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The world of online retail, flash sales, and social shopping is red-hot, offering entrepreneurs in the space multiple opportunities for partnerships and deal-making. What companies are making acquisitions and what startups are likely to get acquired? How can social commerce startups use M&A and strategic partnering to drive growth? These are among the questions that will … Continue reading “Startup Exits: Deal-Making in Social Commerce”

General Assembly presents an afternoon workshop for entrepreneurs who want to learn about financial modeling. The session will focus on examining a simple business and learning how to craft its story, identify its business levers, and create simple funding projections. Instructor Mo Lam is the founder and CEO of TwoChop, a content gamification platform. Register here.

500 Startups and NextCustomer present a day-long conference on how to “hack and dominate” customer acquisition. Speakers include Chris Ackerman of Facebook, Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures, and Dan Porter of OMGPOP. Among the topics to be covered: e-mail optimization, ad exchanges, customer service, search engine optimization, and analytics. Register here.

Since its 2009 launch, more than 1.25 million people have pledged $130 million to projects pitched on Kickstarter. This panel discussion, sponsored by New York Entrepreneurs Business Network, will feature entrepreneurs who have found startup capital on Kickstarter. Panelists include Bill May of The Limb.al and Stephan Loble of Pants By Bluff Works. Register here.

The Consumer Electronics Association presents this weeklong series of conferences, exhibits, and networking opportunities. Planned events include “Developer University,” “6Sight Future of Imaging Conference,” and “Techlicious Mom Blogger Show Tour.” Register here.

Ultra Light Startups presents an evening of startup pitches and expert feedback from a panel of judges. The panelists include Somak Chattopadhyay, partner at Tribeca Venture Partners, Weston Gaddy, VC at Bain Capital Ventures, Marc Michel, partner at Metamorphic Ventures, and Micah Rosenbloom, founder partner at Founder Collective. They’ll judge pitches from eight companies, including iMomentous, SpotlessCity, and Zokos. … Continue reading “Investor Feedback Forum and Pitch Showdown”

Pfizer’s Centers for Therapeutic Innovation present the latest installment of Riverside Chats speaker series, focusing on what life sciences entrepreneurs need to know about everything from founders issues to term sheets. Featured speakers Jennifer Berrent and Lia Der Marderosian of WilmerHale will cover those issues and more. Register here.

This full-day conference will bring together entrepreneurs, VCs, and startup experts for discussions on a range of topics, including funding sources, crowdfunding legislation, and secondary markets. Speakers include David Hornik of August Capital, author of VentureBlogand founder of The Lobby Conference; Dave Berkus, best-selling author of Berkonomics and angel investor; and Joe Bartlett, chair of the Legislative … Continue reading “Venture Forward 2012”

This one-day conference unites researchers, clinicians, business leaders, investors and other stakeholders in the field of cancer immunotherapy. Speakers include Jedd Wolchok, associate attending physician at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, as well as representatives from biotech companies such as Agenus, Dendreon, and Idera. Register here.

LSAN presents the first in a series of discussions on entrepreneurship in healthcare. This event will feature an informal Q&A with Benjamin Wolin, founder of Everyday Health, and Thomas Lee, founder of One Medical Group, who will share their insights on how they turned their ideas into strong healthcare businesses. Register here.  

This luncheon presentation will feature expert opinions on the impact of the genomic revolution, and the implications of low-cost genetic testing. Speakers include Nancy Kelley, executive director of the New York Genome Center, David Darst, biotechnology analyst for OrbiMed, and David Ferreiro, executive director and senior life science analyst for Oppenheimer. Register here.

New York Entrepreneurs Business Network presents an evening of networking, with two separate tracks for established businesses and startups. Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to meet with professionals in a number of industries, including banking, advertising, and media. Register here.

MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC and New York Technology Council present the first in a series of panel discussions on NYC’s emerging technology scene. This event will feature local entrepreneurs discussing issues such as the causes of early pivots, how business models evolved, and what obstacles they overcame. Speakers include Rafat Ali, founder and former CEO of paidContent, … Continue reading “Secrets of Digital Success in the Big Apple”

NY Tech Meetup presents its first demo night specifically for women-owned businesses. The event, being held in conjunction with Change the Ratio and Microsoft, will feature demos by seven companies, followed by tips and coaching from industry experts. Companies can register to demo here. Attendees register here.

Join hundreds of fellow technologists for an evening of live demos from companies developing every variety of technology innovation in New York. The event will be hosted by the group’s executive director, Nate Westheimer, entrepreneur and advisor to Flybridge Capital Partners. Register here.

New York Entrepreneurs Business Network presents an evening with David Rose, founder and chairman emeritus of New York Angels. Rose has founded a half-dozen companies and funded 80 more as a “super angel.” The evening will start with an interview and audience Q&A, after which entrepreneurs will be invited on stage to pitch to Rose. … Continue reading “Startup Roundtable 13 With David Rose”

Michael Geer, founder of CauseCart and NYC Bubble Proof, will lead this session on attracting users and speeding up the growth of a fledgling social site or app. The session will be held at New York’s General Assembly incubator. Learn more about the agenda and register here.