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At this moment of inflection in technology, co-hosts Elad Gil and Sarah Guo talk to the world's leading AI engineers, researchers and founders about the biggest questions: How far away is AGI? What markets are at risk for disruption? How will commerce, culture, and society change? What’s happening in state-of-the-art in research? “No Priors” is your guide to the AI revolution. Email feedback to [email protected]. Sarah Guo is a startup investor and the founder of Conviction, an investment f ...
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Amplified CEO

Richard Stroupe

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The Amplified CEO is your blueprint for leadership and success. Through real-world case studies, the podcast dives into the core elements of business leadership: strategic decision-making, team building, resilience, and navigating change. Hosted by venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur Richard Stroupe, each episode features accomplished guests—from seasoned CEOs to startup founders—who candidly share their victories, challenges, and defining moments. Their stories offer valuable insight ...
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Welcome to Built Not Born: The Startup Go-To-Market Podcast—the podcast for early-stage founders and startup leaders who know that great companies aren’t lucky… they’re built through smart execution and a bulletproof go-to-market strategy. Hosted by Ben Nye, Managing Partner at Venture Guides, each episode dives into candid conversations with technical founders, investors, and GTM experts. You’ll get real talk, proven playbooks, and no-fluff advice on how to land your first customers, build ...
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The B2B Revenue Executive Experience is a podcast hosted by Cory Cotten-Potter who dedicate each episode to helping executives train their sales and marketing teams to optimize growth. Whether you’re interested in increasing margins and growing your market share, enabling your teams to compete on value rather than price, hiring new employees, or trying to stay at the forefront of the latest in sales and marketing techniques, this podcast will give you the tools and skills necessary to win in ...
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Quarter-Life Capital

George Pu, Matthew Black, Soham Mehta

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In your 20s? Trying to build wealth, decode macro trends, or just make sense of money in a rapidly changing world? Quarter-Life Capital is your edge. Hosted by George Pu, Matthew Black, and Soham Mehta, this weekly show explores the intersection of crypto, AI, geopolitics, financial markets, and tech careers—from the perspective of young builders living through the chaos. It’s not another personal finance podcast. It’s war rooms, crisis playbooks, signal over noise. We go deep on: - Bitcoin ...
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Build With Bitcoin

Lynne Bairstow, Israel Munoz

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"Build With Bitcoin" is a podcast and advisory services company. We are your insider source to the innovators, investors, and thought leaders demonstrating that Bitcoin is far more than a digital currency, but a pivotal technology platform. Tune in on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more. A list of all episodes and a link to subscribe to show updates is available at: https://buildwithbitcoin.xyz About the Co-Hosts: Lynne - A Bitcoiner since 2013, Lynne is an entrepreneur and investor, ...
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(We Have Moved) Quarter-Life Capital

George Pu, Matthew Black, Soham Mehta

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⚠️ IMPORTANT: THIS PODCAST HAS MOVED! ⚠️ This feed is no longer active. → Find all new episodes at our new home: https://quarterlifecap.transistor.fm → Please unsubscribe from this feed and subscribe to the new one -> You can search 'Quarter-Life Capital' in your podcast app and find us easily! About Quarter-Life Capital In your 20s? Trying to build wealth, decode macro trends, or just make sense of money in a rapidly changing world? Quarter-Life Capital is your edge. Hosted by George Pu, Ma ...
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The Innovation Show

