Episodes

March 19, 2020

133 - An Early Bet on Surya Dantuluri (Episode 1)

This is a new segment on the show called "Early Bets". I find young ambitious people who haven't found their startup yet, but might be starting a company soon. We'll be interviewing these people on a recurring basis so we …

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March 18, 2020

132 - Kyle Zink (Punch List) On Working With Contractors When Remodel…

Kyle is the co-founder and CEO of Punch List. Punch List makes it easy for contractors and homeowners to work together.

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March 17, 2020

131 - Will Curran (Endless Events) On The New Virtual Events Industry

Will gives us a glimpse into the struggles the events industry is going through right now, as well as shares how he is pivoting his own company to meet the new demand for virtual events.

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March 16, 2020

130 - NeXST Rehab Founders Pitch Elizabeth Yin On Partner Mondays

In this episode, you get to overhear a real founder-investor conversation. Mariam El Sheikha and Adin Roemer, cofounders of neXST Rehab are talking to Elizabeth Yin from Hustle Fund for the first time, trying to get a 2nd meeting from …

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March 15, 2020

Forward Thinking Founders Save The World (1) - Introducing the #FTFSTW

I am starting a new series on the FTF network called Forward Thinking Founders Save The World. In this series, I will be talking about ways the Forward Thinking Founders of the world can build solutions to help solve serious …

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March 15, 2020

129 - Max Lind (8020) On No Code Agencies

In this episode, we talk to Max about the power no-code and what using that technology to build a product does to an agency competition with traditional dev shops. Hope you enjoy!

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March 12, 2020

129 - Anthony Zhang (Vinovest) on Wine as an Asset Class

In this episode, Anthony and I chop it up an all things wine, investing, LA, and what it like to leave a company to start another. Hope you enjoy this episode of Forward THinking Founders.

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March 8, 2020

128- Jeanna Tachiki (Layla Wellness) On Fertility Monitoring

On this episode of Forward Thinking Founders. I talk to Jeanna about her company and how she willed her idea into existence with no resources going into it. This is a great story about the resilience of an amazing founder.

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Feb. 23, 2020

127 - Nick Montana (Balto) on Managing Sport Pools

On this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, we talk about betting, what makes it such a regulated industry, and how Nick is tackling the challenge with Balto.

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Feb. 19, 2020

126 - Mariam El Sheikha and Adin Roemer (NeXST Rehab) On Stroke Rehab…

In this episode, we go deep into the neurology of the brain and get an insight into what it's like being a student and remote team. Hope you enjoy this episode of Forward Thinking Founders.

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Feb. 16, 2020

125 - John Milinovich (Plato Design) On The Gig Economy

In this episode, John and I jam on all things design, freelancing, and future of work/gig economy. I also enjoyed this because Plato reminded me a lot of PubLoft! Hope you like it :)

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Feb. 9, 2020

124 - Ammon Bartram (Triplebyte) On Rethinking Technical Hiring Soft…

In this episode, Ammon and I jam on all things Triplebyte, a hush hush new product launch, and we cover a variety of topics around homeschooling and credentials!

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Feb. 3, 2020

123 - Dave Goldblatt Pitches Elizabeth Yin On Partner Mondays

In this episode, you get to overhear a real founder-investor conversation. Dave from Wavechat is talking to Elizabeth Yin from Hustle Fund for the first time, trying to get a 2nd meeting with her. None of this is staged, so …

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Feb. 2, 2020

122 - Susanne Fortunato (Vessel Health) On Consistent Medical Records

In this episode, Susanne and I go deep into the rabbit of Healthcare, mental illness, and why our own doctors compete against eachother. I hope you enjoy this episode of Forward Thinking Founders!

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Feb. 1, 2020

121 - Arjun Patel (Workclout) On Tools For The Industrial Workforce

Arjun and I jam all about tools for industrial workers. We go all over the place in this one in the best way, so I really hope you enjoy this episode of Forward Thinking Founders.

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Jan. 31, 2020

120 - Mishka Orakzai (thiscodeWorks) On Code Snippets

In this episode, Mishka and I dive into the world of code snippets, as well as do a deep dive on access/credentials. Hope you enjoy!

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Jan. 30, 2020

119 - John McElhone & Micheál McLaughlin (Cropsafe) on Farming and Ag…

In this episode, John, Micheál, and I go very deep on one singular topic; Farming! This is one of the most fascinating topics I have ever learned about, as this is basically a primer on farming. Hey you enjoy!

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Jan. 29, 2020

118 - Matthew J. Aguayo and Aashay Arora (EnKoat) On Better Paint

In this episode, we jam all about paint to Forbes 30 under 30, and everything in between. I hope you enjoy this insightful conversation with Matthew and Aashay.

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Jan. 28, 2020

117 - Joseph Nelson (Roboflow) On Computer Vision

Joseph has to be the world's foremost expert on machine vision if I had anything to say about it! Listen to this insanely eye-opening conversation with Joseph, which goes deep into tons of topics.

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Jan. 27, 2020

116 - Zak Slayback (1517 Fund) On Partner Mondays

Zak and I jam all about portfolio construction, what he looks for in a founder, and why he doesn't care for Harvard grads. Hope you enjoy this episode of Forward Thinking Founders on Partner Mondays!

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Jan. 26, 2020

115 - Ariel Katz (H1) On Medical Databases

In this episode, Ariel jam on all sorts of topics around medical databases, working too hard, and how to hire when you're company is scaling. I hope you get some value out of this!

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Jan. 25, 2020

114 - Ziyad Parekh (Safepay) On international FinTech products

In this episode, we're talking about how to build the Stripe of Pakistan...And why that is even a business opportunity. This is an insightful conversation with Ziyad! I hope you enjoy :)

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Jan. 24, 2020

113 - David Small ( Passbox) On What Happens To Your Data if You Die

David and I talk about what happens to important information after you pass away. This is a very interesting conversation! I hope you enjoy.

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Jan. 23, 2020

112 - Vidy Thatte (Phonogram) On The Future of Podcasting/Audio

Vidy and I jam HARD on the future of podcasting and audio. This one will go down in history for the best predictions about the future. Hope you enjoy!

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