Friday, June 5
10:00 am - 11:00 am | 📍HatchBridge Incubator

Resident Roundtable is a peer-driven support forum for HatchBridge residents. Facilitated by HatchBridge staff, it is designed to help active founders share insights, solve problems, and accelerate their journey through mutual support and collaboration.

This is not another lecture or formal workshop. It is a dedicated space where founders bring what they are navigating right now and lean on the experience, ideas, and input of others who are building alongside them.

Instructor
A HatchBridge Staff Member will facilitate the peer discussion.

Who Should Attend
Active HatchBridge residents who are currently building and want a structured space to share what they are navigating, get input from peers, and contribute from their own experience.

Friday, June 12
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | 📍HatchBridge Incubator

Customer discovery is the work that happens before assumptions become products, and LinkedIn is one of the most direct tools founders have for doing it. This Slice & Advice session with Bill Arnold focuses on how to use LinkedIn as a structured outreach and research tool: how to find the right contacts, how to start conversations that generate real insight, and how to build a repeatable process for gathering customer intelligence. You will leave with a framework for identifying target segments on the platform, language for outreach that invites conversation rather than closing it down, and a clearer sense of how to move from anecdotal validation to patterns you can build on.

Instructor
Bill Arnold

About the Instructor
Bill has thirty years of entrepreneurial practice, founding ventures, commercializing university IP, directing incubator and accelerator programming, and enhancing startup ecosystems, with consistent focus on building structures that let founders succeed. His previous roles have included Managing Director at Purdue Foundry and Venture Discovery Director at Big Idea Ventures, as well as both CEO and CTO roles in startups.

Who Should Attend
Founders and early-stage entrepreneurs who are actively working through customer discovery. Particularly useful for those who are trying to identify target customers, test market assumptions, or connect with potential customers and early adopters.

Thursday, June 18, 12:00 - 1:30 pm | 📍HatchBridge Incubator

Drop in with your questions from our AI and Your Workflow workshop - or bring new ones. This informal office hours session with Laila Harrison is designed for founders who want hands-on guidance on integrating AI into their day-to-day operations. Come with a specific workflow challenge, a tool you have been trying to understand, or just curiosity about where AI fits in your business. No agenda. Just practical, personalized conversation. Feel free to bring your own lunch.

Instructor
Laila Harrison, AI Strategist and KSU Researcher

About the Instructor
Laila Harrison is a creative technologist and AI strategist who helps people make sense of AI in ways that feel supportive instead of overwhelming. In her role as an AI Strategist at Kennesaw State University, she guides teams through understanding where AI actually belongs in their work and how to integrate it intentionally. Outside of her institutional role, Laila’s creative practice uses AI as a material for storytelling, installation, and participatory experiences.

Who Should Attend
Anyone is welcome, including:
• Business owners and founders exploring AI for the first time
• Entrepreneurs who have started experimenting and want expert guidance
• Anyone who attended our March listening session and wants to keep the conversation going
• KSU students, faculty, and staff curious about AI in entrepreneurship contexts

Friday, June 26
9:00 am - 11:00 am | 📍HatchBridge Incubator

HatchBridge Hangout is a monthly, no-agenda morning gathering for anyone who wants to be part of the entrepreneurial community in the Atlanta suburbs — whether you're actively building a business, exploring an idea, or simply curious about what's happening here. Founders, KSU faculty, students, and community members are all welcome. Hosted at the incubator, it's a casual, open-door space to grab a coffee or tea, connect, get inspired, and start your Friday off right.

Instructor
A HatchBridge Staff Member will facilitate discussion

Who Should Attend
Anyone curious about or connected to the entrepreneurial community in the Atlanta suburbs — founders at any stage, KSU faculty and students, and community members who want to stay plugged in. No agenda, no pitch, no commitment required.

Monday, June 29
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | 📍HatchBridge Incubator

At our Open House, we’ll share a quick overview of what we offer, from early-stage venture support and idea validation to commercialization pathways for KSU faculty bringing research to market. More than anything, it’s a chance to meet the people, ask questions, and see if HatchBridge feels like the right fit for you.

Who Should Attend
Anyone exploring whether HatchBridge is the right fit for them — early-stage founders, people working on an idea they have not fully committed to yet, small business owners looking for support and community, and KSU faculty interested in commercialization pathways. No prior business experience required.