I am one of the most loved and trusted investors to more than 100 entrepreneurs. I can’t allocate a lot of time for Clarity these days but always try to take calls when I can.

DO NOT raise capital! BOOTSTRAP your startup and become a MILLIONAIRE in <2 YEARS! 30 years of experience: Serial entrepreneur (sold multiple BOOTSTRAPPED startups) with DEEP expertise in starting, growing, scaling, and selling companies. Raising capital can actually decrease your odds of success because if you raise too much capital you can actually price yourself out of the window of exit opportunity. There is increasing misalignment between venture capital and founders. I am the living proof that you DO NOT need vc capital to take your startup to a successful exit. What you really need to ask yourself is: Am I working on the right idea? Let's talk!

Partner at two billion $ VC funds (Battery Ventures and Sierra Ventures). Investment banker before that. I've read over 15,000 executive summaries. I can be helpful in all aspects of fundraising or preparing for fundraising, including: reviewing/editing exec summary, investor slides, and financial model; as well as VC introductions (if I like what you're working on and you have a decent team). Currently a VC at Mistral Venture Partners (http://www.mistralvp.com).

Currently building SelfKey.org Can consult topics directly related/adjacent - such as tokenized funds, security tokens (STO's), and decentralized identity.

I work with individuals seriously committed to growth, helping them align their personal and professional lives for purposeful success. True growth isn’t about doing more—it’s about progressing in the right direction with self-awareness, intentional decisions, and aligned action. After 8 years of deep, hands-on learning under an incredible coach and being a coach for others, I know how tough—and inefficient—it can be to navigate this journey alone. I’m here to help you cut through the noise, find clarity, and take action that truly moves the needle in areas such as: - Growing your business or career while enjoying balance - Strengthening leadership and emotional intelligence - Optimizing mindset, habits, and physical well-being - Building stronger personal and professional relationships - Overcoming limiting patterns and self-sabotage Some info about me: - Founder of Tree To Tub (beauty e-commerce, $6M and growing *without me*), Uguru (marketplace, 500 Startups), DojoDog (food, exited) | Google and Berkeley alumni - Very strong in marketing, branding, (remote) team building - Very happy husband - Very passionate in spearfishing, martial arts, macroeconomy, and optimizing for mental & physical performance - Very adventurous globally (lived in more than 20 countries)

Helped dozens of companies and organizations across North America raise millions in capital since 2007. Let's talk about how we can make a specific step-by-step plan for you and your business to meet your goals.

20-year startup veteran and key player in three acquisitions. Founding CEO of Y Combinator-backed Earbits. I raised $1.7M from Y Combinator, Charles River Ventures, Wordpress founder Matt Mullenweg, YC president Geoff Ralston, and 30+ angels. I was in charge of product strategy across desktop, Roku and both mobile platforms, where we had 4+ star apps. Grew the company to 15,000 artists, 600 record labels and 500,000 mobile app downloads before our acquisition in 2015. Most recently I was CMO for a Bosch-backed cooking app maker where I oversaw product strategy and marketing. I've built a startup from concept to acquisition, as well as taken over a company and grown it from $19M to $48M in two years. I can add value around marketing, product strategy, strategic partnerships, seed stage fundraising, product optimization and general business strategy, especially for very early startups, even in the concept phase.

Strategy & Operations Expert | Previously, Co-Founder of Dent Reality, now Start-up Advisor | MBA I've raised millions of pounds for early stage start ups (mostly pre-seed/seed) and have grown my own successful start up. Now I advise start ups on all things fundraising, strategy and/or operations related.

Multiple entrepreneur. $9.7M+ raised for Lawtrades - marketplace for legal services (500 Startups '15). Scaled Facebook web app to over 30M hits/mo. Published in Forbes, Inc. Apple News. Law school graduate and natural born hustler. I am passionate about helping entrepreneurs at the early stages in their cycle.

Founded and exited a startup. Invested in 25+ startups.

Not sure how, what, where or even if you should start your startup? Let’s chat! Many mistakes were made when I began my startup! These mistakes costed me time, money and opportunity. I did not know what I did not know. At that time, Clarity did not exist, so I asked questions and put myself out there the old fashion way. I applied, was accepted, packed my bags and moved across accelerators in San Francisco, New York City and Toronto. Being emerged in Silicon Valley, Silicon Alley and Toronto’s startup scene taught me powerful lessons! The lessons were invaluable and they brought me here, to Vancouver - the HQ of Picatic.com. I am happy to share my knowledge on how we raise seed capital, attracted co-founders, and built a strong foundational structure plus much more. Moreover, I am happy to chat about signaling. How and what you do signals to others that you are either "clueless", or “on point” and ready for investment. Here are a few low-level tips that signal that you are clueless: You ask investors to sign an NDA You have a business plan You don't know the difference between a priced round vs notes Vesting, cliff or ESOP are foreign words to you... If you have no clue what I am talking about above, that's ok. Honestly, I was clueless when I first started. What excites me is that I can pass on what took me years to discover in a fraction of the time. ––jay Jayesh Parmar is Picatic’s CEO/Cofounder. Picatic is an event management and ticketing platform. Create an event. Sell tickets online. Picatic is free for free and paid events. Jayesh is listed as one of the world's top 10 Tech Entrepreneurs Disrupting The Event Industry. A serial entrepreneur with over 2 decades of business experience, public speaking and he is a featured personality in the startup documentary DayJob. Cultivating an environment that focuses on cross-pollination, a pay it forward "how can I help you" attitude and a culture that invites the new, changes the “status quo” and pushes his edge are what Jayesh strives for. He doesn’t separate his personal life from his professional life as the two go hand in hand. He started his first company in 1998 and has been building companies ever since. Jayesh’s job is to oversee product, strategy and overall company vision and then to stay out of the proverbial kitchen and let his team get the job done.

