There's magic to an in-person meetup that's hard to replace - maybe it's the serendipity, or genuine connection, or the energy in a room where meaningful new connections are being made.

Wherever that magic comes from, I'm grateful for the ability to work with partners like GAN powered by Morrow to make these meetups happen!

The 3DEXPERIENCE Lab hosted a Denver Startup Meetup at the GAN powered by Morrow HQ recently - bringing together founders, investors, and startup supporters to pre-game the Denver Startup Week planning kick-off.

The meetup led to collaborations between new & old friends, and conversations about the growth of the Denver Startup Ecosystem as many tech founders look to relocate beyond the coasts.

Convos like these, emphasize the importance for Corporate Startup Programs, like the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab, to take the time and energy to be present and to listen to Founder and Accelerator needs, then give back with relevant Programs.


✨ Highlights ✨
🤖 As a passionate supporter of STEM education, it was a joy to meet LaDonna Welch! LaDonna is an inspiring founder who is launched Ebony (ebonynotes.co), AND she's using her experience in education to fuel major impact in teaching students coding & robotics in the Denver school systems. STEM Education 

🏦 It was awesome learning about JP Ferro's journey into banking (just 4 months before SVB 😳 ), and how he brings compassion and a startup mindset when working with founders. For early-stage founders across the US looking for founder-friendly loans and banking, connect with JP Ferro! I’m looking forward collaborating more with JP towards are mutual goal of helping early-stage founders. 
 
🚘 Keaton Brown is a founder in disguise. After chatting for a bit and learning about his day-job is data science, he shared that he’s also solving the annoyance of replacing windshield-wipers with his unique method and design. If you have ever had to buy multiple pairs of windshield wipers just to get to pair that somewhat works… then you understand the problem he’s solving for! Keaton is working on his own design for a new type of windshield wiper. 
 
Meeting these individuals and many others at the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab + GAN powered by Morrow meetup was energizing, and most importantly its an upward spiral of positive benefits for founders.

A big thanks goes to the entire GAN and Morrow team for hosting! 

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