Best LearnVest Podcasts (2024)

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#144 Bridgefy 28:48

2h ago28:48

28:48

What happens when disaster strikes and the internet goes down? This is Jorge Rios' pitch for Bridgefy. Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Charles Hudson, Josh Muccio, and Jesse Middleton. ... Watch Jorge pitch his peer-to-peer networking tech on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/par…

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How to Test a Hypothesis with Bill Smith of Shipt 29:47

6h ago29:47

29:47

When serial entrepreneur Bill Smith relocated his family across the country to build his third startup, the seedling of an idea for his next startup was born. In 2019, Bill founded Landing, the first membership-based leasing model for flexible living. He has since scaled the business to cities around the country with a network of thousands of apart…

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#143 Vital Audio 34:31

6d ago34:31

34:31

What if you could take someone’s vitals, using just the sound of their voice? This is the pitch for Vital Audio. Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Charles Hudson, Mac Conwell, Jesse Middleton and Lee Jacobs. ... Watch Nyamitse-Calvin Mahinda pitch his healthtech startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on…

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How to Shift Consumer Sentiments with Ethan Brown of Beyond Meat 29:20

12d ago29:20

29:20

In 2009, Ethan Brown, Founder & CEO of Beyond Meat, faced a dilemma at a rest stop on I-95. Struggling to find a healthy meal for his young children, he realized he had to make a change. That same year, he launched Beyond Meat, the world’s first plant-based meat company, with a mission to drive a global shift from animal-based to plant-based produc…

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#142 Kinometrix 31:55

12d ago31:55

31:55

One million patients fall in hospitals each year, and it costs US hospitals over $35 billion. What if they could all be prevented? This is the pitch for Kinometrix. Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Mac Conwell, Ben Taft and Elizabeth Yin. ... Watch Devina Desai pitch her hospital fall prevention software on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our …

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How to Build with Service at the Core with Edward Norton of Zeck 36:06

12d ago36:06

36:06

Edward Norton is widely known as one of the most celebrated actors of our generation. He has starred in over 50 films, has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won the Golden Globe, an Emmy, and an Obie, to name a few. What many people don’t know is he has built a parallel career as a serial entrepreneur. Today, Edward Norton is the Co-F…

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#141 Christie's Chips 37:40

19d ago37:40

37:40

What happens when a Michelin-trained palate makes junk food with no junk? This is The Pitch for Christie’s Chips. Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Mac Conwell, Ben Taft and Elizabeth Yin. ... Watch Christie Buck pitch her potato chip startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/pa…

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How to Take Calculated Risks with Jenny Just of Peak6 32:19

16d ago32:19

32:19

What does it take to become one of the few self-made billionaires in the US? According to the visionary business leader Jenny Just, it starts with a comfortability with taking risks. After just giving birth to her first child, Jenny took a risk and founded her first business, Peak6, in 1997. Peak6 began as a proprietary options trading firm and has…

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#140 geCKo Materials 29:49

25d ago29:49

29:49

Biomimicry (noun): the design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological entities and processes. Founder Capella Kerst invented a material that mimics a geckos' gravity defying grip. This industrial velcro could be a multi-billion dollar industry, and geCKo Materials is shooting for the moon. I mean, they’re…

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How to Use Constraints to Your Advantage with Peter Beck of Rocket Lab 37:00

23d ago37:00

37:00

How does an entrepreneur without a college degree manage to build a rocket company exploring life beyond earth? Just ask Peter Beck, the Founder, CEO and Chief Engineer of Rocket Lab, a Nasdaq-listed leading launch and space systems company. At an early age, Peter’s parents taught him that no ambition was too big. So he began building rockets, stea…

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#139 FutureMoney 30:48

1M ago30:48

30:48

Phil Barrar sold his last company for $65 million. Now he’s back in the game with FutureMoney, an investing platform that helps parents create generational wealth for their kids with the Junior Roth IRA™. Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton. ... Watch the FutureMoney pitch on YouTube @th…

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Flashback: Why Data is the New Code with Alexandr Wang of Scale AI 34:39

