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How sustainable are your fashion choices? What can you do to play your part in consuming clothes that respect the planet? While listening to podcasts is a great way to escape mentally, we share our favorite companies set up to support mental health. And finally, do you collect baseball cards? Then don’t miss our recommendation for where to source old ones!

Key takeaways:
Sustainable fast fashion brands
The audio app space
Taking care of your mental health
Trading baseball cards
Stretching your calves

If you need motivation to take your startup to the next level, don’t miss this amazing conversation with American football player, Hall of Famer, Jerry Rice. Jerry imparts a wealth of wisdom gleaned during his time both on and off the football field, including why failure motivates him, and fueling the GOAT mindset.

Key takeaways:
From football dream to reality
Winning and losing the Super Bowl
Why fear of failure is his biggest motivator
The importance of leading by example
Fueling the GOAT mindset

Don’t miss Venktesh Shukla sharing his incredible journey on Halo Drop. Coming to the US for his MBA. How he became Teradyne’s most successful sales person having never sold before. Why he became a VC. How he became involved in Startup India. Why having a wide network of people is invaluable. And how meditation gets his head back in the game.

Key takeaways:
Finding product market fit
Becoming a TiE angel
The advantage of being a distributed company
Startup India
His advice for new entrepreneurs

In today’s quirky episode, we discuss everything from 3D printers, including printing your own home, to DTC brands that are hugely successful, such as dog food, makeup, and gender neutral perfume; before touching upon hydration multipliers, and the best sorts of lube. It’s an eclectic mix as always! Don’t miss out.

Key takeaways:
3D printing
Jinx dog food
Gender neutral perfume
The rise of DTC brands
Hydration multipliers

Getting back to in-person meetings after a year of working from home means having to find clothes that aren’t athleisure wear and ‘proper shoes’. We’ve become so accustomed to wearing sweats day in and day out, it’s tough setting them aside.

On today’s episode we are thrilled to chat to the phenomenal Peter Pham, one of L.A.’s most prominent early-stage investors and the co-founder of Science Inc., a Santa Monica startup studio and early-stage venture fund that manages over $100 million and recently launched a $310.5 million SPAC (and is also behind Dollar Shave Club).

Key takeaways:
His journey to entrepreneur
Find your superpower
Founding Science Inc.
What makes a desirable founder
Miami vs LA vs Austin vs Bay Area