Dr. Thomas J. PowellEntrepreneur | International Financier | Doctor of Law & Policy | Lifestyle Enthusiast

A Room That Goes Vertical

9 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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Jan Gode describes a curated event that brings together the right founders and investors to "go vertical"—dig deeper into focused growth. For investors, it sharpens due diligence and partnership strategy. For founders, it clarifies how to work with capital and meet investor expectations.

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Hi, I'm Jan Gode. I am an investor, an entrepreneur, and an advisor to founders who are looking to exit. I speak at many of these kind of events, and what I can say is this is a very highly qualified room. In fact, I just gave them this feedback. If you have a curated room with the right founders, the right investors, and the right conversation, we're able to go vertical with everything that we talk about. And as a result, everyone in the room is going to grow. Whether we're investors, we're going to be more savv with how we do our due diligence, with how we do our partnerships. If we're founders, we're going to know how to partner better with capital and know what they're looking like. And and truly, this has been one of the best events, and I will be coming back.