Christy Canida (she/her)
Partner, Alchemist Accelerator
Christy holds an SB in Biotech from MIT; helped start, grow and successfully exit ad-supported consumer internet learning company Instructables.com; and spent 10 years running cross-company projects at acquiring company Autodesk.
Christy has deep experience in privacy, communication, and innovating within large companies; is an active angel investor and startup mentor; and is a Partner at Alchemist Accelerator.
Sessions
Startup Essentials
How to People Without Making it a Sales Pitch
You need to tell people what you're building, but nobody wants to hear a pitch at a networking event. This session breaks down how to show up at conferences like Startupfest without being the person everyone avoids—how to tell your story in a way that makes people actually interested, how to ask questions that open doors instead of close them, and how to turn a conversation into a connection without making it transactional. You'll See More.