Activant x Slope: Design Panel & Happy Hour

For startups today, it’s easier than ever to get started, but harder than ever to compete. Which means that your brand and the story you tell – to customers, your team, prospective talent, and investors – matters more than ever. Join growth investor Activant and design agency Slope for a panel and networking to discuss questions like: How do you build a defining brand in the current moment, which feels defined by equal parts secular AI hype and macroeconomic uncertainty? Brand & story matter for every startup, but how should a company’s story change as you scale from idea through IPO? What stays the same? Panelists include: - Jeffrey Zhao, Co-Founder and Partner, Slope - Max Thoeny, Head of Design & Investor, Activant Slope is an agency that builds category-defining creative for exceptional companies. Learn more at slope.agency. Activant is a global growth investor focused on commerce, fintech, and logistics. The short panel will be followed by refreshments, light bites, and networking. Attendees will include founders, design leaders, and builders. R.S.V.P. confirmation is required for attendance.