20+
speakers
500+
Attendees
3
hours
2,500+ Post Exit Founders community
As of November 6, among registrants, those open to:
469 Co-found a startup, 561 Be a guest on podcast, 561 Speak at events, 483 Invest in startups, 235 Invest in VC/PE, 502 Get funding, 670 Advise startups, 262 Get a job offer, 640 In-person events/travel/retreats
20+
speakers
500+
Attendees
3
As of November 6, among registrants, those open to:
hours
2,500+ Post Exit Founders community
469 Co-found a startup, 561 Be a guest on podcast, 561 Speak at events, 483 Invest in startups, 235 Invest in VC/PE, 502 Get funding, 670 Advise startups, 262 Get a job offer, 640 In-person events/travel/retreats
Among registrants:
50 founders with a 5-figure exit or less
67 founders with a 6-figure exit
119 founders with a 7-figure exit
173 founders with an 8-figure exit
62 founders with a 9-figure exit
13 founders with a 10-figure exit or more
50 founders with a 5-figure exit or less
67 founders with a 6-figure exit
119 founders with a 7-figure exit
173 founders with an 8-figure exit
62 founders with a 9-figure exit
13 founders with a 10-figure exit or more
Speakers & Topics
- Shaan Puri
Co-host of the podcast "My First Million"
Exits: The Milk Road, BeboShaan Puri defends and breaks down his Post-Exit PortfolioShaan is an entrepreneur, investor & podcast host. In 2022, he co-founded The Milk Road, a rapidly growing newsletter for crypto investors. By the time it was sold in December 2022, Milk Road had grown to 250,000 subscribers. Previously, he was the CEO of Bebo, which was acquired by Twitch in 2019, and served as Senior Director of Product at Twitch, focusing on mobile gaming and emerging markets. Shaan co-hosts one of the fastest-growing business podcasts, "My First Million," where he explores various business opportunities with 600,000+ monthly listeners.
- Alex Bean
Managing Partner @ Tandem
Exit: DivvyFactory for Good
(navigating life post-exit)Alex is a managing partner at Tandem Ventures, an investment group focused on leveraging operator experience to drive investments in promising startups. Before Tandem Ventures, Alex co-founded Divvy, a revolutionary business expense and budget management platform. Under his guidance, Divvy experienced meteoric growth, leading to an impressive $2.5B exit. - Anastasia Koroleva
Host of Exit Paradox Podcast
Exits: Intermedia, Keku, Snugly, Shoot.comPanel "Paths and Resources for Introspection"Anastasia is a 4x exited founder. After her 9-figure exit 13 years ago, she focused on deeply understanding the psychological struggles of post-exit life. This led her to create Exit Paradox, a blog and podcast where she interviews the world’s most remarkable exited founders. Her fascination with exits was first sparked during her early career as an M&A attorney at Skadden Arps in New York City. - Jeremy Schwach
СEO @ Hummingbird Healthcare
Exit: Bluetree NetworkPanel "Big Ambitious New Quests"Jeremy ran Bluetree, a Healthcare IT consulting firm, taking the company from 4 to 600+ employees in 9 years and partnering with all top 10 health systems in the U.S. before selling the company to Tegria, a $25B subsidiary of Providence Health in 2019. In 2023, Jeremy launched Hummingbird raising $16M for his AI-enabled Patient Access Managed Service. The company will have 200 employees by the end of 2024.
- Zane Lackey
General Partner @ Andreessen Horowitz
Exit: Signal Sciences CorpPanel "What is after an exit?"Zane is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, investing in platform engineering and cybersecurity companies. He co-founded Signal Sciences, which was acquired for $825M in 2020, and authored Building a Modern Security Program (O’Reilly Media). Previously, he was the CISO at Etsy, leading a security team during the DevOps/Cloud transition. Zane has been featured in major outlets like the BBC, Wall Street Journal, and Forbes, and speaks at industry conferences such as BlackHat and RSA. - Jake Sussman
CEO @ Marble Health
Exit: HeadwayPanel "Big Ambitious New Quests"Jake is the CEO and co-founder of Marble, a youth mental health company. Earlier, he co-founded Headway, a leading adult mental health technology company that recently closed its Series D at a $2.3B valuation. In between Headway and Marble, Jake taught 5th-grade English at Success Academy, a charter school in Brooklyn, an experience that inspired him to start Marble. He's a native New Yorker and a lifelong New York Knicks fan.
