BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Rev: Ithaca Startup Works - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.revithaca.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Rev: Ithaca Startup Works REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T170000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20181210T163200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T194525Z UID:12127-1550649600-1550682000@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Max Henry DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will be held 8:00am-5:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. \n \nAbout Max Henry: \nMax Henry is the latest mentor to become an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) serving startup members of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works. Based out of Cornell AgriTech’s Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture in Geneva\, NY\, Henry will host office hours at Rev and the Center of Excellence in Geneva regularly and be available for consultation.\nIn addition to connecting food and agriculture startups with resources in New York state\, Henry will leverage his 25 years of experience leading Silicon Valley internet\, consumer\, and business-to-business technology companies to offer mentorship and advice to startup members.\nHenry is passionate about helping companies across all industries and is excited about the continued energy and growth in New York’s startup ecosystem. His biggest piece of advice for startups is: “It’s all about people. Don’t spend all your time on tech or research\, but build a solid team in order to build the company. If you do that well\, you will be successful.”\nHenry is currently the founder and president of Humming Bird Leadership\, a leadership development firm that helps people\, teams\, and organizations win. Henry also serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence for NextCorps in Rochester\, NY. His former experience includes serving as president and CEO of multiple companies including Topica (internet marketing)\, PrivateExpress (digital courier delivery company)\, Fabrik Communications (business messaging company\, sold to Critical Path)\, and JSB Corporation (global software company\, sold as SurfControl to Websense).\nIn other roles\, he served as vice president and general manager of Information Access Company (sold to Thomson)\, executive vice president and general manager of U.S. Telestar\, and vice president and general manager of NeXT Computer (sold to Apple)\, where he was a direct report to Steve Jobs and was part of the executive policy team. Henry has served on numerous boards of directors and advisory boards and is currently board chairman at InfoStreet\, an Inc 500 SaaS company.\nHenry holds an MBA degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hobart College. Henry and his spouse Merry live in Geneva and have three grown children: Kaitlin\, Robert\, and Peter; and three grandchildren: Finn\, Elle\, and Lila.\nContact Max Henry at maxhbl@gmail.com. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-max-henry-11/ LOCATION:Geneva ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190221T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190221T203000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20190111T201103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190208T142459Z UID:12241-1550772000-1550781000@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Networking@Rev: The Future of Clean Energy DESCRIPTION:Lead by rapidly-evolving technologies\, clean energy is now a multi-billion-dollar industry in New York state. \nJoin us at Rev’s February networking night and hear pitches from clean energy startups about the innovative solutions they bring to the table. \nAll are welcome. Complimentary food and drink will be served. Please RSVP. \n \n\n Click here to register! URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/networkingrev-the-future-of-clean-energy/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca CATEGORIES:Community Event,Featured ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190222T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190222T093000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20181107T202915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T194513Z UID:11919-1550822400-1550827800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members Exclusive: CEO & Sponsor Morning Coffee DESCRIPTION:All CEOs of Rev Member Companies and Rev Sponsors are invited to sit down over a cup of locally-roasted coffee and connect during this casual meetup. Registration is by invitation-only. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/members-only-ceo-morning-coffee-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190222T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190222T120000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20190222T160921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190222T160921Z UID:12610-1550826000-1550836800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Brandon Wright DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nEIR Office Hours with Brandon Wright will be held 9:00am-12:00pm & pre-registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close the day before the event\, on April 16th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu. \n \nAbout Brandon Wright: \nBrandon is a serial entrepreneur\, most recently co-founder and CEO at Zibby. Zibby is a mission-driven finance company helping retailers sell life’s necessities to 100M nonprime consumers seamlessly through every channel\, from online to in-store. Zibby customers that demonstrate creditworthy behaviors graduate to more attractive financing terms over time. \nBrandon’s landed his first job with a top-10 asset management team at Smith Barney\, but quickly transitioned from analyzing companies to building them. He co-founded and successfully exited companies in residential mortgage\, multi-family real estate\, and retail coffee\, all in the Pacific Northwest. \nWright has co-founded business associations and served on mayoral advisory committees for economic development. He graduated from Whitman College with an undergraduate degree in Economics and received his MBA from Cornell University in 2012. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-brandon-wright-6/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190222T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190222T123000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20181203T184831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T194505Z UID:12072-1550827800-1550838600@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Ken Rother DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nEIR Office Hours with Ken Rother will be held 9:30am-12:30pm & pre-registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close the day before the event\, on Thursday\, February 21st at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu. \n \nAbout Ken Rother: \nKen Rother is the Director of Rev as well as its Hardware Entrepreneurship program. He is the Managing Director of Cornell’s eLab student accelerator program\, teaches entrepreneurship at the Johnson School\, instructs and coaches in several technology commercialization programs including NSF I-Corps\, and is a Venture Partner at Cayuga Venture Fund. \nKen has held multiple senior business and technical positions for organizations such as Discovery Communications\, Reuters\, Matrox\, and the Toronto Stock Exchange. He has direct startup experience having co-founded a software business in Toronto and joining an early stage online media business in New York\, both of these startups concluded with successful exits. \nMost recently Ken was the Senior Vice President of Digital Media at Discovery. