May 25, 2023

Unlocking Capital: The Power of Venture Debt for Startups with Billy Libby of Upper90

Discover the disruptive potential of venture debt in startup financing with Upper90's Co-Founder & CEO, Billy Libby, as he challenges the equity-focused model. Uncover innovative solutions, real-world examples, and how venture debt empowers entrepreneurs to retain ownership.

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19 minutes, 31 seconds
May 18, 2023

The ultimate guide to bootstrapping your startup + a conversation about the recalibration of Series C valuations

This week we discuss the ins and outs of bootstrapping a startup. We also talk about the recent recalibration of Series C valuations and what it means for startups.

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17 minutes, 45 seconds
May 11, 2023

China Has Arrived: A Deep Dive Into China's Tech Surge and Increased Standard of Living with Chris Zhang, Partner & CIO of Interplay Family Office

This week’s episode is a special one. I have a chat with my partner and CIO of the Interplay Family Office, Chis Zhang, to discuss China's remarkable advancements over the past few decades and what its current status looks like.

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1 hour, 3 seconds
May 1, 2023

The Secret to Building A Killer Minimum Viable Product + How to Bank Without the Panic: A Brainstorm on How to Stop Bank Runs

During this episode Phuong shares the secretes to creating a minimum viable product + Chris and I brainstorm ways to stop bank runs.

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24 minutes, 12 seconds
April 24, 2023

How the AI horse race will impact the future of search, validating your MVP, is the dark cloud of the FTX scandal gone and an update on the inflation battle

On this episode we discuss how the future of search is being shaped by AI, strategies to validate your MVP, whether or not the dark cloud from the FTX scandal has move on for crypto, and an update on the inflation battle.

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32 minutes, 54 seconds
April 13, 2023

Solving the Multi-Generational Wealth Puzzle with Taylor Adams of Belief Partners

Managing and growing multi-generational wealth comes with its opportunities and challenges. As they say, it takes one generation to build it then three to lose it. But why is that? In this episode I chat with entrepreneur and investor Taylor Adams about solving that puzzle by empowering individuals to reach self-actualization while helping the world through an entrepreneurial lens.

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19 minutes, 50 seconds
March 30, 2023

How & when to build your startup’s sales team, a discussion about the open governance opportunities that come with crypto, and a deep dive into the modern tech-enabled restaurant industry with Vivian Wang of Landed

Vivian Wang of Landed joins me on this week's episode to chat all about how Landed is making it easier for restaurants to hire talent, a much needed service due to the incredibly high turnover rates. In addition to the interview, there are two partner meeting segments; one with Phuong about building a sales team and one with Brett about the governance opportunities that come with crypto.

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32 minutes, 3 seconds
March 21, 2023

The game theory of a bank run, navigating advisor relationships, and bond laddering explained

In addition to covering the ongoing fallout from SVB's collapse, in this week's episode we chat about some different strategies founders can keep in mind when it comes to storing their startup's cash funds.

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46 minutes, 23 seconds
March 16, 2023

Banking Madness: A before and after analysis of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, plus what really happened with Silvergate

It's been a wild week in the world of banks. During this episode we share some of our big takeaways.

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39 minutes, 1 second
March 9, 2023

Tax tips for startups, content checkin including our go to sources for news, and indexing against sandbagging

It's tax season! Whether you like it or not, everyone has the same homework... taxes. On this episode we bring on a special guest to share some helpful strategies for startups to better navigate the tax madness.

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54 minutes, 27 seconds
March 2, 2023

How to Build & Develop a Venture Capital Firm with Peter Hebert of Lux Capital

This week's episode is just a guest interview where I chat with Peter Hebert of Lux Capital about building and developing a venture capital firm.

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18 minutes, 19 seconds
February 23, 2023

A breakdown of the tech innovation cycle, Tesla’s recall, the importance of customer support, Brett is back with a state of crypto and blockchain update, and spy balloon madness

This week we breakdown the tech innovation cycle, chat about Tesla’s recall and spy balloon madness, discuss the importance of customer support, and Brett is back with a state of crypto and blockchain update.

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48 minutes, 34 seconds
February 16, 2023

VC pace is picking up, messy earnings results, and Startup Tip of the Week: How startups land partnerships Part 2

On this week’s episode Phuong shares part two to her fantastic tip on how startups land partnerships, Mike discusses the uptick in VC pace and whether or not it’s a trend or just a January bump, and Chris dissects the messy corporate earnings results and the January jobs data aftermath.

