Forward Thinking Founders

About this episode: Martel Metellus is the co-founder and CEO of Soko. Soko is the first discovery network for the Black community to connect, collaborate, and find new opportunities.Listen to this episode if you:Are a black person looking for other black people to do business with and to befriendAre practicing allyship and want to work with anyone in the black business communityWant to know why LinkedIn could never replicate this Are curious to hear the origin story for SokoWant to hear the big vision for SokoIntroducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Ben Dobkin is the cofounder and CEO of Ode. Ode helps podcasters mobilize their fans and turn listeners into new consumers.Listen to this episode if you:Are a podcaster looking to know who your listeners are in more details Are a brand looking to best understand a podcaster's audience before sponsoring Are curious to hear how Ben landed on solving this problem for podcasters.Want to understand the core challenge of attribution  in podcasting todayWant to hear the big vision for OdeIntroducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Nash is the CEO and co-founder of Undock. Undock allows you to Instantly schedule, host and document meetings with your network.Listen to this episode if you:Don't love meetings and want a better management solutionWant to hear about the way Undock tackles the time zone issuesAre curious to hear the origin story of UndockWant to know how nash got the domain and the nameWant to hear the big vision for UndockIntroducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Stacey is the CEO and cofounder of Law Wurk. With Law Wurk, you get fast legal work done by their network of legal freelancers.Listen to this episode if you:Are interested in the legal tech worldAre curious about the difference between lawyers and paralegals and what this means for startup founders Want to know how Stacey is jumping through the hoops of the regulatory environment Are curious about the vision for Law WurkWant to hear the big vision for Law WurkIntroducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Colm Hayden is the CEO and co-founder of Cadoo. Cadoo is the app that makes it easy to incentivize the people you love to use the apps and services you love.Listen to this episode if you:Want to get more in shape (or want a loved one to)Are already an avid user of Strava or FitbitWant to understand how the incentives work on CadooAre curious to hear the origin story of CadooWant to hear the big vision for Impossible Cadoo!Introducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode:  Vanessa Onuegbu is the founder and CEO OF Bawler. Bawler is a social sharing and networking platform for written content, that allows any user to create, share, view, and connect for free.Listen to this episode if you:Are a writerWant to discover new writersWant to hear about Vanessa's strategy to get writers paid moreAre curious to hear the origin story of BawlerWant to hear the big vision for Bawler!Introducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Ryan is the CEO and co-founder of Impossible Diamond. Impossible Diamond allows people to create diamonds from thin air.Listen to this episode if you:Are interested in climate tech Are wondering to hear the science behind how this is possibleAre curious to hear the origin story behind this companyWant to know Ryan's background to allow him to build thisWant to hear the big vision for Impossible Diamond!Introducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Michelle is the CEO and founder of Life School. Life school is a modern approach to learning life's most important skillsListen to this episode if you:Want to know what Life School isAre curious about how Michelle decided to start working on thisWondering how she thinks about raising capital vs. bootstrappingAre curious how Michelle built her app for practically free of cost with no codeWant to hear the big vision for Life School!Introducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★

This is a new segment of the show called Sunday Roundup. Every Sunday, we will publish an episode with different cohosts where Mat and whoever is joining him that day discuss current happenings in tech and startups. This is meant to be a more casual segment, as opposed to The founder interviews (FI's). Today's guest is Jack Chapman the managing partner at Alpha Bridge Ventures------Sunday roundups are a paid part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and business content.  ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Sid Yadav is the co-founder and CEO of Circle. Circle helps creators engage their audience, turn customers into super fans, and offer group experiences.Listen to this episode if you:Are a creator and want to build a community for your fansAre a fan of a creator and want more of an experience Are curious to hear the history of Sid's experience in working in the creator space Are curious to hear the origin story of CircleWant to hear the big vision for Circle!Introducing our June sponsor: Turing!Turing helps you find a remote development team in a fraction of the time it would take if you did it yourself. Having just raised a seed round from the likes of Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, and many prolific angels, Turing is aiming to help the world build engineering teams as strong as Facebook's or Google's, from anywhere in the world. If you want to try it out for 2 weeks, risk-free, then check out their website here. Thanks to Turing for being a sponsor of the show!More Info on Forward Thinking MediaFounder interviews(FIs) are a part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and subcreator content. If you want to be able to listen to this episode live on Zoom + ask questions for future guests on the record, then become a paid subscriber today. As a paid subscriber of Forward Thinking Media, you also get access to all of our paywalled newsletter content, a private RSS feed, and our provide community. Have questions? DM me on Twitter and let's talk! ★ Support this podcast ★