Michael Cardamone is CEO and Managing Partner at Forum Ventures, which helps founders grow and scale their businesses. Forum is designed to give founders capital, personalized guidance, and support from a growing SaaS community to get your company to the next level. Forum writes 75+ checks per year to trailblazing early-stage B2B SaaS founders. 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 an...
Jul 06, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 44
David Wachs is the Founder of Handwrytten, a developer and provider of scalable handwriting solutions designed to help users send handwritten notes. The company uses custom-designed handwriting robots that hold real pens to write out the letters in the handwriting style of the client's choice, address the envelope, and place it in the mail with a real stamp, thereby allowing consumers to exchange personalized letters efficiently. David founded Handwrytten in 2014 and now has more than 175 r...
Jul 03, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Marc Vayn, Founder, Chairman, and CMO of American Technologies Network (ATN) Corp, an innovative industry leader and manufacturer of night vision and thermal Smart Optics. Marc started the tech optics company in 1995 and has transformed the brand into the leading high-performance digital optics company for civilians, law enforcement, and the military. Like almost every successful business, ATN started from a small space the size of a garage in Silicon Valley. The early years were difficult for M...
Jun 29, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Dan Raju, CEO of Tradier, an essential infrastructure fabric that powers over 250 investing platforms globally and serves some of the most active traders in the market. Tradier is one of the most widely used Fintech platforms and the largest Stock and Options Trading API'. Tradier is the first "Brokerage-as-a-Service" company and the de-facto brokerage engine that enables a large network of Platform Providers, Digital Advisers, Robo's, Developers, Traders, and Broker-Dealers....
Jun 27, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Barada Sahu is the founder of Mason, an AI shopping engine that aims to bring the joy of shopping back online by powering brands with autonomous shopping agents that help shoppers discover, zoom in on, and buy their favorite products from their favorite brands – Anywhere. Anytime – and hence eliminating the middleman. Barada is a product and technology entrepreneur with over 20+ years of expertise working in high-tech companies - in both the consumer and enterprise space. He loves building techn...
Jun 22, 2023•17 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Nicolo Robba is the Co-founder of LifePal, the no. 1 B2C insurance aggregator in Indonesia. Essentially, LifePal is a marketplace that lets users compare policies from more than 50 providers, get help from licensed agents, and file claims. Nicolo Robba is an e-commerce leader in the South East Asia region and has previously held senior roles within Alibaba.com and Lazada before co-founding Lifepal, which has raised $ 12 million to grow its business. If you like our podcast, please don't for...
Jun 20, 2023•16 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Anttoni Aniebonam is the Founder of Veri, which is helping health-conscious individuals achieve optimal metabolic health through a blood sugar sensor and an iOS app. Veri has raised to date Euros 10.8 million. Veri: https://www.veri.co/ Anttoni Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anttonianiebonam/ For the First 100 Listeners, here is a special offer from Veri, $30/€30/£30 off their first order! Use code: VSM-THEFIRST100 If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support...
Jun 15, 2023•23 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Matt Higgins is an American entrepreneur, investor, and media personality with extensive experience in various industries such as sports, technology, media, and marketing. Matt is the co-founder and served as CEO of RSE Ventures, a sports and entertainment venture firm. He has been involved in numerous successful ventures, including co-founding the digital advertising agency Omnigon and serving as Vice Chairman of the Miami Dolphins football team. He also was a Guest Shark on Shark Tank for arou...
Jun 12, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Marc Aptakin , the CEO and brains behind Yes We Are Mad , an all-inclusive creative agency. Marc started Yes We Are Mad 22 years ago and has since made a name for himself with clients pushing the boundaries and creating the next trend-setting venture IRL or digitally. Mad is redefining reality by raising the bar on connected experiences, digital production, and the development of custom products. With a relentless passion for creativity, culture, and innovation, Mad builds future-forward solutio...
Jun 08, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Ali Tajskandar is the CEO and Founder of Wishpond, a marketing-focused online business solutions provider. Wishpond's vision is to become the leading provider of digital marketing solutions that empower entrepreneurs to succeed online. The Company offers an "all-in-one" marketing suite that provides companies with marketing, promotion, lead generation, and sales conversion capabilities from one integrated platform. Wishpond replaces entire marketing functions with an easy-to-use p...
Jun 05, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Christian Brown is the Co-founder of Glewee, a Glewee is an application-based platform that combines influencer search and discovery, relationship management, collaboration tools, campaign planning, launch, and reporting to help brands. Glewee has raised to date $9.5 million. 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...
Jun 01, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Patrick Gannon is the Founder of BlueTape, a payment and financing platform for the construction industry. BlueTape has raised to date $55 million. 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 , an...
May 30, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Mark Chahwan is the Co-founder of Sarwa, an online platform that makes investing in global markets simple and affordable for investors in the Middle East. Sarwa has raised $24.9 million from 16 investors, including Kuwait Investment Projects Company and Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP). You can find Mark on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markchahwan/ You can find Sarwa on: https://www.sarwa.co/ If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcas...
May 26, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Jorge Penalva is the founder of Lang.ai, a platform that helps to scale customer service organizations and structure their text data. The platform automatically builds tags from the content of each support ticket. That way, tickets can be easily routed and prioritized based on the topic to make your team more efficient. Lang.ai has raised to date $15 million. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate y...
