Profluence+ Weekly Member Updates (9)
Welcome back to the Profluence+ Community newsletter, where we share weekly updates for members. The community is now over 300+ strong!
As our numbers grow, the value of our collective knowledge and connections naturally multiplies, enhancing the experience for everyone involved.
Recap From Last Week
We had an awesome group chat with Justin Driscoll (Principal, LEAD Sports) on Tuesday.
He went deep into pre-seed investing and what they’re looking for at the earliest stages.
➜ Recap with the recordings & notes in the community going up soon.
Updates For This Week
As a reminder, we have weekly events for the community with our group chats, networking hours, community meetups, & more.
Here's what we have this week: 🗓
8/27 group chat with Lauren Selig, PE Sports Investor
8/29 office hours with Scott Garber & Andrew Petcash
Here's a preview of upcoming community events:
9/10 group chat with Hank Leber, Founder of League of Play
9/18 group chat with Bharath Venkata Rao, BASport Investments
🗓 To RSVP and view all upcoming events, see the community calendar.
Sports Startup School
We’ve been working diligently behind the scenes to get this released.
Aiming for a September 5th release date!
Featured Community Content
Debunking how to delegate.
Ways to monetize a newsletter
Don’t force a fundraise passage.
Gamified broadcasting insights.
Youth sports vs adult social sports.
Playbook for early-stage startup sales.
The modern product leader playbook.
World Series viewership over the years.
Community events for female founders.
Pre-seed and seed founders sharing contacts.
Advice from VC Casey Flint on asking questions.
➜ We also post the top sports business stories from the week on Fridays.
Newest Members
Founders
Erik Korem - AIM7
Landon Bench - FYTT
Lachlan Pitts - Endorse U
Nick Williams - getnewage
David Johnson - pickleball
Jared Kleinstein - Gondola
Damon Vailati Jr - Producer
Brad Robins - Robins Partnership
Rand Ragusa - QuickTake Health
Eddie Gonzalez - Empire League
Preston McGee - Umbrella Concierge
Other
Robin Russell - stealth
Doug Schaer - advisor
Eric Minnick - Vesus Ventures
Michael Datta - fractional CSO
Lili Zinaman - performance coach
Francesco Frontani - Felix Capital
Matt Joyce - MLB All-Star & entrepreneur
Laura Taylor - Manatee Investment Group
You can connect with the newest community members here.
Love building with all of you!
- Andrew Petcash, Scott Garber, & John Haegele 👋