Forward Thinking Founders

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 Adam Mcbride, an expert on Costa Rica and Twitter friend of Mat.------Sunday roundups are a paid part of Forward Thinking Media, a media brand for early-stage startup and business content. You will get a sample of today's Sunday Roundup, but if you want the whole episode, plus every segment on the network, like Partner Mondays, Early Bets, and others, then become a paid subscriber today. By the way, if you want to be featured as a guest on the Sunday Roundup, you can come on! Subscribe, then email me and we can make it happen. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Samuel is the founder of Tap. Tap helps you find water anywhere.Listen to this episode if you:Are into water innovationWant to hear the evolution of the water fountainAre curious to hear how Samuel landed on this ideaWonder how the QR codes work for water fountain ownersWant to know how this works for consumers as well as business ownersWant to hear the big vision for TapMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Justin Jackson is the cofounder of Transistor.fm. Transistor is a simple, yet powerful, podcast hosting platform.Listen to this episode if you:Are a podcaster or want to be a podcasterAre interested in where podcasting is going as an industryWant to get an in-depth look at how Justin knew it was the right time to go full time on Transistor Are curious to know how Justin knows what to build nextAre curious to hear Justin's 10 years prediction for podcasting.Want to hear the big vision for Transistor More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Lauren is the co-founder and CEO of Multitudes. Multitudes provides analytics to unlock inclusive, high performing teams starting by analyzing Github usage.Listen to this episode if you:Are into people analyticsWant to hear why they analyze Github to get data on peopleWonder how Lauren came up with the approach for Multitudes Want to know what it's like building a company in New ZealandWant to hear how they plan on expanding by analyzing data fro different toolsWant to hear the big vision for MultitudesMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: KP is the founder of Cuppa. Cuppa enables 1-1 virtual coffees ☕️with interesting people from Twitter.Listen to this episode if you:Want to know what Cuppa isAre curious about how KP launched it in daysWant to know KPs no code stackWant to know about how KP thinks about fundraisingWant to know how to get your own cuppa coffeeWant to hear the big vision for CuppaMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Andrew is the cofounder of Nomi. Nomi is a creature that you feed with your heartbeatsListen to this episode if you:Liked Neopets when you were kidAre interested in new healthTechWondering wht Andrew decided to work on thisWonder how Nomi works, how to grow it etc.Want to know how he thinks about expanding the offerings of NomiWant to know the big vision for Nomi.More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Alexander Shevchenko is the founder of Safewatch. For only $5/month per camera you can set up alerts for any kind of object, and get 14 days of footage backup.Listen to this episode if you:Want to know what SafeWatch isAre curious to hear this unique approach to home securityWant to know how Alexander got into this type of business.Are a homeownerAre interested in security companiesWant to hear the big vision for SafewatchMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Ali Fardos is the founder and CEO of Loftit. Collect rent. Export rent roll reports. Get valuable insights. Manage your contractors. Fix repairs. Chat with renters.Listen to this episode if you:Are a landlord or property managerAre a tenant working with an old software systemWant to hear how Ali plans to take on this fragmented industry Want to know how Ali decided to work on thisAre curious about where Ali sees the industry goingWant to hear the big vision for LoftitMore Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Marta is the cofounder of KgBase. KgBase helps you build your own knowledge graphs without writing code.Listen to this episode if you:Are interested in knowledge graphsAre curious how no code knowledge graphs workWant to know how Marta got this idea to start KgBaseWant to know some of the ways to use KgBaseWant to hear the big vision for KgBase!More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★

About this episode: Gaurav and Nupur are cofounders of Arboreum. They are working to creating peer-to-peer lending networks that are more appealing to lenders and borrowers alike, with reduced risk, lower interest rates, and easier access to capital.Listen to this episode if you:Are interested in the evolution of loansLike Fintech innovations Want to hear a moonshot idea that could actually workAre curious how they came up with the idea of thisWant to know the big vision More Info:Want to come on the podcast? Follow me and hit me up on Twitter, I'd love to learn about what you're working on. ★ Support this podcast ★