Arta Finance (formerly Arbo Works)

Joined Arta Finance via the acquisition of Money Minx to be part of the founding product team.

Founding Team | Product

Startup Beach

Hosting startup events in San Diego and enabling event hosts to use a matchmaking algorithm to make sure they attendees always come out with at least two new business connections.

Founder

Techstars

Mentor

GPT Hacks

GPT Hacks is my weekly newsletter, where I share tips, resources, and deep dives on how to leverage AI to grow and streamline your business. Over 9,400 startup founders and entrepreneurs get my AI tips, join them 👉 https://www.gpthacks.com/subscribe.

Money Minx

Founded Money Minx to help investors track all of their Investments, Alts, Crypto, and more in one place. Exited to Arta Finance

eCapital Corp.

eCapital is an industry leader in the freight factoring space. We service and help keep thousands of truckings companies stay on the road moving freight that makes our every day lives possible. 
As CIO and Head of Strategic Initiatives I am responsible for all things IT and Technology used by our employees, customers and partners.

CIO and Head of Strategic Initiatives

My team delivers the simplest factoring experience to the transportation industry, from owner operators to large fleets. We do this through the technology and products we build combined with customer-focused service.

Chief Experience Officer (CXO)

Responsible for the product and technology vision, roadmap and development of the company.

VP Product & Technology / CTO

appsplit

- Founded AppSplit: Positioned as one of the earliest crowdfunding platforms, timed to take advantage of the beginnings of the AppStore and Google Play.

- Innovative Mechanism: Created a network for developers to offer discounts, ownership, and rewards to investors interested in app ownership.

- Media Coverage: Featured in leading tech and fintech publications like TechCrunch and The Next Web.

- Successful Exit: Led the company to a successful acquisition by an investment group.

DiamPrice

- Launched DiamPrice: Developed the industry's first mobile app dedicated to the evaluation of loose diamonds, as well as gold, silver, and platinum jewelry.
- Target Audience: Primarily designed for industry professionals seeking accurate, real-time appraisals.
- Market Disruption: Introduced a first-of-its-kind tool that revolutionized the traditional appraisal process, offering a digital solution in a predominantly manual industry.
- Successful Exit: Sold the business to a private equity group.

OneRoof Energy, Inc.

LPL Financial

Managed team of project managers, established project management best practices and lead delivery of large projects.

Assistant Vice President Program Management

Developed test strategies and lead teams of QA engineers on projects.

Lead QA Engineer

Developed requirements and research for products.

Senior Product Analyst

Stuff I am currently focused on:

#1 Bring new financial advisory products to market at Arta Finance. 

#2 Build a startup ecosystem in San Diego via Startup Beach and mentoring for TechStars San Diego & Anywhere. 

#3 Help others with AI via GPT Hacks. 

#4 Help my youngest develop his soccer skills, my second work on her basketball game and my oldest shine like his sax.

#5 Spend more time with my awesome wife doing fun things in San Diego and around the world.

Hussein Yahfoufi

Stoked for two things... and a bonus!

First, my good friend Ryan Berman packed out Barnes & Noble, Inc. last night and sold out his new book Headamentals.

Second, this was the first book signing hosted on Eventship. Excited to see more authors, creators, and communities using the platform for events like this.

And on a personal note, my amazing wife Jessica Yahfoufi is getting close to releasing her new novel. Stay tuned for that launch party! 💃

Founder, Eventship • Helping event hosts grow everywhere • Host of San Diego’s Startup Mixer

What do you get when you have 200 incredible founders, investors and people working hard to help us all grow at the same place and at the same time?

Great connections, business deals, investments, new jobs and a great ol' time. Especially when you also add in our authentic tacos made by hand on site courtesy of Isaac Pollock, CFP® and Robert Goodyear.

See you there!

Emily Kramer's ecosystem strategy in today's Lenny's Newsletter is brilliant, but I have a different take on one point which is worth unpacking.


You don't get tired of events the same way you do as flooded email inboxes if the events are done right. The problem isn’t too many events, it’s too many of the wrong ones.