- Steve Schlafman
Founder & Coach
@ DownshiftDownshifting: Navigating Transition with IntentionSteve is a professional transition guide and founder of Downshift, a firm dedicated to helping founders and executives navigate transitions and recover from burnout. Prior to launching Downshift, Steve was an investor at top venture capital firms in New York City, including Primary Venture Partners and RRE Ventures, and an operator at The Kraft Group and Microsoft. He lives in the Hudson Valley with his wife, Eliza, and their two daughters, and finds rejuvenation in nature. - Gil Shai
Venture Partner @ Meron Capital
Exit: CloudEndureEntrepreneurship and HappinessGil is a Venture Partner at Meron Capital, focusing on climate investments, and an active angel investor in 20+ startups, with two successful exits. Previously, he co-founded and served as CRO at CloudEndure, scaling the company to tens of millions in revenue run rate before its acquisition by Amazon Web Services in 2019. Earlier in his career, he was co-founder and COO at AcceloWeb, which was acquired by Limelight Networks.
- Benzi Ronen
General Manager @ GrubMarket Inc.
Exit: FARMIGOPanel "Big Ambitious New Quests"Benzi is a serial missionary entrepreneur with multiple exits. His last startup Farmigo (farm to table) was acquired by GrubMarket. He decided to get back on the saddle, after a hiatus coaching to build his next startup - Medida, to make home renovation a little easier. - Jason Syversen
CEO @ Sports Visio, Inc.
Exit: Siege TechnologiesPanel "Paths and Resources for Introspection"Jason is a cyber security expert and entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience in technical and leadership roles. He is the founder and CEO of SportsVisio, a venture-backed startup utilizing AI and computer vision to create sports analytics, and previously served as the founder and CEO of Siege Technologies, which he successfully exited in 2016. As managing partner of 10X Venture Partners, Jason has made 40+ investments in startups to date. - Jay Radia
Managing Partner @ Blissgrowth
Exit: YieldifyPanel "What is after an exit?"
.Jay has founded and exited several software companies including Yieldify, which was backed by Google and SoftBank and acquired by Publicis, and Reachdesk, which helps 600 businesses globally in corporate gifting. He has built a further 5 companies so far through his venture builder, Blissgrowth, which ideates and partners with exceptional second-time founders to create B2B Enterprise Software businesses. Jay is also an angel investor in 30 companies globally.
- Eric Spett
Founder & CEO, Coach @ Scalebound
Exit: TerminusCEO Performance CoachingEric is the co-founder of Scalebound, a coaching platform for SaaS CEOs and founders that helps them accelerate growth toward their dream exits. Previously, he grew Terminus to $30M+ ARR and 200+ employees before achieving a successful exit. Eric is passionate about guiding CEOs and founders to achieve their dreams. - Jeff Frommer
CEO @OWM
Exit: Malka Media GroupPanel "Journey from exit to navigating what's next"Jeff is a serial entrepreneur who sold his media company for $75M in 2021. He co-founded MALKA, a creative studio that powers some of the largest brands in the Fortune 500, producing 20+ shows and featuring content across platforms like Netflix and Showtime, and grew it to 200 employees before selling it to MoneyLion, a public FinTech. He previously built Adobe’s Digital Publishing business from $3M to $120M and now advises startups, sharing insights from his diverse experience. - Sandy Gibson
Founder @ On Base Capital
Exit: Better Place ForestsPanel "Journey from exit to navigating what's next"Sandy is the founder of On Base Capital, an investment firm that builds and invests in profit-first startups. Earlier, he founded Better Place Forests, where he launched the first memorial forests in the US and grew the company from $0 to $50M in revenue, and raised $100M in venture financing. While he led BPF, Comparably recognized Better Place Forests with national awards for Best Company Leadership, Best CEOs for Women (#16), Best Company Culture, Best CEOs (#15), and Best Companies for Women. - Oliver Low
CEO @ Tiny Studio
Exit: Platform360M&A as a Post Exit FounderOliver is an entrepreneur with a background at Microsoft and MySpace in London. He co-founded a successful digital agency in 2010, which allowed him to invest in software solutions, leading to the creation of Platform360, a programmatic ad platform for brands navigating digital privacy challenges. After a modest exit in 2018, Oliver now runs Tiny Studio within Tiny.com, focusing on acquiring and sustaining profitable SaaS companies. - Noah Abelson Gertler
Founder Coach @ The Founder's Journey
Exit: ShareRootPanel "Journey from exit to navigating what's next"Noah is a post-exit founder coach dedicated to guiding entrepreneurs through their transformative journey after an exit. Having experienced the emotional highs and lows following his exit of his first public company, he understands the importance of recalibrating one's purpose and finding balance in the aftermath of success. With over eight years of personal experience, Noah focuses on helping founders rediscover their authentic selves, emphasizing that true fulfillment extends beyond business achievements. - Micha Breakstone
Co-founder and CEO @ Somite Therapeutics
