Let's be honest - we never really learn at lectures. It was all about office hours. In this spirit, we're hosting a new monthly series: Stanford Startups Office Hours.
We will have "TAs" available to answer questions - we’re here to talk about new ideas, frame priorities and opportunities, think through tough strategic questions, test new products and provide objective feedback for the issues keeping you up at night.
Come with real challenges you're facing and connect with other alumni.
This month’s TAs will be:
Nick Chen is a product designer and the co-founder and CEO of Pico, the business platform for creators. Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30, he started the company in 2016 to enable the economic empowerment of the educators, entertainers, and storytellers who represent a new generation of entrepreneurs. Outside of working on Pico, Nick sings in the NYC a cappella group The Workshop.
Andrew Bein has spent over 30 years as an entrepreneur developing unique products into profitable services. Now running Bev Intros, he actively advises and invests in startups. He has significant experience using direct-marketing practices to inexpensively define and test new initiatives. Exits include sixdegrees ($125mm), InterActive Search Holdings ($343mm), answers.com ($127mm), fotolog.com ($90mm). SB from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and MBA from Stanford University. Enjoys trail running, triathlons, and music.
Zack Arnold is the co-founder of The Perfect Jean and RE2UCE. He is also president of Six Lincoln LLC., a wholesale apparel company that operates under licenses such as Kenneth Cole and Paper Denim & Cloth. He is an active e-commerce/logistic investor, including recent investments in Airhouse, Nadine West, Northbeam.io, and The Hedgehog Company. His primary areas of expertise are failing quickly, lean operations, not relying on VC money, digital ad spend, branding, the apparel supply chain, and licensing.
Roy Moran is a partner at Cooley LLP where he represents emerging companies and the investors that fund them in a diverse range of critical transactions, from formation through funding and liquidity events. Roy was previously in-house counsel at a fantasy sports company, where he focused on fundraising and business strategy initiatives. Before practicing law, Roy worked on the management teams of several startups of his own in the service, social media and e-commerce industries.
Scott Rudin is a senior associate at Cooley LLP where he represents emerging growth companies and venture capital investors in a variety of transactions, including company formations, financings and mergers and acquisitions. He also counsels clients on corporate governance matters and other day–to–day legal issues. Scott previously worked at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP where he worked on both private and public company transactions.
Trisha Okubo is the founder and creative director of Maison Miru, the unisex system of jewelry designed to unlock your creativity. In her prior life, she worked in product management and business operations at media and ecommerce companies, where she launched the eBay Facebook app and led product strategy for the eBay global homepage. Areas of expertise include building direct to consumer retail brands, real world product management and operations, branding and creative direction, and bootstrapping high growth companies.
Date & Time: Tuesday, May 23 from 6-8pm.
Location: Hype (fka Pico), 900 Broadway, #1003, New York, NY 10003. If the main entrance is locked, go around the corner and enter through the freight entrance on 20th St (across the street from Devocion). Take the freight elevator on the left up to the 10th floor.
Price: Free