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If you're an enterprise SaaS startup then this will be the best room you'll be in all year.

All startups.
All enterprise.

All tech.

All Midwest.
Is this what heaven is like?


There's nothing else like it. Buy your tickets now before surge pricing kicks in.



Here's how safety will work.

No exceptions, no negotiations:

- proof of vax mandatory
- temps @ the door
- artificially cap the # way under fire marshal max
- live stream either way. All attendees get access to the stream + recorded talks. Want to participate from šŸ ? Cool.

— casey allen (@casey__allen) September 28, 2021

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Getting to the venue:

PARK
Gopher Lot
It's on Google and Apple maps by name.
If you'll be getting there mid-day you may have to park in Maroon Lot since Gopher Lot may be full.
Look for "Event Parking" signs to guide you.

ENTER
You must enter through the correct doors.
Look forĀ maroon sidewalk signs.

Doors are at the SW corner of the stadium.
Map to the correct doors here
Address of the correct doorsĀ is approximately:Ā  2031 University Ave SE 55455

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The drop off location is conveniently located right at the correct entrance:

2031 University Ave SE 55455

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2021 SPEAKERS

Tarek kamil

founderĀ -Ā cerkl

prev founder of what if sports, acq by Fox

anna talerico

VC - ARTHUR VENTURES
PREV COO - LINUX ACADEMY

frank dale

founder - costello
acq by salesloft

patrick campbell

founder - profitwell

doug berg

founderĀ -Ā zap info
acq by indeed
prev 3Ā more exits

becky lauseng

1st head of peopleĀ  -Ā  3x, 2 exits

Jeff epstein

founder - onboard.io
prev founder ambassador acq by intrado

Tina Dai

VC - Silverton ventures

Michael wolfe

cofounderĀ -Ā gladly
prev 3 more saas exits

ben cattoor

founderĀ -Ā foodsby

victoria schanen

1st head of people 3x, 2 exits

chris carlisle

startup attorney EXTRAORDINAIREĀ -Ā lathrop gpm

Jon pearce

founder - zipnosis
Acq by bright health

Michael showalter

founder - health efx
acq by equifax

What attendeesĀ Say:

"Definitely worth attending. Solid crowd that is 90+% active entrepreneurs and investors alongside high quality content."

Patrick Meenan

VC, Arthur ventures

"This year's Enterprise Rising is one of the best events of this sort I've ever been to. Plus the people attending were almost all investors and entrepreneurs."

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Zach McGill

Founder / CEO PerkHealth

"For the record: Casey Allen's Enterprise Rising Conference is one of the best produced events in this part of the country."

Paul Singh

investor in 100+ startups, ex- 500 Startups

"As a seasoned entrepreneur investor and entrepreneur I found myself taking significant notes. The content was universally strong."

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Scott Litman

Founder, CEO Equals3 + angel investor + 3 tech exits

"I think every founder in the room got a Ph.D on fundraising that they simply can't get anywhere else."

Steve London

angel investor

"The most signal-to-bullshit ratio of anyĀ conference I've ever attended...Ā 
And I've attended a lot of conferences"

ThongĀ Nguyen

Founder, Roomera

"Casey's able to get the speakers to share the perfect amount. The breadth of topics at Enterprise Rising was just right."

Angie Eilers

founder / CEO,Ā urturn

"You can't beat Casey Allen's Enterprise Rising Conference. This will be my 3rd year going in a row."

Andrew Leone

Founder / ceo Dispatch

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#Entrising 2021 Agenda
Day 1
(all times in CST)

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♫... Daft Punk to start the day... ♫

7:30am
Registration, bagels, CAFFEINE

8:30
KICKOFF
Casey Allen, Founder, Enterprise Rising

8:40 - 9:30
HOW YOU'RE PRICING WRONG AND BOOTSTRAPPING SAAS
Patrick Campbell, founder of ProfitWell

šŸ“ [Salt Lake City]

9:30 - 10:00

STRETCHĀ 

MeetĀ that nerdy growth hacker sitting next to you. Hire her to a 90 day contract.

