The Feedback Loop

On Episode 028 of The Feedback Loop! A startup founder tells a potential investor that they're too old, another founder is trying to bring sizzle to the stage, and a third won the audience's heart but might not be venture backable. The Feedback Loop is all about getting ambitious founders on stage to pitch and get unfiltered feedback from experienced, honest investors. Because the thing that can h...

On Episode 027 of The Feedback Loop! Cloud infrastructure, AI for recruiting, employee engagement + corporate sustainability, and restaurant tech. The Feedback Loop is all about getting ambitious founders on stage to pitch and get unfiltered feedback from experienced, honest investors. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a...

The Feedback Loop is all about getting ambitious founders on stage to pitch and get unfiltered feedback from experienced, honest investors. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup founder is raising money, recruiting a team, or selling their product, it's the pitch at the start of any given conversation that starts th...

3 startup founders give their best 1 minute pitch, covering a live music data platform, a machine learning platform for AI collaboration + monetization, and a climate data + IoT platform. PLUS, learn about what it means for startup founders to take "money off the table" in the form of secondaries. It's all about these ambitious founders getting unfiltered feedback on the elevator pitch and learnin...

THIS WEEK! Uber for limos and party busses, an AI-powered personalized learning platform, and a personalized fashion discovery + commerce marketplace. PLUS, a special prize at the end... founder-investor Marty Ringlein SWAPS SEATS and pitches his latest venture. It's all about these ambitious founders getting unfiltered feedback on the elevator pitch. Because the thing that can hold even the best...

THIS WEEK! Plant-to-hotel matching, AI relationship coach, payments for the smallest online transactions, and a new loyalty platform for brands. They have 1 minute to tell their story, then they get UNFILTERED feedback from two check-writing venture capitalists. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup founder is raisi...

THIS WEEK! AI infrastructure and LLM ops, butter/better skincare, enterprise data + blockchain, and a sports social network! 4 startup founders give their elevator pitch, then get unfiltered feedback about both their concept and their storytelling! Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup founder is raising money, recr...

3 startup founders have a minute each to pitch their business and their vision of the future. Then, they receive unfiltered feedback on both their concept and their storytelling. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup founder is raising money, recruiting a team, or selling their product, it's the pitch at the start o...

4 startup founders pitch their vision of the future, and 2 check-writing venture capitalists give them feedback on both their concept and their storytelling. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup founder is raising money, recruiting a team, or selling their product, it's the pitch at the start of any given conversat...

On the latest episode, 3 startup founders pitch their vision of the future. Then, they get the sort of feedback money can't buy about their storytelling and their concepts. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup founder is raising money, recruiting a team, or selling their product, it's the pitch at the start of any...

On the latest episode, 3 startup founders pitch their hopes and dreams, then get feedback on their storytelling + concept. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup founder is raising money, recruiting a team, or selling their product, it's the pitch at the start of any given conversation that starts them on a journey t...

On the latest episode, 3 startups pitch their vision of the future. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup founder is raising money, recruiting a team, or selling their product, it's the pitch at the start of any given conversation that starts them on a journey to success. As always, hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Fo...

On the latest episode, 4 startups pitch their vision of the future. This is the second half of a particular session of The Feedback Loop. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup founder is raising money, recruiting a team, or selling their product, it's the pitch at the start of any given conversation that starts them...

On the latest episode, we've got an AI-enabled approach to sales enablement, a new infrastructure for B2B invoicing and payments, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and autonomous solutions for civilian and military airspace. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup founder is raising money, recruiting a team, or selli...

On the latest episode, we've got an evolution on air traffic control, AI for recruiters, and a new spin on the AI search startup, Perplexity. Three rad startups pitch two experienced investors, then get unfiltered feedback to help them improve their pitch, their storytelling, and their objection-handling. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? The...

On the latest episode, hear from four startups across stress reduction, movement healthcare, enterprise AI copilots, and an interpreter marketplace. Four rad startups pitch two experienced investors, then get unfiltered feedback to help them improve their pitch, their storytelling, and their objection-handling. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambitio...

On the latest episode, hear from three startups across a peer-to-peer expert marketplace, gamified career coaching for Gen Z, and a new AI wellness application. Four rad startups pitch two skeptical investors, then get unfiltered feedback to help them improve their pitch, their storytelling, and their objection-handling. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching the...

THIS WEEK! Four rad startups pitch two skeptical investors, then get unfiltered feedback to help them improve their pitch, their storytelling, and their objection-handling. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup founder is raising money, recruiting a team, or selling their product, it's the pitch at the start of any...

Three (+ one surprise) founders tell their story and pitch their vision of the future. Then, they receive feedback on their pitch and their concept from two check-writing venture capitalists. This is the second half of pitches from a particular night of The Feedback Loop – to catch the first set of pitches, check out Ep. 009. Today, hear from startups across gamified physical therapy, matchmaking...

Four founders tell their story and pitch their vision of the future. Then, they receive feedback on their pitch and their concept from two check-writing venture capitalists. Today, hear from startups across proptech, edtech, behavioral health, and generative AI! Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup founder is raisi...

Four founders tell their story and pitch their vision of the future. Then, they receive feedback on their pitch and their concept from two check-writing venture capitalists. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup founder is raising money, recruiting a team, or selling their product, it's the pitch at the start of any...

The first episode of the week! Featuring the first several pitches from a night of startup founders telling their story and getting feedback, including company concepts around AI community management, personalized work coaching, AI video production, and a new type of indie music marketplace. As always, hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Founder & CEO of Free Agency. Follow him on X at @Sherveen. T...

THIS WEEK! Overplay won a deal with Mark Cuban on Shark Tank, and now they're on The Feedback Loop for more. Also: an AI lifestyle companion, trip automation software, an 18 year old wants to build materials for space, an entrepreneur wants to help you nap better -- and more. As always, hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Founder & CEO of Free Agency. Follow him on X at @Sherveen. Find our guest ho...

THIS WEEK! Legal tech, AI code generation, custom bras, and so much more -- 10 founders get up on stage to pitch their vision of the future and get feedback on their concept & pitch. As always, hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Founder & CEO of Free Agency. Follow him on X at @Sherveen. Follow our guest host, John Frankel, at @john_frankel. More on John: ​Prior to founding ff Venture Capital...

This is PART 2 of Episode 004 of The Feedback Loop, featuring the remaining 5 pitches from an awesome night of startup founders and their stories, + feedback from special guest cohosts, Polina and Anthony Pompliano! As always, hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Founder & CEO of Free Agency. Follow him on X at @Sherveen. Follow our guest hosts, Polina and Anthony, at @polina_marinova and @APomplian...