The Innovation Show

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A Global weekly show interviewing authors to inspire, educate and inform the business world and the curious. Presented by the author of "Undisruptable", this Global show speaks of something greater beyond innovation, disruption and technology. It speaks to the human need to learn: how to adapt to and love a changing world. It embraces the spirit of constant change, of staying receptive, of always learning.
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Startuprad.io™ is your backstage pass to Europe’s startup revolution—ranked among the top startup podcasts globally and trusted by 50,000+ founders, investors, and executives. Featured in Forbes, Tech.eu, and Crunchbase, our show delivers exclusive, high-impact insights into the thriving startup ecosystems of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Hosted monthly by Joe Menninger, Startuprad.io brings you authentic, strategic conversations with Europe’s most inspiring startup founders, influentia ...
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The Official SaaStr Podcast is the latest and greatest from the world of SaaStr, interviewing the most prominent operators and investors to discover their tips, tactics and strategies to attain success in the fiercely competitive world of SaaS. On the side of the operators, we center around getting from $0 to $100m ARR faster, what it takes to scale successfully and what are the core elements of hiring. As for the investors, we learn what metrics they hone in on when examining SaaS business, ...
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I'm always fascinated by new technology, especially AI. One of my biggest regrets is not taking AI electives during my undergraduate years. Now, with consumer-grade AI everywhere, I’m constantly discovering compelling use cases far beyond typical ChatGPT sessions. As a tech founder for over 22 years, focused on niche markets, and the author of several books on web programming, Linux security, and performance, I’ve experienced the good, bad, and ugly of technology from Silicon Valley to Asia. ...
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Matthew Maltzoff

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This is where the leading entrepreneurs, investors, and executives in Real Estate will be talking about their trajectories to success, the problem to solve in the industry today, their strategies for building winning businesses, and their approach to capitalising on the opportunities ahead. As a founder, I am looking forward to hearing the stories of the industry's greatest leaders. Stay tuned and reach out to me on LinkedIn if you would like to explore opportunities to work together in the ...
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Billion Dollar Startup

Dan Lok and Ivan Nikkhoo

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We bring you visionaries and disruptors who have started, scaled, sold, OR invested in BILLION DOLLAR STARTUP. We also bring you TECH FOUNDERS who are building the NEXT BILLION DOLLAR STARTUP!
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Investor Talk

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Epic Angels is globally the largest women-only angel investment network, investing in APAC & LATAM. Epic Angels provides women with a platform to invest, learn, and help incubate more female angel investors who want to be part of the thriving startup scene. This show demystifies angel investing by allowing you to look behind the scenes, meet the startup founders, hear from the investors, and learn about the world of venture capital. Hosted by investors Maaike Doyer & Hester Spiegel, founders ...
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Startup Milestones

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Learn from the top European start-up founders, entrepreneurs and start up experts. Every week I invite another guest who is literally on fire, sharing fresh knowledge, insights and actionable advice from their own personal successes and failures. Simply listen and learn the lean, mean tips & tricks that will help you turn your idea into a business, get funding and grow it in Europe.
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Seeking Startups is the startup podcast delivering you deal flow. Follow and subscribe to the show to have startup deals delivered to you. If you are a startup investor, this podcast is for you! Listen to the latest episode and see for yourself. I think you’ll find this show worthwhile, but if you’re not satisfied after one complete episode, reach out. Message me on LinkedIn with your honest opinion, so I can make a better show. https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxim-davis/
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Fintech Chatter: Insights From Fintech Leaders

Dexter Cousins | Fintech Headhunter and Founder

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Fintech Chatter Podcast has been leading conversations with Fintech founders since 2019! Join the Fintech Chatter Podcast, where we dive into the world of fintech with industry leaders and innovators. Brought to you by Tier One People, Australia's leading executive search and recruitment firm for fintech ventures. Each episode features an exclusive interview with a Fintech leader, uncovering their secrets to success and the lessons learned along the way. Fintech Chatter has become the archiv ...
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UnicornPrn

Melissa Kwan & Lloyed Lobo

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UnicornPrn is the only podcast that peels back the glossy veneer of startup life and roasts it over a flaming pile of pitch decks 🔥 Hosted by Melissa Kwan and Lloyed Lobo, two founder friends who’ve seen the startup world from the inside out, upside down, and fully on fire. This show dives into what it’s actually like to build a company (spoiler: it’s not all oat milk lattes and billion-dollar exits). We riff about all the things you wish you could say out loud but can’t (or won’t) — like in ...
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Berlin-based startup LOCK8 discuss their unique product - a digital bike lock - and their plans to build a successful startup at the Apple Store, Kurfürstendamm in Berlin. Together with their investor Christophe Maire and moderator David Knight from Silicon Allee they talk about that all-important mentoring relationship between investor and startup.
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First Funders

