Forward Thinking Founders

If you are enjoying the podcast, please help support it by buying me a coffee. It helps the show run and keeps me focused on finding and interviewing great guests. In this episode with the Bhav Ashok, the founder of Nuron Labs, we dive into these questions.What is Nuron Labs?What is a neural network?Is a neural network a type of AI? Is it something else? How do you break it down?Is OpenAI using neural networks when it plays in DOTA tournaments?Why did you want to start Nuron Labs? Does Nuron Labs tackle the long tail or short tail data of a distribution? What excites him about this space?How do you sell your softwareWhat will be possible when we have a wordlist neural net layer that isn't possible today?Can you unpack the AR layer world for me?Is Mark Zuckerberg a bad person?What advice do you have for aspiring founders?Learn more about Nuron Labs here. If you liked this episode, please buy me a coffee and help support the show. ★ Support this podcast ★

Amos is the Cofounder and CEO of Carve, which allows you to rent out unused cars in a dealership lot. In this wide-ranging conversation, Amos covers some of the following questions:What is Carve?How does the platform work for a dealer?Do you market it to used car dealerships or all dealerships? Can you dive into the sales process for Carve?How did you come up with the name?How long have you been working on Carve and what have you learned in the processWhat the big vision for Carve?What advice would you give aspiring founders?Learn more about Amos on Twitter here. ★ Support this podcast ★

In this episode, we dive into many different topics, as Domm answers the following questions:What is Fast?How does it work for consumers? Businesses?Why didn't you just build a chrome plugin like everyone else?How do you think about growing Fast?How should a growth team be made up of?What is the future for Fast?What did you do in your first month after moving to SF?How did you break through the noise and build a network here?What tips do you have for aspiring founders?What is an "ask" you have for the Forward Thinking Founders community?Find Domm on Twitter here. Thanks for tuning into #49! See you tomorrow :) ★ Support this podcast ★

In this episode, we cover many questions, including but not limited to these ones:How did you get this idea and the inspiration for this company?What are some of the skillsets needed to build this product?Is the product software or hardware?How does the AI work/think to identify Respiratory Illnesses?What was the Thiel Fellowship like?Did you ever get to meet Peter Thiel? What's he like?How can founders better balance their work and their life?What are some of the best learnings you've had while working on this company?What advice you have for an aspiring founder?What is your ask for the Forward Thinking Founders community? Learn more about Emily on Twitter here and find Canairy online here. Thanks for tuning into #48! See you tomorrow.  ★ Support this podcast ★

Is this episode Francis covers some of these questions:What is Ascen?Why do you believe that remote work is the future?How would I use Ascen for my own recruiting needs?How did the remote work adoption come to fruition and become as popular as it is?How do you find talent around the world to come on your platform?What other areas of life do you think the internet will improve?Where are people coming into your platform getting their skills from?What was it like cofounding Leif?What was Austen Allred like when you first met him (Leif supplies Lambda School's ISAs)What's your vision for Ascen?What does the world look like in a decade (or more!)What other companies need to exist to fill spaces to make your vision come into reality?What have been some of the biggest lessons you've learned along the way?Find Francis on LinkedIn here. Thanks for tuning into #47! See you for the next one. ★ Support this podcast ★

Some of the questions we dive into in this episode including:What is MIdtype?What featur3s did Midtype build so others didn't have toHow does a team implement Midtype in their product?Why go through YC?What is open source?What are some of the reasons to go open source from the beginning? What are some of the most successful open source companies?What advice do you have for someone wanting to start a company?'And tons more!Learn more about Jay on Twitter here. Thanks for listening to #46! Catch you tomorrow. ★ Support this podcast ★

