2 days till TechCrunch Founder Summit: Boston founders donât need a Silicon Valley address to build something big
Two days from now,TechCrunch Founder Summit, presented by Fidelity Private Shares, brings founders, investors, and operators together at SoWa Power Station to talk about building companies from Boston and beyond. November 4 is the day to make meaningful founder-focused connections, gain practical insights, and take part in conversations designed to move your startup forward. Itâs also the last day to secure your pass before ticket prices increase and all special group discounts disappear.Secure your pass savings now. Explore the full Founder Summit agendato discover todayâs hottest scaling topics across breakout and roundtable sessions. A Boston company that became much bigger than Boston. Steve Fredette, President, Co-founder, and Director ofToast, brings one of the cityâs most recognizable founder stories to the stage. Toastâs journey offers a look at finding customers, developing product-market fit, scaling a company, and continuing to evolve after the original idea succeeds. It is proof that founders donât have to leave Boston to build a company with national and global reach. The Boston Founder Playbook Chase Garbarino, CEO and Co-founder ofHqO, will tackle the geography question directly. He has built from Boston for more than a decade, raised significant capital, and expanded HqO internationally without relocating the company to a traditional West Coast startup hub. His conversation will dig into the advantages, disadvantages, and realities of building where the startup playbook wasnât necessarily written. Check out the rest of the agenda and all theticket deals here. Founder Summit isnât only about the people onstage. Itâs also about putting Boston-area founders, investors, and startup leaders into the same room. Braindate networking makes it easier to find conversations around shared challenges. Roundtablesbring founders and VCs closer together around specific problems in interactive sessions facilitated by a scaling expert. Official Side Eventsextend those relationships beyond the event itself, across the Boston startup hub. For founders building in Boston, the ecosystem isnât something happening somewhere else. Itâs already here. On November 4,TechCrunch Founder Summitdoors open at SoWa Power Station, bringing Bostonâs startup community together for a day of meaningful connections, practical insights, and growth opportunities. Donât miss your chance to lock in current ticket savings and special deals before prices increase.Register now.
