5 Events in May That Will Skyrocket Your Startup
- Mark Gold
- May 3, 2017
- 2 min read
Here are the month's top recommended events based on the 2020 Startups calendar.
1. YJP Marketing Event May 4th (Paid)
The Marketing & Communications Forum is a unique event designed to create meaningful discussions regarding the current trends and future predictions of the marketing & communications world. This is your opportunity to interact with marketing mavens from iconic, global brands and meet like-minded individuals within the industry. From a buffet dinner and premium open bar, to mingling and networking, you can expect a productive and exciting evening.
2. Bloomberg May 8th 6pm (Free)
Bloomberg, Cornell Tech, and Tech:NYC invite you to join us for the latest installment of the CornellTech@Bloomberg series, an exclusive screening of GENERATION STARTUP, a powerful film that follows six recent college graduates as they put everything on the line to build startups in Detroit. Shot over 17 months, it’s an honest, in-the-trenches look at what it really takes to launch a startup.
3. SMB Expo May 11 9am (Free)
Small Business Expo is the most anticipated networking event of the year for business professionals to learn about products & services to help their business exceed its goals, network with other industry professionals & attend informative and cutting-edge workshops & seminars. If you are a business owner, entrepreneur or someone that works for a small business you should attend this trade show & conference.
4. Pratt event May 11 6pm (Free)
Join us for Pratt Shows: Design 2017 to see exceptional design work by graduating students from Pratt Institute. The show provides the opportunity to see a diverse range of what’s next in Advertising, Architecture, Urban Design, City and Regional Planning, Construction Management, Facilities Management, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Historic Preservation, Illustration, Industrial Design, Interactive Design, Interior Design, Jewelry Design, Package Design, Sustainable Environmental Systems, and Urban Placemaking and Management.
5.TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon May 15-16 9-6pm (Free)
Preceding the Disrupt Conference is Hackathon weekend on May 13-14, where developers and engineers descend from all over the world to take part in a 24-hour hacking endurance test. Teams join forces to build a new product, present it on the Disrupt stage to a panel of expert judges and an audience of tens of thousands and compete for a variety of prizes, including the chance to win free tickets to the Disrupt Conference. Products created at the Disrupt Hackathon have seen great success beyond the event, like GroupMe which was created overnight and ultimately acquired by Skype for $80M.
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