All Episodes
150 - Mike Swift (Major League Hacking) On Hacking COVID-19
Mike is the co-founder and CEO of Major League Hacking. Each year, they power over 200 weekend-long invention competitions that inspire innovation, cultivate communiti...
149 - Rob Asher (Giraffe) On Modeling Cities
Rob is the co-founder and CTO of Giraffe. Giraffe is a 3D platform for data-driven collaborative Urban Design.
148 - John Sillings & Team (Art In Res) On Independent Art
John is the cofounder and CEO of Art in Res. Art in Res is a marketplace for fine art by independent, working artists. They let you buy art you really want in manageab...
147 - Thariq Shihipar (Multiverse) On Creating Customer RPG Games
Thariq is the co-founder and CEO of Multiverse. Multiverse is an online video game platform making it as easy as possible to make, play, stream, and share tabletop rol...
146 - Andrew Jernigan (Insured Nomads) On Coverage For Digital Nomads
Andrew is the co-founder and CEO of Insured Nomads. Insured Nomads exists to provide the level of coverage needed by those living a global lifestyle, while impacting ...
145 - Brooke Sinclair (Velour Imports) On Understanding VC Psychology
Brooke is the founder and CEO of Velour Imports. Velour Imports is on-demand delivery platform of craft beer, wine, hard cider, and spirits for commercial resale. Thi...
144 - Rusudan Djakel and George Jibladze (Giveinternet.org) On Scaling Internet Access
Rusudan and George are the cofounders of Giveinternet.org. This organization enables people to donate Internet access to underprivileged high-school students.
143 - Michael Mayer (Bottomless) On Amazon For Repeat Purchases
Michael is the co-founder and CEO of Bottomless. Bottomless enables you to get freshly roasted coffee based on your consumption.
142 - Meha Agrawal (Silk+Sonder) On Building a Non-Obvious Company
Meha is the founder and CEO of Silk + Sonder. We make planning, reflecting, and achieving easy and fun by bringing a new pen to paper experience every month.
141 - Sumukh Setty (Rough Draft VC) On Being a Student VC
Sumukh is a venture fellow at Rough Draft VC and is the founder of Teendemy. Rough Draft is a student-run venture capital firm, backed by General Catalyst. Teendemy is...
140 - Ishmael Samuel (Paragon) On Working With APIs Without Coding
Ishmael is the cofounder and CTO of Paragon. Paragon gives you the power to visually create production-ready API workflows so you can build, ship, and scale faster.
139 - Alex Bullington (MarkUp) On Getting Landing Page Feedback
Alex is the co-founder of MarkUp. MarkUp allows you to turn your website into a dynamic canvas ready for feedback and collaboration. Streamline your feedback with a qu...
138 - Helena Merk and Brian Li (Glimpse) On Staying in Touch With Friends
Helena and Brian are the cofounders of Glimpse. Glimpse enables you to have 2-minute, 1-on-1 video chats with friends in the click of a button.
137 - Eric Ries (LTSE) On How Founders Can Weather The COVID-19 Storm
In this episode, Eric Ries and I talk all about COVID-19 and how early-stage founders can weather the storm and come out on the other side even stronger . Specifically...
136 - Kelsey Abernathy and Dan Fucich (AlgenAir) On The Power of Algae
Kelsey and Dan are the co-founders of AlgenAir. They develop a product that removes carbon dioxide and produces oxygen as effectively as 25 house plants for a fraction...
135 - Chris Spags (Jetboost) On Advanced Search on Webflow
Chris is the creator of Jetboost. Jetboost enables real-time search, dynamic filtering, and more for Webflow — without writing code.
134 - Jas Toor (CabTreks) On Competing With Amazon Prime
Jas and I talk about logistics and how to help pharmacies compete with Amazon's Pill Pack w/ his company, CabTreks!
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 b...
132 - Kyle Zink (Punch List) On Working With Contractors When Remodeling Your Home
Kyle is the co-founder and CEO of Punch List. Punch List makes it easy for contractors and homeowners to work together.
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 ...
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 fr...
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 Founde...
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. Hop...
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 Forwa...
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 ...
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.
126 - Mariam El Sheikha and Adin Roemer (NeXST Rehab) On Stroke Rehablitation
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 Forw...
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...