Mat Sherman

Forward Thinking Founders

Business EN ↓ 970 episodes

Forward Thinking Founders is a founder podcast where we interview high potential founders from networks like Y Combinator, The Thiel Fellowship, Product Hunt, Twitter, etc. and brings to light what they're building for the world. Think of it like the opposite of How I Built This, where we interview founders before they are successful, then if they are, we have a moment in time we can look back on in the early days. Does the model work? Look at our early interviews and you'll have your answer.

Author

Mat Sherman

Episodes

496 - Gaurav Jain, GP at Afore Capital 23.01.2021 23:33

Gaurav Jain is a GP at Afore Capital . Afore Capital is a $124M venture fund focused on investing in Pre-Seed. ★ Support this podcast ★

495 - Michael Jelly (Ethi) On Building A Personal Data Operating System 21.01.2021 12:53

Michael is the co-founder of Ethi . Ethi is web-app where you can analyze the data companies have collected about you, and decide what you want to do with it, if anything. ★ Support this podcast ★

494 - David Friedman (Knox) On Turning Your Property Into An Investment 19.01.2021 13:34

David Friedman is the cofounder of Knox . Knox makes turning your home into an investment property frictionless; delivering passive income and a fantastic value growth investment. ★ Support this podcast ★

493 - Dalia Katan (Presently) On Collaborating With Others When Purchasing Gifts 19.01.2021 9:30

Dalia is the founder of Presently . Presently helps cut out gift waste, stress, and clutter, while also making it easy for groups to give gifts and cards that’ll be talked about for years to come! ★ Support this podcast ★

492 - Madison Campbell (Leda Health) On Building Sexual Assault Prevention Solutions 18.01.2021 12:23

Madison Campbell is the cofounder of Leda Health . Leda Health transforms existing systems of sexual assault prevention, care, and justice to better serve survivors and the communities in which they live. ★ Support this podcast ★

491 - Delian Asparouhov, Principal at Founders Fund 14.01.2021 28:10

Delian Asparouhov is a principal at Founders Fund. Before joining Founders Fund , he was a principal at Khosla Ventures, head of growth at Teespring, and founder of a healthcare company called Nightingale. Delian is Bulgarian, attended MIT, and likes to ski and play soccer. ★ Support this podcast ★

490 - Mariam Nusrat (Grid) On Creating Games For Positive Change 13.01.2021 13:28

Mariam is the founder of Grid . Grid creates mobile games that educate, engage and empower people towards positive behavior change. ★ Support this podcast ★

489 - Sheldon Day and Amir Carlisle (The Players Company) on the Intersection of Athletes and Business 12.01.2021 14:03

Sheldon and Amir are the cofounders of The Players Company (TCP). TPC acts as the intermediary between athletes and service providers adding a layer of guided protection and curation to ensure their needs are met ★ Support this podcast ★

488 - Veetahl Eilat-Raichel (Sorbet) On Creating a Better PTO Program For Companies 12.01.2021 9:38

Veetahl Eilat-Raichel is the co-founder and CEO of Sorbet . Sorbet Legitimizes and incentivizes employee time off for maximum wellness, productivity and performance. ★ Support this podcast ★

487 - Kim Stiefel (Repeat) On Turning One-Time Buyers Into Repeat Customers 09.01.2021 13:51

Kim Stiefel is the cofounder of Repeat . Repeat powers frictionless reordering experiences that are better & more delightful for your e-commerce customers, resulting in more repeat revenue for your business. ★ Support this podcast ★

486 - Kai Faust (Infopop) On Building a Information Management System for the Physical World 07.01.2021 14:12

Kai is the founder of InfoPop . Infopop is an information management system that augments your reality with meaningful data. ★ Support this podcast ★

485 - Mallun Yen & Leyla Seka, Partners at Operator Collective 06.01.2021 43:58

Mallun and Leyla are partners at Operator Collective. Operator Collective was founded because we believe the power in venture capital is concentrated among a homogenous group that doesn’t represent where our industry is now or where it’s going. Despite the essential role operators play in Silicon Valley, they’ve been largely missing from the venture world. So we’ve created a new access point for o...

