All episodes of Explore Podcast | Startups Founders and Investors

Explore Podcast | Startups Founders and Investors

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Creating the VC firm he needed as a startup founder - Ethan Austin

Welcome to this new episode of Explore and thank you for your continuous support. If you want to support the show you can give a 5 stars review ✨ on Spotify/Apple podcast. This is the final episode of Explore Season 2 - thank you for your support! Together, we've grown the podcast and had the opportunity to speak with incredible guests. I’ll share a dedicated post reflecting on the last six months soon, but don’t worry Season 3 will bring even more learnings, there's plenty more to...

Published 09/05/24

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Published 09/05/24

What are these VCs thinking? - Vanessa Larco

Welcome to this new episode of Explore and thank you for your continuous support. If you want to support the show you can give a 5 stars review ✨ on Spotify/Apple podcast. This week, I sit down with Vanessa Larco, a former product manager that became a VC at NEA. Vanessa has spent 9+ years supporting companies like Microsoft and Twilio. She is also the co-founder of FunLoop, a company that she sold after a year. For the last 7-years she has been doing investments in Series A and B in North...

Published 08/14/24

Leading community at Notion and angel investing - Ben Lang (next play, Notion)

Welcome to this new episode of Explore and thank you for your continuous support. If you want to support the show you can give a 5 stars review ✨ on Spotify/Apple podcast. This week, I sit down with Ben Lang, one of the first employees at Notion, the founder of next play and an active angel investor. In our conversation, Ben talked about: * Founding a mapping software with his father * Creating the Hummus Day as a side project * Discovering Notion on Product Hunt and launching...

Published 08/08/24

From Unseen to Unstoppable - Edrizio De La Cruz (Arcus, Y-Combinator, Founder School)

Welcome to this new episode of Explore and thank you for your continuous support, I wanted to let you know that the best way to send me some love is to give a 5 stars review ✨ on Spotify/Apple podcast. This week, I sit down with Edrizio de la Cruz the co-founder of Arcus that he sold to Mastercard, a former visiting partner at Y-Combinator and CEO of the Founder School. Tune in to learn about the highs and lows of a startup and get valuable advice. In our conversation, he shares: * How he...

Published 07/26/24

The rollercoaster of a startup life, receiving investment from Gary Vee, pitching to Joe Biden, and closing the company - Sehreen Noor Ali (Sleuth) - S2 Ep19

Welcome to this new episode of Explore and thank you for your continuous support, I wanted to let you know that the best way to send me some love is to give a 5 stars review ✨ on Spotify/Apple podcast. Thank you OpenVC for keeping this content free for our listeners. OpenVC is a fundraising platform used by 10,000 founders and 5,000 investors. You can use the code: "EXPLORE” to upgrade to OpenVC Premium and get a 20% discount. 📈🔥 This week, I sit down with Sehreen Noor Ali the co-founder of...

Published 07/18/24

Navigating the downside of a startup and becoming a VC investor - Sam Wen (Square, Volley Travel, Green Visor Capital) - S2 Ep18

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 Thank you for your continuous support, I wanted to let you know that the best way to send me some love is to give a 5 stars review ✨ on Spotify/Apple podcast. Thank you OpenVC for keeping this content free for our listeners. OpenVC is a fundraising platform used by 10,000 founders and 5,000 investors. You can use the code: "EXPLORE” to upgrade to OpenVC Premium and get a 20% discount. 📈🔥 This is part 2/2 of this podcast with Sam Wen, a partner at...

Published 07/07/24

From an idea to a $38B business, the early stories of Square - Sam Wen (Co-founder of Square, Partner at Green Visor Capital) - S2 Ep18

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 Thank you for your continuous support, I wanted to let you know that the best way to send me some love is to give a 5 stars review ✨ on Spotify/Apple podcast. Thank you OpenVC for keeping this content free for our listeners. OpenVC is a fundraising platform used by 10,000 founders and 5,000 investors. You can use the code: "EXPLORE” to upgrade to OpenVC Premium and get a 20% discount. 📈🔥 In this episode I sit down with Sam Wen, a partner at Green...

