Empire State Of Grind

On this episode we are joined by previous guests Albert Wang, Co-Founder of Bearworks, and Daniel Langer Co-Founder of Trackstar, to catch up with what they have been up to at their startups and to learn about what Founders do. They open up about topics like fundraising, competition and how they leverage social media. We also discuss:  The role of VCs in their business How Founders look at fundrai...

On this episode we are joined by Ben Hills, CEO and Founder of Iris, the platform that leverages AI to find and gather data to respond to RFPs and other client due diligence requests. We dive into why this such a big pain point for companies and how generative AI is uniquely situated to solve this problem. We also discuss how Ben started the company and the inspiration he got from his grandparents...

On this episode we are joined by Sunny Manivannan, Founder of Peerbound, the AI platform that finds and unifies customer proof at scale. We dive into what customer proof is and why it is so powerful for influencing corporate purchases. We also discuss how Sunny discovered the power of customer stories and how his team is leveraging AI to unlock their previously hidden potential. We also discuss: ...

On this episode we are joined by Alexander McGee, Co-Founder, CRO and Head of Government Affairs at Balcony, the property management system for governments, built on the blockchain. We are joined by Co-host Kiran Bath, Product Counsel at Chainalysis, the leading blockchain analytics company. We will learn about the decades old problems that Balcony is solving in the real estate records space and w...

On this episode we are joined by Andrew Wojszynski, Solutions Engineering Leader at WIZ, as well as Co-host Kim Buhay. We discuss the problems that CNAPPs solve, how WIZ's products won Andrew over, and how his natural curiosity and problem solving skills led him on a path to NYC at companies like Google, Datadog, and WIZ. We also rap about:  How Andrew got into tech and leadership The role Solutio...

On this episode we are joined by Yael Goldstein, Lead Product Manager at Regal.ai as well as Co-host Kiran Bath. We discuss the current state of AI models and how Regal.ai is empowering customers to meaningfully connect with their clients via AI Phone Agents. We also rap about:   • Our reactions to interacting with AI phone agents • The secret sauce to building AI products • Yael's background and...

On this episode we are joined by two powerhouses of Event Marketing in the tech world. Our guest Carolina Barberri, Head of Events and Field Marketing at Cortex.io, and new Co-host, Kim Buhay, Director of Field Marketing at Datadog, share wisdom from their vast experience producing some of the biggest and creative events in the NYC tech scene. We will learn about the pivotal role events play in su...

On this special episode we are joined by John Shankman, the CEO and Founder of Hastag Labs, a category leading SaaS platform for publishers in the ad-tech space. We will leanr about the ad-tech space and how John saw an opportunity to provide value for publishers in the space, when most companies were focusing on the advertisers. We are joined by a special co-host as well, the show's producer, Bri...

On this Episode I sit down with Rob Bailey, COO of CrewAI, a multi agentic AI platform that is democratizing access to building and deploying automated workflows using any LLM and cloud platform. We dive into the current state of AI and how a multi-agent approach can unlock AI's true potential for the non-technical community. We also discuss:  The current state and history of AI and LLMs What the...

On this episode we visit with Jonathan Warrick, VP of Operations at dv01, the world's first end-to-end data management,   reporting, and analytics platform for loan-level lending data. We learn about Jonathan's non-traditional path from tuba major to being the first employee at a NYC fin-tech company and how a popular TV game show played a major role. On this epsiode we discuss:  The current state...

On this episode we visit with Daniel Langer, Co-Founder of Trackstar, the universal API for Warehouse Management Systems. In addition to learning about Trackstar and Daniel's role and jounrey as a Co-Founder, we will discuss: The current state of E-commerce and warehousing The origin story of the company Lessons from Y-Combinator and how to pivot Daniel's time at Google and as a consultant at McKi...

On this episode we visit with Maria Pereda Ehrlich, Director of Partnerships at Capchase, a startup providing non-dilutive financing to other technology startups. In addition to learning about Capchase and Maria's role, we discuss:  The finance landscape for tech startups The difference between debt and equity financing Starting a company during a global pandemic How Capchase is supporting today's...

On our premiere episode we visit with Albert Wang, the CEO and Co-Founder of Bearworks, a NYC based productivity and team-building platform. Learn about Albert's journey into tech, what problems Bearworks is solving and his thoughts on the city that never sleeps!   www.bearworks.com www.next-gen-law.com