#FortWorthStartups

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Choose Your Own Exit: De-pivot Your Way To Product-Market Fit

What would you do if you knew that the startup you've invested your career and capital into building to solve today's problems had a 50% chance of being unfit for the market in 5 years? That's exactly the question, and fate, that entrepreneurs and innovators' live with every day. Customer experience and market studies help, but here's the problem: they're already expired when you start operating. They won't help you get fit for what clients will want in 5, 10, or more years from now. What you need is to leave history behind, and turn to the future. In this...

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Pitch Night for CTL’s Level Up Microenterprise Program

The Center for Transforming Lives is thrilled to invite you to our eight-week no-cost microenterprise program's PITCH NIGHT. Our eight-week program equips entrepreneurs with the skills and knowledge they need to grow or start a small business and after each cohort, participants pitch their businesses to the local community, seeking valuable feedback. If you enjoy witnessing the success of entrepreneurs, we would be delighted to have you join us for our upcoming Pitch Night on December 15th, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to provide valuable feedback to passionate entrepreneurs and be a part of...

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Daisy McCarty: Learn How to Market to Early Adopters

This presentation will cover how startups can get their first customers and start scaling from one-on-one sales/business development to one-to-many marketing to drive market validation and results faster. Daisy McCarty will address critical questions and provide real-life examples of companies making decisions and trying the various strategies and tactics: How do I define my "early adopters" - those most likely to have an urgent need/desire for what I offer and a high enough risk tolerance to try something new? How do I communicate the value of my product/service/idea to this target audience? What are some effective ways to get my first customers or...

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Innovators of Fort Worth: Black History Month

Fort Worth is a city that, at its core, is a mix of cultural identities. Fort Worth would not be the city it is today without our diverse communities that contribute to local innovation. In honor of Black History Month, we are celebrating Black innovators who are making Fort Worth a more exciting and accessible place through entrepreneurship. Black entrepreneurs face unique challenges in starting and growing companies, like lack of access to capital, bias and accessing other resources and programs that support entrepreneurs.   The entrepreneurs listed below (and countless others) are thriving despite the odds and adding to an...