Shaherose Charania and Aamir Virani

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Learn from angel and seed investors bold enough to write the first check. How do they decide which startups to invest in? How do they gain conviction in founders and ideas? How do they add value to their companies? Shaherose Charania and Aamir Virani are operators turned investors. They chat with their friends investing in early-stage technology startups and learn about their strategies to fund the best founders and startup companies. If you are an angel investor or seed investor, you'll hea ...
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The Startup Podcast

Yaniv Bernstein, Chris Saad

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A guide to the unique mindset and approach that drives Silicon Valley style disruption. Build product, raise money, and scale your startup like the best. TSP hosts Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein share practical advice based on decades of experience at Google, Uber, and their own startups.
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Startup Beat

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This show delves deep into the authentic journey of launching a startup, going beyond just numbers and strategies. It highlights the passion, perseverance, and challenges that fuel the entrepreneurial spirit. Each episode brings to life the real stories of founders, their struggles, triumphs, and the lessons they've learned along the way. What makes this show unique? It doesn’t just talk about startups—it actively helps launch them, turning bold ideas into reality, live on the show. Tune in ...
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Hall T Martin interviews angel and venture capital investors on how they invest and talks with CEOs who discuss their sector and what to look for. Hall T Martin also leads the Startup Funding Espresso series in which you can learn about startup funding and investing in the time it takes to have an espresso. https://investorconnect.org/
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Created by a group of founders, funders, and entrepreneurs who believe you can create a startup ecosystem in any city in the world. So, they started one in theirs, Redding, CA.
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The best information diet for future CEOs. Subscribe to our video podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/GraceGongSmartVenturePodcast Host Grace Gong talks to the most influential people in business, venture capital, and tech. From executives to billionaire founders, Grace helps you get smarter one episode at the time. SVPpro.com LinkedIn: @GraceGong IG/Tw: @GraceGongGG FB: @SmartVenturePodcast
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Daniel Kunz from the Nerd Entrepreneurs team interviews the best and brightest startup founders and experts so you can be ahead of the curve with your own venture. Discover how you can quickly validate your startup idea, find problem - solution - fit and acquire your first customers so you can focus on building something that will drive revenue and profits and ultimately grow to become the business you’ve always dreamed of.
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The Innovators & Investors Podcast: Connecting the Startup Ecosystem The Innovators & Investors Podcast is on a mission to bridge the gap between founders, investors, and industry leaders across the early-stage ecosystem. By bringing together visionaries from cutting-edge startups, venture capitalists, family offices, angel investors, accelerators, and studios, we offer a platform for sharing invaluable insights, market trends, and first-hand experiences. Whether you’re an entrepreneur navig ...
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Science VC explores the intersection of deeptech startups and venture capital. Each episode features conversations with startup founders, venture capitalists, and industry experts. Discover their stories, lessons learned, and predictions for the future. Learn more about the challenges and opportunities of fundraising for venture-backed startups innovating in agtech, biotech, energy, foodtech, healthtech, and sustainability.
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Fireside with a VC

Andrew Romans

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Andrew Romans, General Partner of 7BC Venture Capital, 3x author, and university professor, talks to VCs, founders and other VC-startup ecosystem players about all things venture capital, startups, entrepreneurship, technology, CVC, and big corporate tech titans.
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The Chacho Show

Chacho Valadez

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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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Startup HandMeDowns

