"I was highly impressed by Bella's work at StartX. In addition to being an analytical problem-solver who got stuff done and a great communicator, she was highly attuned to your individual founder experience and how it related to the health of the larger community. Highly recommend her as an operator and champion!"

"Bella was a great person to know in the StartX community. Constantly championing the values of trust, support and earned respect, she truly lived out the vision of helping founders learn how to sustainably navigate the community and multiply results together. Throughout her time at StartX, she was involved in so many parts of the organization, and her impact was highly visible. On top of this, she was genuinely kind and skilled at making groups of people comfortable!"

"StartX is the primer community for Stanford and Silicon Valley founders. And at the cornerstone of that community was its manager, Bella Fojut. Being a busy founder, I heavily relied on Bella for all the key events that I wanted to attend. And, when I had a session to host, Bella ensured all the moving parts are in tact. She was the linchpin of StartX community running smoothly."

"Given that we are a StartX team from abroad, Bella helped us feel warm and integrate into the StartX community, even though we are halfway around the world! Bella was prompt to respond and proactive to reach out to us."

"StartX was a better community because of Bella's scrappy attitude. She was always willing to take on new challenges and do whatever it took to get the job done. But beyond her impressive work ethic, Bella was also a genuinely good person. She was always there to offer concrete support, and she never hesitated to go above and beyond."

"Over the past four years, my interactions with Bella have always been great! She has an exceptional talent for building connections and always prioritized making my time at StartX as worthwhile as possible."

"I worked with Bella at StartX for 4 years. She is the ultimate professional and could solve any problem that we had. She has exceptional communication and problem-solving skills. A pleasure to work with. She is goal-oriented and can get things done. It would be amazing to have on any mission-critical project. Highly recommend."

"I worked at StartX until 2017 and remain close to the organization as a mentor and investor. Bella embodies what is best at StartX, she quickly became a super connector and a go-to resource for StartX entrepreneurs. The goal of the organization is to become a self-sustainable community of entrepreneurs, thanks to Bella StartX got closer to it."

"StartX isn't a traditional accelerator - it's a community of founders organized around a shared goal of helping each other. But in a fully remote, mostly decentralized world, community can be hard to build. Bella made it possible. Even before Covid-19 forced the world to scale culture remotely, Bella organized hundreds of entrepreneurs into a self-governing online community, mostly through message boards and email. From the initial interview and onboarding process through the resources and events, Bella was delightful to work with and would be a tremendous asset to any company or community."

"As a StartX founder, I found Bella invaluable. From the very beginning, she has been a trusted supporter, going out of her way to help me learn how to navigate the community as productively as possible. She is a true problem solver, finding the issues that matter most and soliciting founder input as she iterates to provide better results in a more streamlined way. She approached her work with a true founder’s mentality and we were lucky to be the recipients of that focus."

"As a community champion and operator, Bella was fantastic! She dug deep into the details of your individual challenges, helping you leverage the support you needed in real-time, while taking the opportunity to better understand the big picture and uncover new opportunities for the team to make the most impact for all founders."

"Bella was a superstar coordinator of the StartX community. She was responsive to feedback, and ran a great operation on a rather small budget - so embodies the elements of resourcefulness and being scrappy. Highly recommend!"

"I am delighted to recommend Bella Fojut, whose tenure at Appfluence was distinguished by her customer success skills and her ability to foster connections within the startup community. Bella's role in our company went far beyond her work in driving sales and implementing strategies for enterprise expansion. What set Bella apart was her natural talent for identifying and nurturing relationships that proved pivotal for our company's growth. Her approach to community engagement helped us uncover and seize valuable opportunities, leading to partnerships that have had a lasting impact. Bella's dedication to customer success was evident in her meticulous management of a large portfolio of accounts, and her initiative in training new team members. Her ability to communicate effectively with C-Suite executives and her proactive development of customer success plans contributed greatly to our success. Her legacy of community connections continues to benefit us long after her tenure. Bella is undoubtedly an asset, and I am confident that she will bring the same level of excellence, strategic thinking, and community insight to any new venture she undertakes."