Breakfast Lab: Fundraising
Explore funding options for your startup, from bootstrapping to venture capital Whether you’re just starting out with an idea or ready to start up, Breakfast Lab takes your business model […]
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Demystifying Marketing, a 20Fathoms Breakfast Lab
20Fathoms 10850 East Traverse Highway, #Ste 4400, Traverse City, MI, United StatesCut through marketing noise. Learn to focus on the right customers, set clear goals, and build a marketing plan that actually works. This week at Breakfast Lab: We’re demystifying marketing. For many founders and small business owners, marketing can feel overwhelming. There are endless tools, channels, and people promising the “right” strategy. It’s easy to […]
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Inside the Investor Mind, a 20Fathoms Breakfast Lab
20Fathoms 10850 East Traverse Highway, #Ste 4400, Traverse City, MI, United StatesPull back the curtain on how VCs evaluate startups—what matters, what kills deals, and how to pitch with clarity. Plus a primer on angel inv This week at Breakfast Lab: What are venture capitalists actually looking for when they evaluate a startup? In this session, we’ll break down how investors really assess opportunities. We'll go […]
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Are you ready for your first employee? A 20Fathoms Breakfast Lab
20Fathoms 10850 East Traverse Highway, #Ste 4400, Traverse City, MI, United StatesHybrid EventThis Week at Breakfast Lab Growing your business often means bringing other people into the picture—but knowing when and how to do that can be complicated. In this session, we’ll explore some of the key considerations founders face as they begin thinking about building a team. From understanding the differences between contractors and employees to […]
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Crafting a Powerful Go-To-Market Strategy, a 20Fathoms Breakfast Lab
20Fathoms 10850 East Traverse Highway, #Ste 4400, Traverse City, MI, United StatesVirtual EventThis Week at Breakfast Lab Understanding your audience is one thing... turning those insights into real traction is another. In this session, we’ll focus on how to bridge that gap by building a clear and actionable go-to-market strategy. Together, we’ll explore how to define your customer segments, sharpen your value proposition, and craft a compelling […]
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A Founder’s Relationship to Feedback, a 20Fathoms Breakfast Lab
20Fathoms 10850 East Traverse Highway, #Ste 4400, Traverse City, MI, United StatesVirtual EventThis Week at Breakfast Lab Feedback can either fuel your progress… or completely shut you down. In this session, we’re working on making it the first one. Together, we’ll explore what actually makes feedback useful (and what makes it spiral), how to ask for the kind of input you actually need, and how to give […]
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From Trying to Doing, a 20Fathoms Breakfast Lab
20Fathoms 10850 East Traverse Highway, #Ste 4400, Traverse City, MI, United StatesVirtual EventThis Week at Breakfast Lab We all say we’re “working on it”… but at some point, progress requires a shift from trying to actually doing. In this session, Mark Wanner shares his journey. He'll dig into where he started to what he’s building now, and the mindset shifts that helped him stop playing small and […]
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Build a Podcast That Grows Your Business, a 20Fathoms Breakfast Lab
20Fathoms 10850 East Traverse Highway, #Ste 4400, Traverse City, MI, United StatesVirtual EventThis Week at Breakfast Lab Starting a podcast is easy. Building one that actually grows your business? That’s a different story. In this session, we’ll break down how to launch (or refine) a podcast to build your authority, expand your reach, and create meaningful connections. We’ll cover how to position your podcast strategically, structure episodes […]
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Social Media That Actually Works, a 20Fathoms Breakfast Lab
20Fathoms 10850 East Traverse Highway, #Ste 4400, Traverse City, MI, United StatesVirtual EventThis Week at Breakfast Lab Social media can feel like a full-time job… on top of the actual full-time job of running your business. In this session, we’ll break down the fundamentals of social media so you can approach it with clarity, purpose, and a plan. You’ll learn the differences between major platforms, how to […]
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Understanding Investors: Risk, Funding, and What It Takes to Get Funded, a 20Fathoms Breakfast Lab
20Fathoms 10850 East Traverse Highway, #Ste 4400, Traverse City, MI, United StatesVirtual EventThis Week at Breakfast Lab Raising money for your startup isn’t just about having a great idea; it’s about understanding how investors think. In this session, we’ll break down the fundamentals of startup investing, from how investors evaluate risk to what they expect in return. You’ll learn how funding stages work (from seed to exit), […]
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The Profit-First Founder’s AI Stack: Where to Use AI Before You Have Revenue, a 20Fathoms Breakfast Lab
20Fathoms 10850 East Traverse Highway, #Ste 4400, Traverse City, MI, United StatesVirtual EventThis Week at Breakfast Lab Most founders treat AI as a productivity hack. Smart founders treat it as a profit lever. In this session, we'll walk through where AI actually moves the needle when you're pre-revenue or early-revenue, the work it can replace, the spend it can defer, and the leverage it creates when you […]
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Investing & Retirement for Entrepreneurs, a 20Fathoms Breakfast Lab
20Fathoms 10850 East Traverse Highway, #Ste 4400, Traverse City, MI, United StatesVirtual EventThis Week at Breakfast Lab Running your own business gives you freedom, but it also means no employer matching your 401(k) or handing you a retirement plan. That part is on you. In this session, we'll break down smart investing and retirement strategies built specifically for solo entrepreneurs and LLC owners. You'll learn how to […]
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Be the Hero: The Journey of Your Brand Story, a 20Fathoms Breakfast Lab
20Fathoms 10850 East Traverse Highway, #Ste 4400, Traverse City, MI, United StatesVirtual EventThis Week at Breakfast Lab People don't connect with logos or taglines; they connect with stories. But most businesses struggle to tell theirs in a way that actually sticks. In this session, we'll explore what makes brand storytelling so powerful and how you can use it to make your business feel genuinely human. The hardest […]
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Build an AI Knowledge Base, a 20Fathoms Breakfast Lab
20Fathoms 10850 East Traverse Highway, #Ste 4400, Traverse City, MI, United StatesVirtual EventThis Week at Breakfast Lab Most founders are sitting on a goldmine of useful information: customer interviews, strategy notes, market research, sales conversations, and half-finished ideas. The problem is it's scattered everywhere: folders, docs, inboxes, and people's heads. In this hands-on session, you'll learn how to turn your scattered documents into an AI-powered, interlinked knowledge […]
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Time Management for Relentless Results, a 20Fathoms Breakfast Lab
20Fathoms 10850 East Traverse Highway, #Ste 4400, Traverse City, MI, United StatesVirtual EventThis Week at Breakfast Lab Most people aren't struggling with productivity because they lack ambition; they're struggling because they don't have a system for managing their time, energy, and priorities. […]