Mitch Stein, co-founder of Pond, shares a profound journey with us, and how thought leadership contributed to the community-building and the success of Pond. From finance to social impact startup founder, Mitch's journey continues.
And now? His thought leadership is moving him to what's next.
Mitch's story is one you'll want to hear and learn from, because you're a founder, too.
Whether you're head of a startup, or leading a nonprofit, launching a consultancy, you're building something from nothing. Or you're reinventing, because the world is changing so fast, and the strong are agile.
So, welcome, founder! You're here to learn How To: Thought Leadership from the best teachers I can find, to move you to what's next in your great adventure - this one life.
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About Mitch Stein:
Iβm in a period of professional transition after spending 3 years pursuing a dream πAfter studying finance & accounting at Wharton and spending 7 years as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, I took a big leap in a new direction with Pond, a tech start up we founded to streamline how nonprofits connect with the best software, services & training to power their missions β‘
After raising over $1M in pre-seed funding, growing to a team of 10 and helping 1,000s of users, we ultimately made the tough decision of winding down the company at the end of 2022 β€οΈ Founding a company is hard, shutting one down is hard and figuring out what to do next is hard! So Iβm taking some time to heal and reflect π§πΌββοΈ
Iβm also working on a few projects in the meantime, including advising & coaching other founders & leaders interested in genuine thought leadership on LinkedIn π I always do my best to share learnings, aha moments and entertaining updates from my journey here on LinkedIn - feel free to follow along if youβre into start ups, social impact and good stories π
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