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The Reflector, March 2022
Entrepreneurs’ Network – 7:00PM, Tuesday, March 1
Tips for Start-up Pivoting Location: Online Webinar
centralized Finance). Chariot experienced major disruption during the pandemic, resulting in the core leadership resigning before identifying a realistic product market With the enormous changes wrought on business, the economy and everyone’s lives during the COVID-19 fit or an achievable go-to-market strategy. pandemic, pivoting has become all the more crucial to The remaining members of the company startup and early stage companies in these fast changrefused to quit, reviewed the multitude of options in the landscape, and planned routes forward ing times. – eventually narrowing on the major opportunity they’re For startup companies, it is important to understand the pursuing now. Through perseverance, creative problem market for your products or services, the needs of your solving, a trusting advisory board, and confidence in the customers, the value you offer. It is critical to be able team, Chariot is now stronger than ever and moving to make adjustments along your journey or even radi- towards a Series A round – which will showcase their cal changes of direction, i.e. pivoting, as circumstances partnerships, their upcoming launch, and their unique opportunity for growth into multiple sectors. warrant. This event is FREE, however, registration is required - https://bostonenet.org/events/tips-for-startup-pivoting/
For angel investors and VCs, the quality of the CEO and management team is as important as the products or services you offer, not only in executing your strategy, but also promptly making the needed pivot before too much time and money is lost – to find the right approach, and to do so as often as needed until the company is back on course and succeeding in its mission. Tonight’s panelists will offer up tips and experience pivoting startups. Event Schedule: 7:00 pm – Introduction - ENET Chairperson's announcements 7:10 pm - eMinute Pitch - Up to 3 Startup pitches 7:25 pm - Expert Panel - 4 expert speakers on the night’s topic 8:10 pm - Q & A - Moderator and Audience Q & A with the speakers 8:30 pm – Networking - Panelists will be available afterward for responses to individual questions.
Jason Kraus - Partner EQX fund, Boston Harbor Angel Investor, Founder & CEO prepare 4VC Jason Kraus has been described as a “serial entrepreneur” by his friends and family ever since he opened his first business while still in college. He’s always been intrigued by how companies got their start and how products that are now household names came to be. This led him to found startup consulting firm Prepare4VC, to cofound an alternative investment group Equity Venture Partners and to later join as a partner on a micro-VC, EQx Fund. To help others who share his passion, Jason is actively involved in Startup Grind and NextGen Summit, two notable startup communities developed to aid entrepreneurs in their endeavors.
Mark Kasdorf - CEO and Founder @ Intrepid Homes Cambridge based entrepreneur. Found of Speakers: Intrepid, a software development studio acquired by Accenture in 2017 as well as TimBenjamin Cavallari - CEO, Chariot Payments Benjamin is the CEO of Chariot Payments – a fintech bre (live music discovery app) and Intrepid Labs (Kendall Sq based coworking studio). startup focusing on the transition between traditional fiat economies and the emerging spaces in DeFi (De- His career goals have been and remain to build suc-
