The Making of a Unicorn | Conversation with Kristi Ross Co-founder & Co-CEO of tastytrade

May 20, 2021, 11:00 PM – May 21, 2021, 12:15 AM (UTC)

Austin

For a full decade, tastytrade has built and developed an ecosystem for the self-directed trader. And whether you're into Wall Street or not, you might want to know what Co-founder & Co-CEO Kristi Ross and team did to reach unicorn status, exiting for $1 billion earlier this year.

Virtual event
Fireside Chat

About this event

Did you get in on the Gamestop trading frenzy this year? You probably heard names like Robinhood mentioned a lot. But what paved the way for trading apps like Robinhood was a company founded out of Chicago in 2011 -- tastytrade, Co-founded by Kristi Ross. For a full decade, tastytrade has built and developed an ecosystem for the self-directed trader. And whether you're into Wall Street or not, you might want to know what Kristi and team did to reach unicorn status, exiting for $1 billion earlier this year.

In this fireside chat, Kristi is sharing her 10-year journey, including the strategies, the highs & lows, and what it's like to be one of the few women founders to achieve a $1 billion exit.

Where: The Interwebs aka Zoom

When: May 20th, 6:00-7:15 PM CST

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Check out what happened

Speaker

  • Kristi Ross

    tastytrade

    Co-CEO & President

Hosts

  • Tom Denison

    Chicago

    Chapter Director

  • Aaron Levy

    Raise the Bar

    Founder & CEO

  • Rajiv Nathan

    Startup Grind Chicago / Startup Hypeman

    Chapter Director / Founder

  • Madeline Ulivieri

    Startup Grind

    Global Community Manager

Organizers

  • Mianya Ong

    Thinkment, Datasent

    Chapter Director

  • Paris Bland

    Digital Executive

    Head of Partnerships

Global sponsor

Brex logo

Brex

Presenting

Egan Nelson logo

Egan Nelson

Silicon Hills Lawyer logo

Silicon Hills Lawyer

Dell for Entrepreneurs logo

Dell for Entrepreneurs

Partner

Capital Factory logo

Capital Factory

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