10:10 - 11:00
HOW I PRE-SOLD BigCos BEFOREĀ THE PRODUCT'S READYĀ 
Frank Dale
Prev founder of Costello, acq by SalesLoft
šŸ“ [Indy]

11:10 - 11:30
THE LATEST DATA POINTS IN FUNDING ROUNDS: VALUATIONS AND OTHER LANDMINES FOR FOUNDERS + INVESTORS
Chris Carlisle, startup attorney, Latham GPM
šŸ“ [Minneapolis + everywhere]

11:40 - 1:00

LONG STRETCH

🌮 , put outĀ šŸ”„s, or keep up theĀ šŸ’Ŗ networking game

1:00 - 1:50

CULTURE DEBT, TEAM DEBT- TRADE OFFS FOUNDERS MAKE EARLYĀ ON THAT HURT BIG LATER
Becky Lauseng, 3x head of people
Victoria Schanen, 3x head of people
šŸ“ [Minneapolis]

1:50-2:20

STRETCH
Check email. Put out fires. Meet theĀ guy next to you that's been tweeting all day. #entrising

2:20 - 3:15

HOW I'M DOING IT SMARTER THE 2ND TIME
Tarek Kamil - founder of Cerkl
Prev founder of What If Sports, acq by FOX
šŸ“ [Cincy]Ā 

3:20 - 4:00

GOING TO ZERO - THROUGH HELL AND BACK AND REBUILDING YOUR STARTUP

Ben Cattoor - cofounder of Foodsby
šŸ“ [Minneapolis]

4:15 - 5:30

HAPPYĀ HOUR
4 flavors of La Croix on ice. And, of course, your favorite craft beer


#Entrising 2021 Agenda
Day 2
(all times in cST)

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7:30am CST
Registration, bagels, Naked juice, CAFFEINE

8:30
INTRO BY CASEY
Casey Allen, Founder, Enterprise Rising

8:40 - 9:40

HOW I'M DOING IT SMARTER THE 2nd TIME
Jeff Epstein, founder of Onboard.io
prev founder of Ambassador, acq by West Corporation
šŸ“ [Detroit]Ā 

9:40 - 10:15
STRETCH
Chat upĀ that investor sitting in front of you and actually make it 90 seconds without pitching yourself.

10:20 - 11:15

BUILDING THE EARLY SALES TEAM, WHEN, HOW, AND WHO

Anna Talerico, Arthur Ventures. Prev COO of Linux Academy šŸ“ [Nashville]

11:20 -Ā NOON

LESSONS LEARNEDĀ ABOUT BEING ACQUIRED 3X
Doug Berg, prev founder of 3 B2B SaaS startups
šŸ“ [Minneapolis]

NOONĀ - 1:30
LUNCH
break bread and nerd out

1:30 - 2:25
LIVE VC PITCH
Watch a SaaS founder pitch a seed round live to a VC with commentary and post-game analysis
Tina Dai, VC -- Silverton Partners
Featuring Sean Higgins -- Betteryou.ai
šŸ“ [Austin]

2:25 - 3:15
TRANSPARENCY IN YOUR TEAM, IN YOUR COMPANY (AND HOW IT HELPS YOU WIN)
Michael Wolfe, founder, Gladly
prev cofounder of 3 enterprise SaaS exits
šŸ“ [SF]

3:25 - 4:10
THE HARD THINGS ABOUT HARD THINGSĀ 
Two successful foundersĀ coming off exits talk candidly about the rollercoaster and low points
Jon Pearce, founder of Zipnosis, acq by Bright Health
Michael Showalter, founder of HealtheFX, acq by Equifax
šŸ“ [Minneapolis]

4:10 - 5:30
HAPPY HOUR

4 flavors of La Croix on ice. And, of course, craft brews.

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And to do so while paying forward to all hard working Midwest startups that are trying to change the world?
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A few of our past speakers

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eric yuan

founder - zoom

cack wilhelm

vc -Ā IVP

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steli efti

cofounder - close

Seth Levine

VCĀ -Ā Foundry group

dug song

FOUNDER - DUO SECURITY
ACQ BY CISCO $2.4B

dan martell

angel investor 100+ B2b startups

Paul singh

SEED INVESTOR IN TOUTAPP, KEEN.IO, AND 90+ OTHERS.
EX-500 STARTUPS PARTNER
SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR

TK kader

founder Toutapp, acquired by marketo

clay collins

cofounder - leadpages / Drip

Priscilla Koeckeritz

cofounder - energy print

anna telerico

VC - ARTHUR VENTURES
PREV COO - LINUX ACADEMY

chip pearson

cofounder - jamf software (acq by vista equity)

