👨‍💻 Co-founder of Reddit. First batch of Y Combinator (Summer 2005) and led the company to a sale to Condé Nast in 2006, returned as Exec Chair in 2014 to help lead the turnaround, then left in 2018 to do venture capital fulltime.

🦄 I’m an investor in startups —almost always at the earliest possible stage— first as an angel investor, then co-founder of Initialized, before splitting the firm in half to found Seven Seven Six.

First round investments include: Coinbase (NYSE: COIN), Opendoor (NASDAQ: OPEN), Instacart (NYSE: ART), Reddit (NYSE: RDDT), Gusto, Flexport, Ro, Flock Safety, Athelas, Rippling, Patreon, GOAT, Cruise, Feastables, and many more.

🗺️ Current: Founder of 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣, a technology company that deploys venture capital.

💪 Strengths:
- Startups 
- Investing
- Company Culture
- Early Stage Marketing
- Growth Tactics
- Operations
- Fundraising
- Hiring & Managing

Looking forward to helping you in your business journey! I love helping entrepreneurs and my proceeds will go to my foundation that you can learn more about at 776.org

Founder of Reddit, Initialized, & 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ 
(100% to charity🎗)

Tech Entrepreneur + Investor

Heidi Zak is the Co-Founder and CEO of ThirdLove, a DTC women’s lifestyle brand focused on elevated essentials across bras, underwear, sports, and sleep, which are designed to support women feeling effortlessly comfortable and confident.

ThirdLove has raised over $68M and is the largest donor of intimates in the country, with over $50 million of products donated to date. 

Let’s talk about:

- startups
- e-commerce 
- fundraising
- growth
- hiring
- press
- marketing 

“I’m excited to connect and pay it forward to other people that are interested in business, career, or entrepreneurship”

CEO of Thirdlove, an e-commerce lifestyle brand that generates over $100M in revenue

CEO of Thirdlove

Co-founder & Chief Concept Officer of Sweetgreen. Valued at $5B+. 

Sweetgreen is a publicly traded restaurant company with over 200 restaurants across the country (NYSE: $SG).

We are on a mission to build healthier communities by connecting people to real food. 

Things I can advise on:
-Startups 
-Building a mission-driven lifestyle brand
-Raising Capital 
-Sustainability
-Food as Medicine 
-Navigating public markets
-Building a tech enabled business
-Automation
-Supply Chain
-Conscious Capitalism
-Working with Co-Founders

I am very passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others and hearing about other entrepreneur journeys. 

Excited to connect!

Co-founder of Sweetgreen. NYSE: $SG. Valued $5B+.

Co-founder of Sweetgreen

Nikita is the founder of Gas, a social networking app with 10 million downloads that was acquired by Discord. Before that, he founded TBH, which was acquired by Facebook.

Nikita is one of the most in-demand consumer, social, and growth experts in the world. In addition to being an entrepreneur, he’s an advisor to the world’s leading technology companies, including xAI, Coinbase, Solana, and many others. 

Nikita is most active on Twitter: @nikitabier

Things I can advise on:

- viral growth
- product development
- mobile and web designs
- community 
- fundraising
- growing your social following

Co-founder of Gas, acquired by Discord. Co-founder of TBH, acquired by Facebook. Angel Investor.

Entrepreneur. Founder of Gas (Acquired by Discord). Founder of TBH (acquired by Facebook). Angel Investor

Founder of Drybar (Sold for $255M) 

Grew Drybar to 150 locations across the US with products sold at Sephora, Nordstrom, Ulta Beauty, Macy’s 

Notables: 
Guest 🦈 on Shark Tank
Cover of Inc Magazine’s “How I Did This” issue
“100 Most Creative People in Business” by Fast Company
Featured on Fortune magazine’s “40 Under 40” list
Marie Claire’s “Most Fascinating Women” 
Inc. magazine “The 100 Women Building America’s Most Innovative and Ambitious Businesses.” 

Currently: Co-CEO/Founder of Messy, Co-Founder of Drybar, Squeeze, Becket + Quill. 

Things I can advise on:
- startup struggles 
- customer retention/service 
- the beauty industry
- product development 
- branding & PR
- how to get products into retail
- hiring
- franchising
- mergers & acquisitions
- growth 
- thinking outside the box 
- staying motivated 
- overcoming odds
- & more!

So many people helped me as I was building Drybar. I want to pay it forward and help inspire and motivate likeminded entrepreneurs like YOU to build your own dream!

Founder of Drybar (sold for $255M) Shark Tank Judge, NYT/USA Today Best Selling Author, Advisor

Founder of Drybar (Sold for $255M)

👋 I’m the Founder & Exec Chairman of Sift (sift.com), currently valued at $1.5B+. Sift uses realtime large-scale machine learning to help businesses prevent online fraud. As CEO, I helped scale us from idea to $100M ARR & 400+ employees, and raised $150M+.

I struggled with stress, anxiety, and depression for a decade. And made many mistakes. Please laugh at and learn from my pain 😭

I hope to provide loving Challenge & Support to help you be the very best human, and leader, that you can be. I believe that deeply understanding ourselves creates massive value for our businesses 🧘🏻

I *love* helping with:
- founder mental health and psychology (balance, self-worth, identity, emotional rollercoasters)
- mastering hard conversations
- building a high-performance, heart-centered culture
- inner work (ego, self-love, consciousness, spirituality, etc.)
- leadership & management

I can also help with:
- going from idea to $100M ARR
- scaling a B2B SaaS company from
0-400 employees
- all the other “business stuff” (fundraising, enterprise sales, product, GTM, org design, M&A, exec teams, etc)

Whoever you are… Keep going. You got this 💪💗🙏

👋 founded & led sift.com (AI security, $1.5B+) thru $100M ARR, 400 ppl

❤️‍🩹 struggled with depression

Founder & Exec Chairman @ Sift | B2B Company with a $1.5B Valuation

I’m the founder of Briogeo Hair Care, acquired by Wella in 2022. In under a decade, I bootstrapped the brand, raised $20M in private equity, and scaled it into a multi-million-dollar business available at Sephora, ULTA, Nordstrom, Saks, and Mecca.

