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Founder & CEO of FranShares | Passive Franchise Investing | Certified Franchise Executive (CFE)

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)

FranShares has a new approach to passive income, letting people invest in franchises for as little as $500 | TechCrunch

FranShares has a new approach to passive income, letting people invest in franchises for as little as $500 | TechCrunch

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Kenny Rose, CFE

Founder & CEO of FranShares | Passive Franchise Investing | Certified Franchise Executive (CFE)

1mo

Aaron H. Brian Payne you guys are the best!

Gabe Salinas

Business Process Outsourcing for Business 🖇Business Development for Startups 🖥 Building Cool Sh*t 📈

1mo

Stud. So cool to see your journey. You're taking over the franchise world. Congrats Kenny Rose, CFE!!

Andy Freivogel

Co-founder & CEO at Science On Call: Tech Support

1mo

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!

Artie Rose

BELIZE REAL ESTATE

1mo

Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable. Way to go Kenny!

Stuart Larkins

Co-Founder and Partner at Chicago Ventures

1mo

Way to keep pushing and get this done!

David Millay

Growing brands through experience innovation | ex-Disney | Host of Making the Fan podcast

1mo

Keep up all the groundbreaking work, Kenny. We got you 👊

Jordan Wilson

Confused on AI implementation? We help 👋 | Top AI Voice | Founder of Everyday AI, a Top 15 Tech Podcast | AI Strategist | AI Consultant | AI Keynote Speaker | Helping companies leverage GenAI | Prompt Engineer

1mo

Niiiiiiiice Kenny Rose, CFE and FranShares crew. Love to see it!

David Ziskind, PE, PMP

⚒️ Food manufacturing facility design, engineering, construction, and capital projects advisor | 🦸♂️ "Superman of Manufacturing" | Helping companies sustainably solve their manufacturing infrastructure challenges 🌎

1mo

Congratulations! I was reading something else on TechCrunch and this popped up, I said hey I know that guy and that company :)

Daniel Steinberg

Founder @ Lawbrokr | Ex-Clio

1mo

So pumped for you Kenny Rose, way to stick with it, CONGRATS 👊

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