Forward Thinking Founders

In this episode, I have on Albrey Brown to chat about a multitude of issues going on in our country today regarding opportunity and diversity, and specifically in tech. Albrey leads diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at Airtable, so it was a treat to be able to have him on the podcast to ask him questions relating to where we are as a tech industry on the diversity front (and how we can do better). In this episode, we talk about:The history of diversity efforts in the Bay AreaWhy white people should aim to practice allyship, not just aim to be allys How people with a platform and power can help amplify the voices for people of color, women, and marginalized voices How if you weren't thinking about this actively before last week, you were part of the problem. But that's okay!How the excuse of "not being able to find any black people to ...fund, interview, hire....is a horrible excuse not toHow anyone, even the high school with no power or platform, can help change tech and make it a more equitable industry for all people.You can connect with Albrey on Twitter here. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Nicholas and Christopher are the founders of WithClutch. WithClutch helps you refinance your car, allowing you to get cash or lower your payments today! Check out their loan refinance calculator.Listen to this episode if you:Are intersted in learning more about the refinancing businessWant to know why refinancing homes is more common than refinancing your automobileWant to know how they landed on the idea of With ClutchAre curious how the process of refinancing a car is so simpleWant to hear the big vision for With Clutch!Introducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Jomari Peterson is the founder of Finite Games. Finite games is a re-imagining of gaming where scarce game assets and limited durability creates games with real stakes.Listen to this episode if you:Are into esportsAren't intro esports but like playing rock paper scissors Want to hear a useful application for blockchain technologyAre curious to learn how interoperability for games worksWant to hear the big vision for Finite!~Introducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Nicholas Donahue is the cofounder and CEO of Atmos. Atmos brings together people, processes, and tools into one seamless, convenient place for homebuyers to design and build the home of their dreams.Listen to this episode if you:Want to move away from the Bay Area Want to build a home in a secondary market Want to hear the origin story of AtmosWant to hear about how they built a tool to 10x growthWant to know how suing Atmos working for building your own ownAre curious about the big vision for Atmos!Introducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Jonathan Siddharth is the cofounder and CEO of Turing. Push a button to hire remote developers , pre-vetted for a Silicon Valley bar.Listen to this episode if you:Are a founder who wants to hire SIlicon Valley-style developers from anywhere in the worldAre a developer who wants to get paid well and use forward thinking software to do their workAre thinking about the pros and cons of running a remote workforce Don't want to compete with Facebook and Google and recruit developers in the bayAre curious about the big vision for Turing!Introducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Luke O'Brien is the founder of Journey. From skydiving to knitting, choose from hundreds of communities that support, motivate, and inspire you to accomplish your big dreams.Listen to this episode if you:Want to learn about a social network built around your dreams, and other people with similar onesAre curious about how Luke got started with Journey Wondering what are some activities that can be done on Journey Are curious to know what Luke spends his time on during the dayAre curious about the big vision for Journey!Introducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Jason Shatsky is the founder of TicketRev. Their unique bidding model allows users to choose exactly where they want to sit and what they want to pay. You'll never have to scroll through listings ever again.Listen to this episode if you:Like going to live events but hate overpaying for tickets Are wondering what a reverse ticket marketplace isAre curious to know how Jason spends his daysWant to know how Jason got the idea for TicketRevAre curious about the big vision for TicketRev!Introducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Masud is the cofounder and CEO of Queue. Queue is your collaborative workflow in sync—from start to finish Upload dailies, stills, scripts, storyboards, work-in-progress, and more to Queue and access securely from anywhere.Listen to this episode if you:Are interested in the process of reviewing gaming tapesWonder why people want to review esports footageAre wondering on what the big deal with esport is Are curious why they started working on this productWant to hear the big vision for QueueIntroducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Joe Braidwood is the co-founder of Scener. Scener syncs Netflix and other streaming services with friends and lets you video chat together.Listen to this episode if you:Like watching NetflixWould prefer to watch Netflix, but with friends Are wondering how COVID-19 helped/hurt their growthAre wondering how they got