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October 14, 2022 @ 9:45 am - 10:30 am PDT

Free

How to Stand your Ground as a Startup Founder with Benny Buller

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Date:
October 14, 2022
Time:
9:45 am - 10:30 am PDT
Cost:
Free
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-stand-your-ground-as-a-startup-founder-with-benny-buller-tickets-425994550167

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Founders Network
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In his session, Buller will detail his journey as a startup founder and the challenges he faced along the way.

Last year, Velo3D marked a major milestone when it went public on the New York Stock Exchange. The company had merged with JAWS Spitfire Acquisition Corporation a few months prior and was sitting on $274 million in funds.

In the year since, Velo3D has marked continued growth. The startup provides an end-to-end metal 3D printing solution for mission-critical parts used for space exploration, and is renowned for how it improved on laser powder bed fusion (PBF) technology.

However, success didn’t come easily for the company’s founder Benny Buller. Throughout his startup journey, Buller came to the edge of the precipice on more than one occasion and his handling of these moments are what enabled his company to stand out from the crowd.

“Success in a startup is not achieved very often,” Buller says. “These near death situations are inevitable in every startup, and how you deal with them is probably what separates the ones that succeed from the ones that fail.”

Buller is among the keynote speakers at this year’s Founder’s Network annual conference. In his session, Buller will detail his journey as a startup founder and the challenges he faced along the way.

If you can’t make it to fnSummit 2022, you can still tune in to Buller’s keynote virtually on October 14, 2022.

In his keynote, Buller will cover:

  • How a company’s culture is the mirror of its founders’ character
  • How mistakes are the foundation of startup success
  • The line between vision and determination, and stubbornness and arrogance

 

Complimentary Ticket:

Are you a full-time tech founder? Be our guest! During COVID, we’re making our events available to tech founders everywhere. Enjoy a complimentary ticket to come learn from fellow tech founders, partners and investors. Already used your complimentary guest pass? Request an invite to see if you qualify for membership.

 

About Founders Network:

Founded in 2011, Founders Network offers lifelong peer mentorship to over 600 tech startup founders globally. Our platform, programs and high-touch service facilitate authentic experience sharing, warm introductions and long-term professional relationships. Additional benefits include over $500k in startup discounts and promotion to 2,000 newsletter readers. Members are located in San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, London and other tech hubs. Each month our Membership Committee admits a new cohort of full-time tech founders who are nominated by an existing member. Learn more about us here

Confidentiality Policy

All information shared within Founders Network is strictly confidential. We are built on a foundation of trust, and the community takes confidentiality seriously. Investors, members, and staff all share experiences and opinions off the record. In this roundtable forum, we continue to model our fnValues of Reciprocity, Humility, Authenticity and Inclusivity. Read more about our Privacy Policy here.

Details

Date:
October 14, 2022
Time:
9:45 am - 10:30 am PDT
Cost:
Free
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-stand-your-ground-as-a-startup-founder-with-benny-buller-tickets-425994550167

Organizer

Founders Network
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