Ryan McDonough

Founder, Sometime Artist

CFO and co-founder @Accompany, acquired by @Cisco. Turnaround CFO @Ning, sold to Glam Media. Former seed VC. McKinsey trained. @Wharton School and @Haas School of Business.

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May 2, 2021

UC LAUNCH Spring ’21 Demo Day: The Accompany Journey

THOUGHTS

Yesterday, I had a chance to share some thoughts on my founder experience with Accompany with the latest LAUNCH Cohort.

We covered a lot of ground over 40 minutes, centered around 5 key areas:

 

1. A Particular Set of Skills

Skills and insights picked up along the way before becoming a startup founder that were helpful in the journey and can be learned through other means.

2. Early Days at Accompany

Foundational things we set in place that served us well in our 5 years of Accompany.

3. Cornfield Years

Thoughts on raising the war chest and keeping the team motivated while seeking out product/market fit.

4. Refocusing on Enterprise

Our experience moving the measure of success from individual user decisions to the aggregate impact based on C-Suite objectives.

5. Exit & Beyond

Thoughts on generating inbound interest for your business and our experience with the exit.

11 weeks of ride through the LAUNCH Accelerator is coming to fruition for these 10 Innovative Startups! Watch them deliver their Final Pitches on DEMO DAY – May 2nd 2021! Registration Free — > https://lnkd.in/gBBec8N (Investors ticket & General Ticket)

 

Guest Speakers :

  • Ryan McDonough, Founder, Accompany
  • Brad Bao, Founder, Lime

 

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