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May 31

AANHPI Founder Feature: Long Nguyen

By John Kregler, StartOut Long Nguyen (he/him) started Everfit.io five years ago in San Francisco. His SaaS fitness platform helps transform how gyms and fitness coaches launch and run their businesses online. …

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AANHPI Founder Feature: Long Nguyen
AANHPI Founder Feature: Long Nguyen

4 min read


May 31

AANHPI Founder Feature: Amrei Dizon

Amrei Dizon is a proud 42-year-old lesbian from Quezon City, Manila, Philippines. Growing up in the 80s and 90s, Amrei often felt different in a society that lacked representation for people like her. …

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AANHPI Founder Feature: Amrei Dizon
AANHPI Founder Feature: Amrei Dizon

7 min read


May 22

AANHPI Founder Feature: Dyllen Nellis

By John Kregler, StartOut Dyllen Nellis (she/her) is a current member of the StartOut Growth Lab’s 11th cohort with her company, Dyllen’s College Essay Advice. She always wanted to pursue an entrepreneurial path and manages to do so as a full-time college student at Stanford. Dyllen’s College Essay Advice empowers…

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AANHPI Founder Feature: Dyllen Nellis
AANHPI Founder Feature: Dyllen Nellis

4 min read


May 4

AANHPI Founder Feature: Pete Zheng

By John Kregler, StartOut Pete Zheng (he/him) grew up in Pittsburgh, where his parents owned and operated a Chinese restaurant. In these formative years helping his family business, Pete got the spirit of entrepreneurship instilled in him. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, he moved to New York for…

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AANHPI Founder Feature: Pete Zheng
AANHPI Founder Feature: Pete Zheng

3 min read


Apr 20

StartOut Investor Spotlights: Alla Adam’s Pathway to VC

By John Kregler, StartOut Alla Adam (she/her) is a European-born investor and Lean Startup and VC Coach. The author of “Million Dollar Coach Playbook,” “Million Dollar Investor Playbook,” and “Million Dollar Negotiator Playbook,” Alla provides her coaching & mentoring expertise to founders, investors, and VC firms all across the world. …

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StartOut Investor Spotlights: Alla Adam’s Pathway to VC
StartOut Investor Spotlights: Alla Adam’s Pathway to VC

4 min read


Apr 10

StartOut Investor Spotlights: Sam Sugarman and Fearless Fund

By John Kregler, StartOut Sam Sugarman (he/him) is an Investor at Fearless Fund, a venture capital fund focused on pre-seed, seed, and series A-stage investments founded by women of color. In his role, Sam focuses on new investment opportunities, working with existing portfolio companies, and supporting Fearless Fund’s fundraising efforts. …

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StartOut Investor Spotlights: Sam Sugarman and Fearless Fund
StartOut Investor Spotlights: Sam Sugarman and Fearless Fund

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Apr 5

StartOut Investor Spotlights: Bill Burckart and Colorful Capital

By John Kregler, StartOut Time and time again, when we ask founders what they need help with the most as they build out their innovative startups, access to capital comes back as the number one answer. …

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StartOut Investor Spotlights: Bill Burckart and Colorful Capital
StartOut Investor Spotlights: Bill Burckart and Colorful Capital

3 min read


Mar 17

Tye-Leigha Hagood: Breaking into Hollywood as a Black, Trans, Queer founder

By John Kregler, StartOut Tye-Leigha Hagood (they/them) — or Tye for short — is a Black Trans Queer filmmaker, passionate about the revolutionary act of telling LBGTQ+ stories on a mainstream level. Tye found their passion for film early in childhood, writing their first screenplay in the 6th grade. Searching…

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Tye-Leigha Hagood: Breaking into Hollywood as a Black, Trans, Queer founder
Tye-Leigha Hagood: Breaking into Hollywood as a Black, Trans, Queer founder

4 min read


Mar 14

Gold Darr Hood and the path to making the world a FULLer place

By John Kregler, StartOut For Gold Darr Hood (she/they), the call to entrepreneurship has always been present. Coming from a technology background with doctoral work in AI, Gold is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for effecting real change. …

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Gold Darr Hood and the path to making the world a FULLer place
Gold Darr Hood and the path to making the world a FULLer place

3 min read


Feb 23

Black Founders Focus: Madilynn Beck’s mission to make wellness an on-demand right

By John Kregler, StartOut Madilynn A. Beck, MEd AMFT (she/her), is a powerhouse in the health and wellness industry. As the founder and CEO of The Better Spot, Madilynn’s mission is to create an on-demand wellness marketplace where practitioners and patients alike can get and deliver the care they need…

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Black Founders Focus: Madilynn Beck’s mission to make wellness an on-demand right
Black Founders Focus: Madilynn Beck’s mission to make wellness an on-demand right

3 min read

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