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Seasoned Entrepreneur, Founder, Investor & Y-Combinator, Fedtech, NSF-I Corp Alum | 30+ Yrs Leading Tech Innovation & Driving Business Growth

New York, NY
Joined March 2011
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I just published The Validation Conundrum caumike.medium.com/the-valid…
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Beautiful day for the #NYSIS25 in Rochester. Presenting with the Downstate Q Boys at 2:30 in the Cascade room.
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It’s been a while since we had a good tech caper, so allow me to tell you the story of the Microsoft database engineer who foiled what might have been one of the worst cyberattacks in history. nytimes.com/2024/04/03/techn…
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Discover key strategies to triple your #business #growth in 2024. Learn how to deeply understand your #customers, tailor your approach, and execute targeted campaigns for maximum impact.#Startup #Diversity ..latinobizstudio.com/how-to-g…
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This is actually founder friendly and long term aligned to most favorable outcomes for founders. Take the win 🙌
A $3M seed out of the gate or even after pre-seed with some traction is going to be very far and between in this market for some time. The new reality is $500K - $750K pre-seed followed by $1.5M - $2M seed.
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Hard conversation with a founder who is selling his startup for parts. This is a company that the founder has been working on for 9 years! Spent most of the call reassuring him that the investors are not upset / angry and that the founder was exemplary despite the disappointing outcome. Sigh.
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OpenAI and ChatGPT seem like an overnight success. They hit over 100 million users just 2 months after launch. But what people don't see is the 7 long years of hard work and research to get there. Sam Altman the CEO of OpenAI on what it takes to become an "overnight success"
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I fundamentally believe we need MORE startup creation happening. But I also KNOW that most people shouldn't be founders. How do we reconcile that?
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Check out my new post to help you operationalize sales - It is unpacking key components of Repeatable, Scalable, Sustainable, and Accountable methods. latinobizstudio.com/achieve-… #startup #traction #entrepreneurship #business #diversity
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Warner Music and Polygon are launching a music accellerator + funding for Web3 companies and founders. Here's what they're looking for ↓
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#latina #founders Check out this opportunity from @GoogleStartups & @InicioVentures
💰 Latine founders: Apps are open for the @inicioventures x @googlestartups pitch competition in NYC on July 27th. You can win up to $35K in funding. Learn more and apply by 6/28. inicio.ventures/2023-events
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#diversity #founder #startup #entrepreneurs - A great recap and lessons learned document of what happened to #Muni - a #startup in #latam - from inception to shut down - the story told by the founder Maria Echeverri Gomez frill-crowberry-294.notion.s…
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Thank you @lolitataub - great resource for #womenintech #startups #womenfounders
💰 Founders looking for a grants and accelerators: Female Startup Club put together this database for you. docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
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