LONO Audio, Inc.
After a decade of helping other tech startups, I’m back to the CEO position at a venture of my own. Here are some highlights of the first 100 days.
Early-Stage Seed and VC Funding
Three early-stage investors gave advice for how and when to raise initial capital.
B2B Sales Pipeline Panel
Three successful B2B startup founders discussed the sales and marketing strategies that got them off the ground.
Making Tech Attractive to Investors
ff Venture Capital hosted a chat about what VCs want to see in tech before they invest.
Union Square Ventures: PR & CTOs
It’s important to keep in touch with the gatekeepers of an industry.
Raising Your First Venture Round
Stacklist hosted an event for three VCs to discuss what they’re looking for in 2023.
Cereal Entrepreneurs
My monthly breakfast for founders and investors.
Founders’ Roundtable Holiday Party
I look forward to this event every year… a time to relax with “my people”, a well-curated community of entrepreneurs.
Founders’ Roundtable Holiday Party
Great to catch up with old friends, and meet new ones, at one of my favorite clubs for established entrepreneurs, the Founders’ Roundtable.
Lori Cheek and Andrew Cohen
Two NYC startup friends: Lori (CEO of Cheek’d and Network’d), Andrew Cohen (CEO of Brainscape)
Founders’ Roundtable at NYSE
Lemonade Heroes Happy Hour 2013
With the TV project in late-stage negotiations to be sold, I arranged one last social event for our friends and entrepreneurs. For kicks, we had a special moment at 08:09:10 11-12-13.
Lemonade Heroes at Javits Convention Center
As part of our casting call for entrepreneurs, Lemonade Heroes took out a booth at a trade show for small business.
New York Entrepreneurship Week
I was invited to speak about small business ownership – especially structuring equity partnerships and managing technical teams in startups – at this week-long series of seminars. Entrepreneurship Week takes place in many cities around the country, and...
Lemonade Heroes at Worldwide Investors Network
We set up shop at Eyal Bino’s great event series, “Worldwide Investors Network”, to meet and interview entrepreneurs from overseas.
If You’re a Founder, then You’re a Hero!
What do pumpkins, toilet paper, and lemonade have in common? They all relate to heroes of entrepreneurship. After a few near-misses, I finally had an opportunity to meet up with Mike Michalowicz in person.
Lemonade Heroes Rooftop Portrait Party
To get photos of entrepreneurs for the book and tv series, I rented a bar on a rooftop and set up a red carpet for business owners.
NFTE Semi-Finals
The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) invited me to serve as a judge and panelist at this event, where youths from around the city competed in a business plan pitch contest. It was a pleasure and an honor to see the aspiring bright stars of tomorrow, and...
Judging a Business Plan Competition
As an invited guest, I served to judge a Business Plan competition for the Junior Achievement of New York. It was an inspiration seeing the works of so many youthful aspiring entrepreneurs!
Sylvan Social at Pier 94
For an audience of small business owners, we offered “Websites that don’t suck”, as well as Training, Workshops, and Branding.
