INFLECTION Con 2

The conference FOR PROFIT DRIVEN COMPANIES

June 13th & 14th, 2019 in New York

MEET YOUR TRIBE. GROW TOGETHER

The movement

There is a movement of entrepreneurs building profit-driven companies on their own terms; and the NY Times covered our part in pushing it forward.

The event

The event contains 2 days of inspiring talks and action oriented workshops to help you progress in every area. Founders can also enter our startup competition to enter to win $100K in prizes.

The connections

Meals & happy hours provided, along with chances to connect with like-minded founders to fuel your growth.

Why INFLECTION Con?

Curated Community

Attendees are vetted, ensuring a quality community with dynamic perspectives

Action Oriented

We are doers. Come to make progress with real action steps from the event.

Authentic Stories

Speakers are encouraged to tell unique, raw stories you will not hear anywhere else.

Good Food

We understand how much a snack change in the office can cause a mutiny. We have you covered.

We’re Accountable

We take accountability for your success: if you are not able to move your business forward, we will refund you.

Who Should Attend

Profit Driven Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs at revenue generating companies

Saas / Ecommerce / Tech Companies

Operators and founders at technology companies

Students & Service Providers

Students and service providers looking to engage with this community and learn

Speakers & Workshop Leaders

Top tier speakers sharing their raw and authentic stories. More to be announced…

Schedule

Day 1: Inspire - June 13th

Full day of talks and panels

Location: National Sawdust

Address: 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249

8:15 AM Doors Open

9:15 AM Kickoff Intro

9:30 AM Founder Story - Al Doan (Missouri Quilt Co)

9:55 AM Founder Story - Vlad Magdalin (Webflow)

10:25 AM Break

10:35 AM Funding Options Panel

Bea Arthur (Moderator)
Emma Lawler (Moonlight)
Tyler Tringas (Earnest Capital)
Zeina Muna (iFundWomen)

11:10 AM Panel: The Platforms Powering Ecommerce

Greg Kubin (HelloSponsor)
Kent Fenwick (Clearbanc)
James Allgrove (Stripe)
Mike Sullivan (The Stable)

Noon: Lunch

1pm The Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your S**t Together - Dr Sherry Walling

1:35 PM Founder Story - Sahil Lavingia (Gumroad)

2:10pm Break

2:20 PM Panel: Revenue Strategies

Scott Smedresman (McCarter)
Ankur Nagpal (Teachable)
Michael Farber ( Breakout)

3:00 PM $100K Startup Competition

Willow Hill (Scout Lab)
Adrian Del Balso (Little Universe)
Thomas Smale (FE International)

3:50pm Break

4:00 PM Panel: Real Talk, What Its Really Like

Megan Bruneau (Moderator)
Lisa Wang (SheWorx)
Donald Desantis (VTS)

4:30 PM Keynote: Ben Conniff (Lukes Lobster)

5 PM Group Picture / Happy Hour

Day 2: Execute - June 14th

Full day of workshops and office hours

Location: Microsoft Reactor NY

Address: 11 Times Square, New York, NY

8:30 am Doors Open

9:30am Taylor Davidson - Finance & Business Models

10:30am Asher King Abramson - Growth Marketing (Bell Curve)

11:30am Copywriting - Annie Maguire

Lunch

1:15pm Enterprise Deals - Scott Smedresman (McCarter)

2:00pm Communication - Michael Saolio

2:45pm Break

3:00pm Design Thinking - Chantal Gagon (Salesforce.org)

3:45pm Messaging - Raechel Lambert (Olivine Collective)

4:30pm Closing Talk - Danielle Morrill (Meltano / Mattermark)

Conference Format

MicrosoftSXSW2019-(112).jpg — Inspire

Day 1 includes a full day of talks & panels from 12+ experienced entrepreneurs to give you inspiration from their authentic stories.

MicrosoftSXSW2019-(019).jpg — Execute

Day 2 includes a full day of workshops with domain experts who give you an action plan to take your business forward. Apply your plan successfully after the conference.

Startup Competition

Ticket holders can apply to present as one of 5 finalists in the startup competition with $100K in prizes to help on every aspect of your business.

Grand prize winner will receive:

- $250K in fee free financial processing from Stripe

- $15K in product development services from Little Universe

- $15K in brand development services from Scout Lab

- $12K in Microsoft Azure credits + services and mentorship from Microsoft for Startups

- $10K in product marketing services from Sage Labs

- And much more…

Apply by May 30th at midnight EST to enter.

Get Tickets

Partners

Become a partner to get in on the ground floor with a community of profit-generating entrepreneurs. Contact info@inflectioncommunity.com.

Gold Level

Microsoft For Startups

Microsoft for Startups is a program to support companies through access to Microsoft’s technology, customers, and culture.

Here's our partner promise. We respect your confidential information - so you can innovate with confidence and operate with freedom on our cloud. Simply put, we want to be your most trusted technology partner. Regardless of size, stage, location or any open source platform you choose to create your solutions from - you're changing the world and we want to empower you.

Surdna Foundation

The Surdna Foundation is a $1 billion private, national foundation that seeks to foster sustainable communities in the United States — communities guided by principles of social justice and distinguished by healthy environments, inclusive economies and thriving cultures. We seek to dismantle the structural barriers that limit opportunity for many, helping to create communities that are prosperous, culturally enriching and sustainable.

Silver Level

Azlo

At Azlo, we’re working to reinvent business banking for freelancers, small business owners, and entrepreneurs across the country.

No minimums, no fees (seriously, none), integrations with Stripe, Square, PayPal, and Quickbooks (more on the way), and an API to tech-minded customers can build whatever they want to on top of their Azlo account.

Clearbanc

Clearbanc uses machine learning to evaluate e-commerce businesses. Looking at revenue, ad performance and transaction history we invest between $10K and $10M. No equity. No dilution. No personal guarantees.

DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean is the Developer Cloud for Modern Apps. We simplify modern app creation for next generation developers working independently, at tech startups, and within SMBs. Our infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service solutions are the first and best at combining the power of simplicity, love for the developer community, an obsession for customer service, and the advantages of open source. Our mission is to bring software development within reach of anyone around the world.

Stripe

Stripe is the best software platform for running an internet business. We handle billions of dollars every year for forward-thinking businesses around the world.

Acast

Acast is the world's largest podcast company

Acast has the best solution for advertisers, the best tech for creators, and the most shows for listeners all powered by our proprietary data and insights.

Alley

Alley powered by Verizon locations are developed by Verizon, the world’s leading technology company, in collaboration with Alley, a membership-only community workspace for creators. Each location is a curated community powered by the emerging technologies and thought-leadership of Verizon. With Alley, Verizon is bridging the gap between startup and corporation by helping the community workspace build next-level ecosystems for entrepreneurs.

Scout Lab

Scout Lab is an integrated creative agency at the intersection of brand strategy and social media. Clients have included Adidas, Wordpress.com, & Plenty.

Little Universe

We are a digital product design and development agency.

Our small team has collectively built up 30+ years of experience helping build, launch and scale startups. We understand the challenges of the early stage and know how to find product market fit.

Sage Labs

Sage Labs is a product marketing agency that helps entrepreneurs get clarity on their value proposition to users. We speak to your customers and use their voice in messaging & copy that you can use throughout your product.

McCarter & English, LLP

What is the short description of your organization?McCarter is a multi-practice firm with 400 attorneys located in nine offices. Our Venture Capital and Emerging Growth Companies attorneys represent privately and publicly owned startup, early stage, emerging growth, and middle market enterprises as well as the investors, executives, and boards of directors who support and lead them.