Michael Berolzheimer is the founder & managing partner at Bee Partners, a fund specializing in partnering with startups at the earliest stages of their business. Some of their notable pre-seed and seed investments include TubeMogul, IndieGogo, Tradesy, tbh, and even Bear Naked Granola. On this episode, we’ll explore the pre-seed investing space, dig into Bee Partners’ decision-making process, as well as the evolution into partnering with blockchain startups. Learn more about Michael , Bee Pa...
Feb 20, 2018•32 min
Alan R. Milligan is the founder & CEO of White Rabbit. White Rabbit is a browser plug-in that recognizes the content you watch, allowing you to reward the films and series you stream, ensuring artists receive their fair share. In this episode, we learn all about the movie business, why it's so messed up, and how cutting out the middle man might just be the solution the industry needs to level the playing field for content creators. Learn more about Alan and White Rabbit ! Follow White Rabbit...
Feb 13, 2018•38 min
Fred Krueger is the co-founder and CEO of TroopMarket and WorkCoin, a token and marketplace powering the future of freelance work. Fred has been a TEN time founder with multiple exits in the social networking, advertising, and casual gaming space, and is maintaining an extremely pragmatic, fundamental approach to his latest project. In this episode, we discuss how Fred's philosophy of building a real product with immediate utility ahead of their upcoming ICO will drive value for investors, and w...
Feb 06, 2018•50 min
Mark Jeffrey is the co-founder & CEO of Guardium and Guardian Circle, products tackling an extremely critical industry that most of us take for granted…emergency response. He's also a 5-time entrepreneur with multiple exits, eight time author, and worked closely with some of the biggest names in tech including Jason Calacanis and Travis Kalanick. In this episode, we talk about the access and evolution of emergency response services, the Guardium token sale, and how Guardium's framework will ...
Jan 29, 2018•47 min
Paul Veradittakit is a partner at Pantera Capital, the world's most successful venture fund. Pantera Capital recently announced returns of over 25,000% to early investors in its short 4-year life, largely driven by the meteoric rise in the price of Bitcoin. Paul's accomplishments with Pantera include closing over 30 venture investments, 20 token pre-sale investments, growing Pantera’s brand, and building relationships with incubators, startups, and institutions to discover unexpected and valuabl...
Jan 23, 2018•45 min
Roger Ver is the founder and CEO of Bitcoin.com, one of the earliest evangelists of Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Cash, and the first investor in Bitcoin-startups including Bitinstant, Ripple, Bitpay, and Kraken. He's one of the most well-known and controversial figures in the bitcoin and crypto ecosystem, and even ran for California State Assembly as a Libertarian Party candidate in 2000. In this episode, we learn about Roger's life, explore the growth of Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Cash, dig into the ...
Jan 13, 2018•44 min
Jon Chou and Tony Tran are the co-founders of the Bee Token , a decentralized home sharing network where hosts and guests can connect with one another without going through a middleman like Airbnb or VRBO. That means cheaper stays for guests, and more money for hosts, democratizing access for just about anybody. In this episode, we follow the Bee Token's growth from idea in October to ICO in February, and share their learnings for others who want to follow the cryptocurrency route. Their ICO pre...
Jan 09, 2018•29 min
Peter Tang is a managing partner of GoldLok Vodka, one of America’s newest craft vodka brands. He’s also got one of my favorite Instagram accounts because he’s always surrounded by beautiful cars, famous people, and an amazing lifestyle. In this episode, we learn about Peter's hustle coming up in the luxury car game to breaking GoldLok Vodka into one of the largest liquor markets in the world...Las Vegas.
Dec 13, 2017•38 min
Mike Jones is the co-founder and CEO of Science Inc , a disruptive media company, incubator, and fund that invests in, and scales early stages startups like MeUndies, Mammoth Media, Flutter, and Earny. They're also one of America’s most successful incubators with exits including Delicious, DogVacay, and Dollar Shave Club, which was acquired by Unilever for $1B in 2016. In this episode, we learn about Science Inc's recently announced Science Blockchain ICO, the first ICO blockchain incubator of i...
Sep 12, 2017•36 min
Kara Goldin is the Founder & CEO of Hint Water , the leading all natural, sugar free, and zero-calorie flavored water brand. Kara created Hint as a healthy alternative to soda, and also thought that plain water was simply too boring. In this episode we learn about how Kara's personal struggles inspired her to set out on this venture, how Hint is expanding into new product lines, and how she created a new consumer category out of her home. Learn more about Kara Goldin and Hint Water ! Follow ...
Aug 01, 2017•31 min
Siqi Chen is the VP of Growth at Postmates , the leading on-demand logistics provider. He was previously the co-founder and CEO of Hey (acquired by Postmates), maker of Heyday, an automated journal app, Stolen (the short-lived, but incredibly viral Twitter hit), and Famous.af (Stolen’s less controversial successor). Siqi previously served as the GM at Zynga after an acquisition of his Facebook app startup, Serious Business, maker of the ridiculously viral Friends for Sale, as well as stints at P...
Jun 06, 2017•44 min
Tony Conrad is a partner at True Ventures and co-founder of 2 companies acquired by AOL, about.me and Sphere. He's invested in some of today’s most well-known and well-loved brands like Wordpress, Fitbit, and Blue Bottle Coffee, and Jeff Clavier says that Tony is one of the few guys who figured out how to be both a great entrepreneur and a great VC. In this episode, we learn about how Tony's background of growing up in a small farming community in Indiana, coupled with living and working all ove...
