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E111: Sylvain Kalache, Co-Founder of Holberton School – Interview

May 16, 2017

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvainkalache/ This interview is with Sylvain Kalache. Sylvain is a co-Founder of the Holberton School. They have quite an interesting business model. They have a two year program to train people to become software developers. And it's free. Instead of tuition, the school takes a 17% cut of the first 3 years of salary. That sounds like a nice deal. Their acceptance rate is super low. Listen to this podcast to learn more about the Holberton School and Sylvain's vision for it. Here are some other things we talked about: ...

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E110: Mark Bakken, Founder and Managing Partner at HealthX Ventures – Interview

May 09, 2017

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-bakken-55a0941/ This is a great interview with Mark Bakken. Mark is the founder and managing partner of HealthX Ventures. HealthX invests in early stage health IT companies. Some of their portfolio companies include Redox, Pacifica, HealthiPass and ensodata. Mark has a knack for understan...

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E109: Dennis Crowley, Co-Founder and Executive Chair at Foursquare – Interview

May 02, 2017

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpstyles/ I was lucky enough to interview Dennis Crowley. A lot of you have heard of or probably know Dennis. He's the co-Founder of the popular location-based and discovery apps, Foursquare and Swarm. And he also recently started a soccer team in Kingston, NY. He has received a number of awards including Fortune's 40 under 40 twice. Before Foursquare he started

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E108: Arvind Gupta, General Partner at SOSV, Founder of IndieBio – Interview

April 26, 2017

https://www.linkedin.com/in/arvndgpta/ This engaging interview is with Arvind Gupta. Arvind doesn't mess around. He's the general partner at SOSVentures and IndieBio. And he also competes in martial arts at the highest level. SOSVentures is a VC firm that has invested in over 400 companies in spaces like biotech, software, and food tech. IndieBio, which Arvind leads, is the world's first startup accelerator for synthetic biology started in 2014....

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E107: Alan Patricof, Managing Director at Greycroft Partners – Interview

April 20, 2017

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-patricof-57383376/ This interview is with quite a legend in private equity, Alan Patricof. He got into private equity in the 1960's which eventually turned into Apax Partners, one of the largest funds ever. In 2006 Alan decided to switch gears when he started Greycroft Partners, and get back into focusing on early stage investing. Alan has such a rich investment background we could spend hours talking. Here are some other things we talk about: -How did you g...

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E106: Chris Douvos, Managing Director at Venture Investment Associates – Interview

April 13, 2017

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisdouvos This interview is with Chris Douvos. Chris is the managing director at Venture Investment Associates which is a private equity fund of funds that invests in venture capital, growth equity and buyouts. Chris is focused mainly on the their VC fund investments. Chris has a quite a background with innovating in the VC space. He not only looks for talented VC managers but also new investment models. You should listen and learn how Chris thinks about the VC business. It's fascinating. Chris is located in Palo Alto, CA. -What's one of Chris' be...

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E105: Nolan Bushnell, CoFounder and Chairman at Modal VR – Interview

April 06, 2017

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolanbushnell/ I was lucky enough to be able to interview Nolan Bushnell again. He's always working on such interesting things. In this interview we talk about his new company, Modal VR. You should check out their videos. What they've built is amazing. And it's coming to a place near you soon. Here are some other things we talk about: -Tell us about Modal VR. How's it different than the Vive,

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E104: Niko Skievaski, co-Founder and President at Redox – Interview

March 30, 2017

https://www.linkedin.com/in/skievaski This interview is with Niko Skievaski. Niko is already a legend in Madison, and he just turned 30. He's the President and co-Founder of Redox, which is the API for electronic health records. He was also recently named to Forbes 30 under 30 in healthcare. Before Redox he co-Founded 100state which is a co-working, incubator space. It's original and cool. Niko is based in...

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E103: Andrea Wong, Head of Programming at the World Economic Forum USA – Interview

March 23, 2017

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wongandrea This is a wonderful interview with Andrea Wong. Andrea is the head of programming at the World Economic Forum for the United States. The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non profit dedicated to improving the state of the world. They put on their famous conference each year in Davos. Andrea is in charge of programming for the United States. Her main focus is around entrepreneurship and innovation. In this interview Andrea shares how the World Economic Forum thinks about and implements their programs. It's fascinating. Here a...

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E102: Tim Woods, Founding Partner at POCO Labs – Interview

March 14, 2017

https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwoods1/ This interview with Tim Woods is about making technology products amazing. Tim is the founding partner at POCO Labs and General Manager at the Autonomous Vehicle Alliance. Tim is located in Michigan. POCO Labs has worked with clients like Disney, Microsoft and Best Buy. They help develop...

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