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The ultimate podcast for up and coming entrepreneurs. A show by up and coming entrepreneur Philip Kasumu from London sits down with investors, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders every week to find out what made them a success and how they got to where they are in today. But what makes this show different from any other business/entrepreneurial podcast is how each guest tells their story in detail allowing you to learn step by step how they did it what they did and in some cases why certain t ...
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Sifted brings you monthly long-form interviews with the biggest names in European startups. We hear from the founders, operators and investors behind the continent's biggest tech companies to learn what makes them tick and what they've learnt while building their businesses.
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Digital Business Podcast

Matthias Walter Eser

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Willkommen beim „Digital Business Podcast“, dem ultimativen Audio-Hub für alle, die die digitale Wirtschaft verstehen und meistern wollen. Unter dem Motto „eCommerce, Finance und alles, was die Digitalwirtschaft bewegt!“ decken wir jede Woche die neuesten Trends, bahnbrechenden Technologien und finanziellen Strategien ab, die für den Online-Handel entscheidend sind. Egal, ob du ein Startup-Gründer, ein erfahrener Investor oder ein neugieriger Digital Enthusiast bist, hier findest du tiefe Ei ...
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Welcome to Ignite, the podcast where we delve into the innovations and ideas that are transforming our world. Hosted by Brian Bell of Team Ignite Ventures, this platform offers a front-row seat to candid conversations with trailblazing founders, visionary investors, and thought leaders who are shaping the future. Our episodes explore the mechanics of Startups and Venture Capital, the promise of technology, and the societal implications that often go unnoticed but are imperative for responsib ...
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The Startup Journey podcast is dedicated to spotlighting the journeys and insights of Web2 and Web3 tech founders and investors. Guests of The Startup Voyage podcast join a world of industry leaders, startup visionaries, and seasoned investors who share valuable lessons, stories, and advice to inspire and empower a global community of tech founders. ​ We take a journalistic / reality show concept to ignite conversations that empower the next generation of disruptors. Join us as we dive deep ...
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Investor Circle

