Founder Factory 2022

The Founder Factory experience combines everything we love about the startup and entrepreneurial community in Philadelphia.
Join us November 16th for an inspiring 1-day conference, celebrating overcoming challenges and connecting growth-stage founders.

PSL's signature Founder Factory: Fail Fest event is an in-person experience designed to solve your most pressing obstacles to growing your startup. You’ll hear from other Philly founders, as well as investors, thought leaders, expert service providers and more, as we focus on strategies and tactics to overcome failure, learn from others’ mistakes, and arm you with the knowledge to avoid common startup pitfalls. This year’s event includes:

• Hot-desk Coworking at MindSpace

• Founder-to-Founder Peer Pitch & Feedback

• Expert Office Hours

• Inspiring Speaker Sessions

• Investor Speed Dating

• Networking Happy Hour

Attendees will leave with answers to the questions that plague every early-to-growth stage founder, including:

• “How do I prepare for a recession as a founder?”

• “What’s the best way to navigate legal challenges?”

• “My cofounder and I need to part ways - now what?”

• “We made the hard decision to make layoffs - what’s the right way to do that?”

• “I’m running out of runway. What are my options?”

• “How do I pivot my business?”

• “My pitch isn’t landing - help!”

• “How do I cope with failure and learn from it?”

In addition to speaker sessions and networking opportunities, we’ve assembled experts and service providers in Accounting, Legal, Recruiting, HR, and Tech for Office Hours support. Looking to tighten your pitch ahead of a big sale or a funding round? Our ecosystem partners at Startup Bucks and Bootstrappers Breakfast will be hosting founder-to-founder pitch sessions to get you the feedback you need to nail the real deal.