Best Damon Belle Podcasts (2024)

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#80: End of Gaming PC? Ambitious Vision of Highscore for Cloud Gaming 47:44

7d ago47:44

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🎮 Dive into the future of gaming with Ian from High Score! 🎮In this episode of Startup Project, we explore:- The true size of the gaming industry (hint: it's HUGE!)- How cloud gaming is revolutionizing accessibility- The story behind High Score's innovative platform- Challenges faced by cloud gaming services like Google Stadia- Future trends in gam…

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Emerson Fittipaldi: Centenary Stories 1:02:52

6d ago1:02:52

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In a little over an hour, two-time F1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi looks back on a glittering motor sport career: from his first trip to England and his F1 deal with Colin Chapman, to contending against the next generation of F1 drivers and the struggles of creating his own F1 outfit. He also speaks on his friendship with Ronnie Peterson; his …

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#79 Building a Scalable No-Code Backend with Xano 40:04

26d ago40:04

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Startup Project Podcast: Building a Scalable No-Code Backend with XanoJoin Natraj as he sits down with Prakash, the founder of Xano, a revolutionary no-code backend platform that's shaking up the software development landscape.This episode dives deep into:🔸Xano's mission: Prakash explains how Xano empowers developers and citizen developers to build…

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#78 Securing The World's IoT Devices with Asimily 37:55

2M ago37:55

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🎙️ Startup Project Podcast - Episode with Shankar Somasundaram, CEO of AsimilyWelcome to another exciting episode of the Startup Project Podcast! In this episode, we have Shankar Somasundaram, the CEO and founder of Asimily, a company dedicated to providing visibility and security for medical IoT and OT devices. Shankar brings a wealth of experienc…

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Sir Jackie Stewart: Centenary Stories 53:24

2M ago53:24

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Sir Jackie Stewart joins Rob Widdows in the latest episode of our centenary series, celebrating 100 years of Motor Sport through the eyes of some of its greatest characters, In the space of an hour, the three-time F1 World Champion recalls the racing — and autographs — that inspired him as a child, and led him to immense success. He talks of the ca…

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#77 Learn It All Mindset with CEO Damon Lemby 42:36

3M ago42:36

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Damon Lemby, CEO of Learn It, a company that has trained over 1.9 million individuals, shares his journey from professional baseball to the world of education, offering insights on leadership, learning, and the future of work. The Power of the "Learn It All" Mindset Lemby argues that the key to success in today's dynamic world is not being a "know-…

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#76 How Product-First VC Mighty Capital is Picking great companies? 30:01

3M ago30:01

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In this episode of Startup Project, Nataraj sits down with SC Moatti, a serial entrepreneur, product manager, investor, and author. SC Moatti shares insights into his diverse career path, from building successful products to launching his own venture capital firm, Mighty Capital. In this episode, you'll learn: SC Moatti's journey from engineer to V…

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#75 Satya Singh - Co-Founder of Scispot on redefining modern biotech's data infrastructure 46:50

3M ago46:50

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Satya, co-founder of Scispot, joins Startup Project's Nataraj to share his journey from leading a platform team at Expedia to starting a biotech company that solves data challenges for life science labs.In this episode, we discuss: Satya's unique career path, from fashion startup owner to data expert. The founding story of Scispot, tackling the pro…

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Derek Bell: Centenary Stories 1:14:49

3M ago1:14:49

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Five-time Le Mans champion and three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona Derek Bell joins Rob Widdows for the latest in our special podcast series, celebrating 100 years of Motor Sport magazine. Bell, who earned a reputation for his ability to bring a car home no matter its condition, speaks of racing at Le Mans and recalls some of his favourite…

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#74 Sajid Rahman - Angel Investor Secrets - Lessons from 1000+ Startup Investments 45:59

4M ago45:59

45:59

Startup Project Podcast: Episode Notes - Navigating the Shifting Investment Landscape with Sajid Rahman Guest: Sajid Rahman - Top Angel Investor Host: Nataraj - Senior Product Manager, Investor at Incisive.vc & Startup Advisor Episode Overview: Join us as we delve into the evolving world of startups and venture capital with Sajid Rahman, a prolific…

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#73 Brian Bell - From Product Manager to Full Time Investor 48:58

