How to Disrupt Billion-Dollar Markets with David Radlo - fnGlobal Keynote & Roundtables (February 14, 2023)

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David Radlo is an internationally recognized exit coach and trusted advisor to founders, venture and private equity firms, and fortune 500 executives. He’s successfully invested across industries with exits of up to $300M – however, it’s likely that you know him best from his billion-dollar success disrupting the egg industry as the founder of “Eggland’s Best”.

At the Founders Network global keynote on Feb. 14, David will share learnings from his founder-to-investor journey by detailing what his experience shaping deals in tech, food & beverage, life sciences, and sustainability has taught him about how to disrupt billion-dollar markets. In this keynote he’ll detail five of his core principles for understanding your worth, pitching your product, and insights on how to improve your operations for maximum market impact.

In this global keynote session, David will cover:

• How to make your funding pitch the best it can be
• The importance and tricks behind operational excellence
• How to understand and sharpen your value proposition
• The ‘cartel leadership rules’ that define your path to success or failure
• The value of giving back with your time, money, and resources

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

David Radlo is an internationally recognized expert in sustainable leadership, growth, and innovation. He is an accomplished CEO, entrepreneur, advisor, growth coach, and international Fortune 500 speaker. He has successfully invested across life sciences, sustainability, food & beverage, and tech industries – including Zwitterco, The EVERY Company (formerly Clara Foods), and Anodyne Technologies. David is the founder of “Eggland’s Best” – and is known as a market disruptor behind the billion-dollar egg industry.

Stage-Based Roundtables @ 10:30 am PT

Community Partners:

Jeff Erickson

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 Keeler

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 Reminder

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.