FOUNDERS EMBASSY: 2 YEARS IN REVIEW
“WHAT IS FOUNDERS EMBASSY?”
FOUNDER TESTIMONIALS
FOUNDERS EMBASSY GUEST SPEAKERS
Fireside Chat with Iddo Gino
Iddo Gino, Founder and CEO of RapidAPI, moderated by Maria Salamanca, Principal at Unshackled Ventures
“Founders VS Funders: Agree to Disagree”
What it takes to have a successful investor/founder relationship? What does each side want from the other? Who’s really running the company – the founders or the investors? What’s more important – a successful, viable company, or a profitable exit? And much more.
“How to Make Silicon Valley More Inclusive”
Charles Hudson, Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures, moderated by Katie Roof, Reporter at Wall Street Journal
“Investing in International Entrepreneurs”
Investor panel with Kobie Fuller, General Partner at Upfront Ventures, Nina Achadjian, Principal at Index Ventures, Ho Nam, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Altos Ventures, and Kyle Lui, Principal at DCM Ventures
“What Silicon Valley Doesn’t Want You to Know”
Niko Bonatsos, Managing Director at General Catalyst , Phil Libin, CEO of All Turtles and Founder of Evernote, moderated by Melissa Jun Rowley, Commentator at BBC News
FOUNDERS EMBASSY BORDERLESS SUMMIT
JUNE 5TH, 2018
THE FIRST SUMMIT DESIGNED TO ELEVATE INTERNATIONAL AND IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS
Programming addressed provocative topics and challenges that the global startup community is currently facing, from conversations on the current political landscape and cross-border collaboration to fundraising opportunities, disruptive technologies, and emerging markets.
Find a full Borderless Summit recap here.
"how international founders can set themselves up for the us investment"
Justin Kan, Founder of Twitch and CEO of Atrium LTS, shares his investment advice and insights with international entrepreneurs
"The Blockchain Means Global Equality of Opportunity"
Fireside Chat with Balaji Srinivasan, CTO at Coinbase, Founder of Earn.com, Board Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and Erik Torenberg, Co-Founder of Village Global
"Lessons Learned in My Startup Journey"
Fireside Chat with Ritu Narayan, Founder and CEO of Zum and Jess Lee, Partner at Sequoia Capital and Co-Founder of Polyvore
Fireside Chat with Baiju Bhatt, Co-Founder of Robinhood
Baiju Bhatt, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Robinhood in fireside chat with Josh Constine, Editor-at-Large, TechCrunch
"Investing in International Founders: the Good, the Bad, and the Complicated"
Manan Mehta, Founding Partner at Unshackled Ventures, Olivia Wang, Head of US at ZhenFund, Ben Orthlieb, General Partner at Off the Grid Ventures, and Niko Bonatsos, Managing Director at General Catalyst
"Diversity in Venture Capital"
Fireside Chat with Laurence "Lo" Toney, Founder and Managing Director, Plexo Capital and Rana Gujral, CEO, Behavioral Signals
Fireside Chat with Slava Rubin, Co-founder of indiegogo
Slava Rubin, Founder, Indiegogo and Paul Hsiao, General Partner, Canvas Ventures
"Capital-as-a-Service: Democratizing Venture Through Data"
Ashley Carroll, Former General Partner at Social Capital and Josh Constine, Editor-at-Large, TechCrunch
"Urbanization and the Sharing Economy"
Thomas McLeod, Co-Founder and CEO of Omni and Cat Zakrzewski, Venture Capital Reporter, WSJ
"How to Attract Customers?"
Lauren Vaccarello, VP of Marketing and Customer Engagement at Box discusses "How to Attract Customers?"
"Playbook for New Market Expansion"
Ali Benslimane, Head of Partnerships @ Stripe Atlas discusses the new market expansion
"Establishing an International Supply Chain for Under $1,000"
Leslie Vorhees Means, Co-Founder & CEO of Anomalie discusses how to establish an international supply chain without breaking a bank