UGLY TALK: BOSTON TECH FOUNDER OPEN MIC + MIXER #BOSTechWeek

Tuesday, May 26

6:00pm

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You've never been to a mixer like this one. Forget the highlight reel. Forget the rehearsed pitch, the inflated metrics, the founder-as-superhero LinkedIn post. For one night, we're trading all of that for something rarer: the good, the bad, and the ugly. A handful of Boston founders get on stage and share the pivoting moment — the night the deal fell through, the morning they realized the product was wrong, the quiet decision to start over. 7 minutes each, told the way it actually happened. Vulnerable. A little embarrassing. Funnier than you'd expect. And you learn something real, because every story is a lesson somebody paid full price for. You sit back. You laugh. Maybe wince. Then you catch yourself nodding. By the time the mixer kicks in, your networking dance doesn't work anymore. You're just catching up with people you actually want to know. 🎯 Why You Should Attend Hear the version founders don't post, polish, or save for the panel circuit. Get the lesson without paying full tuition for the mistake. Feel the room loosen up in real time. Once one person tells the truth, everybody can stop auditioning. Stay for a mixer that actually works, because the small talk is already dead. 🙋 Who's Getting In This Room Founders actively building. Not circling the idea. Not talking about someday. People at a pivoting moment, ready to make a real move. Builders who believe the best shortcut is someone telling the truth. Boston founders plus visiting builders in town for Tech Week. 📋 Run of Show 30 min · Check-in — Arrive, grab a drink, settle in 45 min · Open Mic — 7-min founder stories, short Q&A between 15 min · Transition — Let the room reset 30 min · Mixer — The real conversations start once the stories land 🤝 Who's Backing This Venture Lane serves early-stage B2B tech founders who seek acceleration and meaningful connection. We provide a curated startup hub that brings together human connection and focused programming to help founders make real progress across capital, customer, talent, and product milestones. Startup Boston - Your ultimate guide to finding resources to help you both start and scale your startup or department. 🎤 Want to share your ugly moment? The pivot, the miss, the call you wish you could un-make. 7 minutes on stage. No decks, no performance. Email Talk@Ugly.Talk · Subject: Boston Open Mic · One-line preview + your LinkedIn.

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