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GTM Panel: When and How to Expand Beyond Your Core Business

Hosted by Skillsheet

When
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Where
SOMA
Format
Experiential and Panel / Fireside Chat
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Your core business is working, and you’re looking for the next source of growth. But are customers pulling you into a new market, or are you pushing into one and mistaking effort for demand?

Court Lorenzini and Dave Hersh discuss expansion decisions they’ve made, what went wrong, and what they would do differently. A conversation for founders and executives weighing where to grow next and whether their business is ready.

You’ll leave with a clearer sense of:

What needs to be proven before committing people and money to expansion.

How founder psychology and investor pressure can lead companies to expand too early.

Whether AI creates opportunities to expand into human-centered businesses such as services, education, and community.

This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.

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