On February 22, 2021 Reforge raised a $20 million Series A, led by Andreesen Horowitz. It was a big win. A huge milestone after 4 years.
Six weeks later on a Friday afternoon, I clicked Zoom’s “End Meeting” button and completed my last day at the startup.
I am a founding member of the team, and there hasn’t been much time to reflect on the journey until now. I wanted to share lessons learned in getting an early-stage company to its Series A, from someone who didn’t know what a Series A was when he started.
In this post I’ll explain:
- What is Reforge and where it fits in the online education ecosystem
- Why you should join an early-stage company
- Lessons learned over the last 4 years
What is Reforge and where does it fit in the online education ecosystem?
Reforge is an online education platform for mid-career technology professionals who want to do great work and keep leveling up their careers. We started with growth marketing and expanded from there.
We’re solving the need for career development in that gap between entry-level roles (college or boot camps) and executive roles (networking and executive coaching).