Bootstrap
Your Way To
$1 Billion.
A private event for founders and business builders to spend time with Kass & Mike Lazerow and a select group of peers focused on building and scaling companies.
Meet Entrepreneurs, Investors, Philanthropists and Authors, Kass and Mike Lazerow
Choose how you want to participate
Event Only
$1,000
Bootstrap Your Way to $1 Billion Event
April 30 only
Includes
Bootstrap Your Way to $1 Billion Event Admission (April 30)
All sessions and speakers
Audience Q&A
VIP Experience
$5,000
VIP Experience Day + Main Event
April 29 + April 30
Includes
VIP Experience Day (April 29)
Bootstrap Your Way to $1 Billion Event Admission (April 30)
All sessions & speakers
Audience Q&A
Priority seating
Access to a curated group of attendees
50 guests max
Apply for VIP Access
Private Dinner
$10,000
VIP Private Dinner with Kass & Mike
April 29 evening
Includes
Private Dinner with Kass & Mike (April 29)
Limited to 9 guests
9 guests only
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$745M Buddy Media → Salesforce
100+ Startups backed
$10B+ Realized portfolio returns
50 seats VIP Experience Day
9 seats Private Dinner only
$5B Scopely exit (backed by Kass & Mike)
NYT & USA Today Bestselling Authors
April 29–30 New York City
$745M Buddy Media → Salesforce
100+ Startups backed
$10B+ Realized portfolio returns
50 seats VIP Experience Day
9 seats Private Dinner only
$5B Scopely exit (backed by Kass & Mike)
NYT & USA Today Bestselling Authors
April 29–30 New York City
Kass & Mike Lazerow
Serial Founders · Investors · Authors
Meet Kass & Mike
The Founders
Behind
the Room.
→
Built and exited multiple companies
→
Decades of experience building and investing
→
Worked across multiple stages of growth
$745M
Buddy Media acquired by Salesforce, 2012
$5B
Scopely exit — early-stage backed
100+
Startups backed as investors
$10B+
Realized returns across portfolio
Kass and Mike Lazerow are best known as the founders of Buddy Media, acquired by Salesforce for $745 million in 2012 and the founders of Golf.com (which sold to Time Warner in 2006). As investors, they have backed more than 100 startups, including breakout successes like Scopely (acquired for $5 billion in 2023) and Liquid Death. Collectively, the companies they’ve founded and provided early-stage capital to have generated more than $10 billion in realized returns. Today, they own and operate a growing portfolio of companies across venture capital, healthcare, executive recruiting, and sports.
This is the perspective you’ll have access to throughout the event.
View their portfolio →
NYT BestsellerForbesCNBC
Business InsiderFast Company
WSJLA Times
The Philosophy
What Is
Bootstrapping?
$0
Outside capital raised building Buddy Media
$745M
Exit valuation to Salesforce
Bootstrapping means building without outside capital — without investors, without relying on anyone else's money. It forces discipline, clarity, and real profitability, because you grow only through performance.
Why It Matters
Bootstrapped companies
keep control.
Most entrepreneurs believe they need investors just to get started. Kass and Mike proved otherwise — twice. First with Golf.com, then with Buddy Media all the way to a billion-dollar exit.
This event shows you how the same thinking, strategy, and execution applies to your business right now.
Join the Event →The Room
What You Get
From This Room.
01
Time with Kass & Mike beyond the stage
Direct access to two founders who have built and exited at the highest level — in settings designed for real conversation, not just keynotes.
02
A group of founders to build relationships with
A deliberately curated group of business owners and builders. The relationships in this room are designed to last beyond the event.
03
Conversations tied to real business decisions
Not theory. Not content. Conversations grounded in where you are right now — the decisions you're facing and the challenges you're navigating.
Outcomes
What You'llWalk Away With.
01
How to approach scaling without outside capital
02
How to think about growth and risk at different stages
03
What matters most when building toward an exit
04
How others are solving the same challenges you face right now
The Experience
April 29 –
VIP Day & Dinner.
Day 1 · VIP Experience Day
VIP
Experience Day
Experience Day
April 29, 2026 · New York City
Day
1
Limited to 50 guests
A private day in New York with Kass & Mike and a small group of founders. Built around time together, shared experiences, and conversations that don't happen in a traditional event setting.
Curated experiences across the city as a group
Multiple touchpoints for direct access to Kass & Mike
Conversations grounded in real experience
Private access to select NYC venues
This is where most of the interaction happens.
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Day 1 Evening · Private VIP Dinner
Private
VIP Dinner
VIP Dinner
April 29, 2026 · New York City
Eve.
Apr
29
29
Limited to 9 guests only
A small, private dinner with Kass & Mike and a limited group of founders. A more focused setting designed to spend time directly on your business.
Each guest brings a specific challenge or decision to discuss
Structured focused time directly with Kass & Mike
Pressure-test decisions with experienced founders
Private seated dinner — 9 guests total
This is the most concentrated access you'll have during the event.
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Day 2 · Main Event
April 30 –
The Main Event.
Day 2 · April 30
Bootstrap Your Way to $1 Billion Event
New York City · All ticket holders
Day
2
A full day with Kass & Mike and expert speakers from their network — focused on building, scaling, and making decisions across different stages of a business.
Sessions and Q&A led by Kass & Mike
Expert speakers across brand, AI, hiring, and growth
Audience Q&A throughout the day
A curated room of founders and business owners
What to Expect
How experienced founders think about growth and risk
Real examples of building and scaling companies
Perspective on challenges you're currently navigating
Conversations that extend beyond the stage
This is where you get the full context behind how businesses are built and scaled.
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Investment
Choose Your
Experience.
Event Only
Bootstrap Your Way
to $1 Billion Event
to $1 Billion Event
April 30 only
$1,000
Bootstrap Event Admission (April 30)
All sessions and speakers
Audience Q&A throughout
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Most Popular
VIP Experience
VIP Experience Day
+ Main Event
+ Main Event
April 29 + April 30
$5,000
VIP Experience Day (April 29)
Bootstrap Event Admission (April 30)
All sessions and speakers
Priority seating
Curated group of attendees
Limited to 50 guests
Apply for VIP Access →
Most Exclusive
Private Dinner
with Kass & Mike
with Kass & Mike
April 29 — Evening
$10,000
Private Dinner with Kass & Mike
Dedicated focused time on your business
9 guests only
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Expert Speakers
Additional
Speakers.
Kass & Mike lead the day. Expert speakers from their network bring perspective across brand, AI, hiring, and growth.
Maha Abouelenein
CEO, Digital & Savvy
Bestselling author with 30+ years advising leaders on personal brand, narrative, and cultural relevance in the age of AI.
Myles Lazerow
CEO & Founder, WADL
AI consulting firm embedding inside businesses to diagnose and fix operational problems. Speaks on AI adoption and context engineering.
Mike Jaindl
GM, Stanley
20+ years building tech companies. 64K+ LinkedIn followers. Speaks on AI fluency, systems thinking, and distribution.
Dina Ufberg
COO, Merraine Group
Columbia MBA/MPA. Fulbright Scholar. 15+ years in finance, VC, and operations. Expert in building and scaling high-performing teams.
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A limited number of seats are available across each experience. Choose how you want to participate.