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StartUp Week Columbus
StartUp Week Columbus
@CMHStartupWeek is finally here! Looking forward to talking #VC Tues at 9 http://columbusstartupweek2016.sched.
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Rich Langdale shared thisOk Soccer and and Columbus fans we have a call to action. Columbus has the opportunity to bring a National Women's Soccer League expansion team to our region, and we all can help. See attached article. Express your support for bringing the #NWSLtoCBUS wherever you can! Go here - nwsltocbus.com and sign the petition and encourage others to as well. Show up - Columbus will host the NWSL Challenge Cup at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field on June 26. Show we are ready by getting to this game! https://lnkd.in/g6iqUgDeColumbus has shown strong interest in NWSL expansion team. Here’s what that could look like (Gift Article)Columbus has shown strong interest in NWSL expansion team. Here’s what that could look like (Gift Article)
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Rich Langdale shared thisExel Solar is growing and looking passionate talented people who want to grow with us! #Solar #Wholesale #Finance
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Rich Langdale shared thisAs many of you know the NCT team built the world's largest wholesaler for the computer storage industry together with Héctor Silveyra. Hector then went on to build Latin America's largest solar wholesaler, and we are now partnering again to build the largest US solar wholesaler. We are looking for more rockstars to build from the ground up the most efficient wholesaler of solar and other energy related products. If you are ready to conquer something important, reach out and join us! #wholesalesolar #solar #energy #hiring #accounting #salesRich Langdale shared thisExel Solar is expanding! As we continue to provide reliable and efficient distribution services in the solar industry, we’re looking for motivated individuals with solar and wholesale experience to join our team. If you’re passionate about renewable energy, visit our website to review the positions available. Help us spread the word by liking, resharing, or tagging someone who would be a great fit! #Hiring #ExelSolar #CleanEnergy #SolarIndustry #Careers #RenewableEnergy #JobOpening Apply Here > https://lnkd.in/gd2RYZvG
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Rich Langdale reposted thisMy grandparents migrated north in the 1950s for a shot at a better life in a proud American manufacturing town. We’re doing this for Mansfield, Ohio - and for every community ready to make things again and grow. It’s time to Reindustrialize. See you in Detroit!Rich Langdale reposted this🏭Reindustrialize 2.0 Announcement - We're honored to feature Falon Donohue, Partner at Narya, in Detroit from July 16-17! Previously announced: > Amb Kenneth Braithwaite, Former Ambassador to Norway and 77th Secretary of the Navy > Dayna Grayson, Co-founder & MD at Construct Capital > Jason Wade, Top Advisor to the President at United Auto Workers > Cameron McCord & Stephen Slattery, CEO & Head of Product at Nominal > Matt Vaughan, President, Applied Science & Technology at Battelle > Isaiah Taylor, CEO at Valar Atomics > Mark Kvamme, CEO & CIO at The OHIO Fund > Sankeat Pathak, CEO at Foundation Future Industries > Mike Graff, Chairman and CEO (retired) at American Air Liquide > Mike Duggan, Mayor of Detroit > Roger Martella, CCO at GE Vernova > Chris Barman, CEO at Slate Auto > Frank Finelli, Senior Advisor at the Carlyle Group > Matt Byington, Partner at General Catalyst > Amos Hochstein, Managing Partner at TWG Global > Michael Rose, CIO at Ferrara Manufacturing > Ambassador Matt Whitaker, Permanent Representative of the U.S. to NATO > Adam Goldstein, Founder & CEO at Archer > Louis Mosley, EVP at Palantir > Christian Garrett, Investment Partner at 137 Ventures > JC Btaiche, Founder & CEO at Fuse Energy > Alexander Girau, CEO & Co-founder at Group1 > John Clark, SVP at Lockheed Martin > Thomas Tull, Co-Chairman at TWG Global > Mark Abdollahian, CEO at ACERTAS > Lucas Pacheco, Manufacturing Instructor at Hawthorne High School > Paul Kwan, Managing Director, Global Resilience at General Catalyst > Aaron Slodov, CEO at Atomic Industries > JoeBen Bivert, Founder & CEO at Joby Aviation > Jake Loosararian, CEO and Co-Founder at Gecko Robotics > Boris Sofman, CEO at Stealth > Jake DeWitte, Co-founder & CEO at Oklo > Dave Trulio, President & CEO at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation > Philip Desimone, CEO of Carbon > Kevin Kassekert, CEO of Vulcan Forms > Justin Krauss, Managing Director at J.P. Morgan > Kevin Fernandes, President at Macrodyne Technologies > Karan Talati, CEO of First Resonance > Darin DiTommaso, VP Defense & Systems Engineering at GE Aerospace > Mitch Lee, CEO of Arc Boats > Miles Arnone, CEO of Re:Build Manufacturing > Leland Miller, CEO of China Beige Book > Del Costy, President, Digital Industries AMS (AUT & SW) at Siemens > Kirk Phelps, Chief Product Officer at Juul Labs > Jan Sramek, Founder & CEO of CA Forever > Natan Linder, CEO & Co-Founder of Tulip Interfaces > Saman Farid, CEO at Formic > Matt Myrand, Director of Ind Eng at Whirlpool Corp > Lior Susan, Founding Partner, Eclipse > Stephen Rodriguez, Chairman of Blue Forge Alliance > Vib Altekar, CTO at Saronic > Gregory Bernstein, CEO at The New Industrial Corp > Ann Bluntzer Pullin, ED at Hamm Institute > Austin Bishop, CEO of NAIA > Drew Oetting, Co-Founder and President at 8VC > Nadia Schadlow, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute > Erik Prince, Founder at Prince Manufacturing > Andy Lowery, CEO at Epirus > Eric Chewning, EVP at HII
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Rich Langdale shared thisIt's great to have some data to prove the value of what you are doing!Rich Langdale shared thisAlbeit anonymously, one of our newest clients was kind enough to share - and allow me to share - the exchange they had with their boss, to get the DOmedia contract signed....... #adtech #efficiency #ooh #dooh #programmatic #mediaautomation #AI #media DOmedia
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Rich Langdale reposted thisRich Langdale reposted thisSales Account Manager Job in Columbus, OH at BillboardsinSales Account Manager Job in Columbus, OH at Billboardsin
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Rich Langdale reposted thisRich Langdale reposted thisWe're incredibly proud to share we've been selected as a winner in the 4th annual The Anthem Awards for our work in the Health Services/Product vertical (https://lnkd.in/eUrm_Jzw). Our mission to transform retirement across health, wealth, and time is deeply empowering.... and the results speak for themselves. Chapter’s NPS is 92, our annual retention rate of ~95%, and we review 100% of available plans to find the right one for our members. By comparison, the Medicare market has an average NPS of -12, a 50% annual retention rate, and only 8% of plans are reviewed. We're doing things differently and are focused on people and product first. Interested in joining the journey? We have open roles (https://lnkd.in/dnKiWFxy)!
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Rich Langdale reposted thisExcited to partner and build Strive Wealth Management with Gary K. Dorfman and Randol W. Curtis, CFA Curtis! If you’re interested in joining our team, please reach out to me directly! Laura.Brady@strive.comRich Langdale reposted thisStrive is looking to rapidly expand our Wealth Management team, bringing an unapologetic approach to Wealth Creation and Financial Liberty to our clients. We're excited to announce that Strive senior leader Laura Brady will head up the build of the Strive Wealth team, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. If you work in the Wealth Management industry and are passionate about our goal of providing clients with True Financial Freedom, reach out to Laura directly to inquire about opportunities to be on the ground floor of this exciting opportunity.
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Rich Langdale shared thisCalling Rockstars! Get in on the ground floor of an exciting organization that is growing and doing good! As you may know NCT Ventures built the largest worldwide wholesaler of computer storage which launched the franchise. This year we are applying our experience and network to building the world's largest wholesaler of all things solar/energy. Together with our international partners we are already the largest distributor in Latin America, and quickly growing in the US, with over 2 GW distributed. If you can help please connect! #Solar #Energy #Wholesale #JobOpportunity #EmploymentRich Langdale shared thisColumbus Business First featured Rich Langdale, founder of Exel Solar US, where he discussed the dynamic solar market, our track record of success in wholesale logistics and our collaborative initiatives in Mexico!Columbus' NCT Ventures launches solar wholesaler with longtime business partner — Exel SolarColumbus' NCT Ventures launches solar wholesaler with longtime business partner — Exel Solar
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This is an amazing opportunity for Columbus, and Ratmir Timashev and Jeff Schumann and the group they are building are the right team to make this happen!
