UGLY TALK: THE MISTAKE THAT ALMOST ENDED IT

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A talk about major mistakes in company-building, including warning signs, difficult decisions, and the steps founders took after setbacks. Featured speaker Julie Elaine Brown is the founder and CEO of Lumine.

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Most companies do not die in one dramatic moment. It starts with a call that looked right at the time. A sales plan that burned cash. A cofounder fight nobody addressed. A funding round that disappeared. An operational miss that put the whole company at risk. This Ugly Talk goes straight into those moments. 🎯 Why you should be in this room. The warning signs founders saw too late. The hard calls they made with incomplete information. The moves that bought them time, trust, or another shot. The ways a major setback changed how they hired, raised, sold, and led. Proof that one ugly decision does not have to be the last one. 💬 What's on the table. The mistake: What decision set the problem in motion? The moment it got real: When did you know the company was in danger? The cost: What did the mistake take from the business, the team, or you? The hard call: What did you choose when every option carried a consequence? The move: What bought the company another chance? The scar: What do you see now that you could not see then? 🎤 Featured speakers. Julie Elaine Brown - Founder & CEO, Lumine Julie Elaine Brown has founded five companies, taken one to acquisition, and is now building Lumine, an AI-powered longevity platform for women in perimenopause, one of the largest and least served markets. Her first exit came with InnerRewards, which she took from a $4.17 million Series A to acquisition.

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