Episodes
Justin Kan is the founder of Twitch which he sold to Amazon for nearly a Billion dollars. In this podcast, Justin Kan and Mayra Ceja discuss how Justin founded twitch and sold it to Amazon for nearly a billion dollars and his daily habits to achieve happiness. Justin Kan is also the founder of Justin.TV and Kiko.  Kiko as part of YCombinators first batch that included Mike Seibel, the founders of Reddit, and Sam Altman who became the President of YC and founder of OpenIA. Justin has also...
Published 09/03/19
Muneeb Ali and Mayra Ceja discuss what it was like to advise the HBO show, Silicon Valley, how he raised from YCombinator, and why he launched a token sale. Blockstack is a new decentralized internet backed by investors Naval Ravikant, YC, SV Angels, and Union Square Ventures.To learn more about this episode and other guests visit, www.VentureUnplugged.com. Follow Mayra on Twitter @MayraCeja007-----This episode is sponsored by eToro, the smartest crypto trading platform, and one of the...
Published 08/27/19
Muneeb Ali and Mayra Ceja on advising the HBO show, Silicon Valley, YC and launching a token sale. Investors include Naval Ravikant, YC, SV Angels, and Union Square Ventures. SPONSORS: eToro, the smartest and largest crypto trading platform. Qtum.org is the first proof-of-stake smart contracts blockchain. Lukka.tech is an institutional-grade, back & middle office accounting software. BlockWorks Group, an exclusive content & events company. Republic.co a retail investment platform.
Published 08/27/19
Leah Busque and Mayra Ceja discuss how she sold TaskRabbit it to Ikea and her personal challenges with founder stress. ----- Sponsors: eToro is the smartest crypto trading platform Qtum is the first proof-of-stake smart contracts blockchain. Lukka, an institutional-grade, back and middle office accounting software. BlockWorks Group, a content and events company that provides insights into the crypto and blockchain space.
Published 08/20/19
Leah Busque Solivan is the founder of TaskRabbit and a Partner at Fuel Capital. TaskRabbit is an on-demand services company that can help you with everything from building Ikea furniture to standing in line for you at the Apple store.  In this conversation, Mayra Ceja and Leah Busque Solivan discuss her humble beginnings as the first Tasker on TaskRabbit and eventually sold it to Ikea, her personal challenges with founder stress and how it put in the hospital right before her last fundraise,...
Published 08/20/19
Tim Draper and Mayra Ceja discuss Californias, Theranos, and spirituality. Tim Draper is an investor Tesla, Twitter, Hotmail, Twitch, Skype, Box, Carta, Coinbase and Robinhood. Follow me on Twitter @MayraCeja007 or www.VentureUnplugged.com SPONSORS: eToro.com, the smartest and largest crypto trading platform. Qtum.com, the first proof-of-stake smart contracts blockchain. Lukka BlockWorks Group, a content, and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space.
Published 08/15/19
In Part 2 of this interview, Tim Draper and Mayra Ceja discuss entrepreneurship, Theranos, and spirituality. Tim Draper is one of the most prolific venture capitalist with investments in Tesla, Twitter, Hotmail, Twitch, Skype, Box, Carta, Coinbase and Robinhood. He is the founder of Draper University, the host of the TV show Meet the Drapers, and the author of How to be a Startup Hero. He is listed as one of the top 100 most powerful people in finance by Worth Magazine, #7 on the Forbes Midas...
Published 08/15/19
In Part 1: Tim Draper and Mayra Ceja discuss bitcoin, blockchain, venture capital, space travel and his passion for building and growing entrepreneurs. Tim Draper is venture capitalist with investments in Tesla, Twitter, Hotmail, Twitch, Skype, Box, Carta, Coinbase and Robinhood. Follow us on Twitter @MayraCeja007 and subscribe to our newsletter at www.VentureUnplugged.com --- This episode is sponsored by eToro.com; http://Qtum.org and Lukka.tech
Published 08/13/19
In Part 1: Tim Draper and Mayra Ceja discuss venture capital, bitcoin, space travel and his passion for building and growing entrepreneurs. Tim Draper is the world’s most famous venture capitalist with investments in Tesla, Twitter, Hotmail, Twitch, Skype, Box, Carta, Coinbase and Robinhood. He is listed as one of the top 100 most powerful people in finance by Worth Magazine, #7 on the Forbes Midas List, and #48 most influential Harvard Alum.-----This episode is sponsored by eToro, the...
Published 08/13/19
Host Mayra Ceja interviews leading founders and investors to uncover the challenges faced by budding entrepreneurs.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io
Published 07/26/19
Host Mayra Ceja interviews leading founders and investors. Early guests include Tim Draper, Justin Kan (Atrium/Twitch), Mike Novogratz (Galaxy Digital), Joe Lubin (Consensys/Ethereum), and Leah Busque Solivan (FuelCapital/TaskRabbit). In this new show, we discuss a range of topics including entrepreneurship, startups, venture capital, bitcoin, mindfulness, and spirituality. Please follow @MayraCeja007 or subscribe to our newsletter at www.VentureUnplugged.com
Published 07/26/19