Justin Kan's NFT Marketplace, Fractal is changing the dynamics in Web 3.0 world. We sat down with Justin to talk about things everything from Metaverse, NTFs, Hedonic Treadmill, Negative Visualization, Justin's lessons learned along his journey and some of his book & practice recommendations. Tune in!
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You've probably heard of the Caveman as an NFT enthusiast. We sat down with the co-founder of the project, Danny (aka OogaMan), and talked about everything from misconceptions about NFTs to the future of the Crypto Caveman Club.
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Welcome back everyone!
We're back with the second season. Now, Tarkan joins the podcast as the co-host!
In this episode, Ata Onat (senior associate @ Bravia Capital) joined us to talk everything about college, education, risks, opportunities and many more. And we're giving away 10 of a favorite book. Keep an eye on Twitter :)
Some contents we mentioned during the episode:
The Courage to be Disliked (the book) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XSGNN61/
Ata's article on college - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6856465843505758208/
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If you’re in tech and on Twitter, you’ve probably seen something trending in the past couple of weeks, which is people moving from Silicon Valley. And one of the most popular destinations for people in tech, is Miami. In this episode, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez told me about why people are moving out of Silicon Valley, why they're preferring Miami, and what are the plans to make the city a tech hub. Enjoy the episode!
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Sarah is the Head of Growth and Community at Upstream. Upstream helps people to grow their professional networks via communities and events. Prior to Upstream, Sarah was at Goldman Sachs for more than 2 years, along with that she founded a community called Joy Soldier. In this episode, Sarah told me about her story, why she's excited about Upstream, and more. Enjoy the episode!
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In this episode, Jose Martins from Hubspot joined me to talk about his story, how Hubspot helping startups, his advice to the founders creating a company in 2020, and more! Enjoy this episode!
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Apply to Hubspot for Startups: hubspot.com/startups
In this episode of the podcast, I sat down with Sahin Boydas (Founder & CEO of RemoteTeam.com). He is a serial entrepreneur with three exits from his previous ventures. Sahin told me about his startup story which started in Istanbul, Turkey. Shortly after he founded few companies in Turkey, he came to the Bay Area to find his new pursuit, where all the magic happens in tech. His latest company is RemoteTeam.com, which is an all-in-one remote operations software for the companies working remotely. Along with his story, he shared insights on the future of work and startups. Enjoy the episode!
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If the topic is Instagram, almost everything is exciting. In this episode, I'm joined by Robby Stein, the Product Director of Instagram. He told me about what makes Instagram so engaging, how Instagram releases new features, creators and influencers on the platform, and many more! Enjoy the episode!
Vedika Jain is the Chief of Staff of Weekend Fund. Vedika and Ryan Hoover of Product Hunt are investing in early-stage startups with check sizes ranging from $75K to $200K. They also run experiments like Fundraise From Home, Weekend Pitch, and Weekend Build. In this episode, Vedika told me about her story, their investment process, her remote working experience, and more. Enjoy the episode!
Leyla has an impressive background in tech. With several hats in different organizations, now, she is the partner of Operator Collective. They brought together as limited partners 100+ of tech’s most sought-after operators, investors, and founders from diverse backgrounds to invest in and accelerate the next generation of b2b tech. Enjoy the episode!
This week in 415, Hugo Tilmouth told me about their amazing product ChargedUp. What if there would be a power bank station network all around the city and you can grab one in a cafe and drop it to somewhere else close to you when you're done? That's exactly what ChargedUp does. Hugo and I talked about the problem and their solution, their COVID-19 response, and many more. Enjoy the episode!
This week I'm joined by Jessica Li, investor at Soma Capital. We talked about their funding evaluation process, sourcing dealflows from YC, and the startup shadowing program they've launched lately. Enjoy the episode!
Adam told me about their investment focuses, Boost VC, ocean-tech, and more. Enjoy the episode!
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Yigit (Co-founder & General Partner of Vela Partners) has started a venture technology firm. After 5 years at Google, he gave himself 6 months as a - he calls- problem explorer and he came up with Vela Partners, a VenTech firm. He told me about what VenTech does, how they're finding amazing companies all over the world and their funding mentality. Enjoy the episode!
We had a chance to chat with Charles Hudson, the Managing Partner of Precursor VC. We talked about their funding mentality, his advice to startups on fundraising, and staying alive during the outbreak. Enjoy the episode!
Oguzhan Atay, the CEO of BillionToOne, explained how they're enabling one million COVID-19 tests per day in the US alone. We also talked about their experience through YC, fundraising and more. Enjoy the episode!
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This week in 415, Zehra Cataltepe (CEO of Tazi AI) joined me to explain how we can deal with COVID-19 relating issues with Automated Machine Learning and Explainable AI. Enjoy the episode!