Rev Members Exclusive: CEO & Sponsor Morning Coffee - ONLINE
2020-08-28 08:00 - 09:30, 2020-09-11 08:00 - 09:30, 2020-09-25 08:00 - 09:30, 2020-10-09 08:00 - 09:30, 2020-10-30 08:00 - 09:30, 2020-11-13 08:00 - 09:30, 2020-12-11 08:00 - 09:30, 2021-01-15 08:00 - 09:00 (America/New_York) and 7 more dates | Online
All CEOs of Rev Member Companies and Rev Sponsors are invited to sit down over a cup of coffee in the comfort of their own homes and connect during this ONLINE meetup. Registration is by invitation-only.

Rev Member Exclusive Morning Grind: Website Accessibility - RESCHEDULED FOR 10/2/20
2020-09-04 08:00 - 09:30
Making your company website accessible and ADA compliant is more important than ever, but many web managers don’t know where to start when it comes to web accessibility. Join Rev: Ithaca Startup Works for a Morning Grind worksop with Brandon Bylinskly where you will be introduced to the free and paid tools available to identify accessibility issues and improve your accessibility score.
Brandon Bylinsky is an IT Accessibility Champion at Cornell University.
Watch Online:
This is a virtual workshop being held on Zoom. To join the session please use this link: https://cornell.zoom.us/j/97041421634?pwd=[REDACTED]
In order to ensure a seamless Zoom experience, please use the latest version of Zoom. Instructions on how to update Zoom are available here.
The session will be recorded and a link to the recording will be sent to all attendees.

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Rev Morning Grind: Web Accessibility
2020-10-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Making your company website accessible and ADA compliant is more important than ever, but many web managers don’t know where to start when it comes to web accessibility.
Join Rev: Ithaca Startup Works for a Morning Grind workshop with Brandon Brylinskly, an IT Accessibility Champion at Cornell University, where you will be introduced to the free and paid tools available to identify accessibility issues and improve your accessibility score.

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Rev Lunch & Learn: Sales for Startups
2020-10-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Steve Gal, seasoned entrepreneur and professor, will lead a workshop focused on sales as it relates to startups.
Sales – the generation of revenue – is perhaps the most important function for the success of a business. Revenue is what pays for everything else that a profitable business does – marketing, accounting, finance, administration – everything. Yet “take a look at the curricula of the world’s top-ranked business schools, and you might come away with the impression that sales is unimportant. Most MBA programs offer no sales-related courses at all, and those that do offer only a single course in sales management. Even at the undergraduate level of business instruction, sales courses are sparse.”
-Harvard Business Review, Teaching Sales, July-August 2012.
Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session.

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Rev Morning Grind: Software Developers w/Ken Rother
2020-12-04 09:30 - 11:00 | Online
About this Event:

Director of Rev, Ken Rother, will lead a discussion focused on software development. The event is designed for software development folks to learn, bounce ideas off of each other, and network with their peers.
Watch Online:
You must register for this event in Eventbrite. Once you have registered, you will be able to access the live event on event day, by clicking the “Access the event” button within the Eventbrite page for this event.
Accessibility:
Please contact Monika Crosby (mlc258@cornell.edu) at least three days prior to the event with any accessibility needs.

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Prototyping Hardware Accelerator Information Session
2021-02-04 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-03-24 17:00 - 18:00 | Online
The Prototyping Hardware Accelerator, offered in partnership with the College of Engineering at Cornell university, is a deep dive into exploring hardware entrepreneurship through an intensive 11-week summer program.
Selected teams are led through a process for determining if their ideas are commercially desirable, technologically viable, and economically feasible. Upon completion of the program, hardware alums are positioned to recruit team members, bring on partners, work with contract manufacturers, and pitch to investors.
During the information session, program directors will share the program benefits, schedule, and expectations. Attendess will also have the chance to hear from hardware program alumni as they share their stories of success.

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Rev Members Exclusive: CEO & Sponsor Morning Coffee - IN-PERSON
2021-06-25 08:00 - 09:00 | Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca
All CEOs of Rev Member Companies and Rev Sponsors are invited to sit down and catch up over a cup of coffee at Rev: Ithaca Startup Works. Registration is by invitation-only.

SBIR Workshop: Application Process & Funding Options for Startups
2021-07-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Join Kirk Macolini, President of InteliSpark, LLC for this workshop as he shares insight on the SBIR application process and how to find other dilutive funding sources.
The Small Business Innovation Research program funds a diverse portfolio of startups and small businesses across technology areas and markets to stimulate technological innovation, meet Federal research and development (R&D) needs, and increase commercialization to transition R&D into impact.
Attendees will also learn about the SBIR/STTR Assistance Programwhich can help eligible companies, based in upstate New York, hire a qualified grant writing consultant to help them develop a proposal. There will be a Q&A session at the conclusion of the event.

