a16z Talent x Opportunity

It’s been over a decade while since I ran the GrowLab program and I am so excited to be a16z Talent x Opportunity Demo Day. The energy and potential is all so exciting! Congrats to all the companies! Fashivly, Timbucktoo, Feedplan, Rume, Virch Merch, Gamer Society TECH WEEK by a16z

Props to the a16z Talent x Opportunity team and founders on another incredible demo day here in LA Never fail to be impressed by the density of talent in these rooms

#LATechWeek. Today, I was humbled to be part of the event hosted by a16z Talent x Opportunity and my friend Kofi Ampadu. There is so much admiration for making it like "a walk in the park" with friendly and insightful conversations with a multicultural audience coming from NYC, San Francisco, and California. I loved the lessons from a disruptor. A fireside chat with iconic Hamet Watt, amazed by his energy! (By the way, I just read the book by Ricardo Sunderland— it's?a must-read) - fabulous pitches for this demo day in Los Angeles by Fashivly Ashlyn Greer, Rume, Win Feigle Feedplan, VirchMerch, Timbucktoo, Gamersociety, and fab panelists Jesús Salas Ashtan Jordan Antonio Key and saying hi to some of our favorite people who connected some of us, Megan Holston-Alexander Christine Dagousset Roy Scott (nice to have met you). Thank you, Kofi, for having been a FaB guest speaker at FaB Fashion and BeautyTech San Francisco FaB Fashion and BeautyTech LA while living in NYC! You rock! Roy scott?

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Amazing first day at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) GenAI loft with a16z Talent x Opportunity for Anjanette Houser and me ??

This was such an amazing experience!!! The event that Rich Green, Caitlin Glazebrook, Traron L. Edwards, and Lily Yuen Xu of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and a16z Talent x Opportunity put on was phenomenal! You would have thought we knew each other for years not hours. It was the experience I didn’t know I needed. Thank you!

Huge thanks to Rich Green and Caitlin Glazebrook for an incredible Impact Bootcamp experience! The energy, insights, and community you’ve fostered are beyond inspiring. Excited to take these opportunities forward and stay connected! Amazon Web Services (AWS) a16z Talent x Opportunity

Thank you a16z TxO Caitlin Glazebrook Traron L. Edwards, and AWS Startups Lily Yuen Xu for an amazing Impact Bootcamp. We had the privilege to have a 2 day Impact Bootcamp, amplifying the voices of underrepresented founders. Information, insights and inspiration from amazing speakers. Thank you James Norman, Allison McGuire, Will Salcido, Amy Poll, Lily Yuen Xu, Omar Valle. Thanks to investors that joined us James Norman, Brian Dixon, Phillip Sanders, Antonio Key, Maeva Kazandjian, Mussa Seid, Todd Johnson Special thank you to the founders who came from as far away as LA, Michigan, Baltimore and Deleware to attend the event. Thanks Myles Hester, Jen Fry, PhD (she/her), Coleman (Danielle Coleman), Donna Díaz Scaffidi, Carol X., Shingai Manhambara, Andrea Patricia Diaz Baquero, Haroun Moula, Adell Hanson-Kahn, Jeff Ivory, Nils Widal, Anjanette Houser, Michael (Hunter) Dansbury, Krish Thukral, Alina Matson, Michelle Park, Aleksei Kuznetsov, Ezana Habtegiorgiss, Malcolm Goodwin, MBA, Yonatan F., Vidya Venkatesh, Maria Artunduaga, MD, MPH, MTM, Sunil Thukral, CPA, CFA,Tiago Bizzaro, and many others. This was truly an inspiring 2 days with the founders bonding and creating an extended community. As we said at the closing “this is not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning.” Looking forward to continuing engaging and helping accelerate growth.

Thank you so much to a16z Talent x Opportunity and Amazon Web Services (AWS) for putting together this fun and informative 2 day bootcamp.

I am excited to share that Virch Merch will be showcased at the upcoming a16z Talent x Opportunity #DemoDay next week! If you can’t attend, don’t worry—we’re also hosting a #happyhour on Monday night to celebrate. Join Mel David, myself, and the rest of the team in #SantaMonica during TECH WEEK by a16z for the official launch of Virch Merch. This event is especially valuable for artist managers, product licensees/licensors, TikTok Shop owners, and merchandise production companies. We’ll share all the alpha on merchandise and live event experiences. We are looking forward to connecting and unveiling what’s next in the world of Live Entertainment merch! #Merchandise #LiveEvents #ArtistManagers #ProductLicensing #TikTokShop #a16z #TechWeek