I’ve been honored by EY, Inc., and Entrepreneur Magazine for my leadership in beauty and business—and I’m passionate about helping other entrepreneurs win.

Whether you’re building from scratch or scaling fast, I can help you with:
	•	Bootstrapping & fundraising
	•	Launching DTC or retail
	•	Building a standout beauty or other CPG brand
	•	Sourcing & product dev
	•	Team & growth strategy
	•	Influencer & marketing strategy
	•	Mergers & acquisitions

If you’re feeling stuck or seeking smart next steps, I’d love to help you unlock clarity and momentum.

100% of net proceeds from our session will support Room to Grow, a nonprofit serving families in need.

Founder of Briogeo (Acq. by Wella). EY Entrepreneur of the Year FL (2024). Let’s grow your biz 🚀

Founder of Briogeo Hair Care

Co-Founder of LegalZoom, which achieved a $2 billion IPO and revolutionized the legal tech industry.

Former CEO & Co-Founder of The Honest Company, leading the brand to a $1 billion IPO by redefining the consumer market for non-toxic family essentials.

Founder of ShoeDazzle, an innovative subscription-based fashion platform that pioneered the direct-to-consumer space.

Currently, CEO & Co-Founder of Arena Club, creating the future of sports memorabilia and trading card experiences.

Also, Founder and Managing Partner of BAM Ventures, an early stage venture fund focused on consumer products and consumer technology.

Serves as an Advisory Board Member at the Lowell Milken Institute of Business Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law, contributing over a decade of thought leadership to the legal community.

Started career in tax law at Skadden Arps and Deloitte, developing a robust foundation in corporate structure and strategy.

Things I can advise on:
✔️ How to start and scale startups
✔️ Fundraising from VCs and investors
✔️ Building a subscription-based business
✔️ Launching consumer-facing brands
✔️ Navigating IPO readiness and execution
✔️ Leadership strategies for CEOs
✔️ Scaling from early-stage to growth
✔️ & more

I am excited to share my insights and experiences to help you accelerate your entrepreneurial journey. Looking forward to connecting!

Co-Founder of LegalZoom ($2B IPO), The Honest Company ($1B IPO), ShoeDazzle, and BAM Ventures.

Co-Founder of LegalZoom ($2B IPO) and The Honest Company ($1B IPO).

Co-founder & CEO of MySpace, the world’s first major social network. Acquired for $675M. 

It was the #1 trafficked site in world, and was the major catalyst  for the Web 2 Movement.

Also co-founded Jam City (valued at $1B+), one of largest mobile game cos in world.  Billions of downloads and 25+ games created.. Developed and published 3 top grossing games globally in app store. Built and managed team of 1,400. Created original titles, and games based on top Hollywood IP.

Chris recently announced his newest two companies raising one of largest seed rounds of 2023:

Salt AI - An AI Platform for developers and product managers demoocratizing AI creation for all. Getsalt.com.

Champions Ascension - Web 3 protocol featuring UGC to create next gen of Entertainment. Champions.io

Things I can advise on: 
- Product market fit
- Team building
- How to avoid early mistakes
- Fund raising
- Early stage investing
- Business strategy
- Going from 0 to 1
-Going from 1-5
- Growth hacking
- distribution
- Mergers & acquisitions 

I am very passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others on similar journeys. Excited to connect!

CEO & Co-founder of MySpace (Sold for $675M & Jam City (2B+Rev) Time 100 Most Influential People

Former CEO and Co-founder of MySpace (Sold for $675M), & Jam City ($1B+)

Early Uber board member & Airbnb investor with $7B+ in returns and 93 exits across 200+ startups.

Co-founder of Sherpa Capital ($650M AUM), where he backed breakout companies like Slack, Robinhood, Warby Parker, and Opendoor.

Founder of Virgin Hyperloop and pioneer of 11+ industries including ride-sharing, cloud kitchens, and quantum computing.

Former Managing Director at Menlo Ventures, leading early investments in Tumblr, Parse (acq. by Facebook), Warby Parker, and Machine Zone.

Angel investor in Facebook, Postmates (acq. by Uber), Dollar Shave Club ($1B exit), Hims, and Truebill ($1.3B exit to Rocket).

Took D-Wave (QBTS) public via SPAC, co-founded Silicon Foundry (acq. by Kearney), and founded Edison Labs, Telly, and SLAI.

Named to the Forbes Midas List four consecutive years, with an 88% IRR and $3B+ distributed in profits to LPs.

Things I can advise on:
✔️ How to invest in breakout startups
✔️ Guidance on raising venture capital
✔️ Tips on launching new industries
✔️ Best practices for venture studios
✔️ Advice on building generational companies
✔️ How to scale from 0 to $100M+
✔️ Strategy for exits & acquisitions

Excited to help visionary founders scale bold ideas into world-changing companies. Let’s build the future together.

Early Uber board member & Airbnb investor with $7B+ in returns and 93 exits across 200+ startups.

Early investor in Uber, Airbnb, Hyperloop & more. Co-founder of Sherpa Capital.

Chairman of American Airlines (valued at $11B+). Largest airline in the world. 

Board Member at Intel ($100B+)
Board Member at Sierra Space ($5B+). 

Founder and CEO of G2 Equity Partners

Past: CFO (retired) of Boeing for 11 years, where he oversaw finance, strategy, and enterprise operations (valued at $115B+). 