In this episode, Krish answers some of the following questions:What is Fireflies?What is the "why" behind Fireflies? Why did you start it in the first place?How dos Fireflies work if we were using it right now? (we were)Where do you see Fireflies in a decade?How co you think about distributing for Fireflies?What are the biggest learnings from raising your seed round?How does someone break in and get into the "inner circle" of investorsWhat advice do you have for someone who wants to start their own company?Learn more about Krish on his website here and on Twitter here.  Thanks for tuning into #45Forward Thinking Founders is part of the f20r.com network.  ★ Support this podcast ★

In this episode, we talk about so many topics related to real estate. Some of the questions that I ask Abhi are:What is Hutsy?What is the New York Tech scene like?How does Hutsy feel to a user? Walk through a user experience with me.Where are the big three waves of real estate tech innovation?Are you similar to Atrium for real estate?What was Y Combinator like for you?How do you know when the right time to pivot is?What interests you in the world right now? What framework do you have for picking good ides to work on?What are your biggest learnings from startup a startup in college?What does Hutsy look like in a decade?Any advice for first-time founders just getting started?Find Abhi on Twitter here. Find Hutsy here.Thanks for tuning in to today's episode of Forward Thinking Founders! See you tomorrow :) ★ Support this podcast ★

It was so nice to reconnect to Jack Morrison to talk about his company, Scythe Robotics. Scythe builds autonomous lawnmowers to sell to commercial lawn care companies. Jack and I first got connected at Boulder Startup week in 2016, and three years later, here we are. On this episode, we dive into questions like:What are you building at Scythe?What fundamental problems does Scythe help solve?Is the lawnmower owned by the city, a family, or a commercial company?What knowledge did you have going into Scythe?What goes into building an autonomous lawnmower?What is Lidar and Radar, and which one did you pick for Scythe?Do you have plans to go beyond commercial neighborhoodsWhat is the sales process for Scythe’s lawnmowers?Do you see other companies using autonomous robots in different verticals? What do you think about Boston Dynamics?How do you see cities using parking lots in the future?What do you think about Tesla?Tips for starting a companyAnd more!!!Learn more about Jack on his website here. Thanks for tuning in!What is Forward Thinking Founder?Welcome to Forward Thinking Founder (f20r)! f20r is a podcast and publication where I interview high potential startup founders, usually before they hit their Series A. Past guests include Austen Allred, Daniel Gross, Leah Culver, Laura Behrens Wu, and many more.Consider it the opposite of “How I Built This”. Instead of interviewing someone after they are successful, we interview early founders with a little traction and a big vision, and hear what they want to will into the world and why. This is Forward Thinking Founder. Get on the email list at forwardthinking.substack.com ★ Support this podcast ★

This was a fascinating conversation with Justin who is the creator of Matrix, which is a venture-backed ESports team. This was a deep dive into this space, and it was super interesting to talk to a pro like Justin who is on the ground floor making it happen. He answers questions such as:What is Matrix?What are Esports?How are Esports growing so quickly?How did you get into Esports?How does someone make a team within Esports?What elements make up a team? Coaches, players, sponsors? What else?How do you use democracy within the Matrix team?How far off are we from playing and watching Esports in virtual reality?Can Esports teams be venture-backed or is it entirely sponsorship based?What interests you about interplanetary inhabitation and cryptocurrency?How do you think about innovation in the crypto space? Is being a first-mover too risky?What do you think of Libra?What advice do you have for someone who wants to start a company?Find Justin on Twitter here and find Matrix on Twitter here. Thanks for tuning in and see you next week! :)What is Forward Thinking Founder?Welcome to Forward Thinking Founder (f20r)! f20r is a podcast and publication where I interview high potential startup founders, usually before they hit their Series A. Past guests include Austen Allred, Daniel Gross, Leah Culver, Laura Behrens Wu, and many more.Consider it the opposite of “How I Built This”. Instead of interviewing someone after they are successful, we interview early founders with a little traction and a big vision, and hear what they want to will into the world and why. This is Forward Thinking Founder. Get on the email list at forwardthinking.substack.com ★ Support this podcast ★