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Photo of my fellow Kauffman Class 31 fellows, an amazing group of investors. I’m on far left, row 5

Career update: I’ve joined Kauffman Fellows , the program for VCs and investors. I was honored to be accepted into Class 31 this year. Like an advanced degree, we attend classes and travel globally together for two years, but the biggest benefit is the network: 1,000+ investor fellows and the intimate relationships formed in my class that sustain for the rest of my career. I continue on full-time as a VC at Blitzscaling Ventures.

Since joining, I’ve attended some amazing events and built real relationships with my classmates. We share market intel, go to each other’s events, and, most importantly, we’re starting to do deals together. There’s a term for it: a “Kauffman Deal,” where multiple fellow investors syndicate around a startup, invest, help the company succeed, then do it again.

Founders/Entrepreneurs: think of Kauffman as a YC/Speedrun for investors.…