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-brian-bauer-6/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190226T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190226T170000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20181210T163243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T194456Z UID:12129-1551168000-1551200400@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Max Henry DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will be held 8:00am-5:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. \n \nAbout Max Henry: \nMax Henry is the latest mentor to become an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) serving startup members of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works. Based out of Cornell AgriTech’s Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture in Geneva\, NY\, Henry will host office hours at Rev and the Center of Excellence in Geneva regularly and be available for consultation.\nIn addition to connecting food and agriculture startups with resources in New York state\, Henry will leverage his 25 years of experience leading Silicon Valley internet\, consumer\, and business-to-business technology companies to offer mentorship and advice to startup members.\nHenry is passionate about helping companies across all industries and is excited about the continued energy and growth in New York’s startup ecosystem. His biggest piece of advice for startups is: “It’s all about people. Don’t spend all your time on tech or research\, but build a solid team in order to build the company. If you do that well\, you will be successful.”\nHenry is currently the founder and president of Humming Bird Leadership\, a leadership development firm that helps people\, teams\, and organizations win. Henry also serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence for NextCorps in Rochester\, NY. His former experience includes serving as president and CEO of multiple companies including Topica (internet marketing)\, PrivateExpress (digital courier delivery company)\, Fabrik Communications (business messaging company\, sold to Critical Path)\, and JSB Corporation (global software company\, sold as SurfControl to Websense).\nIn other roles\, he served as vice president and general manager of Information Access Company (sold to Thomson)\, executive vice president and general manager of U.S. Telestar\, and vice president and general manager of NeXT Computer (sold to Apple)\, where he was a direct report to Steve Jobs and was part of the executive policy team. Henry has served on numerous boards of directors and advisory boards and is currently board chairman at InfoStreet\, an Inc 500 SaaS company.\nHenry holds an MBA degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hobart College. Henry and his spouse Merry live in Geneva and have three grown children: Kaitlin\, Robert\, and Peter; and three grandchildren: Finn\, Elle\, and Lila.\nContact Max Henry at maxhbl@gmail.com. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-max-henry-12/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190227T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190227T153000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20190206T165614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T194611Z UID:12408-1551274200-1551281400@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Susan Fleming DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will be held 1:30pm-3:30pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close on Tuesday\, February 26th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu \n \nAbout Susan Fleming\, PhD: \nDr. Fleming is an experienced executive\, educator\, speaker\, angel investor\, and mom. In the first twelve years of her career\, Fleming advanced from an Analyst at Morgan Stanley to Partner at an $1.85 billion private equity fund. During this time\, she was struck by the lack of women in leadership positions and decided to take action. She pursued a Ph.D. at Cornell in management\, focusing on gender bias in the business world and how to reduce it. Today\, she speaks across the U.S. on these issues. \nFleming has served on the board of directors of numerous publicly traded companies\, private companies\, and non-profits. She also served as a senior lecturer for both Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration and Johnson Graduate School of Management\, teaching entrepreneurship\, finance\, women in leadership and negotiations courses\, as well as running several business competitions and Cornell’s university-wide minor in entrepreneurship and innovation. \nPrior to joining the business world\, Fleming obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia. As a resident of Ithaca\, NY\, she is excited to draw on her deep knowledge of entrepreneurship\, finance\, leadership and culture to help more local startups build effective and inclusive organizations that will drive long-term growth and value creation for their founders\, their investors and the community. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-susan-fleming-2/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190227T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190227T180000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20181205T204641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T154848Z UID:12099-1551276000-1551290400@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Greg Thomson\, Esq. DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nEIR Office Hours with Gregory Thomson will be held 2:00pm-6:00pm & pre-registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close the day before the event\, on February 26th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu. \n \nAbout Gregory Thomson: \nGreg Thomson is an attorney and strategic advisor based in Ithaca and New York City\, with over 20 years of experience in digital media\, entertainment and technology. He also serves as Strategic Advisor to Cornell’s Center for Technology Licensing. \nGreg has headed business development for venture-financed startup companies including the S.R. Guggenheim Foundation’s digital media company and Sports Museums of America\, and also held a senior business development position at NBCi in San Francisco. He began his post-MBA career as a communications /media/technology strategy consultant with PwC’s Strategy& in New York. \nAs a media industry lawyer and executive\, Greg headed business affairs for LA-based Quincy Jones Productions\, served as VP of Partnerships for Discovery Communications\, and has represented clients including Dr. Dre\, Youssou N’Dour\, and the Estate of Gil Scott-Heron. He has also served as an entertainment economics expert witness in major entertainment industry litigation\, including on behalf of the City of Los Angeles in the federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by heirs of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. \nGreg’s ongoing private law practice work includes intellectual property and software licensing\, venture financing\, private placements\, film financing transactions\, media mergers and acquisitions\, corporate sponsorships and endorsements\, literary rights acquisitions\, distribution agreements\, and a wide variety of digital media\, technology\, and music\, television and film industry transactions. \nGreg received an MBA from Columbia Business School\, a JD from Yale Law School\, and a BA from Yale College. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-greg-thomson-6/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190301T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190301T130000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20181107T204521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190225T154740Z UID:11895-1551441600-1551445200@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members Exclusive: Lunch 'n' Learn with Brad Dufrane & Hal Coghill from New York Life DESCRIPTION:Bring your lunch (or order in) and gather for a short discussion on types of insurance a startup should consider as well as key person insurance with Brad Dufrane & Hal Coghill from New York Life. \nThis event will be held at Rev: Ithaca Startup Works on March 1st from 12:00 – 1:00 pm. Pizza provided. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\n  URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/december-meet-n-eat-2-12/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190305T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190305T170000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20181210T163316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T194710Z UID:12131-1551772800-1551805200@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Max Henry DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will be held 8:00am-5:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. \n \nAbout Max Henry: \nMax Henry is the latest mentor to become an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) serving startup members of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works. Based out of Cornell AgriTech’s Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture in Geneva\, NY\, Henry will host office hours at Rev and the Center of Excellence in Geneva regularly and be available for consultation.\nIn addition to connecting food and agriculture startups with resources in New York state\, Henry will leverage his 25 years of experience leading Silicon Valley internet\, consumer\, and business-to-business technology companies to offer mentorship and advice to startup members.\nHenry is passionate about helping companies across all industries and is excited about the continued energy and growth in New York’s startup ecosystem. His biggest piece of advice for startups is: “It’s all about people. Don’t spend all your time on tech or research\, but build a solid team in order to build the company. If you do that well\, you will be successful.”\nHenry is currently the founder and president of Humming Bird Leadership\, a leadership development firm that helps people\, teams\, and organizations win. Henry also serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence for NextCorps in Rochester\, NY. His former experience includes serving as president and CEO of multiple companies including Topica (internet marketing)\, PrivateExpress (digital courier delivery company)\, Fabrik Communications (business messaging company\, sold to Critical Path)\, and JSB Corporation (global software company\, sold as SurfControl to Websense).\nIn other roles\, he served as vice president and general manager of Information Access Company (sold to Thomson)\, executive vice president and general manager of U.S. Telestar\, and vice president and general manager of NeXT Computer (sold to Apple)\, where he was a direct report to Steve Jobs and was part of the executive policy team. Henry has served on numerous boards of directors and advisory boards and is currently board chairman at InfoStreet\, an Inc 500 SaaS company.\nHenry holds an MBA degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hobart College. Henry and his spouse Merry live in Geneva and have three grown children: Kaitlin\, Robert\, and Peter; and three grandchildren: Finn\, Elle\, and Lila.\nContact Max Henry at maxhbl@gmail.com. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-max-henry-13/ LOCATION:Geneva ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190305T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190305T170000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20181212T170258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181212T170258Z UID:12158-1551776400-1551805200@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members & Sponsors Exclusive: Free Pass Day DESCRIPTION:All employees of Rev Member companies are welcome to come work without using a Day Pass. This is a great chance to catch up with mentors and other Members\, meet new people\, and connect with special guests and Rev Sponsors! Bagels provided – yum! URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/members-sponsors-only-free-pass-day-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190305T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190305T143000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20181203T182247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T194721Z UID:12065-1551787200-1551796200@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Brian Bauer DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nEIR Office Hours with Brian Bauer will be held 12:00pm – 2:30pm & pre-registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close the day before the event\, on Monday\, March 4th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu. \n \nAbout Brian Bauer: \nBrian Bauer is the Program Director for clean energy programs with Cornell’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement. Brian runs 76West\, NYSERDA’s clean energy business competition\, and he is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the Southern Tier Startup Alliance\, a member organization of incubators across the Southern Tier which is a collaboration between Cornell\, Binghamton University\, and Corning Enterprises. \nBrian is a seasoned international energy industry executive with extensive experience in Oil\, Natural Gas\, Chemicals\, and renewables in the United States\, Asia\, and Europe. Brian ran several international businesses during a 30-year career in the energy industry and has expertise in operations\, strategy\, business development\, mergers and acquisitions\, major project management\, corporate governance and organizational change. \nBrian has a B.S. In Chemical Engineering from Cornell and an MBA in Operations and Finance from the University of Chicago. In addition to his entrepreneurial work\, Brian lectures at Cornell and serves on the Board of the Paleontological Research Institute\, which includes the Museum of the Earth and the Cayuga Nature Center\, both near Ithaca. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-brian-bauer-3/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190306T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190306T163000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20190206T173043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T194730Z UID:12412-1551880800-1551889800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Susan Fleming DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will be held 2:00pm-4:30pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close on Tuesday\, March 5th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu \n \nAbout Susan Fleming\, PhD: \nDr. Fleming is an experienced executive\, educator\, speaker\, angel investor\, and mom. In the first twelve years of her career\, Fleming advanced from an Analyst at Morgan Stanley to Partner at an $1.85 billion private equity fund. During this time\, she was struck by the lack of women in leadership positions and decided to take action. She pursued a Ph.D. at Cornell in management\, focusing on gender bias in the business world and how to reduce it. Today\, she speaks across the U.S. on these issues. \nFleming has served on the board of directors of numerous publicly traded companies\, private companies\, and non-profits. She also served as a senior lecturer for both Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration and Johnson Graduate School of Management\, teaching entrepreneurship\, finance\, women in leadership and negotiations courses\, as well as running several business competitions and Cornell’s university-wide minor in entrepreneurship and innovation. \nPrior to joining the business world\, Fleming obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia. As a resident of Ithaca\, NY\, she is excited to draw on her deep knowledge of entrepreneurship\, finance\, leadership and culture to help more local startups build effective and inclusive organizations that will drive long-term growth and value creation for their founders\, their investors and the community. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-susan-fleming-3/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190312T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190312T170000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20181210T163446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T194836Z UID:12133-1552377600-1552410000@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Max Henry DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will be held 8:00am-5:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. \n \nAbout Max Henry: \nMax Henry is the latest mentor to become an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) serving startup members of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works. Based out of Cornell AgriTech’s Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture in Geneva\, NY\, Henry will host office hours at Rev and the Center of Excellence in Geneva regularly and be available for consultation.\nIn addition to connecting food and agriculture startups with resources in New York state\, Henry will leverage his 25 years of experience leading Silicon Valley internet\, consumer\, and business-to-business technology companies to offer mentorship and advice to startup members.\nHenry is passionate about helping companies across all industries and is excited about the continued energy and growth in New York’s startup ecosystem. His biggest piece of advice for startups is: “It’s all about people. Don’t spend all your time on tech or research\, but build a solid team in order to build the company. If you do that well\, you will be successful.”\nHenry is currently the founder and president of Humming Bird Leadership\, a leadership development firm that helps people\, teams\, and organizations win. Henry also serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence for NextCorps in Rochester\, NY. His former experience includes serving as president and CEO of multiple companies including Topica (internet marketing)\, PrivateExpress (digital courier delivery company)\, Fabrik Communications (business messaging company\, sold to Critical Path)\, and JSB Corporation (global software company\, sold as SurfControl to Websense).\nIn other roles\, he served as vice president and general manager of Information Access Company (sold to Thomson)\, executive vice president and general manager of U.S. Telestar\, and vice president and general manager of NeXT Computer (sold to Apple)\, where he was a direct report to Steve Jobs and was part of the executive policy team. Henry has served on numerous boards of directors and advisory boards and is currently board chairman at InfoStreet\, an Inc 500 SaaS company.\nHenry holds an MBA degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hobart College. Henry and his spouse Merry live in Geneva and have three grown children: Kaitlin\, Robert\, and Peter; and three grandchildren: Finn\, Elle\, and Lila.\nContact Max Henry at maxhbl@gmail.com. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-max-henry-14/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190312T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190312T093000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20190130T181713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190208T180734Z UID:12359-1552379400-1552383000@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: Brunch 'n' Learn with Ken Rother DESCRIPTION:Sales: The Love/Hate Relationship\nNearly all members of a startup find themselves assisting with sales at some point. You can’t escape it. Sales are crucial to startups. Some people love it and others try to steer clear. Everyone seems to have a different sales style. \nWe are gathering business development staff\, sales staff\, and staff that pitch in with sales to discuss tactics and trade stories. Join us at Rev: Ithaca Startup Works on March 12th th from 8:30 – 9:30 am. \n\n Click here to register! URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-brunch-n-learn-with-ken-rother-2/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190313T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190313T170000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20190206T173522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190218T162133Z UID:12414-1552485600-1552496400@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Susan Fleming DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will be held 2:00pm-5:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close on Tuesday\, March 12th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu \n \nAbout Susan Fleming\, PhD: \nDr. Fleming is an experienced executive\, educator\, speaker\, angel investor\, and mom. In the first twelve years of her career\, Fleming advanced from an Analyst at Morgan Stanley to Partner at an $1.85 billion private equity fund. During this time\, she was struck by the lack of women in leadership positions and decided to take action. She pursued a Ph.D. at Cornell in management\, focusing on gender bias in the business world and how to reduce it. Today\, she speaks across the U.S. on these issues. \nFleming has served on the board of directors of numerous publicly traded companies\, private companies\, and non-profits. She also served as a senior lecturer for both Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration and Johnson Graduate School of Management\, teaching entrepreneurship\, finance\, women in leadership and negotiations courses\, as well as running several business competitions and Cornell’s university-wide minor in entrepreneurship and innovation. \nPrior to joining the business world\, Fleming obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia. As a resident of Ithaca\, NY\, she is excited to draw on her deep knowledge of entrepreneurship\, finance\, leadership and culture to help more local startups build effective and inclusive organizations that will drive long-term growth and value creation for their founders\, their investors and the community. