Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. My good friend Adam Lilling and I started Launchpad more than 5 years ago . So what next?

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I built a 3,000 person tech networking organization in NYC back in 2006 and was one of the first 100 members of the NY Tech Meetup back in 2005 so I’ve participated in a lot of these conversations. It wasn’t until I helped Foursquare raise their seed round in 2009 that many outside VCs even took notice of NYC.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

I doubled down on my efforts, making more calls, writing more content, and networking tirelessly. While I eventually found success through perseverance, strategic partnerships, and the unwavering support of my wife and team, I often wonder if the journey could have been less daunting with the right mentorship.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Just two years later, in 2009, we worked out a deal to create the Techstars Seattle program, with our first program running in 2010. From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In the short term, women founders can take action to boost their chances at VC success in the current investment climate, including leveraging their community and support network and building the necessary self-belief to thrive. of the funding raised since 2009, while Latinx female founders saw only 0.4% of total investment dollars.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

They’ve partnered with TechStars, ID Ventures, Lofty Ventures, Wayne State University and Precursor Ventures, which gives them the mentorship and funding to scale. PlainSight is a new networking app. It’s a unique take on the networking problem we all face finding the right partners at events and in business. FutureBank.

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