Investor in 23+ startups. 

Advisor to numerous CEO and CFO’s in the private and public sector.

Things I can advise on:

✔️ Finance
✔️ Operations
✔️ Supply chain
✔️ Leadership Development 
✔️ Corporate Strategy
✔️ Communications
✔️ Investor Relations
✔️ Risk Management 
✔️ Business Development 

“I’m passionate about life long learning and assisting leaders reach their full potential by sharing my lessons learned, key traits and techniques. I look forward to connecting soon!”

Chairman of American Airlines (valued at $11B+). Fmr CFO of Boeing ($120B+). Co-Founder G2 Equity.

Chairman of American Airlines & Fmr CFO of Boeing

Co-Founder & CEO of RSE Ventures, with a portfolio of 100+ consumer and DTC brands.

Bestselling author of Burn the Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard and Unleash Your Full Potential (William Morrow, 2023), featuring insights from top founders, athletes, and artists on overcoming fear and going all-in.

*Every session includes a signed copy of the book.*

Learn more: www.BurntheBoatsBook.com

Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, where I teach Moving Beyond DTC.

Host and Executive Producer of Business Hunters alongside Mark Burnett and MGM.

Partnered with Gary Vaynerchuk and VaynerMedia, the world’s largest privately-owned ad agency.

Investor in Milk Bar, BlueStone Lane, Magnolia Bakery, Momofuku, Magic Spoon, and many others.

Former EVP of the New York Jets and Vice Chair of the Miami Dolphins. Co-founder of Relevent Sports.

Ex-COO of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, overseeing redevelopment of the World Trade Center post-9/11.

Active partner in an early-stage metaverse fund.

Things I can advise on:
✔️ Startups
✔️ Sports business operations
✔️ E-commerce growth hacking
✔️ Pitching on Shark Tank
✔️ Scaling
✔️ Early-stage investing
✔️ Strategy & crisis management
✔️ Operations
✔️ M&A

Looking forward to helping you on your business journey!

Cofounder/CEO, RSE Ventures; Author, Burn The Boats; Host, Business Hunters; Guest Shark, Shark Tank

Co-founder/CEO of RSE Ventures

Andrew Chen is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and the lead investor in Intro (this app!).

He invests in consumer technology, including social, marketplace, entertainment, and gaming experiences.

He serves on the boards of Clubhouse, Substack, Reforge, Envoy, Maven, SandboxVR, Singularity6, and Sleeper.

His specialties are in growth, data, and marketing.

He’s the author of The Cold Start Problem, a book that shares how to jumpstart growth and how other established companies went from 0 to 1.

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and Lead Investor in Intro (this app!!)

Investor and Growth Expert

Co-founder of Nextdoor (valued at over $1B).

Took company from 0 to over $100M in revenue before listing on the NYSE ($KIND). Led product, growth, international expansion, marketing and operations. 

Prev: Head of product and marketing for Epinions and Shopping from pre-launch to the IPO and through the $620M sale to eBay ($EBAY)

Currently Venture Partner at Unusual Ventures.

Things I can advise on:
- startups 
- fundraising
- product 
- product marketing
- product market fit
- growth tactics 
- international expansion
- operations & scaling
- community building
- social apps
- early stage investing
- & more!

I love helping others, especially entrepreneurs and I look forward to helping you on your business journey!

Co-founder of Nextdoor. Investor. Board Member. Entrepreneur in Residence, Harvard University.

Co-founder of Nextdoor

Co-Founder of Casper (founding to $500M rev)

Investor in 150+ companies, including Affirm, Reddit, Ro, Relativity, Archer etc. I also coach ambitious founders on building world class companies. 

Things I can advise on:
- startups
- fundraising
- raise money vs bootstrapping
- selling your company vs IPO
- product 
- finding product market
- early stage investing
- operations 
- how to find great talent
- hiring & managing
- how to evaluate companies to invest in

I love helping others, especially entrepreneurs. I can’t wait to help you along your business journey!

Co-Founder of Casper. Investor in 150+ startups (Affirm, Reddit, Relativity, Ro, Tia) and Coach

Entrepreneur & Co-Founder of Casper (Valued at $575M at time of exit). Investor.

Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of The Honest Co. (a publicly trade company ($HNST) & Founder / CEO of PRIMA (acquired)

Purposefully building & leading transformational social enterprises to address the epidemics of today that are empowering people & planet to be healthier & thrive.

Investor, board member, activist, sustainability + enviro. health leader, best-selling author, & proudest father of 4.

Things I can advise on:
- Brand building (a unicorn brand from scratch)
- CPG product: ideation to commercialization
- Mission-led leadership
- Sustainability/ESG
- Strategic partnerships
- Plant botanicals, cannabis, & science-driven therapeutics
- Health & wellness industry & white space
- Conscious capitalism
- Retail distribution
- Early stage growth
- Optimizing over maximizing
- Raising capital
- Founder mindset, challenges, growth
- Customer experience / delight
- Obsessing over the details

I am super passionate helping, guiding, & openly sharing all I can with brand founders & executives. I’m curious about your needs/challenge to unlock meaningful insights & recommendations to elevate your journey even more :)

Founder of The Honest Co. (NASDAQ: HNST) & PRIMA (acquired); Board Member & Angel Investor

Co-founder of HONEST Co. (NASDAQ: $HNST) & Co-founder of PRIMA (Acquired)

Co-founder  and former CEO of OfferUp for more than a decade.  Currently Co-founder, CEO @ Juicer Energy. 

Experience building two sided marketplaces from the ground up. Have raised over $380M in financing from leading investors including A16Z, TRowe, Tiger, Allen.co, GGV, Coatue and more.  1 in 6 people over the age of 14 used OfferUp in 2021.  

