Founder's FAQ

My convo with Kash covered: Unified Global Markets: The end-game vision for 2030 is a world where all global assets trade on a single, unified on-chain market. Invisible Infrastructure: Within a couple of years, using stablecoins will be so seamless that users won't even realize they are on a blockchain. Mainstream DeFi Growth: Deep liquidity and improved UX are finally closing the gap and onboard...

🚨 New Season Drop: Founder’s FAQ — now on-chain . My convo with Brandon covered: 💵 Stablecoins reshaping global finance 📜 New laws & their ripple effects on crypto 📱 How payment apps plug into stablecoins 🔍 Trends shaping consumer products 🚀 The next wave of PayFi platforms 🤝 Why integrity & drive are non-negotiable for founders

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is David Haber. David is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he focuses on technology investments in financial services. David was previously a senior executive in Firmwide Strategy at Goldman Sachs where he helped lead partnerships, new ventures and M&A. Before j...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Nitin Pachisia. Nitin is a founding Partner at Unshackled Ventures, a pre-seed stage fund to invest in and support immigrant-founded startups in the US.  In this episode, 1-) Advantages of being an immigrant founder 2-) Core skills of founders to cope with challenges 3-) A goo...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Yohei Nakajima. Yohei is a general partner at Untapped Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in the unexpected. Previously, he was a venture partner at Scrum Ventures and director of the pipeline at Techstars. 1-) How to fundraise better 2-) How to value compa...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Adam Spector. Adam is the founder and CEO of Levy, which is the back-office operations team for world-class startups. Adam is also an angel investor for more than 100 startups. 1-) The Secret Formula for Success 2-) Focus on Distribution 3-) Attracting the Talent 4-) Riding th...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Sunil Rajaraman. Sunil is the founder of Hamlet, which connects communities to where they live by providing tools that give you the advantage of being a well-informed and empowered resident. He is also a scout at Sequoia Capital.  1-) How to find PMF? 2-) GTM with the most bas...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Matthew Rastovac. Matt is the founder and CEO of Respell, which is a no-code AI platform. 1-) Learning from Failure 2-) Finding the Product-Market Fit 3-) Navigating Early Go-To-Market Strategy 4-) Building Trust with Investors 5-) The Vision of Respell Founder's FAQ is a...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Raphael Ouzan. Raphael is a serial entrepreneur and founder & CEO of A.Team. A.Team is a startup that operates as an exclusive network comprising skilled professionals like engineers, project managers, designers, and marketers. These experts collaborate and assemble teams...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Andrew Luong. Andrew is the CEO & Co-founder of Doorverst, a venture-back platform for owning income-producing real estate. They empower individuals to unlock homeownership, passive income, and equity by simplifying the process of buying and managing an investment property...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Mark Peter Davis. Mark is a venture capitalist, serial entrepreneur, author, and community organizer. He is the founder of  Interplay Ventures , an investment and incubation firm based in New York City. He is also the author of  The Fundraising Rules , a handbook designed to h...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Karl Alomar. Karl is a tech investor, serial entrepreneur, and managing partner at M13, a full-service venture firm that provides the platform for founding teams to create and develop high-growth businesses. Previously, he was COO at DigitalOcean from the ground up, which is o...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Katelin Holloway. She’s the founding partner of the venture firm Seven Seven Six. Previously, Katelin was in many stunning companies. At Pixar, she worked alongside some of the most brilliant creative minds of the generation. She was also the head of people and culture at Reddit and K...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Dilan Mizrakli Landgraff. Dilan is the co-founder of Antler, a global venture capital firm enabling and investing in the world's most exceptional people building the defining companies of tomorrow. They are in more than 20 cities across six continents, including in hubs such as Austin...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Barry Hinckley. Barry is the founder & CEO of BeachSweat, which is a virtual fitness platform. Previously, he was co-founder at Bullhorn and had an exit there. Barry ran as a candidate for US Senate as well. In this episode; 1-) Story behind BeachSweat 2-) Mindset shift on fitness...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Chuck Berkeley. Chuck is the co-founder and CEO of PathogenX, dedicated to reimagining regulated medical waste disposal. Previously, Chuck was the director at Grey Medical. And, lastly, he's also an Olympic bobsledder. In this episode; 1-) Story behind PathogenX 2-) How to build a har...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Ugur Samut. He’s co-founder at Gorillas, a q-commerce company that has recently raised $1 billion. Previously, Ugur was Co-founder & CEO at Medigo. And lastly, Ugur invests in startups as an angel investor as well. In this episode; 1-) Story behind Gorillas 2-) Q-commerce market 3...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Eric Jorgenson. Eric is a product strategist at Zaarly, where he was one of the very first employees. Outside of his time at Zaarly, he has spent time writing and condensing ideas on his blog Evergreen, which has educated and entertained more than one million readers since 2014. And h...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Burak Cendek. Burak is Principal at Autotech Ventures, a venture firm that invests in transportation technologies and business models. Previously, he was a partner at Revo Capital, COO at Sente Foundry, and consultant at ZS Associates. In this episode;1-) How to evaluate the founder2-...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Rachel Olney. Rachel is the founder and CEO of Geosite, a YC-backed startup that provides a SaaS platform enabling customers across a wide swathe of industries to leverage geospatial data. She instructs Technology and National Security at Stanford University. Rachel was also selected...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Gorkem Turk. Gorkem is the industry manager, specifically for startups, apps & gaming at Google. Previously, he was a senior associate at Value Partners and strategy leader at Procter & Gamble. In this episode;1-) How to fund the gaming startup2-) Pandemic effects in gaming3-) Skillse...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Lan. Lan is founding managing partner at Basis Set Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups that are harnessing artificial intelligence. Lan built and led the Corporate Development Strategy team at Dropbox during its most acquisitive time. She previously m...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Baris Akis. Baris is co-founder and President of Human Capital, a venture firm for engineers. With more than $500 million in assets under management, they’ve invested in 10 unicorns before they were unicorns (including Brex, Livongo, and Snowflake) and placed engineers as early hires...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Lisa Barnett. Lisa is Co-Founder & President of Little Spoon, a fresh, direct-to-consumer baby food and early childhood nutrition company reinventing the modern parent's experience of keeping their child happy and healthy. Prior to Little Spoon, Lisa spent eight years as an investor a...

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Dorie Clark. Dorie has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was recognized as the #1 Communication Coach in the world by the Marshall Goldsmith. Clark, a consultant and keynote speaker, teaches executive education at Duke University’s Fuqua Sc...