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Rich Langdale liked thisRich Langdale liked this📣 BREAKING: Vertiv, in collaboration with JobsOhio, OhioSE, Ohio Department of Development, and the Lawrence Economic Development Corporation (LEDC), today announced an investment of over $49 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Ironton, Ohio, creating up to 520 new jobs in the state through 2029. The expansion is expected to be operational in Q2 of 2027. “Vertiv’s growth here is a testament to Ohio’s integral role in the technology industry,” said Governor Mike DeWine. “Ohio has the best workforce in the nation, and we are proud that Ohioans will be on the leading edge of Vertiv’s work to establish and strengthen the AI supply chain.” Vertiv’s roots in Ohio span more than 60 years, and in Ironton the company has steadily expanded manufacturing operations over the past 25 years. With this investment, Vertiv will expand its manufacturing operations in Lawrence County to help meet growing industry demand for critical thermal chain technologies that support AI factories and traditional compute environments. The project includes added production space and upgraded machinery. 🙌 Read more about this exciting expansion in Southern Ohio: https://lnkd.in/gvMYz6yg #WeAreOhioSE #EconomicDevelopment #EconDev
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Rich Langdale liked thisRich Langdale liked thisCelebrating another milestone for OhioHealth Hall, Columbus State Community College’s new healthcare education building! Today, OhioHealth and college leaders signed what will be the final beam placed into the new building, which will open in fall 2027. Honored to celebrate with Stephen Markovich, MD; Karen Morrison; Jean Halpin; J. Tyler Kocher; and our amazing team at Columbus State. OhioHealth’s endowment is helping to fuel the expansion of our healthcare programs, creating vital career opportunities, and improving community health. The power of partnership in action.
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Rich Langdale liked thisRich Langdale liked thisI’m excited to share about one of my recent investments Acclaim AI – a voice-first agentic AI platform built for all high-volume, regulated environments: everything from banking to healthcare. Customer experience today is broken. Acclaim AI is well-positioned to fix it: ✅ voice-first AI handling real inbound and outbound conversations ✅ serving 50M+ users in complex, regulated environments such as at scale banking, fintech, and healthcare ✅ No more “press 1 and wait for the next available agent" What stood out to me as an investor and advisor wasn’t just the technology, it was the discipline, clarity, and grit behind the founding team. In a market full of inflated promises, this team built a real business behind the scenes: product-led, deployed at scale, and deeply aligned with customer needs. This is rare. Acclaim is designed to delight customers, accelerate revenue and safeguard company data with secure AI. Excited to be working with Fred Fontes Gerards, Kostia Kruglov, Denis Chernilevskiy, and the entire team as they scale this across new markets. What comes next will be even more impressive.
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Rich Langdale liked thisRich Langdale liked thisDegrees don’t build companies. People do. I came to the U.S. for education. What I found was the ability to build- to take an idea and turn it into something real. That experience shaped how I think about education. The gap between education and industry is widening, especially with AI. It’s no longer just what you know, it’s how you apply it: • learning alongside real teams • working on real problems • being accountable for real outcomes The most valuable people will combine domain expertise with the ability to execute. The ones who win will be those who learn by building, not just studying. The institutions that figure out how to do this at scale will define the next generation of talent. Columbus is in a strong position to lead here, with institutions like The Ohio State University and initiatives like The Ohio State University Center for Software Innovation.
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Rich Langdale liked thisRich Langdale liked thisCongratulations to our own John Horack, who, this week, received the 2026 Distinguished Service Award from the International Astronautical Federation for decades of leadership in the international space research community. “This recognition is a reflection on the the many dedicated colleagues, mentors and students who have advanced the global space community,” said Horack. “I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute toan organization that continues to inspire innovation, foster international cooperation, and expand humanity’s reach beyond Earth.” https://lnkd.in/gZwy5C4J
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Rich Langdale liked thisRich Langdale liked thisSecurity is top of mind this week at National Business Aviation Association #SDC2026 and we know that trust and reliability are everything when it comes to your clients' data. Catch Nate Ebner and the rest of Team Goodwin to talk about the efforts we're making to protect your book of business!
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Rich Langdale liked thisRich Langdale liked this200,000 AI projects. Vibe coded. Per day. Lovable dropped that number and I can't stop thinking about it. Honestly I think it's low. 21% of YC Winter 2025 startups have codebases that are 90%+ AI-generated. English is the new programming language. If you can describe it, you can build it. The product moat is gone. And that's not coming. It's here. So what actually separates the companies that break out from the thousands that ship into the void? It starts with a great product. A great team. The right timing. Those things still matter. They're table stakes. But they're not enough anymore. The companies that win from here are the ones that figure out distribution. Narrative. GTM that compounds before their market gets crowded. Which, at this pace, is about six months after you launch. The best AI companies we work with at OH.io have all of it. Great product, great team, right moment. What we help them build is the thing most founders still underestimate: the ability to be heard. A story, a distribution engine, and a point of view before the market catches up. That's the X factor now. Not code. Not capital. Making the world give a damn about what you built. Shipping features isn't a strategy. It never was.
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Rich Langdale liked thisRich Langdale liked thisSomething I've been building for a long time launches March 22nd. More soon. ✨ #LUXULCollective #LightReflectsLight #PassportToCultures
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Rich Langdale liked thisRich Langdale liked thisSTARTUPS AND SMBs: If you're actually building things, we saved you a seat at Reindustrialize 3.0. 70% off. Limited. Curated. APPLY: https://lnkd.in/esJYMEMy
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