OfferUp now facilitates billions of dollars in transactions every single month. We most recently branched out from shopping and now have a marketplace for local jobs, services, rentals. 

Will ride anything with a board (wake surf, skate, e foil, snowboard..).  

I love helping others, especially entrepreneurs! I look forward to helping you along your business journey 🙌

Founder @ OfferUp (largest local marketplace in U.S.) Top shopping app. 150M installs to date.

Founder @ OfferUp (largest local marketplace in U.S.) Top shopping app. 130M installs to date.

For over 25 years, Nate’s approachable and elevated design philosophy had transformed countless homes around the world through his design work, home collections, books, television shows and media appearances. 

Ever since his first appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 2002, Nate has become one of the world’s most recognizable interior designers and is included on the ELLE DÉCOR “A-List” and the AD100. 

His work has been featured in publications including Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Harper’s Bazaar, VOGUE, InStyle, O Magazine and People. 

“My job as a designer is being able to tell my client’s stories through the things they choose for their home. What they’ve seen, who they’ve loved, and where they hope to go next.” -Nate

AD 100, Elle Décor A-List. Renowned interior designer with clients such as Oprah

Celebrity Interior Designer

Sami Clarke is a celebrity fitness & wellness creator. With a community of over 1 Million across her channels (IG, YouTube, TikTok), she is helping women all over to create healthy habits, build routines, and focus on how to build self confidence by becoming the best version of themselves! 

Sami also created FORM (@joinform), a hugely successful fitness and wellness app with a large community of women all centered around fitness, wellness, and food. 

Lastly, Sami has a strong understanding of what it takes to build a large and deeply engaged audience on social media, and how to leverage that to launch businesses or earn major brand deals. 

How I can help you:

- How to have a healthy lifestyle 
- How to have motivation and consistency
- What workout routines and nutrition looks like for you
- Upgrade your wellness routines

How I can help you as a creator & entrepreneur:

- Tips on choosing a niche
- How to create compelling content
- The right way to post
- How to maximize your reach on each new post
- Timelines & signs of success
- Getting brand deals and monetizing
- Building a company to benefit your audience
- Being a founder of a successful wellness platform

I am so excited to connect with you and help you on your journey!

Sami is a celebrity fitness & wellness creator (1M+ audience). Founder of FORM, a top wellness app.

Celebrity Fitness & Wellness Creator (1M+ Followers). Founder of FORM

Co-founder  of Byte  ($1B+ all cash exit without taking any VC funding). 

Ernst & Young Entreprenuer of the Year 

Founder & CEO of 180Fusion (sold to Fortune 500  company -Deluxe).

Prior, started career building startups to succesful exits for over a decade in Silicon Valley.

Currently:  Preparing to launch new start ups and sit on five Board's for leading Non Profits to give back. 

Investor and Advisor in a number of startups and growth stage companies. 

Guest Lecturer at Harvard Business School, USC Marshall , UCLA Anderson , and Univ of Arizona Eller.

Strengths
- Startups 
- Investing
- Operations 
- Hiring and management
- Early stage marketing
- Growth marketing tactics
- Successful exits
-Business Development

Looking forward to helping your on your business journey! I love helping entrepreneurs and I donate proceeds to the United Way to break the cycle of generational poverty.

Co-founder of Byte  ($1B+ all cash exit without taking any VC funding).

Founder, CEO of @Frame.io, an online video review and collaboration platform for creative professionals. Acquired by Adobe $1.3B.

Video Pro. Apple Design Award winner.

Things I can advise on: 
✔️ Fundraising from VCs
✔️ Raise money vs bootstrapping
✔️ Founder mindset, challenges, growth
✔️ Obsessing over the details
✔️ Scaling & operations
✔️ How to find great talent
✔️ Hiring & managing

I am very passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others on similar journeys. Excited to connect!

Founder, CEO of @Frame.io. Acquired by Adobe $1.3B.

Founder & CEO of PillPack (acquired by Amazon for $1B). 

Under his leadership, PillPack reached $1B in revenue within 10 years. 

At Amazon, TJ served as VP of Pharmacy, where he built and launched Amazon Pharmacy, and later as VP of Health, overseeing the launch of Amazon Clinic.

TJ is now a General Partner (Investor) at Matrix, focusing on healthcare and technology investments.

Experienced in scaling healthcare solutions and driving strategic growth for major companies.

Things I can advise on:
✔️ Fundraising for healthcare startups
✔️ Launching and scaling a startup
✔️ Building healthcare products
✔️ Mergers & acquisitions
✔️ Strategic partnerships
✔️ Navigating the healthcare industry
✔️ Exiting a business

Excited to help founders scale their businesses and innovate in the healthcare space!

Founder of PillPack (acq. by Amazon for $1B), former VP at Amazon Pharmacy. Now: Investor at Matrix

Founder & CEO of PillPack (sold to Amazon for $1B)

Co-founder & ex-CEO of VSCO, a photo social networking app. Scaled to 300M+ creators.

Raised $100M+ in funding and built a thriving subscription-based business.

Led teams through product launches, industry shifts, and global scaling.

Expert in product innovation, brand-building, leadership, and company growth.

Advises founders and executives on strategy, leadership, and building enduring brands.

Things I can advise on:
✔️ How to build a global brand
✔️ Guidance on scaling a subscription business
✔️ Tips on product innovation & growth
✔️ Best practices for company leadership
✔️ Advice on raising venture funding
✔️ How to build & lead creative communities
✔️ Strategy for long-term business success

Passionate about helping founders refine their vision, scale their businesses, and create lasting impact. Let’s connect!