Published 06/26/24

Founding Tueri, shutting it down, becoming a venture capital investor and writing the product-market fit newsletter - Guillermo Flor (GoHub Ventures) - S2 Ep17

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 Thank you for tuning in - I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn and I wanted to let you know that the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast on Spotify/Apple podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 Thank you OpenVC for keeping this content free for our listeners. What is OpenVC? It’s a free fundraising platform used by 10,000 founders and 5,000 investors (VCs, angels, family offices). OpenVC...

Published 06/05/24

A CTO perspective on building a startup, founding multiples fintech and becoming a startup mentor - Paul Barnes-Hoggett (Alice, Daylight) - S2 Ep16

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 Thank you for tuning in - I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn and I wanted to let you know that the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 Thank you to OpenVC for support this podcast. 🤝 What is OpenVC? It’s a free fundraising platform used by 10,000 founders and 5,000 investors (VCs, angels, family offices). The platform provides features such as a fundraising CRM,...

Published 05/30/24

A day in the life of a VC investor, what an investment process looks like, how long VCs spend on a pitch deck, opportunities for 2024 - Lauri Kokkila (Inventure VC) - S2 Ep15

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 Thank you for tuning in - I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn and I wanted to let you know that the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 Thanks to our sponsor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OpenVC.app⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Use the code "EXPLORE" to get a lifetime 20% discount on their premium membership. 🔥 In this episode I sat down with Lauri Kokkila, a partner at Inventure, a venture capital fund...

Published 05/22/24

Shaping the music marketing industry for the digital age and forming a cap table with DJs, Artist and Angels - Alex Brees (un:hurd) - S2 Ep14

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 Thank you for tuning in - I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn and I wanted to let you know that the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 Thanks to our sponsor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OpenVC.app⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Use the code "EXPLORE" to get a lifetime 20% discount on their premium membership. 🔥 In this episode I sat down with Alex Brees, the co-founder and CEO at un:hurd, a music marketing...

Published 05/16/24

State of the fundraising market (trends, valuations, equity splits, shutdowns) - Peter Walker (Carta)

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 Thank you for tuning in and for the amazing support. I wanted to let you know that the best way to support this show is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars on your podcast platform. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 This episode is unique and does not fit our series of founders interview. Today, I sit down with Peter Walker the head of insights at Carta, a cap table management software providing unique features. Carta has more than 43k...

Published 05/09/24

Venture Studio 101 - Dallas Price (Forum Ventures)

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 Thank you for tuning in and for the amazing support. I wanted to let you know that the best way to support this show is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars on your podcast platform. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 This episode is unique and does not fit our series of founders interview. Today, I sit down with Dallas Price from Forum Ventures, a venture studio based in North America and focusing on B2B SaaS companies. In this episode, we...

Published 05/01/24

Building a startup at 4am before school, going through Y-Combinator, exiting from his first startup and becoming an angel investor - Nate Matherson (Positional) - S2 Ep13

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 Thank you for tuning in - I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn and I wanted to let you know that the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 In this episode I sat down with Nate Matherson, the co-founder and CEO at Positional, a startup that provides a modern toolset for SEO and content teams. We discussed Nate’s early interest in finance, his decision to start...

Published 04/24/24

Reinventing plant-based meat with filet experiences, collaborating with a Michelin Star Chef, raising $100M and buying a factory - Martin Habfast (Umiami) - S2 Ep12

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 Thank you for tuning in - I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn and I wanted to let you know that the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 In this episode I sat down with Martin Habfast, the co-founder and sales director of Umiami, a food startup that provides plant-based filet experience without compromising the taste and the texture. We discussed Martin’s unique...