4M ago48:58

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Brian Bell is the Managing Partner at Team Ignite. Bell has experience in product development in AI at Microsoft, AWS, and startups.Full conversation includes:🔸Transition from Product Management to full time investing🔸Investing in YC 🔸Operating an investing Syndicate🔸Growth hacks to grow your syndicate 🔸Is AngelList loosing its advantage?🔸Red flags…

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Dario Franchitti: Centenary Stories 1:04:34

4M ago1:04:34

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Dario Franchitti is the latest to make an appearance on our special podcast series, celebrating 100 years of Motor Sport magazine. The Scot is one of Britain's most successful IndyCar drivers, claiming three Indianapolis 500 crowns and four championship titles in a 265-race IndyCar career, sealing his place as a racing legend. Hosted on Acast. See …

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#72 Todd Bishop GeekWire Co-founder, Business and tech journalist on big tech, AI and more! 50:41

5M ago50:41

50:41

New episode with Todd Bishop, GeekWire's co-founder. Todd is a longtime business and technology journalist who reports on subjects including AI, the cloud, startups, and health technology, plus Amazon and Microsoft, in addition to hosting GeekWire's weekly podcast. This is Todd's second appearance on the Startup Project podcast. In our conversation…

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#71 Peter Mueller Founding Partner Breakwater VC about Pre Seed Investing in Seattle Tech Startups 48:07

6M ago48:07

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In this episode Nataraj talked to Peter Mueller who is the founding partner of Breakwater ventures investing in early stage tech startups in Pacific Northwest and Wester Canadian Startups.The conversation includes:- how to think about angel investing & pre-seed investing?- Seattle pre-seed ecosystem- learnings from Seachange fund- thesis for breakw…

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Damon Hill: Centenary Stories 54:05

6M ago54:05

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Damon Hill is Rob Widdows' latest guest in our special podcast series, celebrating 100 years of Motor Sport Magazine. The 1996 Formula 1 World Champion reflects on following his father's footsteps into the world of Grand Prix racing; driving alongside the likes of Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna; and against Michael Schumacher before winning the title…

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#70 Brendan Rogers From Founding WAG (NASDAQ: PET) to Investing in India 35:29

6M ago35:29

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In this episode Nataraj spoke to Brendan Rogers Ex Cofounder of Wag, a NASDAQ listed public company.Full conversation includes:- Origin story of WAG- His journey into investing in India- Why he is bullish on Indian startups?- Opinion on different sectors & moreTo stay in loop for future conversations check out thestartupproject.ioFor above average …

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#69 Direct-to-Consumer Companies & Long Tail Opportunity in AI (Above Average Newsletter) 3:11

7M ago3:11

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Welcome to 50th edition of the Above Average Newsletter. Your bi-weekly source of Above Average takes on the business of big technology written by Nataraj Sindam. Topic 1: What’s with Direct-to-Consumer Companies? What’s common among all these companies? All birdsBrilliant earth groupPelotonRent the runway They are all public direct to consumer com…

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#68 Why the new AI button on your keyboard is inevitable? (Above Average Newsletter) 3:21

7M ago3:21

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This episode is the audio version of Nataraj's newsletter Above Average. Welcome to 49th edition of the Above Average Newsletter. Your bi-weekly source of Above Average takes on the businss of big technology written by Nataraj Sindam. 1. Why the new AI Button on Your Keyboard is inevitable?Microsoft is adding a new AI button to your PC keyboard. Th…

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John Watson: Centenary Stories 1:10:17

7M ago1:10:17

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A five-time grand prix winner who partnered the likes of Niki Lauda and Alain Prost, John Watson came achingly close to winning the 1982 Formula 1 World Championship. He's Rob Widdows' latest guest in a special podcast series marking 100 years of Motor Sport‘s publication, as he charts a changing era of F1 when Lauda and Mario Andretti introduced n…

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#67 What late stage investors got wrong about investing in Startups? (Insight) 0:49

8M ago0:49

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For more unique insights on technology follow Nataraj on Twitter - ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/natarajsindam⁠⁠ & Instagram - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/1nataraj/⁠ What late stage investors got wrong about investing in Startups? Confusion in the venture scene, especially with late-stage investments. Some firms raising funds for secondaries in startups, b…

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#66 Why Rivian Will Become 2nd Largest EV Company in the US? (Insight) 0:59

