Rev: Ithaca Startup Works

Rev Members Exclusive: CEO & Sponsors Morning Coffee
2020-02-28 08:00 - 09:30 (America/New_York) | Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca
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.

Napkin-to-Prototype Hardware Accelerator Information Session
2020-03-02 17:00 - 18:00 | Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca
Learn more about Rev’s summer Napkin-to-Prototype Hardware Accelerator program at this information session.
Director Ken Rother and Assistant Director Steve Supron will share insight on the program schedule, goals, and outcomes.
The program is free and open to the public. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Pizza will be provided at the information session

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Napkin-to-Prototype Hardware Accelerator Information Session
2020-03-11 17:00 - 18:00 | Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States

Networking@Rev: High Growth Startups - CANCELED
2020-03-19 18:00 - 20:30 | GiveGab, 401 E State Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
UPDATE: This event has been canceled in accordance with Cornell University’s recent guidelines to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.

Webinar: Supporting Startups Through COVID-19 - ONLINE
2020-03-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Join us for a special webinar hosted by Nate Cook, Entrepreneur in Residence at Cornell University addressing what we know so far in the rapidly changing landscape of COVID-19 including SBA Disaster Loans, Unemployment Insurance, and other resources and opportunities currently available to businesses and non-profits.
Featured guests include:
• Judy Cherry, Executive Director, Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development; and Chair, Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council
• Jonathan Greene, Senior Investment Director, New York Ventures
• Kellyann O’Mara, Vice President, M&T Bank
• Ken Rother, Director, Rev: Ithaca Startup Works Bill Waring, CEO, Areti Construction
• Brad Treat, Program Director and Entrepreneur-in Residence, Southern Tier Startup Alliance

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Rev CEO & Sponsor Morning Coffee - CANCELED
2020-03-27 08:00 - 09:30 | Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca
UPDATE: DUE TO COVID-19, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.
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.

Rev Member Exclusive: Morning Grind - CANCELED
2020-04-03 09:30 - 11:00, 2020-05-01 09:30 - 11:00 | Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca

Rev Webinar Series: Remote Leadership in Startups and Small Business
2020-04-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Entrepreneur in Residence, Steve Sauer, will lead an interactive webinar, “Remote Leadership in Startups and Small Business” focused on leading remote teams and how theories and science apply to startups and small businesses. Further discussions will include insight from CEOs on leading companies while working from home and hiring new employees in a virtual world. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session.
Panelists:

Elizabeth Mannix, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Management at Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Charlie Mulligan, CEO of GiveGab
Ken Rother, Director of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works
Nick Nickitas, CEO and Co-founder of Rosie

Watch online:
The event will be recorded and posted for later viewing.
Use the Q&A function to ask questions:
If you have a question, please use the “Q&A” function on the webinar screen. Type in your question and CREA team members will monitor the questions submitted and ask the panelists to answer.
Accessibility:
Live Captioning will be provided. “Subtitles” as they are called in Zoom will be available and may be accessed by selecting the “CC” button at the bottom of the Zoom session, and turning them ON.
If you are in need of other accommodations in order to participate fully, contact the Hope Spithaler at hbs63@cornell.edu.

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Networking@Rev: Empowering Entrepreneurs - CANCELED
2020-04-09 18:00 - 20:30

Rev Members Exclusive: CEO & Sponsor Morning Coffee - ONLINE
2020-04-10 08:00 - 09:30, 2020-04-24 08:00 - 09:30, 2020-06-12 08:00 - 09:30, 2020-06-26 08:00 - 09:30, 2020-07-10 08:00 - 09:30, 2020-07-31 08:00 - 09:30, 2020-08-14 08:00 - 09:30 | 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: Free Pass Day - CANCELED
2020-04-14 09:00 - 17:00 | Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca

Rev Member Exclusive: Pitch Competition - CANCELED
2020-04-14 17:00 - 18:00 | TBA

Rev Member Exclusive: Office Hours with Miller Mayer Law Firm - CANCELED
2020-04-16 09:00 - 12:00, 2020-05-21 09:00 - 12:00 | Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca

Webinar Series: Returning to Work After COVID-19: Employment Planning and Managing a Changed Workforce
2020-04-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Entrepreneur in Residence and Attorney at Law, Nate Cook, will moderate a panel focused on legal and practical issues startups and business owners should consider when creating recovery plans to re-engage their work forces. The panel will also explore steps you can take now to best manage your workforce in the next three to six months and predicted long-term changes to workforce structures.
Panelists:

Harry Katz, Professor of Collective Bargaining at the ILR School
Paul Wagner, Cornell School of Hotel Administration

Watch online:
This interactive webinar will be held on Zoom. Please use this link to join the webinar: https://cornell.zoom.us/j/274521536
The event will be recorded and posted for later viewing.
Use the Q&A function to ask questions:
If you have a question, please use the “Q&A” function on the webinar screen. Type in your question and CREA team members will monitor the questions submitted and ask the panelists to answer.
Accessibility:
Live Captioning can be provided. If you are in need of this or other accommodations in order to participate fully, contact Monika Crosby at mlc258@cornell.edu 3-5 days prior to the event.

