Founders' Dinner @ Startup Boston Week
Building a startup is exciting. It’s ambitious. It’s occasionally chaotic. And yeah…it can also be a grind.
That’s why, during Startup Boston Week, we’re getting a small, curated group of founders out of the conference crowd and around the dinner table.
Founder Dinner brings together founders who are actively building - Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, or at $250K+ ARR - for an evening of good food, candid conversation, and zero surface-level networking.
Think less “So, what do you do?” and more “Okay, how are you actually handling this?”
We’ll talk about what’s working, what’s absolutely not, and how other founders are navigating fundraising, growth, hiring, leadership, and all the messy decisions that come with building a company.
It’s the kind of room where you don’t have to explain the basics...and where you leave with ideas, perspective, and connections you can actually use when you’re back at your laptop the next morning.
And the best part? Founder Dinner is happening as part of Startup Boston Week, five days bringing thousands of founders, startup operators, investors, students, and ecosystem leaders together across Boston for 100+ sessions, hands-on experiences, and opportunities to actually meet the people building here.
Come for dinner. Stay for the week.
A huge thank you to our wonderful partner for this event, Path Forward HR and Orrick:
About Orrick:
Orrick is a tech-focused law firm passionate about helping entrepreneurs, innovators and investors push boundaries. Through our extensive client portfolio, deal volume, and relationships in the ecosystem, we provide commercial insight to each client’s strategy. From financing to protecting IP to retaining talent to advocating for innovation-friendly public policy, we offer a holistic solution across the tech & venture lifecycle.
About Path Forward HR:
Path Forward is a boutique, woman-owned HR consulting firm that helps early and growth-stage startups scale their people strategy, build high-performing teams, and navigate change with confidence.
Founded by Boston-based HR executive Jaclyn Jussif, who has led People strategy at best-in-class technology companies since 2006, Path Forward brings deep expertise in HR consulting, recruiting, and executive coaching.