Co-founder & ex-CEO of VSCO. Scaled to 300M+ creators, $100M+ funding.

Co-Founder of VSCO

Co-founder/CEO of Nanotrace (AI and nanoparticles to solve cancer) and Chairman, Co-founder, former CEO & President of ThirdLove. Valued $640M.

Former Partner at Sequoia Capital.

Master of Pitch Decks & Salesmanship 🎯🚀

DISCLAIMER: I will rip apart your pitch deck & destroy 'how' you pitch your company & yourself 😬

BUT we will rebuild all of it & your confidence will go from 0 to 100 💪

THEN you will close investors, partners, and talent at a much higher rate 🙌

Angel investments include: Function Health, Intro.co, Better help, Boom Aerospace, BetterUp, Liquid Death, Philz Coffee, Zoox (acq by Amazon), Jet.com (acq by Walmart), Postmates (acq by Uber), August (acq by Yale Locks/Assa Abloy).

Things I can advise on: 
✔️ PITCH DECK ADVICE
✔️ Salesmanship, how to pitch and how to close! 
✔️ How to hire a senior team and how to back channel them
✔️ Going from 0 to $1B
✔️ Scaling & operations
✔️ Revenue & growth
✔️ & more 

I am very passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others on similar journeys. Excited to connect!

Co-founder ThirdLove ($1bn rev) / Former Sequoia Capital / Master of Pitch Decks & Salesmanship 🎯🚀

Cofounder ThirdLove & Nanotrace / Ex Sequoia Capital / Master of Sales & Pitching

Soren Iverson creates satirical designs daily on social media, generating over 500M organic impressions in 2024 for brands like Duolingo, Coinbase, Meta, Yahoo, and more.

In addition to his deep understanding of social, Soren led the GTM design of Square Payment Links (scaled to $1B GPV run rate in 1yr) and Square Photo Studio.

In 2024, Soren Co-Founder Stompers, a Mario-Kart style app for walking and scaled to 100K MAU with no fundraising. 

Soren advises on:
- Design critique & strategy
- Viral growth marketing
- Growing your social following

Designer @ Entrepreneur. Founder of Iterate. Co-Founder of Stompers. Ex Cash-App, Square.

Founder & CEO of Dream Pops 🍡, Food Designer, Brand Builder, Advisor & Investor 

83+ Five Star Reviews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2020 - Food & Drink 

Mondelez SnackFutures CoLab Class of 2023

Albertsons Innovation Launchpad Winner 2023

Here to help you scale your consumer business, learn from our successes and failures, and take your business to the next level. 🏭🚀🍦

Dream Pops began as a dairy-free snackable ice cream brand and has evolved into a challenger brand taking on frozen dessert giants like Unilever, Mars, and Ferrero. 

The mission? Re-imagine cult classic treats, sweets and desserts through culinary innovation, design and clean ingredients.

The brand is in over 7,000+ retail doors and is one of the fastest growing ice cream novelties in the US & Canada.

David also invests in CPG, tech, health & wellness and consumer-facing brands with a portfolio that includes:

Remedy Place 🩺
Catch Bio 🏥
Intro 📲
Mezcla 🍫
Positive Food Co. 🥕🥬
Daring Foods 🌱🍗
Ripi Foods 🍝
The Plug Drink 🔌
Obvi 💊🤸‍♀️
Feel Goods Co. ☀️
Vizer 🧾🎟️
Twice ✌️🪥
Chubby Snacks 🥜🍞
Elements 🥃

++ more. 

I can help you with:

- product development & design 
- brand & marketing mix
- fundraising 
- structuring term sheets 
- financial analysis & margin optimization 
- scaling responsibly in retail  
- wholesale go-to-market strategy 
- e-commerce
- manufacturing & supply chain 
- general business questions

Founder & CEO of Dream Pops🍦Food Designer, and Investor 🌱🧙‍♂️

Founder & CEO of Dream Pops 🍡🍦

Sr. Frontend Engineer at Intro. An a16z & 776 Ventures backed company.

3x first hire for web development. Expert in building out and scaling web development teams.

Ex: Sr. Frontend Engineer at Replicated (valued $100M) & RadPad (valued $30M)

Things I can help with:
- building and iterating quickly
- focusing on what matters
- advising and coaching Jr devs or people looking to pivot into web development

I am very passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others on similar journeys. Excited to connect!

Sr. Frontend Engineer at Intro. An a16z & 776 Ventures backed company.

Senior Web Dev @ Intro

Brian is a recognized leader in the creator economy, with a proven track record of scaling platforms and empowering brands, agencies & creators to achieve their goals. As the founder of [Heartbeat.com](http://heartbeat.com/), Brian pioneered nano-creator marketing at scale, growing the platform to over 500,000 creators and 2,000 brands, becoming the first nano-creator marketing provider for 100+ fortune 5000 companies including Disney, Amazon, Dunkin, Horizon Media, Spinmaster, Publicis, Digitas & many more. He and his team generated millions of sponsored content pieces on Instagram & TikTok reaching 10s of billions of people and driving millions in sales. 

Currently, Brian is building Creatorland.com, a groundbreaking professional network uniting creators, industry professionals, and brands to foster collaboration and unlock opportunities. With his insights featured in The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Forbes, and Wired, Brian brings a decade of expertise in creator monetization, platform strategy, and building innovative ecosystems. Whether you’re a brand, creator, or entrepreneur, Brian’s guidance can help you unlock your full potential as a founder, marketing or growth executive, or team member in the creator economy and beyond.

