Episodes

Dec. 28, 2019

086 - Valentin Perez (Monthly) On Learning New Skills

Valentin and I jam on the future of education and learning in this awesome episode of Forward Thinking Founders.

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Dec. 27, 2019

085 - Zack Brown (Haiku) On Branding and Design Systems

In this episode, Zack and I jam about branding, launching to products, and everything in between. Hope you like this episode of Forward Thinking Founders

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Dec. 26, 2019

084 - An Early Bet on Abhi Vyas (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.

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Dec. 25, 2019

083 - Nathan Ganser (Nat Bot) On Personal CRMs 2.0

Nathan and I dive deep into the realm of personal CRMs and product development.

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Dec. 24, 2019

082 - Mark Burrell (Weldon) On Parenting

Mark and I dive into parenting as well as forming a community around your company. Hope you enjoy!

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Dec. 23, 2019

081 - Dave Goldblatt ( Wavechat) On The Future of Audio Technology

In this episode, Dave and I go deep into the world of audio. Dave has an amazing product mind and I hope you get as much value out of this podcast as I did.

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Dec. 22, 2019

080 - Teague Orgeman (Starting 11) On Breaking Into Regulated Markets

In this episode, Teague and I jam on Starting 11, his fantasy sports app, as well as dive deep into different ways to break into regulated markets.

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Dec. 21, 2019

079 - Michael Radchuk (Whistle) On Getting Users From Scratch

In this episode, Michael and I jam on topics ranging from sport officiating apps all way to recruiting users for your startup. I hope you enjoy this podcast!

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Dec. 20, 2019

078 - Emily Karlzen (Arch Rift) On Space Tourism

Emily and I dive into Arch Rift, which is her product for the space industry. We also talk about the art of pitching. Hope you enjoy hearing from this very bright founder!

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Dec. 19, 2019

077 - Vlad Magdalin (Webflow) on The Rise of The No Code Movement

In this episode, Vlad and I go deep down the Webflow and No Code rabbit hole. Vlad is a pioneer in this budding indsutry and this episode is worth a listen by anyone in technology. I hope you enjoy!

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Dec. 18, 2019

076 - Rahul Raina (TRM) On Building MVPs

Rahul and I jam on topics such as cryptocurrency all the way to building MVPs. I hope you enjoy this episode!

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Dec. 17, 2019

075 - Yuval Shalev (Hunterz.io) On Building a World Class Sales Team

Yuval and I have a great conversation on sales and building a world-class sales team

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Dec. 16, 2019

074 - Braden Ream (Voiceflow) On Future of Audio/Voice

In this episode with Braden, we talk all about Voiceflow and where the industry is going. Hope you enjoy!

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Dec. 15, 2019

073 - Darius Monsef (Brave Care) On Building Great Products

In this episode, Darius and I jam on how to build a great product!

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Dec. 14, 2019

072 - Shanif Dhanani (Apteo) On Building Technical Teams

In this episode, Shanif and I jam out about hiring technical talent and tons more!

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Dec. 13, 2019

071 - Sahil Khoja (Students Who Design) On the future of education

In this episode, Sahil and I jam on the future of education and how to come up with a good idea pursue them.

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Dec. 12, 2019

070 - Tomas Hoyos (Voro) On Raising a Seed Round

In this episode, Tomas and I jam on how to get a fundraise done. Hope you enjoy!

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Dec. 11, 2019

069 - Katia Damer (Prolific) On Strategy and Decision Making

In this episode, Katia and I talk about User Research and how to make important strategic decisions.

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Dec. 10, 2019

068 - Mark Lutter (Charter City Institute) On The Future of Cities

In this conversation with Mark Lutter, we dive deep into the world of Charter City development. Hope you enjoy this podcast!

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Dec. 9, 2019

067 - Travis Hedge (Vouch) On Storytelling & Fundraising

In this episode, we talk to Travis Hedge, co-founder of Vouch. We dive into business insurance and how he raised a seed round for Vouch through storytelling.

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Dec. 8, 2019

066 - Greg Head (Gregslist) On Scaling to $100M in revenue

Greg is the former CMO of Infusionsoft and ACT, so he knows a thing or two about scaling companies to unicorn status. I hope you enjoy this exciting conversation on the stages of growth for a startup!

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Dec. 7, 2019

You Wouldn't Take Advice From The Next Steve Jobs (An Essay)

I read one of the short essays I've written on my blog in this audio snippet. To get more of my writing, head over to my Substack: callmemat.substack.com. I write free posts, as well have most posts gated behind a …

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Dec. 7, 2019

065 - François Baldassari (Memfault) On Preparing for YC's Demo Day

In this episode, François and I dive into the world of hardware and we look back on his time in Y Combinator and replayed some fond memories. Hope you enjoy this episode of Forward Thinking Founders!

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Dec. 6, 2019

064 - Sara Mauskopf (Winnie) On Finding Product Market Fit

In this episode, Sara and I dive deep into the realm of what it's like to have product-market fit and how everything feels like its on fire (but that's a good thing). Hope you enjoy this episode with Sara, Cofounder …

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