May 09, 2017•43 min
Jeff Clavier is the founder and managing partner at SoftTech VC , one of the most well-known venture firms in the industry. As one of the original so-called super angels or micro VC’s, Jeff is a legend in the valley and has seen it all. He knows how to pick winners, and some of his most notable investments include Mint.com , Fitbit, Eventbrite, Hired, Postmates, Poshmark, about.me , and many, many more. In this episode, we learn about how Jeff got his start in venture, how he raised his most rec...
May 01, 2017•51 min
Bill Clark is the founder and CEO of MicroVentures , an online equity crowdfunding platform that enables accredited investors to connect with startups, businesses and services to raise capital or participate in secondary market opportunities. MicroVentures has raised millions for startups, backing several multi-billion dollar companies including Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Yelp, and many more before they reached the public markets. In this episode, we learn about how Bill founded Mic...
Mar 07, 2017•28 min
Eileen Carey is the founder and CEO of Glassbreakers , an enterprise SaaS company focused on supporting diversity and inclusion as a core business function. Glassbreakers connects employees with resources, mentoring, and a community of peers, making a difference to their enterprise customers’ bottom line today. In this episode, we learn about Glassbreakers' unique approach to improving diversity and inclusion, why it is important, the challenges of building software for a new category and sellin...
Feb 21, 2017•31 min
Jake Gibson is the co-founder & former COO of NerdWallet , a website that gives consumers and small businesses clarity around all of life’s financial decisions. Since departing in 2014, Jake has become an active angel investor in companies like Earnest, The Hustle, Captain401, DataFox, InDinero, Meadow, and many more. He is currently an EIR at 500 Startups , lending his knowledge and experience with the 500 fintech fund. In this episode, we learn about how the financial crisis led to the cre...
Jan 31, 2017•30 min
Ian McHenry is the co-founder and CEO of Beyond Pricing , an essential revenue management and dynamic pricing tool for vacation rental owners who list on sites like Airbnb and VRBO. He's a Renaissance man whose background includes investment banking, consulting, solving rural poverty in Africa, sailing throughout Southeast Asia, and even a bit of wine-making. In this episode, we follow Ian's journey as he embarks as a first-time entrepreneur and builds a company that's not only huge in Japan, bu...
Jan 17, 2017•39 min
Michael Sacca is the newly minted President of Crew.co , a platform for hiring trusted creative professionals. The Montreal-based company was formerly known as “Oomph”, and has raised about $14M to date. In this episode, we learn about how Michael got the top job at Crew and how pursuing side projects saved the company from obscurity to becoming the best place to build your projects. Hire a trusted freelancer at Crew.co . Subscribe to the Rocketship.fm podcast. Follow Michael on Twitter @michael...
Jan 10, 2017•35 min
Dori Yona is co-founder and COO of Earny , an app that makes it super simple to automatically get money back on almost every purchase you make. Earny has raised $1.2M and has processed over $1B in receipts to date. In this episode, we learn about how Dori's experience as a Commander in the Israel Defense Forces prepared him to guide the Earny team and triumph over overpaying. Download Earny in the App Store! Dori's favorite book: Hatchet Apps Dori can't live without: Snapchat , Chase & Unite...
Jan 02, 2017•30 min
Husayn Kassai is the co-founder and CEO of Onfido , a service making background check screening and identity verification easy and cost effective. In this episode, Husayn shares how his own job hunting struggles led him to founding an indispensable service used by startups, governments, and banks worldwide. Integrate Onfido's identity & document verification, and background checks into your business. Apps Husayn can't live without: Blinkist , Trello , Slack , Lyft and Uber Husayn collects: B...
Dec 28, 2016•24 min
Lisa Qiu Fetterman is the co-founder and CEO of Nomiku , a smart sous vide machine that makes delicious home cooking accessible and affordable to everybody. In this episode, Lisa shares how she leveraged her experiences with Kickstarter, Y Combinator, and Shark Tank to build a big business out of a small kitchen appliance, and why your next meal should be Nomiku'd. Buy Nomiku in time for Christmas at Williams Sonoma or Nomiku.com . Follow Lisa on Twitter @LisaQFetterman and see her pitch on Shar...
Dec 23, 2016•24 min
Sam Parr is the co-founder and CEO of Hustle Con Media , one of America’s fastest growing media companies. In this episode, Sam shares his eclectic history of hustling and his mission to build a media conglomerate for the ages. Subscribe to The Hustle daily email . Follow Sam on Twitter @thesamparr and experience his cross-country motorcycle trip in photos . Sam's recommended reading: Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr & Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortun...
Dec 20, 2016•36 min
Howard Lindzon is the co-founder and general partner at Social Leverage - an early stage venture fund, and co-founder and chairman of StockTwits – a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information. In this episode, Howard shares his beginnings as a Toronto comic and how he combined humor with social media to become the Howard Lindzon we know and love today. Learn more about Social Leverage . Follow Howard on StockTwits @howardlindzon , on Twitter @howardlindzon ...
Dec 13, 2016•39 min
Vincent Cardillo was the co-founder & former CTO of Bento , a startup delivering delicious Asian food on demand. Bento was featured on Season 3 Episode 6 of Gimlet Media's Startup podcast, following the entrepreneurial journey faced by Vincent and his co-founder Jason Demant . In this inaugural episode of the VentureForth podcast, we catch up with Vincent and hear about his experience with Bento, the Startup podcast, and the future of food delivery. Get Bento delivered with Postmates Vincent...
Dec 05, 2016•40 min
