086 Building a Global Startup Community with Nick Hughes

Nick Started Founders Live in Seattle, WA in 2016. In addition to creating the global entrepreneur network Founders Live, Nick stays busy as an advisor to numerous startups and occasionally takes positions in sales or biz dev roles if needed. Previously he founded the mobile payment startup Seconds as well as helping start Coinme, a company built around expanding bitcoin and digital transactions into the physical realm via Bitcoin ATM’s. As a sought-after adviser, entrepreneurial speaker and writer with guest appearances on popular technology and media outlets, Nick enjoys helping others discover their unique entrepreneurial path.     On today Show we Talk about:   Why does your events do 99 second pitches? Will accelerators still have a place post Covid? What are the needs of starts based where they are located geographically? Where are the gaps in the existing startup community infrastructure?       Connect with Nick https://www.linkedin.com/in/jnickhughes/   Websites Founders Live https://www.founderslive.com/   CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn’s LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn’s FacebookAccount Email [email protected]