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A limited-run podcast about how weird and wonderful smartphones were back in the day. Hosted by Christie Pitts of Backstage Capital and Peter Rojas of Betaworks Ventures.
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Backstage Capital is venture investment fund that backs underrepresented tech startup founders. Since inception in September 2015, Backstage has deployed nearly $2m into 40+ startups around the U.S. that are led by women, POC, and LGBT founders. This podcast takes you behind the scenes to show you what it's like to build a fund from scratch and give you deep insights into what investors are REALLY looking for. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You might steal a donut. But that'll have nothing to do ...
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Hey, I’m Chacho, and welcome to my podcast, where we focus on the human side of startup success. I’m glad you’re here! As a startup investor, I am passionate about mental and physical health, psychology, building meaningful relationships, and how these aspects influence the process of building successful companies. Every week, I have genuine conversations with thoughtful startup founders, investors, athletes, and thinkers. Together, we explore ways to leverage our minds to think differently, ...
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A Founder’s Emotional Journey | Manuel Saez (Founder, Industrial Designer, Writer)
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On today’s episode, we’re joined by my friend Manuel Saez! Manuel is a distinguished leader, industrial designer, and founder with a passion for elevating startups through emotional intelligence and strategic innovation. Over the past fifteen years, Manuel has founded two companies, brought over fifty products to market, and secured thirty-five pat…
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How to connect our inner and outer work | Erin Falter (Founder, Pink Skies + Growth, Mother Games)
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On today’s episode, we’re joined by my friend Erin Falter. Erin is the founder of Pink Skies, a boutique performance consultancy that focuses on brands in health, mindfulness and culture. In addition to Pink Skies, Erin leads growth for Mother Games alongside her sister, where they are building their first MMO title and are on a mission to create t…
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How to Prioritize Yourself as CEO | Harold Hughes (Founder & CEO of Bandwagon)
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Today we're joined by my friend, Harold Hughes, Founder and CEO of Bandwagon, a South Carolina-based live experience technology company. As a web3 builder and community leader, Harold published “A Kid’s Book About Blockchain.” to help educate people "from 6 to 60" about the revolutionary technology that Bandwagon specializes in. Additionally, he is…
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Be the change you want to see | Christie Pitts (Operator and Investor)
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We have one of my favorite people on today’s show, Christie Pitts! Christie was one of my first bosses when I started working in venture capital. I’ve long considered her a mentor and good friend. Christie is both an operator and investor, having invested in 200 companies led by underrepresented founders at Backstage Capital and having co-founded s…
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Hey, I’m Chacho, and welcome to my podcast, where we focus on the human side of startup success. I’m glad you’re here! As a startup investor, I am passionate about mental and physical health, psychology, building meaningful relationships, and how these aspects influence the process of building successful companies. Every week, I have genuine conver…
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Hi everyone, welcome to what is likely the final episode of 0G, A History of Forgotten Phones! We are wrapping up our limited-run podcast with a special bonus episode on tablets. Yes, there were plenty of weird and wonderful tablets from produced in the years before (and even after) the iPad! For this episode we take a look back at Intel's Web Tabl…
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Welcome to Episode 7 of 0G, A History of Forgotten Phones! 0G is a limited-run podcast where we look back at how weird and wonderful smartphones were back in the days before iOS and Android took over and your only option became a rectangular slab running one or the other. 0G is hosted by two people who were there: Christie Pitts (now at Backstage C…
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Hear about some exciting developments at Backstage directly from Arlan herself.By Backstage Capital
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Welcome to Episode 3 of 0G, A History of Forgotten Phones! 0G is a limited-run podcast where we look back at how weird and wonderful smartphones were back in the days before iOS and Android took over and your only option became a rectangular slab running one or the other. 0G is hosted by two people who were there: Christie Pitts (now at Backstage C…
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Episode 5: 2007 - The Last Year of Blissful Ignorance
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Welcome to Episode 3 of 0G, A History of Forgotten Phones! 0G is a limited-run podcast where we look back at how weird and wonderful smartphones were back in the days before iOS and Android took over and your only option became a rectangular slab running one or the other. 0G is hosted by two people who were there: Christie Pitts (now at Backstage C…
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Episode 4 - Special Guest: Jason Gordon (Handspring, Microsoft, Motorola, HTC)
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Welcome to Episode 4 of 0G, A History of Forgotten Phones! On this episode, we have a special guest, Jason Gordon, who worked at Handspring, Microsoft, Motorola and HTC and was on the front lines as smartphones went from barely usable to indispensable. We chat with Jason about what goes into phone development and launches, including the history of …
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Introducing 0G - A new Podcast by Christie Pitts + Peter Rojas
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Peter Rojas loves gadgets and made a career around sharing the stories behind the devices, including vintage mobile phones. Christie Pitts worked on the front lines of consumer device sales at Verizon. Today, they're both VCs investing in startups – Peter at Betaworks, and Christie at Backstage Capital. But, while they look toward the future of tec…
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Episode 3: 2006 - The Year Palm Wanted to Arrest Peter
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Welcome to Episode 3 of 0G, A History of Forgotten Phones! 0G is a limited-run podcast where we look back at how weird and wonderful smartphones were back in the days before iOS and Android took over and your only option became a rectangular slab running one or the other. 0G is hosted by two people who were there: Christie Pitts (now at Backstage C…
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Episode 2: 2005 - Before the Fyre Festival, Ja Rule was Really Into Phones
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Welcome to the Episode 2 of 0G, A History of Forgotten Phones! 0G is a limited-run podcast where we look back at how weird and wonderful smartphones were back in the days before iOS and Android took over and your only option became a rectangular slab running one or the other.0G is hosted by two people who were there: Christie Pitts (now at Backstag…
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Episode 1: 2002-2004 - The Misty Dawn of the Smartphone Era
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Welcome to the very first episode of 0G, A History of Forgotten Phones! 0G is a limited-run podcast where we look back at how weird and wonderful smartphones were back in the days before iOS and Android took over and your only option became a rectangular slab running one or the other.0G is hosted by two people who were there: Christie Pitts (now at…
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#ArlanWasHere MoveTheDial Global Summit 2018 (with Bea Arthur, The Difference)
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Join a live fireside event that happened November 7, 2018. #MoveTheDial Global Summit in Toronto, Ontario in Canada, brought together incredible tech leaders and influencers dedicated to promoting the participation and leadership of all women in tech.Listen in as Bea Arthur, Founder + CEO at Backstage Headliner The Difference and a Host + Contribut…
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Andrea Barrica shares the story of being raised in a religious, conservative, first-generation Filipino-American family that only taught abstinence to becoming the CEO + Founder of O.school, a non-judgmental source for information on sexuality and dating through medically-accurate videos, articles, and live streams. Greer and Andrea discuss raising…
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Greer interviews Headliner Damola Ogundipe, CEO + Co-founder of Civic Eagle, a political technology company that helps organizations win their policy campaigns with a SaaS platform that’s powered by artificial intelligence — legislative intelligence made simple.Full show notes:https://backstagecapital.com/podcast/civic-eagle/Credits:Executive Produ…
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