Wise Up with OpenWater

OpenWater was thrilled to host An Evening with  Chip Conley , New York Times bestselling author and Founder of the  Modern Elder Academy . If you weren’t able to make, well, you missed out on the free beer and wine, but you can enjoy Chip’s Q&A right now from the comfort of your own home! That’s right, the entire discussion between moderator, and OpenWater Co-Founder, Chris Albrecht and Chip i...

Everyone’s talking about AI, but most don’t truly understand it’s power or how to harness this. Daeil Kim, who sold his startup, AI.Reverie to Meta will walk you through everything you need to know about artificial intelligence, its implications for the future, and how you can use it to make you life easier. In this talk we’ll examine questions like: What’s an LLM? Is there a difference between Ch...

Between the addictive quick bits of entertainment on Tik-Tok, Instagram and YouTube, do kids even care about the movies anymore? Do ever-shortening attention spans spell the end of the full length movie — espeically in a theater? Filmmaker and ex-head of product for Netflix, Todd Yellin sits down for chat about the future of the movies. For almost every generation up to this point, movies were the...

The metaverse. Is it the future or a folly? Either way, billions of dollars have been poured into creating metaverses, some of which are thriving. Who better to learn about the metaverse than Wagner James Au, author of Making a Metaverse That Matters. He’ll bring us up to speed on trends in the (virtual) space, who the players are, and what you need to know. You don’t need to strap on virtual gogg...

The contents of this podcast should not be considered financial advice.    When it comes to starting a business, sometimes it’s best to not go it alone. But how do you find the right business partner for the long haul? Values, ambition, and work style are just some of the factors you should consider when partnering with someone. Not to mention setting up a proper corporate structure to provide a f...

The contents of this podcast should not be considered any kind of financial advice.    So you’ve got some money, and some business smarts. Perhaps you’ve thought of becoming an angel investor, but you don’t know where to begin. OpenWater Co-Founder Paul Walborsky and Sandhill Markets Co-Founder Ali Moiz are two serial angel investors with a proven track record of finding, funding and help build st...

You don’t have to be a billionaire to make a big positive impact in the world. Sara Lomelin is the founding CEO of Philanthropy Together and has trained hundreds of individuals to be more philanthropic in 12 countries. Her innovative thought leadership on Giving Circles has been featured in ForbesWomen, SSIR, Alliance Magazine, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Inside Philanthropy, and Nonprofit Quar...