Side Hustler's and early stage entrepreneurs casual coffee networking.
Side Hustler's and early stage entrepreneurs casual coffee networking.
Wed, Feb 22, 9:30 AM
Middle Ground Cafe • Blackburn North, VIC
Free
Actions Panel
From Side Hustle to Seed Round
Learn how to go from side hustle to a start-up raising a seed round from panellists who turned their passion into a career
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Y Suites on A'Beckett 183 A'Beckett Street Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia
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About this event
Do you have a side hustle? Do you want to turn it into a full-time career?
For many entrepreneurs, side hustles are the first step but turning your passion into a fully-fledged startup can be a challenging journey. The process isn't straightforward and you can encounter many twists and turns.
That's why Draper Startup House, HEX and Y Suites are partnering to host a panel of successful founders about their experience taking their side hustle, turning it into their real hustles and then raising a seed round on the 1st of February at 6pm.
Join us as we dive into conversations around how to go from side hustle to seed round with Jeanette Cheah (Co-Founder & CEO of HEX), Cara Davies (Co-Founder & CEO of Steppen), Julia Kay (Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Great Wrap) and Josh Sharma (Head of Labs at Luna).
These panellists once worked full-time and built their companies on the side but have now successfully transitioned these businesses into their main hustle. Learn from their experiences and insights as they share their tips and tricks for taking your business to the next level and raising your first round of funding. There will be a chance for you to ask questions directly to our speakers during our Q&A.
So come along, meet like-minded founders and learn the secrets to turning your side-hustle into your full-time job!
The mission at Draper Startup House is to enable ONE MILLION entrepreneurs by 2030. Through the use of real human connection, inspired business travel, a diverse-minded community and access to global citizens - the community members of Draper Startup House are able to connect to new opportunities, inspire one another to innovate and execute, and empower one another to GO BIG, pay it forward, and drive progress. To be a part of the global community, join the Draper Entrepreneur Network today!
HEX is an Australian-based, multi-award-winning edtech company delivering innovation and entrepreneurship programs to the next generation of talent. Founded in 2017, the programs are university-accredited and internationally recognised, and have amassed a community of more than 8000 learners. Its programs such as HEX Ed (co-designed with Atlassian) and HEX World support the company’s mission to build future global founders, leaders and talent to close the future skills gap shortage.
Y Suites was created out of a vision to develop a global student accommodation brand that puts student experience at the forefront of its mission. Leveraging on technology and innovation, we strive to curate a seamless and comfortable customer journey so that they can truly feel at home. At the same time, we offer more than just an accommodation – we empower students to lead their communities, bringing creativity, passion, and energy into our Suites.