Arun Bio We founded MBM Capital with one mission: create a new, profitable pathway for founders whose companies are orphaned by traditional VC. Arun has over 20 years of investment, operations and turnaround experience, including at firms such as Shinsei Bank (early employee at JC Flowers / Rippledwood led turnaround), StoneCastle, Klarna and LedgerX. He has invested over $500mm of capital during his career in speciality finance companies, community banks, fintech and other special situations. W...
Mar 15, 2023•40 min•Ep. 177
Daran Herrman CEO at Goboto | Host of Establishing your Empire with 10+ years of experience in managing online businesses, including managing strategy development, global eCommerce solutions, online marketing & multi-channel retail partnerships for business & consumer market sectors. (2) Daran Herrman | LinkedIn Sam Wong https://www.linkedin.com/in/startupsam/ Sam is a CEO coach, fractional CEO/CTO/CFO, a Silicon Valley advisor and the author of 21 Secrets of Successful Startups, a book ...
Mar 08, 2023•26 min•Ep. 176
Show notes for panel 3 Your Exit Process. The Business Capital & Exit Strategy Summit Jerome Fogel https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeromefogel/ Jerome Fogel is the co-founder of Fogel & Potamianos LLP. He is known as a dealmaker and innovator in the legal community. He represents successful entrepreneurs, small and lower middle market companies, and high-profile sports and entertainment leaders. He also serves as the go-to offsite general counsel for a number of organizations. He has partic...
Mar 01, 2023•34 min•Ep. 175
Shownotes for Austin Panel 2 Sam Wong https://www.linkedin.com/in/startupsam/ Sam is a CEO coach, fractional CEO/CTO/CFO, a Silicon Valley advisor and the author of 21 Secrets of Successful Startups, a book about world-class execution for startups. Sam also provides online training for entrepreneurs at FundableStartups.com. As a serial entrepreneur, he has been CEO, CTO, or VP Engineering / TechOps for five companies, driving multiple acquisitions. As a hands-on “roll up the sleeves” startup adv...
Feb 23, 2023•35 min•Ep. 174
Brian Will is a serial entrepreneur who has created or co-created six very successful companies in four different industries over the last thirty-five years. His first foray into owning his own business was a 10-year stint in the landscaping industry that he started when he was twenty years old. This was followed by three online internet companies during the dot.com boom of the late nineties and early 2000s. The first was an online health insurance website and call center that was eventually sol...
Feb 15, 2023•41 min•Ep. 173
Raising Capital for Your Startup When is the right time to go out and raise capital? What are some of the biggest mistakes founders make? What tips and tricks are there to increase your chances? Moderator Wen Zhang https://www.linkedin.com/in/wenzhangdukemba/ Panelist Shawn Flynn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/ Sam Wong https://www.linkedin.com/in/startupsam/ Roger King https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogermking/...
Feb 08, 2023•37 min•Ep. 172
John Thrasher John Thrasher, Experience As A Service ™ EAAS ™, A seasoned senior management professional with over 25 years of executive management experience. Proven ability to tackle new challenges, critically assess situations, think strategically, implement tactically and execute consistently. A highly effective leader who can assemble, manage and nurture world class management teams. Proficient at: Sales enhancement, Profit and Process Improvement. Experienced at developing strategy, KPI's ...
Feb 01, 2023•36 min•Ep. 171
Mike Trigg Experienced Silicon Valley executive and entrepreneur. Deep domain expertise in marketing, sales, customer service, business development and revenue-generating functions. Aspiring fiction author. UC-Berkeley MBA. We talk about What were some of the highs and lows of Silicon Valley? How did the 1996 communication decency act section 230 change the world? What is a venture fundable company? How is everyone in a Venture Capital deal incentive? Bit Flip the latest Novel by Mike Trigg, And...
Jan 25, 2023•47 min•Ep. 170
Moaz Hamid Mission-driven technologist, and strategist. Solving for the future of jobs, accessibility, and medicine, as well as the role of robotics and artificial intelligence. Previously a general manager and partner with Google, Microsoft, HTC, Dangaard (Nordic Capital) and Palm. Currently mvmt ventures (accessible first venture studio & fund). Advisor, Simplifyber, and EnlitenAI. Mentor/ advisor for early stage founders, Yellow by Snap Inc. (accelerator), Fast Track by First Round Capita...
Jan 18, 2023•43 min•Ep. 169
Shownotes for Luba Lesiva Luba Lesiva I lead palumni.vc - the Palantir alumni syndicate and fund. Come join us at https://palumni.vc. I also help tech companies get out of the weeds of fundraising and investor management, and back to building great products, via my work at L4C. We talk about Syndicate vs. Fund what are the benefits and negative for each as an investor? How can a syndicate be used for a VC fund to screen deals? What are the steps to take a fund from zero to 1? How does one tap in...