this idea in the first place Want to hear the big vision for ScenerIntroducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Jehron Petty is the founder of ColorStack. ColorStack is increasing the entrance, retention, and success of Black and Latinx students pursuing technical careers.Listen to this episode if you:You are a Black or Latinx student wanting to break into techWant to know why Jehron started ColorStackWant to hear about why Jeron started Colorstack when he started it...Why now?are curious about how ColorStack works for its studentsWant to know some actionable ways that anyone can help make the world a safer place for Black and Latinx people.Are curious about the big vision for Colorstack!Here are ways people can directly help the Black community during this time: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#Here are ways people can educate themselves on the Black experience, the injustice that exists around us today, and its historical roots: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#educateIntroducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Jason Bade is the founder of Pico. Pico delivers best-in-class conversion rates for both free signups and payments. From newsletters and memberships to virtual events and donations, you can finally manage it all in one integrated platform.Listen to this episode if you:Are a creator who wants to make money from subscriptions (a subcreator)If you feel like you haven't found the right monetization tool stack Want to learn more about the tools in the subcreator worldAre curious to hear Jason's thought on what the future for subcreators isAre curious about the big vision for Pico!Introducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Vitaly Davydov is the founder of Adapty. Adapty helps you grow your in-app subscriptions for your mobile app.Listen to this episode if you:Are working on a mobile appAre interested in the business models for mobile appsWant to know how to optimize your in-app subscriptions Want to know why he started working on this companyWant to hear the big vision for AdaptyIntroducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Turner Bohlen is the cofounder of Beagle Learning. Beagle measures the quality of ideas teams choose to focus on and automatically maps thinking to allow for iteration on past work.Listen to this episode if you:Have a lot of different tasks you could work onWant ta more systematized way to decided what to work on Are curious about how he decided to work on BeagleAre curious to know what Turner spends his time onWant to hear the big vision for Beagle learningIntroducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info:Founder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

This is a new segment of the show called Sunday Roundup. Every Sunday, we will publish an episode with different cohosts where Mat and whoever is joining him that day discuss current happenings in tech and startups. This is meant to be a more casual segment, as opposed to The founder interviews (FI's). Today's guest is Michael Marra, founder of Entre. ------Sunday roundups are a paid part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and business content. You will get a sample of today's Sunday Roundup, but if you want the whole episode, plus every segment on the network, like Partner Mondays, Early Bets, and others, then become a paid subscriber today. By the way, if you want to be featured as a guest on the Sunday Roundup, you can come on! Subscribe, then email me and we can make it happen. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Sean Herman is the founder and CEO of Kinzoo. Kinzoo is a better way to share with loved ones—one that's designed from the ground up for children and their parents.Listen to this episode if you:Have a family you want to better connect withFeel your kids spending too much time on social media and less time with youWant to use innovative ways to connect with your family onlineWant to know how Sean decided to work on thisAre curious how the team knows what features to buildWant to hear the big vision for KinzooThis episode is on the Forward Thinking Media networkFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Galen Wolfe-Pauly is the cofounder of Urbit .Urbit is a clean-slate OS and network for the 21st century.Listen to this episode if you:Are curious about what Urbit isWant to know why Galen wanted to start working on UrbitAre curious who Urbit is built forWant to know how Galen knows what to work on every dayWant to hear the big vision for UrbitThis episode is on the Forward Thinking Media networkFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Vita Benes is the founder of Deprocrastination. Deprocrastination helps you learn 30+ simple techniques to stop procrastinating and go to bed happy.Listen to this episode if you:Procrastinate a lot What to learn more about the sources of procrastination Want to know how Vita is structuring the business to combat procrastination Are curious to know what Vita spends his time onWant to hear the big vision for Deprocrastination More Info:Founder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Everett Berry is the cofounder and CEO of Perceive. Perceive allows you to get the what and how from people interacting in your space.Listen to this episode if you:Are interested in computer visionWant to hear how Everett is using computer vision with Perceive Are curious about why Everett decided to work on this companyWant to know how he knows how to spend his time as CEOWant to hear the big vision for Perceive More Info:Founder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Tom Uebel is the co-founder and CEO of Command E. The faster way to navigate your workspace. An easy keyboard shortcut to open any document, contact, file or record from the cloudListen to this episode if you:Are into efficiency while working at your computer Like keyboard commandsWant to hear how Tom decided to start Command EAre curious about how Tom and his teams knows what to ship next.Want to hear the big vision for Command EThis episode is on the Forward Thinking Media networkFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

