TechConnect | Almere Tech CommunityAbout
**Tech Founder Connect **is a community event designed for startup founders, scale-up leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovation partners who want to exchange practical knowledge, expand their network, and learn from companies that are building and scaling technology businesses.
The event combines expert-led workshops, founder discussions, and networking to create meaningful conversations around the real challenges of growing a technology company.
Event Agenda
15:00-15:30 Welcome & Community Networking
Meet fellow founders, startup teams, investors, and ecosystem partners over coffee while making new connections before the program begins.
15:30 - 16:30 Workshop Session I
A practical session focused on one of the key challenges founders face while building and growing a technology company.
16:30 - 17:30 Workshop Session II
An expert-led workshop covering growth, operations, fundraising, product, sales, AI, leadership, or another business-critical topic.
**17:30 - 18: 00 **Networking
18:00 Workshop Session III
A hands-on session with actionable frameworks, tools, and best practices that founders can immediately apply within their businesses.
19:00-19:30 Founder Panel Discussion
Growing a Technology Company: Lessons from the Journey
Experienced founders and startup leaders share their stories, challenges, mistakes, and practical insights on topics such as:
- Finding product-market fit
- Building the first team
- Scaling sales and marketing
- Raising investment
- International expansion
- Leadership during growth
- Lessons learned from successes and failures
The discussion will be interactive, allowing participants to ask questions and exchange experiences with the speakers.
19:30 - 22: 00 Founder Networking & Drinks
Continue the conversation in an informal setting, build new relationships, exchange ideas, and explore future collaborations within the TechConnect community.
Who should attend?
- Startup founders
- Scale-up founders
- CEOs and Managing Directors
- Startup leadership teams
- Entrepreneurs
- Investors
- Innovation partners
- Accelerators and incubators
- Technology professionals interested in entrepreneurship
What to expect:
- Practical knowledge from experienced founders and industry experts
- Actionable strategies for growing a technology business
- Peer-to-peer learning and honest conversations
- Valuable networking opportunities
- New partnerships within the Dutch technology ecosystem
Tech Founder Connect is more than an event - it's a place where founders help founders, share real experiences, and contribute to building a stronger technology ecosystem together.
- Complimentary Food & Drinks: The event fee goes towards serving full catering, wine, beer, soft drinks throughout the evening.
- Location: The HUB, Rentmeesterstraat 42, 1315 JS Almere