Exit: Chorus.aiPanel "What is after an exit?"Micha is a repeat entrepreneur who was previously Co-Founder and President of Chorus.ai (acquired for $575m by ZoomInfo) and Founder and CEO of NeuraLight.ai (raised over $30M within 12 months). Before that he sold his NLP business unit to Intel in 2014, and helped build several Israeli unicorns “from the outside”. Currently Founder and CEO at Somite.ai, where he is redefining cell therapy with artificial intelligence. - Rachael Craig
SVP and Managing Director @ Clarivate
Exit: MotionHallPanel "What is after an exit?"Rachael exited MotionHall to join Clarivate Analytics where she is SVP and General Manager of its $85M Life Sciences & Healthcare strategy products business, and a company Partner supporting AI strategy and direction. Rachael was drawn to $4.7B Mkt Cap intelligence provider as an AI transformation candidate, leveraging IP and expertise from her acquired startup, MotionHall. A Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence company first, MotionHall provided licensing and M&A workflows to senior industry executives powered by a 2TB data model. - Chris Timmerman
Co-Founder @ FoundersOhana
Exit: WaegHow to navigate your post-exit transition and craft a path toward rediscovery, personal growth, and meaningful legacy creationExperienced creator of companies with great culture and customer impact. Sold his 3rd company to IBM. Just started a venture studio. Passionate about making the world a better place one very small step at a time. Investor in Femtech. Strategic risk taker, and doer of cool stuff. - Chris Hutchins
Founder, Creator and Host @ All the Hacks
Exit: GrovePanel "Paths and Resources for Introspection"Chris is creator and host of the All the Hacks podcast. Previously he was Head of New Product Strategy at Wealthfront, co-founder and CEO of Grove (acquired by Wealthfront), co-founder of Milk (acquired by Google) and a Partner at GV, where he focused on seed and early stage investments. - Nicholas Herinckx
CEO Coach @ Bluefield
Founder & Co-CEO @ Oxygen
Exit: ObilityPanel "Paths and Resources for Introspection"Nicholas is a CEO, executive coach, and repeat founder who helps leaders scale their businesses while achieving meaningful personal goals. He co-founded Obility, a fast-growing company that achieved a successful exit in five years. After selling his first business, Nicholas discovered his passion for coaching, leading to the establishment of Bluefield, where he has coached 100+ CEOs, including those from the nation's fastest-growing companies. He also advises VC funds, invests through Stargazer Ventures, and is the co-CEO of Oxygen, which provides sought-after manager training programs. - Lindsay Holden
Managing Director @ CASPR
Exit: Long GamePanel "Big Ambitious New Quests"Lindsay is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder and managing director of the Center for Addiction Science, Policy, and Research (CASPR), a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing the global burden of addiction through scalable science-based interventions. CASPR is working to steer resources into the most promising treatments, advance large-scale clinical trials, influence policy, and change the conversation around addiction.
Open Mic & Networking
5+ breakout rooms with one speaker in each.
10-minute presentation, followed by a 15-minute networking session moderated by the speaker.
10-minute presentation, followed by a 15-minute networking session moderated by the speaker.
Hosts & Moderators
- Connor Tomkies
Operating Partner
@ Entrepreneur CooperativeCo-host & Moderator of
the Room 1: Messy MiddleConnor co-founded DelegateIt and EmbarkVet, and later founded SupportNinja, which he grew to nearly 1,000 employees before selling it to BV Investment Partners. After transitioning from his role as CEO, he launched an investment fund in 2023, positioned at the crossroads of a family office and private equity.
- Barak Kaufman
Partner @ Vine VenturesCo-host & Moderator of the
Room 2: Next MountainBarak co-founded Intello, which was acquired by SailPoint in 2021. He created a community for 2,000+ post-exit founders and has personally invested in 50+ startups. Barak is a Partner @ Vine Ventures ($240M+ AUM).
- Max Pog
Founder @ Venture Studio FamilyCo-hostMax Pog is a 4x entrepreneur, and author of the Big Startup Studios Research 2023, read 50,000+ times. Max launched the Venture Studio Family community and began hosting virtual conferences: 4 for venture studios, 3 for family offices, and 2 for VCs & Angels.
- Shlomo Dalezman
BuilderModerator of the
Room 3: Personal ExplorationShlomo was the Co-Founder/CTO of Intello, which was acquired by Sailpoint in 2021. He spends his time trying to be a great dad, co-running a community of 2,500+ PEFs, occasionally angel-investing in PEFs, and partnering with one PEF a year to co-found their next mission-driven startup.
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Max Pog is a 4x entrepreneur. In 2023, he published his Big Startup Studios Research, which attracted the attention of hundreds of venture studios worldwide. Max launched the Venture Studio Family community and began hosting online conferences. We’ve organized 9 popular events for venture studios, family offices, LPs & GPs of VC & PE firms, angel investors, and founders.
This is our 10th event co-hosted together with Barak Kaufman (2500+ PEF community) & Connor Tomkies (Entrepreneur Cooperative).
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