484 - William Stringer (Chisos) On Rethinking Funding For Startups 05.01.2021 15:00

William Stringer is the founder and CEO of Chisos . Chisos writes checks of $15,000-$50,000 to invest in idea-stage startups and side-hustle businesses. ★ Support this podcast ★

483 - Reginald Parker (Optimal Technology) On Lowering Energy and Facility Costs 05.01.2021 10:30

Reginald Parker is the CEO and founder of Optimal Technology . Optimal is lowering electricity bills by up to 70% by combining proprietary hardware & software. ★ Support this podcast ★

482 - Andrew Phelps (Incentive Pilot) On Growing Your Sales Org Incentive Progeam 24.12.2020 12:46

Andrew is one of the cofounders of IncentivePilot . With IncentivePilot, easily pilot and scale incentive programs across your sales org. Ditch the spreadsheets, forget about prize distribution, and finally prove ROI. ★ Support this podcast ★

481 - Sheel Mohnot, Cofounder at Better Tomorrow Ventures 24.12.2020 28:16

About Sheel: I'm co-founder of Better Tomorrow Ventures (BTV) in San Francisco, with Jake Gibson . We're a $75m fund that leads pre-seed and seed rounds in fintech companies globally, generally with a first check of $500k-$1.5m. We take a pretty broad view on fintech, and many vertical SaaS and marketplace businesses fit in our purview too. We invest for a better future and genuinely believe that...

480 - Adam Jones (FanFest) On Enjoying Sports With Other Fellow Fans 24.12.2020 14:18

Adam Jones is the founder of FanFest. Fanfest is building the Shopify for virtual sporting events and beyond! ★ Support this podcast ★

479 - Caroline Kassie, GP at Metrodora Ventures 18.12.2020 25:50

Caroline is a GP at Metrodora Ventures , an early-stage venture capital firm investing in the health and education sector. Previously, Caroline was a Partner at Blockchange Ventures and the Executive Director of Beanstalk Labs, an innovation lab concentrated on the development of new business ideas for a New York-based venture fund that invests in early-stage retail technology companies. Carolin...

478 - Rebekah Bastian (Owntrail) On Owning and Sharing Trails We Take In Life 16.12.2020 15:34

Rebekah Bastian is the founder of OwnTrail. OwnTrail is a platform that advances women individually and systemically through the scalable owning and sharing of the trails we blaze through life. ★ Support this podcast ★

477 - Erin Quick (PairTree) On Modernizing the Approach to Adoption 16.12.2020 13:44

Erin Quick is the founder of PairTee. PairTree is the modern approach to adoption. By shedding the age-old constraints of the conventional adoption process, PairTree uses future-forward technology to connect adoptive parents with birth moms – creating happier families, faster, for much less money. ★ Support this podcast ★

476 - Liz Giorgi (Soona) On Pioneering Fast Casual Content For The Internet Age 15.12.2020 15:37

Liz is the cofounder and CEO of Soona . Soona provides pro photo and video shoots in 3 easy steps for Ecommerce brands. ★ Support this podcast ★

475 - Minh Nguyen (Potfolio) On Investing Capital Like a Portfolio Manager 15.12.2020 12:35

Minh is the founder of Potfolio . Potfolio allows regular people to invest intelligently, with all the bells and whistles of a portfolio manager. ★ Support this podcast ★

474 - Jeff Morris Jr., Founder and Managing Partner at Chapter One 15.12.2020 23:52

Jeff Morris is the founder and Managing Partner of Chapter One . He was previously the VP of Product, Revenue at Tinder. In the role, Tinder became the #1 top grossing app in the App Store and one of the top grossing products in mobile history. As a product leader, Morris is passionate about building high performing teams and creating profitable products that delight customers. At Tinder, Morris b...

473 - Ish Baid (Virtually) On Building Shopify for Schools 15.12.2020 15:52

Ish Baid is the founder of Virtually . Virtually is an online school builder that brings together live conferencing, payment-processing, and student management in one place. ★ Support this podcast ★

472 - Megha Agarwal (Neon Financial) On Simplifying Bill Payments 15.12.2020 15:34

Megha Agarwal is the founder of Neon . Neon is a one-stop bill pay solution for essential household or business bills such as rent, utilities and insurance. ★ Support this podcast ★