Don Bosco is the founder of Bhuman.ai, a technology company creating personalized videos that are indistinguishable from recorded videos by using a mixture of proprietary voice cloning, auto lip sync, and morphing technology. Bhuman.ai raised $885k for your pre-seed round. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate your feedback and rating to reach more people. We recently launched our new newsletter, P...
Apr 06, 2023•21 min•Season 2Ep. 17
In this episode, I chat with Dirk Lueth, a serial entrepreneur and an early adopter of blockchain and related technologies based in Silicon Valley. In addition to being the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Uplandme, Inc., Dirk co-founded and is chairman of the Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3 (OMA3). We talk about: - How he grew Upland to more than 3 million users. - The reason Upland became the number one metaverse game - What he learned from his previous startup failures or success that you brought wi...
Apr 03, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Every Friday, I share with you one principle that has inspired me. In this episode, I share with you one principle by Naval Ravikhant: "If You Can't Decide, the Answer is No." In our daily life, we have to make multiple decisions daily. It becomes really hard when you don’t have any key points based on what you will make that particular decision. Our understanding of the world around us is largely shaped by the core principles we have accepted. Principles recognize what is true an...
Mar 31, 2023•2 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Daniel Keiper-Knorr is a general partner and one of the founding partners at Speedinvest, which is a leading pan-European seed stage VC investing in Fintech, Marketplaces, SaaS, DeepTech, Climate & IndustrialTech and Digital Health, established in 2011 with around a billion now AuM from multiple funds and more than 300 startups in 30 countries. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate your feedbac...
Mar 30, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Jenny von Podewils is the Founder of Leapsome, a people enablement platform that enables organizations to develop a central repository of the collective intelligence of their individuals. Bootstrapped since 2016, you recently raised $60 million in a Series A round as you set out to expand globally. Website: https://www.leapsome.com/ Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/jennypodewils/ If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also woul...
Mar 27, 2023•19 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Every Friday, I share with you one principle that has inspired me. In this episode, I share with you one principle by Robert Greene: "Always Say Less than Necessary." In our daily life, we have to make multiple decisions daily. It becomes really hard when you don’t have any key points based on what you will make that particular decision. Our understanding of the world around us is largely shaped by the core principles we have accepted. Principles recognize what is true and help us appl...
Mar 24, 2023•3 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Matheus Riolfi is the founder of Tint, which empowers tech platforms to sell more by embedding unique insurance products that protect their end-users. Tint has raised $30 million to date from notable investors such as QED Investors, Nyca, Deciens, Y Combinator, and Webb Investment Network. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate your feedback and rating to reach more people. We recently launched our ...
Mar 23, 2023•17 min•Season 2Ep. 13
In this episode, I chat with Selim Benayat, the founder of Bento, a platform that lets users display their work in an elegant way across both desktop and mobile. It is essential a link-in bio tool but with a twist. Bento has raised $1.6 million to date Sequioa Arc. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate your feedback and rating to reach more people. We recently launched our new newsletter, Principle...
Mar 20, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Every Friday, I share with you one principle that has inspired me. In this episode, I share with you one principle by Seneca: "While We Teach, We Learn." In our daily life, we have to make multiple decisions daily. It becomes really hard when you don’t have any key points based on what you will make that particular decision. Our understanding of the world around us is largely shaped by the core principles we have accepted. Principles recognize what is true and help us apply truth to ne...
Mar 17, 2023•2 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In this episode, I chat with Mariano Kostelec. the founder of StudentFinance, a platform founded out of Spain in 2019, that partners with educational institutions to help finance those looking to upskill into certain disciplines like software development, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence, through Income-share agreements. StudentFinance has raised $46.3 million to date. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We als...
Mar 16, 2023•21 min•Season 2Ep. 11
In this episode, I chat with David Senra, the creator of the Founders Podcast, which deconstructs history’s greatest founders. Basically, he reads an autobiography of a famous founder or high performer (like Michael Jordan or Jay-Z) and then does a podcast on it. Currently, there are over 300 episodes to choose from. It has quickly become one of my favorite shows in the world. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also ...
Mar 13, 2023•49 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Every Friday, I share with you one principle that has inspired me. In this episode, I share one principle by Jim Rohn: "The Pain of Discipline is better than the Pain of Regret." In our daily life, we have to make multiple decisions daily. It becomes really hard when you don’t have any key points based on what you will make that particular decision. Our understanding of the world around us is largely shaped by the core principles we have accepted. Principles recognize what is true and ...
Mar 10, 2023•2 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Karthik (KP) Puvvada is the Founder of the Build in Public podcast. He chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons. He: - Grew Twitter from 414 followers to 37,700+ - Grew newsletter from 0 to 7100+ subscribers - Grew podcast to 1000s of listeners and landed interviews with iconic guests like Gary Vee, Sahil Lavingia, Alexis Ohanian, Kat Cole, etc. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support ...
Mar 09, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In this episode, I chat with Peer Richelsen, the CEO of Cal.com, an open-source scheduling platform (and Calendly alternative). It raised $25M in Series A financing last year led by Alexis Ohanian’s venture firm Seven Seven Six. Cal.com also opened an app store to allow developers to create apps using the company's platform technology. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate your feedback and ra...
Mar 06, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Janna Bastow is the Founder of Prodpad, a software that helps product managers plan and deliver better products. Janna also organizes ProductTank events worldwide, including Mind The Product, a global community of product managers. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate your feedback and rating to reach more people. We recently launched our new newsletter, Principles Friday , where I share one princ...