May 22, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Shane Orlick is the President of Jasper.ai, a startup developing what it describes as an “AI content” platform. Jasper leverages AI to generate content for blog articles, social media posts, website copy, and more. Using the platform, customers can describe in natural language what they want Jasper to write, whether a keyword-rich piece designed to rank well in search engines or existing content repurposed with additional context. Jasper has raised to date $ 131 million. According to recent publ...
May 18, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Ola Sars is the founder and CEO of Soundtrack Your Brand, the music tech startup revolutionizing the B2B space. Before founding Soundtrack, he was the co-founder and COO of Beats Music, acquired by Apple and transformed into Apple Music, and the co-founder of Pacemaker, the world's first DJ-driven music platform. In this episode, we cover great insights. Few topics discussed: - How he acquired the First 100 with Soundtrack Your Brand - How he met Dre. Dre and Jimmy Lovine - The advantage of...
May 15, 2023•41 min•Season 2Ep. 29
James Clift is the founder of Durable, a free website builder that uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) to help other entrepreneurs create company websites in three clicks and 30 seconds. The platform also gives solo entrepreneurs access to various other tools required for building and growing a service-based business, from customer relationship management to invoicing, automated reviews, analytics, and LLC registration. Durable has raised USD 6.25 million from investors that include Alt...
May 11, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 28
My guest today is the renowned tech author, consultant, and venture partner at Wildcat Ventures, Geoffrey Moore, who has spent his career focused on the dynamics surrounding disruptive innovations, and his book, Crossing the Chasm, has become a canonical work for young businesses trying to unlock mainstream markets. In this episode, we cover great insights. Few topics discussed: - How the First 100 customers differ between B2C and B2B - How VMware and Facebook Crossed the Chasm - How can you con...
May 08, 2023•43 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Christer Holloman is the Founder of Divido, a retail finance platform that provides point-of-sale finance programs for some of the world’s leading enterprise merchants. Divido acts as a white-label platform that integrates with e-commerce platforms so retailers can offer consumers options such as the “buy now, pay later” at the point of sale. Divido has raised to date $54.9 million. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We...
May 04, 2023•21 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Paul Anton and Lyeth Saeed are the founders of Huupe, a smart basketball hoop with content that connects basketball players worldwide. Huupe has raised to date $11mn from Protagonist VC, Marvan Ventures, and Reform Ventures, to name a few. 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 o...
May 01, 2023•17 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Every Friday, I share with you one principle that has inspired me. In this episode, I share with you one principle by Richard Feynman: "You must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool." 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 r...
Apr 27, 2023•3 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Lloyed Lobo is the founder of Boast and Traction podcast. First, I start with Boast, which helps companies easily capture more of their eligible R&D tax credits with its scalable, intelligent software and expert services. Governments give away $20 billion in R&D tax credits each year but applying has been difficult and slow. Boast has raised $123 million to date. Traction, a community of over 110k+ founders and tech professionals co-founded by Boast.ai, brings leaders from the fastest gr...
Apr 27, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Khalil Alami is the founder of Telr. Founded by Khalil Alami in 2014 with a presence in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, Telr enables merchants to accept payments online in over 120 currencies and 30 languages. It also provides other services, including social commerce, QR Codes, anti-fraud protection, BNPL solutions, shopping cart integrations, and digital invoicing. Telr’s has raised to date to $30 million. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite...
Apr 23, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Every Friday, I share with you one principle that has inspired me. In this episode, I share with you one principle by Coco Chanel. : “I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all.” 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 w...
Apr 21, 2023•3 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Stu Heinecke is the Author of multiple books, including How to Get a Meeting with Anyone and How to Grow your business like Weed. This is a great episode full of insights on How to Grow your business. Here are a few topics we talked about: - How to Become a great cartoonist - How you can grow your business through contact marketing - The successful campaign for RollingStone that got a 100% open rate - How Ch got Johnny Cash's attention - The tongue scraper that got $1 million in sales - The...
Apr 20, 2023•32 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Rishabh Jain is the founder of Fermat, a platform that provides the tooling and the network to enable distributed commerce. It helps brands embed shopping experiences in influencer content, so an influencer’s audience has a native, engaging shopping experience. Fermat lets them effectively share their products with influencers to create shopping experiences. Specifically, brands can license products based on the partner, create unique payout structures per partner, and have closed loop attributi...
Apr 17, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Every Friday, I share with you one principle that has inspired me. In this episode, I share with you one principle by Kobe Bryant: “Rest at the end, not in the middle.” 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 ...
Apr 13, 2023•3 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Ludovic Lacay is the founder of Napo, a pet insurance technology startup that allows pet owners to buy insurance for their beloved ones to buy. It provides 24/7 online vet consultations, obesity awareness resources, and access to expert-led live classes to help dog owners train their puppies. Napo has raised GBP 17 million to grow its business. 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 an...
Apr 13, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Nick Telson is the founder of Trumpet and Pitch Deck podcast. Trumpet is a platform that helps users design personalized, trackable sales pods in just a few clicks: Think microsites for salespeople. Shopify + Canva + Slack all combined to help you close more deals faster. Trumpet has raised to date $2mn Lightbird Ventures alongside Triple Point Ventures and a few angels. Nick is also an angel investor invested in over 55 startups across the US, UK, Latam, and Africa through your investment arm, ...
Apr 10, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Every Friday, I share with you one principle that has inspired me. In this episode, I share with you one principle by Rose Blumkin : “Tell the truth, sell cheap, and don’t cheat, don’t lie.” 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...
Apr 07, 2023•2 min•Season 2Ep. 19
