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Founder and Investor Zach Coelius Talks Poker

Jan 21 2025

Daria Bakai August 2024

Bob Crimmins explains why poker is so integral to what we do at Startup Haven.

Bob Crimmins talks with seasoned founder-turned-investor Zach Coelius of Coelius Capital.

Zach's unconventional journey is covered—from hustling at the Olympics as a teen to founding and scaling Triget, an early ad tech startup. Topics include market timing, founder decision-making, and the role of intellectual honesty in navigating startups.

Zach explains how poker helped him build relationships with investors and refine his approach to risk and strategy. They also cover how startup founders can develop better judgment, handle pivots, and assess market opportunities.

Bobby Napiltonia has over 36 years of experience in the technology industry. He has helped shape and transform some of the most innovative and influential companies in the world. From creating the global standard for JSON and building the AppExchange and Force.com at Salesforce, to democratizing the telecommunications industry with Twilio and managing smart meters and infrastructure with eMeter, he has always been passionate about solving hard problems and creating value for customers and partners.

9 October 2024

Our special guest for this Member Brief was Mat Ellis – Founder & CEO of Sixty AI and Managing Partner of Sunny Ventures. Although Mat is best known for founding Cloudability, which was acquired by Apptio in 2019, we know him as one of our most generous and stalwart supporters in the Portland ecosystem.

As a former Brit living in Portland, OR, naturally Mat boasts an extensive tea collection. He also knows his way around a poker table; watch out if he sits at your table. In this member brief we’re going to catch up with Mat and pick his brain on topics across the wide spectrum of his experience… as a serial, exited founder, as an investor, and as a startup junkie dedicated to supporting the Portland ecosystem.

Sixty AI helps you take back your time. They use AI and machine learning to solve one big problem of modern technology: its constant demands for more and more of your attention.

10 July 2024