Founders Running Club x Sequel: Easy Run + Talks
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After the success of branch out to Islington last week, we’re changing it up again! 😎 At a conversational pace, we’ll run 5-10K around some of the iconic London Marathon Route, St James’ & Green Park, starting and ending at the Sequel.co office. There will be a post-run fireside chat and Q&A on “Mastering Product Market Fit” with Sequel Co-Founders Alex Macdonald & Philipp Omenitsch, Product Management Leaders Olga Znayko & Gabriella Scott-Lister, and Zinc VP of Engineering Sanjeev Ponnapula 🔥 🐶 Everyone is welcome, including pets! 🖤 Bring your pals, even if they don’t run! We’re a community of founders, investors and startup enthusiasts looking to create meaningful connections, running is just our vehicle 🏁You can run at your own pace and distance, but we’ll also have pacers running between 5 and 7km/min 🎒You can leave your bag at Sequel during the run Agenda: 9:20 Bag drop, meet, intro & warmup 9:30 Group photo 9:31 Run 10:30 Talk and Q&A Alex Macdonald - CEO Co-Founder of Velocity Black, acquired by Capital e in 2023. Co-Founder and CEO of sequel - an investment platform athletes. Angel Investor (now retired) in 40+ companies, LP in 9 funds. Philipp Omenitsch - CTO Philipp is a seasoned tech entrepreneur with a strong background in software development and AI. He co-founded and successfully exited Stresscoach, a mental health app, in 2022 to US EAP. He is an active angel investor in ML, SaaS, VCtech and DevTools and helps founders solve technical problems, hire CTOs and giving product feedback. Olga Znayko - Product Management Leader Olga has a track record of driving high-impact growth outcomes and building platform capabilities, leading and building high-performing teams. Over last decade, She’s been helping new and well known brands with 0-1 launches and taking existing products to the next level across a number of industries. Gabriella Scott-Lister - Product Management Leader Gabi is a former Chief Product Officer who who contributed to a New Zealand startup achieving a 30% market share within four years. Since relocating to London, she has joined Zinc after its Series A funding round, helping the company navigate the challenges of scaling while maintaining a strong focus on delivering customer value. Sanjeev Ponnapula - VP Engineering Over the past six years, Sanjeev has guided the Zinc development team through various phases, (including an early exploration into blockchain). Under his leadership, Zinc has cultivated a lean team that prioritizes meaningful outcomes and deeply values customer feedback. This approach has helped Zinc secure significant clients like Octopus Energy and Revolut, all with a technical team of fewer than 13 people. About us Join Founders Running Club (FRC) for our weekly 5-10K runs! We start together and finish with coffee at a local café. Choose your pace or join a group—pets and all paces are welcome. It's the perfect opportunity for networking with founders, investors, and startup enthusiasts. 🇺🇸Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022 🌍 Now in 16 cities globally 📅 Weekly Running + Networking events Stay up to date: • WhatsApp group: http://foundersrc.com/chats • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersRC • Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/foundersRC
