5,000+ Post-Exit Founders: What Actually Works with Barak Kaufman

About this episode

Barak Kaufman discusses effective strategies for founders after exiting their businesses.

Barak Kaufman, founder of Post‑Exit Founders (PEF), grew a 5,000+ member community in four years by word of mouth. He shares what he’s learned from their stories: what works after an exit and what does not. Barak is now partner at VC firm Vine Ventures in New York City and Tel Aviv. Connect with Barak: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barakk/ X: @barak-kaufman PEF: https://pef.xyz/ Vine Ventures: https://vineventures.com Connect with Anastasia: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasiakoroleva X: @AnasKoroleva Newsletter: https://www.exitparadox.com/blog About Anastasia: https://www.exitparadox.com/about Listen to Exit Paradox Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exit-paradox/id1719806072 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cC1er82lJBviXe6qjM158

People in this episode

Host: Anastasia Koroleva

Guest: Barak Kaufman

Topics covered

• post-exit strategies
• founder community
• venture capital
• entrepreneurship
• networking

Keywords

• post-exit
• founders
• community
• venture capital
• entrepreneurship
• success stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Post‑Exit Founders, Vine Ventures, LinkedIn

Places: New York City, Tel Aviv

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