My toughest professional endeavor was starting to raise a venture seed round when the VC market took an absolute nosedive. What was supposed to be a quick process ended up taking nearly 18 months. 18 long months that took a huge toll on me personally and professionally. “One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat. Every person is guilty of this mistake at one time or another." -Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich I'm thankful to everyone who helped us get to this point and for the bright future ahead for FranShares. The franchise industry is going to change with regular people being able to invest in franchises and operators who have experience but lack funding options get to build their own dreams. Thank you Stuart Larkins and the Chicago Ventures team for leading this round and believing in us. Thank you to the great investors who participated and share the vision! Thank especially to our absolutely incredible team that made all of this possible while I had to undertake this process. Brian Sigal Emily Norwood Michelle Kamper Brandon Sellers, I will always be in your debt. TechCrunch and Mary Ann Azevedo Speaking of amazing team, we're hiring! Follow the FranShares page, check out the positions and apply/share! I hope I don't forget anyone, thank you: Hans Pusch Moody Nashawaty Daniel Rutberg Cody Barbo Jeremy Hirsch Sean Fannan Tony Cappaert Lindsay Knight Rob Chesney Kevin Willer Shawn Park Davin Carey J. Skyler Fernandes VU Venture Partners Atland Ventures Austen Allred Brett Rootberg Davin Carey Frank Warren Sam Kokin The Pitch Josh Muccio Lisa Muccio New Colossus Ventures Daniel Muller Ila Muller Tatsuya Oiye Michael SadighAdam Bakhash, CEPA®, Managing Director, SVP Chris Winship (continued in comments)
Aaron H. Brian Payne you guys are the best!
Stud. So cool to see your journey. You're taking over the franchise world. Congrats Kenny Rose, CFE!!
Congrats Kenny! This is an incredible achievement. Once you are done thanking everyone else, I hope you'll take a moment (an hour! a day!) to pat your self on the back and celebrate this incredible example of true founder resiliency. AMAZING! GO!
Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable. Way to go Kenny!
Way to keep pushing and get this done!
Keep up all the groundbreaking work, Kenny. We got you 👊
Niiiiiiiice Kenny Rose, CFE and FranShares crew. Love to see it!
Congratulations! I was reading something else on TechCrunch and this popped up, I said hey I know that guy and that company :)
So pumped for you Kenny Rose, way to stick with it, CONGRATS 👊
Founder & CEO of FranShares | Passive Franchise Investing | Certified Franchise Executive (CFE)
1moDanny Rose Dustin Rose Artie Rose Kayla Rose Beth Rose Jordan Wilson Monica Nitschmann David Millay Yoni Kirschner Jeremy D. Chris Hurtado Jad Sheikali Kevin F. Harry Lewin McLintic Firebrand Communications Maura Lafferty Nick King Patrick Buckley Corey Ashton Walters ⚡️Cam Crowder The Wolf of Franchises International Franchise Association Franchise Times Franchise Supplier Network