Who should Attend:
- Early-stage entrepreneurs with a promising idea.
- Students with an entrepreneurial mind willing to grow their own startup in the future.
- Individuals interested in the startup ecosystem, investment, and mentorship.
- Co-founders seeking guidance, networking, and ways to raise funds.
- Professionals looking to transition from their jobs into entrepreneurship.
Early startups who have a promising idea often need a piece of advice to make this first important step – whether it’s how to quit their jobs, get investment, become a part of an incubator or get access to enterprise clients in the leading world countries like the USA. The meetup with seasoned startup founders and tech industry leaders will give you answers to these and other pain questions.
Learn how to find your first enterprise client during turbulent times and make it a success for your business, your client’s business, and your product. Also we will dive deeper into the current startup culture in Ukraine and discuss what are the challenges and opportunities. Immerse yourself in the wisdom and experiences of industry leaders who have paved the way in entrepreneurship and startups building.
The second part of the event will include a thought-provoking panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities within the startup culture in Ukraine. Engage, ask questions, and gain valuable insights into the strategies that can help your startup thrive in this competitive arena.
Where: Sigma Software office, 58 Yaroslavska Str., BC Astarta, Kyiv
Here are the topics we will cover:
- When’s the best time to launch your own startup?
- How to navigate your startup through uncertain times?
- Is it worth starting at such tough times?
- Which industries survive better in the times of venture slow down.
- How to find your first enterprise client during turbulent times and make it a win-win for everyone?
- What is the current state of Ukraine’s tech ecosystem and its real potential?
Meetup agenda:
16.30 – 17.00 – Registration, coffee, and a short office tour with welcome words
17.00 – 17.20 – Dave and Marty about their mission and what we hope to accomplish is growing businesses, jobs, and start-up companies in Ukraine.
17.20 – 17.30 – Q&A Session
17.30 – 17.40 – How IT business and job market looks like in Ukraine during the War, Maxim Pochebut, Chief Learning Officer at Sigma Software
17.40 – 17.50 – Q&A Session
17.50 – 18.30 – Panel Discussion (speakers: Dave Morgan, Marty Krátký-Katz, Maxim Pochebut, + moderator)
18.40 – 18.50 – Q&A Session
Meet the event speakers:
Dave Morgan, Chief Executive Officer, Simulmedia
Dave Morgan is the CEO and founder of Simulmedia, the leading automated ad buying platform for marketers and their agencies to reach target audiences across TV, streaming video and console and PC video games. He previously founded and ran both TACODA, Inc., an online advertising company that pioneered behavioral online marketing and was acquired by AOL in 2007 for $275 million, and Real Media, Inc., one of the world’s first ad serving and online ad network companies and a predecessor to 24/7 Real Media (TFSM), which was later sold to WPP for $649 million. After the sale of TACODA, Dave served as Executive Vice President, Global Advertising Strategy, at AOL, a Time Warner Company (TWX).
A lawyer by training, Dave served as General Counsel and Director of New Media Ventures at the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association in the early 1990’s.
Maxim Pochebut, Chief Learning Officer at Sigma Software
Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, Maxim has about 15 years of experience in the educational and IT industries, dozens of ongoing projects in the field of personnel development. Maxim Pochebut serves as a Chief Learning Officer at Sigma Software Group, a global software development company with 2000 talents worldwide. At Sigma Software Maxim orchestrates every facet of the learning journey.
Maxim has pioneered transformative strategies that have revolutionized education systems for IT businesses, schools, universities, and state agencies alike. His indomitable expertise has left an indelible mark on esteemed institutions such as the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Ministry for Digital Transformation of Ukraine, and more. Maxim is also Head of Academic Board at SET University and Advisory Board Member at Dnipro Polytechnics
Marty Krátký-Katz, exited founder, entrepreneur
Marty is an entrepreneur with a decade of experience building technology companies from scratch and wearing the many hats that entails. Since 2015, Marty has been the co-founder and CEO at Blockthrough, the market leader in adblock monetization and the world’s most user-centric advertising technology company. In 2022, Blockthrough was acquired by Eyeo GmbH, the investors achieved an average 8.5x return on their investment.
Now Marty splits his time between mentoring and backing startup founders, supporting Ukraine in its Freedom War, and foraging wild mushrooms.
Meetup organizers:
- Sigma Software Group is a trusted IT partner that delivers turn-key IT solutions for businesses of all sizes, including startups and software product houses. Sigma Software is one of Europe’s biggest IT consultancies which unites over 2,000 employees in 38 offices in 17 countries across the globe. More than 300 customers (incl. Fortune 500), rely on Sigma Software to develop their products and meet their business requirements. Since 2015, the company has been included in the IAOP’s World’s Top 100 Outsourcing list every year.
- Sigma Software University is an educational platform created by Sigma Software to share knowledge and develop the IT community in Ukraine and globally. Here we help both beginners and experienced specialists to grow professionally and master new directions. Every year 1500+ students have the opportunity to upgrade their knowledge and skills or get a solid foundation for further development in IT by choosing among 60+ courses and meetups.As an effective partner in the development of Ukrainian IT education, it actively cooperates with more than 50 universities in Ukraine and is involved in the improvement and revision of educational programs as well as organization of other educational programs.
- Sigma Software Labs is a separate investment wing of Sigma Software – a top 100 global outsourcing company. We use the synergy of the Customers and Partners network to scale portfolio startups, helping our clients solve their business needs more efficiently. Labs’ investment strategy is focused on companies, where a team could become an active partner facilitating their growth in terms of not just investments, but B2B contacts, fundraising opportunities, and access to infrastructure and resources of Sigma Software.
This event is a must-attend for aspiring AdTech entrepreneurs, industry professionals, and anyone looking to grow their startup. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, work, grow, and build your startup while gaining valuable insights from the leaders of AdTech.
Secure your spot now and take the first step towards building a successful startup.
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