For me, technology has always been about more than code or platforms — it’s about how it shapes people’s lives and creates a better future. Over the last 20+ years, I’ve worked across AI, blockchain, enterprise and consumer tech, building products that aim to empower, protect, and connect people in meaningful ways. As a seasoned […]
Bobby Benfield is a results-oriented executive with extensive experience in building technology-driven digital businesses and consumer brands. As an advisor to OpenComp since its founding and its CEO since August 2023, Bobby has played a pivotal role in OpenComp's growth. Previously, Bobby held senior executive roles at BeautyCounter and Shopzilla, each of which had successful
45 years in B2B and consumer technologies, primarily enterprise-related software & services. Working backwards, am or have been involved in AI, AR/XR/VR/MR, Blockchain data integrity, Vision AI / Computervision, scaled real-time streaming data automation, real-time analytics, Big Data and related analytics, online education, early photorealistic Virtual Reality, enterprise applications, early internet revenue applications, client server
Jake Ryan is an author & CIO at Tradecraft Capital, a digital asset manager focused on the next long-wave economic cycle, the Age of Autonomy®. His first book, Crypto Investing in the Age of Autonomy, published by John Wiley & Sons, is a US News & World Report ‘Best 7 Book on Crypto Investing and
Stephen Cho is a seasoned startup CFO and operator. He currently advises venture-backed Pre-Seed to Series B startups on fundraising, M&A and building finance functions. He was most recently CFO at Papaya, previously served as VP Finance and GM at Acorns, and has co-founded multiple startups. Prior to becoming an operator, Stephen worked in investment
Marc Ladin is a co-founder and General Partner at Project Voice Capital Partners, a successor fund to his previous leadership role at VoicePunch VC. At VoicePunch VC, an early-stage venture fund, he built an investment portfolio with a top- quartile return trajectory by finding the most promising AI startups early in their lifecycle. Previously, Marc
I’m currently the Chief Product Officer at The Predictive Index. I joined PI when they acquired my company Charma where I was co-founder and CEO. Previously, I was part of the founding team and President/CMO of NextRoll (fka AdRoll.) Charma’s mission was to help people become great managers by providing a system for one-on-ones, recurring
Dr. Irina Kukuyeva is a business operations-focused technology leader who helps companies understand and unlock customer behavior and feedback loops to build scalable, profitable companies with market fit. She has collaborated with over 100 companies and is a frequent speaker on the topic of building and scaling companies with product-led growth and AI, most recently
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Jennifer Loo most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer at Tala, overseeing the company’s capital markets efforts across both debt and equity and leading the development and expansion of Tala’s diverse portfolio of services. During her tenure there, she was instrumental in growing the business and supporting continuous product innovation, geographic expansion and regulatory
Noah was the founder and CEO of Stitcher, the podcast platform (acquired by Sirius XM for $325M in 2020) and was on the founding executive team of StubHub, the ticketing company. He also ran the Early Stage Startup team at AWS, have been an EIR at a venture firm and invested in 20+ startups. Prior
