios and Events on Jackson.
When: February 19 at 8 a.m. to February 23, 2018, at 8 p.m. Throughout the week there will be featured vertical days that focus on different sections of entrepreneurship and business.
Monday: Think Artificial Intelligence Day
Events on this day will help educate and inform attendees about how Artificial Intelligence affects businesses as well as ways it benefits the competition level and the business itself with a focus in technology, sales and marketing, and HR.
Noteable Events:
Welcome to Startup Week PHX 2018
Founder F ups
10 Essential Startups Every Business Needs To Succeed
Creating Perfect Water from Desert Air
Murder Your Task List with Asana
Tuesday: MedTech Day
Events and discussions on this day will appeal specifically to those in the healthcare and biomedical fields. With Phoenix being in the top industries in these fields, MedTech Day will help educate and support biomedical and healthcare startups.
Noteable Events:
Great Workplace Cultures on Purpose
Shark Tank Pitch Prep
If You Are Not Scared, You Are Doing It Wrong
Troll Hunting!
Life Hacks of a Serial Entrepreneur
Wednesday: Saas Day
Saas Day will provide entrepreneurs from all business areas all the different ways that new computer applications or software can impact and grow the company. Industry experts will come and provide an insight into ways to increase client base and ways to overcome the difficulties of including new programs into a business.
Noteable events:
Reality Checks: Highs and Lows of Growing your Saas Startup to $1M ARR
Being a Human Brand
How To Tap Into Your Greatness
Leading With Courage
Give chaos a cadence
Thursday: Blockchain Conference
As one of the largest conferences in Phoenix, the Blockchain Conference will provide entrepreneurs with education and solutions on how to help your business keep up with the fast evolving blockchain community. Attendees will be able to engage in networking and partnership events as well as interact in panel discussions.
Noteable events:
I Am The Luckiest Guy In The World, That Can’t Catch A Break
From #1 on the Billboards to #1 in the App Store
Stress: The Silent Plague Limiting Entrepreneurial Success
Romance and Revenue: Growing your love life while growing your business
Preparing Your Company for Equity Crowdfunding
Friday: Main Street Day
Main Street Day will take place at ASU’s Grand Street Studios. With ASU having a large focus on entrepreneurship and innovation, Main Street Day will provide a way for attendees to gain a diverse look into the small business culture.
Noteable events:
Business as a Friendship
Engage Your Team with Reasonably Unreasonable Goals
The Underestimated Founder
The Automated Startup
How to Scale Upmarket with Enterprise Field Sales
Contact the reporter at smedwards7@asu.edu.
Sara Edwards was the executive editor of Downtown Devil. She is a graduate student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Sara has additional bylines in Phoenix New Times, West Valley View, L.A. Downtown News and Boardwalk Times.
Sara is also the co-secretary for the Multicultural Student Journalists Coalition.