On this episode of Partner Mondays, Daniel Lobaton (founder) chats with Elizabeth Yin (GP at Hustle Fund) about his startup. Learn more about Daniel on Twitter.------Partner Mondays are a paid part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and business content. You will get a sample of today's Partner Monday, but if you want the whole episode, plus every segment on the network, like Partner Mondays, Early Bets, and others, then become a paid subscriber today. ★ Support this podcast ★

This is a new segment of the show called Sunday Roundup. Every Sunday, we will publish an episode with different cohosts where Mat and whoever is joining him that day discuss current happenings in tech and startups. This is meant to be a more casual segment, as opposed to The founder interviews (FI's). Today's guest is Adam Mcbride, an expert on Costa Rica and Twitter friend of Mat.------Sunday roundups are a paid part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and business content. You will get a sample of today's Sunday Roundup, but if you want the whole episode, plus every segment on the network, like Partner Mondays, Early Bets, and others, then become a paid subscriber today. By the way, if you want to be featured as a guest on the Sunday Roundup, you can come on! Subscribe, then email me and we can make it happen. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Samuel is the founder of Tap. Tap helps you find water anywhere.Listen to this episode if you:Are into water innovationWant to hear the evolution of the water fountainAre curious to hear how Samuel landed on this ideaWonder how the QR codes work for water fountain ownersWant to know how this works for consumers as well as business ownersWant to hear the big vision for TapMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Justin Jackson is the cofounder of Transistor.fm. Transistor is a simple, yet powerful, podcast hosting platform.Listen to this episode if you:Are a podcaster or want to be a podcasterAre interested in where podcasting is going as an industryWant to get an in-depth look at how Justin knew it was the right time to go full time on Transistor Are curious to know how Justin knows what to build nextAre curious to hear Justin's 10 years prediction for podcasting.Want to hear the big vision for Transistor More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Lauren is the co-founder and CEO of Multitudes. Multitudes provides analytics to unlock inclusive, high performing teams starting by analyzing Github usage.Listen to this episode if you:Are into people analyticsWant to hear why they analyze Github to get data on peopleWonder how Lauren came up with the approach for Multitudes Want to know what it's like building a company in New ZealandWant to hear how they plan on expanding by analyzing data fro different toolsWant to hear the big vision for MultitudesMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: KP is the founder of Cuppa. Cuppa enables 1-1 virtual coffees ☕️with interesting people from Twitter.Listen to this episode if you:Want to know what Cuppa isAre curious about how KP launched it in daysWant to know KPs no code stackWant to know about how KP thinks about fundraisingWant to know how to get your own cuppa coffeeWant to hear the big vision for CuppaMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Andrew is the cofounder of Nomi. Nomi is a creature that you feed with your heartbeatsListen to this episode if you:Liked Neopets when you were kidAre interested in new healthTechWondering wht Andrew decided to work on thisWonder how Nomi works, how to grow it etc.Want to know how he thinks about expanding the offerings of NomiWant to know the big vision for Nomi.More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Alexander Shevchenko is the founder of Safewatch. For only $5/month per camera you can set up alerts for any kind of object, and get 14 days of footage backup.Listen to this episode if you:Want to know what SafeWatch isAre curious to hear this unique approach to home securityWant to know how Alexander got into this type of business.Are a homeownerAre interested in security companiesWant to hear the big vision for SafewatchMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Ali Fardos is the founder and CEO of Loftit. Collect rent. Export rent roll reports. Get valuable insights. Manage your contractors. Fix repairs. Chat with renters.Listen to this episode if you:Are a landlord or property managerAre a tenant working with an old software systemWant to hear how Ali plans to take on this fragmented industry Want to know how Ali decided to