Startup Mindsets

In this episode, we talk to Anil Narasimha the CEO/Founder of Mekonos.  Mekonos is an innovative biotech startup building solution that enable  and accelerate precision medicine, synthetic biology & fundamental  science. We learn what it's like starting and running a biotech company from starting in a lab to becoming a product with real-life applications. 

One in every two dogs and one in every three cats die from cancer. This statistic is alarming. Christina Lopes, the CEO/Founder of Fidocure, breaks down their mission of being the first precision medicine for pets. We learn about her inspiring career journey, the YCombinator experience, fundraising, the value of the humanities, and what FidoCure is actively doing to combat this issue. 

We talk to a venture capitalist, startup founder, and a world-class operator on this episode. Amit shares his inspiring career journey. We discuss investing virtually compared to in-person, what it is like raising money for a startup, venture fund, and non-profit, and the career journey of being an early employee of Google, confounding Health IQ, working at Norwest Ventures, Samsung Next, and how...

Workplace happiness is in question a lot nowadays with high turnover rates and more and more employees disagreeing with management. In this episode, we catch up with our good friend Kelly Lei who helps employees find their belonging. Believing that we don't have just one purpose in life, Kelly's current purpose is to grow people and businesses into their full potential by helping people to create,...

Innovation is a ubiquitous characteristic of startups and organizations in the tech world. In this episode, we talk to Jordan Sun, the Chief Innovation Officer of San Jose, California. We discuss what fits the innovation mold of the city and recent success in closing the digital divide. Moreover, we discover Maslow's hierarchy of needs, crisis response vs consensus-driven approach, and his time in...

You can’t do it alone. Entrepreneurship can be isolating especially in the beginning. Today, we learn about Earl’s time in Techstar’s Western Union accelerator. We discuss virtual vs. in person work and learn about the value that having a tribe behind you provides. #startupmindsets

Madhu Iyer is presently a partner at RocketshipVC, a 140M fund that invests in global founders. In this episode, we talk about the South East Asian tech ecosystem, what it's like building a tech unicorn, GoJek, and growing Intuit's Quickbooks platform to 300 million USD.  #startupmindsets

We talk about the "Entrepreneurship Bug" and learn about Akshay's humbling journey growing up in India to flipping "WWE" wrestling cards. Today, Akshay is the Founder/CEO of Line, a rising startup which provides access interest-free line of  funds without credit-history, paychecks or credit scores. Power bank  accounts, bills, money transfers and more.   Find out more about Line at www.useline.com

Join us as we look at startup fundraising vs venture fundraising with the help of Ramphis Castro, Founding GP of ScienceVest.  Learn about why and how ScienceVest is solving the problem of access to capital for science fiction based founders. 

Being an entrepreneur versus working a nine to five is always a huge topic for discussion. Tingwei Huang is an intrapreneur who's worked on developing innovation within Intel and Amazon most recently. We discuss her time at Intel Capital and how Amazon inculcates a "Day One" mindset within the corporation. 

In this episode, we get to know an up and coming startup attempting to disrupt the containers restaurants and consumers use for food.  Dispatch Goods allows for on-demand restaurant food pickup in reusable containers! Maia Tekle, COO of Dispatch Goods, joins Startup Mindsets to share the work she is doing with Dispatch Goods in making the environment more sustainable.   Sign up for Dispatch Goods...

Euvin Naidoo joins us for an action packed discussion about agility’s role in the startup and venture ecosystem. We dive deep into the factor risk plays in any venture and how corporations are reacting to the COVID-19 crisis while best serving the customer. Euvin is a senior lecturer at the Harvard Business School, where he works at the intersection of risk management, performance control, governa...

Welcome to season 2 of Startup Mindsets. In this episode, we dive more into marketing with Ping Rivero of LendingHome. We talk about startup mindsets in different countries and his switch from software engineering to performance marketing. We cover best practices marketers are applying and how anyone can start marketing. Press Play!

On this special July 4th episode of Startup Mindsets, we talk about the reality of being an entrepreneur through the lens of Cube Wealth, a subscription service focusing on helping the retail investor invest. We learn about the determination and mentality that gets a business up and running.  Learn more at www.cubewealth.com We also discuss the digitalization of consumer behavior, the value of a d...

Patrick Moran has shared driving marketing success for well-known media tech companies you know today such as Spotify and Netflix. Taking their user base from around the 20 million range to near 75 million users. From growing up in the Philippines to his stints with startups in the valley, marketing has been a great portion of his work for a decade. Tune in and learn what mindset propels global gr...

In this episode, Ravi breaks down where he learned about "grit" in his entrepreneur journey. From UC Riverside to India to San Francisco using engineering and technology to solve problems around water became his mission. Tune in as we talk about Sutro's inspiration, humble beginnings, and more.  Make your pool safer at https://mysutro.com/

In this episode, John Morada talks about the "Engineering Mindset" and where his entrepreneurial journey started. We learn about his time as a Vice President at Agile Stacks and what it is like wearing multiple hats from marketing, sales, and engineering in an early-stage startup. Press Play! #startupmindsets

Ron Ro is the Founder/CEO of Awair, a startup that focuses on providing healthy buildings and spaces.  Throughout this episode, we cover Awair's Inception, growth, trials, and tribulations and how inspiration from his dad's "kimchee dream" catalyzed Ron's Startup Mindset and Inspiration." Today, Awair is a 20 plus team with their products in office buildings and homes across the country.  Find Awa...

Episode 5 features Ishan Gupta, a serial entrepreneur with a lasting Silicon Valley imprint. From graduating from Stanford Graduate School of Business to being Facebook’s first hire on the ground in India. He also founded Edukart and sold the startup to Paytm prior to becoming Udacity's Global Head of Student Operations. Throughout his founder journey, mindset and motivation came from wanting to g...

Get to know the hosts of The Startup Mindsets, Earl and Dan.  -Learn about our motivation to create this podcast and write The Startup Mindsets.  - What mindset is needed to build a strong startup In this episode, Earl Valencia breaks down his entrepreneurial and corporate journey. From founding the Philippine's first startup incubator, earning an MBA from Stanford GSB, working at Bridgewater & As...

What's up, everyone! In Episode 4 of The Startup Mindsets, we explore entrepreneurship in Asia with Beryl Chavez, Partner at Alpha Omega Capital Partners & Consultant at UBX Philippines. Beryl shares her insights on working at Coins.ph, the Philippine's largest startup exit to date - Career and entrepreneurship trajectory as former CEO of CapChainX - How trying to innovate within large corporation...

Leezel Tanglao brings a unique twist to the Startup Mindset's perspectives and shares how her journey in journalism is driven by impact and community. She's worked for HuffPost in New York City and various news outlets in Southern California. In this episode, we learn how going back to the core of who you are guides the way for growth and clarity. 

Jonathan drops by to give his Jwow or Jonathan Words of Wisdom! This week's episode includes:  How Wonsulting is helping turn underdogs into winners.  Coming from a non-traditional background does not mean you can't break into tech or start a company.  How to surround yourself with the right people to fuel your career aspirations. 

Startup Mindsets welcomes you into a discussion with the Co-Founder of Plug and Play, Jojo Flores.  In this episode, we discuss: -How a start in the water bottle industry created Silicon Valley's most active VC.  -Plug and Play's origin story and a tiny rug store on University Avenue, Leasing Google their first office -The Sales Startup Mindset  -What's needed to prosper as a Startup and VC in an...