ONLINE LET'S BRAINSTORM|Should Early-Stage Bootstrap or Seek VC Investment?

WHAT IS THIS OPEN CONVERSATION ABOUT?  IF YOU ARE A STARTUP FOUNDER, YOU KNOW VERY WELL THE STRUGGLE THAT WE ENCOUNTER REGARDING HOW TO ALLOCATE TIME BETWEEN HUNTING DOWN VC/ANGEL INVESTOR MONEY AND BUILD A WORKING PROTOTYPE. SOMETIMES, FOR MOST OF US, IT BECOMES A CHICKEN-AND-EGG PARADOX. I AM OPENING UP A VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE FOR US TO SHARE, DISCUSS, AND BRAINSTORM STRATEGIES AND TACTICS IN DEALING WITH THIS PHENOMENON. THE ROUNDTABLE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LECTURE ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF * Stages of Startup Leadership and Funding * INNOVATION ACCOUNTING (BASICS) I look forward to sharing our experiences for a fruitful discussion! WHO NEEDS TO ATTEND? Recommended for Early-stage startups and innovative teams within corporate firms LIMITED SLOTS TO 15 ATTENDEES FOR QUALITY Q&A * Entrepreneurs: Solo Rider  * Founder teams: CXOs * Designers: UX/UI Designers, Product Managers * Builders: Engineers/Devs * Freelancers: Self-employed one-business Boss * Consultants: Self-employed mentors/Coaches * User Interface designers who wish to expand their career towards Design Thinking Umbrella (focus on UX Design) LOGISTICS: You will receive a pre-masterclass survey, zoom URL and password for the webinar access, few days prior to the event. Anchor time: 11 AM NEW YORK TIME FAQS * Limited slots! We like quality discussions * This is Online! From the comfort of your home, office, laptop, mobile.  * Anchor timezone is New York Time _(we will send you a message with zoom meeting – Eventbrite calendar has a glitch)_ * TICKET NON-REFUNDABLE: my proprietary work, in the form of audiovisual recording and lecture notes, will be shared with you exclusively.  * I send the zoom URL and instructions 1-day prior to class to make sure the ticketing is officially closed.  WHO AM I? In one word: a POLYMATH I build multiple businesses and shoestring the world (digital nomadism) * 2019 Recipient of MU School of Medicine's Donald Lindberg Award for Health IT Innovation * R&D | Lab Manager – Duke University, Biomedical Engineering * Former University Lecturer at ENSET Biomedical Engineering School * Peer Reviewer at IEEE Journal of Biomedical & Health Informatics (JBHI) * Peer Reviewer at Journal for Medical Internet Research (JMIR) * Public Speaker: USA, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Morocco, Philippines (+30 talks) * Author of “Gamified Psychosphere” * HIT | Design Thinking Consultant at medverselab.com [http://www.medverselab.com] * Holder of Engineering Diploma in Manufacturing Engineering and Management with Specialization in Biomedical Engineering * Advanced Degree (MS.PhD) in Health Informatics * Co-founder of TechVerse  [http://www.facebook.com/techverse.xyz]Coworking Space, Rabat City, Morocco – the first tech-oriented coworking space in the kingdom. * Industrial background in Early-Startup Business Management and Operations (since I managed an incubator at Techverse) * Chief Software Architect of Sutures App – Gamified Gastro-intestinal e-Surgery Simulator (Check it out [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.suturesapp.workspace]! ) * Research Fellow at the University of Missouri’s Center for Biomedical Informatics. * Chief Design Thinker / Information Architect at Sinclair School of Nursing – HEAR App * Cofounder of GINA Health LLC (www.meetgina.co) - Patent Pending* visit me: KATUSOP.COM tweet me: @ITSKATUSOP WELCOME ABOARD!