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With Charlie O'Donnell (Author, Founder Unfriendly).
May 12 (Tuesday) @ 10:00 AM       FREE
Antler, 33 W 17th St, 6th Fl

 
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We'll spend the morning to chat about what investors are actually thinking when they pass, when they lean in, & why most founders never get the real story, as a part of Charlie O'Donnell's new book Founder Unfriendly: What Investors Won't Tell You About Getting Funded.

Join us for a fireside conversation with Charlie, moderated by MW, followed by a live pitch feedback session where pre-selected founders will get candid, real-time investor reactions to their companies.

The flow:
30-min fireside on the hard truths of fundraising

15-20 min of live founder feedback

15-min of Q&A

Who should come:
Founders, operators, investors, anyone who wants to know how fundraising actually works before they walk into the room

About Hosts
Antler is the first believer at inception stage, investing $600K as your first institutional check

Charlie O'Donnell is a New York City venture capitalist & community builder. He began his career at Union Square Ventures where he was the firm's first analyst. He then helped launch First Round Capital's NYC office where he backed Backupify (acq by Datto), GroupMe (acq. by Skype) & Singleplatform (acq by Constant Contact). In 2012, he founded Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the first venture capital firm in Brooklyn, investing in more than 100 local startups including Hungryroot, Brigit (acq. by Upbound), & Radformation. He also founded nextNYC, the city's most active tech community & events platform, & teaches entrepreneurship at NYU's Courant Institute.
A native & lifelong New Yorker, Charlie is a triathlete, ice hockey goalie, & founder of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, a community kayaking program. He has been writing online at This is Going to Be Big since 2004.
 
 
 
 
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