Stewart Noakes

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Investor Circle is the new podcast series from Canopy Community brought to life to capture insights from investors across the globe. In each short interview we get under the skin of how the investors think and make decisions as well as what kind of people they are. Our goal is to build empathy within the community of the what, when, who, how and why behind raising funding for your startup. This series is primarily for Founders of early stage startups who are looking to raise their first fund ...
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Business Podcast by Roohi an audio based interview style podcast where I chat with thought leaders, Venture Capitalists, creators, founders, entrepreneurs. About a wide range of topics from investment thesis to start up space. It's a podcast for creators, makers, builders, doers, business people and Venture capital enthusiasts.
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A discussion on what’s happening the tech, startups, small business, venture capital and angel investing in the US and India with tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs every week from the mind of an operator, founder, and early-stage startup investor. Web: http://pjain.me Twitter: https://twitter.com/investorcraft YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/investstream Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pjain/support
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How Much Funding To Raise Based on Valuation Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In planning the fundraiser, the amount of funding is a key factor to determine. The funding amount should take the company to the next major milestone. It should give the company 18 months…
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Rusty Ralston and Jay Patil Mathias Schilling Kevin Stevens We asked guests to discuss the factor that could cause the most disruption to the industry going forward and how that will change the next decade of venture. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New…
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In this episode of the Innovators and Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez interviews Adam Metcalf, co-founder of ZeeMee, a platform designed to facilitate connections among Gen Z college students. The conversation covers ZeeMee’s evolution, the challenges of achieving product-market fit, and the eventual pivot to focus on building a community.…
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What does it take to go from being a founder to a VC? In this episode, I sat down with Avik Ashar, who’s been on both sides of the table—building businesses and now investing in them. He started as a founder, scaled companies across multiple markets, ran a family office, and now backs early-stage startups at Artha Venture Fund. We talked about what…
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Why not Tulsa? Michael is the Founder, CEO, and General Partner of Atento Capital, a pre-seed and seed-stage VC firm focused on partnering with founders to build technology around healthcare, climate-tech, and business services. Topics in this episode 0:00 Intro 1:13 Michael’s Career Journey: From Founder to VC 4:07 The Origin Story of Atento Capit…
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Huawei has just announced a new AI chip—does this mean tariffs accelerating Chinese innovation? This week, Chris Saad, Yaniv Bernstein, and guest Amir Shevat dig into how the AI trade war and tech monopolies are reshaping the global startup landscape. Plus, on a lighter note: why Sam Altman says politeness in AI prompts is surprisingly expensive. I…
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This episode explore the rapidly advancing landscape of AI video generation tools. Several YouTube transcripts and articles discuss a variety of platforms, both free and paid, capable of tasks like text-to-video creation, image animation, realistic movement, lip-syncing, and video enhancement. These sources highlight specific tools like Minimax, Vi…
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In this episode of the Innovators and Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez interviews Gaurav Bhattacharya, the founder and CEO of Jeeva.ai. Gaurav discusses the origins, mission, and growth of his company, which aims to automate repetitive tasks using AI technology. He explains how Jeeva.ai began as a pivot from a previous product focused on cu…
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On this episode of No Priors, Sarah sits down with Isa Fulford, one of the masterminds behind deep research. They unpack how the initiative began, the role of human expert data, and what it takes to build agents with real-world capability and even taste. Isa shares the differences between deep research and OpenAI’s o3 model, the challenges around l…
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StartupRad.io sits down with psychotherapist Imre Remenyi to explore burnout prevention, leadership, and culture for sustainable startup growth. Burnout is silently killing startups. Discover how top founders and leaders detect it early, prevent it, and scale sustainable companies. Are you a startup founder, tech executive, or investor navigating t…
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Nari Labs, a two-person startup, has launched Dia, an open-source text-to-speech model. This model, boasting 1.6 billion parameters, is designed to generate natural-sounding dialogue from text, even incorporating emotional tones and nonverbal cues. Its creators claim Dia surpasses existing proprietary models from companies like ElevenLabs and Googl…
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What if your first investor not only knew how to scale a brand—but had built them alongside Jay-Z, Will Smith, and Kevin Hart? Samyr Laine, Olympic triple jumper turned Harvard-trained lawyer and VC, is the co-founder of Freedom Trail Capital—a venture firm backing consumer brands at the intersection of culture, lifestyle, and influence. From Roc N…
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In this introductory episode of the Capitalism.com Podcast, Ryan and Alex discuss this season's lineup of in-the-trenches entrepreneurs and investors. They recap the highlights and key insights from their interviews in the upcoming season, including conversations with nine-figure entrepreneurs like David Osborn, strategies from Matt Clark on why yo…
