Forward Thinking Founders

About this episode : Carl is the cofounder of Grain . Grain provides you with a line of credit based on your income, using your existing debit card. This is a founder interview (FI). Listen to this episode if you: Want to learn about the coolest credit (not) card I've ever seen Are interested how credit moves around Want to learn about the Brex model, but for consumers  Are interested in #FinTech...

About this episode :  Henry is the founder of Rocketship Jobs . Rocketship jobs helps ambitious people find jobs at fast-growing, high potential companies! This is a founder interview (FI) Listen to this episode if you: Want to work at a high growth startup  Want to know how to find rocketship before they take off Want to hear the pros and cons of Substack Are curious about some of Henry's previou...

About this episode : Dilan and Cix are co-founders of YUR . YUR is the VR Fitness Tracking tool that records your progress in some of the biggest VR games on Steam. This is a founder interview (FI). Listen to this episode if you: Are into VR Want to learn about a practical use for VR Are wondering how the founders developed a brilliant UX with a virtual watch Are curious about how they are getting...

About this episode : Jack Altman  is the founder of Lattice . Lattice makes performance management software for forward-thinking organizations. Listen to this episode if you: Manage people Want to manage people Are curious how to make something so qualitative, quantitative.  Want to learn how to avoid mistakes fundraising in the early stages  Want to fundraise but aren't located in SF Are curious...

I am starting a new segment on the show called Mat's Thoughts. This is where I talk about a topic that I want to get out to my listeners. I will do these periodically, not every day. Todays' thought is on why you shouldn't use ads, even if they are on a discount. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode : Didrik is the CEO of Young Sustainable Impact. YSI gathers young talent from all around the world to develop impact startups, with the 17 Sustainable development goals as a framework. Listen to this episode if you: Wondering what YSI is Are curious about how he's been able to build a global brand  Are wondering about his thoughts on remote working, consdering every startup he...

About this episode : Ian is the founder of Charthop . Charthop allows you to visualize, plan and understand the past, present and future of your organization — with confidence. Listen to this episode if you: Are a CEO of a scaling company Are a founder of a recently funded company and are hiring Want to learn more about the power of org charts  Are curious about how to plan the people side of your...

About this episode : Richard is the founder of MoneyMade .  Money made helps you discover online investments from Real Estate, Collectibles, Loans, Farmland, Stocks and more. Listen to this episode if you: Are into investing  Want to learn about investing  Don't know any other asset class other than stocks  Want to get some tips on how to think about investing based on your risk tolerance Want to...

About this episode : Justin is the co-founder and CEO of Avenify . Avenify offers Income Share Agreements (ISAs) as an alternative to student loans. Rather than pay back a fixed principal with interest, borrowers pay a fixed percentage of their income each month. Listen to this episode if you: Are interested in a new type of finance company Are interested in an alternative to student loans Thinkin...

Welcome to Early Bets: This is a segment on the show called "Early Bets". I find young ambitious people who haven't found their startup yet, but might be starting a company soon. If you are an investor or journalist, these are the episodes to watch to meet young founders to support before they are on the radar. About Jack: Jack is a computer science student at Boston College. He is also very invol...

About this episode : Rachel is the founder and CEO of Geosite . Geosite gives organizations with a large desk-less workforce the ability to coordinate and maintain clarity on operations with satellites, drone imagery, and IOT devices. Listen to this episode if you: Want to believe tools in mission impossible is actually real Are curious how selling into the government works  Want to know how Rache...

About this episode : Sarah is the co-founder of Glisten .  Glisten transforms your existing product information and images into workable data, by generating structured attribute information using computer vision and NLP. Listen to this episode if you: - Work in eCommerce - Are in an org that has people manually tagging data - Are curious how recommendation engines work - Want to know why she cares...

About this episode : Mathew is the founder of Battlecard .  Teams use Battlecard to manage their growing playbook and then automate the roleplaying process for effective training. Listen to this episode if you: Are interested in sales handbooks Want to know how they got their domain name  Are curious to dive into the different flows for sales managers Are wondering their plans for the awesome bran...

