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Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Sean Randolph is senior director for the Bay Area Council Economic institute as well as being the Former Director of Trade for the California Trade and Commerce Agency, he is an Executive with expertise in economic policy, technology and innovation, and international affairs. Frequent speaker and writer on economic issues, with over 200 published reports and articles on foreign affairs, international business and economic policy.
Active kayaker and trail, mountain and ultramarathon runner.
This episode we talk about:
Which countries have the strongest ties and influence on Silicon Valley?
How big of an economic influence does Silicon Valley really have on the state of California?
How does trade policy affect startups?
What role does the Bay Area Council play in Silicon Valley and the rest of the world?
What laws are being discussed that will affect all of us in the coming years?
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Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
We have Scott Orn on the show. Scott runs Operations at Kruze Consulting, a fast-growing Startup CFO Consulting firm that works with over 160 startup clients. Kruze is based in San Francisco with clients in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and New York. In addition to his Operations responsibilities, Scott runs the Venture Debt Consulting practice at Kruze.
In his spare time, Scott publishes the Founders & Friends Podcast, which interviews Startup CEO's, Investors and other service providers in the startup ecosystem.
Before Kruze Consulting, Scott was a Partner at Lighthouse Capital, a private debt fund that lends to startups. In addition, Scott ran Community Products at Callisto Media. Prior to joining Lighthouse, Scott spent three years in Technology Mergers & Acquisitions at Hambrecht & Quist which was later acquired by JPMorgan Chase.
Scott has an MBA from Kellogg, and an undergraduate business degree from CAL Berkeley. He also has a CFA and has passed the Series 7.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How do companies get into trouble by having sloppy financials?
What are common tax mistakes that startups make?
When should a company bring in a CFO consultant?
What are some stories from Venture Debt Consulting with startups?
What is it like to grow a company while at the same time becoming a new parent?
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BOOKS AND RESOURCES
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Kruze Consulting
Founders & Friends Podcast
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Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
On today’s episode, we chat with Jerry Ross. Jerry is an energetic and creative leader who has achieved success leading corporate, start-up, and non-profit organizations. He is a life-long entrepreneur that has been honored as "CEO of the Year" by the Orlando Business Journal, and the "Economic Development Leader of the Year" by I-4 Business Magazine for his work at the National Entrepreneur Center.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What does it take to be an investible company?
How can a startup ecosystem be built? What is needed?
What are the resources that are available to startups that they might not know about?
How does a founder find those first big corporate sponsors?
How does a corporate partnership or a pilot program between a startup and a corporation usually work?
What skills can or can’t be taught to a founder of a company?
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Email Jerry
National Entrepreneur Center
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Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
On today’s episode, we sit down with Raymond Chen. Raymond is a board member and the President of CIE-SF, a non-profit volunteer organization. He spent 19 years in the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software industry. As the co-founder and Senior Vice President of Sigrity, Inc., he not only led many aspects of product architecture, engineering process, customer application and support, operation and IT with a worldwide team, but also marketed and sold innovative technologies and tools to leading-edge customers in semiconductor, computer, communication, networking, and consumer electronics companies.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Is the type of research that universities do more advanced than what the private sector is capable of? Or is it the opposite and the private sector is more advanced?
What is Electronic Design Automation software?
How does a software company protect its software from it being stolen and IP infringement?
What is the Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE)?
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
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Chinese Institute of Engineers Website
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Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
On today’s episode, we char with Dr. Prasun Mishra. Dr. Mishra (Ex-Genentech, Ex-NCI, Ex-NIH) is the Founder and CEO of Agility Pharmaceuticals. He is a serial entrepreneur who founded his first company after graduating high school, and second company during his PhD.
Since then, he has accumulated a wealth of experienced by building, investing and advising numerous other companies. He is an investor/ co-founder/ board member of a few US based corporations focused on accelerating drug discovery & development, blockchain & digital health. Dr. Mishra is also founding president & CEO of American Association for Precision Medicine (AAPM) and is leading research efforts focused on preventing & curing chronic diseases; not only treating the sick but also providing knowledge/tools to individuals to live longer, healthier lives.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What is precision medicine?
How is Big Data Analytics, AI and technology impacting the medical industry?
Is the current process for drug discovery broken and if so, how can it be fixed?
Will technology be at a point where research can be one step ahead of possible mutations in viruses or drug resistances?
What does all this new technology mean for the skill requirements of health professionals?
We would also like to thank Atul Padha who made the introduction that allowed today’s interview to take place.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
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Find the best job candidate at Ziprecruiter.
