Mindset Moves: Journal Prompt

Education & Networking

January 16th:

🚀 Market Mastery: How to Launch with Precision | Virtual

🔗 Register HERE

💬 Learn best practices for launching a new business idea strategically.

🍳 Consumer Founders & Investors Breakfast | NYC

🔗 Register HERE

💬 Join a Consumer-specific founders and investors breakfast.

🎊 2024 Tech Community Happy Hour | NYC

🔗 Register HERE

💬 Collaborative community gathering for enthusiasts from startups and big tech.

Jan 17th:

🎙️ Mindful Communication | Virtual

🔗 Register HERE 

💬 Learn to enhance how you communicate with your target audience to ensure your messaging resonates.

📣 Pitch Deck Tear Down | Virtual

🔗 Register HERE 

💬 Forum’s General Partner, Jonah Midanik, will provide guidance and tips to 3 early-stage B2B SaaS founders on their pitch deck effectiveness.

Jan 18th: 

🔒 How to Secure the Highest-Quality Clients | Virtual

🔗 Register HERE 

💬 Learn how to get more premium clients with some simple tweaks to your marketing strategy.

💡 Ideas on Tap: A Pitch Practice Social | Virtual  

🔗 Register HERE 

💬 Hosted by Black Women Talk Tech and Diageo, join this event to sharpen your pitch.

🥞 Women in Healthtech: Founders & Funders Breakfast | NYC 

🔗 Register HERE 

💬 Trinet is hosting a small breakfast for founders and investors in healthcare.

Jan 19th: 

🚶‍♀️ Pitch and Walk | NYC

🔗 Register HERE 

💬 Community for founders, investors, & operators to connect via walking. 

Jan 22nd: 

⛑️ Women in Healthtech: Monthly Monday Mingle | NYC 

🔗 Register HERE 

💬 Casual, non-sponsored monthly hangout, to meet other women in the community.

Jan 23rd: 

💪🏽 Intersectionality & Work-Life Balance | Virtual

🔗 Register HERE 

💬 Join this session to dive into how our identities can impact the way we set boundaries and to learn some best practices for alleviating stress and anxiety in the workplace.

👁️ What Makes a Great Brand | Virtual

🔗 Register HERE 

💬 Learn the essentials to develop your ideal branding playbook.

🌉 The AI Hustle: Happy Hour for Startup Founders & VC | SF  

🔗 Register HERE 

💬 An evening to connect with fellow founders, explore fundraising strategies, and discover the latest advancements in AI.

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Funding & Resources Opportunities

Grant:

📱 T-Mobile T Challenge

📅 Due: Jan 26

💰 Amount: $25,000-$160,000

🔗 Apply HERE 

🌐 Industry: AI for Telecommunications

💡 Awards innovators in AI for Telecommunications with global recognition and mentoring.

Pitch Competition:

🎤 Kickfurther: CPGrow 2024

📅 Due: Jan 26

💰 Amount: $150,000

🔗 Apply HERE

🏷️ Criteria: Funding to be used for specific purposes

💡 Pitch to win no-cost inventory funding and grand prizes.

Program:

📚 Headstream Accelerator

📅 Due Date: Jan 16

💰 Amount: $30,000

🔗 Apply HERE

🌐 Industry: EdTech, Digital Health, Social Tech

🏷️ Criteria: Youth-focused, tech-based, sustainable model, MVP stage or later, U.S. market.

💡 16-week support for early stage impact-focused innovators.

🧨 Intel Ignite US Cohort 4

📅 Due Date: Jan 17

💰 Amount: None; Other Resources Offered

🔗 Apply HERE

🌐 Industry: Deep Tech

🏷️ Criteria: Minimum $1M in seed funding, experienced founding team, significant intellectual property, large market opportunity.

💡 12-week program aiding early-stage deep tech startups to achieve strategic impact.

🌎 500 Global

📅 Due Date: Jan 19

💰 Amount: $150,000

🔗 Apply HERE

💡 4-month accelerator offering investment for 6% equity stake.

✨ gener8tor North Dakota 2024

📅 Due Date: Jan 19

💰 Amount: $100,000

🔗 Apply HERE

💡 12-week program in North Dakota offering coaching, capital, and connections to startups.

🏝️ 1909 Accelerator Program

📅 Due Date: Jan 19

💰 Amount: None; Other Resources Offered

🔗 Apply HERE

🏙️ City: Florida

💡 6-month program empowering founders and freelancers to build successful and sustainable businesses and lives.

🚀 Jumpstart Small Business Impact Program

📅 Due Date: Jan 19

💰 Amount: Up to $20,000

🔗 Apply HERE

🏙️ City: Northeastern Ohio

🏷️ Criteria: Generate $100K+ in annual revenue

💡 12-week business program for personalized guidance and hands-on education.

🚀 Mozilla Fellowship for Tech + Society

📅 Due Date: Jan 22

💰 Amount: $60,000

🔗 Apply HERE 

🌐 Industry: Social Impact

💡 Fosters connections between tech-and-society strategists and civil society organizations.

🧠 Converge 2 by Open AI

📅 Due: Jan 26

💰 Amount: $1,000,000 (Equity)

🔗 Apply HERE 

🌐 Industry: AI

💡 6-week startup program offering $1M in equity financing and exclusive sessions, mentorship, and access to Open AI network.

Other:

🛠️ Tech for an Equitable Future by Braze

📅 Due Date: Jan 19

💰 Amount: None; Other Resources Offered

🔗 Apply HERE

🏷️ Criteria: Bootstrapped business or less than $30M in venture funding, <100 employees, compatible SDK and appropriate engineering, and marketing resources.

💡 12 months of free access to the Braze platform and support.

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