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DJ Stephan appeared on season 1 of the Shark Tank and pitched his startup,Notehall where he found himself in the rare and enviable situation of having 3 of the sharks competing to invest in his company (they went with a $90,000 offer from Barbara Corcoran). Three years later, DJ sold Notehall to Chegg, a publically traded company.
DJ has returned to Sacramento and is working on his next venture, SkySlope which has already demonstrated amazing traction with over 75,000 monthly subscribers.
Come meet DJ and learn about his amazing entrepreneurial journey at the nextStartup Grind eventon November 12 at the Urban Hive.
Rich Foreman is the founder of KidneyLuv which develops solutions for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also the COO of IGH Naturals. Previously, as founding CTO, Rich led the team that developed the CordicoShield / CordicoFire Wellness App. Cordico was honored with the Sacramento Innovation Award in 2021. After achieving a 7 digit ARR, Cordico was acquired by Lexipol in 2020. Rich has a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Washington, an MPA from Troy State University and was an officer in the U.S. Navy. Rich co-authored his book, "Tap into the Mobile Economy." Rich's blog was listed in Top 20 Marketing Mobile Blogs of 2014. He has been featured on KCRA3, NEWS10, 1170 Tech AM PowerDrive, Business Radio Money 105.5, SiliconIndia, the Sacramento Business Journal, and the Sacramento Bee. Rich is also the Founding Director of the Sacramento Chapter of Startup Grind and served a term as Utility Commissioner for the City of Folsom. Rich is a regular contributor to TechWire.net and StartupSac.com. Rich was the Co-founder of Apptology which was named Small Business of the Year in 2014 by the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber.
