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# Faith Bergman - Checkout.com | LinkedIn

Faith Bergman Sign in to view Faith’s full profile Faith can introduce you to 10+ people at Checkout.com Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in Sign in with Email or New to LinkedIn? Join now By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement , Privacy Policy , and Cookie Policy . New York, New York, United States Contact Info Sign in to view Faith’s full profile Faith can introduce you to 10+ people at Checkout.com Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in Sign in with Email or New to LinkedIn? Join now By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement , Privacy Policy , and Cookie Policy . 2K followers 500+ connections See your mutual connections View mutual connections with Faith Faith can introduce you to 10+ people at Checkout.com Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in Sign in with Email or New to LinkedIn? Join now By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement , Privacy Policy , and Cookie Policy . Join to view profile Message Sign in to view Faith’s full profile Faith can introduce you to 10+ people at Checkout.com Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in Sign in with Email or New to LinkedIn? Join now By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement , Privacy Policy , and Cookie Policy . Checkout.com University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business Blog Report this profile Activity Follow Sign in to view Faith’s full profile Faith can introduce you to 10+ people at Checkout.com Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in Sign in with Email or New to LinkedIn? Join now By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement , Privacy Policy , and Cookie Policy . Today at Money20/20, our Chief Product Officer Meron Colbeci announced a new way for enterprise merchants to accept stablecoin payments from… Today at Money20/20, our Chief Product Officer Meron Colbeci announced a new way for enterprise merchants to accept stablecoin payments from… Liked by Faith Bergman New York City is everything, and sometimes it's too much. Marianna Cuomo Maier, NBC-HWC and I are hosting our final Mindful Moments of the season… New York City is everything, and sometimes it's too much. Marianna Cuomo Maier, NBC-HWC and I are hosting our final Mindful Moments of the season… Liked by Faith Bergman New York City is everything, and sometimes it's too much. Marianna Cuomo Maier, NBC-HWC and I are hosting our final Mindful Moments of the season… New York City is everything, and sometimes it's too much. Marianna Cuomo Maier, NBC-HWC and I are hosting our final Mindful Moments of the season… Posted by Faith Bergman Join now to see all activity Experience & Education *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> Checkout.com *]:mb-0 not-first-middot leading-[1.75]"> ******* *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> **** **** ********* *** *]:mb-0 not-first-middot leading-[1.75]"> ******* *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> ********* ******* *]:mb-0 not-first-middot leading-[1.75]"> ******* *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> ********** ** ******** * ****** ** ***** ****** ** ******** *]:mb-0 not-first-middot leading-[1.75]"> ********** ****** ******** ********* Senior *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> 2015 - 2019 View Faith’s full experience See their title, tenure and more. Sign in Welcome back Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in or By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement , Privacy Policy , and Cookie Policy . New to LinkedIn? Join now or By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement , Privacy Policy , and Cookie Policy . Licenses & Certifications *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> Textio Equitable Performance Feedback *]:mb-0 not-first-middot leading-[1.75]"> Textio *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> Issued Dec 2023 Credential ID rk4s38scqc8a See credential *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> Mental Health First Aid USA *]:mb-0 not-first-middot leading-[1.75]"> National Council for Mental Wellbeing *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> Issued Feb 2023 Expires Feb 2026 Volunteer Experience *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> Volunteer *]:mb-0 not-first-middot leading-[1.75]"> Hebrew SeniorLife *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> Jun 2014 - May 2015 1 year Leader of Bingo once a week for 15-20 residents at Hebrew Senior Life in Roslindale. Honors & Awards *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> Dean's List *]:mb-0">- *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> -GPA over 3.5 for four consecutive semesters - 3.8 GPA for past semester *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> Dean's List *]:mb-0">- *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> 3.5 GPA or higher *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> Honor Roll at Newton South High School *]:mb-0">- *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> Award given to students who earn all A's and B's throughout High School on a semester basis. Languages *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> English *]:mb-0">- *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> Spanish *]:mb-0">- *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> Organizations *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> Sigma Delta Tau *]:mb-0 not-first-middot leading-[1.75]"> Social Media Assistant *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> Aug 2016 - Present PR Committee • Plan PR events on campus to promote Sigma Delta Tau • Make sure that all members of the chapter show themselves in a positive light on social media Recommendations received Neil Bane “Faith is a very analytical, diligent and organized analyst. Faith is a dynamo and has excellent interpersonal, marketing and sales skills which will allow her to contribute at the highest levels in her future roles. ” Arnie Applebaum “Faith was an exceptional Advertising Sales Representative for The Diamondback during her nearly 1.5 years on our staff. She is dedicated, persistent, customer focused and creative and consistently was one of our very top performers. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Faith to any prospective employer.” 2 people have recommended Faith Join now to view More activity by Faith 🍒 We launched 6 months ago. Tart is already in 55 stores across 16 states, and we're just getting started. Not just any stores. Nude Miami. Happier… 🍒 We launched 6 months ago. Tart is already in 55 stores across 16 states, and we're just getting started. Not just any stores. Nude Miami. Happier… Liked by Faith Bergman Hey ladies! Want to help us build NEON PALM from the very beginning? We're looking for beta testers for the NEON PALM Fit Collective (and yes… Hey ladies! Want to help us build NEON PALM from the very beginning? We're looking for beta testers for the NEON PALM Fit Collective (and yes… Liked by Faith Bergman one of the programs I was v excited to support at lovable is SheBuilds, and today we're back for season 03! SheBuilds is 48 hours of women… one of the programs I was v excited to support at lovable is SheBuilds, and today we're back for season 03! SheBuilds is 48 hours of women… Liked by Faith Bergman 2 years in to building a business and I still couch surf on work trips. 3 couches. 12 days. All over NYC for Tech Week. Everyone I know is… 2 years in to building a business and I still couch surf on work trips. 3 couches. 12 days. All over NYC for Tech Week. Everyone I know is… Liked by Faith Bergman 💙Announcing Phia’s oversubscribed $35.5M Series A! 👇The reason so many people leaned in is simple: Phia is growing fast. We’re on track for 9… 💙Announcing Phia’s oversubscribed $35.5M Series A! 👇The reason so many people leaned in is simple: Phia is growing fast. We’re on track for 9… Liked by Faith Bergman Nobody tells you that being the most connected person in the room means nada at a family dinner. My dad could care less about Coachella. My… Nobody tells you that being the most connected person in the room means nada at a family dinner. My dad could care less about Coachella. My… Liked by Faith Bergman All you need is 0.5% effort each day Overtime, your effort will compound Compounding will help create small wins Small wins means progress The… All you need is 0.5% effort each day Overtime, your effort will compound Compounding will help create small wins Small wins means progress The… Liked by Faith Bergman Last month I went to an incredible Personal Brand event in New York City. I heard from incredible female founders like Avni Barman, Jaclyn Johnson,… Last month I went to an incredible Personal Brand event in New York City. I heard from incredible female founders like Avni Barman, Jaclyn Johnson,… Liked by Faith Bergman One thing I’ve realised recently: Sometimes the biggest thing holding us back is the story we create in our own heads. We overthink… One thing I’ve realised recently: Sometimes the biggest thing holding us back is the story we create in our own heads. We overthink… Liked by Faith Bergman Last month I went to an incredible Personal Brand event in New York City. I heard from incredible female founders like Avni Barman, Jaclyn Johnson,… Last month I went to an incredible Personal Brand event in New York City. I heard from incredible female founders like Avni Barman, Jaclyn Johnson,… Shared by Faith Bergman Last month I had the honor & pleasure of taking part in Checkout.com’s President’s Club, celebrating a year of achievements together with colleagues… Last month I had the honor & pleasure of taking part in Checkout.com’s President’s Club, celebrating a year of achievements together with colleagues… Liked by Faith Bergman One of most underrated reasons to build a personal brand has nothing to do with making money. It's a live platform where you can reinvent yourself… One of most underrated reasons to build a personal brand has nothing to do with making money. It's a live platform where you can reinvent yourself… Liked by Faith Bergman We’re growing and we need help! CAKE is looking for an incredible Director of Integrated Marketing to lead Membership marketing alongside an awesome… We’re growing and we need help! 