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2023 speaker

Matt Hamann

Matt Hamann

Co-founder, CTO, Rownd, Inc

Inc

Matt Hamann is a software engineer and technologist with more than a decade of experience designing and building cloud and mobile applications. After graduating from Bob Jones University with a B.S. in Information Systems Management, he received a Master's degree in the same field from Carnegie Mellon University. Throughout his career, Matt has worked for both small businesses and Fortune 50 companies. His roles have spanned cloud architecture, security, and team leadership. He's always looking for ways technology intersects with liberal arts. Matt firmly believes that teams do their best work when they understand their why. Matt's goal is to enable businesses to fulfill their mission through excellence in software. Matt is currently the CTO and co-founder of Rownd, a frictionless authentication company based in Raleigh, NC. Formerly, he spent over a decade at IBM building secure, policy-compliant, cloud-native systems at scale. If there's code involved, Matt is never far away!

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2023 · intermediate

From Carolina to Y Combinator - Lessons learned getting into YC

Have you ever wanted to start your own company but struggled to get it off the ground? Or maybe you have a killer idea but aren't sure how to turn it into a company. Building a startup is hard work, but accelerators like Y Combinator can provide the guidance and community you need to really launch your idea into the stratosphere. Come learn about the journey of Rownd, a North Carolina-based authentication startup, from inception to acceptance into Y Combinator to raising seed funding from VCs. Discover how Rownd overcame rejection at multiple levels, struggled through regional challenges, and harnessed the power of community to position themselves for success. Joining YC radically changed Rownd's growth trajectory and provided practical insights into navigating the competitive startup landscape. This talk will leave you inspired and equipped with actionable strategies to turn your startup dreams into reality.

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