Forward Thinking Founders

In this episode, I have on Albrey Brown to chat about a multitude of issues going on in our country today regarding opportunity and diversity, and specifically in tech. Albrey leads diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at Airtable , so it was a treat to be able to have him on the podcast to ask him questions relating to where we are as a tech industry on the diversity front (and how we can do...

About this episode :  Nicholas and Christopher are the founders of WithClutch . WithClutch helps you refinance your car , allowing you to get cash or lower your payments today! Check out their loan refinance calculator . Listen to this episode if you: Are intersted in learning more about the refinancing business Want to know why refinancing homes is more common than refinancing your automobile Wan...

About this episode : Jomari Peterson is the founder of Finite Games . Finite games is a re-imagining of gaming where scarce game assets and limited durability creates games with real stakes. Listen to this episode if you: Are into esports Aren't intro esports but like playing rock paper scissors  Want to hear a useful application for blockchain technology Are curious to learn how interoperability...

About this episode : Nicholas Donahue is the cofounder and CEO of Atmos . Atmos brings together people, processes, and tools into one seamless, convenient place for homebuyers to design and build the home of their dreams. Listen to this episode if you: Want to move away from the Bay Area  Want to build a home in a secondary market  Want to hear the origin story of Atmos Want to hear about how they...

About this episode : Jonathan Siddharth is the cofounder and CEO of Turing . Push a button to hire remote developers , pre-vetted for a Silicon Valley bar. Listen to this episode if you: Are a founder who wants to hire SIlicon Valley-style developers from anywhere in the world Are a developer who wants to get paid well and use forward thinking software to do their work Are thinking about the pros...

About this episode :  Luke O'Brien is the founder of Journey . From skydiving to knitting, choose from hundreds of communities that support, motivate, and inspire you to accomplish your big dreams. Listen to this episode if you: Want to learn about a social network built around your dreams, and other people with similar ones Are curious about how Luke got started with Journey  Wondering what are s...

About this episode : Jason Shatsky is the founder of TicketRev . Their unique bidding model allows users to choose exactly where they want to sit and what they want to pay. You'll never have to scroll through listings ever again. Listen to this episode if you: Like going to live events but hate overpaying for tickets  Are wondering what a reverse ticket marketplace is Are curious to know how Jason...

About this episode : Masud is the cofounder and CEO of Queue . Queue is your collaborative workflow in sync—from start to finish Upload dailies, stills, scripts, storyboards, work-in-progress, and more to Queue and access securely from anywhere. Listen to this episode if you: Are interested in the process of reviewing gaming tapes Wonder why people want to review esports footage Are wondering on w...

About this episode : Joe Braidwood is the co-founder of Scener . Scener syncs Netflix and other streaming services with friends and lets you video chat together. Listen to this episode if you: Like watching Netflix Would prefer to watch Netflix, but with friends   Are wondering how COVID-19 helped/hurt their growth Are wondering how they got this idea in the first place  Want to hear the big visio...

About this episode : Jehron Petty is the founder of ColorStack . ColorStack is increasing the entrance, retention, and success of Black and Latinx students pursuing technical careers. Listen to this episode if you: You are a Black or Latinx student wanting to break into tech Want to know why Jehron started ColorStack Want to hear about why Jeron started Colorstack when he started it...Why now? are...

About this episode : Jason Bade is the founder of Pico . Pico delivers best-in-class conversion rates for both free signups and payments . From newsletters and memberships to virtual events and donations, you can finally manage it all in one integrated platform. Listen to this episode if you: Are a creator who wants to make money from subscriptions (a subcreator) If you feel like you haven't found...

About this episode : Vitaly Davydov is the founder of Adapty . Adapty helps you grow your in-app subscriptions for your mobile app. Listen to this episode if you: Are working on a mobile app Are interested in the business models for mobile apps Want to know how to optimize your in-app subscriptions  Want to know why he started working on this company Want to hear the big vision for Adapty Introduc...

About this episode : Turner Bohlen is the cofounder of Beagle Learning . Beagle measures the quality of ideas teams choose to focus on and automatically maps thinking to allow for iteration on past work. Listen to this episode if you: Have a lot of different tasks you could work on Want ta more systematized way to decided what to work on  Are curious about how he decided to work on Beagle Are curi...

