kanu

always aiming for the horizon | scaling builders @nexussocal @velocityeleven | prev Soma Capital, CNuro, Brainbase (YC W24)

[kanu @_kanuc]

@robcgiani @willsyli Glad to have built Nexus with you and the OG crew brotha
Insane how far we’ve all come

[Nexus @nexussocal]

Every great founder story starts with a few people who believed before anyone else did.

Introducing Nexus, SoCal's premier hub for student founders, doers, and hustlers.

Join the build.

[kanu @_kanuc]

Got to host Dean Stoecker, founder & former CEO of Alteryx, to close off the @nexussocal speaker series for the year.

Built a $5B company. Made Forbes’ billionaire list. Bootstrapped for 14+ years and turned down firms like Sequoia.

One of the most real, no-fluff talks I’ve moderated on what it takes to build something truly impactful. Full conversation coming soon.

[kanu @_kanuc]

Got to sit down with @MikeMorhaime, founder & former CEO of @Blizzard_Ent, for the latest @nexussocal fireside at UCI.

From growing up on Blizzard games to interviewing the man who shaped them — hearing Mike’s story, Blizzard's key moments and vision for @Dreamhaven (his latest venture) firsthand was surreal

Blizzard shaped how I (and millions) fell in love with games. With worlds that felt alive, communities that mattered, and stories that stuck.

Full conversation and highlights to be shared on @nexussocal socials!

[kanu @_kanuc]

Great time at @pearvc SF office with @nexussocal builders from UCI, UCLA, USC, and Caltech

Thanks @khalil_fuller for letting us stop by and doing a very insightful AMA about student startups, the state of VC, and opportunities at Pear!

[kanu @_kanuc]

Wrapped SoCal Startup Week by @nexussocal with Horizon summit — 100s of builders from UCLA, USC, UCI, UCSD, Caltech, and more 🚀

Moderated consumer talk w @Chen (@a16z) & @wwshaef (@pearvc ) which was packed full of amazing insights.

Insane talent density and very bullish on SoCal. Excited to keep scaling w Nexus team

[kanu @_kanuc]

@kylejeong @nexussocal @UCLA @UCIrvine @USC @LoyolaMarymount So excited, time to bring the best in SoCal together

[kanu @_kanuc]

@_sonith See you in LA soon, gonna be hype

[kanu @_kanuc]

SoCal is home to some of the best universities in the world and unmatched engineering, design, and operator talent. Yet the entrepreneurial scene is super fragmented.

Excited to announce @nexussocal is hosting SoCal Startup Week to change that.

Comment below if you want in

[kanu @_kanuc]

@kylejeong I’ve lost track of how many times my first time in class was for the final lol

[kanu @_kanuc]

Startup Sunday #2 w/ @gokhan_egri, founder of Brainbase (YC W24) for a fireside, SoCal builder demos & high energy co-working.

Chatted enterprise AI, B2B sales tactics, ‘spiky models’ impacting future of AI, and more!

[kanu @_kanuc]

@thomazbonato @mercor_ai @Etched @cognition_labs @spikecodes @JoshVall529 @timobraz Lets gooo! SoCal crew making big moves 📈

[kanu @_kanuc]

Fun time at @a16z @speedrun office in Santa Monica with builders from UCLA, UCI, USC, LMU and Harvey Mudd

Thanks again @zebird0 for hosting us and @kylejeong for coordinating this!

[kanu @_kanuc]

@spencerrascoff @UCLA @UCIrvine @LoyolaMarymount It was a pleasure hosting you at UCLA, Spencer. Thank you for sharing so many great insights with the @nexussocal community!

[kanu @_kanuc]

Had a great time running the first @nexussocal startup sunday with so many amazing people!

Big thank you to @0baylor and @old_man_alex for sharing so many cool insights to SoCal builders

[Baylor Adams @0baylor]

Sundays with USC builders

and a Z Fellows fireside chat with Alex Leiman @old_man_alex