StartingBlock presents: Lunch with Eric Steege

What does it actually look like to leave a “safe” Big Tech role and start a company?

In this candid talk, I’ll share my journey from being a Technical Product Manager at Amazon Alexa to launching a startup while still employed, finding the right co-founders, navigating early fundraising failures, getting into Techstars, and ultimately raising a successful Seed and Series A.

This isn’t a highlight reel. It’s a practical breakdown of what went wrong, what changed, and what finally worked. We’ll cover founder psychology, finding and recruiting great co-founders, investor rejections, accelerators, and how I ran a successful fundraising process to secure Seed and a Series A investment.If you’re in the messy middle of building or thinking about taking the leap from BigCo to startup this session will give you an honest look at what the transition really takes.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

Get App

Host or Publisher StartingBlock