Fireside Chat: Henrik Werdelin, Co-founder, BARK (NYSE: BARK), Prehype, Audos
Serial Innovation: Lessons from BARK, Prehype, and Launching Ventures at AI Speed – Fireside Chat with Henrik Werdelin
How do world-class entrepreneurs repeatedly build winning companies — across industries, eras, and now, even with AI?
Join us for an exclusive fireside chat with Henrik Werdelin, founder of the venture studio Prehype, co-founder of BARK (the parent company of BarkBox), and now the creator of Audos — an AI-native startup studio with the bold ambition to help launch 100,000 companies per year.
In this conversation, we’ll unpack the frameworks, habits, and founder mindsets behind Henrik’s rare ability to consistently identify opportunities, scale brands, and build teams that ship — from pet wellness to artificial intelligence. With over a decade of experience designing ventures across industries, Henrik will share the mental models and methods that power serial innovation in a rapidly evolving world.
You’ll also get a behind-the-scenes look at his latest creation, Audos, and how he’s leveraging AI to reimagine the speed, scale, and accessibility of entrepreneurship.
What You’ll Learn:
How to repeatedly generate and validate venture ideas at scale
Why “donkeycorns” (not unicorns) are the future of sustainable business
How AI is changing the playbook for venture studios and solopreneurs alike
Lessons from building BARK, Prehype, and advising Fortune 500 innovation labs
The conversation will be moderated by Andrew Yeung, Founder at Fibe and Partner at Next Wave NYC.
📅 Event Details
📍 Location: TBA
📅 Date: August 18th, 2025
🕕 Time: 5:30 PM
🍽️ Following the fireside chat, we’re hosting a private dinner with Henrik Werdelin for a small group of founders and builders. If you’re interested in joining the table for a more intimate, off-the-record conversation — apply here.
Spots are extremely limited.
📚 Get the Book
Henrik’s new book, Me, My Customer, and AI: The New Rules of Entrepreneurship, is a tactical guide for builders navigating the intersection of AI, customer obsession, and entrepreneurial design.
Pre-order now on Amazon and bring your copy to have it signed.
About our Hosts & Sponsors:
Andrew Yeung is the Founder, CEO of Fibe – a tech community and events company that includes andrew's mixers, The Junto Series, Lumos House, and the OOO Summit. He is also a Partner at Next Wave NYC, a pre-seed/seed fund.
To date, Fibe has hosted over 50,000 tech founders, investors, and professionals across 8 cities, including conferences, CEO dinners, masterminds, and "tech parties."
Their events were featured on Bloomberg, Business Insider, Fast Company, and Fortune Magazine. Business Insider dubbed Andrew the "Gatsby of Silicon Alley."
Lowenstein Sandler’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) group provides a tailored approach to the legal strategies and services essential for the successful launch, growth, and culmination of new enterprises. Our collaborative, multidisciplinary ECVC practice takes a 360° approach to innovation, investment, and business, representing both investors and startups across the life science and healthcare vertical throughout all stages of a company’s life cycle.
Each year, our ECVC group helps create hundreds of new businesses and closes thousands of transactions. Because we represent both investors and companies seeking financing, we are ideally positioned to facilitate fruitful relationships between startup, emerging, and growth companies and providers of capital. Our law firm serves as outside general counsel to many technology and life science companies, often counseling them on matters involving financings, licensing, and intellectual property.
Have questions or want to connect? Reach out to Abe Kwon (Partner, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital, Lowenstein Sandler) at akwon@lowenstein.com.