Fireside Chat with Jesse Lipson, CEO of Levitate
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About the Keynote Speaker: Jesse Lipson, CEO of Levitate
Levitate founder Jesse Lipson has always loved creating magic. As a kid, he learned magic tricks. As an adult, the magic comes in the form of innovative software. Having previously founded ShareFile, a secure file-sharing software for small businesses (later acquired by Citrix), Jesse made the observation that the people and companies he gave repeat business to were the ones who did a good job of keeping in touch and staying top of mind personally and authentically; but most small businesses didn’t have the time. He looked at the available marketing and CRM software out there, but it was all made for large product-oriented businesses; not the nuanced needs of service-focused small businesses that rely on relationships to grow.
In 2017, Jesse and his team designed an email marketing tool that focused on genuine and personal outreach, at scale. Over time, the product expanded into offering texting, social media, AI content creation, surveys, and handwritten cards. In just 5 years, Levitate has developed into a Happiness Platform with over 150 employees, helping almost 5,000 customers keep in touch more personally and authentically with their clients and high-value contacts across all communication channels… from email to snail mail to text messages.
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The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,500 entrepreneurs raise over $1.85BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.