Jackie: It’s a lonely road as an entrepreneur. So having a solid partner is very important.
Man: Networking and ensuring that you’re visible amongst business communities both old and new is absolutely imperative.
Woman: Everybody’s who’s spoken so far is wonderful. I’m looking to learn and shake people’s hands, have a great time.
Adreo: I think the narrative on startups is you hear, you know, “Airbnb, $10 million.” And no one hears that for five years, Airbnb was scraping it all together and maxing out your credit cards. “Hi.” You know, the war stories and you just hear the big splashy things. So people get into it, thinking it’s a 100 meter sprint, and it’s like, “Dude, this is a marathon.”
Jason: Having things like scaleup, that provides a venue to discuss some of the day-to-day challenges that go into building a business, I think is super exciting.
Jackie: These problems, these challenges are not unique. Having someone who’s been there barking help guide through that process is definitely something that we’re going to be looking for.
Yang: We don’t really have enough funding to hire a CFO, to hire people full-time to keep our books and records running.
Mellissa: There is just this depth of expertise across the firm that you’re hearing from today. It’s not just the commercial bank; it’s the investment bank, it’s out private bank, it’s the connectivity to institutional investors. It’s just expertise we have as an organization about how we think about giving back to the community. So it’s those sorts of resources that we can bring to the table.
Madelaine: The rock climbing event was amazing. It was incredible to see how many people actually participated.
Jackie: It was great being up there, you know, networking with people outside of the traditional business type of form.
Yang (VO): The most inspirational person was Jamie.
Chouki: Humble and yet very smart man. And everything he said applies to startup companies. So really glad to be there to listen to him.
Aparna: What I’d love to take away from this is not only the knowledge from what the panelists have said, but also the connections that I’m making and taking my business from where it is to a much higher place.