1M ago34:39

34:39

As a freshman at MIT, Alexandr was struck by his classmates' interest in AI. But he realized that despite all that AI technology could solve, there was no solution for managing AI-related data. So, at 19, he dropped out of college and started Scale AI. Scale now helps customers like Pinterest and Toyota accelerate the progress of AI and has grown t…

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Flashback: Why Failure is a Path to Progress, with Will Ahmed of WHOOP 43:40

1M ago43:40

43:40

As a D1 athlete, Will Ahmed became obsessed with the idea of recovery. How do you unlock human performance, and what data would you need to do so? This interest led to the creation of WHOOP, the next gen wearable technology. Will started WHOOP in 2012, immediately after graduating from Harvard College. Since then, he's raised over $100M in funding,…

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Season 12: Tear Down The System 15:37

2M ago15:37

15:37

A new season is here! Fourteen pitches start August 14th with one crazy season finale to tie it all together. These startups will blow your mind, and if you’re an investor on the show… your wallet. BONUS: Stick around at the end of the trailer for a special behind the scenes interview with Charles Hudson, Cyan Banister, Elizabeth Yin, Mac Conwell a…

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How to Question Everything with Ara Katz of Seed Health 33:10

2M ago33:10

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Ara Katz’s respect for the power of science began in high school when her mom was diagnosed with cancer. After founding her first business, Spring—the mobile commerce startup that helped launch Apple Pay on the iPhone—she set out on a new challenge: creating a consumer health company deeply rooted in science-backed research. Its mission? To lead th…

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#138 The Exit: Selling LearnVest for $375 Million 38:42

2M ago38:42

38:42

Alexa Von Tobel started thinking about money after her dad died when she was young. By the time she got her first job out of college, she was horrified to learn that there weren’t any financial resources online. So she built LearnVest – one of the first companies to help young people manage their money online – and sold it to Northwestern Mutual fo…

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How to Achieve Hospitality at Scale with Noah Glass of Olo 35:11

2M ago35:11

35:11

What if restaurants were empowered to deliver a personalized experience each time a guest walks through the door? That’s the idea that underpins Olo, a leading open SaaS platform powering over 700 restaurant brands. Noah Glass founded Olo in 2005, drawing on his experience working from the ground up as a restaurant server, cashier, and delivery dri…

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How to Strengthen your Mental Armor with Lindsey Vonn 31:46

2M ago31:46

31:46

Growing up, Lindsey Vonn’s parents instilled two important lessons: her mom taught her the importance of finding positivity in every situation, and her dad taught her that any ambition is achievable with a clear plan and dedication. So, at the age of 9, she confidently stated her goal to become the greatest ski racer of all time. Her dad helped her…

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#137 Gnara: Disrupting Your Pants 39:25

3M ago39:25

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As a glacier guide in Alaska, Georgia Grace Edwards had a problem: her pants. While the male guides just unzipped and did their business, she had to find a secluded place and completely undress in the freezing tundra. So Georgia Grace created the GoFly zipper technology to help everyone go on the go. Will the investors get behind this consumer prod…

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How to Capitalize on Information Asymmetry with Andrew Lacy of Prenuvo 31:35

3M ago31:35

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Andrew Lacy first encountered whole-body imaging as a patient. In just one hour, he learned more about his health than the American healthcare system had taught him in his entire life. He wondered to himself: why isn’t this technology accessible for everyone everywhere? So he started Prenuvo, the company pioneering proactive whole-body imaging for …

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Flashback: How to Lean Into the Impossible with David Rogier of MasterClass 28:21

3M ago28:21

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Growing up, David's grandmother instilled an important lesson: that the only thing someone can't take away from you is your education. So when a mentor of David's offered to back him as an entrepreneur, he decided to bring the joy back to education and build a school that everyone would want to attend. In 2015, he launched MasterClass, which now pr…

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#136 KredFeed: The Next Mexican Unicorn? 41:12

3M ago41:12

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Lending is one of the oldest markets in recorded history. But founder Luis Sánchez believes there’s an opportunity that remains untapped… manufacturing companies in Mexico. Can Luis mint a Mexican unicorn? Or will the investors decide that this market is just too niche? Featuring investors Elizabeth Yin, Charles Hudson, Beck Bamberger, Pascal Unger…

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Flashback: How to Adopt a Learner’s Mindset with Rachel Carlson of Guild Education 29:26

3M ago29:26

29:26

What if workers could acquire new skills and training, without taking on debt? That’s the value Guild Education strives to provide. Guild Education unlocks opportunities for America’s workforce through education and upskilling and counts Fortune 500 companies (such as Chipotle, Disney, Walmart, and Taco Bell) among its partners. Since founding Guil…

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Flashback: How to Craft a Viral Product, with Ivan Zhao of Notion 36:48

3M ago36:48

36:48

As we all strive to increase our productivity, it's no wonder that productivity startup Notion has taken off. Since co-founder and CEO Ivan Zhao launched a prototype a few years ago, Notion has gained a cult following of over one million users. With a team of less than 30 employees, the company has already achieved a sky-high valuation of $800M. Iv…

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#135 Thoras AI: The Twin Effect 41:19

3M ago41:19

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Twin sisters Nilo and Jennifer Rahmani used to be site reliability engineers. Where they worked night and day to keep servers running at companies like Slack. But Nilo and Jen left their cushy jobs in tech to build Thoras AI, a platform that helps startups scale and optimize their cloud infrastructure using AI. Will the investors get down on site r…

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Flashback: How to Put Kindness First with Sarah Friar of Nextdoor 32:59

4M ago32:59

32:59

Do you know your neighbors? When Nextdoor was founded in 2008, 50% of Americans knew one or none of their neighbors. Fast-forward and Nextdoor now connects 81 million neighbors across 11 countries, building both digital and real-world connections. Sarah Friar joined Nextdoor as CEO in 2018 and took the company public in 2021 under the ticker symbol…

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How to Understand your Users with Shivani Siroya of Tala 32:46

4M ago32:46

32:46

Shivani Siroya started Tala not because she wanted to build a company, but because one problem consumed her thoughts: 4 billion people were excluded from the traditional banking system and lacked access to essential financial tools to help them use, protect, and grow their money. After conducting over 3,500 interviews with micro-entrepreneurs globa…

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#134 RobeCurls: From TikTok to Target 36:43

4M ago36:43

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When women started curling their hair with bathrobes, Emily Kenison didn't see a silly TikTok trend. She saw the creation of a new market – heatless hair care. This lawyer-turned-inventor decided to capitalize on the craze by designing her own patented line of heatless curling headbands. Will the investors see a big vision in big curls, or is this …

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How to Disrupt a Trillion-Dollar Industry with Paul Monasterio of Kalepa 26:50

4M ago26:50

26:50

What does it take to disrupt a trillion-dollar industry? According to Paul Monasterio, Co-Founder and CEO of Kalepa, it starts with a fresh outsider’s perspective. In 2018, Paul launched Kalepa with its flagship product, an AI-powered copilot empowering commercial underwriters to write more profitable business, faster. And just a few years in, Kale…

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How to Own the Problem with Hari Ravichandran of Aura 30:17

4M ago30:17

30:17

When serial entrepreneur Hari Ravichandran discovered that his credit score had taken a hit due to identity fraud, he realized that consumers were facing an increasing burden to protect their digital safety—and there wasn’t an existing product that provided a holistic solution. So, as an engineer by training and an entrepreneur by nature, he set ou…

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#133 PodcastAI: Josh Gets Displaced 50:57

4M ago50:57

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We thought it would take years before AI could replace a podcast host. That is, until founder Edward Brawer slid into Josh’s DMs to pitch his startup, PodcastAI. Edward thinks he can make podcast producers 10x more productive and he already signed two big name podcasters. Now can he convince the big name investors that PodcastAI will deliver 100x r…

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How to Harness the Power of Curiosity with Trevor Martin of Mammoth Biosciences 33:17

4M ago33:17

33:17

While Trevor Martin was an undergraduate at Princeton, he decided on a whim to take a class called Integrated Science, a course dedicated to encouraging students gifted in physics, math, or computer science to pursue an academic focus in biology. Unbeknownst to him, this class would end up being the catalyst that led him to his successful career as…

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