UGLY TALK: BOSTON OPEN MIC & MIXER
About This Event
You’ve never been to a mixer like this one.
Forget the highlight reel. Forget the rehearsed pitch and the superhero LinkedIn post. For one night, Boston founders are trading all of that for the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Founders get on stage and share the pivotal moment. The deal that fell through, the product that missed the mark, the investor call that went sideways, the quiet decision to start over, or the messy lesson that changed everything.
7 minutes each. Vulnerable. A little embarrassing. Funnier than you’d expect. Every story is a lesson somebody paid full price for.
You sit back. You laugh. Maybe wince. Then catch yourself nodding. By the time the mixer kicks in, the networking dance is dead. You’re just catching up with people you actually want to know.
🎯 Why You Should Attend
Hear the real stories behind product, GTM, fundraising, and team decisions.
Meet early-stage B2B founders and operators who are actually in it.
Skip the usual pitch-fest and stay for a high-signal mixer.
Get access to Boston Tech Week energy without the corporate glaze.
🙋 Who's Getting In This Room
Early-stage B2B tech founders, roughly MVP through Series A.
Operators deep in product, GTM, fundraising, and team building.
Boston-based founders plus visiting builders in town for Tech Week.
Approval-based RSVPs. Free for founders.
Who's hosting it.
Deveney Williams - Founder & CEO of Sunny Side Up
Deveney Williams is the founder and CEO of Sunny Side Up, an embedded creative agency for growth-stage B2B SaaS founders. With 10+ years across brand strategy, creative operations, and visual storytelling for brands like Adobe, NPR, and Liberty Mutual, she now partners with founders to turn traction into a brand the market actually remembers. Curiosity is her operating principle, and clarity is the deliverable. Based in Boston, she splits her time between client work, building SSU’s team, and finding the city’s best cortado.
🥂 Run-of-Show
Doors Open: 5:00 PM
Panel Begins: 5:30 PM
Panel Concludes: 6:30 PM
Audience Q&A: Approximately 15 minutes
Happy Hour at Glass Ceiling: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Who's Backing This
We’re the embedded creative team for B2B SaaS founders who’d rather build than babysit creative work.
Idea Space is a boutique office space in Boston’s Back bay that provides entrepreneurs and small businesses with creative, shared workspace.
GREY Journal – Media partner spotlighting modern entrepreneurs (featured on Apple News + Google News).
⭐ About Ugly Talk:
Started in 2019, Ugly Talk has been transforming business setbacks into breakthrough “aha!” moments by hosting unfiltered, no-nonsense events where battle-tested entrepreneurs share their raw lessons and insights.
With a growing presence in cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Miami, we’ve built a vibrant community of thousands of founders and industry leaders making a profound impact on the entrepreneurial landscape.
Official Website: UglyTalk.com
📢 Important Notice for Ugly Talk Attendees
Admission & Confirmation
Attendance is by approval only. Approved guests will receive a confirmation email along with a calendar invite. Invitations are non-transferable. Additional event details will be shared as the event approaches.
Code of Conduct
By attending, you agree to:
Maintain respect and professionalism, adhering to all venue rules, policies, and applicable laws.
Refrain from harassment, discrimination, unwelcome sexual advances (verbal or physical), intimidation, or inappropriate photography/recording.
Report any violations to the event hosts immediately.
Violations may result in immediate removal from the event and exclusion from future invitations.
Liability & Risk
Participation is voluntary and at your own risk. The event organizers, hosts, sponsors, and venue are not liable for personal injury, lost or stolen belongings, or any other damages incurred during the event.
Media Consent
By attending, you grant the event organizers and affiliated entities the right to capture, use, and distribute photos, videos, and audio recordings of you for promotional, marketing, and other lawful purposes, including digital and print media, advertising, and social media. You waive any right to inspect or approve the final materials and release all claims related to their use.
Communications
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Agreement
If you do not agree to this Code of Conduct, please refrain from attending the event.
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Location
📍 Boston, MA, USA
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