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Adam H. UBS 6K followers New York City Metropolitan Area View Profile Show more profiles Show fewer profiles Explore more posts Casey Erickson Captivate Talent • 9K followers Founders: the market has shifted (again), and pretending it hasn’t is costing you time and talent. Reality 👀 Top founding AEs are juggling 6–8 roles at any given time. Strong CROs / VPs of Sales usually have at least 3 in active rotation. Differentiation can’t be vague or delayed anymore, it has to be up front. A few truths and tips: 🛑 Stop gatekeeping founder time. Differentiation of the opportunity is everything, and recruiters can’t manufacture it. Let founders speak directly and early. That’s table stakes. 💰 Capital is flowing again — and candidates know it. Seed and Series A are back. Everyone has a “rocket ship.” Candidates leverage that. If your story sounds like every other, you lose. ✨ If you’re sub-$5M ARR, founders are the differentiator. “The founder uncovered an industry gap and came from a hyperscaler” isn’t the flex it once was. Smart, well-resourced people build startups every day. The best candidates aren’t looking for perfection. They’re looking for clarity, honesty, and founders who know knows where they've won and where they've missed. ⏱️ I’ve seen a VP Sales search stretch past 4 months because founders expected a hire to “wave a wand” without understanding why AEs were struggling. Once early intros and beta users dry up, sales teams are often expected to create product-market fit — and people are tired of that. 💡 If you’re struggling to close senior sales hires right now, it’s worth asking: is the market the problem or is the story incomplete? 24 2 Comments Angel León Coquí Ventures • 6K followers ~2,359 startups in Puerto Rico. Only ~361 have ever raised a dollar. That is 85% of Puerto Rican founders building real companies, with real revenue, real customers, real traction, without a single outside check. Let that number sit for a second. This is not a talent problem. Puerto Rico is ranked #1 in the US for percentage of its labor force working in STEM fields. The island graduates 18,000 STEM and health professionals every year. Median startup revenue jumped from $75,000 in 2022 to $500,000 in 2024. The founders are ready. The companies are real. The infrastructure that closes the distance between a Boricua founder in New York City and the capital sitting twenty minutes away on the subway has not been built. Until now. The full breakdown of what that gap actually costs founders and what Coquí Ventures is building to close it, is live on Coquí Notes today. 🔗 Read full article here: https://lnkd.in/gWPBVuHp Read it. Share it. Tag a Boricua founder who needs to see this. 🐸 🇵🇷 #BoricuaFounders #PuertoRico #LatinoFounders #LatinoTech #LatinxInTech #NYCFounders #NYCStartups #VentureCapital #StartupPR #HispanicFounders #EmprendedoresLatinos #DiasporaFounders #CoquiVentures #TheCorridor #BoricuaNYC #LatinoNYC #LatinoInvestors #StartupCommunity #FounderCommunity #LaCulturaEsElCapital 53 Emmanuel Ruiz-Gimenez Jobim Alere Ventures • 10K followers 🚀 Ramp just became one of the fastest-scaling fintechs in recent history, hitting a $32B valuation in 2025. What’s remarkable isn’t just the size of the number—it’s the velocity. In less than a year, Ramp jumped from $13B to $32B, raising over $1.15B across four rounds in just nine months, including its most recent $300M investment led by Lightspeed, coupled with an employee tender offer. 📈 Additional milestones reinforcing the momentum: Surpassed $1B in annualized revenue, signalling enterprise-grade scaling. Now serving over 50,000 corporate clients. Offers corporate cards, expense management, procurement tools, and travel, with AI enhancing automation but not defining the core business. Total equity financing now stands at $2.3B. 💡 What makes this unique? In a funding environment where investors are hyper-selective—especially outside AI—enterprise expense and spend management has emerged as one of the most resilient and investable segments. Ramp’s numbers signal strong fundamentals, robust market demand, and operational discipline, not hype-driven valuation. 