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In startup land, everyone acts like hiring’s a cheat code… “just add a rockstar!” But what if that rockstar needs a brief for everything, tanks morale, or burns $280K on vaporware? In Episode 5 of UnicornPrn, Melissa and Lloyed discuss the hiring disasters that don’t make it to TechCrunch, from corporate dinosaurs who can’t function without minions…
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How To Wrap Up a Pitch Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In a pitch to an investor, there’s no need for an agenda slide or a summary slide. The investor knows the format of the pitch and what topics will be covered. There’s little time for summarization of what was c…
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Google AI has developed DolphinGemma, a new AI model, to help scientists at the Wild Dolphin Project decode the complex communication of Atlantic spotted dolphins. Trained on decades of dolphin vocalization data, DolphinGemma identifies patterns and predicts sound sequences, potentially revealing the structure and meaning within their natural commu…
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Welcome to the finale episode of our exploration of Gary Hamel's groundbreaking book, 'Leading the Revolution.' In this episode, Gary Hamel joins the discussion to delve into the timeless principles of innovation that have maintained their relevance despite evolving business landscapes. This episode is packed with insights on creating wealth throug…
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In this episode, we explore the evolving landscape of Bitcoin investment and infrastructure with Oleg Mikhalsky, co-managing partner at Fulgur Ventures. The conversation delves into Oleg's journey into Bitcoin, the challenges faced in venture capital, and the future of Bitcoin as an asset class. We discuss the innovations in Bitcoin payments, the i…
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Canadians have been the lifeblood behind some of the biggest unicorn startups of the past few years (think Open AI, Uber, Slack, Instacart, Notion, Databricks, CloudFlare, Roblox, Ethereum, Moderna Health, and Clay to name a few), and yet no one talks about them, except for Andre Charoo. And he’s not just talking – he’s putting his money behind Can…
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SPONSOR MESSAGE Vanta: Security and Compliance Made Easy Vanta automates compliance with frameworks like ISO 27001, SOC 2, and more—so you're always audit-ready. Join over 9,000 businesses already streamlining their compliance, and save $1,000 today at vanta.com/startupradio. EPISODE OVERVIEW Tired of wasting valuable time and resources managing ap…
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Basic Mistakes in Fundraising Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In the startup world, there are mistakes founders make in their fundraisers. Avoid these basic mistakes in fundraising Raising less than $250K. In the venture world, $250K is the lowest amount of funding…
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This episode is about Microsoft's April 2025 progress report on its Secure Future Initiative (SFI), a comprehensive, multiyear effort to enhance the security of its products and services. The report highlights advancements across various security domains, including fostering a security-first culture, strengthening governance, and implementing core …
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What happens when a finance-savvy product leader, obsessed with automating herself out of a job, meets the generational shift in AI? Erin Kim, former Carta exec and investment banker turned founder, is reimagining what a finance team even is. Now CEO of Mesh, Erin is building a fully agentic AI-powered finance team—starting with automated bookkeepi…
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Is AI making startups easier—or just changing the rules of the game? In a world where execution is cheap and accessible, building a successful startup is more competitive than ever. In this episode, Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein unpack the reality of every business having access to the same AI-driven tools, what makes a startup successful in this …
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Basic Due Diligence Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Investors pursuing an investment in a startup should perform due diligence on the business. The purpose is to evaluate the opportunity and ensure everything relevant is known about it. Here are the basic steps to …
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Chris Rizik of Renaissance Venture Capital joins Nick to discuss Inside the LP Playbook with Venture Vanguard, Chris Rizik: What Metrics Actually Matter, How to Fix Venture’s Liquidity Crisis, and Why Co-Invests Are a Trap. In this episode we cover: Connectivity and Customer Engagement Undemo Day and Its Unique Features Venture Capital Liquidity Cr…
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This episode explores the current landscape and future trajectory of large language models (LLMs) and generative AI. One document details ten practical applications of LLMs in 2024, highlighting tools like ChatGPT and Grammarly, while another introduces DeepSeek-V3, a powerful open-source model focusing on its architecture and training innovations.…
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This episode explores the burgeoning field of AI in video production, highlighting advancements like Runway Gen-4's precise camera controls and the emergence of powerful generative models such as OpenAI's Sora and the open-source Open-Sora project. These technologies are streamlining workflows in pre-production with tools like Storyboarder.ai and F…
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This episode introduce Manus AI, an autonomous AI agent from a Chinese startup, highlighting its ability to execute complex tasks with minimal user input, setting it apart from tools like ChatGPT and DeepSeek. Manus AI boasts multi-modal capabilities, advanced tool integration, and adaptive learning, achieving top performance in benchmarks for real…