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-susan-fleming-4/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190313T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190313T180000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20181205T210136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190307T193315Z UID:12103-1552485600-1552500000@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Greg Thomson\, Esq. DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nEIR Office Hours with Gregory Thomson will be held 2:00pm-6:00pm & pre-registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close the day before the event\, on March 12th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu. \n \nAbout Gregory Thomson: \nGreg Thomson is an attorney and strategic advisor based in Ithaca and New York City\, with over 20 years of experience in digital media\, entertainment and technology. He also serves as Strategic Advisor to Cornell’s Center for Technology Licensing. \nGreg has headed business development for venture-financed startup companies including the S.R. Guggenheim Foundation’s digital media company and Sports Museums of America\, and also held a senior business development position at NBCi in San Francisco. He began his post-MBA career as a communications /media/technology strategy consultant with PwC’s Strategy& in New York. \nAs a media industry lawyer and executive\, Greg headed business affairs for LA-based Quincy Jones Productions\, served as VP of Partnerships for Discovery Communications\, and has represented clients including Dr. Dre\, Youssou N’Dour\, and the Estate of Gil Scott-Heron. He has also served as an entertainment economics expert witness in major entertainment industry litigation\, including on behalf of the City of Los Angeles in the federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by heirs of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. \nGreg’s ongoing private law practice work includes intellectual property and software licensing\, venture financing\, private placements\, film financing transactions\, media mergers and acquisitions\, corporate sponsorships and endorsements\, literary rights acquisitions\, distribution agreements\, and a wide variety of digital media\, technology\, and music\, television and film industry transactions. \nGreg received an MBA from Columbia Business School\, a JD from Yale Law School\, and a BA from Yale College. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-greg-thomson-8/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190314T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190314T120000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20190206T161203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T194852Z UID:12398-1552554000-1552564800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Nate Cook DESCRIPTION:Rev members are invited to schedule a time to meet with Rev Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR)\, Nate Cook\, on Thursday\, March 14th. \nOffice Hours will be held 9:00am-12:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close on Wednesday\, March 13th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\n \nAbout Nate Cook: \nNathan J. Cook is an Attorney Of Counsel in Miller Mayer’s Business Law\, Real Estate\, and Intellectual Property practice groups. Mr. Cook focuses his practice on business\, finance\, real estate\, and intellectual property law. Mr. Cook’s business and finance practice includes advising entrepreneurs and businesses in formation and governance\, employment matters\, mergers and acquisitions\, licensing\, succession planning\, and financing\, including venture capital. Mr. Cook’s real estate practice includes representing buyers and sellers of residential and commercial real estate throughout Central New York and the Southern Tier. Mr. Cook’s intellectual property law practice includes advising clients in intellectual property protection\, trademark and copyright registration\, franchising\, licensing\, negotiation and preparation of software development and service agreements\, and trade secret protection. Mr. Cook is a member of the New York\, Pennsylvania\, and New Jersey bars. He received a J.D. from Rutgers Law School and Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the University of North Texas. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/12398/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190314T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190314T113000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20190305T161742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190305T201339Z UID:12655-1552559400-1552563000@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Hardware Scaleup Info Session (Binghamton) DESCRIPTION:Hardware ScaleUp is a year-long program that helps clean energy entrepreneurs scale their prototype into a product that’s easy to manufacture and mass produce in New York state. \nDuring the program\, 8-10 companies will: \n\nGain an understanding of the manufacturing process\nAttend instructional sessions\nWork with a dedicated mentor\nVisit manufacturing facilities\nMeet with investors\nMeet with the accountability team monthly\nFunding available for targeted projects\nSelect from vetted manufacturers\, contractors\, and material suppliers committed to working with startups\n\nTo be eligible for this program\, you must be a clean energy hardware residing in New York state\, have a prototype that is based on customer discovery\, and have financial resources sufficient to sustain your startup and begin the process for manufacturing readiness. \n\n Click here to register! URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/hardware-scaleup-info-session-binghamton/ LOCATION:Koffman Southern Tier Incubator\, 120 Hawley Street\, Binghamton\, 13901\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190314T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190314T160000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20190305T162142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190305T201352Z UID:12662-1552575600-1552579200@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Hardware Scaleup Info Session (Ithaca) DESCRIPTION:Hardware ScaleUp is a year-long program that helps clean energy entrepreneurs scale their prototype into a product that’s easy to manufacture and mass produce in New York state. \nDuring the program\, 8-10 companies will: \nGain an understanding of the manufacturing process\nAttend instructional sessions\nWork with a dedicated mentor\nVisit manufacturing facilities\nMeet with investors\nMeet with the accountability team monthly\nFunding available for targeted projects\nSelect from vetted manufacturers\, contractors\, and material suppliers committed to working with startups\nTo be eligible for this program\, you must be a clean energy hardware residing in New York state\, have a prototype that is based on customer discovery\, and