Last week, we at Graduate Entrepreneur were super excited to get our new program off the ground: the Founders Forum! This day was all about bringing our portfolio founders together to learn, share, and gain some serious wisdom from other entrepreneurs and business people.

We started off with a bang as Frank Slootman, the CEO of Snowflake, took center stage. Slootman, an Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam alumnus, talked us through his journey to the top. His tales were inspiring, relatable, and just the right kind of kick-off for our event.

Next up was a peer-to-peer session that got everyone talking. A select group of founders shared their experiences, highs and lows, and swapped valuable insights. Tim de Zeeuw, an experienced coach and entrepreneur, was our moderator, keeping the discussion on track with his expertise.

Given how well our first Founders Forum went, you can bet there will be more in the future. We're committed to creating spaces for our founders to learn and grow together, and the Founders Forum is a big part of that mission.

Big thanks to our special guests, Frank Slootman and Tim de Zeeuw, for their brilliant input, and of course, to our portfolio founders who made this forum a total success.

So, here's to more learning, more growth, and more Founders Forums! Bring on the challenges: together, we've got this.

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