Spiraling Up w/ Greg

This is my last recording from Europe. It was recorded in Paris on the last day of my trip with Jeffrey, and is a wrap up of the summer trip. 00:00:30 Lisbon 00:03:38 London Review 00:07:44 Fashion w/ Jeff 00:23:44 Amsterdam Review 00:34:34 Tomorrowland 00:48:10 Maia 01:17:32 Welcome Jack! 01:27:22 Olympics review 01:44:58 Paying Olympians Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by Luca & Amy Ema...

Nikki is a musician, creator, and friend who also has been my brother Jeff's partner since college. She is a women of few words, so am overjoyed that she agreed to record and share her life in this episode. one of the goals of this podcast are to help others understand why someone is an important person in my life, and I hope listening to this conversation with Nikki does just that.  00:00:40...

Roger is an amazing artist and good friend, who graciously agreed to record this with me right before his 80th birthday. He has had a pretty wild career, and I am super grateful we got to document some of it together here. 00:00:20 Welcome Roger! 00:01:40 Art School 00:13:38 Making art 00:23:08 Meeting Yes 00:30:26 Stage design 00:41:12 Books & Museum 00:48:12 Tetris 00:58:54 Virgin 01:13:46 I...

My first podcast from Europe! Met up in the Netherlands to see Natahn in person for the first time and check in our each other.  00:01:20 Nathan's love life 00:14:40 Thoughtso n Amsterdam 00:20:40 Nathan's Spiraling Up Thoughts 00:28:04 Therapy podcast 00:36:24 AudioFlex 00:40:32 Music Corner 00:47:34 Nathan Life Update 00:51:02 AudioFlex Pilot w/ Nathan 01:36:32 Music and Podcast Instag...

A rare Valerie and Garrett sighting! Random that I got to record with both of them. Garrett originally appeared as a guest on the Aftershock 2023 episode, and Valerie was one of my first episodes.  Garrett's YouTube Recs: I tried turning games into text How to eat a human being I don't know James Rolfe 00:00:20 Japan 00:11:40 Third spaces 00:26:10 Vending machines 00:36:00 Snack Box 00:4...

Ugur is my old boss at Collective and was a big reason I joined that company. He is super thoughtful and lives avery interesting life. Have been wanting to ahve a conversation with him for a while, so am really proud to be releasing this episode.  00:00:20 I am who I am not 00:12:44 Our friendship 00:19:14 Integrating our parts 00:34:34 Drug journey 00:45:16 Ugur's new company 01:01:40 Pideak...

Life update from London!  00:00:20 London 00:07:18 I now get colonization 00:13:20 Political thoughts Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by Luca & Amy Email: spiralingupwgreg@gmail.com with questions / commments

This is part 2 of my Oregon trip with J.Ryan and Kyle. In this episode, J.Ryan and Kyle and I all did acid, Kyle and J.Ryan for the first time, and we luckily got a lot of the day documented.  00:00:20 Let's take acid! 00:05:50 Mushroom therapy 00:13:40 Self-Selling 00:19:00 Team building 00:30:10 The Dirt List 00:35:44 Helicopter Kyle 00:48:48 Weird flex 00:54:02 2nd Tab 01:00:50 Temperture...

Kyle and J.Ryan are 2 of my oldest friends from the tech world. At the time we met, J.Ryan and I were working at AdRoll, and Kyle was running Sales Operations at Gigya. From there, we all went off to start our own companies, and have passively watched each other's journey through life. I love my conversations with Kyle and J.Ryan, and am so glad we finally recorded one to share with the world...

Greg's New Music - June '24 In Amsterdam right now, love this place so much. Have been looking forward to this Europe trip for a while so it's great to finally be here and be back in the city I love.  00:00:20 Amsterdam 00:06:32 Ice breaker questions 00:16:32 Hanging w/ Jackie 00:24:08 Greg's New Music 00:30:34 Spotlight: Terence McKenna Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by...

This is the second part of my time with Rene. This was recorded in Mexico City earlier this year. If you haven't already heard part 1, you should lsiten to that first.  00:00:40 Rene's story 00:07:48 Podcasting 00:16:06 Embracing failure 00:24:24 Belonging to something 00:32:56 500 Startups low point 00:39:58 500 moving forward Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by Luca & Amy Email...

Rene is a partner at 500 LATAM, one of the biggest tech accelerators in Latin America. We have been friends for a few years now. This episode is me as a guest on Rene's podcast, and next week's episode will be Rene as a guest on Spiraling Up. 00:00:20 Intro 00:03:00 Who is Greg? 00:09:04 Fired from McDonald's 00:12:52 Blind life 00:16:36 Why I invest 00:35:32 Assessing founders 00:4...