Published 04/17/24

Driving innovation in the truck industry and joining a venture studio - Saurabh 'Jas' Jaiswal (SmartHaul) - S2 Ep11

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 For those of you that have been here since the beginning, 1000 thanks, and welcome to the newcomers who have joined us in recent weeks. I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 In this episode I sat down with Jas Jaiswal, the founder and CEO at SmartHaul, a software company that provides a relay model with the focus on bringing...

Published 04/08/24

Dropping out to build a zero-knowledge identification solution for online privacy, securing $2.5M in 2 days after struggling for 2 years - Ana Pricop (Outdid.io) - S2 Ep10

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 For those of you that have been here since the beginning, 1000 thanks, and welcome to the newcomers who have joined us in recent weeks. I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 In this episode I sat down with Ana Pricop, the co-founder and COO of Outdid.io, a startup that provides zero knowledge identification solutions to...

Published 04/03/24

Building the Shopify of the circular economy, shaping the future of commerce and raising 8M€ from Finland - Tuomo Laine (Twice Commerce) - S2 Ep9

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 For those of you that have been here since the beginning, 1000 thanks, and welcome to the newcomers who have joined us in recent weeks. I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 In this episode I sat down with Tuomo Laine, the founder and CEO of Twice Commerce, a commerce platform for the circular economy, where you can...

Published 03/27/24

From managing a product at N26 to putting AI to work across many different apps and raising 2M€ in a pre-seed round - Jack Lancaster (Spoke.Ai) - S2 Ep8

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 For those of you that have been here since the beginning, 1000 thanks, and welcome to the newcomers who have joined us in recent weeks. I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 In this episode I sat down with Jack Lancaster, the co-founder and chief product officer of Spoke.Ai, a company that helps you streamline...

Published 03/20/24

From the military to building the Starbucks app as a service, going through Y-Combinator and raising $2.3M to launch Per Diem - Tomer Molovinsky (Per Diem) - S2 Ep7

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 For those of you that have been here since the beginning, 1000 thanks, and welcome to the newcomers who have joined us in recent weeks. I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 In this episode I sat down with Tomer Molovinsky, the founder and CEO of Per Diem, a startup that provides premium mobile apps for restaurants,...

Published 03/12/24

Mobilizing millions of people to fund climate solutions, leading a Rocket Internet company in the Philippines and accidentally becoming a VC - Jacqueline Van Den Ende (Carbon Equity) - S2 Ep6

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 For those of you that have been here since the beginning, 1000 thanks, and welcome to the newcomers who have joined us in recent weeks. I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 In this episode I sat down with Jacqueline Van Den Ende, the founder and CEO of Carbon Equity, a climate investing platform that aims to mobilize...

Published 03/05/24

Bootstrapping OpenVC, reaching profitability in 2 years, becoming product of the month on Product Hunt, closing Petri and saying no to $800k from investors - Stephane Nasser (OpenVC) - S2 Ep5

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 For those of you that have been here since the beginning, 1000 thanks, and welcome to the newcomers who have joined us in recent weeks. I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 In this episode I sat down with Stephane Nasser, the founder and CEO of OpenVC, a platform that helps founders find investors. We discussed his...

Published 02/27/24

Going through Y-Combinator, meeting Mark Zuckerberg, selling Earbits for $8M and founding 2 VCs firms - Yotam Rosenbaum (The Access Fund | 77 Partners) - S2 Ep4

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 A thousand thanks for those that are following the podcast each week, and welcome to the newcomers! I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 In this episode I sat down with Yotam Rosenbaum, the founder and partner at both The Access Fund and 77 Partners. We discussed Yotam's early journey from dreaming of becoming a...

Published 02/20/24

Building a new product category from scratch, meeting his co-founder on Twitter and partnering with HubSpot - Daniel Zarick (Arrows.to) - S2 Ep3

Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 For those of you that have been here since the beginning, 1000 thanks, and welcome to the newcomers who have joined us in recent weeks. I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 In this episode I sat down with Daniel Zarick, the founder and CEO of Arrows.to, one of the very first customer onboarding tool. We discussed...

Published 02/13/24