Fireside Convos

Picking up where happy hour ends by curating conversation between founders, investors, and ecosystem players for real talk, candid dialogue, and valuable connections

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Past Events

PE Consolidations vs. Competition

October 30, 2024

Join in a curated discussion where we’ll dive into the FTC’s responsibility to regulate what some now view as regionalized and localized monopolies born out of the famed PE rollup strategy, centering on Decoder’s June 13 episode “How private equity took over everything.”

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How private equity took over everything

Fundraising: KY vs. the Coasts

July 24, 2024

The challenges and advantages of raising capital here in Kentucky compared to on the coasts, fundraising advice for first-time and seasoned founders, how investors can provide the most value pre and post-funding

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20VC: Fundraising Wisdom that is Total BS, How to Always Be Raising

The Morality of Immortality

April 17, 2024

Longevity as an industry, the implications of classifying aging as a disease, and the economics and morality of increasing our lifespans indefinitely

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‘Aging is a disease’: Inside the drive to postpone death indefinitely

Remote Work and the Hustle Factor

January 24, 2024

Remote work's role in startup development today in KY and beyond, how much hustle it actually takes to build a successful business

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20VC: Keith Rabois and Mike Shebat on Creating an Olympian Mindset to Work Ethic

AI in KY

October 18, 2023

AI development in KY and beyond, implications for startup development and remote work, do the consequences outweigh the upside?

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E124: Auto GPT's massive potential and risk, AI regulation

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