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25 minutes, 57 seconds
February 7, 2023

The power of partnerships for startups, Q1 tech earnings, surprise January jobs data + interview with Tomer Biger of Noble about embedded finance

On this week's episode, Phuong shares why and how partnerships can be so valuable fro startups, Chris dissects Q1 tech earnings and January jobs data, and I interview Tomer Biger of Noble about his company, journey and the world of embedded finance.

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39 minutes, 7 seconds
January 31, 2023

The new Series A is the old Series A, the institutionalization of venture capital, B2B pricing strategies, the strength of USD, and households are starting conserve capital

We're back at it with another episode featuring segments with Mike Rogers, Phuong Ireland and Chris Zhang.

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30 minutes, 51 seconds
December 21, 2022

2023 Predictions & How Founders Should Navigate The Near Future

Our team shares their thoughts on the most notable events of 2022 and their predictions for 2023, including strategic advice for startup founders for the near future.

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39 minutes, 8 seconds
December 13, 2022

Is AI going to replace us, Co-Founder relationship management, China’s updated Covid policy, and Russian oil price cap

During this week’s Partner Meeting episode, we chat about the following topics: Open AI’s ChatGPT and AI's renaissance, Co-Founder relationship management, China’s updated Covid policy and Russian oil price caps.

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29 minutes, 39 seconds
December 6, 2022

VC deal flow is down and insider rounds are up, Apple’s in-app purchase policy and what it mean for mobile blockchain adoption, China’s zero Covid policy protests, and community building startup advice

VC deal flow may have slowed recently, but there's still a lot of activity happening behind the scenes, including an increase in insider rounds. In blockchain, we chat about how Apple’s in-app fees will affect mobile blockchain adoption. In macro/global economics we cover the protests in China and new US jobs #s. And Phuong shares her insight on how founders/startups should approach building communities.

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39 minutes, 6 seconds
November 22, 2022

Twittertainment, social media strategies for startups, how to use crypto principles to avoid another FTX + interview with Jehan Luth of Banyan

On this week’s pod ep we chat about the future of Twitter, how Proof-of-Reserves can help crypto avoid another FTX situation, the G20 summit and social media strategies for startups. After the Partner Meeting Segments, I interview Jehan Luth, Founder & CEO of Banyan about his company and the potential improved data collection could have on our lives.

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51 minutes, 15 seconds
November 15, 2022

Partner Meeting: Are tech layoffs an indicator of what’s to come, CPI data that’s not bad news, FTX and the ensuing crypto mayhem, and how to build marketplaces

On this week's Partner Meeting we cover the recent tech layoffs, CPI data, the FTX debacle and how to build marketplaces.

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34 minutes, 18 seconds
November 10, 2022

The danger of overcapitalizing a startup, Reddit releases NFTs, pricing strategies + interview with Alon Talmor of Ask-AI

On this week’s pod ep we’re combining our traditional guest interview style with the new partner meeting format. We start with the partner meeting and then I chat with a guest. This week’s guest is Alon Talmor, Founder & CEO of Ask-AI. Ask-AI is an Israeli based startup using AI to create Google answers like search results for enterprises. During the Partner Meeting segments, we chat about the danger of overcapitalizing a startup, Reddit NFTs, pricing strategies and more.

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39 minutes, 7 seconds
November 3, 2022

Doing Good Can Make You Money with Tensie Whelan, Director of NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business

Many people think that sustainability and profits don’t align, but on this week’s episode I chat with someone who’s showing that they can and is helping entrepreneurs bake that alignment into their businesses. Tensie Whelan, a Clinical Professor of Business and Society and the Director of NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, joins me to chat through how it’s possible to connect the financial sustainability of a company to the social and environmental sustainability of a business's core focus. It’s a fascinating and timely topic.

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47 minutes, 51 seconds
October 25, 2022

Partner Meeting: What founders should do when deals aren’t getting done, China’s 20th National Congress and what it means for the global economy, Q3 earnings start to roll in, OFAC sanctions in crypto, and should you have a co-founder

On this week’s Partner Meeting episode we discuss what founders can do when deals aren’t getting done in the venture market, Q3 earnings and what that’s telling us, what China’s 20th National Congress might mean for the global economy, OFAC crypto sanctions, and the startup tip of the week about how to decide whether you should have a co-founder or not when starting your startup.

