Founders You Should Know’s Post

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another #throwbacktuesday. In light of the recent announcement of CEO Maelle Gavet's sudden departure from Techstars and David Cohen joining back, we recall our conversation with Andrew Hippert regarding… 👉 The closure of accelerators in Boulder and Seattle 👉 Current and future implications on stakeholders 👉 Techstars’ expansion to NYC In uncertain times, hope shines brightest and we wish this change brings new innovation and growth. Link to episode in comments! #techstars #expansion #investing #venturecapital #privateequity #downsizing #preseed

🔥 Tomorrow marks the beginning of TechChill, and it's all starting with a bang at Investor Day powered by Practica Capital! Prepare yourself for an exclusive event tailored just for investors, packed with insightful content and prime networking opportunities. Here's what's in store: ➡️ Arvydas Bloze will be sharing some insights on 'Baltic Startup Ecosystem in a Broader Context'. Following this, brace yourselves for an engaging panel discussion: ➡️ Investor Talks: A Reality Check on VC Investment Trends Introducing Our Esteemed Panelists: 🌟 Wouter Vorstman, representing Piton Capital 🌟 Luisa Frank, representing Burda Principal Investments 🌟 Peter Sandberg, representing Nordic Secondary Fund This A-Team will delve into the latest trends shaping VC investments, providing a reality check you won't want to miss! And hey, founders - make sure to secure your spot for a chat with our team. We want to hear your story. See you in vibrant Riga! 🇱🇻

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another #throwbacktuesday. In light of the recent announcement of CEO Maelle Gavet's sudden departure from Techstars and David Cohen joining back, we recall our conversation with Andrew Hippert regarding… 👉 The closure of accelerators in Boulder and Seattle 👉 Current and future implications on stakeholders 👉 Techstars’ expansion to NYC In uncertain times, hope shines brightest and we wish this change brings new innovation and growth. Link to episode in comments! #techstars #expansion #investing #venturecapital #privateequity #downsizing #preseed

If you did not make it to the StartupExperts panel as part of NY TECH WEEK by a16z, our panelists (Venture)Crushed it (a pun for my friends at Lowenstein Sandler LLP). My favorite takeaway: Most folks agree that early/growth-stage employees should always be vesting equity. Typically, for regrants (especially for top performers), I've heard to do 25% of the original grant around 2-3 years in, which always felt random to me, and, worse, percentage thinking tends to drive inequity as people who came in earning less, get smaller bumps. Matt Hoffman shared a strategy focused on giving that employee the equity they would earn if they were hired today in that role, doing it at roughly the 3.5-year mark. Genius and simple. Love that. Michael Munroe and Megan Monson brought up other avenues such as smaller yearly grants (also genius and simple) and performance-based equity tactics (be careful but def interesting). Feeling FOMO? Come have breakfast with me and Christelle Rohaut tomorrow! Sign up: https://lnkd.in/dUFxnm4X

Check out this new article from Harvard Business Review featuring startup advice from Techstars portfolio companies Lerch and Workbnb, Inc | Techstars '22 who recently went through Build in Tulsa Techstars Accelerator. https://lnkd.in/gfTgdBty Myron Rivers Yeves Perez, Remote Work Champion Tré Baker #startupadvice

Exceptional founders building game-changing products all under one roof? We'll see you there. Thanks to our partners at Tech:NYC, we joined the fun at the inaugural Founder House event to listen, learn and do our part to help build the future of tech in New York. We met with: ⚫ Castleigh W. Johnson about building a seamless onboarding experience. ⚫ Su Sanni on what makes your product usable. ⚫ Laura Rocha and Jake Lynch discussing the value of consumer insights. And we learned: ✅ Founders are impressive. ✅ Scaling is not simple. ✅ More research makes you more effective. Click the link in comments to read how Founder House is equipping founders with resources to scale their companies and become anchors of future New York tech.

My dream team - Vijay Shekhar Sharma + Nithin Kamath + Aman Gupta 💯 Grounded Visionary + Bootstraped Growth King + Agile Marketer and a common deep passion for products. What more does an idea need to establish itself as a solid unicorn with a great vision, deep pockets, and timeless brand value..!!! What's your team pick from this list? Comment Below 😃

⭐ Quick reminder: Celebrate your wins, big or small – they all count 🎖 No bragging, just a little proud to share some cool recent achievements from our ROOM4 team: - We expanded one of our oldest projects and welcomed new team members aboard. - We embarked on one of the biggest projects in our company's history, sharing our expertise on an international stage. - We took ROOM4 to a brand-new #market and collaborated with #partners from a West Asian country – a whole new adventure. - Our partner network grew significantly. Honestly, this partnership has been one of our most successful experiments. By the way, want to join? Drop me a message :) - We're becoming experts in #FinTech – a field where we've done a lot of exciting projects lately. - We reunited with past customers and dove into new tasks. Thank you for coming back and choosing our #services once more. So, ask yourself: Did you acknowledge your achievements today? If not, take a moment to review your recent months – you'll be surprised at what you've accomplished.

Wait, there's more! The #3686Fest sessions keep coming, and we are thrilled to share more of the tactical programming that attendees will experience on Wednesday, Sept. 20. 💡⁠ ⁠ At 3 p.m. Wednesday, learn what’s next in the financial technology industry from company leaders and investors who are betting big on upending the traditional industry of financial technologies.⁠ ⁠ Panel name: What’s next for fintech?⁠ ⁠ Panelists: ⁠ – Jamie Ikerd is the COO of Built Technologies. Jamie Ikerd is a strategy, finance, and development veteran passionate about building great teams, making great ideas flourish, and great models win.⁠ ⁠ – Brittani Roberts is a Principal on the investment team at FINTOP Capital, an early stage venture capital firm based in Nashville that invests in B2B Fintech companies. Since joining in 2019 after earning her MBA from Vanderbilt, Brittani has worked on over 30 new investments for the firm, and currently sits on the board of Nashville portfolio company, Fresh Technology.⁠ ⁠ – Lulu Chang is an investor at Canapi Ventures, focusing on sourcing new investments, portfolio company support, and deal diligence. Prior to joining Canapi, Lulu was an associate at McKinsey and Company. Before joining McKinsey, Lulu led communications at Blockchain and supported both PR and marketing functions at Squarespace. ⁠ ⁠ — Rachel Renock is the co-founder and CEO of Wethos. A former advertising creative and freelancer working across big brands like Covergirl and Hershey, Rachel Renock quit her agency job at 25 to start her own freelance studio with her cofounder Claire Humphreys. After experiencing the growing pains of freelance, they built technology that helped them scale their own independent studio to $1.4M in revenue in just 18 months.⁠ ⁠ — Lizzie Guynn is a partner at TTV Capital. Prior to joining TTV, Lizzie was a Senior Vice President at Citi Ventures, the corporate strategic investment arm of Citibank. Lizzie is passionate about working with entrepreneurs who use new technology to transform fintech across categories. ⁠ ⁠ View the full agenda and buy tickets here: https://attend3686.com/ #LaunchTN #fintech

GrowthX partner, Jeanette Renshaw, spends all day working hard alongside founders helping them build and execute their GTM strategy. One recent founder had this to say about her: “Jeanette helped our company tremendously! One of the best we’ve had in our journey and that comes against programs led by a16z, Techstars, and gener8tor.” Here are the top mistakes Jeanette sees founders making (and how you can avoid them): https://hubs.ly/Q02mV0Mz0