Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture Capital

I am thrilled to have  Yuriy Zaremba , CEO of AiSDR which creates and sends personalized sales emails at scale and once a prospective customer engages – automatically corresponds with them, handling objections and answering follow-up questions to book a meeting. In this episode, Yuri Zaremba, CEO of AISDR, shares his journey from law to tech, founding multiple startups, including AXDraft and AISDR...

Stephan de Moraes (aka Stephan Morais) is the founder and Managing General Partner of Indico Capital Partners (www.indicocapital.com), a leading venture capital tech and sustainability-focused firm based in Portugal. In this episode, Stephan De Moraes, Managing General Partner at Indigo Capital Partners, shares his journey from consulting and banking to founding a leading venture capital firm in S...

I am excited to have Kate McAndrew , the GP of Baukunst is a collective of creative technologists advancing the art of building companies at the frontiers of technology and design. They lead pre-seed rounds, typically investing $500k-$1.5M in pre-product, pre-revenue startups. Kate is the author of the book -  The Goddess Guide to Branding , In this episode, Kate McAndrew, General Partner at Bauku...

I am thrilled to have Anand Chandra, the founder of Arya.ag, India's largest grain commerce platform which bridges the gap between sellers and buyers of agriproducts, providing complete assurance on quantity, quality, and payments. Arya Collateral has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Quona Capital, the U.S. International Development Finance Corp, Lightrock, and Stride Ventures. In th...

I am excited to have Nick Moran, the founder and General Partner of New Stack Ventures . In addition to investing, Nick founded the 1st Venture Capital podcast, The Full Ratchet. In this episode, Nick Moran, founder and General Partner of NewStack Ventures, shares his journey from mergers and acquisitions at Danaher to pioneering venture capital podcasting with The Full Ratchet . Nick delves into...

I am thrilled to have Mutstafa Khanwala , the founder of Mishipay . MishiPay empowers shoppers to scan and pay for shopping with their smartphones, rather than wasting time queuing at the checkout. In this episode, Mustafa Khanwala, founder of Mishipay, shares his entrepreneurial journey from building early prototypes to raising £15 million for his innovative mobile checkout solution. Mustafa disc...

I am thrilled to have Deepak Anchala , the founder of Slintel which helped help GTM teams make smarter decisions in a buyer-driven world. He was also the VP of 6Sense and is a founder of an AI startup. In this episode, Deepak Anchala, founder of Slintel and author of Idea to Exit , shares his entrepreneurial journey from India to Silicon Valley. Deepak discusses his early ventures, building Slinte...

I am excited to have  Wes Bush , the Founder of ProductLed and author of the bestseller Product-Led Growth: How to Build a Product That Sells Itself. He is the author of the new book, The ProductLed Playbook In this episode, Wes Bush, founder of ProductLed and author of Product-Led Growth , shares his journey into startups and the transformative power of product-led growth (PLG). Wes explores the...

I am thrilled to have Ross Fubini , the Managing Partner at XYZ VC, an early-stage venture fund with a fintech and enterprise-focused portfolio that includes investments in companies like Anduril, Hex, Bravado, Switchboard, Stir, and Sardine In this episode, Ross Fubini, Managing Partner at XYZ Ventures, shares his journey from engineering to venture capital. Ross discusses lessons from building a...

I am happy to have Steven Schneider , the CEO of TrioSEO. TrioSEO helps six, and eight-figure businesses scale organic traffic and profits by turning boring blogs into organic traffic titans. In this episode, Steven Schneider, CEO of TriSEO, shares his journey from finance to building a successful SEO career. Steven discusses scaling organic traffic, creating high-intent content, and leveraging SE...

I am thrilled to have Elias Can , a principal at Grishin Robotics. Grishin Robotics is a Silicon Valley-based VC fund focused on investing in early-stage companies in broader consumer categories. In this episode, Elias Can, Principal at Grishin Robotics, shares his journey from public equity to venture capital and his role in investing in early-stage consumer-focused startups. Elias discusses the...

I am excited to have Alexandra Vidyuk , the space tech Venture Partner at Aloniq, founder of Space Ambition, a world-class space technology research centre that collaborates with space agencies, investors, start-ups and co-founded a space tech venture builder and an investment syndicate named Beyond Earth In this episode, Alexandra Vidyuk, venture partner at Aloniq and founder of Beyond Earth, sha...

