Lily Walla is the founder of SPOTS (sold in 2023) and today is the founder and CEO of Auggie, a community and marketplace platform for parents.

Expect to hear about:

– The Founder's Mindset: Lily’s belief in “delusional conviction” as essential for startup success.

– Funding & Growth: How she raised nearly $4M for Auggie and her insights on bootstrapping vs. VC.

– Scaling in Hyper-Growth: Tactics for building systems fast and succeeding in saturated markets.

– Balancing Life & Leadership: Lily's reflections on navigating motherhood while leading a company.

Matt Meeker is the co-founder of Bark and Meetup.com, and currently serves as Executive Chairman and CEO of Bark.

Expect to hear about:

– Turning Around a $200M Loss: How Matt led a major turnaround as CEO, including tough but necessary changes.

– IPO and Fundraising Advice: Why he urges caution on going public and warns against raising capital too early.

– Hiring the Right Leaders: Matt's 495-day search for a CFO and the one quality he values most.

– Customer Experience Lessons: The costly mistake of compromising on quality and what it taught Matt.

– Life as a CEO and New Dad: Surprises of leading a public company and how fatherhood shifted his priorities.