BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T020000 RDATE:20190310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190827T172830Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190910T113000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190910T100000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190827T172830Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190827T172830Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250476074 DESCRIPTION:Fundraising for your early stage startup is difficult. It's m ade even more difficult with the recent trend of smaller pre-revenue fun ding in the region. This month we will sit down with some area panelist to discuss funding trends\, funding alternatives\, and what can be done to get early stage companies better access to capital that can help take their companies to the next level. \;\n \;\nThis will be a "\ ;leave your feelings at the door"\; conversation. We will touch on w hat is really to blame for the lack of early stage funding access. Wheth er that means looking at local and regional funding resources that seeme d to have dried up\, to whether founders have companies that are investi ble. \;\n \;\nPanelists: \;\nJosh Carter - Manager\, WeWork Lab s (Moderator) \;\nNicole Schmidt - CEO/Co-Founder @ krowdsourced \ ;\nGeoff Harris - Partner @ Flying Fish VC \;\nRoss Barbieri - Angel Investor/EiR @ Portland State's Business Accelerator \;\n \;\nAbou t Coffee w/ Co-Founders: As a business owner you are faced with many cha llenges. You're forced to make decisions every day that could make or br eak your business. Coffee w/ Co-Founders is a way to network with other Entrepreneurs to allow free flowing information with the intent to colla borate and help each other. So often we're challenged and there's very l ittle we can do to express our challenges with the people we work with o r the people we care about. Think of Coffee w/ Co-Founders as your own p ersonal support group for business owners. We're all here to help!\n\nTa gs: entrepreneurship\, founders\, coffee\, co-founders\, startups\, meet up\, fundraising\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/125047607 4 URL:https://www.meetup.com/Portland-Coffee-w-Co-Founders/events/264330604 / SUMMARY:Coffee w/ Co-Founders - Early Stage Fundraising Panel LOCATION:Custom House/WeWork: 222 NW 8th Avenue\, Portland OR 97209 us SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR