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Kunal Mehta
Author, Disruptors
Vinicius Vacanti
Co-founder and CEO, Yipit
Hursh Agrawal
Co-founder and CTO, Branch
About This Event
It's one thing to think of an idea, propose it, and create a startup for yourself - but how do you go from just another startup to a prosperous business?
Join us for a panel discussion with experienced entrepreneurs and investors, as they share their insights on success, failure, and their ability to bounce back.
The first 75 attendees will receive a free copy of "Disruptors"; drinks and networking to follow.
About the Speakers
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Kunal Mehta
Author,
Disruptors
Prior to founding his company, Kunal worked at J.P. Morgan for four years and in Equities Trading at Nomura Securities post-graduation. Despite building lasting relationships and a deep knowledge of the financial industry, Kunal had an entrepreneurial urge to take a risk and build a business of his own. While developing his own idea and struggling with his decision to leave finance, Kunal was inspired by the game-changing entrepreneurs of his generation that pursued their own passion.
In 2013, Kunal interviewed these founders and uncovered the initial struggles they faced as they left a corporate job, dropped out of college, or filed for bankruptcy for the first time. These stories are documented in his first book, DISRUPTORS.
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Vinicius Vacanti
Co-founder and CEO,
Yipit
Vinicius Vacanti is the co-founder and CEO of New York City based tech startup Yipit, the largest local deals aggregation site in the United States. He taught himself web development and built Yipit in 2010 as a three-day project. Since then, Yipit has grown to 1 million monthly active members, raised $7.3 million of venture capital, has 21 employees and is now profitable. Prior to Yipit, he worked as a private equity investor at Quadrangle Group and as an analyst at The Blackstone Group. He writes frequently about entrepreneurship on his blog (http://vacanti.me) which is read by over 150,000 people a year. He also serves as a mentor for New York's TechStars program. He graduated from Harvard College with a degree in Applied Mathematics.
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Hursh Agrawal
Co-founder and CTO,
Branch
Hursh Agrawal was the CTO and co-founder of Branch, a New-York based startup building online platforms that encourage conversation and debate. The company's first product, Branch.com, was used by Frontline, USA Today, and more to host online debates and discussions. Potluck, Branch's second product, was an platform for talking about interesting links and articles online. Branch was acquired by Facebook in January 2014, and since then Hursh has been working with the Branch team on a new product under the Facebook Creative Labs umbrella. Hursh left NYU to start Branch in September 2011, where he was studying Computer Science and Biochemistry.
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