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What is Ascent Startups?

Ascent Startups was created to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs through 1-on-1 coaching. Throughout the coaching sessions, students will learn the basics of company building in theory and in practice.We will go through ideation, market research, validation, constructing a value proposition, and building a pitch deck and business plan. At the end of the sessions, students will pitch their startup value prop to a pre-seed VC investor.

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About Me

My name is Gabe, I’m the founder of Ascent Startups. I started Ascent to empower the next generation of founders. My entrepreneurial journey has been a complete rollercoaster ride and I want to share what I’ve learned with the world.I went to University of Pennsylvania where I studied Mathematical Economics and Computer Science and then started my career in banking. I left the finance world to start my first company, Challenger (getchallenger.com). Challenger was acquired in 2022 by a FinTech company based out of Boulder, CO, called TIFIN.I also am a founding member of a startup studio and founder of a SaaS company called Insight Sales. Ascent Startups is the culmination of everything I have learned and everything I will continue to learn in my entrepreneurial journey.

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