When speaking to nearly all startups about their exit strategy, it almost invariably is acquisition. But startup M&A is an area most founders know very little about and is clouded in mystery. In this #DreamitLive Amit Yoran (CEO Tenable, former President, RSA & CEO, Netwitness) and Mike Viscuso (Co-Founder, Carbon Black) will share their insights on the dynamic and high-stakes process of startup M&A.

Best-selling author and former professional poker player Annie Duke (@AnnieDuke) will explain how mental models, decision-making tactics, and behavioral science can help founders make better decisions as they build and scale their companies. With her background in high-stakes poker coupled with her research and writing on psychology, economics, game theory, and neuroscience, Annie and Steve will discuss tactical ideas for founders to improve their decision-making skills.

Steve Case, Chairman of Revolution, will give advice to startups on where startups should be focusing their time and what distractions they should be tuning out. We’ll also discuss Steve’s thoughts on how COVID-19 reshapes how startups operate and new opportunities that may emerge.

Joel Peterson, Chairman of Jetblue, will share his insights on being a strong entrepreneurial leader during challenging times. We’ll discuss Joel’s strategies, mental models, and checklists that can help startup founders and company executives to innovate, become more resilient, and thrive in today’s harsh economic environment.

During this global pandemic, founders are facing unprecedented levels of stress and pressure as they navigate their companies through a severe economic contraction. How can founders and startup leaders best manage their teams, provide support, and encourage employee wellbeing through this crisis? How can founders build a culture and inspire employees with social distancing and remote workers?

Watch #DreamitLive: Founder Therapy to see founders overcome their biggest challenges and receive hard-hitting advice on starting, growing, and scaling a business. In this live show, Steve Barsh, Managing Partner at Dreamit Ventures, will go in-depth with founders to help solve their toughest challenges, discuss areas for improvement, brainstorm new strategies, provide actionable advice, and cover key tricks and traps.

Watch #DreamitLive: Founder Therapy to see founders overcome their biggest challenges and receive hard-hitting advice on starting, growing, and scaling a business. In this live show, Steve Barsh, Managing Partner at Dreamit Ventures, will go in-depth with founders to help solve their toughest challenges, discuss areas for improvement, brainstorm new strategies, provide actionable advice, and cover key tricks and traps.

What do founders need to know about the latest guidance on the CARES Act and the PPP? In this episode, Steve Barsh speaks to 3 experts about navigating the complex process of securing startup loans from the recent stimulus package passed by Congress.

Jason Calacanis will share his insights on raising capital in an economic downturn, the qualities that founders need to excel at during a crisis, how he makes investment decisions, his predictions for how COVID-19 will change venture investing in the short and long terms, and more.

The $2 trillion CARES Act set aside $377 billion for small businesses. How can startups access benefits from the CARES Act? What benefits can they expect and how soon can they get them?

Learn how to increase and close sales during an economic crisis using provocation-based selling techniques.

For all the talk about due diligence, digging into the financials, and “de-risking” investments, investors often make investment decisions based on “gut feel” and certain biases. For founders, the question is how can you gain an edge by knowing these biases and using them to your advantage. Watch to learn strategies for overcoming biases to successfully raise capital.

In this #DreamitLive, Urbantech Managing Director Andrew Ackerman (@andrewackerman) speaks with Camber Creek General Partner Jeffrey Berman (@Camber_Creek) about all things real estate tech. 

In the last 3 years, Brex has raised nearly $600 million in venture funding. In this #DreamitLive episode, Michael B. Tannenbaum, CFO & CBO of Brex, and Steve Barsh will discuss Michael’s experiences at Brex in raising successive large venture rounds while executing and growing a company quickly. Michael will also speak about his experiences growing SoFi, another fintech unicorn where he was an early executive. We’ll discuss Michael’s top 3 lessons learned and his biggest "Wow, I wish someone had told me that beforehand!" thoughts.

In this episode of #DreamitLive, we'll talk with Dr. Americus Reed II, a leading marketing professor and practitioner at The Wharton School. Americus focuses on studying, building, and nurturing some of the most powerful brands in the world.