The $2M to $20M ARR Playbook

Join Next Stage Trajectory at The Cannon West Houston and learn from leaders who have navigated the path from promising startup to established industry player. This exclusive panel brings together three accomplished founders who have successfully scaled their companies from $2 million to over $20 million in annual recurring revenue within a short time period. Our expert speakers will share invaluable insights, strategies, and hard-won lessons from their journeys.

Speaker Bios:

​Bill Weathersby is a serial founder of over 10 companies primarily in the technology and clean-tech space. He has raised over $100mm for founder-led companies, and now as an angel investor and part of AngelList, NFX, and Axial, he is currently invested in 12 founder-led companies. He is passionate about entrepreneurship and is on the Board of the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M.

In Private Equity, Robert Baldino discovered a surprising truth: market turbulence doesn’t break companies—misaligned capital and weak relationships do. This insight sharpened his ability to efficiently scale companies, leading to the successful raising of over $500M across diverse sectors. Motivated by these results, he co-founded companies that attracted over 1 million supporters and generated multi-million-dollar revenue growth. The real breakthrough came when they fostered strategic partnerships with industry leaders, driving double-digit portfolio returns.

Lydia Davies is the Founder and CEO of Osprey- Redefining Icons, a community for women in sport & entertainment, to elevate them and generate more wealth. Through Osprey, she combines her passion for sports, arts, culture, and social impact with her skills in branding, marketing, and tech. She is also the CEO and Founder of TEAMATES, a white label app that enables social media, events, rewards, and group messaging for communities. In addition, Lydia is an avid sports fanatic, a women's advocate, and an aspiring author.

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