This is a new segment of the show called Sunday Roundup. Every Sunday, we will publish an episode with different cohosts where Mat and whoever is joining him that day discuss current happenings in tech and startups. This is meant to be a more casual segment, as opposed to The founder interviews (FI's). Today's guest is Michael Marra, founder of Entre . ------ Sunday roundups are a paid part of For...

About this episode : Sean Herman is the founder and CEO of Kinzoo . Kinzoo is a better way to share with loved ones—one that's designed from the ground up for children and their parents. Listen to this episode if you: Have a family you want to better connect with Feel your kids spending too much time on social media and less time with you Want to use innovative ways to connect with your family onl...

About this episode : Galen Wolfe-Pauly is the cofounder of Urbit .Urbit is a clean-slate OS and network for the 21st century. Listen to this episode if you: Are curious about what Urbit is Want to know why Galen wanted to start working on Urbit Are curious who Urbit is built for Want to know how Galen knows what to work on every day Want to hear the big vision for Urbit This episode is on the Forw...

About this episode : Vita Benes is the founder of Deprocrastination . Deprocrastination helps you learn 30+ simple techniques to stop procrastinating and go to bed happy. Listen to this episode if you: Procrastinate a lot  What to learn more about the sources of procrastination  Want to know how Vita is structuring the business to combat procrastination  Are curious to know what Vita spends his ti...

About this episode : Everett Berry is the cofounder and CEO of Perceive . Perceive allows you to get the what and how from people interacting in your space. Listen to this episode if you: Are interested in computer vision Want to hear how Everett is using computer vision with Perceive  Are curious about why Everett decided to work on this company Want to know how he knows how to spend his time as...

About this episode : Tom Uebel is the co-founder and CEO of Command E . The faster way to navigate your workspace. An easy keyboard shortcut to open any document, contact, file or record from the cloud Listen to this episode if you: Are into efficiency while working at your computer  Like keyboard commands Want to hear how Tom decided to start Command E Are curious about how Tom and his teams know...

On this episode of Partner Mondays, Daniel Lobaton (founder) chats with Elizabeth Yin (GP at Hustle Fund) about his startup. Learn more about Daniel on Twitter. ------ Partner Mondays are a paid part of Forward Thinking Media , a media brand for early-stage startup and business content. You will get a sample of today's Partner Monday, but if you want the whole episode, plus every segment on the ne...

This is a new segment of the show called Sunday Roundup. Every Sunday, we will publish an episode with different cohosts where Mat and whoever is joining him that day discuss current happenings in tech and startups. This is meant to be a more casual segment, as opposed to The founder interviews (FI's). Today's guest is Adam Mcbride , an expert on Costa Rica and Twitter friend of Mat. ------ Sunday...

About this episode : Samuel is the founder of Tap . Tap helps you find water anywhere. Listen to this episode if you: Are into water innovation Want to hear the evolution of the water fountain Are curious to hear how Samuel landed on this idea Wonder how the QR codes work for water fountain owners Want to know how this works for consumers as well as business owners Want to hear the big vision for...

About this episode : Justin Jackson is the cofounder of Transistor.fm. Transistor is a simple, yet powerful, podcast hosting platform. L isten to this episode if you: Are a podcaster or want to be a podcaster Are interested in where podcasting is going as an industry Want to get an in-depth look at how Justin knew it was the right time to go full time on Transistor  Are curious to know how Justin...

About this episode : Lauren is the co-founder and CEO of Multitudes. Multitudes provides analytics to unlock inclusive, high performing teams starting by analyzing Github usage. Listen to this episode if you: Are into people analytics Want to hear why they analyze Github to get data on people Wonder how Lauren came up with the approach for Multitudes  Want to know what it's like building a company...

About this episode : KP is the founder of Cuppa . Cuppa enables 1-1 virtual coffees ☕️with interesting people from Twitter. L isten to this episode if you: Want to know what Cuppa is Are curious about how KP launched it in days Want to know KPs no code stack Want to know about how KP thinks about fundraising Want to know how to get your own cuppa coffee Want to hear the big vision for Cuppa More...