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

799 - James Sun (inloop) On Building a A Simpler & Faster NFT Checkout 07.02.2022 17:10

James Sun is a cofounder of Inloop . With inloop, your customer base with a checkout flow that accepts credit cards and onboards users without wallets ★ Support this podcast ★

798 - Danielle Strachman, cofounder & GP @ 1517 03.02.2022 24:06

Danielle is a cofounder and general partner of 1517. She has worked with young entrepreneurs for about a decade. In 2010, during the founding of the Thiel Fellowship, Danielle joined to lead the design and operations. She's worked with some of the most prestigious founders like Vitalik Buterin and Ritesh Agarwal. Previous to her work with Peter Thiel, Danielle founded and directed Innovations Acad...

797 - Michael Marra (Entre) On Building The Web3 Professional Network 20.01.2022 19:34

Michael Marra is the founder of Entre . Entre is a network for founders, investors, and tech enthusiasts to connect, learn, and earn in a virtual environment. ★ Support this podcast ★

796 - Ramin Bozorgzadeh (Carrot) Collecting Your Carts as you Shop 19.01.2022 14:25

Ramin Bozorgzadeh is the cofounder of Carrot . Carrot is an extension that automatically collects your carts as you shop. ★ Support this podcast ★

795 - Caspar von Wrede (Keepthescore.co) On Building The World's Simplest Way To Keep The Score 18.01.2022 12:39

Caspar von Wrede is the founder of KeepTheScore . Track points for competitions, sports and teams. Share the live results via link. ★ Support this podcast ★

794 - Taylor Crane (Clubs Poker) On Playing Poker With Friends 14.01.2022 11:39

Taylor Crane is the founder of Clubs Poker . Clubs is the new home for weekly home games, poker nights, or virtual company outings. ★ Support this podcast ★

793 - Kshitij, Rahul, and Balaji (SuperDMs) On Building Mailchimp for Twitter DMs 11.01.2022 14:15

Kshitij Singh, Rahul Bhadoriya, and Balaji Ingole are the cofounders of SuperDMs . With SuperDMs, send bulk Twitter DMs to all your tweet replies within 2 minutes. ★ Support this podcast ★

792 - Vlad Lokshin (Turtle) On Building Tools to Enable Anyone To Work With Anyone, Anywhere 06.01.2022 13:17

Vlad Lokshin is a cofounder of Turtle . Turtle is a platform where the world’s best developers, designers, and clients come together to collaborate. ★ Support this podcast ★

791 - Amit Bansal (91Squarefeet) On Enabling Rapid Scaling of Retail Stores 05.01.2022 10:53

Amit Bansal is the cofounder of 91Squarefeet . At 91Squarefeet, they have advanced AI Driven Technological systems to navigate the myriad of possible challenges involved in opening a retail store; a diverse network of reliable and cost-effective suppliers spread across the country, and a proven track record to save you both time and money. ★ Support this podcast ★

790 - Greg Fragin (Loop) On Building Cross Platform Productivity Tools 03.01.2022 15:56

Greg Fragin is the founder of Loop. Consolidate your digital focus to simplify your workflow and increase your productivity, creativity, and your time—offline. With just one place to interact with all of your messaging and media, you will always know what’s new, next, and most needed. ★ Support this podcast ★

789 - Christian LaRosa (Rosotics) On Creating Hyper-Efficient Metal Additive Manufacturing Solutions 01.01.2022 11:14

Christian LaRosa is the founder of Rosotics . Rosotics produces hyper-efficient metal additive manufacturing solutions that address tougher problems in industrial engineering. ★ Support this podcast ★

788 - David Vargas (RoamJS) On Creating a Nomadic Lifestyle 30.12.2021 10:57

David Vargas is the founder of RoamJS . RoamJS is the most extensive library of roam research extensions. ★ Support this podcast ★

787 - Aditya Mehta & Oleksii Sidorov (Suggestr) On Enabling Better Product Recommendations For Shopify 30.12.2021 11:45

