We're excited to bring to Austin, the Founder and CEO of our Grind Startup of the Year Winner for 2019, Albert Santalo of 8Base, Inc. Albert Santalo is a computer scientist, Internet entrepreneur and angel investor with experience in high growth, venture-backed technology companies. His passion lies in designing products and building companies that disrupt traditional business models. For our Fireside Chat, we welcome Ryan Merket to the stage in September! Ryan is a Partner at Firebrand Ventures, a seed-stage VC firm, serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and previously held key roles at Facebook, Reddit, and Amazon.
September 11 – 12, 2019
11:00 PM – 2:00 AM UTC
| Food and Networking |
| Fireside Chat |
| Networking |
| After Party |
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