Forged in America
Ravin Gandhi and Al Goldstein
Forged in America is a conversation between longtime friends and entrepreneurs Ravin Gandhi and Al Goldstein who have built and sold numerous businesses. Al founded fintech unicorn Avant, national real estate firm Pangea, and Stoic Lane. Ravin founded GMM Nonstick Coatings, a $100M supplier to the housewares industry that served 40M Americans daily, and was acquired by $10B conglomerate Resonac. Al and Ravin are also experienced early stage investors, investing in deals such as Apptronik, KeyMe, Morning Consult, Kin Insurance, Hester Biosciences, Throne Labs, Natrion and Patient IQ that collectively have raised billions in funding.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Forged in America podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Stablecoins for Babies
The Future of Money, Explained for Little Minds
Edward Woodford
#2 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Peter Thiel
#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Make Your Bed
Little Things That Can Change Your Life and Maybe the World
Admiral William H McRaven
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Founders at Work
Jessica Livingston
