Events

StepFWD your startup with the help of our experienced mentors! The events are designed to help you gain a solid grasp of all the business topics you need to grow your startup.

Upcoming Events

Past Events

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AMA w/ StepFWD alumni - Toni, Acertivo

February 25th, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Join us for an Ask Me Anything session about mental health in the workplace, being a first-time startup founder, and going through a pre-accelerator program.

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AMA Startup Legal Mechanics

March 4th, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Join us for an Ask Me Anything session about dealing with shareholders, IP, Contracts, Privacy & GDPR.

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Hands-on Startup Legal Mechanics

March 18th, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Are you looking for legal advice for your startup? Apply now for a 1-to-1 session with Tudor Stanciu & Paul Babus, part of the Digital 2 Law team.

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AMA Customer Development

March 25th, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Join us for an Ask Me Anything session about how to efficiently talk to your potential customers and validate your assumptions.

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Hands-on Customer Development

April 8th, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Are you looking for help in how to validate your startup assumptions? Apply now for a 1-to-1 session with Letitia Stefan, CEO at Nifty Learning & Raluca Apostol, CPO at Nestor.

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AMA Business Model

April 15th, 17:30 PM - 18:00 PM

Join us for an Ask Me Anything session about setting up your pricing & monetization strategy for your startup with Mircea Vadan, Managing Partner at Activize.

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Office Hours Business Models

May 5th, 17:30 PM - 19:00 PM

Do you need help with your startup’s pricing & monetization strategy? Then apply now for a 1-to-1 feedback session with Mircea Vadan, Managing Partner at Activize.

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AMA Product Marketing

May 6th, 17:30 PM - 18:00 PM

Join us for an Ask Me Anything session about how to efficiently market your startup.

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Office Hours Product Marketing

May 20th, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Are you looking for help in how to efficiently market your startup? Apply for a 1-to-1 session with Andra Zaharia, Content marketer for cybersecurity companies, and Irina Scarlat, Builder on leave, Uber & Revolut Alumna.

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AMA Product Development

May 26th, 17:00 PM - 17:30 PM

Join us for an Ask Me Anything session about how to manage your product development strategy.

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Office Hours Product Development

June 10th, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Are you looking for help in how to manage your product development strategy? Apply now for a 1-to-1 session with Monica Obogeanu, Startup Programs Manager at Orange, and, Alexandra Anghel, Director of AI Engineering at Algolia.

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AMA Fundraising

June 17th, 17:00 PM - 17:30 PM

Join us for an Ask Me Anything session on how to prepare for your next investment round.

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Office Hours Fundraising

July 1st, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Are you looking for help to better prepare for your next investment round? Apply now for a 1-to-1 feedback session Ciprian Borodescu, Head of Algolia (AI R&D) Romania.

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AMA Sales & Growth Hacking

July 15th, 18:00 PM - 18:30 PM

Join us for an Ask Me Anything session on how to sell your product.

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Office Hours Sales & Growth Hacking

July 22nd, 17:00 PM - 18:30 PM

Are you looking for help on how to sell your product? Apply now for a 1-to-1 feedback session Gv Freeman, Founder Coach & Growth Strategist.

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AMA How to Pitch

July 29th, 18:00 PM - 18:30 PM

Join us for an Ask Me Anything session on how to prepare your startup pitch.

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Office Hours How to Pitch

August 12th, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Are you looking for help on how to prepare your startup pitch? Apply for a 1-to-1 feedback session with Bogdan Apostol, Co-founder & CEO at Nestor.

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AMA The pre-accelerator experience

September 2nd, 18:30 PM - 19:00 PM

Do you want to know what you learn in the StepFWD pre-accelerator and how it feels to be part of the program?

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StepFWD 2021 - Demo Day

November 22nd, 17:30 PM - 20:30 PM

StepFWD, the pre-accelerator made by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs is inviting you to the 2021 online Demo Day! The participating startups will be showcasing their achievements and will share the next steps in their entrepreneurial journey.

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Office Hours w/ Microsoft for Startups

March 3rd, 11:00 AM - 13:00 PM

B2B startups can benefit from the Microsoft for Startups program: from technical resources and cloud to selling alongside Microsoft through its partner channels. To find out more, apply for a 1-to-1 session with Alin-Vlad Badelita, Startup Program Manager at Microsoft.