📌 The takeaway: Despite capital markets shifting heavily toward AI, fintechs solving real operational challenges at scale continue to attract significant investor conviction. Ramp is demonstrating that profitable efficiency + product-led growth still wins. #Fintech #VentureCapital #Funding #Unicorns #ExpenseManagement #CorporateFinance #Growth #BusinessOperations #DigitalTransformation #StartupScaling Ramp hits $32B valuation, just 3 months after hitting $22.5B | TechCrunch https://lnkd.in/dgbxneeE 3 1 Comment Amira Said ConnecX Guard • 801 followers $1.5M in April...HOT DANG. Let’s get these resources to the right rooms. Being a founder is hard. Being an underrepresented founder in the complex world of healthcare tech is a different level of "the invisible stretch." Camelback Ventures just dropped a massive list of funding and fellowship opportunities for April Techstars Anywhere, which just opened their application My fellow founders let’s make sure we don't leave this money on the table. #Founders #StartupFunding #WomensHistoryMonth #HealthTech Heather Walls Katherine White 2 Jeff McDermott Champion Capital • 22K followers Round 1 you don't want to be giving equity away at a low valuation, but when you're hitting up the FFF round folks, you need to make it worth their while and base it on how big the company can eventually get and be realistic, don't add tech multiples on top of a lifestyle business because it never ends well for you or your investors... $200k at a $1M post money 20% equity is a good deal if your company can only really grow upwards of $10-20M due to its nature, but if your building a moonshot unicorn hunter then you'd probably start with $200k for 2% at a $10M post money just due to the nature of the company. I see so many decks with valuations that are just out of the ballpark and nowhere near the comps of other companies like theirs, plus they're way above market premiums set by Y-Combinator and other startup factories that can get those premiums. Some say that valuation at the earliest stage doesn't really matter, but it does! 13 10 Comments Samuel Levy Cardflo • 8K followers If you want to build a resilient payment infrastructure, stop glorifying the 80 hour workweek. The tech industry loves the hustle culture narrative. Sleep under your desk. Grind until you burn out. Move fast and break things. That mindset might work for social media apps. It is an absolute disaster in the payments sector. At Cardflo, we handle complex payment orchestration for large scale ecommerce merchants. When a transaction route fails, our clients lose real money instantly. They do not want us moving fast and breaking their cash flow. They want calm. They want reliability. In this industry, we do not need exhausted heroes making midnight server fixes. We need well rested professionals executing with total precision. Building Cardflo meant making a conscious choice early on. We chose calm over chaos. If our team is constantly working weekends, something is fundamentally broken in our operations. It is not a badge of honour. We view it as a complete leadership failure. Here is the honest truth about scaling global revenue. Panic kills authorisation rates. Fatigue causes messy integration errors that take weeks to untangle. We explicitly prioritise rest because a clear mind solves complex multi acquirer routing problems far faster than an exhausted one. If you are a C suite executive evaluating your operational partners, look past the frantic energy of an overworked startup. Choose the team that operates quietly, steadily, and flawlessly. You do not need an office full of martyrs. You need focused experts. What is one hustle culture habit you have banned in your office? #Leadership #CompanyCulture #Ecommerce #Fintech #RevenueArchitects 8 2 Comments Riley Loftus Harpoon • 5K followers New partnership alert!! Excited to announce that Black Flag is partnering with xAI to give founders free credits and direct access to Grok - xAI’s family of powerful, multi-modal, real-time models. Across essentially any end product you're applying to Black Flag with, Grok will deliver: - Deep reasoning across text, code, and context - Faster inference and improved function calling - CUI: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth just announced that Grok is being adopted for handling Controlled Unclassified Information If you're building in critical technology areas important to the West - space, energy, autonomy, cyber - the next generation of secure software will be built with Grok and you can now get a head start through Black Flag. Only 18 days left to apply to Black Flag’s January batch - apply at the link in the comments! 74 10 Comments Meg Henry Companyon Ventures • 6K followers We kicked around a frustrating paradox in a meeting at Companyon Ventures this week: there's a flood of entry-level talent out there, yet founders are still having trouble hiring. While new grads are getting sidelined by AI that now handles starter tasks, early-stage companies are desperate for battle-tested operators who can actually navigate the grind of scaling. The irony is that while the market is saturated with candidates, the builder profile feels rarer than ever. Experienced people are understandably hesitant to leave established roles, creating a massive gap that a pile of entry-level resumes (no matter how many) just can’t fill. The traditional application process is basically dead; at this point, your network and your output are the only things that actually signal value. Hiring