With over one thousand events behind me, I can tell you what makes a great event and how events are actually a growth node in your ecosystem flywheel not something people get tired from.

1. Events have to be from trusted hosts (think innovation hubs, accelerators, community leaders, founders, etc).

2. The right people have to be at the event, the attendee list must be curated and focused on the right groups for that event.

3. Sponsors of the event must be true ecosystem partners, not just logos on a wall. e.g. Isaac Pollock, CFP® is the taco guy for my mixer, not just our banker. He is part of the community and cares about it.

4. The event must be designed for connection, not attendance. This is what Neal Bloom🎩, Jonah Peake 🐺 and I talked about in our LinkedIn Live last week. It's also the reason why Eventship invests heavily in our matchmaking AI.

When you get those right, events aren’t fatiguing or tiring. They’re energizing. They are the ecosystem.

When you attend the right event, meet the right person, and the right sponsor supports it, that event becomes a node that strengthens the whole network.

Hussein Yahfoufi’s North County Startup Mixer — every month keeps getting better and better. 😎

Thank you to this month’s sponsors!!!
Isaac Pollock, CFP® 
Kimberly Drozdoff 
Emily D. 
Tyler Hastings 

See you next month 😎

Jorge Barba

RedBrick Staffing

Mission: To elevate the human talent acquisition experience. 
We built RedBrick to partner with in-house teams as an extension of the internal recruitment process. Our team holds over 20 years of experience supporting internal hiring.

Vision: To be the number one talent partner for our clients (both companies & candidates).
Our team truly understands and customizes our search to your organization. We strive to be your go-to staffing partner by delivering the talent you want and need.

Values: LIVE F.A.S.T.E.R.
> FUN
> ACCOUNTABILITY
> SERVICE
> TRUST
> EFFORT
> RESPECT

*A minority & veteran-owned & operated staffing firm.

Managing Partner

Cypress

Primary contributor to the development of the Scientific Staffing Division. Trained Recruiters, Sales, and other TMs. Broke company records and partnered with clients to hire top-talent.

Lead Account Executive

Consulted and developed business within the Biotech, Med Device, and Pharma industries; specifically for the Engineering, Quality, Regulatory/Compliance, and Clinical space.

Business Development Manager

Hunter Industries

Nationwide, full-cycle technical recruitment for Engineering, IT, Quality, Accounting, Sales, Marketing, HR, and Executive hiring needs across the organization. Successfully filled 100+ positions in less than two years. Partnered with Organizational Development to facilitate hiring, interviewing, and recruitment workshops and training sessions for HMs and Executive TMs.

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist

WEST LIVING LLC

Implemented the first ever company-wide Talent Acquisition and Human Capital initiative. Worked closely with Sr. HR, Sr. Marketing, and Executive TMs to develop and deliver Employer Branding in efforts to attract top-talent. Nationwide, full-cycle technical recruitment for Engineering, IT, Accounting, Sales, Marketing, HR, and Executive hiring needs across the organization. Conducted hiring and interviewing training sessions for HMs and Executive TMs.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Simply Bio

Business development and nationwide, full-cycle technical recruitment for Engineering, Quality, Regulatory/Compliance, and Clinical roles within the Biotech, Med Device, and Pharma industries.

Account Executive | Recruiter

Defense Search

Business development and nationwide, full-cycle technical recruitment for Engineering, Quality, IT, and Cybersecurity roles within the Aerospace and Defense industries.

Nutrition Zone

Sales Marketing Manager

For as long as I can remember, even as a kid, I have always been the one with the connections and solutions. Need someone with a truck to help you move? I'll be there Saturday. Tickets to the concert are sold out? Let me make a quick call. Have some urgent hiring needs? You get the idea...

I enjoy what I do because it's who I am. I connect people and people connect with me. I develop business partnerships with motivated companies and successfully help them recruit highly talented individuals for their direct-hire and/or contract needs. It's quite simply what I do, so help me help you! Let's talk.

See all my contact info above ^

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