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🗽🌳 Exciting News for NYC Tech Community! 🚀 Join us for an invigorating Venture Walk & Talk, proudly part of NY Tech Week! Scheduled for June 4th from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the scenic Maine Monument in Central Park, this unique event is hosted by Founders Committee Ventures. 🌟 Why Join Us? Imagine a relaxed stroll through the beautiful pathways of Central Park, where you can disconnect from the digital world and engage with NYC’s finest founders, angel investors, and venture capitalists. This is more than just a walk; it’s an opportunity to forge meaningful connections, share innovative ideas, and enjoy the great outdoors—all within the heart of Manhattan. ✨ Event Highlights: - Network with industry leaders and peers - Brainstorm new ideas in a refreshing setting - Enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of Central Park Whether you’re looking to collaborate on new projects, explore potential investments, or simply enjoy a break from the office routine, the Venture Walk & Talk is the perfect occasion. 👉 Registration is open but spots are limited and approval is required. Don’t miss out on this chance to be part of something special during #TechWeek. Lace up your walking shoes, grab a coffee, and let’s make strides together in the tech ecosystem! 🔗 https://lu.ma/wj9o67iy See you there for a breath of fresh innovation! #NYTechWeek #TechNetworking #StartupLife #VentureCapital

What's a venture studio? What are the different structures? How do you measure success? Elliott Parker of High Alpha Innovation explains, as part of our continuing series on venture studios and venture building: https://hubs.ly/Q02jVbkR0

"Submit your pitch deck" - uh oh, I didn't have one...🤐 When we applied to the YSpace, York University Tech Accelerator program back in March 2024, they had asked us for a ‘pitch deck’. A pitch deck isn’t something entirely new to my co-founder, Vishal Bollu, and I. We’re definitely not experts either. At the time, we didn’t have one ready. Of course, we had to put something together to apply! 😅 This week, after doing some basic training about pitch decks with Michael Ho, I cannot help but laugh at that first (and current) iteration of it. I immediately went to thank the bosses at YSpace for giving us a chance to be in the accelerator program. Nafis Ahmed: “haha all good, we often see the very first versions of pitches so you’re not alone” We need people to bet on us and I’m glad YSpace is. As a former Product Manager, welcome to another one of my experiences of building an MVP I'm entirely embarrassed about. #startup #pitch #learn -------- I am Weiting, Co-Founder and CEO of Openroom HQ. 👋 I write about building Openroom in public with our community of fans - one that they helped us grow to 30K/monthly visitors, on purely their word of mouth.

📣 Attention all Deep Tech founders and investors! Join us for our Deep Tech Founders & Investors BBQ in Berlin on May 14th. We're teaming up with our friends from SquareOne Venture Capital & Vsquared Ventures to bring Deep Tech founders and investors together for a BBQ to unwind after a long day at the Deep Tech Momentum conference. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with others in the industry! 🍻 👉 Sign up for the event here: 2ly.link/1xmAE We can't wait to see you there! #deeptech #firstmomentum #deeptechmomentum #founders #VCs #berlin

Want to know more about how the TRA Labs Venture Studio works? This is great summary of the journey we’re on and how we partner with amazing founders. Follow us to see where we go next. 🚀

5 Things Slush Ice Taught Me About Venture Building... ...just kidding 😄 Heading to Heilbronn Slush'D today and excited to dive into the venture building and startup scene! Looking forward to meeting and having quick chats on topics like: 🚀 How can we effectively leverage corporate assets? 💡 How do we rapidly turn ideas into market-ready products within a corporate setting? 💼 How have venture studios cracked the code for cost-effective innovation? Reach out here on LinkedIn or see you there! ✌️

Summer is a slow business season, however, a lot of innovators are gathering their powers to start the autumn with a new adventure. If you want to sail the tides of impact-driven business, you’re going to love our next post series: 5 big questions of the impact startup world, answered by experts. Board the ship, and let’s start with the most important question: what impact means for founders, investors and venture builders, and how can we evaluate impact tech? Answering the question we have a creme de la creme of impact venture: Sasha Lipman 🇺🇦💙💛 — Founder at tech2impact Anne Decker — Managing Director at wattx Michael Boschmans — Founder & CEO of Quest Impact Design Studio Give it a listen and stay tuned for more! #DŌBRA5questions

Building a great company often appears as an overnight success, but behind it are years of hard work, resilience, and countless setbacks. I began my entrepreneurial journey in 1997 at the age of 12 as the youngest renowned photographer at my high school. By 2007, I transitioned into product design and branding, facing many challenges along the way and launching ventures, some of which failed. However, these experiences led to the founding of Workcity, one of Africa’s leading coworking spaces, which connects founders with exceptional growth opportunities. At Hux Ventures, I back startups and contribute to building impactful ventures. I co-founded Hillpad.com with the mission of making global education accessible to everyone and founded Foundersboot to partner with mission-driven founders. These experiences have strengthened my commitment to building products and partnering with founders to solve real problems facing humanity. The mission is to shape a better future for the next generation. Together, we can build solutions that drive lasting change. We’re building the future at Foundersboot. Keep an eye out for some of our portfolio companies launching soon! #buildthefuture #togetherwecan #hillpad #foundersboot #samojei

If you've ever wondered what the most efficient route to PMF is, vote using the link below and join my roundtable discussion at TechCrunch Early Stage April in Boston!

FOUNDERS- At TechCrunch Early Stage, Menlo's Ian O'Donnell is prepared to share the same startup validation process we use when working with founders building companies within Menlo Ventures own venture studio, Menlo Labs. Please vote for Ian --and encourage your friends to vote--so that founders can understand how Ian's playbook can help them move faster out of the gate, with the confidence that they are building something that meets a large market demand and has the potential to be big!