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SIGNATURES
& SHOUTOUTS
I am so thankful for and
inspired by the
friends & connections I've
made throughout
all our experiences in the
program and know
they will be lifelong friend
s - cheers!
-Lauren DeSouza, Next
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Shoutout to th
e Next AI team
in Montreal who
turned around
swiftly
in March 2020
and put forwar
completely new
da
virtual program
in a single wee
Thank you for
k.
your commitmen
t and care!
- Katrina and
Albert, Next AI
but being part of Next AI helped us
COVID was intense for my business,
had built during a pandemic. We have
optimize and improve everything we
e focus and it has paid off!
worked harder than ever and with mor
- Elise Tastet, Next AI
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This year, I see so many impact-oriented
businesses being built and I love that. I see
this generation completely revolutionizing the
world we live in for a better tomorrow and
that thought is just the most motivating thing
ever. - Myra Arshad, Next 36
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I’ll miss the visionary friends I made
during this program.
- Rafael Libardi, Next AI
Shoutout to Hoang and Edward
from @Mely.ai and Katrina fro
m @Lux
Aerobot for their positive ene
rgy and help with applying for
fun
ding.
Shoutout to Jean-Sebastien Cho
uinard, our mentor that we met
every
Thursday morning at 8am and
who is a true MVP. We asked
Jea
n-S
ebastien to be on our advisor
board :). Shoutout to Elise fro
m
@T
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et
who shared her office space,
positivism and coffee with the
ENK team
even during this crisis. Shouto
ut to George who helped us sta
y focus and
improve collaboration betwee
n ENK's team members. Thank
you
so much!
- Elite Neurokinetics, Next AI
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- Summati
On my birthday, my co-founder Hannah set up a client call
with a land acquisition analyst from a target company...Chip,
David, Disha, Lauren, Hannah and Eve come on video and wish
me “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!”. I didn’t see it coming, and love them
for it. (Shout out to my amazing co-founder, Hannah, for
planning the surprise). None of us in the group had hung out in
person, but the fact they took the time speaks volumes to their
thoughtfulness and the strength of the community we’ve found
through NEXT. - Monty, Next 36
PSST...
Class of 2020 - do you want to add
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