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Rev CEO & Sponsor Happy Hour - CANCELED
2020-04-24 17:00 - 19:00 | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Rd., Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States

CREA Webinar Series: Equity Crowdfunding
2020-05-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Equity Crowdfunding: Skipping VCs and Connecting with Smaller Investors
With the economy upended by COVID-19, venture capitalists are more risk-averse than ever. To raise money in this new environment, startups in need of initial backing and businesses seeking funding for a new venture will have to get creative. Crowdfunding can be a successful alternative for attracting capital. By seeking out a group of consumers who are passionate about your company’s vision, you can connect with a larger group of smaller investors who are willing to help fund a product or service they want.
A panel of startup and crowdfunding experts will discuss the best ways to plan and execute a crowdfunding campaign in our current economic climate.
This one-hour online moderated session will feature insights from Brooke Robbins, Senior Investment Associate at Republic; Serdar Mizrakci, Cofounder and CEO of Element Farms; Krishan Arora, CEO and Founder of The Arora Project; and Kieran Ryan, member of the Wefunder Fundraising Team. Andrea Ippolito, Founder and Director of Women Entrepreneurs Cornell, will serve as moderator.

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Rev Member Exclusive: CEO & Sponsors Morning Coffee - ONLINE
2020-05-08 08:00 - 09:30 | Online

Rev Member Exclusive: Pitch Competition - CANCELED
2020-05-12 17:00 - 18:00 | Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca

(Virtual) Networking@Rev: Getting Food Startups Off the Ground
2020-05-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, 314 E State St, Ithaca
Food startups face rigorous regulations and saturated markets, yet an increasing number of food startups are flourishing here in the Grow-NY region.
Briefly learn about the unique resources in our region available to food entrepreneurs and then let’s network! It’s been a while since we held a Rev Networking Night and we are excited to support small group conversations for our entrepreneurially-minded friends.
To kick off conversation, be prepared to share some of the most inspiring food and ag innovations you have seen developed in response to COVID-19—think distilleries producing hand sanitizer.
Be sure to register early. We will be limiting registrations to ensure a valuable networking experience for attendees. Also, we will be selecting five lucky winners from our first 20 registrants to receive Grow-NY long-sleeve t-shirts.
Watch online:
This interactive webinar will be held on Zoom. A link to join the networking event will be shared with registrants.
The event will be recorded and posted for later viewing.

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Rev Member Exclusive: CEO & Sponsor Morning Coffee - ONLINE
2020-05-29 08:00 - 09:30 | Online

CREA Webinar Series: Clean Energy and COVID-19 - Green Priorities for the Economic Recovery
2020-06-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Join this eCornell Keynote webinar hosted by Cornell’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement and Cornell’s ILR School.
Event Overview
The COVID-19 global pandemic has caused sectors of manufacturing, travel, and other work to grind to a halt worldwide. This pause has resulted in significant changes to energy use and carbon emissions. With lockdowns now being lifted, more and more businesses will reopen and we’ll all try to return to our normal social and travel activities.
But the climate crisis will still be waiting for us when the pandemic ends, and it’s our responsibility to ensure that economic recovery is done with the health of the planet in mind. Can we balance clean energy goals with the need to rebuild our economies? Should we be focused on returning to “normal,” or can we instead see this as an opportunity to progress toward “better”?
This panel of clean energy planners, policy influencers, and leaders will detail some of the most important clean energy efforts and goals to focus on during the next year amid the ongoing pandemic and recovery.
Panelists

Katherine Hamilton, Chair of 38 North Solutions
Lara Skinner, Executive Director of The Worker Institute at Cornell
Brian Bauer, Entrepreneur in Residence at Cornell’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement
Katherine MacDonald, Assistant Director, Technology to Market at NYSERDA

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Webinar: Sharing the Screen, Best Practices for Virtual Events
2020-07-29 13:00 - 14:00
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, much of our daily lives now occurs online. This transition has forced teams to pivot from holding in-person events and meetings to running virtual versions via the internet. We all know that virtual experiences are different, but are there ways to ensure they are as effective, if not more effective, than physical events? What are the key contrasts between hosting an event online and in person? When does it make sense to produce an event live versus streaming it pre-recorded? What are best practices? How can we, both as organizers and attendees, make the most of virtual events? Gain insights on this new reality from a panel of industry professionals and experts, and get a chance to have your own questions answered.
Panelists:

Susan Fussell, Professor, Department of Information Sciences and Communication at Cornell University
Ashley Budd, Director of Marketing Operations, University Alumni Affairs and Development at Cornell University
Roberta Sumner, Principal, VRS Meetings & Events, Inc.
Hope Spithaler, Events and Project Manager, Cornell’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement
Chris Woffard, Producer, eCornell

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