The Risk Before The Return: Launching Off the Resume.
The Risk Before the Return 🔥 + 💰
The stories that shaped them. The lessons that never made the résumé. 📜
What if the experiences that matter most to your career are the ones that never appear on your résumé?
On November 4, we launch Off the Résumé, a live interview series exploring the experiences behind the people who build companies, back founders, and shape industries.
Because behind every impressive title is a story the résumé doesn't tell: the risk that changed everything, the failure that taught an unexpected lesson, the decision made without a playbook.
This events guest:
Exclusive interviews with some of New York top investors and founders:
Jeffrey Madoff an entrepreneur, founder and author of the Amazon bestseller Creative Careers: Making a Living with Your Ideas, and a pitch coach for startup accelerators, behind multi million dollar businesses. Jeffrey has spoken at Wharton, Princeton, NYU Steinhardt, SXSW Brazil and Google Next plus many more.
Jenny Fielding A technology entrepreneur and early-stage investor who has backed 300+ companies, including Chainalysis, Alloy, Latch, Headway, Contra, Particle Health, Pair Eyewear, and Rupa Health. After 7.5 years as a Techstars Managing Director, she co-founded Everywhere Ventures. Jenny teaches at Columbia and Cornell Tech and wrote Venture Everywhere.
Come for the stories never heard before, live.
This is an intimate gathering of 25 venture capitalists, founders, and ecosystem leaders for an evening of candid conversations, good company, and meaningful connections.
The Launch
Two live interviews. Two perspectives. One shared question:
What happened off the résumé that made you who you are?
We'll explore the experiences, decisions, and defining moments behind our guests' professional journeys and what it took to get there.
The Evening
6:30–7:00 PM | Welcome & Networking
Meet fellow founders, investors, and members of the venture ecosystem.
7:00–7:40 PM | Off the Résumé: Jeff Madoff
A candid interview exploring the bizarre interactions and journey through the NY life as a writer and founder working with some of the worlds top brands. Followed by Q&A.
7:45–8:30 PM | Off the Résumé: Jenny Fielding
A conversation about creativity, entrepreneurship, and the experiences that made her a top investor. Followed by Q&A.
7:30 PM onward | Drinks & Connections
Continue the conversations, make new introductions, and connect with people building and investing in what's next.
Who Should Be in the Room?
Founders, venture capitalists, investors, operators, and ecosystem leaders who know that the most valuable lessons in business rarely come from a job description.
Space is limited.
We look forward to launching Off the Résumé with you.
November 4 | 6:00 PM | New York City