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Selected Entrepreneurs – Week 47

France is AI 2020

France is AI Conference aims to bring together Researchers, Entrepreneurs, VCs and Executives to celebrate the French AI ecosystem.

When? November 16th

Arab EmTech and Startups Conference

The Arab EmTech & Startups Virtual Conference, which is scheduled to take place on 16th- 18th Nov 2020. The Three-day virtual conference focuses on gathering leading technology business leaders , Startups industry experts and knowledge leaders, shaping the future of EmTech & startups in Middle East.

When? November 16th – 18th

The Women in Tech World Series Online Festival

10,000+ female tech professionals and diversity advocates from across the globe at The Women in Technology World Series Online Festival this November. Join this week-long festival to celebrate the power of resilience amongst female tech professionals as we shine a light on the transformative tech engineered by women of all diverse backgrounds across the world.

When? November 16th – 20th

Hello Tomorrow Global Summit 2020

Unlocking the power of deep tech to solve our toughest global challenges at Hello Tomorrow Global Summit 2020.

When? November 16th – 20th

Tech Week 2020

Tech Week is not just a large-scale conference, but a large educational hub on digital technologies for business, where people communicate, get inspired and find ready-made solutions for business.

When? November 16th – 19th

European Startup Festival 2020

The European Startup Festival is celebrating the European Startup Community at this inspirational event that connects start-ups, investors, incubators, accelerators, institutions, universities, cities and other stakeholders of the European Startup Ecosystem.

When? November 16th – 21st

Pioneers of Change Summit 2020

The World Economic Forum’s inaugural Pioneers of Change Summit will convene innovative leaders and entrepreneurs from around the world to showcase their solutions, build meaningful connections and inspire change across the Forum’s diverse multistakeholder communities.

When? November 16th – 20th

VENTURE135 Conference 2020

Venture135 brings together entrepreneurs, venture investors, and financial service executives. Venture135 is intentionally more intimate in size to create a contrasting experience to those thousand plus person events. Organizers understand that people are the driving force behind a company’s success and want to be able to curate an environment that effortlessly facilitates conversation.

When? November 16th – 19th

MedCity INVEST Pop Health 2020

MedCity INVEST Pop Health is presented by MedCity News, producer of unique innovation-focused events for the entire healthcare ecosystem, and New Orleans Business Alliance (NOLABA), the official economic development agency for the City of New Orleans.

When? November 16th – 18th

CoMotion LA LIVE

Global mayors and policymakers, leading technologists, public transport operators and venture capitalists, start-ups and established players — the entire landscape of new urban mobility is again present for the most important CoMotion LA yet. Three days of immersive and interactive talks, demos, & workshops offer a path forward for cities and mobility systems as they recover from the crisis.

When? November 17th – 19th

DN Unlimited 2020

Data Natives Unlimited is a series of hybrid (online and offline) events that aims to bring data and tech professionals, established companies, public institutions and governments together to share knowledge, co-create solutions, establish relationships and celebrate the achievements of data scientists, founders, entrepreneurs and activists.

When? November 18th – 20th

6th Annual Western Women’s Business Center Conference

​Using keynote talks, breakouts, panel discussions, creative sessions, and interactive activities – 6th Annual Western Women’s Business Center Conference will explore what it means to truly have women at the entrepreneurial table now and what the local, regional and global trends are.

When? November 18th – 19th

Alter State 2020

Alter state is an international platform bringing together women from around the globe to learn and collaborate with each other as we make breakthrough ideas and change society as we know it. You can join alter state. as a participant or as an idea owner.

When? November 19th

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Events 2 days ago

Last week, I spent three days at Bits and Pretzels in Munich — a startup-focused event with a distinctly Bavarian flavor. Think Oktoberfest meets startup conference, complete with dirndls, lederhosen, and more beer than you might expect. As someone building an AI-powered event platform, I went in with a specific mission: Observe how startups actually market themselves at events. Here’s what I discovered: GoodBytz: The power of good demos What they did: Robotics startup GoodBytz set up a booth where its robots prepared kaiserschmarrn (a traditional German dessert) all day long. Why it worked: Nothing beats seeing a product in action. While other booths had brochures and demos, GoodBytz’s robots were actually cooking. The smell, the movement and the end result stirred together an experience that people will remember and talk about. The lesson: If you have a physical product, show it in action. The old writing adage generalizes well: Show, don’t tell.  Let people see, hear and touch the product. WeRoad: The bathroom hack What they did: Posted “Missing Investor” flyers in bathroom stalls with QR codes pointing to their website. Why it worked: Pure genius. Every startup at the event was looking for investors, but the “Missing Investor” headline, while a bit on the nose, proved irresistible. Plus, bathroom stalls are one of the few places where people have 30 seconds to actually read something. The lesson: Think about where your target audience’s attention will remain undivided. Sometimes, the most effective marketing leverages the most unexpected places. Emqopter: Visual impact matters What they did: Designed a bright orange booth that displayed their drone prominently. Why it worked: In a sea of grey, white, beige and brown, Emqopter’s bright orange booth was impossible to overlook. The drone was real, too, and proved a real conversation starter. The lesson: Your booth is competing with hundreds of others. Make it visually distinctive and ensure your product is the hero. Quests: Community building using the product What they did: Created a busy, branded booth with accessories (toy car, traffic cones, a bulletin board) and used their anti-loneliness app to build communities among founders at the event. Why it worked: Quests used their product to solve a real problem right at the event, and the busy booth design generated energy and curiosity. The lesson: Use your product to solve a problem at the event — if it’s possible, of course. Demonstrate your value in real time. Dyno: Event-themed marketing What they did: Distributed branded electrolyte packs with the tagline “Your hangover ends. Your pension lasts – with Dyno.” Why it worked: Dyno aligned its messaging perfectly with the Oktoberfest theme. Every attendee was thinking about beer and hangovers, so Dyno’s goodies were quite relevant. The tagline was clever, memorable, and directly addressed a pain point most people at the event might have to deal with later. The lesson: Tailor your marketing to the event’s theme and culture. The more you tie your messaging and product to the context, the more memorable you become. So, what did I learn? Event marketing is about more than just showing up and setting up a booth; you have to understand your audience and create experiences that people will remember. Here’s what really struck me: most startups and even big companies don’t know how to leverage events properly. They book the booth, show up and hope for the best; maybe they bring some branded pens and a pop-up banner. Then they’ll go back home and wonder why they spent €5,000 in exchange for 50 business cards that never convert. The startups that stood out at Bits and Pretzels understand something fundamental: event ROI isn’t about booth size or location; it’s about strategy, creativity and planning. None of the startups above improvised on-site, or planned something the night before the event in their hotel rooms. They laid everything out 4-6 weeks before the event. A solid pre-event strategy is what separates successful event marketing from expensive booth rental.  But what matters most for early-stage startups is that you don’t need a massive budget to stand out. WeRoad’s bathroom stall hack probably cost €50 to print the flyers. A standard booth package at Bits and Pretzels would go for €3,000 to €5,500. The ROI difference is staggering when you compare the cost per meaningful conversation. That’s the difference between simply spending money and investing smartly. Building Sesamers has taught me that helping startups find the right events is only half the equation. The other half is helping them understand how to maximize ROI once they’re there. Good props aren’t a marketing expense; they’re opportunities to meet customers, investors and partners, and strike up engaging conversations.

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New Materials 3 days ago

Lios Group, the Irish startup behind SoundBounce, was a winner of JEC Composites Startup Booster 2018, and has been making significant strides since taking home the award.

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New Materials 1 week ago

Tree Composites aims to accelerate the energy transition with innovative composite joints.

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