What You'll Learn:
- Insights on scaling and selling startups from Joshua Lee's Ardius journey.
- Practical tips for building sustainable businesses and securing funding.
- Networking strategies to connect with investors and entrepreneurs.
About the Keynote Speaker: Joshua Lee, Founder @ Ardius (Acquired by Gusto)
Joshua Lee is the Founder and CEO of
Ardius (a Gusto company) that combines intelligent automation technology and accounting experts to get startups access to R&D tax credits. He started this company after 13.5 years at Ernst & Young (“EY”) and later working in Venture Capital, where he saw how startups could benefit from knowing about the power of R&D (and other types of) tax credits.
As an avid venture investor, advisor, start-up founder, and board member, Joshua consistently found his passion in starting, growing, and leading SaaS / fintech / B2B companies, especially those in the early startup and growth phases.
Having founded several venture building funds, there is definitely a unique perspective and appreciation Joshua bring and has as both a founder and investor. Of the 3 stages (Starting - Executing - Exiting), Joshua has done a very thorough analysis and study of the Exit, and love debating whether the Exit is more of an "art" or "science."
About Founder Institute: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 startups raise over $1.75BN 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.