have financial resources sufficient to sustain your startup and begin the process for manufacturing readiness. \n  \n\n Click here to register! URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/hardware-scaleup-info-session-ithaca/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca CATEGORIES:Community Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190319T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190319T170000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20181210T163525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T195027Z UID:12135-1552982400-1553014800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Max Henry DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will be held 8:00am-5:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. \n \nAbout Max Henry: \nMax Henry is the latest mentor to become an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) serving startup members of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works. Based out of Cornell AgriTech’s Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture in Geneva\, NY\, Henry will host office hours at Rev and the Center of Excellence in Geneva regularly and be available for consultation.\nIn addition to connecting food and agriculture startups with resources in New York state\, Henry will leverage his 25 years of experience leading Silicon Valley internet\, consumer\, and business-to-business technology companies to offer mentorship and advice to startup members.\nHenry is passionate about helping companies across all industries and is excited about the continued energy and growth in New York’s startup ecosystem. His biggest piece of advice for startups is: “It’s all about people. Don’t spend all your time on tech or research\, but build a solid team in order to build the company. If you do that well\, you will be successful.”\nHenry is currently the founder and president of Humming Bird Leadership\, a leadership development firm that helps people\, teams\, and organizations win. Henry also serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence for NextCorps in Rochester\, NY. His former experience includes serving as president and CEO of multiple companies including Topica (internet marketing)\, PrivateExpress (digital courier delivery company)\, Fabrik Communications (business messaging company\, sold to Critical Path)\, and JSB Corporation (global software company\, sold as SurfControl to Websense).\nIn other roles\, he served as vice president and general manager of Information Access Company (sold to Thomson)\, executive vice president and general manager of U.S. Telestar\, and vice president and general manager of NeXT Computer (sold to Apple)\, where he was a direct report to Steve Jobs and was part of the executive policy team. Henry has served on numerous boards of directors and advisory boards and is currently board chairman at InfoStreet\, an Inc 500 SaaS company.\nHenry holds an MBA degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hobart College. Henry and his spouse Merry live in Geneva and have three grown children: Kaitlin\, Robert\, and Peter; and three grandchildren: Finn\, Elle\, and Lila.\nContact Max Henry at maxhbl@gmail.com. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-max-henry-15/ LOCATION:Geneva ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190319T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190319T200000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20190131T212930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190319T174810Z UID:12369-1553014800-1553025600@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Networking@Rev: Women\, Money & Tech (Co-Hosted by Upstate Capital) DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works and The Upstate Capital Association of New York are hosting a networking night focused on women\, money and technology. \nCultivating relationships between entrepreneurs and capital providers is a pillar of a successful entrepreneurial ecosystem\, and encouraging women to start businesses and to invest in them increases the visibility of women throughout the vibrant investment community across New York state\, ultimately contributing to narrowing the gender gap in finance and entrepreneurship. \nWomen\, Money & Tech will showcase dynamic discussions around why gender gaps exist in business\, finance and tech\, and what is happening to change the status quo. During the networking portion of the event\, attendees will have the opportunity to connect with investors\, executives\, advisors and other business professionals in meaningful and valuable ways. \nAll are welcome. Complimentary food and drink will be served. Please RSVP. \n\n Click here to register! URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/networkingrev-co-hosted-by-upstate-capital-women-money-and-tech/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca CATEGORIES:Community Event,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.revithaca.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Digital-slide-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190320T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190320T120000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20190222T155800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190222T155800Z UID:12603-1553072400-1553083200@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Brandon Wright DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nEIR Office Hours with Brandon Wright will be held 9:00am-12:00pm & pre-registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close the day before the event\, on March 19th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu. \n \nAbout Brandon Wright: \nBrandon is a serial entrepreneur\, most recently co-founder and CEO at Zibby. Zibby is a mission-driven finance company helping retailers sell life’s necessities to 100M nonprime consumers seamlessly through every channel\, from online to in-store. Zibby customers that demonstrate creditworthy behaviors graduate to more attractive financing terms over time. \nBrandon’s landed his first job with a top-10 asset management team at Smith Barney\, but quickly transitioned from analyzing companies to building them. He co-founded and successfully exited companies in residential mortgage\, multi-family real estate\, and retail coffee\, all in the Pacific Northwest. \nWright has co-founded business associations and served on mayoral advisory committees for economic development. He graduated from Whitman College with an undergraduate degree in Economics and received his MBA from Cornell University in 2012. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-brandon-wright-4/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190320T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190320T120000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20190313T194156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T171053Z UID:12722-1553072400-1553083200@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Office Hours with Imraan Ahmed of Armory Square Ventures DESCRIPTION:Imraan Ahmed is a General Partner of Armory Square\, having joined the fund in 2018\, and serves on the Firm’s Investment Committee. Mr. Ahmed has more than 15 years of experience as an operator\, advisor and investor in New York\, Silicon Valley and emerging Tier II/III regions. He is passionate about empowering early stage entrepreneurs disrupting traditional industries\, advancing fundamental societal issues and unleashing our human potential through technology. Mr. Ahmed is particularly interested in technology enabled healthcare transformation and leads the firm’s investing efforts in the sector. \nPreviously\, Mr. Ahmed was a Principal with Radius Ventures. Since inception\, the firm has invested ~$200 million in over 40 healthcare companies across three funds. In his role at Radius\, Mr. Ahmed focused on leading the firm’s healthcare technology investing and portfolio management efforts. He worked with several Radius portfolio companies including Aethon (acquired by ST Engineering)\, Healthsense (acquired by Great Call)\, Management Health Solutions\, Tabula Rasa Healthcare (NASDAQ: TRHC) and Tactile Medical (NASDAQ: TCMD). \nIn addition\, Mr. Ahmed is a co-founder of Touch of Gray and KF20 Capital. These angel syndicates focus on investing in technology enabled seed\, early commercial and expansion stage companies across a variety of sectors. Representative investments include ACV Auctions\, Explorer Surgical\, HENRY the Dentist\, Maven Clinic\, OMNY and Simile / DepthKit. \nPrior to entering the venture capital industry\, Mr. Ahmed’s career spanned a diverse range of entrepreneurial\, investing and advisory roles. He was the Co-Founder of Atlantis Health System\, initially conceived to modernize and de-fragment the home healthcare industry. He also served as an investor with New Heritage Capital\, a Boston based private equity fund that focuses on investing in high growth\, family and founder owned businesses. Mr. Ahmed began his career in investment banking\, initially with KPMG Corporate Finance and then Merrill Lynch\, where he focused on executing M&A for healthcare\, technology and media companies. \nMr. Ahmed holds a BS in Finance from The University of Maryland\, College Park where he was a QUEST Honors Program Fellow and an MBA from Columbia Business School. In addition\, he is a Kauffman Fellow and serves as Co – Chair of the organization’s NY Chapter. \nPlease RSVP. \n\n Click here to register! URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/office-hours-with-imraan-ahmed-of-armory-square-ventures/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190321T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190321T170000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20190301T154256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190301T154626Z UID:12644-1553176800-1553187600@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Susan Fleming DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will be held 2:00pm-5:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close on Wednesday\, March 20th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu \n \nAbout Susan Fleming\, PhD: \nDr. Fleming is an experienced executive\, educator\, speaker\, angel investor\, and mom. In the first twelve years of her career\, Fleming advanced from an Analyst at Morgan Stanley to Partner at an $1.85 billion private equity fund. During this time\, she was struck by the lack of women in leadership positions and decided to take action. She pursued a Ph.D. at Cornell in management\, focusing on gender bias in the business world and how to reduce it. Today\, she speaks across the U.S. on these issues. \nFleming has served on the board of directors of numerous publicly traded companies\, private companies\, and non-profits. She also served as a senior lecturer for both Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration and Johnson Graduate School of Management\, teaching entrepreneurship\, finance\, women in leadership and negotiations courses\, as well as running several business competitions and Cornell’s university-wide minor in entrepreneurship and innovation. \nPrior to joining the business world\, Fleming obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia. As a resident of Ithaca\, NY\, she is excited to draw on her deep knowledge of entrepreneurship\, finance\, leadership and culture to help more local startups build effective and inclusive organizations that will drive long-term growth and value creation for their founders\, their investors and the community. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-susan-fleming-5/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190322T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190322T130000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20190213T183253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190225T151615Z UID:12518-1553256000-1553259600@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members Exclusive: Interactive Workshop with Orly Zeewy DESCRIPTION:Is Your Story Button On? Storytelling and the art of customer engagement. \nParticipants will learn how to turn their product or service into the hero of their company’s story so their website can engage the right customer with the right message at the right time. Following her 25-min presentation\, Orly will facilitate a 35-min interactive messaging exercise. Each participant will list their company’s key core values. Two participants will be chosen to identify their top core value\, get an on-the ground assessment of their company’s homepage\, and learn how to close potential messaging gaps. \nTakeaways include: \n• Web Statistics and best practices \n• The New Age of Commerce and why traditional selling no longer works \n• How to identify “the villain” in your brand story and why it matters \n• How to turn your Homepage into your brand’s front door \nAbout Orly Zeewy: \nOrly Zeewy is a brand architect\, respected public speaker and educator. She is a visiting professor in The Park School of Communications at Ithaca College and has taught in the Close School of Entrepreneurship at Drexel University\, at the University of Pennsylvania and lectured at Wharton. Orly is a former guest blogger for Comcast Business Community and was featured in a 2016 podcast celebrating Women’s Entrepreneurship Day. She is a mentor and subject matter expert on the global platform 1776 and a contributing writer at The Marketing Journal. She was featured in the business section of the Philadelphia Inquirer in 2017 and is currently writing a marketing guide for startups to be published in 2019. Orly grew up in Lausanne\, Switzerland and is bilingual in French and English. \nTo learn more: http://zeewy.com / You can follow Orly on Twitter @orlyzeewy \n\n Click here to register! URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/workshop-with-orly-zeewy/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190326T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190326T170000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20181210T163603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T195130Z UID:12137-1553587200-1553619600@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Max Henry DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will be held 8:00am-5:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. \n \nAbout Max Henry: \nMax Henry is the latest mentor to become an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) serving startup members of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works. Based out of Cornell AgriTech’s Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture in Geneva\, NY\, Henry will host office hours at Rev and the Center of Excellence in Geneva regularly and be available for consultation.