Things I can Advise On 

✔️ Building and scaling platforms for creators & influencers
✔️ How to launch a startup
✔️ Creator/Influencer Go-To-Market Strategy
✔️ Fundraising and scaling businesses
✔️ Launching & managing creator marketing campaigns
✔️ Implementing AI in your organization & workflow
✔️ Navigating the Creator Economy as a startup founder, investor, or stakeholder
✔️ Business development and strategy
✔️ & more

⭐️ Architect of over 1000 creator/influencer campaigns
⭐️ Past clients & partners include 100+ fortune 2000 brands and agencies
⭐️ Guest Lecturer USC Annenburg, Forbes Agency Council member, AdWeek Contributor, with  coverage and insights featured in WSJ, Forbes, Business Insider, Wired, Inc, Entrepreneur & 50+ more publications
⭐️ Industry expert on creator monetization and acquisition

Creator marketing expert & pioneer, building creatorland.com LinkedIn for the creator economy

Founder, Creatorland.com & Heartbeat.com, Creator Economy Leader & Growth Expert

Jeff Morris is the founder and Managing Partner of Chapter One. He was previously the VP of Product, Revenue at Tinder. In the role, Tinder became the #1 top grossing app in the App Store and one of the top grossing products in mobile history.

As a product leader, Morris is passionate about building high performing teams and creating profitable products that delight customers.

At Tinder, Morris built the revenue team and led the creation of multiple blockbuster hits including Tinder Gold and Boost. These products broke industry records and helped increase the Match Group market cap by $8B+.

Strengths
- startups 
- product 
- growth strategy
- early stage investing 
- growth tactics 
- Web3 (Cryptos, NFTs, and DAOs)

I love helping entrepreneurs and I can’t wait to help you in your business journey!

Founder, Investor, & Web3 Expert. Previously led product at Tinder

Founder, General Partner

Former CMO of Stack Overflow (left role in December 2023).

Responsible for Stack Overflow growth through $1.8B acquisition and during $85M Series E.

Previously Head of Marketing at GLG, with agency experience working with TED, the Motion Picture Association, GE and more. 

Uniquely qualified to advise b2b2c companies focused on community marketing (especially to developers), with robust experience in brand building, demand generation, and internal / external communications. 

Have also built and scaled multiple marketing teams and can advise on organizational design.

Things I can advise on: 
- startups
- community building
- marketing and growth
- developer / technical marketing 
- crisis management
- personal brand / exec comms
- demand generation
- brand building
-  & more 

I’ve consulted for the portfolio companies of several VCs and served as an advisor to several seed stage / Series A startups. Excited to connect!

CMO at Stack Overflow through $1.8B acquisition. Community-oriented marketer and comms expert.

Former CMO of Stack Overflow ($1.8B Exit)

Curiosity, creativity, strong instincts and an entrepreneurial spirit have led Geri to start one of the first fashion blogs on the internet, build and sell a digital media company (LEAFtv), launch one of the fastest growing clean beauty brands (Saie Beauty) and participate in businesses either as a consultant, advisor (Perelel, AYLO, etc.) and/or angel investor (AWAY, Regeneration.VC, Ashland Hard Seltzer, Malibu Mylk, Casa Del Sol, etc.). 

Having been immersed in the digital and CPG world for the last two decades, there’s a handful of topics Geri advises on:

-brand building
-creative direction 
-marketing & branding 
-ideation 
-digital strategy
-growth strategy 
-community
-influencer marketing 
-content creation 
-content strategy
-sustainability
-CPG specifically in clean beauty and wellness
-the digital/CPG landscape & trajectory 
-CPG investments 
- +MORE!

Geri is passionate about advising and working with entrepreneurs, brands and investors.

Brand Builder, Advisor, Angel Investor, Clean Beauty Expert & Content Creator

Entrepreneur + Creative Director

Terry Rice is a Business Development Consultant and Staff Writer at Entrepreneur magazine. He's also the host of Launch Your Business, a podcast that helps entrepreneurs start their business, save time and make better decisions. 

Based in Brooklyn, Terry is an instructor at New York University, speaks at business development events on behalf of Amazon and Google, and has been featured as a subject matter expert by Good Morning America

Things I can advise on: 
- coaching & consulting businesses 
- entrepreneurship
- LinkedIn content & profile optimization
- personal branding
- booking speaking engagements
- paid partnerships 
- digital marketing 
- packaging, pricing, & promotion

I love helping others, especially entrepreneurs. Can’t wait to help you with your business journey

Biz Dev Expert @ Entrepreneur Mag. Startups Mentor @ Amazon. Speaker at Adweek, SXSW, & prof @ NYU.

Biz Dev Expert @ Entrepreneur Mag. Startups Mentor @ Amazon. Speaker at Adweek, SXSW, & prof @ NYU

Co-founded asmlbd., a construction automation and reconfigurable environment startup with exit to Airbnb.

Former leader of Airbnb's Backyard project (now https://samara.com), spearheading housing innovation & redefining prefab construction. 

Currently leading real estate brand, product strategy, and marcom at Neutral (https://neutral.us)

Things I can advise on:
▫️Real estate development innovation
▫️Real estate branding, design & product direction
▫️Curating project creative team
▫️Fundraising for real estate ventures
▫️Scaling prefab housing
▫️Product-market fit in real estate
▫️Leveraging tech in real estate
▫️Spatial data research
▫️Construction technology

Learn more at https://fednovikov.com

Passionate about sharing insights from my journey to help others innovate and create exceptional built environments. Excited to connect!

Real Estate Development @ Neutral. Co-Founder of asmlbd (exit to Airbnb).

Real Estate Founder, Ex. Airbnb

Jaclyn is a serial entrepreneur with two multi-million dollar exits, an angel investor, a bestselling author and host of a top ranking business podcast (WorkParty).

Her latest company, Create & Cultivate, is a cult favorite brand hosting multiple events each year with a community of 1 million plus women, a line at Target, a top biz podcast, & more. On her podcast, she’s interviewed notable names such as: Issa Rae, Chelsea Handler, Meghan Markle, Martha Stewart to name a few. 