8M ago0:59

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For more unique insights on technology follow Nataraj on Twitter - ⁠https://twitter.com/natarajsindam⁠ & Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/1nataraj/⁠ Why Rivian will become 2nd Largest EV Player in the U.S? Exploring the EV market in the US and the competition between Rivian and Tesla. Rivian stands out with a superior product, a more profitab…

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Mario Andretti: Centenary Stories 1:03:47

8M ago1:03:47

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F1 World Champion, four-time IndyCar title-holder and Daytona 500 winner, Mario Andretti is the first guest in a special podcast series marking 100 years of Motor Sport‘s publication Andretti has been a regular in Motor Sport‘s pages for more than half that time, and is still making headlines, with plans to be the first to test the Andretti F1 car,…

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2023 F1 season review pt 2 with Mark Hughes, Alex Brundle and Damien Smith 44:52

8M ago44:52

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There was one overwhelming Formula 1 winner in 2023, but who were the other stars aside from Max Verstappen and Red Bull? Motor Sport's F1 editor, Mark Hughes; racer and broadcaster Alex Brundle; and Motor Sport special contributor Damien Smith discuss the top performers of the season, including the drivers who showed world championship potential, …

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2023 F1 season review pt 1 with Mark Hughes, Alex Brundle and Damien Smith 40:41

8M ago40:41

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It was a season of overwhelming domination by Max Verstappen... and of intense competition in the chasing pack. What was the secret of Adrian Newey's rocketship Red Bull? What happened to Aston Martin's early challenge? And what is going on with lewis Hamilton and Mercedes? Mark Hughes, Alex Brundle and Damien Smith form our expert panel to look ba…

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#65 Why YouTube is Unbeatable? (Insight) 0:58

8M ago0:58

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Over long term YouTube will win over TikTok, Instagram & other video apps. Check out the video to see why. Follow Nataraj on Twitter - https://twitter.com/natarajsindam & Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/1nataraj/

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#64 Matt McIlwain – MD Madrona Venture Group on all Things Venture Capital 48:56

9M ago48:56

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Nataraj interviewed veteran VC Matt McIlwain of Madrona Venture Group on Startup Project podcast. Matt shared his insights into the state of venture capital and the impacts of AI, drawn from his 20+ years of experience.Some key takeaways:1. Venture is a "tale of two cities" now - later stage startups are struggling, earlier stage companies embracin…

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#63 Jon Staenberg: Investing in Startups, Venture Funds & Search Funds 54:18

10M ago54:18

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In this episode, Nataraj spoke with John Staenberg, a veteran of the tech and venture capital world. John took Nataraj through his early days growing up in Omaha and attending Stanford University, where he was inspired by the culture of creativity and trying new things. After graduating, John worked in real estate and then got his MBA, also at Stan…

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Podcast: Tom Kristensen — How I became Mr Le Mans 1:26:46

12M ago1:26:46

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Nobody knows the secret of winning at Le Mans more than Tom Kristensen: winner of a record nine 24 Hour races at La Sarthe. In this podcast, recorded in front of a live audience ahead of the 2023 race, Mr Le Mans gives the inside track on how he became the most successful driver in the 100 year history of the race, and offers his thoughts on a new …

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#62 Ashmeet Sidana - Founder of Engineering Capital on Investing in Technical Insights 50:24

1y ago50:24

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In this episode of the podcast, we feature Ashmeet Sidana, the founder and Chief Engineer of Engineering Capital. Ashmeet has an extensive background in engineering and venture capital, with experience as the Director of Product Management at VMWare and as a venture capitalist. During the conversation, Ashmeet discusses various topics, including hi…

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#61 Joe Heitzeberg - From Tech Whiz to Sustainable Meat Entrepreneur 53:57

1y ago53:57

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To stay up to date checkout ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thestartupproject.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & follow Nataraj on twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@natarajsindam⁠ and on LinkedIn at ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/natarajsindam⁠ Join us in this captivating episode as we sit down with Joe Heitzeberg, a multifaceted entrepreneur who has navigated the world of technology and business with remarkable succes…

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Dick Bennetts: Discovering Senna, Häkkinen’s hand signals and Mansell’s Mondeo 1:10:26

1y ago1:10:26

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For over 50 years, Dick Bennetts has been central to some of racing's greatest stories. From giving Ayrton Senna his famous Formula 3 break, to communicating engineering feedback via hand signals with young prodigy Mika Häkkinen, and gaining respect for Nigel Mansell through his spectacular touring car cameos, Bennetts has lived and breathed motor …

