Events

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February

Explorer

Venture Lab Visiting Experts: Joel Meek (WG’07) - VP Finance & Operations at Reddit

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February 05, 2026 at 10:00am - 4:00pm

Tangen Hall 342 and 325

Joel was one of the first 100 employees at each of his last three businesses - Reddit, Pinterest, and the Google Cloud Division. Joel helped scale the growth of each to its first ~1,000 employees, to multiple factors of user/customer growth, and from pre-revenue to $500M+ revenue. Most recently Joel served on the executive team at Reddit responsible for both finance and operations. Throughout his career, Joel has led teams across most major business functions such as SaaS sales, business development, operations, and growth marketing.

This is an ideal opportunity for students interested in Reddit and Google, SaaS and business development, and growing/building a venture.

Interested in also doing a 1:1? Sign up here: https://go.oncehub.com/JoelMeek

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February

Explorer

Venture Lab Visiting Experts - Randall Blumenthal

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February 11, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Virtual via Zoom

Randy Blumenthal is the CEO and owner of Everything But Water, a leading national swimwear and resort wear retailer.

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February

Explorer

Venture Lab Visiting Expert: Aarthi Srinivasan (WG'07) - Product @ Amazon, AWS, Target and Startups

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February 12, 2026 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Virtual via Zoom

Interested in a 1:1? Sign up here: https://go.oncehub.com/AarthiSrinivasan

This is an ideal opportunity for students interested in AI-driven product innovation, scaling startups, and the future of consumer technology at Target, AWS and Amazon.

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February

Founder

VIP-INC Workshop: Venture Communications & Pitching

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February 13, 2026 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Tangen Hall

Craft a winning pitch in this in-person VIP Incubator workshop. Learn storytelling, build a pitch deck, and refine your messaging!

13

February

Explorer

Legal Expert 1:1 Sessions: Abe Kwon

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February 13, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Tangen Hall 342

Navigating the legal world while launching or growing your startup can be a labyrinth.

Have all of these questions or more? Gain some clarity with a 1:1 Meetings with Venture Lab’s first Legal Visiting Expert of the semester, Abe Kwon, Partner at Lowenstein Sandler LLC who specializes in startup law.

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February

Explorer

Venture Lab Visiting Experts - Neal Desai

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February 17, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Tangen Hall 342

Neal is Co-Founder/CEO of Kafene, a $200 million+ POS digital platform that offers underserved consumers flexible financing options.

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February

Explorer

Visiting Experts AMA: Sapan Shahani - Founder & CEO of Goodbay Technologies

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February 19, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Virtual

Sapan is the CEO of Goodbay Technologies, a company that helps growth-focused mid-market companies provide world-class customer support.

20

February

Founder

VIP-INC Founder Friday

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February 20, 2026 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Tangen Hall 3rd Floor

Founder Fridays are organic opportunities to connect, brainstorm, and get things done. A space for founders to meet, get advice, share ideas, and focus on building. Drop in anytime! We have light bites and great conversations!

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February

Explorer

Venture Lab Visiting Experts - Brian Lee

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February 26, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Tangen Hall 342

Brian co-founded some of the most iconic consumer internet companies including LegalZoom. He invests in consumer product industries.

27

February

Founder

VIP-INC Workshop: Venture Impact & Social Entrepreneurship