work on thisAre curious about where Ali sees the industry goingWant to hear the big vision for LoftitMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Marta is the cofounder of KgBase. KgBase helps you build your own knowledge graphs without writing code.Listen to this episode if you:Are interested in knowledge graphsAre curious how no code knowledge graphs workWant to know how Marta got this idea to start KgBaseWant to know some of the ways to use KgBaseWant to hear the big vision for KgBase!More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Gaurav and Nupur are cofounders of Arboreum. They are working to creating peer-to-peer lending networks that are more appealing to lenders and borrowers alike, with reduced risk, lower interest rates, and easier access to capital.Listen to this episode if you:Are interested in the evolution of loansLike Fintech innovations Want to hear a moonshot idea that could actually workAre curious how they came up with the idea of thisWant to know the big vision More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Alex Shrestha is the cofounder of Oqqur. Oqqur. Oqqur helps people experience the world, remotely. In real-time. And 360 Degrees.Listen to this episode if you:Like the concept of Justin TVWant to stream your life in VRWant to hear about how Oqqur worksWant to know where the idea came fromWant to hear the big vision for OqqerMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Matt is the founder of Visos. Visos is building the first VR headset designer for healthcare.Listen to this episode if you:Are interesting in the state of VRWant to know what future VR headsets will look likeWonder what big players will enter the VR market and if Facebook can fend them offAre curious on Matt's thoughts on consumer VRWant to know how he feels about AR vs. VR.Want to hear the big vision for VisosMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Kevin Kim is the cofounder and CEO of Stadium Live. Follow live scores, play, earn & shop aroundsports with friends.Listen to this episode if you are:Interested in consumer trendsAre wondering what the future of sports look likeCurious what the big deal with avatars areWondering what gen Z expects startups to be building for themWanting to hear the big vision for Stadium Live!More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Early Bets: This is a 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. If you are an investor or journalist, these are the episodes to watch to meet young founders to support before they are on the radar.About Pavel and Saneel: Pavel and Saneel are both investors at Contrary Capital, and are both involved in the Berkeley startup scene. Both dive into how to get ahead as a student into startups. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Jason is the founder of Broker Buddha. They help commercial insurance brokers grow sales by simplifying the application and renewal process for you and your clients.Listen to this episode if you:Are interested in the current state of insurance brokersAre an insurance broker yourselfWant to learn the benefits of vertical SaaS productsWant to hear the Origin story of the company (and the name!)Want to hear the big visionMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Nathan Baschez is the founder of Divinations. Divinations is a newsletter on business strategy featuring interviews with founders, investors, execs, and academics.Listen to this episode if you:Are interested in business strategyWant to learn more about SubstackAre curious how Nathan defines strategyAre curious how to "make it" as a creatorWant to hear the big vision for Divinations!More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Early Bets: This is a 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. If you are an investor or journalist, these are the episodes to watch to meet young founders to support before they are on the radarAbout Nina Khera: Nina works on various projects in human longevity. Among these projects, one to use gene sequencing to diagnose schizophrenia at an early stage, and another to find phenotypes in the mitochondria of senescent cells. The umbrella company is Biotein. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Robbie Ferguson is the cofounder of Immutable. Immutable produces games with Immutable Assets: player-owned and openly programmable. Anyone can build tools or services around these assets and market them in an open, real-world economy. Freedom to trade. Listen to this episode if you:Are interested in the fusing of gaming and real-world commerceWant to know how the came up with this ideaWant to know the types of games that can be built on top of ImmutableWant to hear their biggest game, God's UnchainedWant to hear the big vision for ImmutableMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Jeremy Stern and Michael Mckain are the founders of Loft Radio. Loft Radio is exploring new ways to pay creators online through a 24/7 radio station featuring lofi tunesListen to this episode if you:Like Lofi musicWant to hear how to make a radio station in 2020Want to learn about how to pay with EthereumWant to know how they find artists to work withWant to hear the big vision for Loft Radio!More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Kai is the founder of Kai XR. Kai XR is a kid-friendly virtual reality platform where kids can explore, dream, and