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In the last 10 years, we've seen hundreds of people build businesses, invest the profits, and change their financial future forever. Now, we're entering the next era of Capitalism.com by bringing you a show that is all about entrepreneurs who are in the trenches building towards a 1% net worth. Join us weekly to hear from some of the biggest names …
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Welcome to part five of our enlightening series on open innovation and free user innovation, featuring Eric von Hippel. In this episode, we delve deep into the concept of user-driven innovation and explore real-world examples from sports and daily life. Eric recounts the origins of mountain biking and innovative techniques in rugby, emphasizing how…
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SaaStr 799: The Series A Landscape in 2025: Insights from Chemistry VC’s Ethan Kurzweil SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin and Ethan Kurzwiel, previously partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and now founding partner at Chemistry VC, took us through a deep dive of exactly where Series A funding is right now in 2025. Current State of Early-Stage Ven…
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In this episode of Investor Connect, Hall T. Martin talks with Herbert Drayton, a partner at Highmark Capital, about the importance of building capacity before expecting change in the startup ecosystem. They delve into the legwork involved in preparing companies for investor engagement, including managing pitch events, and running marketing campaig…
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Key Slides in Your Pitch Deck Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In the pitch, there are specific slides that are key to the investor. Here’s a list of key slides to include in your deck. Problem -- provides the overall context for the startup. It must be a big proble…
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Are you a founder, investor, scaleup exec, or tech enthusiast looking to decode Europe's billion-euro startup engines? You’ve landed in the right place. Startuprad.io brings you the ultimate Unicorn Tracker for Spring 2025, offering you front-row insight into the most dynamic startups and scaleups across the DACH region—Germany, Austria, and Switze…
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In this episode of The Startup Podcast, Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein react to former Meta executive Sarah Wynn-Williams’ jaw-dropping testimony in front of the US Senate Judiciary Committee. She alleges Facebook put profits above all else—including the mental health of young users and even national security. Plus, we discuss the political theater…
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What if cracking video game copy protection as a teenager could someday lead you to reshape how Main Street businesses adopt AI? Mike Ghaffary’s journey is anything but typical: from reverse-engineering games at age 12 to co-founding Stitcher (acquired for $300M) and scaling Eat24 to $750M GMV as Yelp’s Head of BD turned CEO. Now as General Partner…
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Biodiversity as an Advantage Galit is a Managing Partner at Danta Fund, a VC firm that backs early-stage agritech startups in Latin America. Danta Fund has the mission of filling three main voids in Latin America: funding in early-stage agri-tech startups, mentorship to guide their founders, and connection with larger markets to help them grow. Top…
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In this episode of the Innovators and Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez interviews Brian Parks, CEO of Bigfoot Capital, about their approach to lending for B2B software companies. Brian emphasizes the importance of providing flexible debt options for companies with established revenue. He discusses the current investment landscape, the impac…
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This week on No Priors, Sarah and Elad are joined by Josh Goldman, cofounder and president of KoBold Metals. KoBold is using AI to transform how we discover critical minerals like lithium and cobalt, making the exploration process faster, more precise, and more scalable than traditional methods. In this episode, Josh explains how KoBold is rethinki…
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Burn Multiple Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Burn rate is the amount of cash spent over and above the revenue received. It’s typically calculated on a monthly basis. Burn multiple is a metric that calculates the capital efficiency of a startup. To calculate burn m…
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Gregory Ho Oren Yunger Bradley Tusk We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in f…
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Researchers introduced Test-Time Training (TTT) layers to enhance the ability of pre-trained Diffusion Transformers to generate longer, more complex videos from text. These novel layers, inspired by meta-learning, allow the model's hidden states to adapt during the video generation process. To validate their approach, they created a dataset of anno…
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What if your first check came from someone who actually understood your scrappy MVP, your emerging market, and your ramen-burn rate lifestyle? Ali Jamal, global operator turned full-time investor, is the founding partner of First Check Ventures—one of AngelList’s most prolific syndicates, now evolved into a pre-seed fund backing founders in 30+ cou…
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Pre Seed Seed Seed+ Seed++ Series A Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In startup funding, the raises come in rounds. The startup can raise a pre-seed round followed by a seed, then a Series A, Series B, and so forth. Many founders view this approach as one step after…
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Yes, I can certainly provide a long and detailed elaboration on the topics covered in the sources, particularly focusing on LLM-generated text detection and the nature of LLMs themselves. The emergence of powerful Large Language Models (LLMs) has led to a significant increase in text generation capabilities, making it challenging to distinguish bet…
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