Community Events

Ready to escape the chicken & egg problem?

Join Raleigh Founded member Leon Adelman, Emergency Physician, Co-founder & CEO of Ivy Clinicians, for this discussion of successful early stage strategies for building a marketplace startup. 

The marketplace model has worked for businesses from Google to Uber to AirBNB. There's even marketplaces within the Raleigh Founded community. Including end of life counseling services, fundraising, coaching, jobs, and more. 

Join us over lunch (chicken, egg, or pizza provided by us) to share hard-learned wisdom about building a thriving marketplace. 

GF pizza will be available!

This Founded Roundtable will be limited to the first 12 to sign-up in order to facilitate a more intimate conversation.

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Our members over at Blackology Coffee Co. recently opened their storefront inside the Alexander Family YMCA!

This is a huge accomplishment and we want to show our RF support by offering free coffee to all of our members who stop by on Thursday between 12 and 1 pm! 

P.S. when you support Blackology you're supporting a women-owned business and a black-owned business!

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Whether you are tossing around an idea to see if it has some sticking power or you’re preparing to actively start fundraising, this is the event for you!

At Founders Local Pitch Nights, they've created a safe place to practice pitching what you are building and get feedback from your peers. You’ll hear from startup founders, entrepreneurs, and others who could be your future customers.

How should you prepare? 

Give a 5 minute pitch on your business adventure. Bring slides or any visuals you would use in an official pitch. You'll then have 10 minutes for feedback from the audience.

First come, first served! There's time for 5 businesses to pitch during the event. However, even if you cannot pitch on this date, there will be monthly opportunities! You may also join as an audience member and provide feedback – as you prepare for your pitch spotlight.

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Have you met Shawnette? 

Shawnette is the founder of Excellence Unbounded and is committed to helping innovative entrepreneurs and their organizations unlock their limitless potential to drive positive change. As a certified executive coach and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, she has more than 20 years of experience leading and coaching high-performance individuals, teams, and organizations. Whether coaching, facilitating, leading workshops or speaking publicly, she leverages the power of questions to unlock new possibilities and build capacity in others.

Shawnette is offering FREE office hours at Warehouse from 1-4 pm on January 26th. 

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Raleigh Founded BYOB 🍳
Friday, January 27th // Gateway, Conference B // 8:30-9:30am

Come connect with Raleigh Founded members in a facilitated conversation to learn more about each other's business, work, personal life, and other random topics. 

Bring your breakfast, grab a tea or coffee, and join Advisory Board Member Marcey Rader in a round of questions to find out more about your fellow members.

This event is limited to encourage conversation. Please complete this survey to join the list. The first seven people to apply will receive a confirmation to attend.