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RESCHEDULED Rev Networking Night: Fresh Faces and Fast Pitches
2021-07-21 17:30 - 20:00 | Online
Please note: this is the rescheduled event that was originally planned for June 30 but postponed due to inclement weather.
It’s happening!! Rev’s in-person Networking Nights are returning!!
Join us as we reconvene Ithaca’s startup community outdoors at South Hill Cider–one of our member companies and discover some of Ithaca’s newest startups. COVID may have paused a lot of things, but Rev’s startups did not slow down. We gained several new members and many of our existing members blew past their goals.
The night will begin with some socially distanced networking followed by fast pitches from several new Rev startups. Then, inspired by this year’s challenges and the monumental way many startups were forced to adapt to meet customer needs —we will announce the first annual winner of Rev’s “Most Customer Driven Startup” award. Focusing on customer needs and challenges is a central doctrine we practice at Rev. Three local startups, will be nominated for the award.
Visit revithaca.com/awards to vote for the startup you think should win the “Most Customer Driven Startup” award this year.
Votes will be counted until 7:00 pm on July 21 and the winner will be announced at our Network Night. Winner earns bragging rights for the year and an amazing handcrafted trophy.
All are welcome, admission is free. Snacks and beverage tickets will be provided to registrants.
You must RSVP to attend as space will be limited.

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Manufacturing Hardware Accelerator Information Session
2021-07-29 11:00 - 12:00, 2021-08-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Join the Manufacturing Hardware Accelerator program team to learn more about the 2021 accelerator program and how to make your application more competitive.
The Manufacturing Hardware Accelerator, funded by the Economic Development Administration and offered in partnership with the College of Engineering at Cornell University, is a cohort-based program that supports hardware startups ready to bring their prototypes into production. Entrepreneurs will benefit from programming, significant manufacturing expertise and advice, and introductions to investors to enable them to advance from the prototype stage into production and bring their products to market.
The program is open to startups based anywhere in the U.S. that have a fully functional prototype and have identified their customer market. Hardware and physical product startups are encouraged to apply. The program will begin in October and run for 60 weeks.
Applications for the 2021 accelerator will be accepted through September 20, 2021. Apply now.

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Rev Member Exclusive: CEO & Sponsors Morning Coffee
2021-07-30 08:00 - 09:00, 2021-08-27 08:00 - 09:00 | Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca

Networking@Rev: Hardware Accelerator Demo Day
2021-08-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Online
Join Rev’s Prototyping Hardware Accelerator and ClimateTech Protoyping Hardware Accelerator teams as they pitch their innovations and share their journeys to create a prototype and launch a business!
About a dozen teams, from a variety of industries, will be showcasing their latest prototypes and business plans as the culmination of Rev’s 11-week hardware accelerator programs. Some of the innovations from the Prototyping Accelerator include modular, vertical farm kits for city use and solar powered lawn mowers; while innovations from the ClimateTech Accelerator, focused on addressing climate change and clean technologies, include zero waste camp stoves and smart biofertilizer machines.
Take a look at the teams’ products, explore the next-era innovations, and see how far all the teams have come.
Safety Guidelines
Unvaccinated guests will be asked to wear masks and adhere to social distancing guidelines. Vaccinated guests are not required to wear masks.
Please only register for the event if you fully intend to go as space will be limited.
You must RSVP to attend as space will be limited.

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Rev Morning Grind: Sales for Startups with Steve Gal & Ken Rother
2021-08-20 09:30 - 10:30 | Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca
Seasoned entrepreneur and professor, Steve Gal, joins Director of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, Ken Rother, in this interactive workshop focused on sales as it relates to startups.
“Take a look at the curricula of the world’s top-ranked business schools, and you might come away with the impression that sales is unimportant. Most MBA programs offer no sales-related courses at all, and those that do offer only a single course in sales management. Even at the undergraduate level of business instruction, sales courses are sparse.” Harvard Business Review, Teaching Sales, July/August 2012
Sales—the generation of revenue—is perhaps the most important function for the success of a business. Revenue is what pays for everything else that a profitable business does—marketing, accounting, finance, administration—you name it.
In this workshop, Steve Gal and Ken Rother will cover the ins and outs of sales, common mistakes startups make, and expert tips and best practices to help new (and seasoned) founders. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session.
About Guest Speaker, Steve Gal:
Steven Gal is a career entrepreneur and professor. He currently teaches entrepreneurship and innovation at Cornell Tech and Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management and serves as Vice Chairman at HangIt, an early stage mobile technology company where he was the startup CEO.
Steven has spent more than two decades as a technology entrepreneur and board director, serving as a senior operating executive or CEO at seven venture-backed technology companies, three of which he co-founded, leading to over $100 million in venture financings, five successful sales, and NASDAQ IPO.
Earlier in his career, Steven was an associate professor in the Entrepreneur Program at USC’s Marshall School of Business and a Visiting Associate Professor at the Rady School of Management at UCSD. He is an attorney and a member of the California Bar.
Steven holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from University of Southern California School of Law and a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University, where he serves as Chair of the Entrepreneurship@Cornell Advisory Council.
Location:
This session will be located at Rev Ithaca Startup Works’ second floor conference room. Please wear your mask during this session as we are adhering to Cornell’s Covid-19 health and safety protocols.
Accessibility:
Please contact Monika Crosby (mlc258@cornell.edu) three days before the event with questions and accessibility needs.

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