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43 minutes, 3 seconds
October 20, 2022

The Fintech VC Powerhouse & Penetrating the LATAM Market with Mike Packer of QED Investors

On this week’s guest episode I chat with Mike Packer of QED Investors, one of the big players in FinTech investing. They have roughly $5B of AUM and the firm was founded by one of the founders of Capital One. Mike focuses on LATAM investments, so we get into all things FinTech and dive into the Latin American market.

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1 hour, 1 minute, 1 second
October 13, 2022

Partner Meeting: Resetting the bones of the economy, work-life integration, interoperability and Cosmos, and the importance of customer insights

On this week’s Partner Meeting episode we discuss the recent jobs report and how the economy is returning to historical norms, the current state of the war in Ukraine and how the markets are reacting, blockchain interoperability and the Cosmos chain, work-life integration and the importance of customer insights and how to use that data to help inform the direction of your business.

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31 minutes, 55 seconds
October 6, 2022

Reimagining Surrogacy with Dr. Brian Levine of Nodal

Dr. Brian Levine is the Founder and CEO of Nodal, a marketplace that matches surrogates with families. Their mission is to significantly reduce the time and cost required to secure a surrogate by cutting out the middlemen who currently control the market. There’s a lot of nuance in this market. We discuss stigmas, the impact of Roe v Wade being overturned and challenges caused by profiteering in the overall healthcare system. If you’re interested in healthcare, this is a great one for you.

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44 minutes, 38 seconds
October 4, 2022

Partner Meeting: VC’s current pace, corporations and NFT adoption, BOE's intervention attempt & Interplay’s Superman Analysis

Introducing, the Partner Meeting. We're trying out a new podcast episode where I chat with some of the partners here at Interplay about their area of expertise and what's going on. Mike Rogers - partner of our venture capital vertical - will come on to chat about VC and startup trends. Chris Zhang - partner of our Family Office - is going to cover global macro trends. Brett Palatiello - partner of our blockchain vertical - is going to fill us in on the latest in the world of blockchain, crypto and web3. Phuong Ireland - partner of our incubator - is going to share a business tip of the week.

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26 minutes, 37 seconds
September 29, 2022

Growth Hacking With PR with Gregory Galant of Muck Rack and The Shorty Awards

Navigating PR for your startup? Gregory Galant of Muck Rack joins the pod to discuss how their Public Relations management platform helps organizations find the right journalists to pitch, report on media coverage and prove the value of their work.

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56 minutes, 45 seconds
September 22, 2022

FICO Scores: A Complete Breakdown with Freddie Huynh

For better or for worse, FICO Scores are a crucial tool in the world of finance. On this week's episode I chat with the Freddie Huynh, who oversaw the development of the FICO Score from 1996 to 2015. He provides an in-depth breakdown on how it works.

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53 minutes, 37 seconds
September 15, 2022

LATAM Awakening as a Tech Hub | Jose Bonilla, Co-Founder & CEO of Chiper

Jose Bonilla is the Co-Founder and CEO of Chiper, the leading B2B distributor of consumer goods to corner stores in Latin America. Corner stores are prominent in some cities in the US, but in other places around the world they have a massive market share of grocery sales. In India it’s around 90% and in LATAM they account for about 50% of groceries. During their chat, Jose and Mark chat all about Chiper and the innovation ecosystem in LATAM.

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49 minutes, 30 seconds
July 7, 2022

Summer Break 2022 Announcement

Like last year, we’re not going to release any new episodes for July and August, so I just wanted to let you know that we’re not leaving you hanging. New episodes to come in the fall.

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1 minute, 13 seconds
June 30, 2022

Next Gen Sports Media with Dan Porter of Overtime

Dan Porter is the Co-Founder and CEO of Overtime, the leading brand for the next generation of sports fans. Dan and his team at Overtime identified that the traditional sports media players were (and still are) heavily invested in the old infrastructure like cable deals. That left an opportunity to create an agile sports media brand that would cater to the younger generation utilizing new technology such as social platforms.

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51 minutes, 37 seconds
June 23, 2022

Making Crypto Accessible to the Masses with Michael Sonnenshein of Grayscale Investments

Grayscale is one of the biggest heavyweights in the world of crypto investing. They offer investors direct access to crypto. Michael Sonnenshein their CEO and shares his thoughts on the current state of crypto.