Aditya Mehta & Oleksii Sidorov are cofounders of Suggestr . Amazon-quality product recommendations for your brand leading to increased conversions and higher AOV. ★ Support this podcast ★

786 - Camille Lehujeur (Work With Data) On Creating The Universal Source of Data 28.12.2021 12:44

Camille Lehujeur is the cofounder of Work With Data . Explore data in all its forms on 4M+ topics and entities - backed by their knowledge graph combining numerous reliable sources. ★ Support this podcast ★

785 - Zécca Lehn, GP at Responsibly Ventures 27.12.2021 28:20

Zécca Lehn a GP at Responsibly Ventures . Their mission is to back remarkable teams focused on Venture Scale Positive Impacts. ★ Support this podcast ★

784 - Katarina Lotrič (Gentler) On Humanizing Activity & Fitness Data 26.12.2021 9:36

Katarina Lotrič is the cofounder of Gentler . Gentler translates raw numbers into meaningful words. It shows your progress, hints when to slow down, step up or rest. Check your daily condition in the morning and plan your day around it! ★ Support this podcast ★

783 - Mathias Nestler (AccessOwl) On Automating The Access Approval Process All In Slack 25.12.2021 9:23

Mathias Nestler is the founder of AccessOwl . AccessOwl simplifies access approval processes using Slack while documenting who has access to what application automatically. Get access reports in minutes using a central web application. ★ Support this podcast ★

782 - Rav Roberts (Medsii) On Leveraging Better Data to Predict Health Problems 24.12.2021 13:09

Rav Roberts is the cofounder of Medsii . Medsii uses data and AI to predict, inform & prevent future health problems. ★ Support this podcast ★

781 - Ryan Komori (Savor Lining) On Enabling a More Mentally Fit World 23.12.2021 12:19

Ryan Komori is the founder of Savor Lining . Savor Lining partners with businesses and organizations to offer live, online, MindSculpt™ mental fitness classes & listening sessions led by licensed therapists. ★ Support this podcast ★

780 - Jamming With Henry Johnson on All Things Internet Entrepreneurship 22.12.2021 45:49

This episode wis with a former guest, Henry Johnson. We jam on on all things internet entrepreneurship in this podcast. I hope you learn something new by being a fly on the wall in our conversation. ★ Support this podcast ★

779 - Quimby Melton (Confection) On Creating a Data Generator for the Privacy-First World 21.12.2021 13:07

Quimby Melton is the cofounder of Confection . We care about collecting, storing, and distributing user data in a way that aligns with your personal preferences and complies with data protection laws like CCPA, GDPR, and LGPD. ★ Support this podcast ★

778 - Dave Goldblatt, GP at Vibe Capital 20.12.2021 37:36

Dave Goldblatt is the founding GP at Vibe Capital . Dave was employee 180 at Facebook in 2007, was there until 2017. Afterward, he started a company + started angel investing which led to Vibe Capital. ★ Support this podcast ★

777 - DeWayne Roy Jr. On All Things Business Development in Early Stage Startups 17.12.2021 18:05

In this episode, we interview an operator and early startup sales leader, DeWayne Roy. DeWayne has had stints at Truebill, Lambda School, Panther, and now Pesto. In this episode, we walks us through all things business development for early stage startups. Enjoy! ★ Support this podcast ★

776 - David Levine (Scoby) On Leverging Web3 For The Creator Economy 16.12.2021 12:23

David Levine is the founder of Scoby . Scoby is a Web3 Creator Ecosystem on a live, audio-video centered app where you can share the experience of health, wealth, wisdom and love. ★ Support this podcast ★

775 - Isabelle Gough (Cercula) On Designing The Carbon Out Of Construction. 15.12.2021 11:05

Isabelle Gough is the cofounder of Cercula . Cercula is the UK's leading life cycle assessment software for building projects. ★ Support this podcast ★