I had a great time chatting with aspiring founders at my alma mater about entrepreneurship and my experiences.
Thank you Kofi Ampadu for your insightful discussion today about investing in early-stage companies and how SKU'D Ventures works with CPG startups. Our graduate Swartz Fellows and undergraduate Innovation Scholars are grateful for your time and candid feedback!
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Due to popular demand, we have added more tickets for this event! Click below to grab your spot to join us on April 30th and practice your pitch with Kofi Ampadu! Kofi Ampadu is a partner at Andreessen Horowitz where he leads the a16z Talent x Opportunity Initiative (TxO). TxO aims to identify entrepreneurs who have the talent, drive, and ideas to build great businesses, but lack the typical network and resources to do so. Prior to joining a16z, Kofi founded SKU'd Ventures, a venture fund focused on investing in consumer packaged goods companies, and also served as a venture advisor with Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (Tsai CITY). Before getting into the world of venture capital and entrepreneurship, he was a strategy consultant and engineer. Whether you're a first-time pitcher or a seasoned entrepreneur, this event it for you! See you there.
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It's always a good time when I get to chat with the SLP family.
As a founder, do you love or avoid excel sheets? We believe that a crtical part to succeeding as a business (and to securing funding!) is thinking about the metrics that are essential to the success of your business. But more importantly it's about seeing the value in metrics and then learning the ability to understand the difference between data and the knowledge and wisdom it can provide. We were fortunate to have Kofi Ampadu a16z Talent x Opportunity join us for a fireside chat about the metrics that matter, the story behind the numbers and the difference between vanity and actionable metrics. What metrics do you find most valuable for your startup? #metrics #entrepreneurship #omtm #data #vanitymetrics #actionablemetrics #startuplife #startup
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