Name: Techstars Founder Series: Joey Rivera Shares His Founder Story
Start: 2019-08-07T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2019-08-07T19:30:00+00:00
Location: Story Louisville @ Main St.

You’re invited! Techstars and LEAP are hosting a FREE twice-a-month series of founder stories and entrepreneurship workshops for the greater Louisville region. If you are a current founder, interested in becoming an entrepreneur, joining a startup team, or bei

You’re invited!

Techstars and LEAP are hosting a FREE twice-a-month series of founder stories and entrepreneurship workshops for the greater Louisville region. If you are a current founder, interested in becoming an entrepreneur, joining a startup team, or being more entrepreneurial in your job or life, this is for you. Join us on Wednesday, Aug. 7 from 6:00 - 7:30PM for an in-depth discussion with Joey Rivera to learn his story of becoming a startup founder.

Why a founder story?

In the news, on social media, and in community conversations, we hear and tell the stories about an entrepreneur’s big wins: a fundraising event, winning a pitch competition, making a prestigious hire, or securing a successful exit. What’s often missing, however, is the full picture of the founder’s journey that includes the hard times, the perseverance, and even the fun and fulfillment of building a company. This series of founder stories is intentionally intimate (Twitter-free, and no recording!) and will give the audience a dose of reality they wouldn't get in any other context. Founders will share an open account of their time handling things like cofounder conflict, the personal cost of entrepreneurship, and how things have changed since being in the startup. Founders will also talk about the funny stuff, unexpected learnings, the random luck that got the company through at times, and more. These talks are highly personal and confidential. Together we’ll see that all founders can be vulnerable and talk about the hard parts of building a company with their peers and find support and help within the startup community.

Who is Joey?

Dr. Joey Rivera is a military veteran that served 34 years in the US Marines and Army Reserve. He has a Ph.D. in Software Engineering from the US Naval Postgraduate School, and recently retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve. He’s a native of southern Indiana and serves on the Board of Advisors for his alma mater, Indiana University Southeast. Dr. Rivera is the CEO of Rivera Group and EAGLE6, respectively. EAGLE6 is a cyber defense big data software platform that is used to identify unknown and/or unwanted activity in large, complex networks.

What’s the agenda?

6:00 - Arrive, grab a light refreshment & get seated 6:10 - Welcome by Patrick Henshaw, CEO of LEAP 6:15 - Founder Story by Joey Rivera, including audience Q&A 7:30 - Wrap up Huge thanks to our friends at Story Louisville for hosting this event! Parking available on a first come, first served basis in the lot behind the 900 East Main Building. Street parking also available on surrounding streets.