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[Powderkeg] The founding story of Indianapolis darling startup Lessonly
Culture, when built correctly can be your key differentiator. When built incorrectly it can be your Achilles' heel. Today we do a deep dive into the founding story ...
[When Pigs Fly] #42: Making Medical Bills Bearabill (feat. Lisa Matsuyama & Forest Satterfield of Bearabill)
Making medical bills Bearabill. We chat with Lisa Matsuyama and Forest Satterfield, the founders of Bearabill, to learn how they're building a startup that predicts...
[Lay of The Land] #15: Justin Bibb (Mayor-Elect of Cleveland)
Lay of the Land’s fifteenth conversation is with Justin Bibb, the new Mayor-elect of Cleveland. This conversation originally aired on March 18, 2021 and covers a lo...
Powerspike // connecting brands and creators on Twitch with a self-serve advertising platform [UP094]
Interview Begins: 8:51 Debrief Begins: 51:07 A.J. Damiano is the co-founder and CEO of Powerspike. Powerspike is the easiest way to sponsor influencers in the esp...
[Chicago Capital] Ezra Galston of Starting Line on Resiliency, Starting Line Fund II, & the State of Chicago Tech
This week on the feed we're featuring the Chicago Capital Podcast. Chicago Capital is hosted by Matt Castellini and explores the Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial...
[Middle Tech] Symba: Evan Knowles on Building the Only Mobile-First CRM for the Real Estate Industry
This week on the feed we're featuring the Middle Tech Podcast. Middle Tech was created to advance the business ecosystem in this region by providing news, entertain...
[Fast Frontiers] Scott Dorsey, co-founder and managing partner at High Alpha and former CEO of ExactTarget
This week on the feed we're featuring the Fast Frontiers Podcast by Refinery Ventures. Refinery Ventures is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They bridge the gap and mento...
[614 Startups] Sam Baddoo of Fleri
On this episode, Elio interviews Sam Baddoo, Founder of Fleri. Fleri helps immigrants protect the people who matter most back home with health insurance. Every year im...
[Think Like An Owner] Badge Stone – Earning His Badge and Making His Mark in Search Fund Investments
This week's feed drop features Alex Bridgeman and his podcast, Think Like An Owner. Alex's guest is Badge Stone. Badge started his search journey with Stone Pump & ...
What’s coming next for the team at upside [JE021]
This week, we’re sharing a quick update about what’s coming up for the feed for the rest of the year. Due to some competing life priorities, we need to take a shor...
Foodnerd // making nutrient-dense superfoods more accessible through the process of sprouting [UP093]
Sharon Cryan is the founder and CEO of Foodnerd. Foodnerd specializes in 100% plant-based superfood products that are designed to increase the world's understanding...
Sam German of SPMB // recruiting upper management and board members to startups across the country [CC082]
Samantha (Sam) German is a Client Partner in SPMB’s Emerging Markets Practice. SPMB is one of the fastest-growing retained executive search firms in the country, cl...
[REWIND] Firebrand Ventures // Closing a new $40M for the merged fund [RE007]
John Fein and Chris Marks are the managing partners of Firebrand Ventures. John started Firebrand Ventures in 2016, and we interviewed him in 2018. Prior to foun...
Republic // helping anyone invest in private companies [CC081]
Interview Begins 8:02 Debrief 50:00 Kendrick (Ken) Nguyen is the co-founder and CEO of Republic. Republic empowers everyone to invest in the future they believe i...
SavvyCal // taking the awkwardness out of scheduling and making it easy [UP092]
Interview Begins 8:16 Debrief 54:58 Derrick Reimer is the founder and CEO of SavvyCal. SavvyCal wants to take the friction and awkwardness out of scheduling t...
[REWIND] Rootine // Personalized daily health using DNA, blood levels, and lifestyle data [UP076]
Interview begins: 6:52 Debrief: 44:32 Rachel Sanders is the co-founder and CEO of Rootine. Rootine was founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2018 and creates cust...
Vint // invest in equity shares of wine collections [UP091]
Vint is the first fully transparent platform for anyone to invest in fine wine and spirits. They democratize this high-returning asset class with SEC-qualified collect...
BIG NEWS: We're on Product Hunt!
Today we are launching the upside network on Product Hunt! We've put a ton of work in preparing for this campaign, and we'd love for you to check out our campaign. ...
Victor Gutwein of M25 // A conversation 200 episodes in the making [CC080]
M25 is an early-stage venture firm based in Chicago, investing solely in tech startups headquartered in the Midwest. Since they launched in 2015, they've become the mo...
AireXpert // Keeping planes in the air with real-time synchronization for maintenance, tech ops, and flight crews [UP090]
Interview Begins 8:09 Debrief 48:37 Andy Hakes is the founder and CEO of AirExpert. AireXpert offers maintenance control, quality assurance, base, line and vend...
Jack Greco of Buffalo Bridge // the co-founder of Buffalo’s first unicorn on giving back to build the ecosystem [CC079]
Interview Begins : 7:37 Debrief: 45:43 Jack Greco is the co-founder of ACV auctions. ACV auctions is an online marketplace for used cars. As of November 2019, t...
Karla Gallardo of Viwala // providing revenue-based loans for women entrepreneurs in Mexico [CC078]
Interview Begins : 6:57 Debrief: 37:08 Karla Gallardo is the CEO of Viwala. Viwala provides loans for women entrepreneurs who have high-impact businesses as wel...
Reclaim // a smart calendar assistant helping find time for your real priorities [UP089]
Interview Begins 6:53 Debrief 52:25 Patrick Lightbody is the co-founder of Reclaim. Reclaim is a smart calendar assistant that can save you up to 40% of your workw...
John Gannon of GoingVC // helping people break into venture capital [CC077]
Interview begins: 6:28 Debrief: 41:25 John Gannon is the co-founder and general partner of GoingVC. John has mentored thousands of current and aspiring VCs thro...
Revisiting "Test City, USA" // now streaming online for free! [JE022]
When we filmed Test City, USA in the summer of 2019 about the startup ecosystem in Columbus, Ohio, we knew the timing was special. Little did we know how good that tim...
Ginger Rothrock of HG Ventures // corporate venture capital investing in heavy construction and materials, environmental services, and specialty chemicals [CC076]
Interview begins: 7:16 Debrief: 43:38 Ginger Rothrock is a Senior Director at HG Ventures. HG Ventures supports innovation and growth across The Heritage Group ...
Tom Cottingham of Flyover Future // building a news organization covering innovation in 20+ cities across the midwest. [CC075]
Interview begins: 7:00 Debrief: 38:33 Tom Cottingham is the founder and CEO of Flyover Future. Flyover Future is a digital newsletter covering innovation and s...
William Hsu of Mucker Capital // an accelerator committed to getting to you to your next round of funding [CC073]
Interview begins: 7:07 Debrief: 38:45 William Hsu is a founding partner at Mucker Capital. He started his career as a founder, creating BuildPoint, a provider of w...
Rally // buying & selling equity shares in ultra-rare, collectible assets [UP088]
Interview begins: 5:59 Debrief: 50:11 Rob Petrozzo is the co-founder and Chief Product Officer for Rally. Rally is a liquid financial marketplace for buying & s...
[REWIND] Peter Livingston of Unpopular Ventures // early stage investing through a syndicate [CC058]
Interview begins: 5:16 Debrief: 43:55 This week we’re revisiting CC058, a coffee chat with Peter Livingston of Unpopular Ventures. In this episode, we explored syn...