Middle Tech

Yasmin Moaven is the CMO of Pipe, a New York based FinTech company that allows companies to transform recurring revenue into up-front capital for growth without dilution or restrictive debt. Pipe has gotten lot of attention since their inception as they were the first company to introduce this new model by turning recurring revenue into a new asset class, and they’ve raised over $300mm in venture...

Lincoln Day talks about the importance of operating at scale through the lens of some of the biggest operations in tech history. Middle Tech socials: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Nate, Evan, and Logan discuss renewed talks of TikTok getting banned in the US and Instagram making moves to grow the usage of Reels. Watch Middle Tech's Friday Updates LIVE at 8:30am EST on Instagram every week! @MiddleTechPod Today's Friday Update is sponsored by KY Innovation and Bolt Marketing Visit us at MiddleTech.com

What is Kentucky’s startup ecosystem doing to set itself up for success? Logan Jones moderates a panel discussion on the pillars for a thriving startup community with those that are leading the charge on establishing them in this region. Our panelists include: Monique Quarterman , representing the pillar of Diversity. Monique is the Deputy Executive Director in the Office of Entrepreneurship and S...

Trust us, Danny knows a thing or two about solo entrepreneurship. Find out what it's all about in this weeks episode. Middle Tech socials: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Logan and Evan discuss Climavision partnering with GE Digital and take requests for OpenAI's DALL-E to create (we recommend watching the video for this one). Watch Middle Tech's Friday Updates LIVE at 8:30am EST on Instagram every week! @MiddleTechPod Today's Friday Update is sponsored by KY Innovation and Bolt Marketing Visit us at MiddleTech.com

For our 200th episode, the team picked out some of their favorite clips from their favorite episodes of the past 200. These clips cover things we found interesting, some great stories, and learnings from this region’s top entrepreneurs. PILOT. Smart Homes and Voice Will Take Over 18. Scott Shapiro, Chief Innovation Officer of Lexington, KY, on University Cities, Gigabit Internet, and Bikeshare 128...

Evan takes a closer look at the current connection... well, disconnection rather, of tech in the real estate world. What's next for the future of real estate?  Middle Tech socials: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Evan and Logan discuss Google’s “sentient ai”, the state of Bitcoin, and the market in general. Mistakenly not uploaded on Friday, but we wanted to get it published anyway as the stories are still relevant. Watch Middle Tech's Friday Updates LIVE at 8:30am EST on Instagram every week! @MiddleTechPod Today's Friday Update is sponsored by KY Innovation and Bolt Marketing Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Nate Pierotti is a Partner at New Stack Ventures, a Chicago-based VC firm focused on early stage capital. New Stack typically leads rounds at the angel, pre-seed, or seed stage and invests between $500k and $1.5M into startups that are pre-revenue, in pilots, or early commercialization. Our conversation with Nate covers how New Stack seeks to fund “outsiders” that break the mold of traditional fou...

Logan Jones breaks down the Leadership Visit to Tampa with CommerceLex and what he believes Lexington can learn from Tampa's growth. Middle Tech socials: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Logan, Nate, and Evan discuss the LIV vs PGA controversy, Meta’s Workplace deal with McDonald’s, and Apple getting into Buy Now Pay Later. Watch Middle Tech's Friday Updates LIVE at 8:30am EST on Instagram every week! @MiddleTechPod Today's Friday Update is sponsored by KY Innovation and Bolt Marketing Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Brad Luttrell is the co-founder and CEO of GoWild, a Louisville-based social commerce platform driven by a data-driven shopping experiences that makes outdoor activities easy to learn & fun to share. Since Brad first came on for ep. 85, GoWild has refined their business model, grown their user base, added several new employees, and raised $4.5mm in venture capital. Aside from hearing about how...

New addition to the Middle Tech Podcast team, Evan Boggs, dives into some useful tips on how to combat the creative block and burnout.  Middle Tech socials: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Visit us at MiddleTech.com 

L ogan and Evan give their thoughts on remote work and the stance Elon has taken on it, and discuss the current state of the US & global economies as Jamie Dimon says we’re headed for an “economic hurricane”. Watch Middle Tech's Friday Updates LIVE at 8:30am EST on Instagram every week! @MiddleTechPod Today's Friday Update is sponsored by KY Innovation and Bolt Marketing Visit us at MiddleTech...

Haley Cawthon is the Assistant Managing Editor at Louisville Business First, a business media publisher covering business news, data and networking for the Greater Louisville area. Our conversation with Haley centers around Ky Inno, a part of Louisville Business First covering Louisville's innovation economy, and working to connect & catalyze the region’s next-generation businesses and busines...

Nate reads a blog originally by Tom Monarch about the importance of an effective Shareholder Agreement when starting a company. Middle Tech socials: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Visit us at MiddleTech.com 

Nate and Danny discuss continued Twitter/Elon drama, Amazon Style stores, Ethereum 2.0, and Saudi Aramco potentially buying Lexington's Valvoline. Watch Middle Tech's Friday Updates LIVE at 8:30am EST on Instagram every week! @MiddleTechPod Today's Friday Update is sponsored by KY Innovation and Bolt Marketing Visit us at MiddleTech.com

For this episode, Logan arranged an interview with a key player in Tampa’s tech community during his visit during CommerceLex's Leadership Visit. Forbes recently named Tampa the #1 Emerging Tech Ecosystem and we wanted to dig into why that is. Lakshmi Shenoy is the CEO of Embarc Collective, a Tampa-based organization that supports the city’s entrepreneurs by curating the experiences, resources, an...

Nate takes a closer look into a trending breaking news headline regarding well-known rappers Young Thug and Gunna. The two rappers, along with several others were involved in a grand-jury indictment for members of the YSL (Young Slime Life). Will this change the rap scene and the creative process forever? What's next? Middle Tech socials: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Visit us at MiddleTech.com&nbsp...

Logan, Nate, and Ross discuss new legislation and policies emerging around content moderation on social media and Ross gives a summary on the new development coming to downtown Lex. Watch Middle Tech's Friday Updates LIVE at 8:30am EST on Instagram every week! @MiddleTechPod Today's Friday Update is sponsored by KY Innovation and Bolt Marketing Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Gary Briggs is the former CMO of Facebook and has deep experience in the tech industry, serving in leadership roles with Google, PayPal, Ebay, and IBM, among others. Gary is part of a group called Meeting of America that is working to build a platform aimed at addressing the growing divisiveness that we see forming in our country through facilitating conversations among those who might share diffe...

One of Middle Tech’s newest additions, Brad Farley, pushes against the concept of chasing after unicorn investment dollars and instead encourages us to start small. A champion for low code platforms, such as bubble.io, Brad’s personal stories of startup failures and successes led him on a path which ultimately led to his involvement in Middle Tech’s KY Tech Map. Listen for a few minutes on the leg...

L ogan and Nate cover stories on Elon's insistence that Twitter prove the amount of its fake orders, the iPod being dead, and layoffs hitting the tech industry. Watch Middle Tech's Friday Updates LIVE at 8:30am EST on Instagram every week! @MiddleTechPod Today's Friday Update is sponsored by KY Innovation and Bolt Marketing Visit us at MiddleTech.com

Debbie Gordon is the CEO & Founder of Cloud Range, a Nashville-based cybersecurity company that allows companies to simulate cyber attacks to train & prepare their teams. As we move more of our lives and systems online, cybersecurity is becoming more important than ever. Our conversation covers Debbie’s experience as a serial entrepreneur, why everyone should care about cybersecurity, and...