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41 minutes, 34 seconds
June 2, 2022

Democratizing Machine Learning to Predict the Future with Richard Harris of Black Crow AI

Richard Harris is the Founder & CEO of Black Crow AI, a no-code, real-time machine-learning based predictive software that helps companies understand likely customer behavior. Richard’s a veteran entrepreneur and has been involved in tech since the 90s. During our chat we discussed how the world is turning into a browser and what that means for data, the machine learning industry, and key lessons he learned from past economic down cycles.

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1 hour, 1 minute, 9 seconds
May 19, 2022

How to Sell Your Startup with Andrew Gazdecki of MicroAcquire

Andrew Gazdecki is the Founder & CEO of MicroAcquire, a marketplace that helps software companies match with interested buyers. He’s on a mission to help founders sell their companies more easily and is making a ton of progress. A significant number of companies are being sold through MicroAcquire every month. During the chat we discussed the ins and outs of MicroAcquire, Andrews’s tips for being a solo founder and dove deep into how to sell a company - where we covered important strategies to consider, the M&A process and market dynamics.

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1 hour, 2 minutes, 39 seconds
May 12, 2022

Solving The Admin Nightmare For Private Markets with Ryan Eisenman of Arch

Ryan Eisenman is the Co-Founder & CEO of Arch, a tech-enabled service that helps private investors organize all of the paperwork associated with their investments. During the convo we discuss the Arch solution, startup lessons and the fairness of investor accreditation laws in the US.

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40 minutes, 40 seconds
April 28, 2022

20% of Children Have Learning Differences, This Startup Is Here to Help | Diana Heldfond of Parallel

Diana Heldfond is the Founder & CEO of Parallel, an edtech platform empowering students with learning and thinking differences by providing them with a lower cost, faster solution for getting the support they need. Parallel is tackling a big problem. According to Diana 1 in 5 students has a learning and thinking difference that her platform can help address.

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51 minutes, 18 seconds
April 21, 2022

The Contrarian VC with Jeremy Levine of Bessemer Venture Partners

Jeremy Levine is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. He’s been at the firm for 21 years and has quite the track record, which includes investments in the likes of Yelp, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Shopify. If you’re interested in how the VC industry works this is a great conversation for you.

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57 minutes, 5 seconds
April 7, 2022

The Inside Scoop on the US Healthcare System with Chas Sanders of MARGIN

Chas is a veteran of the healthcare industry and now the Founder & CEO of MARGIN, a tech-enabled procurement solution that helps Ambulatory Medical Centers purchase the equipment they need to operate. In addition to hearing about his company and lessons learned as a founder, what’s great about this conversation is hearing a sophisticated business person provide insights into why the healthcare industry is dysfunctional.

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1 hour, 4 minutes, 47 seconds
March 31, 2022

The Secret to Raising Capital for Your Company or VC Fund with Jason Kirby of Thunder.vc

Jason Kirby is the Co-Founder and CEO of Thunder, a platform that connects founders and VCs by utilizing a double opt-in, AI-based matching protocol that not only creates relevant deal flow for all parties, but also helps everyone save time and avoid spam. Thunder is a company that’s come out of the Interplay Foundry, the part of Interplay that builds companies from scratch. We started this with the mission of helping founders that lacked a strong network raise capital.

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56 minutes, 57 seconds
March 17, 2022

NFT 2.0: Creating Real Value with Sterling Campbell of Minotaur

Sterling Campbell is the CEO of Minotaur, a web3 platform that helps people and brands launch NFT projects. During our chat we talk all about what it takes to launch an NFT project, the current state of NFTs and what’s wrong with the space, what the future of NFTs will look like and much more.

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1 hour, 1 minute, 2 seconds
March 10, 2022

The King of Marketplaces with Fabrice Grinda of FJ Labs

Fabrice Grinda is the Founding Partner at FJ Labs, a VC that specializes in marketplaces and invests in every geography in every category at any stage. As Fabrice puts it they do angel investing at venture scale. Last year they made almost 200 investments. This episode is titled “The King of Marketplaces” because - as you’ll hear during the chat - Fabrice is an expert when it comes to that type of business due to his experience starting what was essentially the ebay for Europe and then OLX, the Craigslist for the rest of the world.

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1 hour, 16 minutes, 28 seconds
March 3, 2022

Using Tech to Cure the Opioid Epidemic with Zack Gray of Ophelia

Zack Gray is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ophelia, a platform helping to combat the opioid crisis by revamping the drug rehab model. As they put it, their mission is to “replace folklore with science, drug dealers with doctors, and stigma with privacy, convenience, and choice.” We chat all about the company and the general opioid epidemic, including its history and the failed government response. Zack breaks it all down for us.

