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Check out what happened in the WNY Startup Community this week and what you can look forward to next week.

Weekly Recap

March 6-12, 2023

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Come hang with BootSector!

Lots of great events in our community this week. Here's all the events this week Powered by BootSector:

• Niagara Open Coffee Club - Monday, March 13 from 8:30-9:30
• Buffalo Startup Coffee - Tuesday, March 14 from 7:30-9am at HANSA
• Infosec 716 March Meetup - Wednesday, March 18 from 5-7pm at MacGregor's Grill & Tap Room.
• And many more! Check out the events calendar here

How Can You Help The WNY Startup Community?

BootSector's mission is to empower, educate, and support the next generation of local entrepreneurs and startup leaders.

Think that's pretty cool? Here's one way you can help this week:

Get help from the community! Did you know that there's an enourmous amount of people that have followed BootSector's call to #GiveFirst by donating their time to any entrepreneurs that need help?

Check out Open Office Time through the button below! And if you're interested in adding your name to that list, we would be glad to have you! Get help through Open Office Time

Celebrate Our Startup Community

Check out this guide!

BootSector's friends at FIFTEEN (404 Link Removed) put together this handy guide for underrepresented entrepreneurs.Here at BootSector, we're all about helping more people become entrepreneurs snd these are ten great resources that help make our community bigger and better. Thanks, FIFTEEN!

Learn about food - for free!

We came across Rich's Academy (404 Link Removed)through our friends at Buffalo Rising. Interested in food entrepreneurship? Or maybe just want to learn a few things to kick your meals up a notch? Check this site out (404 Link Removed)

BootSector potluck, anyone?

Startup Funding

Insight Innovation Competition 2023

https://www.greenbook.org/mr/insight-innovation-competition/

Beth Slazak (404 Link Removed) sent us some info about this pitch competition and now we're passing it along to you!

The 2023 Insight Innovation Competition is now open. If you have an advanced analytics or AI-based tech tool, an information management platform, or a process that can improve the ways we uncover insights and understand human behavior, they want to hear from you.

Check it out here

Startup Jobs

More jobs every week!

From our friends at Startfast !

Blackbird.AI

Data Engineer (Remote)

Machine Learning Engineer (Remote)

Infrastructure - Devops Engineer (Remote)

Signos

Android Mobile Engineer (Remote)

Product Manager (Remote)

Head of Talent (Remote)

3 other positions available (404 Link Removed)

From Emma Stappenbeck (404 Link Removed) at FTS (404 Link Removed) (a Startup Week Buffalo (404 Link Removed) sponsor!)

My Principle Recruiter is working with two well tenured and intelligent Software/System Engineering Managers within tactical comms, radio products, etc. Generally they both support embedded products and DoD. Both are open to other technologies! They are in Rochester, would prefer hybrid within ROC or Remote. Would be open to discussion limited hybrid travel out to other local cities. DM Emma Stappenbeck (404 Link Removed) for more info.

From Joel Shapiroat JMS Technical Solutions(another Startup Week Buffalo (404 Link Removed) sponsor!)

We have a hybrid spot for a web developer here in Buffalo with an e-commerce firm- more info here → This is joining a small but mighty team where you will get to wear many hats and solve various problems. You will not be siloed in!

From Peter Burakowski (404 Link Removed) at UB's Business & Entrepreneur Partnerships (404 Link Removed) (another Startup Week Buffalo (404 Link Removed) sponsor!)

Marketing and communications folks around Buffalo: University at Buffalo Business & Entrepreneur Partnerships is an awesome place to work - check out these two job openings (404 Link Removed) !

From Dan Magnuszewski (404 Link Removed) at Foundry Digital (404 Link Removed)

Foundry is hiring a senior level Cloud Engineer position ! If you're looking for a new challenge, please check it out or reach out to me for some additional background.

Parting Thoughts

Limited Time. Limited Energy.

Feeling overwhelmed?

The Stoic and Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius has some advice: "Your energy and time are both limited, so don't waste them on what those inconsequential to your life are doing, thinking, and saying."

Entrepreneurs face myriad demands and opportunities. The options can be overwhelming, leading to dead ends or decision paralysis. Take a moment and remove things that aren't immediately driving your business forward. So, if you need a reminder, it's ok to say no!

Jordan Walbesser Executive Director, BootSector Share this mailing list!