Jason Vego

BEVZ UNSUNG FUNDRAISING HERO # 6 – PRACTICE PARTNER: @Techstars During the accelerator, Techstars pushed me to make the @bevz_tech pitch way better. We pitched live and in-person every week and got ripped apart. And it worked. Round close details coming soon! #accelerators

BEVZ UNSUNG FUNDRAISING HERO # 7 – EARLY CUSTOMERS: Issa Hawara (Circus Liquor) and Sarkis Abudlhai (Clark's Liquor). Double shout out to these 2 customers, who were also our first investors, in Summer 2019 before our product launched!🙏 #fundraising #startups

June results at Bevz 😍 Reach out if you want to (a) join us, (b) introduce us to great candidates, or (c) help us close this fundraising round, which is 90% committed...or, I guess, if you just want to chat startups😃. #startups #fundraising #saas #hiring

I was talking with a founder raising her pre-seed. My advice: Sell a big vision, convince investors you’re the best team to pull this off, and show just enough traction. Then paint a picture of the 5-10 key things you’ll do to bring the vision to life. This is her window 😁

Last week was LA Tech Week, and I met some incredible founders and investors. But there's a lot more we need to do to build up the startup community in LA. If you're an LA founder or investor, let me know if I can do anything to help you. #latechweek #losangeles #startups

May results are in! Our messaging, product, and story is really resonating with convenience stores. I love vertical SaaS because we can offer way more value and solve tougher problems than our competitors when we stay hyper-focused on convenience stores…lnkd.in/g5Hp-ihB

After years of building, pivoting, then rebuilding Bevz, we're really hitting our stride in 2023. Shout out to an incredible team making this all happen! #conveniencestores #saas #startup #retailtech lnkd.in/ggYkZRHb

Join our team at Bevz! We're looking for a Customer Success pro that wants to join a fast-growing startup supporting local businesses at a national scale. My promise: Exciting and challenging work, many professional growth opport…lnkd.in/gTU64iR3 lnkd.in/g6yfZrJQ

As the non-alcoholic (NA) drink sector continues to blow up, reaching $11B last year, I thought I’d share my favorites... 1) Athletic Brewing Co. continues to dominate as one of first players, with amazing quality and selection. I think their original IP…lnkd.in/gskSqPbh

Thank you Stage 2 Capital for inviting me to present our Bevz vision and growth to 50+ LPs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology last week, and for giving me my first Boston experience!   Though my Uber driver made it clear that as a Laker fan, I was…lnkd.in/gg24Er3c

Had a great conversation with Jamie Lee on his new YouTube series, So Ya Wanna Start A Business. We dove into small business management and trends, and talked about how any SMB can use technology and e-commerce quite easily to cut…lnkd.in/eUSFHDSS lnkd.in/eaV8XYwa

I spent last week in middle-of-nowhere Texas, with (almost) no internet or cell service...and it was the best business trip I’ve had in years. Thank you to Bevz investor Golden Section for bringing 7 great portfolio companies and your awesome team togeth…lnkd.in/g53KvtCQ

Thanks American Petroleum and Convenience Store Association for having Bevz at your annual trade show last week! Bevz killed it, signing up a couple stores every hour of the exhibition, while meeting some great prospective technology partners, new hires…lnkd.in/gjhsJdXc

I'll be in Boston/Cambridge May 9-11 presenting at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and meeting with investors and the Stage 2 Capital network. If anyone is around on May 11 to meet up, let me know! And almost as important...where should I eat/d…lnkd.in/g9ChMcmY

Big merger in the alcohol industry, with a clear shift toward giant distributors and away from multiple medium-sized players. We saw RNDC and Young's merge to create a powerhouse. Then Gallo acquired Constellation's wine division…lnkd.in/gjUhTEzC lnkd.in/gqM_riXD

I'm excited to welcome Michael Creed to the Bevz team! In his first 2 weeks, he already made a big impact on our sales strategy, processes, and alignment. Can't wait to grow the sales team together and scale further across the U.S. this year. Shout ou…lnkd.in/gKFegjBu

B2B SaaS Founders: If you want capital and top-tier support with your go to market strategy and execution, check this out. I completed the Stage 2 Capital accelerator last year and it’s an incredible program. It’s like Techstars/YC, but focused specific…lnkd.in/gpaDna-a

What a month! Really proud of the success the Bevz team had in March. We have some big updates coming soon. Stay tuned! lnkd.in/gZHtsuGT

If you think fax machines are outdated, check this out... Some of our convenience stores used to smash old cigarette cartons and use them as a notepad to track low or out-of-stock inventory (proof below - that's a real picture we took). That's why Bevz…lnkd.in/gksAQ4dw