Mar 02, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In this episode, I chat with Samy Dindane, the Founder of Hypefury, a scheduling and automation platform for Twitter and now Linkedin. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate your feedback and rating to reach more people. We recently launched our new newsletter, Principles Friday , where I share one principle that can help you in your life or business, one thought-provoking question , and one call to...
Feb 27, 2023•18 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In this episode, I chat with Blake Hutchison, the CEO of Flippa, a marketplace to buy and sell websites, online stores, apps, and online businesses. He is building the investment bank for the 99% and building sophisticated valuation, negotiation, and transaction functionality traditionally reserved for the 1%…making the opportunity to exit a possibility for 100’s of millions of site, store, and app owners over the world. Flippa raised last year $11 million Series A, led by OneVentures. If you li...
Feb 20, 2023•21 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Every Friday, I share with you one principle that has inspired me. In this episode, I share with you one principle by Elon Musk: "Always be Learning." In our daily life, we have to make multiple decisions daily. It becomes really hard when you don’t have any key points based on what you will make that particular decision. Our understanding of the world around us is largely shaped by the core principles we have accepted. Principles recognize what is true and help us apply truth to new o...
Feb 17, 2023•3 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In this episode, I chat with Piotr Pisarz, the Founder of Uncapped, a provider of revenue-based financing that enables founders to raise growth capital without interest or equity. It has recently raised an $80 million combined funding round of debt and. Notable investors include Lakestar, All Iron Ventures, White Star Capital, Global Founders Capital, and Mouro Capital. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would a...
Feb 16, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In this episode, I chat with Snehal Antani, the Founder of Horizon3, a software company that mission is to help companies find and fix attack vectors before attackers can exploit them. Horizon 3 has raised $38.5 million to date. Horizon3 was founded in 2019, as a cybersecurity firm delivering autonomous Pentesting to help companies proactively find and fix vulnerabilities before criminals exploit them. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite...
Feb 13, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Every Friday, I share with you one principle that has inspired me. In this episode, I share with you one principle by Neil deGrass Tyson: "It is not enough to be Right. You also have to be Effective." In our daily life, we have to make multiple decisions daily. It becomes really hard when you don’t have any key points based on what you will make that particular decision. Our understanding of the world around us is largely shaped by the core principles we have accepted. Principles recog...
Feb 10, 2023•3 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this episode, I chat with Dr. Jose Hamilton Vargas--the co-creator of Youper, an artificially intelligent personal assistant that helps manage emotional and behavioral health--about the benefits and risks of using AI chatbots to assist therapy and mental health care. It has raised $3 million in seed funding from Goodwater Capital. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate your feedback and rating to...
Jan 30, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 37
In this episode, I chat with, Yehong Zhu, the founder of Zette, a media tech platform that provides pay-per-article access to online publications via a monthly subscription. With footprints in Los Angeles and New York City, the startup raised a $1.7m pre-seed round from Afore Capital, Halogen Ventures, Hyphen Capital, The Community Fund, and MGV Capital Group. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate ...
Jan 26, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 36
In this episode, I chat with Tunde Kara, the Founder of Vendease, an all-in-one food procurement platform in Africa. Vendease has recently raised a $30 million Series A round led by Partech Africa and TLcom. Vendease launched in January 2020 as a middleman trying to solve the challenges and inefficiencies in Nigeria’s highly fragmented food sector. It connected suppliers and farms to restaurants and food businesses to facilitate deliveries within 24 hours. But the founders noticed that some of t...
Jan 23, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Every Friday, I share with you one principle that has inspired me. In this episode, I share with you one principle by Bill Campbell: "Solve the Biggest Problem First." In our daily life, we have to make multiple decisions daily. It becomes really hard when you don’t have any key points based on what you will make that particular decision. Our understanding of the world around us is largely shaped by the core principles we have accepted. Principles recognize what is true and help us app...
Jan 20, 2023•3 min•Season 1Ep. 34
In the episode, I chat with Henry Albrecht, the Founder of Limeade, a software company that sells software to firms seeking to boost well-being, engagement, and inclusion among employees. It debuted in December 2019 as a public company by raising $100 million — Australian — in its IPO. That’s worth $68.75 million in U.S. dollars. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate your feedback and rating to rea...
Jan 16, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Every Friday, I share with you one principle that has inspired me. In this episode, I share with you one principle by Steve Jobs: "Do What you Love" In our daily life, we have to make multiple decisions daily. It becomes really hard when you don’t have any key points based on what you will make that particular decision. Our understanding of the world around us is largely shaped by the core principles we have accepted. Principles recognize what is true and help us apply truth to new or ...
Jan 13, 2023•3 min•Season 1Ep. 32
In this episode, I chat with Matt Barnett, the Founder of Bonjoro, a software-as-a-service platform that lets you send quick personal videos to new leads and customers, to stand out, build trust, and make more sales. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate your feedback and rating to reach more people. We recently launched our new newsletter, Principles Friday , where I share one principle that can h...
Jan 12, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In this episode, I chat with Ramy Assaf, the Founders of Zbooni, which was founded in 2016 to provide tools and solutions that empower businesses to capture orders, accept payments, sell more, and track every order. The company was incubated at Facebook, one of only a handful of global businesses to receive such access and support from the social media giant. Its merchant app went live in 2018, developing its current robust platform as the MENA region’s pioneer in cCommerce. Through the power of...
Jan 09, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Every Friday, I share with you one principle that has inspired me. In this episode, I share with you one principle by Sir Isaac Newton: “Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.” In our daily life, we have to make multiple decisions daily. It becomes really hard when you don’t have any key points based on what you will make that particular decision. Our understanding of the world around us is largely shaped by the core principles we have a...
Jan 06, 2023•4 min•Season 1Ep. 31
