Find out how Derek Andersen, founder of StartupGrind, has hustled for 8 years to survive. He will uncover the tips and tricks to make it as a founder, and how to keep it all together when you have so much to juggle. Derek will prove that if he can do it, so can you. Join us for this in depth conversation on how to survive your own personal startup grind.


Derek Andersen

Derek Andersen is the founder and CEO of Startup Grind, a community of over 300 Chapters in 120 countries designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. Startup Grind’s values of giving, helping others, and making friends have spread across the world. Since 2012 Startup Grind has hosted 5,000 events for more than 200,000 entrepreneurs. In 2009 Derek founded Vaporware Labs, incubating many products including Startup Grind and professional social network Commonred, which was acquired by Income.com in 2012. He lives in Palo Alto with his wife and family.

around the world.