Jennifer Sertl & Yash Hemaraj partner at Benhamou Global Ventures and Arka Venture Labs talk about how to build a thriving startup ecosystem and some key characteristics of a fundable founder.

Jennifer Sertl talks about Innovation Square Downtown Rochester with Evan Gallina of Gallina Development Corporation.

Jennifer Sertl discusses building a fundable company with Circle Optics' Founder Zak Niazi and COO Ian Gauger. Circle Optics was just recognized as one of Pepperdine Graziadio Business School's Most Fundable Companies®.

Jennifer Sertl and NextCorps President Jim Senall discuss the importance of outside investment for Rochester's startups and the importance of downtown as an entrepreneurship hub.

Jennifer Sertl and Fernanda Sesto discuss the inequity in VC money available to female founders and the importance of role models to engage more young women into the entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Jennifer Sertl and Zack Marshall discuss how important immersion in strategy is and bringing value back to your home community.

Jennifer Sertl and Rochester Institute of Technology's Robert Mostyn talk about the evolution of gaming from a cottage industry to being a pervasive part of everyday culture.

Jennifer Sertl speaks with Matt Foley from NextCorps about SaaS, learning from failure and the rise of no-code applications for startups.

Episode 13: Cross Regional EntrepreneurshipJennifer Sertl and Olivia Goldstein of Upstate Venture Connect discuss customer discovery and the role leaders have to amplify the regional startup ecosystem.

Jennifer Sertl and Maureen Ballatori of 29 Design Studio & Metro Collective discuss the importance of cross-pollination for innovation and the role coworking spaces have in entrepreneurship.