"Request for Startups" with Erik Torenberg

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Sean Linehan: CEO at Exec  and  Squad . @seanlinehan on X * Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of  Turpentine.co . @eriktorenberg on X In this Request for Startups throwback, Sean Linehan, CEO at Exec and Squad, then-founder of Placement, joined Erik Torenberg to share insights from working at Flexport. They discuss the future of automation, the ri...

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Jonathan Swanson: Founder and Chairman of  Thumbtack and Athena .  @swaaanson  on X * John Kobs: Founder and CEO of Giant and Apartment List .  @JohnKobs  on X * Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of  Turpentine .  @eriktorenberg  on X In this Request for Startups throwback, Jonathan Swanson, founder of Thumbtack and Athena, with John Kobs, founder...

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Sean Linehan: CEO at Exec  and  Squad . @seanlinehan on X * Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of  Turpentine.co . @eriktorenberg on X A Request for Startups throwback! In this week’s episode, Sean Linehan, CEO at Exec and Squad, then-founder of Placement, joined Erik Torenberg for a live On Deck talk back in 2021 to discuss his journey from Flexpo...

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Will Summerlin: Managing Partner at  Autopilot , Former Co-Lead at  ARK Investment Management LLC , @WSummerlinAI on X * Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of  Turpentine.co . @eriktorenberg on X In this conversation, Will Summerlin, managing partner at Autopilot, joins Erik Torenberg to discuss the transformative potential of AI and FinTech. They...

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Nick DeWilde: Co-founder and Chief Customer Officer at  Exec . @nick_dewilde on X * Sean Linehan: CEO at   Exec  and  Squad . @seanlinehan on X * Justin Mares: Founder at  Truemed ,  Kettle & Fire , and  Surely . A venture Partner at  Long Journey Ventures . @jwmares on X * Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of  Turpentine.co . @eriktorenberg on X...

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Greg Isenberg: Co-Founder and CEO of Late Checkout , Former Advisor at Reddit and TikTok , @gregisenberg on X * Sean Linehan: Co-Founder and CEO at Exec , Co-Founder at Squad , @seanlinehan on X * Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of  Turpentine.co . @eriktorenberg on X In this week’s episode, Greg Isenberg, Co-founder and CEO of Late Checkout, jo...

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Joe Fernandez : Co-Founder and CEO of allUP , Former CEO and Co-Founder at Joymode and Klout , @JoeFernandez on X * Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of  Turpentine.co . @eriktorenberg on X In this conversation, Joe Fernandez, Co-Founder and CEO of allUP, joins Erik Torenberg as he discusses building in the online reputation space. They explore th...

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Gagan Biyani : CEO and Co-Founder at Maven , Previously Co-Founder at Udemy @gaganbiyani on X * Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of  Turpentine.co . @eriktorenberg on X In this conversation, Erik Torenberg sits down with Gagan Biyani to explore idea formation and the five stages of the ideation process. Gagan also shares his startup ideas, such a...

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Nick DeWilde: Co-founder and Chief Customer Officer at Exec . @nick_dewilde on X * Sean Linehan: CEO at   Exec and Squad . @seanlinehan on X * Justin Mares: Founder at Truemed , Kettle & Fire , and Surely . A venture Partner at Long Journey Ventures . @jwmares on X * Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of  Turpentine.co . @eriktorenberg on X In this...

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Romeen Sheth: CEO of Metasys Technologies . @RomeenSheth on X * Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of  Turpentine.co . @eriktorenberg on X * Sean Linehan: CEO of Exec.com , previously VP Product at Flexport. @seanlinehan on X In this conversation, recorded in mid-2023, Romeen Sheth, CEO of Metasys Technologies , joins Erik Torenberg and Sean Lineha...

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Mike Maples,Jr: Founder of Floodgate and Host of the Starting Greatness podcast. @m2jr on X * Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of  Turpentine.co . @eriktorenberg on X In this conversation, Erik Torenberg sits down with Mike Maples, Founder of Floodgate , to discuss the idea maze, insight hacking, inflections, and effective leadership strategies....

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Avlok Kohli : CEO at AngelList , angel investor, advisor and repeat exits as a founder. @avlok on X * David Booth : Co-founder & Chairman of On Deck , Formerly at AngelList , Carta @david__booth on X * Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of  Turpentine.co . @eriktorenberg on X In this conversation, Avlok Kohli and David Booth join Erik Torenberg to...

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Talia Goldberg, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners @TaliaGold on X * Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of  Turpentine.co . @eriktorenberg on X. In this conversation, Talia Goldberg from Bessemer joins Erik Torenberg to discuss the current state of search and what future founders should build for search and discovery in the age of AI. She also sh...

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Dan Romero, co-founder and CEO of Farcaster . @dwr on X * Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of  Turpentine.co . @eriktorenberg on X In this conversation, Dan Romero join Erik Torenberg to chat about building a company in 2024, selecting ideas to work on, and finding product-market fit (Dan quotes Marc Andreessen's definition of the term). They als...

Today's episode of Request for Startups features: * Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor, the co-founder of Counsyl , the former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Coinbase , and former GP at the Andreessen Horowitz . @balajis on X * Erik Torenberg : Investor, founder of Turpentine . @eriktorenberg on X In this episode, and talk about the best time to start a company and how to choose the right c...

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Imran Khan, co-founder of Alliance, crypto accelerator and founder network, and co-host of the Good Game podcast. @lmrankhan on X * Qiao Wang, co-founder of Alliance, crypto accelerator and founder network, and co-host of the Good Game podcast. Previously Messari, Tower Research. @qwqiaoon X * Sean Linehan:CEO of Exec.com, previously VP Product at...

In this episode, Aashay Sanghvi, a partner at Haystack joins Sean Linehan and Erik Torenberg to discuss his frameworks for identifying venture scale ideas. Today’s episode of Request for Startups features: * Guest:  * Aashay Sanghvi: Partner at Haystack ( https://twitter.com/aashaysanghvi_ ) * Hosts: * Erik Torenberg: Investor, founder of Turpentine.co ( https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg ) * Sean...

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Auren Hoffman : CEO of Safegraph , GP at Flex Capital , and host of podcast World of Daas * Host: Erik Torenberg : Investor, Founder of Turpentine.co In this conversation, Erik and Auren discuss all things data business, including data on windfalls and net worth, reputational databases, and the failures and successes of LinkedIn. What will you bui...

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features * Justin Mares : Founder of Truemed, Kettle & Fire, Surely, and a partner at True Journey Ventures * Sean Linehan : CEO of Exec.com, previously VP Product at Flexport * Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of Turpentine.co The conversation maps startup ideas and concepts, including dating apps based on spending patterns, a matching platform for singles...