Startup Team Building

🔥 The Deep Dive: Understanding Your Cap Table

Byron Wang, Founder @ ArdiusEvery great startup starts with a great team — but building one isn’t easy. Byron led a practical and engaging session on what it takes to assemble a strong early-stage team. From hiring your first employees to defining culture and roles, he shared lessons learned from the trenches and frameworks for building teams that scale with your startup.

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👀 Showcase

Alex Dunn, Founder @ InCommonAlex introduced InCommon, a platform built to foster meaningful relationships through community. Focused on real connection in a digital-first world, Alex shared how InCommon is creating new ways for people to engage, belong, and grow together.

Cagatay Sevil, Co-Founder/CEO @ Youth InnCagatay shared the vision behind Youth Inn, a company focused on empowering young people through education, travel, and community experiences. From concept to impact, he walked us through how Youth Inn is supporting youth around the world to explore, connect, and thrive.

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🙏 Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

Big shoutout to the partners who help make Exit Hours possible. Your support fuels the founders, ideas, and conversations that keep this community growing.

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Gumshoe Ventures is a venture studio that invests, builds, and grows startups. Unlike traditional VCs that maximize for size of fiscal outcomes, Gumshoe focuses on maximizing the probability of founder-friendly exits. Learn more here.

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