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52 minutes, 29 seconds
February 17, 2022

How To Get A Job In VC with John Gannon of The VC Careers Blog and GoingVC

John Gannon is Founder of The VC Careers Blog and Co-Founder of GoingVC. Between these two endeavors, John has become one of the goto channels for getting a job in venture capital. He started The VC Careers blog shortly after we graduated business school together in the late 2000s. Since then, it’s scaled and become one of the sources of transparency in the VC industry, listing available jobs, compensation and much more.

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51 minutes, 7 seconds
February 10, 2022

From ConnectU to SumZero, The Journey of Divya Narendra

Divya Narendra is the Founder & CEO of SumZero, an investment community where peer-reviewed professional investment research is shared amongst its members. Before his professional career, Divya attended Harvard where he became friends with the Winklevoss twins. If you’ve seen the movie The Social Network, Divya is the 3rd founder of ConnectU. Divya shares some fun stories about that chapter of his life and we chat all about his journey from ConnectU to SumZero.

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51 minutes, 2 seconds
February 3, 2022

Tovala: Building a Subscription Unicorn with David Rabie, Co-Founder & CEO of Tovala

Tovala invented a smart oven that perfectly cooks the chef-crafted meals that they offer, which makes them an interesting part hardware / part subscription hybrid. During the chat we discussed the ins and outs of Tovala - including the in-depth shipping process that’s required to efficiently and safely deliver ready to cook food, how David came to start Tovala and much more. Enjoy.

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47 minutes, 15 seconds
January 27, 2022

Blitzscale or Die: A How to Guide For Startups & Founders with Chris Yeh of Blitzscaling Ventures

Chris Yeh is the General Partner of Blitzscaling ventures and author of the book Blitzscaling, which is about the concept of blitzscaling. Blitzscaling is a startup strategy to scale rapidly in order to beat the competition in a winner-take-all market. During our chat we talk all about it and how founders & startups can execute the strategy.

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59 minutes, 16 seconds
January 20, 2022

Helping Homeowners Access Trapped Home Equity with Jarred Kessler of EasyKnock

Jarred Kessler is the Founder & CEO of EasyKnock. EasyKnock is a PropTech platform that offers a way for people to access the capital that’s locked in the value of their homes. During our chat we discussed how EasyKnock works and the various products they offer, Jarred’s path from Wall Street to entrepreneurship, the challenges in the overall housing market in America and much more.

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47 minutes, 45 seconds
January 13, 2022

The Ultimate Personalized Journey For Customers with Vivek Sharma of Movable Ink

Vivek Sharma is the Co-Founder & CEO of Movable Ink. They help businesses use data to create personalized content for customers at every stage of the marketing funnel. Vivek Sharma is the Co-Founder & CEO of Movable Ink, a marketing software that helps companies use data to create personalized content for customers at every stage of the marketing funnel. During the chat Mark and Vivek discussed the ins and outs of Moveable Ink, some important lessons Vivek’s learned while growing the company and adding so many employees, his perspective on capitalizing a startup and much more.

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53 minutes, 20 seconds
December 23, 2021

Winter Break Announcement

This is just a quick update for all the listeners out there. First, thank you for joining me on this journey. Second, we're taking a break for the next month. New episodes will come in mid-January. See you in '22!

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1 minute, 2 seconds
December 16, 2021

Emotional Learning Products for Kids… and Their Parents with the Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of Slumberkins

Callie Christensen and Kelly Oriard are the Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of Slumberkins, a pre-school brand aiming to support families in the emotional wellness development of their children with educational products. During our chat we discussed the story behind Slumberkins, why teaching kids about emotions is important, the history of parentings and how strategies have changed over time, what they’ve learned about entrepreneurship, and much more.

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1 hour, 1 minute, 12 seconds
December 9, 2021

Reimagining The Furniture Industry with Stephen Kuhl of Burrow

Stephen Kuhl is the Co-Founder and CEO of Burrow, a furniture company for the modern age that delivers the most convenient customer experience in the industry. During the interview Stephen shared a ton of great insights into the world of manufacturing. If you’re building a DTC business or a company that relies on manufacturing this is worth a listen.

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51 minutes
December 2, 2021

Helping Renters Get Into Homes with Michael Rudoy of Jetty

Mike Rudoy is the Co-Founder and CEO of Jetty, a financial services platform that helps make renting a home more affordable and flexible. In addition to helping renters get into homes, Jetty's services helps landlords and real estate managers manage their properties. During our chat we discussed the business model behind Jetty, Mike's entrepreneurial journey, the general state of housing in America and much more.