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Email Mishra
American Association of Precision Medicine
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Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
On today’s show, we’re happy to chat with our very own Stig Brodersen. Stig is a value investor, business owner, and international bestselling author. His podcast We Study Billionaires has over 30 million+ downloads and has been recognized as the #1 ranked stock investing podcast in the world with awards such as:
#1 stock investing podcast on iTunes
#1 stock investing podcast on Google
#1 investing podcast by CNBC
#1 investing podcast by Business Insider
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How does a podcast host build a relationship with advertisers for their shows?
How do analytics play a part in podcasting?
What are the struggles with having the core team in another country?
How can one make a career out of podcasting?
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
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Talk to Stig Brodersen on Twitter
Follow Stig Brodersen on LinkedIn
Get the latest updates on We Study Billionaires by The Investor’s Podcast Network on Facebook
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Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
James Ehrlich is a serial entrepreneur in the areas of technology, media technology and clean-tech. He is the founder at ReGen Villages, Entrepreneur in Residence at Stanford University Center for Compassion, Altruism, Research and Education (CCARE), and faculty at Singularity University.
James is part of an on-going White House Task Force on the Nexus of Food, Water, Energy and Waste and advising the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Department of State on regenerative platform development and implementation at the neighborhood scale. He also co-authored the UN Sustainability Platform Brief "Regenerative Community Development" with Professor Larry Leifer and Chris Ford (AIA) at the Stanford University Center for Design Research.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How is tech leading towards a sustainable future for all?
What is the Wood Wide Web?
How are digital twins used in the modeling villages of the future?
What technology will be used for completely self-reliant cities?
What is it like to be the first ever Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Stanford?
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BOOKS AND RESOURCES
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ReGen Villages
James’ TV Show Hippy Gourmet
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Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
On today’s episode, we sit down with Jim McKelvey. Jim is the co-founder of Square, a financial services, merchant services aggregator, and mobile payment company. In 2009, Jim designed a card reader which in 2011 was inducted into the Museum of Modern Art. Jim then teamed with other St. Louis-based serial entrepreneurs to help found Cultivation Capital which was ranked the 7th most active venture capital firm founded since 2009, and the 3rd most active lead investor and since 2017, McKelvey has been appointed as an Independent Director of the St. Louis Federal Reserve.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why you can’t be an expert as an entrepreneur
About Jim’s new book “The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time”
The incredible story of how he first met Jack Dorsey (cofounder of Twitter) and how they built Square together
The story of the man that if he had wanted could have been the richest man ever to have lived
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
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Visit Jim’s Website
Follow Jim on Twitter or connect on LinkedIn
Read Jim’s new book
Read “Good to Great” by Jim Collins
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Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Rich Razgaitis has been passionate about building brands and teams. Since 2002, he has served in CEO/president-level roles in several venture capital backed start-ups, privately held turnaround and growth companies, and he brings insight from those experiences to his work today at FloWater.
Raz was the CEO of several consumer-tech companies, including DealOn, an e-commerce company that developed the Web’s first deal-commerce exchange, and another, MyTownPerks, which built the first PCI-complaint, cloud-based loyalty program for B2B. (Both companies were subsequently acquired.)
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What is the current problem with the “state of water” domestically and globally?
What are the challenges of a hardware company when it comes to cash flow?
How is a hardware company’s growth different than a software company?
How are “refill stations” positioned as smart devices?
What is the big vision and big events for the company Environmental Tech in 2020?
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BOOKS AND RESOURCES
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Follow FloWater on Twitter
Follow FloWater on Instagram
Email FloWater
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Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Crystal McKellar is the Founder and Managing Partner of Anathem Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in companies that have developed breakthrough technology that they are pragmatically leveraging to win and own uncrowded, high-margin markets. Crystal currently serves on the board of Cooler Heads, and previously served as a board member at Siren, Neurable, and DoubleDutch (acquired by Cvent) and as a board observer at Fractyl.
Crystal is a Kauffman Fellows Mentor, and has served as a mentor to the TechStars MetLife Digital Accelerator and the Ad Astra tech incubator program. Crystal is a proud member of All Raise and is a frequent speaker on entrepreneurship and innovation at technology conferences and finance events.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
When raising a fund, what recommendations are there for first-time fundraisers?
What are the relationship dynamics between a Venture Capitalist and the Limited Partners (LPs)?
The life of a VC, how is it really? What are some of the positives and negatives of the role?
What are the advantages of keeping the fund size small?
We would like to thank Maya Tussing for making the introduction which allowed for today’s episode. Thank you for the support!
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Loving the Opportunity to talk to some of the most interesting people on the plannet :))