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Another great Founder Series event last week at Capital Eleven! Big thanks to our fireside chat guest Martin Tobias and our event partners Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and JPMorganChase. Thanks to all the founders, investors, and key eco-system contributors for being there and check out the recap video below! David K. Gardner Brian Jorgenson Mason Whitt Stefanie Aragon Kurtis Taylor Aaron Chandler Kolby Pantenburg Nathan Sherle

Can’t wait for Seed to Growth! If you are an investor or founder you need to be in Sun Valley in September!

Recently finished reading Jeff Gardner’s book Love Your People, and it was excellent. Great insights on leading organizations and attracting great people. Great learnings and reminders on setting vision and expectations while also encouraging innovation and autonomy. Highly recommend this one !

So excited for this news from BoldHue, Inc.! They just completed a $3MM+ seed round, are in production on the devices, and have 40k plus on a waitlist with no marketing spend. Rachel L. Wilson and Karin Layton are incredible Co-Founders and Capital Eleven is proud that we have invested in this team and product from the early pre-seed idea days. Certainly not in our wheelhouse product wise but we love great founders with incredible grit and drive and these two women fit that without question. Thanks to Sarah Lucas and Lucas Venture Group for leading the round and being incredible partners on this journey. Can't wait to see what happens next! David K. Gardner Brian Jorgenson Mason Whitt Stefanie Aragon Kolby Pantenburg Nathan Sherle Aaron Chandler Kurtis Taylor #Boise #Tech https://lnkd.in/ghet-SS5

I don’t have the extra time to spend hours on Instagram, but I did find myself in a habit of opening it a lot of times per day- quick dopamine hit at a stoplight or after a meeting and an occasional rabbit hole of lost time on reels at night. But a few months ago I installed ScreenZen after my son told me about it. You set your # of opens and how long it can be open, and when you open it there is a 20 second delay (or whatever you decide). This got me out of the habit of opening it all the time for no reason, and now I don’t open it at all somedays. More than ever I appreciate getting time back for more worthwhile activities! It’s amazing how fast habits can be formed and how fast they can be broken.

I pass this sign almost every day, either walking, running, or driving. It’s actually NOT a Dead End (long story) but it makes me think about how often the doubters and detractors tell founders (and their investors) that their companies or their idea are a Dead End. Starting and building a business is one of the very hardest things to do, and in addition to a lot of other things it takes tremendous self belief to continue to push forward when few others think it’s the right path. That grit, fortitude, and self belief is one of the reasons I love working with founders and entrepreneurs everyday. They don’t turn back.

Working on the July and September editions of the Capital Eleven Founders Series! We hold these every other month at our office and have an amazing group of founders, investors, and key eco-system contributors. If you fall into one of those categories and we have missed you on the guest list please reach out! Each event features networking over happy hour and then a fireside chat with an out of state guest- a rock star founder or investor. (Last month was Alex Bean, Co-Founder of Divvy and now a GP at Tandem Venture Partners). As an added bonus, each event features me with a megaphone! (see photos below!) David K. Gardner Brian Jorgenson Mason Whitt Stefanie Aragon Aaron Chandler Kurtis Taylor Kolby Pantenburg Nathan Sherle #boise #venture #ecosystem

A great outcome for this Boise based company! Capital Eleven was an early investor in Brite and are proud of Dmitry L. and his team for making this happen! A perfect fit!

We are so pumped to be part of the Alysio team! Thanks to Kickstart Fund and Kat Kennedy for leading the round and thanks to Ryan Harris and Aaron McReynolds for letting Capital Eleven be part of this journey. It’s going to be awesome !!! 🚀🚀🚀

Let’s goooooo Boise!!! The Capital Eleven team is so excited to be part of Switcboard!! This will solve a MAJOR pain point in health care. Amazing co-investors and a great team, it’s going to be a fun ride ! Thanks Derek Baird for choosing us ! #boise #tech #healthcare #venturecapital #idaho