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Liam Ottley

March 28, 2025 by

Founder of three AI-focused businesses under the Morningside umbrella: Morningside AI, an AI Automation Agency (AAA) that builds custom AI solutions for education and coaching businesses; AAA Accelerator, an education platform offering one-on-one guidance, tutorials, and the largest free community for aspiring AI entrepreneurs; and Agentive, a free no-code AI SaaS tool that enables users to build AI agents without programming skills. Since entering the AI space in early 2023, Liam has played a key role in popularizing the AAA business model, rapidly scaling his YouTube channel to over 200,000 subscribers by sharing tutorials and insights from his entrepreneurial journey.

Monty Ngan

April 4, 2024 by

Monty Ngan, a serial founder, believes in play, authentic alignment & self-expression and genuine lasting relationships (often lacking in the transaction-driven founder community). Monty founded TalkED, a pioneering initiative in the Philippines for indigenous language preservation, acknowledged by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and integrated into the national education system.

His company PearNav/Catena helps hospital systems and digital health companies with over 1.2M patients run their backend operations. In venture capital, he leads a deep tech fund focusing on transformative solutions like therapeutics, robotics, and nuclear reactors (with co-investors, such as Peter Thiel and Toyota Venntures). Monty also launched Seed Checks, a platform connecting Silicon Valley angels, including Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox Founder) and Arielle Zuckerberg, to global startups.

David Zamarin

April 4, 2024 by

David Zamarin founded DetraPel, a manufacturer of proprietary protective coatings without any cancer-causing fluorochemicals (PFAS) and was seen on Season 9 of ABC’s hit show Shark Tank. David currently sits on the Entrepreneurial Advisory Board of FedEx.

David is a Strategic Advisor for EntrepreneurShares, is an advisor for Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School, and is a sought after public speaker. A member of Forbes 30 Under 30, Worcester Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, and Boston’s 25 Under 25 by BostInno, and a winner of the 2022 U.S. SBA’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Bailey Farren

April 4, 2024 by

Founder of Perimeter, a cutting-edge disaster management platform that empowers first responders to share life-saving information with the public during emergencies. Since its founding, Perimeter has transformed the way millions navigate disasters, from wildfires and floods to active assailants and bomb threats. Bailey has been listed on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 as well as recognized by the New York Times Good Tech Awards, the Verizon Climate Resilience Prize, and the UCLA Pritzker Environmental Genius Award.

Tord Doennum

April 4, 2024 by

Tord Olav Doennum, a UC Berkeley alum from Norway, started his entrepreneurial path at 16 with Tor Sport, developing innovative ski goggles for Nordic winters, winning the BI Start Up Aid (2020). He later established Fundingstack, which has helped over 40,000 startups and 250 funds raise $10 billion, despite tough markets. He also played a key role in strategic partnerships with financial institutions like SVB and First Republic, and has secured 150 VC partnerships in 16 weeks.

He has also organized events connecting 500+ LPs/VCs, focusing on the Longevity sector, diversifying capital allocation in an industry dominated by tech investments. Tord is passionate about democratizing funding access, particularly in sectors like renewable energy and affordable housing, and aspired to tranform the venture capital landscape by prioritizing socially impactful ventures and sustainable growth.

As a twist, Tord once pursued acting and landed roles in popular Norwegian TV series and movies.

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