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Tony Southgate: Creating an Indy 500 winner, the Lotus 78 and conquering Le Mans with Jaguar 1:04:36

1y ago1:04:36

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For success matched only by sheer diversity, few can hold a light to engineering ace Tony Southgate, who joins Rob Widdows for our Engineering the Greats podcast series, produced in association with Scalextric. Designer of Bobby Unser's Indy 500-winning Eagle 68 car, a key contributor to the trailblazing ground-effect Lotus 78 and the creative mind…

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Leena Gade | Engineering the Greats at Le Mans 55:16

1y ago55:16

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As trailblazers go in motor sport, there aren't many that can match up with the groundbreaking achievements of Leena Gade, who joins Rob Widdows for our Engineering the Greats podcast series, produced in association with Scalextric. On her Le Mans debut with Audi in 2011 Gade became the first female race engineer to win at La Sarthe. She She would …

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Gary Anderson: Jordan F1 designer on working with Hunt & Prost 1:15:47

1y ago1:15:47

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Gary Anderson joins Rob Widdows for the latest in our Engineering the Greats podcast series. The former Jordan designer tells how he started working life as a builder, then got his big break in F1 with Brabham as an engineer. Moving on to McLaren, he worked with James Hunt and Alain Prost and was then in IndyCar before Eddie Jordan called him back …

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Steve Hallam: the engineer behind Senna, Mansell and Häkkinen F1 victories 59:49

1y ago59:49

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Steve Hallam, who has worked with Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell and Mika Häkkinen joins Rob Widdows for another Engineering the Greats podcast in association with Scalextric. From race engineering Senna to his first wins in F1, to witnessing Mansell’s inimitable racing style in its early years and being at the centre of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando A…

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#60 Tim Chen - From Open Source Contributor to Investor in Infrastructure Startups 1:03:42

1y ago1:03:42

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Tim Chen is the Managing Partner at Essence VC, an early-stage fund focused on data infrastructure and developer tool companies. He has over a decade of experience leading engineering in enterprise infrastructure and open source communities and companies. Prior to Essence, Tim was the SVP of Engineering at Cosmos, a popular open source blockchain S…

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Patrick Head | Engineering the Greats s2 53:51

1y ago53:51

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Legendary F1 car designer Patrick Head returns to our Engineering the Greats podcast for series 2, produced in association with Scalextric. He picks up where he left off last time with the story of Williams' dominant 1993 season. Head pulls back the curtain on the fascinating story of that year: of how the team secured Adrian Newey's services, why …

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#59 - Aseem Datar - Partner at Madrona Ventures - From Intern to General Manager at Azure 30:57

1y ago30:57

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Aseem joined Madrona in 2021 after spending almost twenty years as an operating executive. He works alongside founders building the future of next-generation infrastructure (core, security, DevOps), intelligent applications, robotics, and automation. Full conversation includes: From Intern at Windows to GM at Microsoft Azure GM at Azure to Investin…

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Jaymi Elford and L.E. Harper talk clean Zombies and Spidermoms 1:25:19

1y ago1:25:19

1:25:19

Follow us on Tumblr to vote for your favorite story idea https://www.tumblr.com/blog/wordcrash L.E. Harper https://beacons.ai/dragonspleen Jaymi Elford https://linktr.ee/jaymi_elford Our Host, Megan Alnico Read book her book! Chromaspace: Conscript - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093JXY1NZ Website: https://www.chromaspace.net Special thanks to: "There…

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#58 - TA McCann - Professional Sailor, Serial Entrepreneur (5x Founder with 3 Exits), Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs 50:15

1+ y ago50:15

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To stay up to date checkout ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thestartupproject.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & follow Nataraj on twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@natarajsindam⁠⁠ T.A. McCann is a serial entrepreneur with an impressive track record. He has founded and served as CEO of several successful companies. Some notable ventures include Senosis (acquired by Google), Gist (acquired by Blackberry), and Rival IQ, a…

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#57: How to Run Innovation Sessions with Bill Gates to Solve World Problems? 6:22

1+ y ago6:22

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To stay up to date checkout ⁠⁠⁠⁠thestartupproject.io⁠⁠⁠⁠ & follow Nataraj on twitter: ⁠⁠@natarajsindam⁠⁠ In this episode Nataraj spoke to Taylor Black who co-founded Fizzy Inc. Post Fizzy Taylor worked at Innovation Science Fund & currently works as a Principal Product Manager at the Office of the CTO Incubator at Microsoft. Transcript: [00:00:00] …

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#56: Why Wordpress dominates internet? 3:24

1+ y ago3:24

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#56: Why Wordpress dominates internet?

