Building, Funding, and Scaling Your Startup: A Workshop for Seattle Founders
The Silicon Valley Forum in partnership with the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center at Seattle University are excited to invite you to a workshop for Seattle startup founders and entrepreneurs.
Open to the general community, this interactive session is built for founders who want practical guidance on building, funding, and scaling their startups.
You'll gain insights across core areas like business planning, growth strategy, marketing, and fundraising—plus participate in a live discussion where we tackle real challenges from founders in the room.
Whether you're leading an early-stage company or actively scaling, you will walk away with actionable ideas you can apply immediately.
If you're thinking about raising capital or refining your growth strategy, this is a great opportunity to gain practical insights.
Attendees will learn:
Understanding your "Investor Pipeline." Mastering the pitch deck narrative and navigating the venture capital landscape.
Building a repeatable sales motion: Transitioning from "Founder-led sales" to a dedicated growth team
"If you do not know your numbers, you do not know your business": A Unit Economics Deep Dive (investors want to see that $1 in equals $3+ out)
The Business Plan is not just a 50-page document that no one reads: Utilizing the Business Plan as a roadmap for your business
Building the "Moat": Discussion on defensibility in the age of AI. Focus on network effects, proprietary data sets, and high switching costs.
Preparing your business for internal and external risks
Best practices for raising capital. How to build meaningful relationships with investors.
Forming a Board of Directors: How to work with your board outside of board meetings
Presenters:
Jacob Eckley, Marketing Advisor and Community Growth Director at Silicon Valley Forum
Gavin Fysh, Founder of Bloqs; Advisor at Silicon Valley Forum
Aaron Rose, Angel Investor and Entrepreneur; Co-Founder and Board Chair at Silicon Valley Forum
This event is produced with generous support from the following sponsors: