Best Maggie Davis Podcasts (2024)

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Maybe startups can fix higher education with Tade Oyerinde from Campus 32:46

1h ago32:46

32:46

The higher education system isn’t working. Students pay way too much, professors don’t get paid enough, and many community college students that aspire to go on to get a Bachelor's degree aren't able to. But one startup thinks they have the solution. Today Becca is talking with Tade Oyerinde, the CEO and founder of Campus, a fully accredited online…

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Maggie Beer - We need to create aged care “homes", not centres or facilities 17:32

1h ago17:32

17:32

Maggie Beer is a bloody champion! For years she’s been encouraging and teaching Australians how to source and prepare tasty, and healthy, fresh food. Now she’s on a mission – a Big Mission - to improve the food in aged care homes. Thanks Maggie! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Angela Catterns & Ian Rogerson

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Why AI companies should want regulation now with Helen Toner 18:35

4d ago18:35

18:35

What is the right way to regulate AI? There appears to be as many different answers to that as there are regulators. In this week's episode of Found, we're bringing you a live interview from TechCrunch's recent Strictly VC event. Becca Szkutak talked with Helen Toner, the director of strategy and foundational research grants from the Center of Secu…

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What makes MasterClass work? with David Rogier from MasterClass (re-release) 42:36

15d ago42:36

42:36

Today on Found, we’re talking to David Rogier, the CEO and founder of Masterclass, a streaming platform where you can learn from the world’s experts on a variety of topics, from baking to screen writing to developing empathy. Before David launched MasterClass, he worked as a VC. Through his connections there received a $500,000 seed round before he…

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Making DTC western wear work with Paul Hedrick from Tecovas 46:50

21d ago46:50

46:50

It probably doesn’t come as too big of a surprise that cowboy boots aren’t typically sold online. So where is the modern cowboy supposed to shop? This week we’re talking to a founder who carved out a DTC market for western wear. Paul Hedrick, the founder of Tecovas, joins Dom and Becca to discuss the marketing strategy they came up with to change t…

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Policy is crucial to spread the AI wealth with Steve Case from AOL and Revolution Ventures 20:35

29d ago20:35

20:35

This week on Found, we have an interview from TechCrunch's Strictly VC event in DC. Becca sat down with Steve Case, the founder of AOL to discuss policy, innovation, and AI. Case, now the founder of Revolution Ventures, told the live audience that open access not only helped his company back in the 90s but is also why the internet was able to progr…

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Creating cookware that won't poison you with Jordan Nathan 37:35

1M ago37:35

37:35

Many pots and pans on the market are coated in teflon, a poisonous chemical that can be harmful when it gets too hot. Luckily, there is an answer on the market — Caraway, a home goods brand that touts itself as being non-toxic but still high quality. Jordan Nathan founded the company after his own experience with Teflon poisoning that left him sear…

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DTC lawn care that’s good for the planet with Coulter Lewis from Sunday 45:33

1M ago45:33

45:33

There is estimated to be 40 million acres of lawn or turf grass in the U.S., making the grass in people's backyards one of the largest crops in the U.S. and yet lawn care products are full of harmful chemicals. So Coulter Lewis decided to start a sustainable lawn care company that will help people learn how to care for their grass in a way that’s g…

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AI that actually makes your job easier with Arvind Jain from Glean 38:02

2M ago38:02

38:02

When someone starts two incredibly successful enterprise companies, they must really understand the issues enterprises face and how to solve them. This week on Found, Becca and Dom talk with Arvind Jain, the CEO and co-founder of Glean, an AI-powered work assistant that connects and understands enterprise knowledge. The idea for Glean was born out …

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Creating the 'food as medicine' category with Ashley Tyrner from FarmboxRX 39:26

2M ago39:26

39:26

Food is medicine. This week’s guest on Found is Ashely Tyrner, the CEO and founder of FarmboxRx which helps their customers manage their chronic diseases through bespoke grocery boxes In this episode, Becca, Dom, and Ashley get into the logistics of delivering fresh produce to their member and how they have become profitable while accepting SNAP/EB…

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Why a16z-backed Wonderschool is acquiring EarlyDay (Equity Interview) 33:43

2M ago33:43

33:43

This week we're bringing you a conversation from our friends over at Equity. Alex Wilhelm caught up with EarlyDay’s two former CEOs, Emma Harris and Melissa Tran, and their new boss, Chris Bennett at Wonderschool, to chat through the deal, what’s ahead for their sector, and more. Wonderschool is a startup that works with individuals and local gover…

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Developing the “male IUD” with Kevin Eisenfrats from Contraline 41:38

2M ago41:38

41:38

Clinical trials are ongoing for the first long-lasting, reversible male birth control which is the first innovation in male birth control since the vasectomy hit the scene in 1897. This week’s Found guest is Kevin Eisenfrats, the co-founder and CEO of Contraline, a biotech company developing innovative methods to use hydrogel as a contraceptive. Co…

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How Midi raised millions for a menopause-focused platform with Joanna Strober from Midi 32:34

3M ago32:34

32:34

Most OBGYNs are not specifically trained in menopause, which means that women are left to suffer through their symptoms on their own. This week’s guest on Found is looking to change that. Joanna Strober is the CEO and founder of Midi, a virtual healthcare platform built specifically for women in midlife staffed with healthcare providers specificall…

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Bringing down sky scrapers' sky-high carbon footprint with Joselyn Lai from Bedrock 44:27

3M ago44:27

44:27

Most skyscrapers have sky-high carbon footprints due mostly to inefficient methods of heating and cooling. Today’s guest, Joselyn Lai is the co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Energy, a company that works with buildings to install geothermal systems. They have developed a system to drill the exact amount of boreholes at the precise depth needed to creat…

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Building EV charging infrastructure that lasts with Louis Tremblay from FLO 43:57

3M ago43:57

43:57

In order to get drivers to convert from gas-powered cars to electric, there needs to be reliable charging infrastructure. Today on Found, Dom and Becca are joined by Louis Tremblay, the CEO and founder of FLO, a company that manufactures electric vehicle charging stations and has been creating charging infrastructure in the US and Canada for the la…

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Giving old wood new life with Ben Christensen from Cambium 43:33

3M ago43:33

43:33

If you’re not in construction or in the middle of a renovation, you might not think much about wood waste but in 2018 alone landfills in the US received 12.2 million tons of wood. Most of this is useful material that could be reused, but the lack of infrastructure means the wasted wood can't always reach the developers, woodworkers, and creators wh…

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Making healthy food accessible to everyone with Nick Green from Thrive Market 46:37

4M ago46:37

46:37

Between the rising cost of groceries and the all too common food desert, access to healthy and affordable food in America is getting harder to find. Today’s guest, Nick Green is the co-founder and CEO of Thrive Market, a membership-based online grocery store that focuses on natural and organic food and household products. Thrive Market isn’t just f…

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Only AI can prevent forest fires with Allison Wolff from Vibrant Planet 42:44

4M ago42:44

42:44

Every wildfire season seems to be getting more intense than the last but today’s guest is here to tell us that wildfires actually have a good side. Today on Found, we’re joined by Allison Wolff, the co-founder and CEO of Vibrant Planet, a cloud-based planning and monitoring tool for adaptive land management. Wolff discusses why the wildfires we’re …

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Finding longevity in Fintech with Eric Glyman from Ramp 38:18

4M ago38:18

38:18

Of all the work tasks you could automate with AI, submitting expenses would probably be high on the list. Today on Found, we’re talking to Eric Glyman, the CEO and cofounder of Ramp, a spend management platform that is building AI tools to make financial workflows easier for employees and employers. In this episode they talk about what Glyman and h…

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Training AI-powered recycling robots with Rebecca Hu from Glacier 46:10

4M ago46:10

46:10

Recycling is one facet to solving the climate crisis, but most of us are doing it wrong. Today on Found, Becca and Dom are talking with Rebeca Hu, the CEO and cofounder of Glacier, an AI robotics company that is building robots to accurately sort recycling. They talk about how many of us are wish-cylers who hopefully throw non-recyclables into the …

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AI could be the solution for bureaucracy with Emilie Poteat from Advocate 41:16

4M ago41:16

41:16

Applying for government benefits is a slow, tedious process that often leaves applicants in limbo for several months. Advocate looks to help. Today on Found Becca and Dom are talking with Advocate’s founder Emilie Poteat, the company that helps Americans engage with federal benefits programs through its technology-enabled services platform. In this…

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Building in the DTC hayday with Ariel Kaye from Parachute 33:42

5M ago33:42

33:42

Do you know what brand your bedsheets are? Probably not. Today’s guest Ariel Kaye has been working to change that with Parachute, a DTC bedding and home goods company. Kaye started Parachute in 2013—the hayday of DTC brands. She joins Dom to talk about what it was like building as a solo founder while she’s established a well-known brand and expand…

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Bringing the wedding industry into the 21st century with Shan-Lyn Ma of Zola 47:12

5M ago47:12

47:12

This episodes dives into the massive web of the wedding industry with Shan-Lyn Ma, the co-founder and CEO of Zola. Ma talked about why she decided to launch the business after trying to buy a gift for a friend and realizing that wedding registries were still living in the past. Ma spoke about how the company navigated changes in the digital and com…

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Closing the talent gap and mitigating bias in hiring with Tigran Sloyan from CodeSignal 49:51

5M ago49:51

49:51

Is it time for the resume’s reign to come to an end? Tigran Sloyan is the co-founder and CEO of CodeSignal, a skills assessment platform used by many tech companies to hire engineers based on their engineering chops rather than their keyword-packed resumes. In this episode, Becca, Dom, and Tigran talk about how traditional resume-based hiring perpe…

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Bootstrapping until the business finds a home with Beatrice Dixon from The Honey Pot 45:25

5M ago45:25

45:25

Not many businesses start with a seemingly incurable case of Bacterial Vaginosis but today’s guest, Beatrice Dixon, found a company and a cure all in one. The Honey Pot is a plant-based vaginal wellness brand that was co-founded by Beatrice after she launched by selling her products at hair shows. On today’s episode, she tells Becca and Dom how tho…

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Navigating media's ups and downs with theSkimm co-founders 32:19

6M ago32:19

32:19

It’s hard to remember a time when newsletters weren’t flooding every inbox but today’s guests were on the forefront of bringing easily digestible news directly to their audience. Today on Found, Becca is joined by Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, co-founders and co-CEOs of theSkimm which is a digital media company, dedicated to succinctly giving …

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Tim Ferguson - Just keep pushing that rock up the mountain 24:38

6M ago24:38

24:38

He’s only just turned 60 but he's already familiar with issues around aged-care facilities, because he’s been trying to keep young people out of them. Tim Ferguson is best known for his comedy work with The Doug Anthony Allstars but has many other accomplishments under his belt, not least his advocacy for disability rights. See omnystudio.com/liste…

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Where gut health meets hypergrowth with Ben Goodwin from Olipop 43:15

6M ago43:15

43:15

Gut health might be having a moment on TikTok but Ben Goodwin the co-founder and CEO of Olipop knows first hand the monumental impact a healthy microbiome can have on your mental and physical health. Today on Found. Becca and Dom are joined by Ben to talk about how he led the gut-healthy soda brand to amass $200 million in gross sales just five yea…

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Stan Rodksi - Have you been getting enough lately? 24:20

6M ago24:20

24:20

Sleep becomes such a valuable commodity in our older years but unfortunately, for many of us, it gets harder to fall asleep as we age. Dr Stan Rodski is a neuroscientist, a neuroplastician, and most importantly a sleep expert! He shares his tips for regular good quality sleep. You can read more in his book The Neuroscience of Excellent Sleep. See o…

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Taking a DTC brand to IRL stores with Gabi Lewis from Magic Spoon 43:06

6M ago43:06

43:06

Grab your spoon and a carton of milk because today on Found we’re talking to Magic Spoon co-founder and CEO Gabi Lewis. Magic Spoon creates cereal flavors that play on our nostalgia for Fruit Loops and Cocoa Puffs with a grown-up high-protein twist. Dom and Becca talk with Gabi about how he and his co-founder prioritized product-market fit and foun…

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Deborah Conway - You can make age work for you 20:09

6M ago20:09

20:09

Youth is the currency of the music industry and ageism is rife within it, but Deborah Conway believes you can make age work for you if you put a bit of creative thinking into the mix. During the 90s she was the 'it' girl of the Australian music scene. At the age of 64 she’s still as creative, passionate, and fired up as she ever was and has recentl…

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Lessons from 20 years in the language learning business with Markus Witte from Babbel 37:34

6M ago37:34

37:34

On today’s episode of Found, Dom and Becca talk to Markus Witte, co-founder of Babbel, a language learning app that had been operating since 2007. Babbel has become one of the most prominent language-learning apps but their first product was essentially just a vocab game and they quickly discovered that a multi-modal way of learning will always be …

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Scaling the freemium model with Alex Zaccaria from Linktree 28:43

7M ago28:43

28:43

This week Found is going down under. New Zealand-based TechCrunch reporter Rebecca Bellan talked with Alex Zaccaria the co-founder and CEO of Linktree about how they've scaled the freemium model to grow the social media reference landing page startup. Alex also talked about the challenges and benefits of fundraising internationally, the upside to r…

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What we learned form a year of talking to founders 26:25

7M ago26:25

26:25

Welcome to a very special host-only episode of Found. Dom and Becca are breaking down 2023 in startups by looking back on some of our favorite conversations and looking forward to predict some startup trends in 2024. They talked about innovative climate tech companies, AI ethics and fundraising, building good founder relationships, and what next ye…

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Making justice more accessible with Charlie Hernandez from My Pocket Lawyer 43:10

7M ago43:10

43:10

This week’s episode is focused on Charlie Hernandez and his journey of building My Pocket Lawyer, an online platform that is meant to democratize access to legal advice and guidance for those that might not be able to afford a lawyer. Hernandez talked about why he decided to put his law degree to use to tackle this problem. He also talked about: Ho…

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Crowdfunding a cleaner mobile power solution with James Wagoner form Joule Case 39:43

7M ago39:43

39:43

This episode centers on James Wagoner, the co-founder and CEO of Joule Case, a startup that is creating a cleaner alternative to diesel generators. Wagoner talked about his journey to launching the company after the first company he, and his co-founder, started didn't survive the 2008 financial crisis. He also talked about: Why they chose to raise …

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Neil Murray - Just focussing on a simpler life 22:44

7M ago22:44

22:44

As a founding member of the Warumpi Band Neil Murray inadvertently wrote Australia’s unofficial national song. He also helped record the first rock song sung in an indigenous language. After a life on the road touring and performing, these days he’s focussing on living a simple life and preserving energy which has become a precious resource. See om…

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Why does MasterClass work? with David Rogier from MasterClass 42:02

8M ago42:02

42:02

Today on Found, we’re talking to David Rogier, the CEO and founder of Masterclass, a streaming platform where you can learn from the world’s experts on a variety of topics, from baking to screen writing to developing empathy. Before David launched MasterClass, he worked as a VC. Through his connections there received a $500,000 seed round before he…

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Robert Tickner – Ageism class actions are coming! 22:31

7M ago22:31

22:31

Robert Tickner began his advocacy with Friends of the Earth and ended up becoming the Federal Minister for Aboriginal Affairs in the Hawke/Keating governments. He's still fighting for the underdog as Chair of the Justice Reform Initiative, as well as being Co-chair of the EveryAGE Counts initiative to combat ageism. He says ageism is rife in the em…

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Building for Medicaid's regulatory moment with Neil Batlivala from Pair Team 42:27

8M ago42:27

42:27

Medicaid is in its regulatory moment. Today we’re joined by Neil Batlivala from Pair Team, which is building the infrastructure that will help the most vulnerable populations get the clinical and social care they need through the Medicaid expansion. Dom and Becca talked to Neil about how his previous health tech experience lead him to start a compa…

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Carole Lefevre - Grieving the loss of our sense of 'self' 22:41

8M ago22:41

22:41

As we grow older we find ourselves grieving the loss of many things; our friends and family, our homes and neighbourhood, our bodies and minds, and more surprisingly many of us grieve the loss of our own sense of self. Writer Carol Lefevre likens this grief to a type of ‘homesickness’, elusive and bone gnawing in nature. See omnystudio.com/listener…

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Owning the earscape market with Lisa Bubbers and Anna Harman from Studs 38:38

8M ago38:38

38:38

Studs co-founders and good friends Lisa Bubbers and Anna Harman want to own your ear piercings. They are helping Gen Z people and millennials create their dream earscape with piercing studios that are opening across the country. They talk with Becca and Dom about building and fundraising for a VC-backed brick and mortar business.They also talked ab…

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Bryan Brown - Surfing with an Opal Card 22:41

8M ago22:41

22:41

Bryan Brown's acting career started in the 70s with films like The Odd Angry Shot and Breaker Morant and he quickly became a fixture on our screens, and still is. But he’s also a producer and a writer of books, his most recent titled The Drowning. He doesn't think about death much, has no plans to retire, and keeps fits by surfing whenever he can. …

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Go Confident as an Advocate, with Anne Jolliff 48:29

8M ago48:29

48:29

What does it mean to be a conservation advocate? It's different for every person. This week, Artemis ambassador Anne Jolliff talks about what she's learned over the past year about how to best advocate for wild spaces. She shares her "why" and her "how," and more on how it's going. 00:20 Artemis 101 and advocacy 1:00 "Go Confident as an Advocate" p…

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Can sustainable FashionTech save the world? 38:46

8M ago38:46

38:46

Today on Found, we have something a little different and extra special for you. We’re bringing you two bonus conversations all about sustainability in fashion from TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. First up you’ll hear our very own Harri Weber sit down with three guests, Jim Ajioka from Colorifix, Beth Esponnette from unspun and Julie Willoughby from Circ. …

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Iva Davies - It's all about the medication 22:35

8M ago22:35

22:35

Iva Davies followed an unconventional path to pop-star status. Initially immersed in the world of classical music (he even did a stint in the ABC Training Orchestra) he went on to pioneer Australia’s electronic music scene with his band Icehouse and has become one of the country’s most highly regarded composers and multi-instrumentalists. He’s curr…

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Building digital infrastructure for developing countries with Nasrat Khalid from Aseel 47:49

8M ago47:49

47:49

On today’s episode, host Becca Szkutak is joined by our old friend Darrell Etherington to talk with Nasrat Khalid of Aseel. Aseel started as an ecommerce company making it possible for local artisans in Afghanistan to sell to customers across the world and has evolved into working in humanitarian aid delivering emergency food supplies to people in …

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Packrafts, Babies & ANWR with Sarah Tingey Rerun 1:05:54

9M ago1:05:54

1:05:54

Sarah Tingey is one of the brains behind a small packrafting company called Alpacka Raft. It started as a basement type of operation, fueled by adventures in the Far North, including time spent in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Sarah tells us about her experiences on that incomparable landscape, plus what it's like to travel there with a smal…

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What not to do when getting your grocery startup off the ground with Abhi Ramesh from Misfits Market 42:05

9M ago42:05

42:05

Launching an e-commerce startup in the grocery space is no small task. On today’s episode Becca and Dom are joined by Abhi Ramesh, the CEO and founder of Misfits Market, a grocery startup that sells surplus and unwanted produce directly to consumers who don’t mind funny-looking foods. They talk about how he started the company in his apartment hand…

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Adapting to the climate crisis with Jonas Torland from 7Analytics 42:05

9M ago42:05

42:05

Welcome back to Found, TechCrunch’s podcast that brings you the stories behind the startups. This week our hosts Becca Szkutak and Dom-Madori Davis talk with Jonas Torland from 7Analytics, a Norwegian company that has built a data platform that powers tools and products for sustainable risk management. Their models predict the water paths of floods…

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