Jan 11, 2023•42 min•Ep. 168
Andrew Berman My inspiration is to apply new technology to build new products that can touch millions of people in ways that were impossible before. - Founder of Nanit, the first camera to track human behavior (the leading baby monitor) - Experienced investor from seed to LBO stages, Silicon Valley, NY and other markets - Active and experienced angel investor (SaaS, Security, Healthcare, Consumer and CV/AI) ***If you're pinging me cold and you want a meeting, you need to be a annual Vowel busine...
Jan 03, 2023•43 min•Ep. 167
Shownotes for Aaron McDaniel and Klaus Wehage...Chief Executive Officer Global Class is a #2 Walll Street Journal BestSeller Global Class is a Silicon Valley-based consulting firm that works with companies expanding globally to implement best practices of the most successful global scale businesses. As we emerge from the COVID-19 Pandemic, companies have the opportunity to revisit their operation models and look to international markets for both target customers and talent - once that decision i...
Dec 28, 2022•47 min•Ep. 166
Shownotes for Tony Quingtong Chief Executive Officer Securieon Group is a hybrid of management and acquisition advisory for low mid-market privately held companies who need an outside looking in review of their company’s growth strategy. Founders and executives may be at a pivotal point of deciding how best to efficiently scale for additional revenue, capital, investors or M&A. As the global internet economy evolves, market trends change as does consumer buying habits. Unrecognized, a domino...
Dec 21, 2022•42 min•Ep. 165
Swati Chaturvedi Co-Founder and CEO Swati has been a management consultant, an investment professional and is now an entrepreneur. Prior to starting Propel(x), Swati was an investment professional at Exigen Capital, where she worked on IT Telecom, Travel, and BPO deals. Before that, she was a management consultant working across a variety of industries. Swati is the co-founder of the MIT Alumni Angel Investors group. She founded and led the group 2013 – 2015 and continues to be on the screening...
Dec 14, 2022•38 min•Ep. 164
Show Notes Gavin Reardon Gavin is a founder, investor and entrepreneur specialist. Before founding Kingson, Gavin provided financial leadership to a fintech that grew revenues to more than USD 50 million before being acquired. Gavin understands the nuances and challenges that face entrepreneurs and how the right investment can unlock accelerated growth. In Kingson, Gavin provides strategic leadership to the development of the Kingson funds and portfolio construction of the underlying businesses....
Dec 08, 2022•37 min•Ep. 163
Show Notes John Baird John is Founder of Velocity Coaching and coauthor (with Edward Sullivan) of the recently published book, Leading with Heart (Harper Collins). John is considered to be one of the premier executive coaches in Silicon Valley, having coached CEOs and Founders for over 25 years. John built his career working with the top leaders at companies ranging from early stage start-ups to Fortune 500 firms like Apple and Nike. His first company ExecutivEdge (with Michele Bolton) in many w...
Nov 30, 2022•42 min•Ep. 162
Show Notes Christopher Nguyen CEO and Co-Founder of Aitomatic Hacker, Professor, Builder/Founder w/ successful exits, Leader, Knowledge-First ML Creator @h1st_ai, ex-GoogleApps, http://bit.ly/scholar-ctn ‣ Strategic executive leadership [Google, Panasonic] ‣ CEO/CTO/VP Eng, successful startup+corp experience [Agenda-Asia, Arimo, Aitomatic] ‣ Hands-on software engineering management - built & led teams of '00s ‣ Machine Learning/AI, Extreme Internet-scale, highly available, low-latency servic...
Nov 23, 2022•46 min•Ep. 161
Kevin Gsell is the Managing Director, Company Solutions for Nasdaq Private Market, NPM is leading the way by bringing private companies, banks and brokers, stakeholders, and investors together to transact in one marketplace. How have the private markets changed over the years? What is the history of the Nasdaq private market? How important is it for liquidity, or a way for people to sell their shares, for these companies that stay private for so long? For employee, investors? How are people for ...
Nov 17, 2022•47 min•Ep. 160
Show Notes Michael Brooks Life is a freelance paradise. How do I know? Thanks to my company's $150 million in freelance payouts. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐧-𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 As the CEO and Founder of GoLance, I have an insider's view of the POWER of the "gig-economy," and how lucrative and benefit packed it truly is to work remotely. For all parties involved! I've created one of the world's largest freelance platforms, where high-quality global talent is able to connect with, and work for...
Nov 09, 2022•54 min•Ep. 159
Show Notes Mike Evans Mike Evans I’m building a new company, Fixer. We’re a “right now” handyman service. Using our website, anyone in Chicago can book a fixer in minutes for whatever time is convenient for them. Our fixers are full time employees with benefits, as our company is committed to creating a career path alternative to the “gig” economy. Before Fixer, I went to MIT where I graduated with a pile of degrees and an equally impressive pile of debt. After that adventure, I co-founded GrubH...
