Watch three ambitious AI startup founders pitch their visions for the future to two venture capitalists in the latest episode of The Feedback Loop! From AI-powered academic research analysis to an artificial intelligence real estate agent with a human name, these founders are pushing the boundaries of what's possible with applied AI. On Episode 044 of The Feedback Loop, you'll hear.. - investors challenge a founder's vision of replacing real estate agents, and it gets... heated - about an AI...

What makes a great startup pitch? It's complicated! It depends on your stage, your market, and the main obstacle in your way – sometimes, you need to answer "why does this matter at all," and other times, that's obvious, & so the question becomes "but how will you win?" So much of it is context and pattern matching – which is why it's exciting to have 3 early stage founders pitching today on Episode 043 of The Feedback Loop! Each founder gets ONE MINUTE to pitch their tech startup and...

Startups at their earliest stage are still figuring things out -- their pitch, their go-to-market, their monetization, their landing page copy... Underrated as part of that journey is getting as much feedback and data as possible, which is why it's exciting to have 3 very early stage founders pitching today here on Episode 042 of The Feedback Loop. They'll each have 1 minute to tell us about their concept, and then they'll get questions and feedback from two venture capitalists -- two...

Joining the tank this week: Rachel ten Brink is a venture investor and GP at Red Bike Capital. She was previously co-founder and CMO/CRO at Scentbird, a YC-backed startup where she led growth during the company's scale to $150M+ in revenue. So, how does a founder turned startup investor think about evaluating early stage founders and pitches? Find out on Episode 041 of The Feedback Loop! 3 startup founders pitch 2 experienced investors. If you're interested in startups and founders building...

Startups age in dog years. Startups at the idea stage look and feel very different just 3 or 6 months later. And so too do the dynamics of how VCs think about those startups. Are they investing in a founder, a vision, traction, early evidence, or an engine of experiments? On Episode 040 of The Feedback Loop, you'll see 2 investors wrestle with this dynamic - and with each other - as 3 ambitious startup founders take the stage to pitch their business. If you're interested in startups and...

How do venture capitalists REALLY think through a startup pitch? Well, today is Episode 039 of you getting to find out, as we get to hear pitches from 3 startup founders and see 2 investors react in real-time. If you're interested in startups and founders building the future, and the venture capitalists funding them, this is a must watch. And today, we hear from founders across personalized skincare (can we finally get over all the conflicting advice on TikTok?), AI-driven nutritional...

3 ambitious startup founders take the stage to pitch their concepts to two venture capitalists! On Episode 037, these investors are ready to evaluate, ask questions, and offer unfiltered feedback – the sort of feedback that can help any entrepreneur tell a compelling story and win multi-million dollar investments. If you're interested in startups and founders building the future, and the venture capitalists funding them, this is a must watch. And today, we hear from founders across an AI CRM...

On Episode 037 of The Feedback Loop, we hear from founders building in: support platform for people in crisis, SEO for LLMs, and an AI-driven workflow for product compliance. Timestamps: 00:00 Hello! 06:59 Support platform for people in crisis (Samaritan) 12:16 AI-generated meditation (Exhale AI) 21:49 SEO for Large Language Models (Pearls of Wisdom) 39:18 AI-driven workflow platform for product compliance As always, hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Founder & CEO of Free Agency. ​Today's...

On Episode 036 of The Feedback Loop, we hear from founders building in: industrial automation, AI for meditation, and end-to-end encrypted AI! As always, hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Founder & CEO of Free Agency. ​Today's guest investor, returning to the show for the fourth time, was Mike Ma of Sidecut Ventures. 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...

Ready for Episode 035 of The Feedback Loop!? Three startup founders get up on stage to talk about: an AI toolkit for marketing operations, a clinician-enabled at-home fertility testing kit for men, and an AI-enabled knowledge management system for the enterprise. Timestamps: 00:00 - Welcome and intros 02:42 - AI for marketing ops (Waxwing AI) 18:54 - Male fertility (Hera Fertility) 34:32 - AI for knowledge management (LEAD) As always, hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Founder & CEO of Free...

It's time for Episode 034 of The Feedback Loop! And this one gets intense. We go from talking about a fintech platform focused on retail loyalty programs to predictive AI for medical billing to the concept of investing in high-value influencers... all the way to a debate about whether our phones listen to us or 2020 had puppeteers behind it. Timestamps: 00:00 - Welcome and intros 01:55 - Rewards and local loyalty (Huzza World) 15:50 - Predictive AI for medical billing 31:23 - Invest in Justin...

It's time for Episode 033 of The Feedback Loop! We hear from founders building: an AI copilot for product managers, an AI platform for wealth management firms, Duolingo for entrepreneurs, and an AI-enabled construction project management platform. As always, hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Founder & CEO of Free Agency. ​Today's guest investor is Lainy Painter Singh, Partner at Craft Ventures. The Feedback Loop is all about getting ambitious founders on stage to pitch and get unfiltered...

On Episode 032 of The Feedback Loop! We hear from founders building: a marketplace for market research, a new way for you to get your veggies every day, a platform for Internet radio and micro-communities, and a zero-waste, non-toxic cleaning products brand. As always, hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Founder & CEO of Free Agency. ​Today's guest investor is Nika Duan, Partner at Inflect Capital. The Feedback Loop is all about getting ambitious founders on stage to pitch and get unfiltered...

On Episode 031 of The Feedback Loop! We hear from founders building: a social workout app, a medical supply chain SaaS company, a private credit marketplace, and an Augmented Reality art + furniture marketplace. As always, hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Founder & CEO of Free Agency. ​Today's guest investor is Nika Duan, Partner at Inflect Capital. The Feedback Loop is all about getting ambitious founders on stage to pitch and get unfiltered feedback from experienced, honest...

On Episode 030 of The Feedback Loop! We hear from founders building: AI-driven enterprise marketing for impact, a wearable for tracking your stress and emotions, an AI-driven platform for business intelligence insights, and a marketplace for college admissions mentorship and guidance. As always, hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Founder & CEO of Free Agency. ​Today's guest investor is Jesse Middleton, General Partner at Flybridge. More on Jesse below. The Feedback Loop is all about getting...

On Episode 029 of The Feedback Loop! We hear from founders building: an AI-driven API platform, an AI copilot for product marketing managers, and a package delivery protection product. As always, hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Founder & CEO of Free Agency. ​Today's guest investor is Jesse Middleton, General Partner at Flybridge. More on Jesse below. The Feedback Loop is all about getting ambitious founders on stage to pitch and get unfiltered feedback from experienced, honest...

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 hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup...

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 startup founder is raising money, recruiting a team, or selling their product, it's the pitch at...

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 them on a journey to success. On Episode 026 of The Feedback Loop! Live shopping, "real"...

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 learning about the nuances of venture capital along the way. Because the thing that can hold even the...

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 founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup founder is raising...

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 raising money, recruiting a team, or selling their product, it's the pitch at the start of any given...

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, recruiting a team, or selling their product, it's the pitch at the start of any given conversation...

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 of any given conversation that starts them on a journey to success. As always, hosted by Sherveen...