My bootstrapped startup won an award from Benzinga

If you're into markets or finance, you've likely come across Benzinga or used it as a source for news. Every year, they host an event featuring discussion panels, networking opportunities, and awards recognizing standout fintech products and services—typically major stock broker platforms. Last week marked this year's event, and my startup, NVSTly, was nominated for several categories, including Best Social Investing Platform. All nominees are also automatically entered into the People's Choice category, where the public votes for their favorite—a great opportunity to engage with your community, much like a Product Hunt launch. While NVSTly didn't take home the Best Social Investing Platform award (maybe next year!), we were thrilled to win the People's Choice Award after rallying our incredible Discord community to support us. To represent the team, we flew out one of our members to accept the award and connect with others in the industry. Being recognized with this award has been an incredible milestone. Benzinga even conducted a quick interview with our team member about NVSTly and our vision for the future.