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Office Hours w/ Microsoft for Startups

March 31st, 11:00 AM - 13:00 PM

B2B startups can benefit from the Microsoft for Startups program: from technical resources and cloud to selling alongside Microsoft through its partner channels. To find out more, apply for a 1-to-1 session with Alin-Vlad Badelita, Startup Program Manager at Microsoft.

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Honest Startup Talk - What is a bad investor / investment?

April 7th, 18:00 PM - 19:00 PM

We know that startup life is not all rainbows and unicorns, so talking about it from an unconventional angle might be sometime more real and useful. There have been talks about how to successfully fundraise an investment round, but sometimes things (and people) don’t end up being how you expected.

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Office Hours w/ Microsoft for Startups

April 20th, 11:00 AM - 13:00 PM

B2B startups can benefit from the Microsoft for Startups program: from technical resources and cloud to selling alongside Microsoft through its partner channels. To find out more, apply for a 1-to-1 session with Alin-Vlad Badelita, Startup Program Manager at Microsoft.

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Office Hours w/ StepFWD Program Director

May 19th, 01:00 AM - 03:00 AM

The StepFWD Office Hours is a space where you can ask us anything about our Programs and Pre-accelerator, get practical feedback on your startup, and connections with relevant mentors & investors.

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Office Hours w/ Microsoft for Startups

May 26th, 11:00 AM - 13:00 PM

B2B startups can benefit from the Microsoft for Startups program: from technical resources and cloud to selling alongside Microsoft through its partner channels. To find out more, apply for a 1-to-1 session with Alin-Vlad Badelita, Startup Program Manager at Microsoft.

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Honest Startup Talk - How to spot a good or a bad mentor?

June 16th, 18:00 PM - 20:00 PM

Have you ever felt like you need a mentor to guide you when you first started your career in entrepreneurship? Or have you got the chance to have multiple mentors but the mentorship didn’t go as you thought it would?

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Office Hours w/ Microsoft for Startups

June 22nd, 11:00 AM - 13:00 PM

B2B startups can benefit from the Microsoft for Startups program: from technical resources and cloud to selling alongside Microsoft through its partner channels. To find out more, apply for a 1-to-1 session with Alin-Vlad Badelita, Startup Program Manager at Microsoft.

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Office Hours w/ StepFWD Program Director

September 7th, 17:00 PM - 19:00 PM

The StepFWD Office Hours is a space where you can ask us anything about our Programs and Pre-accelerator, get practical feedback on your startup, and connections with relevant mentors & investors.

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Startup Diversity Report Launch

September 26th, 18:00 PM - 21:00 PM

We invite you to an exclusive event for the launch of the first Diversity Report in the Romanian local ecosystem!

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Office Hours w/ Microsoft for Startups

September 30th, 11:00 AM - 13:00 PM

B2B startups can benefit from the Microsoft for Startups program: from technical resources and cloud to selling alongside Microsoft through its partner channels.

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Office Hours w/ Microsoft for Startups

September 30th, 11:00 AM - 13:00 PM

B2B startups can benefit from the Microsoft for Startups program: from technical resources and cloud to selling alongside Microsoft through its partner channels.

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Office Hours w/ Microsoft for Startups

October 21st, 11:00 AM - 13:00 PM

B2B startups can benefit from the Microsoft for Startups program: from technical resources and cloud to selling alongside Microsoft through its partner channels.

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Office Hours w/ Microsoft for Startups

November 23rd, 11:00 AM - 13:00 PM

B2B startups can benefit from the Microsoft for Startups program: from technical resources and cloud to selling alongside Microsoft through its partner channels.

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Office Hours w/ Microsoft for Startups

December 21st, 11:00 AM - 13:00 PM

B2B startups can benefit from the Microsoft for Startups program: from technical resources and cloud to selling alongside Microsoft through its partner channels.

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Demo Day StepFWD

January 16th, 17:30 PM - 19:30 PM

StepFWD, the pre-accelerator made by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs is inviting you to the 2022 online Demo Day! The participating startups will be showcasing their achievements and will share the next steps in their entrepreneurial journey.

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