and firing are just mechanical skills, but recruiting and motivating? That’s an art. We’re finding ourselves looking for qualities that you just can't find on paper. We’re hunting for that internal drive to show up when things get messy, regardless of what a professional background says. The real challenge isn't a lack of people; it’s a lack of the specific, unteachable grit it takes to build something from zero. So I'll ask my network - if you’re a founder, hiring manager, or recruiter, how are you actually screening for this kind of intangible grit right now? 31 16 Comments Carlos Caro New Market Growth • 10K followers A bizarre dynamic I've witnessed at more than 1 lending company: 👉 "Affiliate" marketing teams that have fewer resources and budget than "performance" marketing teams, despite better results. Said differently --> Teams leading paid search, paid social, and direct mail generating fewer accounts (and with a higher CAC) than the affiliate team, sometimes have more people and access to incremental budget than the affiliate team. huh!? I think the problem is that the C-Suite views the affiliate channel as a "passive" channel that just produces accounts on autopilot and without effort. While the other channels feel active and have no chance of working without throwing some real money (and headcount) at it. If this is how your company allocates resources, the ultimate responsibility here sits with the VP of Partnerships and the CRO (or whatever C-Suite leader oversees partners/affiliates). It's your duty to educate the C-Suite that affiliate marketing is just as active as the other channels (though the levers may be different). It's an absolute shame to be producing the largest share of new account volume for the business (with the best CACs) and have to beg, borrow, and steal resources to make it happen. Partner/affiliate teams shouldn't be working 14 hour days just because their CFO doesn't feel like adding another FTE to the "passive" affiliate team. Fight for the resources you deserve. It's the right thing for you and your business. 20 13 Comments Mahendra S Stripe • 14K followers 9 months at Stripe, and here’s my biggest takeaway What makes Stripe different isn’t just the scale or the brand - it’s the Users First mindset embedded in everything. From day one, you’re trusted to run your program end-to-end. No micromanagement, no hand-holding. You decide priorities, you drive outcomes, and you own accountability - full stop. It pushes you to think beyond BAU and operate at a much higher bar. One thing I’ve learned quickly - reading is not optional here. The pace of change demands that you stay informed. The best part? The access to knowledge is endless. Resources are abundant, and the trust placed in employees to leverage them is real. At its core, Stripe feels like a company with the right intent. People are supportive and willing to help - but you also learn to navigate a fast-paced environment where everyone is equally busy. It teaches you how to be clear, concise, and intentional with your time. They say your experience depends on your team and your manager - I’ve been fortunate on both fronts. A manager who sets a high bar and constantly nudges you to think bigger, and a team that blends experience with fresh perspectives - all aligned towards outcomes. That combination makes a huge difference. What I didn’t expect was the number of hats you end up wearing: Program Manager Workforce & Capacity Planner Learning & Development Lead Culture Builder And somehow, all of this becomes part of the role - not by mandate, but by opportunity. One thing worth calling out - leadership’s investment in people. Whether it’s enabling non-tech teams to learn AI, encouraging experimentation, creating platforms to grow, the intent to upskill is visible. The opportunities are there; it’s on you to make the most of them. Deeply appreciative of Sivakumar Sethuraman & Deepika A Nicodimas for their inspiring leadership. And yes, the smaller things matter too - great benefits, a thoughtfully planned food ecosystem (weekly menus = underrated productivity hack), and strong operational support teams who make things run seamlessly. 9 months in - it’s been a steep learning curve, in the best way possible. Grateful for the journey so far, and excited for what’s ahead. #Stripe #UsersFirst #Leadership #Operations #AI 159 6 Comments Susan Alban Renegade Partners • 6K followers Key takeaways from the 1H 2025 Carta Compensation session I spoke at: * Both the 90th percentile and the 50th percentile of AI eng salaries are up by 9-10% YoY. * Average employee equity grants are down by 50% since 2022 peaks and have stayed depressed at this level since then -- Josh Steinfeld's "scary chart" * Individual contributors ("IC") account for a larger percentage of teams while middle managers and execs account for a smaller slice, across both early and later stage companies. My surmise is there is a new "super IC" role that is someone with 5-10+ years of experience owning a function with lots of software and no direct reports, and I'm seeing this play out in many of our Renegade Partners portfolio companies. * In office hiring has rebounded a bit since covid, but still much lower than it was in the pre-covid years with ~50% not located in the same state as HQ, across all company stages. Huge thanks to the other panelists for their wisdom and insights, and for the exceptional team at Carta who made this among the smoothest digital events I've ever participated in: Josh Steinfeld Molly Kenah Sharon C. Ashley (Howard) Neville Kyle Holm DANIELA OGLIARO Lauren Siu Watch the recording here: https://lnkd.in/gjM9GKTX 69 1 Comment Leonid Khoroshko Lerio.io • 3K followers Hot take: the EOR industry has a transparency problem — and providers like it that way. Most EOR pricing pages say something like "starting from $199/month per employee." What they don't tell you: → That price rarely includes statutory benefits in markets that require them → Employer on-costs are usually passed through separately — often without a clear breakdown → In markets like Brazil or France, the "pass-through" can be 40–50% on top of gross salary → When you ask for a total cost of employment figure, you get a range, not a number The opacity is not accidental. Vague pricing makes it harder to compare providers. Harder to compare means stickier customers. I built Lerio to do the opposite. We publish real employer cost breakdowns publicly. We show you the number before you sign anything. It means we lose some clients who find a cheaper-looking quote elsewhere. We're fine with that. Transparency is not a sales strategy. It's just the right way to run a business. Do you agree — or is pricing opacity just smart business? #EOR #EmployerOfRecord #Transparency #HRTech #Founder #GlobalPayroll 2 Charlie O'Donnell Founder Unfriendly • 16K followers Don’t hire away the work that’s giving you your edge. At nextNYC's last Pre-Series A Offsite, Gideon Hayden (Leaders Fund) warned founders not to over-professionalize after raising Series A. “Keep your hands in the work as long as possible. Hire exceptional people but don’t lose that intensity.” He sees too many teams replace themselves with VPs too early, causing them to lose speed and learning in the process. Huge thanks to Foley Hoag LLP, Propeller Industries, and Fonzi AI for making this offsite come to life! #FounderMode #Execution #Scaling #Leadership #nextNYC 6 2 Comments Matt Crane MGMT Boston • 9K followers Episode 6 of the Summer Coworking Chronicles: Back Bay, Part 2.. Parker McKee, Partner at Pillar VC shares.. Pillar VC is a Seed stage venture firm here in Boston with additional offices in London & New York. Seed is a different beast and they’ve assembled a team, resources, and capital to help startups build from nothing to something! ⚒️ What does Parker love building about Boston? ⚒️ Boston is uniquely advantaged with the highest concentration of research talent in the world, mostly within walking distance. Hundreds of labs across many schools. Pillar has built maps to try to index where the talent is building. Even at MIT there are many hundreds of professors each with dozens of grad students. It’s a never ending endeavor to find out what people are building. Boston is also a great place to live. The beach is close and the mountains are close! What startups are Parker watching? On the software side, PIllar has some awesome startups based in Boston. All Hands AI is doing world class open source code generation (with top models as defined by SWE-bench) to determine how best AI can solve coding problems. Cimulate AI, led by John Andrews and Vivek Fariah, are building a suite of tools for the next generation of e-commerce businesses. On the healthcare side VideaHealth is building AI for dentists, PathAI for pathologists, and the list goes on. As for themes? Full stack (software) companies that don’t sell software. Under the hood it’s all software engineers but they’re generating products. Pillar is involved with one company that generates chip designs and they will sell you a chip, not software to make you a chip. Would you rather own a full stack software driven law firm with hundreds of winners or software for legal tech, which might have just 1 or 2 winners? Zachary Jonas, Chief Growth Officer at EFFI shares... Effi is building tools for live streamers and video producers, like how Canva transformed workflows for designers. ⚒️ What does Zach love about building in Boston? ⚒️ The community! Zach loves hearing the innovative things people are building around town. The capital providers, the entrepreneurs, and the ambition is top notch. 👀 What startups should we be watching? 👀 AI is everywhere. Zach uses Beautiful AI for pitch decks and Figma for front end mock ups. We’ll get Zach ramped up on more local startups in no time.. 😎 The summer tour continues and is brought to you by MGMT Boston and Rho! 51 3 Comments Mark Suster Upfront Ventures • 119K followers Nico Simko & Alex Kostecki continue to deliver enormous value to working class Americans by making payroll available immediately after the hours are worked rather than waiting 2 weeks to get paid. Serious value to consumers, payroll partners and to lucky investors like ourselves. 