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I had knots in my stomach before attending the Point 25 Initiative. I left with a whirlwind of information, a better understanding of advisory boards and a bunch of new girlfriends!
"A highly valuable opportunity to seek direct and actionable insights on your startup from experienced advisors whose only interest is your continued success."
Point 25 helped me to think strategically about how to find and add advisors that would be game-changing for ny business.
As a first-time founder, I appreciated the perspective of fellow entrepreneurs and advisors who could share insights to help me save time and reduce expenses while pushing toward my launch. In my career, I've always believed in building community and working not just hard but smart. Point 25 allowed me to make connections with like-minded women, share resources and receive priceless advice.
This highly curated event was helpful, encouraging, and inspirational. The ability to spend quality time and meet with hand-selected potential advisors is a true luxury for busy entrepreneurs like ourselves.
"It was great to meet all these wonderful female mentors and co-founders. Being part of a startup is always a learning process and having this opportunity to have advice and support is so valuable specially from this cohort of experienced and accomplished female leaders."
I highly recommend it! The event made it fun and easy to connect with entrepreneurs and find a fit with a potential advisee.
The Point 25 Initiative was a welcomed opportunity to network with other women entrepreneurs and leverage decades of experience from veteran women advisors. It's an eye-opening look into the world of startup investing. I highly recommend this event for women entrepreneurs no matter what stage your startup is in.
"The intimacy of the Point 25 event gave me a chance to connect with professional advisors and fellow female founders in a meaningful and substantive way. Everyone I met was impressive and offered high quality advice and leads. Point 25 stood out for me as one of the best curated networking events of the year."
"I am an expert in my niche, but I don't have a finance background or connections on wall street either professionally or personally. This puts me at a disadvantage knowing how best to approach and communicate with the investment community. I would have no way of meeting experienced, connected women from Wall Street and the rest of the NYC finance community without an event such as this. Thanks very much, .25 Initiative!"
No matter whether you are an investor/adviser or an entrepreneur, there is great power and reward in women supporting other women. Through her Point 25 Initiative, Alicia Syrett has created a vehicle to enable this effort--and this is just the beginning.
"The mentors and organizers for The Point 25 Initiative were of the highest quality and caliber. They were so incredibly helpful and you could tell they really want to help and see us all succeed. So happy to have been part of such a supportive event."
For start ups to succeed it really takes a village. Don't delay setting up a solid board of advisors. Keep in mind your advisors skill sets should probably evolve with time. For example: our first gen advisors were two close friends of my Co-Founder and I and their feedback and expertise were critical during the design of our UI. As our company grew and started to expand internationally our second gen advisors were terrific at helping us determine valuation for our second round, plan a solid growth strategy and even help with ice-breakers with key people in our new markets. For our third generation advisors I am looking for an experienced CFO to help us navigate the myriad of funding options apart from equity and somebody to brainstorm which VCs would make good partners for our business. As one of the advisors said during her chat, if you look at your board and all your advisors have the same skill set / bio ... you did something wrong.
I was inspired and impressed by everyone in the room. There is no doubt that the connections made during the evening will help the businesses represented there.
As Entrepreneur, I think that the initiative is an amazing opportunity to go deep in the advisors mind, their role and the daily dynamics of have one. As woman is an inspiration, to know and be connected with such visionary, supportive and successful group of women.
Point25 was a fantastic event - mainly because it provides an intimate setting and targeted introductions with very high caliber founders and advisers. The panel, group discussion, and networking format provided the right structure without wasting time. I will definitely keep in touch with others I met at the event, and look forward to the next one!
The event was super energizing. It was so encouraging to be in a room full of ambitious amazing supportive entrepreneurs working on a common goal.
"The Point 25 Initiative provided me with a comfortable and safe setting for me to network and collaborate with other female entrepreneurs and mentors. I am looking forward to future events!"
It was an honor to be part of Point 25 event. I made great connections with potential advisors and other entrepreneurs and looking forward to work with them in the future.
A brilliant evening with so many inspiring ladies! A great format for making new business contacts and new friendships.
Yes. Please, feel free to use the following: "Point25 event has been one of the most inspiring things that happened to me lately. I felt very comfortable and could talk about my challenges and ask for advise without a fear of being blamed for my craziness and over-dedication. I would highly recommend Alicia and her amazing initiative for any business woman who is looking for answers and who is ready share her experiences at the same time".
Yes! "The Point 25 initiative put a select group of high performing women in a room, encouraging them to let down their guards and talk about what an advisory relationship should look like. The experience was both cathartic and inspirational -- and an evening I will not soon forget."
The size and structure of the event provides a great opportunity to really learn about the businesses and interact with the entrepreneurs.
The entrepreneurs and advisors at pointe 25 leave you feeling inspired through their candid stories and real world advice.
This is not only for advising that can open future doors but a way to grow startups led by women and how to help each other to succeed.
The authenticity and love in the room created an atmosphere for growth.