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#55: What is the insurance against Innovation Dilemma? 3:28

1+ y ago3:28

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To stay up to date checkout ⁠⁠⁠thestartupproject.io⁠⁠⁠ & follow Nataraj on twitter: ⁠@natarajsindam⁠ In this episode Nataraj spoke to Taylor Black who co-founded Fizzy Inc. Post Fizzy Taylor worked at Innovation Science Fund & currently works as a Principal Product Manager at the Office of the CTO Incubator at Microsoft. Transcript: [00:00:00] Nata…

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#54: How Techstars Seattle Works & How Should Founders Think About It? 3:38

1+ y ago3:38

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To stay up to date checkout ⁠thestartupproject.io⁠ & follow Nataraj on twitter: @natarajsindamIn this episode Nataraj spoke to Marius Ciocirlan who co-founded ShareGrid, a marketplace for filmmakers and photographers to rent and sell their equipment. It was ⁠acquired⁠ by Backstage and is now Managing Director of Techstars Seattle. Techstars expande…

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#53 Taylor Black - Innovation Science Fund & Microsoft Incubator 55:39

1+ y ago55:39

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To stay up to date checkout ⁠⁠thestartupproject.io⁠⁠ & follow Nataraj on twitter: @natarajsindamIn this episode Nataraj spoke to Taylor Black who co-founded Fizzy Inc. Post Fizzy Taylor worked at Innovation Science Fund & currently works as a Principal Product Manager at the Office of the CTO Incubator at Microsoft. Full Conversation includes: Star…

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#52: What is Sharegrid & how it got started? 3:15

1+ y ago3:15

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To stay up to date checkout ⁠thestartupproject.io⁠ & follow Nataraj on twitter: @natarajsindamIn this episode Nataraj spoke to Marius Ciocirlan who co-founded ShareGrid, a marketplace for filmmakers and photographers to rent and sell their equipment. It was ⁠acquired⁠ by Backstage and is now Managing Director of Techstars Seattle. Techstars expande…

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#51: Working in Tech vs Movie Business 2:02

1+ y ago2:02

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To stay up to date checkout ⁠thestartupproject.io⁠ & follow Nataraj on twitter: @natarajsindamIn this episode Nataraj spoke to Marius Ciocirlan who co-founded ShareGrid, a marketplace for filmmakers and photographers to rent and sell their equipment. It was ⁠acquired⁠ by Backstage and is now Managing Director of Techstars Seattle. Techstars expande…

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#50: Marius Ciocirlan - Managing Director Techstars Seattle, Co-Founder of Sharegrid (Acq by Backstage) 38:22

1+ y ago38:22

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To stay up to date checkout thestartupproject.io & follow Nataraj on twitter: @natarajsindamIn this episode Nataraj spoke to Marius Ciocirlan who co-founded ShareGrid, a marketplace for filmmakers and photographers to rent and sell their equipment. It was acquired by Backstage and is now Managing Director of Techstars Seattle. Techstars expanded to…

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#49 Insidious Loops in Indian Startup Ecosystem (TSP Insights) 10:10

1+ y ago10:10

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To stay up to date checkout thestartupproject.io & follow us on twitter: @natarajsindam Deedy & Nataraj talk about Why is there no criticism about Indian startups in Indian media? What are the insidious loops in Indian startup ecosystem? Don't forget to follow Deedy's opinions at ⁠@debarghya_das⁠! -------- Past guests of Startup Project podcast inc…

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Caelyn Sandel and Justine Manzano talk Alien repossession and Hungey Hungry games. 1:02:53

1+ y ago1:02:53

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Follow us on Tumblr to vote for your favorite story idea https://www.tumblr.com/blog/wordcrash Caelyn Sandel: https://inurashii.itch.io/ https://patreon.com/inurashii https://twitch.tv/grastreams Justine Manzano: https://justinemanzano.com/ https://twitter.com/justine_manzano https://www.instagram.com/justine_manzano/ Our Host, Megan Alnico Read bo…

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