I am thrilled to have  Daniil Shcherbakov , CEO of  TonTon Games , a Telegram gaming publisher welcomed into Binance Labs' incubation program. Daniil holds a MBA from Cambridge Business School In this episode, Daniil Shcherbakov, co-founder and CEO of TonTon Games, shares his journey from studying computer science to launching TonTon Games within Telegram's ecosystem. He delves into TonTon Games'...

I am excited to have Arjun Pillai Cofounder & CEO of Docket, an AI Platform that serves as a Virtual Sales Engineer for AEs to close complex B2B deals. He is a serial entrepreneur with two successful exits and is currently on his 3rd venture. Arjun was most recently the Chief Data Officer at ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. In this episode, Arjun Pillai, Docket's co-founder and CEO, shares his journey f...

I am thrilled to have Guy Rubin , the founder and CEO of Ebsta, the Revenue Intelligence Platform for Salesforce and Hubspot customers.  Ebsta delivers real-time forecasting tools and uses engagement trends to benchmark live pipeline against previously closed won deals. In this episode Guy Rubin, founder and CEO of Ebsta, a revenue intelligence platform for Salesforce and HubSpot customers shares...

I am happy to have Reinout Vander Meulen , a partner at TIN Capital. He was a co-founder at Type22, an airport baggage handling innovator MSc in Aerospace Engineering. In this episode, Reinout Vander, Partner at TIN Capital shares his journey from co-founding Type 22, a baggage handling innovator, to transitioning into venture capital. He discusses his experiences scaling international startups, t...

I am thrilled to have Natalia Cebotari , the co-founder of Osmos building the first networking platform for entrepreneurs and professionals that saves time and finds relevant people in less than a minute.  In this episode, Natalia Cebotari, founder of Osmos, talks about the networking platform designed to save time and connect professionals quickly. Natalia shares her journey, from working alongsi...

I am excited to have Ajith Govind , the founder of Cravd, an online marketplace to book a home chef to visit and cook right in your kitchen. He earlier co-founded Turing Labs, achieving Series A funding backed by Y Combinator and top investors, including Insight Partners, raising over $20M. In this episode, Ajith Govind, co-founder of Cravd, an online marketplace for booking home chefs shares his...

I am thrilled to have Victor Pascucci III, the co-founder and Managing General Partner of Energy Capital Ventures .  The only early-stage venture capital fund dedicated to the resilience, sustainability and digital transformation of the natural gas industry. Vic has over 20 years of experience in venture capital and financial services encompassing over $750 million in VC and M&A transactions. In t...

I am excited to have Julio Avalos , the founder of Shades News which brings you daily bites of news and culture, presented from multiple points of view so that you can see the whole picture quickly. The mission is to unlock the potential of the internet to help people stay informed in a fun and positive way. In this episode, Julio Avalos, founder of Shades News and former Chief Strategy Officer at...

I am thrilled to have Asya Kuznetsova , a product and growth expert who has led the product growth unit at Wise , a global FinTech company that processes more than £8B worth of international transactions for over 16M people and businesses. In this episode, Asya Kuznetsova, a product and growth expert with experience at Wise and Yandex discusses building products that are ten times better than comp...

I am thrilled to have Manish Patel , a GP at Nava Ventures who has led teams that have designed, developed, and scaled products with global impact from enterprise advertising systems like AdWords to consumer experiences like Google Maps. In this episode, Manish Patel, General Partner at Nava Ventures discusses the importance of market conditions for startups, early-stage companies' challenges, and...

I am excited to have Mazen Kanaan , the CEO and co-founder of House of Pops. His expertise lies in managing and growing portfolios across diverse markets, such as Turkey, the Middle East, and Africa. In this episode, Mazen Kanaan, CEO and co-founder of House of Pops shares his entrepreneurial journey from Lebanon to Dubai, talking about how his experience at Unilever inspired the creation of a hea...

I am thrilled to have Simon Wijckmans , CEO of c/side , a cybersecurity company with tools for monitoring, optimizing, and securing vulnerable browser-side third-party scripts. In this episode Simon Wijckmans, CEO of cside.dev shares his journey from homeschooling in Belgium to working at Microsoft and Cloudflare before founding cside.dev. He discusses the challenges of starting a company as a sol...

I am excited to have Roy Heldshtein , a Managing Partner at Team8, a venture group with a remarkable track record of nearly $2 billion in exits and over $1 billion in assets under management (AUM). Roy holds an MBA with a focus on Strategy and Finance from the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business In this episode, Roy Heldshtein , Managing Partner at Team8 discusses his journ...