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🙌 We’re excited to announce that Travis Kirk Lowry, GP at Vinyl Capital , will join our esteemed panel of investors for the upcoming 𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘈 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘗𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘝𝘊𝘴 demo day! 🔗 Link to register in comments! 🏢 Vinyl Capital is a formation-stage fund renowned for investing early—often providing term sheets before a company has even incorporated! Their mission? Enabling global commerce– the behind the scenes tooling that powers commerce globally & makes the engine of commerce run smoothly. 👨 Travis brings an impressive track record, having founded SoonSpoon (acquired by Resy/Amex) and served as Chief Customer Officer at Freebird (acquired by Amex). Now, as a GP at Vinyl, he continues to champion game-changing ideas and founders. 📺🌍 Secure your virtual spot today! Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to watch top MENA startups pitch for investment and mentorship from leading U.S. VCs-- link in comments 👇 #DemoDay #MENAStartups #VentureCapital #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #VC

Entrepreneurship has no age limit—it’s not something you learn from textbooks or courses, but a journey driven by passion, vision, and the desire to create meaningful impact. It’s about recognizing gaps and seizing the opportunity to make a difference. That’s exactly what Eric Zhu did when he founded Aviato. His story is an inspiring reminder that impactful innovation knows no bounds. Check out the full article to learn more about the journey behind Aviato’s founding and Eric’s mission to reshape the industry.

We've reached $3M in ARR in just 2 years! 🥳 Crazy to think that we've been able to 10x our growth 2022 was a crazy year for me and David Villa ⚡️ A year that marked our lives and the shifted the history of Leadsales We joined Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator and lived in Silicon Valley. Pulling all nighters 8am until 1am and repeat Eating frozen food from Trader Joe's (I'm still scarred for life 🤣) Back then we were making around $300k in ARR. I still give a lot of credit to Chon Tang for never being soft with us. Shifting our mindset towards exponential growth. And boy have we hustled. We are just at the middle of 2024. We're helping our customers smoothly. Focusing on the right things in Q3. Having a clear vision of building the biggest tech company of Mexico 🇲🇽 $10M ARR is right at the corner. And we'll be soon gearing up for the next stage of growth 🚀 Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast. #VentureCapital #Startup #Growth

"Is the founder and the founding team living and building in the future" - Matt Tarver Before Matt was a VC, he had to pitch VCs for his micro chip startup. During the call that landed him his first VC cheque, he took the VC to the future his startup was building. Matt explained what a future with their product would look & feel like. "Imagine a future where you can put a small chip in any device and get it to do anything you want" he said to the VC. (This was when companies like Nvidia were just getting started btw). What ultimately sold the investor on the other line was the fact that Matt was literally living & building in the future. Matt could not only envision the future himself but also transfer that vision to the other person. Which also led to him successfully exiting that startup. If you're a founder, it's worth coming up with ways to really capture imaginations. Really get customers, investors, and even employees to imagine a future with your product. What it looks and feels like. It helped Matt raise funding and exit his startup. It can also help you do the same.

Vincent Ircandia joins us this week and we immediately get into it. What I love about this platform is we get to learn about someone, truly, as the conversation opens up in a different way each time. What Vince has been able to build is remarkable. Join Gilbert and myself on this weeks episode of Between Two Dots Link : https://lnkd.in/gXvPviM6

Garbage Seller to Billionaire to Shark Tank Investor: How? Mark Cuban is the richest Shark Tank Investor with a net worth of about $6 billion. Let’s delve into his incredible journey. Stay till the end for a special gift. At 12, Mark Cuban began selling garbage bags. He later worked as a bartender and then as a salesman at Your Business Software. However, he was fired from that job. In 1983, he founded his computer consulting company, MicroSolutions, which he sold for $6 million to CompuServe in 1990. In 1995, Cuban identified two key market opportunities: the lack of live streaming services on the internet and the rapid boom of internet usage. With his friend, he started AudioNet, later renamed Broadcast.com. Broadcast.com focused on live streaming sports events, radio stations, and TV stations. In 1998, the company went public with a highly successful IPO, raising $48 million. In 1999, just four years after its inception, Mark Cuban sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo for $5.7 billion. Cuban's ventures didn't stop there. He acquired the Dallas Mavericks for $285 million and later sold 73% of the team for $3.5 billion. To date, Mark Cuban has made over 400 startup investments. Want to emulate Mark Cuban’s success? Comment "Mark" and I'll DM you the 5 essential steps to get there. #MarkCuban #StartupSuccess #Entrepreneurship #SharkTank #BusinessGrowth #Investing #TechRevolution #Inspiration #BusinessStrategy #Innovation #LiveStreaming #VentureCapital #SuccessStory #Leadership #MarketOpportunity

Is networking overrated? Naval Ravikant shares unconventional wisdom on meetings and relationships in entrepreneurship. In his view, genuine connections naturally arise from creating value through products, teams, and user engagement. Inspired? Share and follow Apoorva Pande to learn how founders build $100M+ businesses. Focused Founder loves celebrating great Founders. #mindset #data #startups #founders #tech

Join me today for a discussion on entrepreneurship, available both in-person for those in NYC and virtually. Check the details below for more information on how to participate.

Are you a founder from the Black community disrupting the Canadian tech ecosystem? Applications are now open to pitch your business at The DMZ's Black Innovation Summit on Tuesday, May 28th 2024. This is your chance to showcase your business to a community of founders, investors, and corporates and secure $50,000 in grant prizes. Don't miss the opportunity to pitch your startup at the Summit. Apply now at dmz.to/bis-apply. Applications close April 15! Learn more about the Summit here: dmz.to/BIS #BlackInnovationSummit #BlackFounders #BlackEntrepreneurs #BlackInTech #TechStartups