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47 minutes, 17 seconds
November 18, 2021

Debt Financing & Venture Capital: An Unlikely Synergy | Ali Hamed of CoVenture

CoVenture’s has found an interesting synergy between debt financing and venture capital. In addition to making venture investments, they provide balance sheet capital to innovative companies that are financing new asset classes.

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1 hour, 7 minutes
November 11, 2021

How Do We Teach 2B Children? Democratizing Access to Tutors With AI | Nhon Ma of Numerade

Numerade is creating the TikTok for STEM education by using short form videos and artificial intelligence tutors. During the chat, Nhon shared his extremely inspiring personal journey and if you follow the thread of his story it seems as though he was destined to start this company. We discussed the intricacies of Numerade, how learning varies by states and countries, how education is evolving in the US and so much more.

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44 minutes, 1 second
November 4, 2021

Killing Debt With Tech To Save Americans with Jason Saltzman of Relief

Jason Saltzman is the Co-Founder, an app that helps people navigate the craziness when dealing with debt. During this chat we discussed the intricacies regarding debt in America, what it takes to build a strong community and strategies to make winning content on TikTok.

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59 minutes, 30 seconds
October 28, 2021

Operator Turned VC: How Eniac Ventures Acts Like A Startup Player-Coach w/ Nihal Mehta

Nihal Mehta is the Co-Founder of Eniac Ventures, a successful seed venture firm that has invested in unicorns like AirBnb and Boxed. Before becoming a VC, Nihal was a serial operator which has helped him become the successful startup player-coach he is today.

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46 minutes, 27 seconds
October 21, 2021

What WeWork Taught Us & The PR Playbook w/ Maureen Farrell of The New York Times and The Cult of We

Maureen Farrell is a reporter at the New York Times and the co-author of The Cult of We, a book all about the WeWork saga. During our chat we discuss WeWork and extract business lessons from its story + how founders can build and maintain media relationships.

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44 minutes, 42 seconds
October 14, 2021

The Next VC Frontier & Inside Silicon Valley w/ Sam Lessin, GP at Slow Ventures & Co-Founder of Fin

Sam is, in the truest sense, a Silicon Valley insider. He’s a part of the Harvard tech mafia, friends with Zuckerberg and has built a few different tech startups. During our chat we discussed how he sees the VC model changing (he has some strong opinions on this which are great), the evolution of media and its business models, the differences between US and China government strategies towards tech and a whole lot more.

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50 minutes, 33 seconds
October 7, 2021

US-China: Tech, Politics and Avoiding War w/ Zheng Huang of Committee of 100

Zheng Huang is the President of the Committee of 100, a US based non-profit leadership organization of about 100+ prominent Chinese Americans in a plethora of industries with a mission to help Chinese Americans thrive in the U.S. and to develop stronger relationships with China.

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57 minutes, 18 seconds
September 30, 2021

VC Lessons From A VC Founder and Professor at Columbia Business School | Angela Lee of 37 Angels

Angela Lee is the Founder of 37 Angels, an investment network that activates female investors through an educational bootcamp. She is also a professor at the Columbia Business School where she focuses on teaching about venture capital.

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44 minutes, 44 seconds
September 23, 2021

New Orleans: A Blossoming Tech & Innovation Hub with Hal Callais of Callais Capital

Hal Callais is a pivotal member of the startup and innovation scene in New Orleans and its surrounding area. We talk about everything from tech and innovation in New Orleans to the evolution of this ecosystem post Hurricane Katrina.

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55 minutes, 34 seconds
September 16, 2021

How New York State Is Becoming the Cleantech Capital with John Lochner of NYSERDA

NYSERDA was established in 1975 to support clean energy and protect the environment. They're the government entity in the state of New York that is taking the lead to help drive innovation in the CleanTech ecosystem.

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31 minutes, 51 seconds
September 9, 2021

The Playbook for Starting A Food Company w/ Mike Tarullo of Banza

Mike Tarullo is the COO at Banza, a food company making comfort foods using chickpeas. During our chat we do a deep dive into the world of food startups.

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59 minutes, 16 seconds
July 22, 2021

Summer Break Announcement!

As you can tell from the title, this isn’t a normal episode. I just wanted to give a couple of quick updates.