Quick life update before leaving for Europe, also a new segment! Enjoy the Podcast Spotlight.  00:00:20 Living Update 00:03:20 Future of VC 00:07:04 Kratom update 00:15:12 Upcoming life 00:16:04 Podcast Spotlight: Tim Dillon - Cracker Barrel Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by Luca & Amy Email: spiralingupwgreg@gmail.com with questions / commments

I met Roam when I was working at KeepTruckin and he was in the Navy. We became fast friends and while we don't get to see each other very often, our conversations are super high quality. We have a very direct way of talking to each other that ends up leading to fast moving, interesting conversations across a wide variety of topics. Hope you enjoy this. 00:00:00 Extended Intro 00:03:20 Welcome...

Michelle is another energy person who I met on my trip in Mexico a few months ago. She has a lot of life in her voice, and has a lot of interesting nuance in the way she speaks.  00:00:20 Places that feel like home 00:08:08 Thoughts on Michelle 00:18:46 The Oracle 00:21:42 Human Zoo 00:30:56 Michelle's healing journey 01:00:48 Energetic Sex Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by Luca & A...

Ender is not this guests real name, but he asked that his identity be kept private due to some of the content of this episode. Ender is my longest friendship. We met in kindergarden and it's been a pretty crazy experience to watch both of us grow up and develop as people.  Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by Luca & Amy Email: spiralingupwgreg@gmail.com with questions / commments

Ryan's second appearance on the pod. 00:00:40 Whale Wars 00:05:58 Ryan is dating! 00:18:04 Codependence 00:26:22 Politic 00:45:40 Therapy 01:04:58 Austin, London & China 01:16:56 Living with money 01:21:00 Developing expertise 01:33:20 Who could you fall for? 01:45:22 I don't like your friends 01:56:56 Festivals 02:07:02 Building our teams Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by Luca...

Pretty meaty life update. Talk through my recent travels, Celeste, Andres, and my conversation with Jackie. 00:00:30 Columbia 00:03:38 Celeste 00:14:08 Andres 00:28:18 Detroit 00:29:50 Expanding the guest list 00:35:50 Drank vs. Kendrick 00:43:32 Jackie debrief Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by Luca & Amy Email: spiralingupwgreg@gmail.com with questions / commments

L is a great interview. I am keeping his name private due to some of the work he does, but his name is said in the episode. This conversation took a ton of turns and almost felt like 3 or 4 distinct episodes. Can't wait to have him on again.  00:00:30 Welcome L! 00:04:16 Bangladesh 00:19:08 Middle East 00:33:10 Kosovo 00:58:00 ISIS 01:05:14 Jumping into Cannabis 01:29:48 Neuralink & Elon...

Back by popular demand, Loops & Qbert are back to talk out there theories, life, and the crazy shit we all believe in. This was a super fun episode, definitely going to do thi again at some point. 00:00:30 Crypto 00:15:52 AI 00:18:56 Zombie Nation 00:23:26 Diddy 00:30:32 Good vs Evil 00:48:28 Baltimore bridge 00:53:06 Karrington events 01:04:14 Bohemian Grove 01:12:40 Solving puzzles 01:29:20...

I'm pretty raw right now but this was a pretty powerful time for me. I hate publishing these as I hate how I come across, but I think in the long run it's important to push em to not be ashamed by vulnerability.  Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by Luca & Amy Email: spiralingupwgreg@gmail.com with questions / commments

This was a tough one, hoping this is a low point for me. 00:00:30 Jackie 00:07:46 Columbia 00:09:22 Kratom Co. Update 00:17:20 Mom pod! Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by Luca & Amy Email: spiralingupwgreg@gmail.com with questions / commments

Last podcast from Mexico, and I saved the best for last. Love you Jeffrey! Can't wait for our next trip together. 00:00:30 Mexico City Debrief 00:03:50 Tunnel vision 00:08:20 Manage your relationships 00:16:06 Eluxir (side project) 00:30:18 Greg's new job! 00:32:44 Celeste 00:51:50 Scarcity mindset w/ money 00:57:28 Bad read 01:10:40 Portfolio predictions 01:18:42 Gustavo 01:23:22 Mexico...

00:00:30 Kratom Co. Update 00:32:10 Celeste 00:41:14 Moving to Austin Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by Luca & Amy Email: spiralingupwgreg@gmail.com with questions / commments

This is a pretty wild episode. If you are into cults or charismatic peole in general, this will be a good listen. 00:00:30 Intro 00:04:26 Part I: Izzy 00:08:00 Izzy's prioritiez 00:16:56 Honesty 00:21:08 Part II: Eric & Izzy 00:26:52 Eric's search for openness 00:31:54 Questions for Greg 00:43:02 Limitless 01:09:56 Cults for dummies 01:19:16 Founder drama Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg...