Building the Plane Midflight? Here’s Your Jet Fuel

Founders – you’re not just building companies. You’re defying physics. Fundraising while coding. Hiring while pivoting. Smiling while your bank account screams. This isn’t just hard – it’s combat entrepreneurship.

“Early-stage startups don’t need more advice – they need battle-tested playbooks that turn chaos into velocity.”

Jason Kraus, Prepare 4 VC

Why All Stage 2025 is Your Tipping Point

On July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station, TechCrunch is assembling the Navy SEAL team of startup wisdom:

• 💸 VC pitch strategies that actually work (not theory)
• 🧠 Mental frameworks for when everything’s on fire
• 🤝 Networking that moves needles, not just business cards

Meet Your Chaos Translator: Jason Kraus

This isn’t some ivory tower theorist. Kraus has been elbow-deep in the startup trenches since college:

• 🚀 Built Prepare 4 VC – trained thousands of founders globally
• 💰 Partner at EQx Fund & Equity Venture Partners
• 🌎 Created founder communities impacting 50K+ entrepreneurs

His secret sauce? The Breakthrough Program – a 10-week bootcamp that turns execution bottlenecks into launchpads.

What You’ll Take From Kraus’ Session

This isn’t fluff. You’ll walk away with:

• 📈 Investor-ready positioning that cuts through noise
• ⚡️ Momentum hacks for when you’re stuck in quicksand
• 🧨 How to turn doubt into your secret weapon

This is where lost founders become unstoppable. Will you be in the room?