Hi friend,
Something is happening on April 21st that has never happened in Arkansas before. Over 600 founders, operators, and nearly 90 investors from institutional funds, family offices, and angel networks are converging on Bentonville for Onward FX. It is the largest founder-funder event this state has ever seen. And it starts with a room where the founders set the agenda.
Unscripted is the unconference that opens the day. Founders vote on what gets discussed. Over fifty Tier 1 investors show up with no prepared remarks and no pre-approved talking points. The audience decides what matters, and the conversation follows. The full lineup runs from the unconference to founder-funder bike rides to happy hour and beyond, and registration closes April 17th.
Your Unscripted keynote: Jared Weinstein. He co-founded Thrive Capital, which has grown from $40M and three employees to over $50 billion under management, backing OpenAI, Warby Parker, and Figma. But here is what makes Jared the right voice for this room. While building one of the most consequential venture firms in the country, he founded the Overton Project in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, covering everything from early literacy to workforce development to founder support. He has been proving for over a decade that when someone with real networks and real capital decides to build in the place they came from, the outcomes follow.
Check out the full slate of Onward FX events here →.
