Nova Founder Summit

1. Finished

   Doors Open: Welcome and Orientation

   Sun, Oct 25 · 4:54 PM UTC – 5:04 PM UTC · Main Stage

   Come in, get your bearings, and see how the day runs. Chat is open and the running order is on every page.

2. Finished

   Opening: Why We Brought You Together

   Sun, Oct 25 · 5:04 PM UTC – 5:14 PM UTC · Main Stage

   Nova Capital opens the summit and sets out what the next few hours are for.

3. Finished

   Keynote: Building in the Open

   Sun, Oct 25 · 5:14 PM UTC – 5:59 PM UTC · Main Stage

   Forty-five minutes on building a company with the work visible — what it costs, what it returns, and when to stop.

4. Finished

   Sponsor Spotlight: Clarity Systems

   Sun, Oct 25 · 5:59 PM UTC – 6:09 PM UTC · Main Stage

   A short word from Clarity Systems, and their booth opens in the expo for the rest of the day.

5. On now

   Investor Panel: What Gets Funded Now

   Sun, Oct 25 · 6:09 PM UTC – 6:54 PM UTC · Main Stage

   Four investors on what is actually getting funded this year, and what they are quietly passing on.

6. Next

   Live Q&A with the Panel

   Sun, Oct 25 · 6:54 PM UTC – 7:09 PM UTC · Main Stage

   Raise your hand and ask the panel yourself, on camera. The moderator takes as many as the clock allows.

7. Later

   Break and Expo Walkabout

   Sun, Oct 25 · 7:09 PM UTC – 7:29 PM UTC · Expo Hall

   Twenty minutes. Stretch, or walk the expo — every sponsor booth is staffed and the People page is open.

8. Later

   Speed Networking: Four Minutes Each

   Sun, Oct 25 · 7:29 PM UTC – 7:49 PM UTC · Networking Lounge

   Four minutes on camera with one person you have not met, then it moves you on. Join the queue and it keeps going until you leave.

   Join the networking queue

9. Later

   Breakouts: Three Rooms, Pick One

   Sun, Oct 25 · 7:49 PM UTC – 8:34 PM UTC · Breakout Rooms

   Three small rooms running at once — founder lessons, hiring, and pricing. Pick one, cameras on, twenty-five people maximum.

10. Later

    Sponsor Spotlight: Northwind Analytics

    Sun, Oct 25 · 8:34 PM UTC – 8:44 PM UTC · Main Stage

    A short word from Northwind Analytics as everyone comes back from the breakouts.

11. Later

    Fireside: The Second Hire

    Sun, Oct 25 · 8:44 PM UTC – 9:19 PM UTC · Main Stage

    The hire after the founders — who it should be, when to make it, and what it changes.

12. Later

    Ask Me Anything: The Operators' Hour

    Sun, Oct 25 · 9:19 PM UTC – 9:34 PM UTC · Main Stage

    Anything you did not get to ask. Raise your hand and come up, or put it in chat.

13. Later

    Closing: What Happens Next

    Sun, Oct 25 · 9:34 PM UTC – 9:49 PM UTC · Main Stage

    How to reach the people you met, when the replay lands, and what Nova is doing next.

Times are shown in your own time zone. The strip at the top of every page always says what is on right now.