BFE

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BFE, where unicorns run free. Well, no, it's not a fairy tale podcast; we actually talk about the things that matter most to startups and VCs. We ask the tough questions of VCs and Founders, getting to the bottom of the real issues that surround money, financing, startups, and much more. Jessica King Bernstein joins her partners Randy "Took-a-Company-to-Wall-Street" Baker and Dr. Kent "Pull-Out-Your-Beating-Heart" Gustavson to roast and worship real ballers on every episode.

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Episodes

04. Helping Startups Grow with Dr. Harish Pant

😎 Harish’s journey: from a mechanical engineering to leading five startups.03:06 💡 Blockchain: three currency models for sustainability. 04:34 🕳️ Helping startups avoid potholes through a 7-months program. 06:35 😇 Dr. Harish’s last name in Sanskrit. 09:04 🤩 Reinventing himself every three years and his parents’ influence. 10:04 💲 “Money cannot be a motivator, it can never take you far.” 11:58 👂 Harish listens to people carefully and he can hear all the noise that is stopping them from cre...

Nov 30, 2021•35 min

03. Feeding the World With Sustainable Proteins with Dror Tamir

🦗 How does an entrepreneur look at swarms of grasshoppers descending upon him? 02:16 🔇 Grasshoppers are super quiet. 03:43 🍀 Conditions for free-range grasshoppers. 04:25 🥧 Grasshoppers have an umami flavor. 05:29 🤯 Killing insects with pesticides in the production of vegetables and fruits. 06:32 ☘️ Growing grasshoppers humanely. 07:11 🌾 Efficient production of animal-based protein and how it can feed the world. 09:00 🤓 Food consumption has to be sustainable, but new technologies are not ...

Nov 23, 2021•36 min

02. Building Strong Businesses For Big Exits with Diane Prince

🔷 Beautiful blue background. 01:15 👩‍💼 Diane is a serial entrepreneur. 01:49 💲 She built her first $50 million business in six years and it was a staffing agency. 02:51 🤓 Story about Diane’s failure and what she learned from it. 04:10 👣 Doing one thing at a time. 06:32 💥 “Every business decision that you make affects how your life looks.” 07:24 ⏰ Timing is important for both starting and ending a business. 08:31 🚪 Different reasons why people exit and also purchase companies. 09:12 🧱 En...

Nov 18, 2021•26 min

01. Josh Chodniewicz & Building Technology for the Democratization of Investing

🖼️ The art behind Josh. 00:58 😎 Josh is the CEO and founder of a startup. 02:06 👌 He loves building things and everything that he does. 02::43 🥚 Josh knew he would be an entrepreneur from a young age: selling chicken eggs to neighbors. 03:48 🐣 His entrepreneurial journey: from the beginning of the internet to the democratization of investing. 05:11 🤑 “The real money is being made privately, it's being made when you invest early, and you hold until the public offering or until the exit.” 08...

Nov 10, 2021•40 min

00. Welcome

Welcome to BFE. Where we actually talk about things that matter. The things that matter most to startups and VC. We are going to ask some tough questions, VCs and founders, we really want to get to the bottom of the real issues that surround things like money, financing, startups, all that fun stuff wrapped in one. So if you want to know how people get big F-ing exits, this is the place to be. Jessica will be here with every episode, talking to the leaders, the movers, the shakers, the hustlers,...

Sep 24, 2021•1 min

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