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We had an incredible 2024 and look forward to an even better 2025! You can now follow us on LinkedIn and Luma to make sure that you never miss any news or announcements from our community. You'll see that this year's events are already scheduled. Don't miss our first Startup Lean Coffee of the year on Wednesday January 15!

Startup Lean Coffee is a free, monthly gathering for founders to share experiences and ask questions in a safe, fun, lightly-facilitated format. Last week, we held the first in-person Startup Lean Coffee since February 2020; and it felt amazing to reconnect! Sign up for the next Startup Lean Coffee, which will be on Wednesday, November 1st at 9am.

As we begin 2022, I find myself reflecting on how fortunate my family and I were to stay healthy last year and what an amazingly rewarding year it has been for me professionally. It was a year of purpose, diversity, patents, an NSF grant, compliance initiatives, fundraising, machine learning, computer vision, micro services, health, and wellness. And I co-founded a medical cannabis technology company and started coding again!

Startup Lean Coffee is a free, monthly gathering for founders to share experiences and ask questions in a safe, fun, lightly-facilitated format. In May, we met virtually and focused on validated learning and Minimum Viable Products. Sign up here to be notified about future Startup Lean Coffee events

Startup Lean Coffee is a free, monthly gathering for founders to share experiences and ask questions in a safe, fun, lightly-facilitated format. In April, we met virtually and focused on fundraising during the pandemic. Sign up for the next Startup Lean Coffee, which will again be virtual, on Friday, May 29th

Startup Lean Coffee is a free, monthly gathering for founders to share experiences and ask questions in a safe, fun, lightly-facilitated format. In March, we met virtually and focused on COVID-19: how startups are helping, how to stay connected, how to work remotely, the relief deal, and a silver lining in the crisis. Sign up for the next Startup Lean Coffee, which will again be virtual, on Friday, April 24th at 9am.

Startup Lean Coffee is a free, monthly gathering for founders to share experiences and ask questions in a safe, fun, lightly-facilitated format. In January, we focused on communities. Sign up for the next Startup Lean Coffee, which will be on Friday, February 7th at 9am.

Startup Lean Coffee is a free, monthly gathering for founders to share experiences and ask questions in a safe, fun, lightly-facilitated format. In November, we focused on collocated vs remote teams and fundraising. Sign up for the next Startup Lean Coffee, which will be on Friday, January 3rd at 9am.

Startup Lean Coffee is a free, monthly gathering for founders to share experiences and ask questions in a safe, fun, lightly-facilitated format. In October, we focused on bootstrapping. Sign up for the next Startup Lean Coffee, which will be on Friday, November 22nd at 9am.

Startup Lean Coffee is a free, monthly gathering for founders to share experiences and ask questions in a safe, fun, lightly-facilitated format. In September, we delved into the emotional challenges of starting a company, getting perspective, and recovering from failure. Sign up for the next Startup Lean Coffee, which will be on Friday, October 25th at 9am.