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mary grove

VC - Rise of the rest fund

justin kaufenberg

COFOUNDER - SPORTSENGINE
ACQUIRED BY NBC SPORTS

rick zulloĀ 

vc - equal ventures

jai shekewhat

founder - fieldglass, acq by Sap for $1.1b

patrick meenan

vc - arthur ventures

doug berg

Founder - zapinfo
acq by indeed
Prev founder ofĀ  myalerts (acq by pe),
prev cofounder of jobs2web (acq by sap)

Guy turner

vc - hyde park venture partners

Kristian Andersen

PartnerĀ -Ā Highalpha
VC - Gravity ventures


ben milne

founder - dwolla

peter johnson

vc - jump capital

thompson aderinkomi

COFOUNDER - RELATE, PREVIOUSLY COFOUNDER - RETRACEHEALTH

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chad halvorson

founder - when i work

rob walling

founder -Ā tiny seed

prev founder - drip acq by leadpages

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scott burns

founderĀ -- structural
prevĀ founder -- govdelivery acq by granicus for $153m

renee warren

FOUNDER - WE WILD WOMEN
FOUNDER - FAMILY ACADEMY
BETTER HALF - TO DAN MARTELL

melissa kjosling

COFOUNDER - RECOVREe

garrett moon

founder- coschedule
author, 10x marketing formula

tina dai

VC - SILVERTON VENTURES

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john sheehan

founder, runscope
Acq by CA Tech
ex-Twillio

paul sethi

VC - 2048 VENTUREs

bryan johnson

founder - braintree
acq by paypal for $800m

THE 2018 SPEAKERS YOU MISSED OUT ON

Paul SinghĀ 

investor in 100+ startups including Keen.io, cloudability

CAck wilhelm

vcĀ -Ā accomplice venture capital.
ex-cloudera

Samara Mejia Hernandez

VCĀ - math venture partners

scott burns

founder - structural.
ex-founder Govdelivery, acq forĀ Ā $153m.
Angel investor

priscilla koeckeritz

founderĀ -Ā energyprint

Peter Johnson

vc - jump capital

Guy turner

VC - Hyde park venture partners

Steli efti

founder - close.io

Thompson Aderinkomi

FounderĀ -Ā Relate

TK kader

Ā founder - toutapp, acq by marketo

Chris carlisle

startup lawyer EXTRAORDINAIRE, Gray plant mooty

Patrick riley

Founder - ModernSurvey,
acq by AoN HewittĀ 

Chad halvorson

founderĀ -Ā when i work

John SheehanĀ 

founderĀ - runscope, acq by Ca technologies.
Ex-TwilioĀ 

Dave Fowler

founder, chart.ioĀ 

Garrett moon

founder - coschedule
Author - "10x marketing formula"

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All enterprise.

All tech.

All Midwest.
Is this what heaven is like?


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For simplicity and proximity, we recommed Aloft Minneapolis. 2 blocks away from the conference.

If you're an enterprise SaaS startup then this will be the best room you'll be in all year.

All startups.
All enterprise.

All tech.

All Midwest.
Is this what heaven is like?


There's nothing else like it. Buy your tickets now before surge pricing kicks in.



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If you're an enterprise SaaS startup then this will be the best room you'll be in all year.

All startups.
All enterprise.

All tech.

All Midwest.
Is this what heaven is like?


There's nothing else like it. Buy your tickets now before surge pricing kicks in.



#EntRising

Refunds

You can always cancel for a 100% refund up 48Ā hours before the event kicks off.Ā  After that, no dice. Have someone attend in your place.

But tickets will sell out. So it makes sense to lock in yours now.

SURGE PRICING applies.

The longer you wait the more you pay. In theĀ days leading up to the event you will pay more than everyone else.

So act now.
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If you're an enterprise SaaS startup then this will be the best room you'll be in all year.

All startups.
All enterprise.

All tech.

All Midwest.
Is this what heaven is like?


There's nothing else like it. Buy your tickets now before surge pricing kicks in.



Need a hotel room?

Hilton Garden Inn Minneapolis UniversityĀ is walking distance and won't break the bankĀ 

Code of Conduct

The short version: if you're not sure you should say it or wear it then you shouldn't.

Everyone WILL feel 100% welcome here.

The real version of how to have a good time without it being at anyone else's expenseĀ here. If you're an attendee and you want to report someone who is acting inappropriately feel please text 612-217-2253Ā and we'll make quick work of the violator without involving you.Ā 

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