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1 minute, 26 seconds
July 15, 2021

Meet My Mentor: Lessons From Veteran Venture Capitalist & Entrepreneur Jed Katz of Javelin VP

Jed Katz is the Managing Director at Javelin Venture Partners. Javelin is a premier VC firm that has invested in a ton of successful companies including a bunch of unicorns like Master Class and Thumbtack.

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50 minutes, 28 seconds
July 8, 2021

How to Profit from NFTs & Redefining Professional Networking w/ Alex Taub, Co-Founder & CEO of Upstream

On this week’s episode I chat with Alex Taub. Alex is the Co-Founder & CEO of Upstream, a digital platform that is redefining professional networking.

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53 minutes, 39 seconds
July 1, 2021

What LPs Wish GPs Knew According To One Of The Best LPs In The Industry, Beezer Clarkson of Sapphire Partners

On this week’s episode I chat with Beezer Clarkson of Sapphire Partners. Sapphire Partners invests in early-stage venture capital funds and Beezer leads their investment team, focusing on both domestic and international funds.

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51 minutes, 38 seconds
June 24, 2021

Online Ordering Software for Restaurants w/ Noah Glass of Olo

On this week’s episode I sit down with Noah Glass, Founder and CEO of Olo. Olo isn’t a household name, but that’s by design.

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59 minutes, 53 seconds
June 17, 2021

Tech-Enabling Children's Healthcare w/ Darius Monsef, Founder & CEO of Brave Care

On this week’s episode I chat with Darius Monsef, Founder and CEO of Brave Care. Brave Care is creating a new, better healthcare system for kids by providing primary, urgent & remote care catered just for them, 365 days a year.

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57 minutes, 37 seconds
June 10, 2021

Digitizing the Lottery: How to Partner With The Government w/ Peter Sullivan, CEO of Jackpocket

On today’s episode I sit down with Peter Sullivan, the Founder and CEO of Jackpocket. Jackpocket is digitizing the lottery - allowing everyone to play the lottery from their phone.

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57 minutes, 20 seconds
June 3, 2021

VC School Is In Session! Valuable VC lessons from a Harvard Business School professor Jeff Bussgang

On today’s show I chat with Jeff Bussgang, Co-Founder and General Partner of Flybridge Capital Partners, a Boston based VC fund with 700M under management.

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48 minutes, 39 seconds
May 26, 2021

The Real Estate Tech Revolution with David S. Rose, Founder & CEO of US Real Estate Market

On this week’s episode I have a great conversation with David S. Rose, a serial entrepreneur who’s current venture is US Real Estate Market, also known as USREM.

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58 minutes, 11 seconds
May 19, 2021

Building A $30B AUM Unicorn with Jon Stein, Founder of Betterment

On today’s show I chat with Jon Stein, the Founder and Chairman of Betterment. Betterment is an investing platform that helps people manage their money.

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59 minutes, 57 seconds
May 12, 2021

The Midwest Startup Boom w/ Nick Moran of New Stack of Ventures

On today’s episode I catch up with Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures. New Stack is a VC firm based out of Chicago, IL that focuses on early seed stage investing.

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50 minutes, 32 seconds
May 6, 2021

You Should Start Your Company In Atlanta | A convo with David Cummings of the Atlanta Tech Village, one of the country's largest innovation hubs

David Cummings is an entrepreneur who's on a mission to put Atlanta on the map when it comes to tech and venture capital. His current focus and passion is the Atlanta Tech Village, an innovation hub located in the heart of Atlanta.

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50 minutes, 32 seconds
April 28, 2021

Techstars: Behind the Scenes of their Global Venture Capital Operation with Founder & Chairman David Cohen

David Cohen is the Founder of Techstars, one of the largest venture capital operations in the world. Since 2006 they’ve been on a mission to help entrepreneurs succeed and have invested in over 2,400 companies. David gives us a behind the scenes look of Techstars and their venture capital business model.

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52 minutes, 40 seconds
April 21, 2021

The Future of Healthcare: In-Home Medicine w/ Zeel Founder & CEO Samer Hamadeh

Zeel started by providing in-home massage therapy, but looks a bit different these days. As you might suspect, the pandemic crushed their business and overnight their revenue went to zero. But in a time of crisis Zeel was able to leverage the logistics network they had built over the years to start offering in-home COVID testing. They’ve now expanded their services to include in-home medical services and have positioned themselves to be a pioneer in the nascent in-home-medicine market.

