Entrepreneurship is an exciting life but it’s also a very challenging one. It can be full of stress, loneliness and mental health challenges like depression. Add in the pandemic, and I suspect it’s been a harder year than “usual” for founders. Are you taking care of yourself? I know i could do a better job of that.
A couple of week’s ago, cofounder at StartupSac, Jeff Bennett, published an article on Medium, 5 Simple Techniques to Lower Your Stress. He shares methods that have worked for him and I bet they’d work for you as well. Give it a read and maybe it will help you like it did me. And remember to breathe!
Next week, General Assembly is celebrating Product Week, a free virtual summit filled with workshops, panel discussions, and interactive events about Product! Topics include Taking Product from Concept to Funding, There Are No Mistakes: Learning from Failed Products, Sustainable Products – Building Circular Economy To Last, and plenty more! Check them all out here.
Deadlines
Economic Gardening 2.0: Local businesses can apply now through April 22 to participate in the City of Sacramento’s Economic Gardening 2.0 program, which offers companies up to $50,000 in matching funds for future growth. Learn more.
UC Davis Startup Career Fair: Startups with 3-100 employees that have gone through one funding round are invited to participate in the UCD Virtual Startup Career Fair on May 7. Share your startup’s story and meet with diverse undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. students from a wide-range of academic areas. Learn more/Apply.
This Week’s Best Bet
Startup Grind: Idea to Impact: Building Your Startup’s Scalable Sales Process, Tue Apr 13 at 5 PM: In this workshop, you will learn how to build a Predictable, Repeatable, Scalable Sales Process for Your B2B Startup. Presenter is Scott Sambucci with SalesQualia.
Plan Ahead
StartupSac Office Hours: Intellectual Property Control and Protection, Tue Apr 20 at 11:30 AM: There’s more to intellectual property control and protection than filing a patent. Learn how to protect your startup in this workshop led by Weintraub Tobin.
There’s a lot more going on the next couple of weeks – check out all the details in this week’s Startup Digest. And for more startup resources, browse the StartupSac website.
Looking to connect with other founders? Find your peers when you join the StartupSac Community Facebook Group. Startup founders and those who support the growth of our startup community connect and exchange ideas in this private moderated group.
Find an Advisor with Mentor Sacramento: Mentor Sacramento is a free online business mentoring platform that connects early stage startup founders and small business owners to volunteer business mentors. Learn more here.
