Forward Thinking Founders

Dan Zavorotny is the cofounder of Nutrisense . With Nutrisense, analyze in real-time how your glucose levels respond to food, exercise, stress, and sleep. ★ Support this podcast ★

There are many terms that are misunderstood in the startup world I we believe "lead investor" is one of them. In this short clip, learn about when you need a lead investor, when you don't, and what a lead investor does in the first place. We hope you enjoy this video and learn something new. Learn more on our Youtube Channel ★ Support this podcast ★

John Andrew Entwistle is the founder of Wander . Today, Wander offers smart homes in inspiring places across the United States, from Southern Oregon to Joshua Tree, and Hudson Valley to Surfside Beach, with new locations launching every month. ★ Support this podcast ★

Every startup founder goes through the period where they have no idea what they're doing when it comes to raising capital. We all have been there. In this video, we cover 5 mistakes that startup founders make when going into their fundraise. We hope this helps save you some time on your fundraising journey! Like this content? Check out our Youtube channel for more. ★ Support this podcast ★

Daniele De Mari is the founder of Neurogram . Neurogram is a high-technology ecosystem to serve neurophysiologists and researchers, expanding the neuroscience frontiers with features beyond the conventional. ★ Support this podcast ★

Robin Guldener is the founder of Nango . Nango syncs data from 3rd party APIs to your local DB and keeps it up to date. It's open-source, self-contained and you can try it in 3 minutes. ★ Support this podcast ★

Ivan Sun is the founder of ARQ Smart Luxury . ARQ makes high quality designer jewelry that wirelessly links to your social media, site URLs, & digital experiences. ★ Support this podcast ★

Thomas Stewart is the cofounder of Quantbase . Quantbase makes it simple to turn your investment research/data into a strategy for your audience to invest in. We build, run, and manage every strategy from end to end. ★ Support this podcast ★

Joshua Christensen is the cofounder of Milestones . With Milestones, eliminate unnecessary communication and improve customer experience with automatic update notifications. ★ Support this podcast ★

Alex Kwon is the cofounder of Perl . Pearl is a treasure hunt for wisdom on the internet. ★ Support this podcast ★

Burcin & Aditya Advani are the cofounders of Best Parents . Their edtech platform and experts enable young learners to explore their present selves and navigate them through future ones, while providing companionship for parents along the way. ★ Support this podcast ★

Stephen Cole is an Angel Investor. He's enthusiastic about using tech to improve the human condition. He's a startup investor, bitcoiner, meetup organizer, web tech guy, fitness and nutrition enthusiast, Austrian economics junkie, and libertarian. He also knows a hilarious amount of rap lyrics. ★ Support this podcast ★

David Dellal is the founder of Floe . Floe offers a new alternative to prevent ice dam damage. Rather than removing the ice and snow, which is expensive and eco-destructive, we are solving the core issue: discharging the melted snow. ★ Support this podcast ★

Julia Dewahl is an angel investor who is interested in nuclear energy. Most recently worked on Starlink at SpaceX. Active angel investor and founder of the women’s cycling apparel line Frontier . Formerly early employee at Opendoor and consultant at Bain & Company. Currently based in Los Angeles, and enjoy cycling, skiing, hosting dinner parties, and traveling. Find her  on Twitter , AngelList...

Connor Snyder is the cofounder and CEO of Storyy . Storyy provides professional social media video editing and management on the platforms founders care about most. ★ Support this podcast ★

Zach Holman advises and invests in startups. He was one of the first engineers at GitHub, has founded two companies, and have advised and invested in companies like GitLab, StackShare, and WorkOS. ★ Support this podcast ★

Lisa Russell is the founder of Aleria , who also came onto the podcast in in 2020 for episode #334. Aleria takes the guesswork out of Diversity & Inclusion. In this interview, she comes back on to talk about what's changed in the 2 years since the last podcast and what she has learned. Hope you enjoy! ★ Support this podcast ★

Ricky Marton is the founder of Philanthrofi . Our AI-driven platform connects companies to active projects implemented by impact organizations. ★ Support this podcast ★

James & Amber are investors at Bloomberg Beta . Find their bios below. James Cham is a Partner at Bloomberg Beta, a firm focused on investing in the future of work. James invests in companies working on applying machine intelligence to businesses and society. He’s currently invested in companies like Orbital Insight (satellite imaging), Primer (analyst tools), Domino Data Labs (AI model manage...

Katelyn's Bio Katelyn is an investor and entrepreneur. Katelyn is the founder and Managing Director of Avalanche VC , an early-stage venture firm investing early in companies enabling decentralization and empowerment, focusing on how people earn, learn, and own.   She is also a founder and board member of Delivery Associates , the leading public sector advisory firm implementing technology and lar...

Amy Cheetham is a partner at Costanoa Ventures. Amy's Bio Before joining Costanoa, I ran North American sales strategy and operations at Zuora, a public enterprise software company. Prior to that, I spent three years investing in growth stage technology companies at Summit Partners, where my investments included Podium, InfoArmor (acq. AllState), and onXmaps. I began my career on Wall Street, work...

David Paul is the CEO and a founding member of DWP Capital . For more than seven years, Mr. Paul has been actively engaged in growth equity and venture capital investing, primarily in software and tech-enabled services. In 2016, he joined Canal Partners (2016-2020), a multi-family office specializing in growth capital opportunities, after working at seed-stage venture fund Tallwave Capital as an A...

 Amy Ouzoonian is the cofounder of MoodConnect . MoodConnect's vision is to create healthy, enjoyable work environments where employees and businesses can grow as a team, together. ★ Support this podcast ★

Chris Bakke is the founder of Laskie . Laskie runs the job search for you. Apply once and get matched with jobs that meet your requirements at companies that want to interview you. ★ Support this podcast ★

Graham & Walker were two unstoppable leaders that made history, and with us, exponentially more will do the same. In 1963, Katharine Graham was the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. And sixty years before, Madam C.J. Walker went from founder to the first-ever self-made female millionaire. Like our inspirations taught us: underrepresented doesn’t mean unworthy. It just means underestim...