THE EDGE : Your New Competitive Advantage
The Edge gives you what busy founders need most: direct access to people who have the answers.
VCs who know what makes companies fundable. Growth experts who've scaled products from zero to millions of users. Founders who've successfully exited. Specialists who can help you navigate your biggest challenges.
Real questions. Real expertise. Real value—every month.
Our featured expert: Lydia Idem - Investor
Lydia Idem brings over 25 years of investment and trading expertise to The Edge, with a career defined by bridging capital gaps in emerging markets. As Chief Operating Officer at LoftyInc Capital, she leads fund administration, portfolio management, and investor relations while serving on the Investment Committee for Fund 3.
Lydia's insights have been featured on Yahoo! Finance, in Forbes Magazine and CNNMoney, earning her recognition as #3 of the Top 10 Women To Follow In Finance. She extends her financial acumen to the nonprofit sector, serving on the Board of Directors for the New Haven Schools Foundation's Investment Committee and previously serving on finance and executive committees for multiple organizations.
The Edge is different.
A monthly AMA series that brings you face-to-face (virtually) with the people who actually know the answers to your questions:
The VCs who've seen thousands of pitches and will tell you the real reasons they invest (or pass)
The growth experts who've taken products from zero to viral and know which tactics actually work in 2025
The founders who've exited and will give you the unfiltered truth about what that journey looks like
The specialists (regulatory, clinical trials, AI, whatever you're building) who can save you years and money with the right guidance
The operators who've hired teams, built systems, and kept companies from imploding during hypergrowth
No slides. No pitches. Just your questions and their real answers.
Who this is for: Early-stage founders & entrepreneurs who are done with generic advice and ready for the insights that'll actually move their business forward.
What to expect: 30 minutes. Cameras on. Real talk. Then you'll know if this is for you.
🎟️ Free (always will be)
📅 Monday, January 26th @ 5:30pm
💻 Virtual
Register now and tell us: What's the one question you wish you could ask an expert?
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