She is now passionate about paying it forward to entrepreneurs and self-starters with her female focused $20mm consumer fund New Money Ventures.

Things I can advise on:
- startups 
- community building
- event planning
- pitching 
- selling your business 
- marketing 
- growth strategy
- investing
- podcasts
- fundraising 

I love helping entrepreneurs and I can’t wait to help you in your business journey!

Founder of Create + Cultivate, Founder Of Cherub, Angel investor and Host of the Work Party Podcast

Entrepreneur, Investor, Best-Selling Author, and CEO

Founder & CEO of Destiny ($DXYZ | d.xyz), an investment management company that provides public access to the private tech markets.

Founder and former CEO of Forge (forge.com), the largest global secondary market for private tech stock. Raised over $250M and went public as $FRGE at $2B.

Over the years, have advised and invested in over 150 startups, including as a seed investor in over a dozen unicorns such as Rappi, Rippling, Notion, Retool, Astranis, Superhuman, and Mercury, among others.

Other misc: YC S12. Thiel Fellow. 30U30.

✔️ Fundraising Strategies
✔️ Secondaries & Secondary Markets
✔️ Scaling Operations
✔️ GTM / Market Entry
✔️ Product Development
✔️ Acquisitions and Partnerships
✔️ Investor Relations
✔️ Early-stage Startups
✔️ Entrepreneurial Mindset
✔️ Networking and Mentoring
✔️ Tech Market Insights

I am very passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others on similar journeys. Excited to connect!

Founder of Destiny ($DXYZ | d.xyz). Founder of Forge ($FRGE 2B IPO), largest global secondary market

Founder of Destiny ($DXYZ | d.xyz), exchange-listed funds of top private companies. Founder of Forge ($FRGE 2B IPO), largest global secondary market.

Founder of three product development and manufacturing infrastructure businesses having built 100s of products and manage nine figures of manufacturing a year for top DTC brands. 

I cut my teeth buildings products and living in Chinese factories before launching Canopy. (Now in Sephora, Blue Mercury) 

Things I can advise on: 
- startups
- bootstrapping v. fundraising 
- DTC economics
- building the right product
- manufacturing (domestic/abroad)
- product & design of physical goods
- Hiring the right team for the job
- agency v. in-house
- & more!

I love helping others and I look forward to helping on your business journey!

Co-founder of Canopy, DorisDev, FactoredQuality

Founder of Canopy/DorisDev Head Of Design/Manufacturing

Hey! I’m the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine. 

My superpower is communications — and I can help you do this::

1. GET MEDIA ATTENTION

I’ve had a long media career in media and can help you craft a PR strategy.

2. GROW A LINKEDIN FOLLOWING

I have 150K followers and direct access to LinkedIn’s team. I can help you grow there.

3. BUILD A PERSONAL BRAND

Newsletters, keynote talks, podcasts — I do them all, and can help you tell your story.

4. BRAND STORYTELLING

Struggling with how to tell your brand’s story? Let’s talk through it. 

I’m excited to connect!

Editor in Chief @ Entrepreneur magazine, startup advisor, author, speaker, podcaster

Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine — I’ll Help You Tell Your Story

Co-founded GreenPark Sports, a next-gen fan platform with official partnerships with NBA, MLS, LALIGA and Riot Games raising $55M+ from Seed through Series B. 

Co-founder and former Chief Creative of BLITZ, a product design agency acquired in 2015, serving clients like Adobe, Microsoft, and Nike. Led BLITZ to AdAge Small Agency of the Year before its acquisition. 

Executive Creative Technologist and founder with 20+ years in product and creative technology. 

Previously co-founded Threadlife, a social video app that inspired Snapchat’s Stories. Early developer of first Zappos.com and identity.

Now consulting and developing for large-scale generative AI, with expertise in brand strategy, rapid prototyping, and solution architecture.

Things I can advise on: 
✔️ AI strategy and solutions
✔️ Product and creative strategy
✔️ Rapid prototyping
✔️ Pitching & fundraising from VCs
✔️ Scaling startups
✔️ Cross-functional team leadership

Looking forward to sharing my expertise in AI, product design, and creative technology to help innovators succeed.

Executive Creative Technologist and Generative AI Developer. Co-founded GreenPark Sports and BLITZ.

Back in 2012, I joined Uber as one of the first 100 employees. 

In 6 years, I helped Uber scale operations from a startup in 10 cities to a company doing more than $10B / year in revenue. 

Now, I partner with high growth companies to help them go faster and scale better. 

Some things I can advise on:

- Operations 
- Growth tactics
- Finding product market fit
- Building a world class team
- Fundraising
- Marketplaces 

I love helping others and am excited to help you grow your business.

Startup Helper | Employee #99 at Uber

Former CPO & CRO of Outdoorsy (Valued $1.7B). Built the most trusted marketplace for RVs, motorhomes, camper vans, and travel trailers

✅ Grew company to $3B+ in revenue
✅ Raised $200m in venture capital
✅ 10th employee and first executive hire

Current: GP Yonder Ventures a pre-seed fund investing in early-stage marketplaces. 

Former VP of Product and Analytics at Tripping.com. Third employee and first product hire, responsible for building the core features of the product from the ground up.

Former Ancestry.com where I managed everything buy button forward on the product and helped launch the DNA product. 

Things I can advise on: 
✔️ Online marketplaces
✔️ Fundraising
✔️ Product market fit
✔️ Go-to-market strategies
✔️ Going from 0 to $1B
✔️ Scaling & operations
✔️ Revenue & growth
✔️ & more 

I am very passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others on similar journeys. Excited to connect!

