Last week I shared information on helpful resources for entrepreneurs that go beyond events. SCORE was one of the resources I listed. Serendipitously, I ran into Keith Walter, the Board Chair for Sacramento SCORE, at last week’s StartupSac Happy Hour in Folsom. I learned that they have an on-demand webinar on the Business Model Canvas and that they also teach how to use it in one of their in-person workshops, How to Turn Your Idea into Action. The next one is in the morning on March 22  I’m I huge fan of the Business Model Canvas and if you’re not familiar with it, I encourage you to find out more about it. The canvas is a one-page document that allows you to test and validate the key parts of your business in a manageable format. Do check it out!

Congratulations are in order for the the 16 Startups selected to compete in the next round of the Kings Capitalize pitch contest! The eight semi-finalists will be selected this week through an elevator pitch and interview process. Those 8 will shoot it out on March 8 in a pitch contest,  and then the final 4 will advance to compete at the Sacramento Kings Tech Night game on April 4. Learn who advanced here.

This Week’s Best Bets

1 Million Cups will be at Capsity this Wednesday morning from 9-10 a.m.. If you haven’t yet checked out this weekly startup presentation event, make it your March 2019 resolution! It’s free to attend. RSVP

Thursday evening, head to Davis for Pitching Like a Pro: Presenting Your Startup Slide Deck. This is a free workshop offered by the UC Davis Big Bang! organizers. You don’t need to be competing in the Big Bang! to attend the workshop. And for those of you who can’t make it in person, it will be livestreamed. RSVP

Plan Ahead

Startup Grind is coming up on March 19. Get your ticket before 9 pm tonight, enter “digest” in the promo code and you will pay just $5 (plus ticket fees) to attend! March’s guest is Brandon Robinson, Angel Investor and founder of Flatstick Pub, a new mini golf + pub opening at DOCO this summer. Get Tickets

The School of AI Healthcare Global Hackathon is coming to Sacramento on March 30!. Make the cut and you could move on to the international competition where BIG PRIZE money is up for grabs! Get all the deets here.

The next Startup Weekend is happening in Folsom April 12-14 at Granite City Coworking. Test drive a BRAND NEW IDEA while learning the lean startup process. Early bird prices are available until March 15 PLUS I have a $25 discount code for you! Just type “digest” in the promo code field and save big! There is also a deeply discounted ticket for students — just $35 — no code need. Your ticket price includes 3 days of meals! Learn more/sign up.

We’re building community! The StartupSac Community Facebook Group has over 300 members. Now we need you!  Request to join here.

There’s lots of great stuff going on in the tech startup community–check out the details in this week’s Startup Digest. If you’d like to receive the digest in your inbox every Monday morning, sign up for free here. If you’ve organized (or know about) an event we have not included, please submit it here for consideration. And for even more startup information, happenings and resources, browse  the  StartupSac Website.