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Inside CMU's Startup Scene with Bryan Bravo, Founder of 996 Ventures
In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, Mat talks with Bryan, a fourth-year business student at Carnegie Mellon University, about what it's actually like to buil...
Building a Combat Sports App Empire with AI W/ George Lampropoulos
On this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, I talk with George Lampropoulos — a 19-year-old non-technical founder who's built a suite of combat sports apps (includin...
Why Dating Doesn't Need Another App, It Needs a Wingman (With Carly Malatskey, Founder of Joey)
Joey AI wants to kill the dating app — and replace it with a phone call. In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, Mat talks with Carly Malatskey, founder and CEO...
975 - Building The Whoop For Your Poop, with Scott Hickle (Throne)
Scott Hickle, co-founder and CEO of Throne Science, joins Forward Thinking Founders to talk about building the world's first hands-free gut health tracker — a clip-on ...
974 - Creating A Marketplace For Student Athlete Babysitters w/ Meaghan Franks (Sport Sitters)
In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, Mat Sherman sits down with Meaghan Franks, founder of Sport Sitters, a marketplace that connects college athletes with fa...
973 - Building The Camera The Captures Verifiably Real Photos w/ Kosuke July Hata (Roc Camera)
In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, Mat chats with Kosuke July Hata, the founder behind the ROC Camera — a groundbreaking device built to take verifiably rea...
972 - Enabling Better Basketball Analytics Using Computer Vision w/ Bo Shaffer (Playswise)
In today’s episode of Forward Thinking Founders, Mat sits down with Bo Shaffer, founder and CEO of Playswise, a startup using computer vision and AI to unlock deep bas...
971 - Enabling Worldwide 7G Connectivity Via Space Lasers w/ Gulmohar Ahluwalia (Nyxara)
In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, Mat Sherman sits down with Gulmohar Ahluwalia, founder & CEO of Nyxara — a company building a next-generation space-to-gr...
970 - Using your Voice To Complete Complex Workflows On Your Computer w/ Connor Waslo (Caddy)
Mat Sherman catches up with Connor Waslo, co-founder/CEO of Caddy, a desktop voice interface that keeps you in flow by turning spoken intent into real work across tool...
969 - The Marketplace Bringing Naps to Hotels w/ Jared Lerner (Nappr)
In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, Mat Sherman chats with Jared Lerner, co-founder and CEO of Nappr, a marketplace redefining hotel stays by letting travele...
968 - Building Cursor for Mobile Apps W/ Mahdi Nouri (CatDoes)
In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, Mat Sherman chats with Mahdi Nouri, co-founder and CEO of CatDoes, a no-code AI mobile app builder empowering anyone to c...
967 - Controlling Your Phone With AI w/ Adam Cohen Hillel (Dafdef / AI Key)
In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, Mat Sherman interviews Adam Cohen Hillel, co-founder of Dafdef, the company behind AI Key—a groundbreaking device that pl...
966 - Building AI Copilots To Slow Down Human Aging W/ Nikhil Yadala (Healome)
In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, Mat Sherman talks with Nikhil Yadala, cofounder and CEO of Helome, a company building AI copilots to help people slow the...
Building Infra for Private, Sovereign, and User-aligned AI Systems w/ Will Preble (Covenant)
In this episode, we dive into one of the most pressing conversations in technology today: the balance between innovation and security in artificial intelligence. The d...
964 - Cat Turner On Building Cursor for Complicated Billing Workflows (Autaly)
In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, Mat Sherman interviews Cathleen Turner, founder of Autaly, a software company focused on improving logistics businesses b...
Building a Dating App Powered by AI W/ Jonathan Liu (Cupidly)
In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, host Mat Sherman interviews Jonathan Liu, founder of Cupidly. They discuss Jonathan's journey from a young coder to a sta...
962 - Building An Autonomous Golf Cart Network W/ Danny Minutillo (Nav Robotics)
In this conversation, Mat Sherman interviews Danny, the founder and CEO of Nav Robotics, about the innovative solutions his company is developing in the realm of auton...
961 - Gamifying Social Status by Combining Game Design and AI w/ Harvey Pratt (Simcluster)
In this conversation, Mat Sherman interviews Harvey Pratt, the founder and CEO of Simcluster, an AI video game that combines social networking with innovative gameplay...
960 - The Power Of One Visit To Silicon Valley w/ Audrey Chen (Nosu)
In this conversation, Mat Sherman interviews Audrey Chen, co-founder of Nosu, about her journey from gaining a following on social media to launching a startup focused...
959 - One Man's Journey Of Breaking Into Silicon Valley From Ohio w/ Andrew Rea (Taxwire)
In this episode, Mat Sherman sits down with Andrew Rea, co-founder and CEO of Taxwire, to explore the transformative journey of entrepreneurship during the pandemic. S...
958 - Creating A Masterful UX In A Crowded Field w/ Aleksandar Besarovic (Aimfox)
In this conversation, Mat Sherman interviews Aleksandar Besarovic, co-founder of Aimfox, a LinkedIn outreach tool. They discuss the journey of Aimfox, including its in...
957 - How AI Can Revolutionize Book Recommendations W/ John Busch (Iliad)
In this episode, Mat Sherman sits down with John Busch, founder of Iliad, an AI-powered book discovery platform designed to help readers uncover life-changing books. T...
956 - How To Become The World's Most Active Angel Investor w/ Edward Lando (Pareto Holdings)
In this episode, Mat Sherman sits down with Edward Lando, one of the most prolific angel investors in the world, to explore the intricacies of early-stage investing. E...
955 - Building The Personal Agentic Computing Stack w/ Simp4Satoshi (Truffle)
In this conversation, Mat Sherman interviews Simp4Satoshi of Truffle. Topics covered include: Discussion of Truffle, a device for local inference tied to humanoid robo...
954 - Building In The Age Of AI w/ Vidy Thatte
In this conversation, Mat Sherman and Vidy Thatte discuss the journey of building various products, the challenges faced in startups, and the impact of AI on creativit...
953 - Disrupting Docusign By Creating a Free E-Signature Platform w/ Marty Ringlein (Agree.com)
In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, Mat Sherman interviews Marty Ringlein, cofounder of agree.com. They discuss the critical elements of growth, the importan...
952 - Helping Founders Raise VC The Right Way w/ Stéphane Nasser
In this episode, Mat Sherman sits down with Stéphane Nasser to explore the evolution of OpenVC, a platform bridging the gap between founders and investors. Steph share...
951 - PK & Evan Einhorn (Loanscape) On Building Software To Work With Third Party Originators
In this episode, I interview Pramod Kollamparambil & Evan Einhorn, founders of Loanscape. Loanscape is the modern way to onboard, renew and monitor third party origina...