Making the Big Leagues feat. Matt Tillman

Due to COVID-19 and health concerns, this live event has been converted to a virtual event. All are members are welcome to join.

Haven founder and Acrylic partner Matt Tillman talks about his journey from rural Illinois to Silicon Valley, and what he wishes he’d known about founding a startup in a major market. Join Matt for a discussion on mistakes to avoid if you’re a first-time founder or making the jump to a bigger pond.

You’ll learn how to:

• Know Your Investors
• Raise Your Game
• Build an A-Team
• Learn from Others
• Skip the Bullshit

*Our members-only Peer Advisory Roundtables are designed to go deep on your real-life challenges. Let our diverse community of founders be your resource and support system.

Speaker

Matthew Tillman grew up in Lincoln, Illinois where he was founding engineer at a web design company (acquired by SpringNet in 1999). He moved to Chicago and was part of the early engineering group at Starbelly.com which was acquired by Halo. Shortly thereafter, he wrote machine learning and big data applications at the fastest growing broker dealer in Chicago, Carr Futures.

After two successful exits and an IPO, he moved to San Francisco where he built and sold two adtech companies before founding Haven, a leading transportation technology company backed by the most respected investors in Silicon Valley.

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.

fnChicago Chapter Leadership Team

- Chapter Director: Marisa Bryce

- Growth Chair: Jason Jacobsohn

- Membership Chair: Alex Hejazi

- Ecosystem Advisor: Raman Chadha

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.