Spanish serial entrepreneur. Founder of PetCoach.co. Acquired by Petco in 2017. DreamIt Ventures accelerator alumni (Austin 14).

Founder (bootstrapped and venture-backed), software engineer, investor, designer. Previously at AngelList, Boston Consulting Group, CakeStyle, Harvard Law School, UC Davis.

Irish Entrepreneur. Co-founder @ Future Ad Labs (VC backed), Ex Head of Marketing at We R Interactive (acquired), grew to 6 million users in yr1 through Growth Hacking and Facebook marketing. Passionate about marketing and growth. Have raised seed funding 3 times totalling $2 million.

I’ve been involved in startups my entire career as an entrepreneur or investor. I actively invest in companies – my portfolio of ~25 companies generates +$1B in annual revenue and includes companies like BigCommerce, GoodData, Honest Company, Grammarly, Imperfect Produce, Heap Analytics, Split.io, Pilot, and The Pill Club, among others. I invest in the early stages of a company and help with customer introductions, go-to-market, hiring, and fundraising. As an entrepreneur, I helped scale NatureBox to $50m revenue brand with over 40% awareness across the country. I learned many hard-earned lessons in management, scaling, raising capital, and dealing with “shit hitting the fan” moments. Prior to NatureBox, I spent 8 years at General Catalyst. I opened their west coast presence and was part of the team as it scaled from $600m to $3B under management. www.gautamg.com

Why take a call with me? I'm currently the Chief of Staff at a Series A technology company, Replicated. I'm the former Director of Investments and Operations @ Amplify.la, the premier startup accelerator in Los Angeles, California. During my time at Amplify we invested in over 50 companies, those companies went on to raise a little over $300M in additional Venture Capital. I was also a Senior Marketing Strategist for a Online Marketing Agency based in Los Angeles.

Currently, Founder of Dryvrs, a mobile platform for on-demand designated drivers. Licensed attorney with startup law experience. Serial entrepreneur. Background in startup consulting, fundraising and investment advisory on early stage startups.

Mike is the Author of "Startup Seed Funding for the Rest of Us", a book about raising capital outside of Silicon Valley. Mike also leads Product + Strategy at Movable and is the Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the City of Lakewood, Ohio. Mike's products and businesses have been featured by major media outlets like CNN, New York Times, and The Atlantic; on the nationally syndicated PBS television show "Startup USA"; and in a NYT bestselling book by Clark Howard.

Dr. Ardrey directed a multibillion-dollar portfolio of commercial real estate development projects – luxury, mixed-use, and retail commercial projects. Prior to entering the high stakes high pressure world of commercial real estate development, Ardrey served as the founder and CEO of The ArdreyGroup Inc., a full-service advertising and marketing communications agency with eight offices across seven western states, a capitalized financial base of over $250 million dollars due to a joint venture.

CEO @PickEat, Samsung Innovation Camp 2019, Hackathon SVST 2019, Amazon Cmapus 2020, Doha Study Mission 2022, Silicon Valley Study Tour 2022, Founder of Nassa (event manager), Financial and business planning. MSc in Maritime Economics. Seed fundraising tips for first time entrepreneurs. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giacomo-perazzo-352445188/

Venture Scout Program Director | I help founders raise up to $30M from top VCs via Funden | 2500+ founders, 560+ VCs, $1b being raised

Successfully launched and sold companies in many areas, I'm passionate in passing on the winning practices I have developed to others and would be honored to do so with you as well.

Business Development at Celonis. My goal is to help you develop scalable, repeatable sales processes to achieve your revenue goals faster and more efficiently.

I'm a 4x startup veteran with 13 years of experience building buzz for young companies using often nothing more than duct tape, post-it notes and bold ideas. I've helped startups get featured in Fast Company, The Atlantic, and The New York Times among other top media and have designed co-marketing campaigns with everyone from Nancy Pelosi to Dr. Oz. Plus, I've overseen $200+ million in fundraising and funding announcements.

'the year before revenues, and the year after they started'. i have worked with '2 guys and an idea' dozens of times helping passionate entrepreneurs receive financing from world leading VCs