Nodestacker 2027

​Nodestacker is a national startup conference focused on those bold enough to build the future, and the people who back them.

​📅 February 5, 2027
📍 149 S. Farmer Ave., Tempe, AZ 85281
🎟️ Invite only — 200 seats, every registration reviewed and approved

​Speakers

• ​Dane Patterson — Partner, Goodwin

• ​Dhravya Shah — Founder & CEO, Supermemory

• ​Elizabeth Yin — GP & Co-Founder, Hustle Fund

• ​Jack Selby — MD, Thiel Capital · GP, Copper Sky

• ​Julian Weisser — Founder, Solo Founders

• ​Mat Sherman — Founder, MatCap

• ​Meaghan Franks — Founder, Sports Sitters

• ​Naitik Mohanty — Co-Founder, Ryniant

• ​Noel Serrato — Co-Founder & CEO, Notary Everyday

• ​Ryan Johnson — Founder, Culdesac

• ​Stephen Cole — Angel Investor

​Agenda (subject to change)
8:30 – Check-in
9:15 – Opening Remarks (Mat Sherman)
9:30 – To Bootstrap or to Raise? (Meaghan Franks, Dhravya Shah)
10:15 – Where Culdesac Has Been, Where It's Going (Ryan Johnson)
11:00 – You Raised Money! Now What? (Naitik Mohanty, Noel Serrato)
11:45 – How to Get the Legal Stuff Right (Dane Patterson)
12:30 – Lunch — legal office hours & lunch-and-learns with speakers
1:30 – The Rise of Solo Founders (Julian Weisser, Dhravya Shah)
2:15 – How to Become an Angel Investor (Elizabeth Yin, Stephen Cole)
3:00 – Fireside: Lessons from Peter Thiel and Investing in Arizona (Jack Selby, Mat Sherman)
3:30 – No Capital, No Constraints (Mat Sherman)
4:30 – Happy hour
6:30 – Offsite dinner (VIPs only)

​Admission
Portfolio Founders: Free
Founders: $100
Everyone else: $1,000