Forward Thinking Founders

About this episode: Rob is the co-founder and CTO of Giraffe. Giraffe is a 3D platform for data-driven collaborative Urban Design.Listen to this episode if you are:Wondering what Giraffe does Interested in urban planning Interested in smart cities Interested in what goes into planning a city Wondering how future cities differ from older ones What does the "smart city look likeWant to know the vision for GiraffeMore 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: John is the cofounder and CEO of Art in Res.  Art in Res is a marketplace for fine art by independent, working artists. They let you buy art you really want in manageable installment payments.  Listen to this episode if you are:Curious about the makeup of the founding teamWondering what got them all so into artWondering if this product is built for you (it is)Curious about how to have better art tasteWant to know the vision for Art In ResAnd tons moreMore 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: Thariq is the co-founder and CEO of Multiverse. Multiverse is an online video game platform making it as easy as possible to make, play, stream, and share tabletop role-playing games, with a creator-focused marketplace.Listen to this episode if you are:Wonder what Multiverse isWant to hear the backstory of how he got the idea for this companyHave kids that play Roblox or MincraftA gamerInterested learning more about gamingCurious to know how Multiverse fits into  Esports Want to know the big vision for MultiverseAnd tons more!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: Andrew is the co-founder and CEO of Insured Nomads.  Insured Nomads exists to provide the level of coverage needed by those living a global lifestyle, while impacting the lives of vulnerable communities around the world.Listen to this episode if you :Want to learn about the nomad lifestyleAre curious how Andrew got into being a digital nomad before it was coolWonder how COVID-19 is impacting the digital nomad marketA dive into Pieter Levels and the movement he started Want to hear about his vision for the world in 15 yearsWant to hear about the big vision for Insured Nomads 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: Brooke is the founder and CEO of Velour Imports. Velour Imports is on-demand delivery platform of craft beer, wine, hard cider, and spirits for commercial resale.  Think Uber Eats for wholesale. Listen to this episode if you are:- Wondering what Velour does- Wondering how the wholesale buying and selling process works- Want to know why she made the switch from analog to digital systems- Wondering about how she thinks  COVID-19 will impact startups- Curious about how Brooke thinks about fundraising- Wants to know the big vision for Brooke- And tons more!Extra InfoWant 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: Rusudan and George are the cofounders of Giveinternet.org. This organization enables people to donate Internet access to underprivileged high-school students.Listen to this episode if you :- Wondering how to start a non-profit in the tech sphere- Are curious how they got the idea and what lit the flame to start- How does the money end up resulting in internet for the kids?- Want to hear about their expansion plans into the states- Wondering how they think about grassroots fundraising- Want to hear their big vision for Giveinternet.org- And tons more!Extra InfoWant 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: Michael is the co-founder and CEO of Bottomless. Bottomless enables you to get freshly roasted coffee based on your consumption.Listen to this episode if you:- Want to know what Bottomless does-Want to hear how a scrappy team learns on the job- Wonder why they started with coffee- Are curious how they got the skills to create Bottomless- Wonder what types of skills are needed to execute on this idea- Want to hear about the big vision to expand past coffee- And tons more!Extra InfoWant 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: Meha is the founder and CEO of Silk + Sonder. They make planning, reflecting, and achieving easy and fun by bringing a new pen to paper experience every month.Listen to this episode if you are:What is journaling?How do you convince people who don't value the idea of journalingWhere did you get the inspiration from for journal from?Interested in how they raised money as a journaling platformWondering what gap she saw in the market How to raise a seed roundHow does she connect journal users and her online communityInterested in the big vision for Silk + SonderAnd tons more!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: Sumukh is a venture fellow at Rough Draft VC and is the founder of Teendemy. Rough Draft is a student-run venture capital firm, backed by General Catalyst. Teendemy is bridging the gap between academic education and professional success.Listen to this episode if you are:- A student wanting to break into startups - Want to become a VC later in life- Are curious about what being a student at Babson is like- Want to know where to connect with smart people online- Are in college wondering how to make the most of it- Curious about how student VC firms work- And tons more!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: Ishmael is the cofounder and CTO of Paragon. Paragon gives you the power to visually create production-ready API workflows so you can build, ship, and scale faster.Listen to this episode if you are:- Looking for a solution to work w/ APIs without coding - Are curious about different use cases for Paragon- How Ishmael hacked his way into working with his current cofounder- Curious about the big vision for Paragon- And tons more!Extra InfoWant 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 ★