fnGlobal Keynote & Roundtables with Jeremy Clarke (January 9, 2024)
Virtual · ZoomTech startups are often characterized by a traditional narrative that features venture capital funding and hockey stick growth. However, Jeremy Clarke's entrepreneurial journey challenges this conventional narrative.
In 2011, Jeremy founded WebMerge, a document automation software platform. When the startup was acquired eight years later by Formstack in 2019, it was valued at $100 million. Jeremy’s story is one of slow and steady growth, unwavering customer focus, and the power of startup bootstrapping.
Around 80% of startups opt for bootstrapping as their primary method of business development. Bootstrapping is a strategy for launching and scaling a company that doesn't rely on external investments or funding. Instead, it entails the entrepreneur using their own savings and deploying inventive financial tactics to sustain and grow their business, making it a self-reliant and self-sufficient journey to success.
In his global keynote for Founders Network on January 9, Jeremy will share how he grew WebMerge to $2 million ARR before even making his first hire. In a fireside chat with FN Founder and CEO Kevin Holmes, he’ll detail why he had a laser focus on customers and how prioritizing their needs enabled him to scale.
Opening Remarks @ 9:30am PT
Join us for opening remarks with Dina Fattom, Member Success Manager at Founders Network, to get the latest updates from the Network and opportunities for getting involved.
Keynote Speaker @ 9:40am PT
Jeremy Clarke is an entrepreneur, investor, father, and actions-sports enthusiast. Starting his first business in high school and others throughout the years, he’s always had the drive and determination to create a highly profitable business. Jeremy enjoys building things from scratch and solving complex problems with simple solutions.
He was the founder of WebMerge, a document automation software platform, with thousands of customers around the world that grew to millions in profit and sold for many millions more.
Stage-Based Roundtables @ 10:30am PT
Community Partners:
Jeff leads the Partnerships Team at Forecastr — a leading FP&A software company that helps startups create kick-butt financial models to impress investors, confidently raise capital, and effectively run their businesses better.
Jeff serves on the advisory boards of several startup companies and is an active angel investor. He's passionate about startups and enjoys working with founders and mentoring entrepreneurs.
Jeff is an experienced entrepreneur and was the founder and CEO of a successful consumer goods company that he rapidly grew from $1M in sales its first year to over $40M in annual revenue in its fourth year of operations and was ranked #138 on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies.
Prior to founding his own company, Jeff was a partner at Beanstalk Partners where he led the sales and business development activities. He also served as the National Sales Director for a venture-backed tech startup where he generated over $45M in client contracts and developed the company’s channel partner program.
Jeff has a degree in accounting and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Utah. After receiving his MBA in Finance from the University of Utah he served as the Vice President of Investments for Sentry Financial Corporation.
Cathy is the Managing Partner at FullScope Growth, a global consortium of elite Fractional Executives and Business Acceleration Partners that provide the exact combination of experts that organizations require.
She has cross-functional experience in sales, management, marketing and business planning, client services, network development and operations. Delivers strong results within highly competitive markets.
Guests Are Welcome!
Please bring a guest! Every member can bring one (1) guest to each event. Each guest must be a full-time tech startup founder so they can bring new perspectives, skillsets, and experience to your chapter.
All guests must be full-time tech startup founders and you can register them directly on this function page. See How to Register a Guest here.
Confidentiality Policy:
All information shared within Founders Network is strictly confidential. We are built on a foundation of trust, and the community takes confidentiality seriously. Investors, members, and staff all share experiences and opinions off the record. In this roundtable forum, we continue to model our fnValues of Reciprocity, Humility, Authenticity and Inclusivity.
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