About this episode : Michael and Ryan are the cofounders of Arist . Arist helps students Instantly improve learning, training, and reinforcement with text message courses, which have completion and satisfaction rates of over 90%. Listen to this episode if you: Are interested in building a course Are wondering about what a text message course means Are curious how they got this idea Want to know ab...

About this episode : Clay is the Cofounder and CEO of Flutter . Flutter is a real-time dating app with matches and messages expiring at midnight to move relationships off the app. Listen to this episode if you: Are Single  Are into dating apps Don't think dating apps can innovate anymore  Want to hear the amazing story about how the idea was formed Are curious about how Clay makes product decision...

About this episode : Sara is the cofounder of she256 . she256 aims to increase diversity & break down barriers to entry in the blockchain space by broadening the pipeline through increasing accessibility to industry professionals & education specifically to those who are underrepresented. Listen to this episode if you: Are into Blockchain Want to know what a protocol is Want to know what s...

About this episode : Mohammed is the cofounder of Tradeplan . Tradeplan is a simple to use Crypto Scanner & Tracker for people who use technical indicator to make buy and sell related decisions and assessments. Listen to this episode if you are: - Interested in trading cryptocurrency Want to know the benefit of using a technical indicator to trade Are curious to know about Mohammed's take on u...

About this episode : Annabel is a senior studying computer science at Brown. She is also a Rough Draft VC, startup founder, and very involved in the East Coast startup scene Listen to this episode if you are: A student in the Boston area Want to know how to break into tech as a college student Wondering the value of being in the right place at the right time Curious how she got into startups  Wond...

About this episode : Wowa is the founder of Unminus . Unminus provides free premium music for your projects Listen to this episode if you : Are interested in getting music you can use on YT for free  Want to know why Wowa started working on this Are curious about the business model behind the project  Want to know how people use the product in different ways Are curious to hear his take on differe...

About this episode : Mike is the co-founder and CEO of Major League Hacking . Each year, they power over 200 weekend-long invention competitions that inspire innovation, cultivate communities and teach computer science skills to more than 65,000 students around the world. Listen to this episode if you are: Interested in the founding story of MLH Interested in hackathons  Are a college student want...

About this episode : Rob is the co-founder and CTO of Giraffe . Giraffe is a 3D platform for data-driven collaborative Urban Design. Listen to this episode if you are: Wondering what Giraffe does  Interested in urban planning  Interested in smart cities  Interested in what goes into planning a city  Wondering how future cities differ from older ones  What does the "smart city look like Want to kno...

About this episode : John is the cofounder and CEO of Art in Res .  Art in Res is a marketplace for fine art by independent, working artists. They let you buy art you really want in manageable installment payments.  Listen to this episode if you are: Curious about the makeup of the founding team Wondering what got them all so into art Wondering if this product is built for you (it is) Curious abou...

About this episode : Thariq is the co-founder and CEO of Multiverse . Multiverse is an online video game platform making it as easy as possible to make, play, stream, and share tabletop role-playing games , with a creator-focused marketplace. Listen to this episode if you are: Wonder what Multiverse is Want to hear the backstory of how he got the idea for this company Have kids that play Roblox or...

About this episode : Andrew is the co-founder and CEO of Insured Nomads .  Insured Nomads exists to provide the level of coverage needed by those living a global lifestyle, while impacting the lives of vulnerable communities around the world. Listen to this episode if you : Want to learn about the nomad lifestyle Are curious how Andrew got into being a digital nomad before it was cool Wonder how C...

About this episode : Brooke is the founder and CEO of Velour Imports. Velour Imports is on-demand delivery platform of craft beer, wine, hard cider, and spirits for commercial resale.  Think Uber Eats for wholesale. Listen to this episode if you are: - Wondering what Velour does - Wondering how the wholesale buying and selling process works - Want to know why she made the switch from analog to dig...