Advanced Founder Forum: Connecting Experienced Entrepreneurs

Advanced entrepreneurs are an often understudied segment of the startup ecosystem. We usually only hear about the unicorns, but many seasoned founders are quietly grinding away, scaling their business or building their next big idea. 

As an experienced or repeat founder, you have to fight the urge to do everything the same way you did it the first time. That’s tough. Expectations are higher, and you feel pressure to be more successful the second (or third) time around. 

People like you need to keep grinding. It’s just who you are.

Join Startup Grind on Monday, December 2nd for a new network tailored for experienced entrepreneurs. This event is exclusively for advanced founders to connect with peers and share insights, experiences, and strategies. We consider advanced founders who have:

exited through an IPO

exited through an acquisition

more than $500K in ARR or total funding raised

Find us at Everdene on the 3rd floor in the new Virgin Hotel in NoMad. We’ll be in the Shag Room toward the right as you enter the bar.

We know that experienced founders are a different breed. This isn’t your first rodeo, and you likely appreciate the value of having a very patient partner or spouse. 

This is a forum for you to have the kinds of conversations you won’t find at a rooftop party with others who understand the entrepreneurial journey from start to finish.

There are no formal presentations or speakers; instead, the focus is on fostering organic interactions and discovering new best practices in a casual social setting.

This event is NOT for:

early-stage founders

the founder-curious

service providers

corporate warriors

We host a variety of events each month for our diverse audience. See our full calendar here and select the event that is most appropriate for your entrepreneurial stage.

Agenda

5:00 PM: Come and go as you please.

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Hosted By

Joshua Ness, Managing Director, Startup Grind

Joshua Ness is the Manging Director at Startup Grind NYC and is a Director of Emerging Technologies with IEEE. He works with enterprise, startups, and academic teams to drive innovation. He also works to educate, inspire, and connect the dots for businesses interested in moving forward with emerging technology.

Tova Feldheim, Cofounder

Alex Koshykov, Events Team

Journeying back to 2016, I planted a pioneering seed as a co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of BeKey LLC. Over these years, BeKey evolved into a dynamic entity, deeply rooted in the domains of software and hardware development. It’s an American-registered company, headquartered in Israel and a development center in Ukraine.

Also, actively working on building a few products on my own.
Have a blog on YouTube about digital health: https://www.youtube.com/c/BeKey-Hub

Jenny Sumeragi, CEO & Founder, JS Global Investment

Arjun Mehta, Co-founder

Arjun Mehta is a recent graduate of NYU, holding a degree in Business and Tech Management with a concentration in Finance. During his time in college, Arjun gained invaluable experience through internships at a VC firm, a startup, and his own passion project. At the VC firm, he evaluated the growth potential of numerous health tech startups, analyzed pitch decks, and contributed to investment strategy meetings. Arjun also hosted strategic advisory calls for over 30 startup teams, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the startup VC ecosystem.

His longest tenure was at Invincible Entertainment as a Business Development Associate, where he utilized CRM tools to engage over 100 leads, significantly boosting sales outreach. He also closed multiple licensing deals and developed no-code AI tools to enhance workplace efficiency. Recently, Arjun co-created a chatbot for NYU’s ambassador program, streamlining operations and reducing the need for on-shift counselors. Arjun is now seeking a role at a high-growth seed-stage startup to leverage his skills in sales, partnerships, and business strategy.

Michelle Xie, Software Engineer

Prianka Ball,

Currently working in data at a early stage startup. Ex founder and looking for my next startup building adventure.

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Global Partner

Brex (https://www.brex.com/solutions/startups?partnerId=startupgrind2024)
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Gold

Redrob, Inc (https://bit.ly/redrob-sg-nyc)
Redrob is a platform that provides early-stage startups access to world-class talent, streamlining the hiring process with tools like Talent Search GPT, Skill Test AI, and General Counsel GPT. Redrob Talent Search GPT employs AI agents to find and recruit exceptional candidates from the global talent pool. As an Employer of Record (EOR), Redrob enables seamless onboarding and management of international talent without the need for local entities—saving startups time, cost, and compliance risk.

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 600 cities and 125+ countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Our monthly fireside chat interviews, startup mixers and annual conferences provide ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a strong support network, form meaningful connections and gain inspiration for the startup journey ahead. For more information visit StartupGrind.com or follow us on twitter @StartupGrind.
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Complete your event RSVP here: https://www.startupgrind.com/events/details/startup-grind-new-york-city-presents-advanced-founder-forum-connecting-experienced-entrepreneurs/.