Nov 02, 2022•47 min•Ep. 158
Show Notes Rory Murphy Rory Murphy is the Vice President of Government Affairs at the US-China Business Council and is based out of Washington DC. Before joining USCBC, Murphy worked as an attorney at Squire Patton Boggs LLP. He previously worked in the policy office of the Export-Import Bank of the United States and as a professional staff member on the trade staff of the Senate Finance Committee under former Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT). Murphy received an undergraduate degree from Seton Hall Un...
Oct 27, 2022•40 min•Ep. 157
Jim Toth, Managing Partner at Riverside Acceleration Capital I have been investing in enterprise software companies since 2006, both as an individual and as an institutional investor. I am passionate about software and entrepreneurship and strive every day to be helpful as an investor and partner for growth. We talk about Why should companies think of raising debt when taking outside capital vs equity? What should one know about Private Equity? Where is the Private Equity world moving towards in...
Oct 19, 2022•38 min•Ep. 156
Show Notes Jotham Stein Jotham S. Stein is the principal of the Law Offices of Jotham S. Stein P.C. (www.jotham.com). Mr. Stein has more than twenty-five years of experience representing entrepreneurs, C-Suite executives, board members, venture capitalists, private equity principals, investment bankers as well as employees of companies of all types and sizes. Mr. Stein has negotiated numerous employment agreements, separation agreements, M & A agreements, change in control agreements, stock ...
Oct 12, 2022•57 min•Ep. 155
Show Notes Joe Welu Fiercely committed to building Total Expert into a world class technology company through incredible people and a relentless focus on innovation and getting better every single day. I have dedicated my life to staying ahead of trends and creating incredible value for our customers as CEO of Total Expert. Areas of Expertise: -Digital transformation in financial services -SaaS/Fintech -Sales and Marketing leadership and strategy -Customer Loyalty -Real Estate and Mortgage Lendi...
Sep 21, 2022•45 min•Ep. 154
Show Notes Mani Mahadevan Mani is the founder and CEO of Valur which takes the tax optimization and asset protection tools of the ultra-wealthy and makes them accessible to everyone. The United States has the most complex tax system in the world. That complexity hurts most Americans and helps only the few who can afford to hire an army of tax professionals to exploit it. At Valur, they believe that the tax planning tools necessary to grow wealth more efficiently should be available to more than ...
Sep 14, 2022•48 min•Ep. 153
Show Notes Juan Escobar Head of Intelligence Solutions Diffbot Diffbot is a world-class group of AI engineers building a universal database of structured information, to provide knowledge as a service to all intelligent applications. Whether you are building an app that uses web content, an enterprise business application, or a smart robotic assistant, we've got you covered We talk about How do most people do data research today? How can one ensure quality of data? How quickly could a new data s...
Sep 09, 2022•35 min•Ep. 152
It has been an incredible journey. 150 Episodes!!!! We look back at the last 50 and discuss some of the highlights and key topics that were discussed in these amazing interviews. About the Speaker: Shawn Flynn started as a business owner, founding, and growing a successful company in Beijing China before returning to the US to work with companies ranging from fast growing Silicon Valley startups to established overseas public companies. He brings his international experience working with all sta...
Aug 31, 2022•41 min•Ep. 151
Show Notes George Parrish George Parrish who is the Head of the Deal Screening Committee at the Angel Group Bay Angels. He is also the Executive Director of Entrepreneur Lab LLC, Headquartered 90 minutes East of SF/Silicon Valley in the Central San Joaquin Valley with a branch launched in Tracy California. Entrepreneur Lab is located and supported by the City of Stockton, the City of Tracy, WorkVine209, the San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the Central Valley Asian Chamber of ...
Aug 24, 2022•58 min•Ep. 150
Ep 148 Building Communities with Nicholas Adams Nicholas E. Adams is a national award-winning publicist, strategist, and advisor. He has served as president and ceo of NINICO Communications® since 2011 and champions the motto Power of Partnership®. For more than a decade, the firm has created campaigns, developed messaging, and served as publicist to some of California’s most storied brands and business leaders. Mr. Adams is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and board member of...
Aug 17, 2022•36 min•Ep. 149
Ivan Linn is a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur and pianist. He is known for his work in the music production of video games in the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts series. He is also the music director and chief conductor of the Assassin's Creed Symphony World Tour. Linn is a production executive of Goldstones Studios and the CEO and founder of web3 music platform Wavv. Linn is a member of the National Arts and Sciences Recording Academy and ASCAP. We talk about How is pitching a startup differe...
Aug 11, 2022•50 min•Ep. 148
