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STARTUP GRIND | Howdy people, we're back and ready to rumble.

This year, going to be (at least we hope so) tremendously good, and we're planning plenty of activities around both communities, Startup Grind and Startup Russia. The upcoming digest will be released next week, but now, we'd love to share some virtual events like fireside chats and workshops around SG Russia, and more are coming. Everything from the list will be hosted in English.

FIRESIDECHATS HOSTED BY RUSSIAN & OTHER CHAPTERS

THU, JAN 14, 7:00 PM - Soft landing in the US with Berkley SkyDeck
Our host @DenisKalyshkin, Principal at I2BF Global Ventures, and invited speaker Brian Bordley, Principal at Berkeley SkyDeck Fund will discuss the acceleration program at Berkley SkyDeck accelerator for international startups expanding to the US.

We are going to cover the following topics:
• What types of startups could apply to SkyDeck?
• What traction should a startup have?
• How does the application process look like?
• How can international startups benefit from SkyDeck acceleration program?
• Q/A session

TUE, JAN 19, 9:00 PM - How not to be kicked out by your investor
Victoria Yampolsky, CFA is the Founder and President of The Startup Station, an education and advisory platform focused on modeling and valuing early-stage ventures. In this fireside chat, we will learn from Victoria's startup experience and discuss specific strategies you can use to make sure you can retain your control and at the same time maintain a good relationship with investors

Which terms are important to negotiate to retain control?
• The truth about the company’s valuation
• Top three tips on creating a board of directors
• Key strategies in managing a board of directors
• Top five reasons why you may lose control of your company
• What to do if your position as a founder is threatened

WED, JAN 20, 8:00 PM - The Art of Engaging Meetings + Events
Are your company meetings falling flat? Have you been hosting stale virtual events? Let's make 2021 the year of engagement. Peter Komornik is CEO of Slido, an award-winning web-based audience interaction tool for meetings events. Peter and Derek will share their tips on getting attendees involved, employees engaged, and communities talking.

You can look forward to learning about:
• Tools to incorporate in your next meeting or event
• How leaders can improve the way they lead meetings
• Trends in remote-collaboration
• Dos and don'ts for event planners and hosts

IF YOU'RE GOING TO SLEEP TOO LATE, YOU MAY LIKE AND JOIN THE FOLLOWING WORKSHOP:

THU, JAN 21, 3:00 AM - How to Raise a Seed Round Efficiently
In this workshop, Fundraising Specialist and Author, Mike Wilner walks founders through the practical steps of how to authentically generate a sense of urgency with investors, control your fundraising narrative, and stack the deck in your favor in order to create fundraising momentum.

The workshop walks through the fundraising process comprehensively, including:
• Knowing when to raise money
• Ground rules when approaching a seed round
• Drafting round composition and allocation
• Crafting your fundraising narrative
• Building a funnel
• Initiating fundraising mode and stacking meetings
• Pitching and closing

TUE, FEB 9, 4:00 AM - Avoiding Startup Legal Mistakes
David Richardson, DLA Piper Partner, will review the top 10 mistakes start-ups routinely make and how to navigate around them and set your start-up on the path to success.