Marketplace Expert, CPO/CRO of Outdoorsy, GP Yonder Ventures

Marketplace Expert, CPO of Outdoorsy, GP Yonder Ventures

Eric co-founded and built Scopely, the largest US mobile games publisher which was acquired at $5B. Scopely created 8+ top-grossing games (Scrabble, Star Trek, MonopolyGo, Walking Dead, WWE and Yahtzee.)

Eric is currently the CEO of Embrace, funded by NEA and YCombinator. Companies, including Goat, Wildlife, Hilton, P&G, Owlet, and Home Depot, partner with Embrace to build experiences we all love across phones, tablets, point-of-sale systems, IoT, cars, spatial, and other devices.

Eric is an investor in a variety of startups.  

Things I can advise on: 
✔️ Venture capital and startup funding
✔️ Early-stage investment strategies
✔️ Building and operating consumer and SaaS companies 
✔️YCombinator
✔️ Scaling startups for growth
✔️ Adtech, games, enterprise
✔️Observability
✔️ Building strategies and networks
✔️ Mentorship and guidance for startup founders
✔️ Evaluation of innovative technologies and business models
✔️ Risk assessment and mitigation in startup investing
✔️ Leveraging industry expertise for investment success
✔️ & more 

I am very passionate about sharing all of my learnings with others on similar journeys. Excited to connect!

Cofounder of Scopely (acquired for $5B) & Embrace (Top 100 in YC)

Cofounder of Scopely (acquired for $5B)

Founder of Product Hunt. Investor at Weekend Fund. 

Currently investing in early-stage startups. Portfolio includes Deel, Pipe, MoonPay, Truemed, Mindbloom, Justpoint, and 100+ others. 

Contributing writer for Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. 

**don’t ask me to hunt your product**

Things I can advise on:
- Startup building
- Fundraising 
- Product 
- Early-stage investing
- GTM

Happy to help. :)

Founder of Product Hunt. Investor at Weekend Fund. :)

Founder of Product Hunt. Investor at Weekend Fund.

Former Head of Product @ Snap (NYSE: SNAP)

In my 10 years with Snap I managed teams of over 300+, built out the Design organization, helped grow the number of Daily Active Users from 10s of millions to 400+ million, grew Snapchat+ from 0 to 6M+ paying subscribers, and optimized an organization around creativity, innovation, and execution. 

I initially joined as a Product Designer when the company had close to 50 employees. 
As a Product Designer I led Memories & Snap Map from concept to launch, and created viral AR effects like Face Swap. I eventually left Snap after overseeing all of Product & Growth for the Snapchat application and Snap’s hardware efforts.

How I can help: 
✔️ Validating a product or start up idea
✔️ Product strategy
✔️ Finding Product/Market fit
✔️ Social Products & Viral Growth
✔️ Product led growth
✔️ Monetizing your product
✔️ Design Feedback
✔️ Cultivating a culture of creativity and innovation
✔️ Building and growing teams
✔️ Operating teams at scale
✔️ & more

I love helping others and tackling challenging product, growth, or business problems. Excited to connect!

Former Head of Product @ Snap. Creator of Memories, Snap Map, and Face Swap. Angel investor.

Head of Product @ Snapchat

Dennis Crowley is a technology entrepreneur working at the intersection of the real world & digital world. His work focuses on creating things that make everyday life feel a little more fun and playful.

Dennis is Co-Founder & CEO at Hopscotch Labs, working towards building a "Marauder’s Map for AirPods." He is also the Co-Founder/Co-Chair at Foursquare, one of the world's leading location technology platforms. Previously, he founded Dodgeball, one of the first location-based mobile social services (acquired by Google in 2005) and co-created PacManhattan, one of the earliest "big urban games" (2004).

He is also the Co-Founder/Co-Chair at Street FC ("building the biggest football club on the planet") and the Founder/Chairman of Kingston Stockade FC, a semi-professional soccer team out of Hudson Valley, NY that competes in the 4th division of the US Soccer Pyramid.

He has been named one of Fortune's "40 Under 40" (2010, 2011), a member of Vanity Fair's "New Establishment" (2011, 2012), won the "Fast Money" bonus round on the TV game show Family Feud (2009), and was worth $400 on Jeopardy (2020). He was previously an Adjunct Professor at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP).

Founder of Hopscotch 🎧, Foursquare📱, Dodgeball 📟 (acquired by Google), Street FC & Stockade FC ⚽️

Founder of Hopscotch, Foursquare, Dodgeball (acquired by Google), Stockade FC (semi pro soccer team)

JT is a TikTok, Instagram, & YouTube Creator (1M+) who advises brands on everything social media. 

The CEO of Barnett, a marketing agency that helps challenger brands create content that drives revenue.

Things JT can help you with:

For Companies:

- how to create content that gets traction and generates revenue
- the costs and investment involved with working with creators
- frameworks for planning, creation, and generating reach 
- what’s working and what’s not on each platform
- helping your brand craft a narrative that will help you grow on social media
- finding creators and how to price it
- more

For creators: 

- how to build your persona that’s authentic to you
- best practices on content creation 
- planning, posting, and hustling for distribution 
- getting traction, consistently
- how to attract brands for brand deals 
- how to manage those relationships 
- how to collaborate with other creators
- monetizing your audience, while staying authentic and providing value 

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✨🙏🏻 Hey it’s JT! Excited to help you out! I love the content world, and together we’ll help you find success on these platforms, driving business results with meaningful return on investments.

Social Media Expert & Creator (1M+) who advises brands on social & creator strategy

Social Media Expert & Creator (1M+), CEO of Barnett

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Cofounder at Portola Ai

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Sr. PM at Microsoft

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Executive at Meta

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