19 3 Comments Ashley Alfred Hewitt ✨🚀 FraxCorp 🚀 • 16K followers A VC is Calling Me. What do I say? Founders in NYC and SF often think the relationship between a Recruiter and a CEO starts 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 the wire hits. They’re wrong. At Fraxcorp, I’m seeing a major shift in the fundraising landscape. High-tier VCs aren't just looking at your metrics; they are reaching out to well-connected recruiters to get the "ground truth" on your leadership. They want to know: 𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴? 𝘋𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺? 𝘖𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧? Why the Recruiter is your "Secret Weapon" for Funding: • The Back-Channel Validation: When a VC asks me about your startup, my answer can validate your entire culture. If I can say, "𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 " your deal closes faster. • The "Team Moat": Investors fund the ability to execute. Showing a pipeline of Grade A talent 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 the term sheet proves you aren't just buying growth you're building it. • Market Intelligence: I know what the engineer at Google or the Lead at a recently exited unicorn is looking for. That data helps you structure your equity and comp packages to look "Series A ready" before you even pitch. The Reality Check: In a market where capital is discerning, VCs use recruiters as a litmus test for a founder’s seriousness. If you aren't leveraging recruiters to sharpen your talent strategy before you hit the road for your next round, you’re walking into the room with one hand tied behind your back. #vc #startups #founder #fraxcorp #nyc #sf #fraxcorp #ai #tech #technology #innovation 6 Sonya J Lettuce Financial • 6K followers A lot of “broken” partner programs aren’t actually broken. They’re just running with fuzzy data, bloated portfolios, and improvised motions. I wrote a new piece on partnerships triage — a 90-day playbook to diagnose a stalled program, clean up the portfolio, and refocus on partners that actually move the numbers. If your partner motion feels busy but not productive, this one’s for you: 👉 Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gMw3mu2z #partnerships #saas #b2b #gtm #revops 3 Mudiet Jajoo DotPitch • 7K followers While Capital One acquired Brex for $5.2B last week, it's interesting to see Ribbit Capital's consistent infrastructure thesis. Ribbit Capital has repeatedly backed companies rebuilding foundational financial layers: Brex (corporate payment rails), Coinbase (crypto infrastructure), Nubank (emerging market banking systems), Revolut (cross-border rails). His outlook on fintech's next decade follows the same logic #Fintech #VentureCapital #FinancialInfrastructure #RibbitCapital #FintechVC #StartupEcosystem #InvestmentThesis 6 Guillermo Flor MARKET FIT • 248K followers BREAKING: Capital One is acquiring Brex for $5.15B. Yes, that’s less than half of Brex’s $12.3B peak valuation. Cue the hot takes. But zoom out 👇 For early investors, this is a monster win: - Ribbit Capital led Brex’s $7M Series A in 2017 - That bet turned into a ~700x return, even after dilution - YC, Kleiner Perkins, DST, Peter Thiel, Max Levchin? All did very well This is venture capital in its purest form: - You don’t need every round to be “up and to the right” - You need one asymmetric outcome early For late-stage investors, it’s a different story: - Liquidity, yes - But nowhere near the outcome implied by 2021–2022 prices The contrast is brutal when you look at Ramp: - $1B+ ARR - 50,000+ customers - $32B valuation (on paper) Same market. Very different trajectories. Brex’s pivot to enterprise, its EU banking license, and ~$13B in deposits made it strategically attractive to Capital One — especially as banks race to modernize their fintech stacks. Congrats to the Brex founders and team! Such a fantastic run! 47 1 Comment Adam Siskin The Platform CPG • 20K followers NYC & East Coast founders — if you’re launching a brand, New York is your FASTEST path to market. In NYC, you can hit the streets tomorrow. Here’s how you do it: Lock in a few key retailers — Fairway, Gourmet Garage, Westside Market, Morton Williams. Prove velocity fast — these stores give you daily reads on how your product is moving. Demo heavy — NYC shoppers will buy on the spot. DSD hustle — keep shelves full, tand guarantee you don’t lose sales to out-of-stocks. Founder presence — walk in, talk to the managers, merchandise your own product, push cases through. NYC is messy, competitive, and loud — but it’s also the perfect proving ground. If you can make your brand stick here, you’ll have the data, the story, and the retail buy-in to scale everywhere else. What’s the first store you’d want to see your brand in when you hit NYC? 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