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48 minutes, 27 seconds
April 14, 2021

Innovation in Los Angeles & Using Social Media as a Business Professional w/ Upfront Ventures Managing Partner Mark Suster

As the Managing Partner of Upfront Ventures, Mark Suster has helped Los Angeles, where he and Upfront are based, reach the national stage when it comes to venture capital. The landscape was totally different 20 years ago and Mark/Upfront is a big reason why.

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41 minutes, 40 seconds
April 7, 2021

The Empathic VC: Supporting Founders & Giving Startups Time To Develop w/ Josh Stein of Threshold

As the Managing Partner of Upfront Ventures, Mark Suster has helped Los Angeles, where he and Upfront are based, reach the national stage when it comes to venture capital.

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55 minutes, 10 seconds
March 31, 2021

This is How to Win in Venture Capital with Greycroft Co-Founder & Partner Ian Sigalow

Ian Sigalow is the Co-Founder and Partner of Greycroft, one of the biggest and most successful VCs out there.

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1 hour, 14 seconds
March 24, 2021

How VCs Get Money: The Capital Behind Venture Capital

Limited Partners are a critical part of the venture capital ecosystem. They provide capital to VCs who in turn invest that money in companies, so the LP perspective is important to consider when trying to fully understand how VCs operate.

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53 minutes, 31 seconds
March 17, 2021

Saving Earth by Inventing New Materials with Andras Forgacs, Co-Founder & CEO of Modern Meadow

Modern Meadow is revolutionizing the materials industry by inventing brand new materials that can be used in our everyday lives.

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43 minutes, 13 seconds
March 10, 2021

Legal Cannabis in America with Ryan G. Smith, Co-Founder & CEO of LeafLink

The full legalization of cannabis is approaching FAST and with it a multi-billion dollar industry looms.

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40 minutes, 27 seconds
March 4, 2021

The Truth About Wine with Philip James, Founder & CEO Firstleaf

Philip James is the Founder and CEO of Penrose Hill / Firstleaf, a wine club for the modern age that uses data science to match the perfect wine for each customer based on their personal preferences.

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52 minutes, 41 seconds
February 25, 2021

Teaching the World How to Code with Codecademy Co-Founder & CEO Zach Sims

Zach Sims is the Co-Founder and CEO of Codecademy, an education company that empowers people to transform their personal and professional lives by helping them learn modern skills.

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February 18, 2021

Why Israel Innovates Faster & the Role of Community with Yaron Samid, Serial Entrepreneur & Founder of TechAviv

What is Israel doing to produce the most startups per capita, VC dollars spent per capita, and unicorns per capita? This pod episode is about the startup, tech, and venture capital ecosystem in Israel that has helped it turn into an innovation hub.

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1 hour, 6 minutes
February 11, 2021

Inside a Mega VC & University Entrepreneurship with Partner Peter Boyce II Partner at General Catalyst

Peter Boyce II is a Partner at General Catalyst, one of the preeminent venture capital firms out there. General Catalyst makes early-stage investments while backing exceptional entrepreneurs who are building innovative technology companies and market leading businesses.

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1 hour, 8 minutes
February 4, 2021

Tech-Enabled Parenting, Marketing Wizardry and Activating Communities with Lisa Barnett Co-Founder, President, and CMO of Little Spoon

Lisa Barnett is the Co-Founder, President, and CMO of Little Spoon, a fresh, direct-to-consumer baby food and early childhood nutrition company reinventing the modern parent’s experience of keeping their child happy and healthy.

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1 hr 14 min
January 28, 2021

Winning in the Enterprise Space & the Future of Work with Jeff Wald Founder of WorkMarket

Jeff Wald is the Founder of WorkMarket, an enterprise software platform that enables companies to efficiently and compliantly organize, manage and pay freelancers.

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51 minutes, 39 seconds
January 20, 2021

The Truth About the Space Industry with Max Haot CEO of Launcher

Max is the CEO of Launcher, a company that's developing the world’s most efficient rocket to deliver small satellites to orbit.

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1 hour, 20 minutes, 22 seconds
January 14, 2021

Rebuilding the World Trade Center after 9/11, office space in a COVID shaped future, and the #1 investment to make in life with Tal Kerret of Silverstein Properties

Tal Kerret is the President of Silverstein Properties, a real estate development and management firm based in New York City.

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48 minutes, 26 seconds
January 9, 2021

Innovation with Mark Peter Davis

I believe innovation is hope. We live in a world full of challenges.

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45 seconds