Event Calendar

September 2023

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  • Firestarter Cohort
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  • Firestarter (In-Person Cohort Applications Closed)
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  • Coffee at Convergence - Featuring Jeremy Slater, Vice President - Capital Projects and Facilities
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  • Purdue Women’s Network Cocktails and Conversation with Madison Sowards
  • Firestarter Cohort
  • The Mix - Monthly Networking Event
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  • Purdue Alumni Entrepreneurship Networking reception featuring Purdue Innovates
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  • Firestarter Cohort
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  • Firestarter Cohort
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  • Purdue Women’s Network Fall Luncheon with Brooke Beier, Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Kris Taylor, and Katie McNamee
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Upcoming Events

September 26, 2023
  • Firestarter Cohort September 26, 2023  1:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration, 101 Foundry Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA

    Firestarter is a 7-weekcohort-based program for founders looking to start a company in the next 3 -9months. Working within a cohort to define problem-market fit, each founder or team will develop elements of their business model in each workshop and present to the cohort for feedback and pressure testing of both their ideas and presentation skills. Firestarter is the first step in de-risking your startup.  
     
    Interested? https://purdueincubator.org/firestarter/ 


    Location: 

    • Virtual Firestarter (Starting September 5) every Tuesday 9:00AM - 12:00PM
    • In-person Firestarter (Starting September 12) every Tuesday 1:00PM - 4:00PM held at The Convergence Building, 101 Foundry Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47906

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September 29, 2023
  • Purdue Women’s Network Fall Luncheon with Brooke Beier, Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Kris Taylor, and Katie McNamee September 29, 2023  11:30 am - 1:30 pm Purdue Memorial Union, 101 S Grant St, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA

    Join the Purdue Women’s Network as we celebrate Homecoming with our annual fall luncheon! This year, we are hosting a panel discussion with Boilermaker women who have extensive experience in leadership and innovation. Our speakers include:

    • Brooke Beier (BME’08, MS BME’10, PhD BME’11), senior vice president of Purdue Innovates
    • Nathalie Duval-Couetil (MS EDU’99, PhD EDU’05), director of the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program at Purdue
    • Katie McNamee, founder of Elevate Online
    • Kris Taylor (MS M’96), founder of Evergreen Leadership

    The cost is $30 for members of the Purdue Alumni Association, President’s Council, and John Purdue Club. The cost for nonmembers is $35. 

    Register today!

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October 2, 2023
  • Moonshot Pitch Challenge (Submissions Open) October 2, 2023

    Moonshot Pitch Challenge is an ideation-focused pitch challenge that asks students to think big - beyond the classroom - and pitch an idea that solves a real-world problem in 2 minutes or less! Any idea can be submitted for the challenge! Your team, however, will have to decide which category your idea falls within:

      • Earth (Social Ideas)
        • Ideas primarily focused on addressing socio-economic needs & challenges.
      • Orbit (Business Ideas)
        • This category focuses on the exchange of products, services, or information between businesses, or between businesses and customers.
        • Ideas primarily focused on launching a company
      • Moonshot (Dent in the Universe)
        • This category focuses on radical solutions, disruptive technology, or futuristic technology.
        • Ideas primarily focused on solving a seemingly impossible problem.

     

    Link coming soon

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October 3, 2023
  • Firestarter Cohort October 3, 2023  1:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration, 101 Foundry Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA

    Firestarter is a 7-weekcohort-based program for founders looking to start a company in the next 3 -9months. Working within a cohort to define problem-market fit, each founder or team will develop elements of their business model in each workshop and present to the cohort for feedback and pressure testing of both their ideas and presentation skills. Firestarter is the first step in de-risking your startup.  
     
    Interested? https://purdueincubator.org/firestarter/ 


    Location: 

    • Virtual Firestarter (Starting September 5) every Tuesday 9:00AM - 12:00PM
    • In-person Firestarter (Starting September 12) every Tuesday 1:00PM - 4:00PM held at The Convergence Building, 101 Foundry Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47906

    See more details

October 10, 2023
  • Firestarter Cohort October 10, 2023  1:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration, 101 Foundry Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA

    Firestarter is a 7-weekcohort-based program for founders looking to start a company in the next 3 -9months. Working within a cohort to define problem-market fit, each founder or team will develop elements of their business model in each workshop and present to the cohort for feedback and pressure testing of both their ideas and presentation skills. Firestarter is the first step in de-risking your startup.  
     
    Interested? https://purdueincubator.org/firestarter/ 


    Location: 

    • Virtual Firestarter (Starting September 5) every Tuesday 9:00AM - 12:00PM
    • In-person Firestarter (Starting September 12) every Tuesday 1:00PM - 4:00PM held at The Convergence Building, 101 Foundry Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47906

    See more details

  • The Mix - Monthly Networking Event October 10, 2023  4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Nine Irish Brothers, West Lafayette, 119 Howard Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA

    Mix with industry partners, park tenants, startups, and mentors all in one place. 
     
    Appetizers are on us. Drinks are on you. 

    See more details

October 12, 2023
  • Moonshot Pitch Challenge October 12, 2023  5:00 pm - 7:00 pm The Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration, 101 Foundry Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA

    10 finalists pitch to alive audience| Moonshot Pitch Challenge is an ideation-focused pitch challenge that asks students to think big - beyond the classroom - and pitch an idea that solves a real-world problem in 2 minutes or less! Any idea can be submitted for the challenge! Your team, however, will have to decide which category your idea falls within:

      • Earth (Social Ideas)
        • Ideas primarily focused on addressing socio-economic needs & challenges.
      • Orbit (Business Ideas)
        • This category focuses on the exchange of products, services, or information between businesses, or between businesses and customers.
        • Ideas primarily focused on launching a company
      • Moonshot (Dent in the Universe)
        • This category focuses on radical solutions, disruptive technology, or futuristic technology.
        • Ideas primarily focused on solving a seemingly impossible problem

    See more details

October 17, 2023
  • Firestarter Cohort October 17, 2023  1:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration, 101 Foundry Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA

    Firestarter is a 7-weekcohort-based program for founders looking to start a company in the next 3 -9months. Working within a cohort to define problem-market fit, each founder or team will develop elements of their business model in each workshop and present to the cohort for feedback and pressure testing of both their ideas and presentation skills. Firestarter is the first step in de-risking your startup.  
     
    Interested? https://purdueincubator.org/firestarter/ 


    Location: 

    • Virtual Firestarter (Starting September 5) every Tuesday 9:00AM - 12:00PM
    • In-person Firestarter (Starting September 12) every Tuesday 1:00PM - 4:00PM held at The Convergence Building, 101 Foundry Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47906

    See more details

October 18, 2023
  • Moonshot Pitch Challenge (Submissions Closed) October 18, 2023

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October 20, 2023
  • Coffee at Convergence October 20, 2023  8:30 am - 9:30 am The Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration, 101 Foundry Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA

    Guest Speaker: TBD
     
    Join us once a month for coffee and conversation with a guest speaker. 
     
    Refreshments will be provided.

     

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