create.Listen to this episode if you:Are interested in VRWant to know VR applications for kidsAre curious how Kai got this ideaWant to know how Kai built the platform herselfWant to hear the big vision for Kai XR!More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Daniel is the founder of Paperchain. Paperchain delivers early access for streaming revenue to artists, management and label teams.Listen to this episode if you:Are a musician wanting to get paid fasterAre interested in how the music industry works.Want to know how money flows from listener to artistWant to know how he is getting his early usersWant to hear the big vision for Paperchain!More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Jakub Krcmar is the creator of Veracity Protocol. Veracity Protocol enables any camera to create a tamper-proof Physical Code™ based on an item’s material structure. This secures its authenticity, identity, and security — without special hardware, embedded tags, chips, or markers.Listen to this episode if you:Are nterested in the concept of trust in hardwareWant to know how he got this idea Want to know what the Veracity protocol looks like day to dayAre curious about how it worksWant to hear the big vision for Veracity!More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Kirill Zubovsky is the founder of Smashnotes. Smashnotes is a curated collection of podcast notes.Listen to this episode if you:Are an avid podcast listenerWant more distribution as a podcast hostWant to hear how Smashnotes is different from other similar appsAre curious why he started this companyWant to know how he is getting his early usersWant to hear the big vision for Zelos!More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Derek Chiang is the Cofounder of Zelos. Zelos enables you to collect points by finishing in-game missions and trade them for new games or in-game currency.Listen to this episode if you: Are interesting in gaming or esportsWant to know the future of social networksAre curious why Derek started thisWant to know how Zelos worksAre wondering what future trends Derek is betting on for this to be a big companyWant to hear the big vision for Zelos!More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Nikhil is the founder of Get Real and Out Of Pocket. Get Real is s a social experiment in creating more genuine relationships. Out of pocket is a newsletter about healthcare, but funny.Listen to this episode if you:Want to learn about the story of how Nikhil quit his job to start these projectsAre wondering how comedy is working out for NikhilWonder why Nikhil chose Substack as his preferred newsletter platformWonder how he thinks about making moneyAre curious about the idea of subscription fatigue Want to take a dive into the future of the creator economyMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Daniel Shein is the founder and CEO of Agnoris. Agnoris is a guest intelligence tool for great restaurants to position their menus for maximum sales, engagement and profit.Listen to this episode if you:Own a restaurant Want to better understand what metrics owners should be trackingAre curious about how Daniel got into this businessWant to hear how restaurant owners should brace the impact of COVID-19If you want to know the metrics Daniel think are important for restaurant owners to trackWant to hear the big vision for AgnorisMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Suril Kantaria is the founder of Savvy. The easiest way to get health benefits for your startup, remote / distributed team, or small business.Listen to this episode if you:Are a startup founderLead HR for your companyIf you want to hear about innovative ways to offer health insurance If you want to know how COVID-19 is affecting the market Want to learn to retain and attract amazing employees Are curious about the big visionMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Oona is the cofounder of Lance. Lance is your freelancing sidekick. Your finances, legal, and taxes done all in one place, so you can do you.Listen to this episode if you:Are a freelancer and want to learn about accounting and legalWant to learn more about the challenges of being a freelancerWant to learn how freelancers can push through Covid-19Want to hear about mistakes freelancers make most oftenWant to hear about the origin story behind LanceAre curious about hear about the big vision for Lance More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Chrissy is the cofounder of Stagger. Stagger allows you to have Visual storytelling for your brand to stand out from the crowd of competitors.Listen to this episode if you:Are a designer who needs help keeping up the brandAre a nondesigner sho wants a brand to just create itself.Are interested about the relation between machine learning and Branding Want to hear how Stagger works in the background Want to hear about the big vision for StaggerWant to know how you can help Stagger with their visionMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Early Bets: This is a 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. If you are an investor or journalist, these are the episodes to watch to meet young founders to support before they are on the radar.About Lachlan: Lachlan is a web designer-developer, head of storytelling @ Hack Club, & NYU ’23, studying Interactive Media Arts. Follow him on Twitter. ★ Support this podcast ★