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Hey founders—building something great? It’s a lot easier with the right people in your corner. That's why we created Founder Fridays—monthly meetups for founders, by founders. Our next meetups are happening worldwide on September 6th! This month's prompts 1. What’s the biggest challenge you're facing? 2. How can your startup stand out with exceptional hospitality? Find or host a meetup in your city! 👇 https://lnkd.in/gizjKrYb #FounderFridays #TWiSTFounderFridays This Week in Startups Jason Calacanis

Sophy Li's Substack post on the top 40 startup accelerators to apply to in 2024 is a must-read for founders! Check it out 👉 https://lnkd.in/gQM3MHdx

Had a great time today with some of our awesome Founder Fridays Hosts! These folks are the driving force of our global meetups, where founders come together each month to share challenges, wins, and support 🌎 Mark your calendars! Next meetups are on Friday, September 6th 🗓 #FounderFridays Jason Calacanis This Week in Startups

So great to see so many familiar faces at the Founder Friday Host Jam! 🤗 Ready to host or join a Founder Friday? Visit https://lnkd.in/gav_Mssj 👋 This Week in Startups, LAUNCH, River Platform Company

Investors 🗣 The investment team at LAUNCH has been doubling down on sharpening our investor relationships. We are looking to “whisper” portfolio companies we are excited about to the top VC firms in our network. If you are a VC firm focused on tech companies and want to hear about some of our breakouts, email me at [email protected] 🚀

LA32 just concluded their third investor session today with impressive results!🚀 Six out of seven companies received a #1 vote from an investor — the sign of a strong cohort 💪 What investors said about their #1 pick: ✅ Founder is solving a problem they’ve experienced firsthand ✅ Founder had a clear and strong presentation ✅ Founder revealed humanness and team-building skills ✅ Founder is pulling customers from unicorns, indicating great UX Thank you to our investor judges! See you in SF next week Linda Gray, Rami Abi Habib, Masoud A., Aleksandr Diamond, David Forman, Marc Régimbeau, Boris Kwemo, Marcelo Eden Siqueira, Aaron Rodriguez, Vinay C. 🫡

Investment Spotlight - Meet HeyHire, a tool that allows businesses and local applicants to find and communicate with each other on one platform. 🔎 How it works: - Hiring managers post and share jobs through the app’s local map, social media, and QR codes. - Local job seekers search the map for jobs based on their daily commute. Passersby can find jobs by scanning QR codes displayed on the businesses’ windows or tables. - Managers communicate through the app to set up interviews, which the job seeker receives as an SMS. Co-founders and brothers Daniel Sakhai and Benjamin Sakhai joined the LAUNCH Accelerator’s 26th cohort, where we invested $100K. LAUNCH helps builder founders hit growth and fundraising milestones. Idea/MVP? Apply to Founder University 👉 https://founder.university Product + paying customers? Apply for funding 👉 http://launch.co/apply #InvestmentSpotlight #HeyHire #LAUNCH #LocalHiring #JobSeekers #HiringManagers #TechStartups

Had a great time with the #FounderFridays virtual crew! 💻 This month's small group of regular attendees had an honest conversation about what they hope to gain from the Founder Fridays community. A common theme emerged: accountability. So, we each set goals to achieve over the next month, and I took notes to follow up at our next virtual meetup on September 6th. If you can't tell by the big grin on my face, I really love getting to connect with founders 🙂 LAUNCH This Week in Startups Jason Calacanis Lida Liberopoulou Alfonso Guerra

Another great group for Founder Fridays in Philadelphia! Great discussions on our challenges and how we can solve them. Had some great founders come out who are building some new and exciting companies. Trish Erwin-Golderer Founder of Little One Nutrition Co. a Mom-founded company, developing the first domestically produced Goat Milk Infant Formula for babies with sensitive tummies. John Tokarowski Founder of AIlocations Inc. Allocations streamlines the new issue process for bond investors, automating tedious tasks and unlocking time for the most impactful work. Shawn Myers Co-Founder of Precise Builder, a construction tool for small to mid-size contractors that brings accuracy to estimating, visualizes live job costs, and provides all essential software tools in one place. Already looking forward to meeting again next month with my great co-host Scott Catron! Thank you Fitler Club for the Space! Jacob Smith Silvana Carpinito Jason Calacanis LAUNCH This Week in Startups Founder University

Founder Fridays are happening TOMORROW! 🚀 🌍 Global meetups 📅 First Friday of every month 👩💼👨💼 Founders only 🚫 No service providers Join fellow founders tomorrow to connect, share challenges, and celebrate wins! This month's prompts 1️⃣ What’s the biggest challenge you're facing? 2️⃣ What’s the most important metric you track for your business? Find an event near you at founderfridays.tech #FounderFridays