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Welcome back to the Collective. We’re back on campus this week. While The Tariff Economy last week brought us to the arena of international policy, today we return to our roots in the startup ecosystem to spotlight a company that we think can change everything.

In the noisy world of social media startups, most claim incremental innovation while reproducing the same engagement driven mechanics. But last week, we encountered a vision so fundamentally different it demands deeper exploration. All it took was seeing Series’ launch video online to make us feel this way. The storytelling, mission, and vision, all on point.

Then, we met Series Co-Founders Nathaneo Johnson and Sean Hargrow while filming interviews at the NGEN Trailblazers Conference in NYC on Friday. So, we connected and set up an interview on the spot with no preparation, recorded on Friday, April 11, 2025.

In the past week, Series has been covered by Entrepreneur Magazine, Business Insider, Forbes, and more global media platforms. But the real mission and vision for Series is better explored in the co-founders’ own words.

You can watch our interview with Nathaneo and Sean here on our Coeus Collective YouTube channel. But we’ll spend this newsletter taking the time to analyze why this company is really building something different.

Let's get it.

— By Antonio DiMeglio and Leon Li

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