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Weekly Recap

It's been another busy week in the WNY Startup Community. Take a breather and check out all the great things from this past week. And all the cool events coming up! And as always send us your thoughts, questions, or ideas using the button below. Send BootSector Your Feedback!

BootSector Spotlight

Pitch-In Rochester (Powered by BootSector)

Pitch-In Rochester is going strong, led by Startup Grind Rochesterand hosted by Great Lakes Gaming Great pitches, amazing founders, and fantastic feedback. Stay tuned for more information on upcoming Pitch-Ins

Arbol Community Fund Event

Good Neighbor Fund founder Jason Bartz (404 Link Removed) and LPs Shannon McCabe (404 Link Removed) and Danielle Blount (404 Link Removed) attended the Arbol Community Fund (404 Link Removed) event. Arbol provides emergency microgrants and fostering a strong sense of community, we empower these students to achieve their college enrollment and graduation goals.

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Leaders Powered by BootSector are making moves. Check out these items!

• Buffalo Business First featured BootSector community leader, Jared Threat (404 Link Removed) , about his career path. From music, to Moog, and real estate mogul, Jared is making moves in Western New York (404 Link Removed) !
• BootSector co-founder, Jack Greco (404 Link Removed) , lead an investment in In-Seam (404 Link Removed)through Jack's Far Out Ventures group
• And by the way, Jack drops his 10 stock commandments - a dummy's guide to startup equity. Check it out → !

Startup Community Events

Looking for something entrepreneurial to do? Why don't you come out to these upcoming events?

This Week's Events

• Better Together - Powered by BootSector - Monday, August 21 from 7-8:30pm on Zoom.
• Buffalo Startup Coffee - Powered by BootSector - Tuesday, August 22 from 7:30-9am at HANSA
• Buffalo Cannabis Network - Powered by BootSector - Wednesday, August 23 from 8:30-9:30am at 505 Ellicott St, Buffalo, NY

And here's a few other startup community events to check out this week:

• IP Crash Course for Startups | Stake (404 Link Removed) - Tuesday, August 22 from 12-1pm online
• The Business of Food | The Exchange at Beverly Gray - Wednesday, August 23 from 6-8pm at the Exchange at Beverly Gray
• Entrepreneurship 101: Essentials for Starting Your Own Business | SBDC at Buffalo State - Thursday, August 24 from 8-10pm online

But wait, there's more! You can see all of the WNY Startup Community Events on BootSector's Venture Herd Calendar. Click the button below to see more! Check here for more events!

Startup Funding

Looking for news on fundraising opportunities or recent raises. We got you covered!

Small Business Loans

The Enterprise Center at PathStone has some new loan products including a line of credit, veteran loan, and small dollar loans. See https://www.theenterprisecenter.com/ for more info.

Pursuit Lending has financing up to $500,000 through the WNY Small Business Loan Fund. If you're interested in more information, contact Ethan Ruot at eruot@pursuitlending.com Is there funding news that we missed? Let us know!

In Case You Missed It - News Briefs

Check out these news briefs compiled by the BootSector team!

• Buffalo Inno talked to Dan Buckmasterabout the business of Tresca Design (404 Link Removed)
• Special Thanks to Dan Miner (404 Link Removed)for preaching the gospel of Founder Driven Startup Communities on More Good Jobs ! Nice historical retrospective from Dan after he spent a decade of his life telling the story of this community.
• The Boston Globe talked to Dave Horesh (404 Link Removed) about the incredible growth behind Oxford Pennant.
• Nita Bhatia (404 Link Removed) (AireXpert's COO) talks with the WNY Entrepreneur Podcast about psychology in business →

Did we miss something? Send us your ICYMI!

BootSector's Gives

BootSector believes in Giving First. So here's what we're giving this week.

Half Off Coworking at HANSA

Get half off a coworking pass on Wednesday, September 6th. Make sure to book at HansaWorkspace.com → !

BootSector's Asks

Once you give, it's ok to ask. So here's what BootSector is asking for this week.

$5k Matching Grant

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BootSector received a $5k challenge grant! That means this grant will match every donation made until December 31, 2023 up to $5,000. Donations are starting to come in, but we still have a way to go!

Are you a business or philanthropist that wants to make a meaningful impact in the WNY Startup Community? Looking for a tax-deductible charitable donation by the end of the year. look no further. 100% of your donations to BootSector goes toward community growth.

Want more information? Click the button below or reach out to the sponsorship team Help Unlock $5,000 for BootSector today!

Startup Jobs & Future Employees

BootSector is always on the look out for job opportunities in the Western New York Startup Community. Post your openings on the WNY Community Slack → ! And let us know if you have a position to fill using the button below.

Job Openings

New This Week

• Senior Intelligence Analyst at Blackbird.AI
• Director of Product Management at BetterMynd
• Account Executive at Odoo
• Customer Support Specialist I - UK at Squire
• Maintenance Planner at CleanFibre
• Senior Analytics Engineer at Torch
• Director, FP&A at Tackle.IO
• Chief of Staff to the CEO at Jerry

From Last Week

From WNY Startup Community Slack:

• Cloud Security Engineer at Studio X
• Senior Front End Engineer at Studio X
• Staff Front End Engineer at Studio X
• Senior Data Scientist at Studio X
• Business Development Representative at Blackbird.AI
• Senior Hardware Engineer at AMPAworks
• Full-Time Development Director at The Foundry
• Interested in sitting on a board for a non-profit, fair-trade retail store? If so, contact Jason Bartz →
• Front-End Developer at Helm
• Full Stack Developer at Helm
• Product Marketing Expert at Highline
• Solution Architect, Sales Engineering at Highline
• Sr. Supply Chain Lead at Top Seedz
• Customer Success Specialist at CoachMePlus

Two Weeks Old (and leaving our list!)

From Buffalo Inno:

• Contract Backend Engineer at Squire
• Principal Product Designer at Jerry
• Financial Controller at Viridi Parente
• Maintenance and Reliability Manager at CleanFibre
• Production Technician at CleanFibre
• Business Development Associate at Infiuss Health
• Sr. Software Engineer-Backend at Tackle.io
• Payments Collections, Escalation Specialist at ACV Auctions

From Buffalo Bridge:

• Backend Engineer at AireXpert
• Full Stack Engineer at AireXpert
• Accounting Manager at Circuit Clinical
• Senior Data Scientist at Jerry
• Customer Success Manager at Squire
• Data Analyst at HelixIntel
• Data Engineer at HelixIntel
• Controller at HelixIntel

Got a job you want to post? Send it to BootSector!

Parting Thoughts

Planning for Great Work

Paul Graham (404 Link Removed) ) has written a lot of things. But his essay on great work stuck with me. He writes:

I think for most people who want to do great work, the right strategy is not to plan too much. At each stage do whatever seems most interesting and gives you the best options for the future. I call this approach 'staying upwind.' This is how most people who've done great work seem to have done it.

Planning is important in work and life. But so is staying nimble. Like most things, the best path forward is a balance between these two options.

Jordan Walbesser Executive Director, BootSector Share this mailing list with your friends!