\nIn addition to connecting food and agriculture startups with resources in New York state\, Henry will leverage his 25 years of experience leading Silicon Valley internet\, consumer\, and business-to-business technology companies to offer mentorship and advice to startup members.\nHenry is passionate about helping companies across all industries and is excited about the continued energy and growth in New York’s startup ecosystem. His biggest piece of advice for startups is: “It’s all about people. Don’t spend all your time on tech or research\, but build a solid team in order to build the company. If you do that well\, you will be successful.”\nHenry is currently the founder and president of Humming Bird Leadership\, a leadership development firm that helps people\, teams\, and organizations win. Henry also serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence for NextCorps in Rochester\, NY. His former experience includes serving as president and CEO of multiple companies including Topica (internet marketing)\, PrivateExpress (digital courier delivery company)\, Fabrik Communications (business messaging company\, sold to Critical Path)\, and JSB Corporation (global software company\, sold as SurfControl to Websense).\nIn other roles\, he served as vice president and general manager of Information Access Company (sold to Thomson)\, executive vice president and general manager of U.S. Telestar\, and vice president and general manager of NeXT Computer (sold to Apple)\, where he was a direct report to Steve Jobs and was part of the executive policy team. Henry has served on numerous boards of directors and advisory boards and is currently board chairman at InfoStreet\, an Inc 500 SaaS company.\nHenry holds an MBA degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hobart College. Henry and his spouse Merry live in Geneva and have three grown children: Kaitlin\, Robert\, and Peter; and three grandchildren: Finn\, Elle\, and Lila.\nContact Max Henry at maxhbl@gmail.com. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-max-henry-16/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190327T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190327T180000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20181205T211031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190307T193349Z UID:12106-1553695200-1553709600@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Greg Thomson\, Esq. DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nEIR Office Hours with Gregory Thomson will be held 2:00pm-6:00pm & pre-registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close the day before the event\, on March 26th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu. \n  \n\n  \n \nAbout Gregory Thomson: \nGreg Thomson is an attorney and strategic advisor based in Ithaca and New York City\, with over 20 years of experience in digital media\, entertainment and technology. He also serves as Strategic Advisor to Cornell’s Center for Technology Licensing. \nGreg has headed business development for venture-financed startup companies including the S.R. Guggenheim Foundation’s digital media company and Sports Museums of America\, and also held a senior business development position at NBCi in San Francisco. He began his post-MBA career as a communications /media/technology strategy consultant with PwC’s Strategy& in New York. \nAs a media industry lawyer and executive\, Greg headed business affairs for LA-based Quincy Jones Productions\, served as VP of Partnerships for Discovery Communications\, and has represented clients including Dr. Dre\, Youssou N’Dour\, and the Estate of Gil Scott-Heron. He has also served as an entertainment economics expert witness in major entertainment industry litigation\, including on behalf of the City of Los Angeles in the federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by heirs of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. \nGreg’s ongoing private law practice work includes intellectual property and software licensing\, venture financing\, private placements\, film financing transactions\, media mergers and acquisitions\, corporate sponsorships and endorsements\, literary rights acquisitions\, distribution agreements\, and a wide variety of digital media\, technology\, and music\, television and film industry transactions. \nGreg received an MBA from Columbia Business School\, a JD from Yale Law School\, and a BA from Yale College. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-greg-thomson-9/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190328T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190328T150000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20190301T154820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190301T154820Z UID:12648-1553774400-1553785200@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Susan Fleming DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will be held 12:00pm-3:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close on Wednesday\, March 27th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu \n \nAbout Susan Fleming\, PhD: \nDr. Fleming is an experienced executive\, educator\, speaker\, angel investor\, and mom. In the first twelve years of her career\, Fleming advanced from an Analyst at Morgan Stanley to Partner at an $1.85 billion private equity fund. During this time\, she was struck by the lack of women in leadership positions and decided to take action. She pursued a Ph.D. at Cornell in management\, focusing on gender bias in the business world and how to reduce it. Today\, she speaks across the U.S. on these issues. \nFleming has served on the board of directors of numerous publicly traded companies\, private companies\, and non-profits. She also served as a senior lecturer for both Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration and Johnson Graduate School of Management\, teaching entrepreneurship\, finance\, women in leadership and negotiations courses\, as well as running several business competitions and Cornell’s university-wide minor in entrepreneurship and innovation. \nPrior to joining the business world\, Fleming obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia. As a resident of Ithaca\, NY\, she is excited to draw on her deep knowledge of entrepreneurship\, finance\, leadership and culture to help more local startups build effective and inclusive organizations that will drive long-term growth and value creation for their founders\, their investors and the community. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-susan-fleming-6/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190329T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190329T093000 DTSTAMP:20260413T055655 CREATED:20181107T202939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T195134Z UID:11921-1553846400-1553851800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members Exclusive: CEO & Sponsor Morning Coffee DESCRIPTION:All CEOs of Rev Member Companies and Rev Sponsors are invited to sit down over a cup of locally-roasted coffee and connect during this casual meetup. Registration is by invitation-only. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/members-only-ceo-morning-coffee-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR