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Foreign Founders#63 Vlad Zhovtenko, Co-Founder of RedTrack.ioMeasure and manage all your ad campaigns with RedTrack.ioVlad Zhovtenko is the CEO and co-founder of RedTrack, the AI-driven analytics and automation platform for media buyers. He has been an active player in the digital advertising space since 2000, and has held multiple marketing and managing director roles in the industry. Beginning in 2008, Vlad worked as an independent consultant and advisor to companies seeking to improve their lead generation and ad tech, helping them create comprehensive digital sales and marketing strategies and establish relevant processes for sustained growth.He co-founded AdxGeeks in 2015, whi...
2025-05-0836 min
Foreign Founders#62 Nikin Tharan, Co-Founder of EB5 LoanSecure your U.S. Green Card with Half the Investment through EB5 LoanNikin Tharan is the co-founder of Greencard Inc and EB5 Loan. Greencard Inc. is a startup dedicated to simplifying the process for high-skilled immigrants to obtain talent visas. Through a personalized program, Greencard Inc helps immigrants build and showcase their accomplishments to secure O1, EB1, and NIW visas. The EB5 Loan program offers foreign investors a direct path to U.S. permanent residency. While traditional applicants invest $800,000 in qualifying American job-creating projects, our innovative financing solution requires just $400,000 upfront - making your American drea...
2025-05-0151 min
Foreign Founders#61 Yves Remmler, Co-Founder of Endeavor ElementsSee how Endeavor Elements is architecting the future of flight$100 Per Line of Code? How This Aerospace Founder is Disrupting AviationIn this eye-opening episode, we sit down with Yves Remmler, the visionary Co-Founder & CEO of Endeavor Elements, who's bringing Silicon Valley innovation to the traditionally slow and regulation-heavy aerospace industry.Yves reveals how his aerospace startup is revolutionizing the future of flight through cutting-edge AI-driven avionics systems that are setting new standards for safety and efficiency. You'll discover why the aerospace industry currently spends a staggering $100 per line of code...
2025-04-2429 min
Foreign Founders#60 Pat Cheung, Founder of FanlistEngage your fans with FanlistPat Cheung discovered his passion for audience building in 2011 while serving as Head of Product at EQAL, one of Los Angeles' first celebrity and influencer networks, where he designed a social platform driving fan engagement for over 40 influencers and 20 million monthly fan interactions. Currently the founder and CEO of Fanlist, a platform enabling podcasters to create fan pages for engagement and monetization, he has been a tech founder for over a decade with multiple successful exits. His love for technology, business, and podcasting is reflected in Fanlist, and as an avid...
2025-04-1739 min
Foreign Founders#59 Hassan Khan, Co-Founder of TODAQ MicroWatch The Flamingo Effect using TODAQ Micro’s technologyHassan Khan is a co-Founder and the CEO of TODAQ Micro, a fintech that enables instant micropayments for producers of movies, shows and documentaries that want a direct-to-consumer, frictionless, pay-as-you-do experience where they can control their customer relationship, control their content, and have better real-time monetization. Consumers and fans benefit from getting just what they want with one tap without requiring logins or subscriptions.He is also a co-founder of TODAQ Labs, a deeptech R&D lab that works with Cambridge University and ARM Technologies an...
2025-04-0336 min
Foreign Founders#58 Yidian Liu, Co-Founder of PolyGone SystemsLearn more about how PolyGone Systems is removing microplasticsYidian Liu is the Co-founder and COO of PolyGone Systems and a Forbes 30 under 30 Fellow. PolyGone Systems is a Princeton University spinout cleantech company with a mission to remove microplastic pollutants from our waterways. Yidian was a trained designer with a Master’s degree in Architecture from Princeton University. Since 2021, Yidian and her team have won over $2.4M in grant awards and have successfully raised their pre-seed venture capital funding. On this episode, we’re covering everything microplastics from what it is to the Polygone solutions.
2025-03-2728 min
Foreign Founders#57 Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Co-Founder of Ohai.aiTry Ohai.ai - a personal assistant for your familySheila Lirio Marcelo is a Filipino-American entrepreneur with over 20 years of leadership experience in internet consumer marketplace businesses. She founded Care.com in 2006, taking the company public in 2014 and serving as Chairwoman and CEO until its sale to IAC in 2020. Currently, she is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ohai.ai, an AI technology startup aimed at improving family life. Marcelo has received numerous accolades, including being named on Forbes 50 over 50, recognized as one of Fortune’s “Top 10 Women Entrepreneurs,” and honored as a Henry Crown Fellow and Yo...
2025-03-1335 min
Foreign Founders#56 Elizabeth Tishchenko, CEO of FleetMindI’m so delighted to have my friend, Elizabeth Tishchenko. Elizabeth was previously on episode 10 of the show, as the co-founder of her company, Nevemind, a consumer facing application using AI to manage your life. She shut down the company in 2024, so I wanted to reach out to her again and talk about her experience.Elizabeth is a Ukrainian nomad, serial entrepreneur, and AI consultant, currently serving as CEO of her third startup, FleetMind. A Techstars '23 and Antler '22 alum, she also teaches AI in Business and Product Management at General Assembly.Welcome back to...
2025-03-0634 min
Foreign Founders#55 Ax Ali, Co-Founder of 3rd BrainEvery couple needs a smart, shared brain spaceI’m happy to have my friend, Abdullah “Ax” Ali, on Foreign Founders. Ax’s story starts as a war refugee arriving in Baltimore with just $20, working his way through community college to one of the top PhD programs in Human-Computer interactions and publishing over 20 award-winning peer reviewed papers along the way. With stints at Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Bilt, he’s co-founded 3rd Brain for couples to do life better, together.In this episode, we talk about:Ax’s childhood growing up in a war torn c...
2025-02-2042 min
Foreign Founders#54 Carolina Goncebat, Founder of MyPhoenyxGet your own AI Phoenyx to learn a new languageOriginally from Paraná, a small town in Argentina, Carolina is on a mission to help kids learn a second language at the optimal age—when they are young, their brains are most receptive, and they have the time to explore and grow. After building a successful corporate career in Argentina, she sought a new challenge and moved to the US to earn her MBA at MIT Sloan. Following graduation, Carolina co-founded BetterVet, a mobile veterinary startup that raised $40M in 2022 and recently merged with The Vets. Today...
2025-02-0632 min
Foreign FoundersHong Kong Innovation Ecosystem - Part 1Feedback on the episode? https://forms.gle/Nn7Cyk5rPsfjm5399Hong Kong is one of the commercial and finance capitals of the world. Strategically located in the South China Sea, Hong Kong boasts several advantages including hosting over 9,000 international and Chinese companies with more than half using the city as their regional headquarters and offices. The city hosts a variety of advantages including their highly skilled workforce, world-class infrastructure, and history of international trade.Hong Kong is known to have one of the world’s most efficient and advanced banking systems in...
2025-02-0119 min
Foreign Founders#53 Naga Samineni, Co-Founder of MetaKeepWant to integrate Web3 into your product? Work with MetaKeepWith stints building products at Microsoft, Twitter, and Meta, Naga Samineni knows a thing or two about serving millions and billions of customers. Naga is taking all the knowledge of how to scale high impact global products, and bringing that to Web3 and the next generation of web infrastructure as co-founder of MetaKeep.In this episode, we talk about:Finding opportunities even when resources were scarceDemand to his manager to get exposure and “being in the front seat” in exchange hard workSeeing flaw...
2025-01-2349 min
Foreign Founders#52 Maggie Xue, Founder of Us Two TeaTry Authentic Loose Leaf Taiwanese TeaFounded in 2019 by Shanghai-born, NYC-based millennial entrepreneur Maggie (Ranmu) Xue, Us Two Tea is a premium farm-to-cup purveyor of Taiwanese tea. After noticing a lack of widely known and distributed Asian-owned tea brands in the United States, Xue founded Us Two Tea with a clear mission to make Asian tea culture—and Asian culture at large—more accessible to discerning millennial consumers and tea lovers at large. Sourced from family-owned farms in Taiwan, Us Two Tea's Black, Baozhong, Oolong, and Jasmine teas offer the quality of the time-honored Chinese "kung fu" tea c...
2025-01-0926 min
Foreign Founders#51 Sidhant Bendre, Co-Founder of Quizard AIGet Unstuck with your class workSidhant Bendre is the Co-founder of Quizard AI, a Neo VC-backed consumer AI startup that has built a portfolio of products for students and professionals. Since launching out of a college dorm room in 2023, Quizard AI's suite of products has rapidly grown to serve over 4M users globally, generating more than $6 million ARR, and achieving profitability within its first year of operations.His story growing the company and the product is one of the fastest we’ve heard on Foreign Founders, so if you’re on the cons...
2025-01-0237 min
Foreign FoundersYokohama Startup Ecosystem - Part 1Welcome to Foreign Founders.We're creating slightly different programming where we highlight innovation ecosystems around the world, the first is with Yokohama, Japan.Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan, and only 45 minutes from Tokyo, and home to many large Japanese companies, and many startups. Yokohama has historically been ahead of their time, as they were the first port city to open up influence to foreigners, and today they are focused on becoming an innovation hub for many businesses including climate tech and mobility companies. Hosted on Acast. See...
2024-12-3022 min
Foreign Founders#50 Angelo Ferro, Co-Founder of PlayAbly AIMake Engaging Shopping Experiences For Your Customers with PlayAblyAngelo is the co-founder of PlayAbly, a gamification platform that drives deeper customer engagement. Online brands generate excitement and curiosity using our playable ads and onsite games. Founded by veterans from mobile gaming and e-commerce marketing, PlayAbly's mission is to make shopping fun again.In this episode, we talk about:Angelo’s immigrant background from Philippines to the USCareer transition from economic litigation consulting to E-commerce SaaS founderBuilding a startup based on learnings from a big company, and how that was a PMF trap...
2024-10-2430 min
Foreign Founders#49 Delian Petrov, Co-Founder of FridgeGuide AIWaste no more with FridgeGuide AIDelian Petrov is the CEO and co-founder of FridgeGuide AI, where he’s driving a mission to revolutionize grocery management and reduce food waste. Born in Bulgaria and raised in the U.S., Delian’s journey from earning his B.S. at UC Irvine to leading successful tech ventures like SeaStatus has been fueled by a relentless passion for innovation and sustainability.His time living in Colombia opened his eyes to the devastating impact of food waste, igniting the spark that led to FridgeGuide AI. Delian is know...
2024-09-2634 min
Foreign Founders#48 Gülin Yilmaz, Co-Founder of Rosette HealthLearn how Rosette Health is preparing healthcare providers on a wide range of patient scenarios.This week on Foreign Founders, we share a company living at the intersection of maternity care and Generative AI. Gülin Yilmaz, born and raised in Türkiye, studied engineering in France, and built her professional career in the U.S. Prior to starting her company, she was Head of Product at Stork Club, and been an integral part of teams at Meta, CompactCath, Carrum Health and Paypal.As the co-founder and CEO of Rosette Health, she and he...
2024-09-1239 min
Foreign Founders#47 Naomi Goez, Principal at Forum VenturesAre you building an early stage B2B SaaS founder? Pitch Forum VC.We are back the latest season of Foreign Founders. I’m so excited to kick off this season with the incredible Naomi Goez.Naomi is an operator turned investor based in New York City who grew up in Israel and then later in Canada. She began her career in supply chain within the fashion industry, initially in mature industry before moving over to the startup ecosystem. Today she is a Principal at Forum Ventures, a B2B SaaS early stage venture capi...
2024-09-0548 min
Foreign Founders#46 Neelesh Rangwani, Co-Founder of WishupBuild your remote team and virtual assistants with WishupNeelesh Rangwani is an engineer by education, a marketer at heart and cofounder of Wishup.co. He started Wishup.co to help founders build a remote team within 30 minutes with top 0.1% talent from around the world.Wishup aims to create 1 million remote jobs to enable people to work from anywhere in the world. Wishup has served 900+ clients in last 7 years and is a well know brand amongst jobseekers in India.Neelesh can be spotted from a distance due to salt and pepper hair...
2024-08-0743 min
Foreign Founders#45 Ridhima Kalani, Founder of The SceneDownload The Scene on the App Store today!Ridhima Kalani grew up in a small town in India, where she became the chief coordinator and planner for her family. That continued throughout her school into her time at New York University.She was so good at finding the right place for her classmates, that she would wake up to random texts asking her to find the “best spot in NYC” for the vibe, the food, the occasion and everything in between.The personal concierge service became The Scene, a highly personalized recommendation and...
2024-08-0143 min
Foreign Founders#44 Zoya Lehrer, Co-Founder of OrgoNeed a system to manage complex family logistics? Download OrgoZoya Lehrer is the co-founder and CEO of Orgo. Orgo, derivative of “organization on the go”, is the first mobile app designed for personal logistics. After bootstrapping for over a year through their alpha and beta releases, Orgo launched publicly in early 2024. They target busy families who manage and launching publicly early 2024, they are targeting busy families who manage complex schedules of extracurricular activities and youth sports. Orgo offers a hybrid calendar, navigation and communication platform that helps to get the right people, to the right plac...
2024-07-2547 min
Foreign Founders#43 Sujay Suresh Kumar, Co-Founder of LiluDownload the Milksense Lactation Tracking AppMy guest today is Sujay Suresh Kumar, the CEO and Co-Founder of Lilu.Sujay received his Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering from Osmania University and master's in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He is passionate about working at the intersection of technology and women's health. He has previously cofounded a non-profit called Jyothi in India, a platform for survivors of harrassment and rape to voice their grievances anonymously and receive support. He has spent 2 years in Shenzhen, China, vetting and working closely with manufacturers to bring t...
2024-07-1838 min
Foreign Founders#42 Sydney Wong, Principal of VenturX CapitalListen to Sydney’s podcast, Unlocking Venture CapitalSydney Wong is the principal and investor at VenturX Capital, a family office that invests in industry-agnostic pre-seed and seed companies. Prior to her current role, she was the founder and CEO of a fintech company that had a successful exit to the family office. Sydney also creates weekly startup content through her podcast, Unlocking Venture Capital, where she invites investors from firms like Tusk Ventures, Alumni Ventures and more. Sydney is also the host for her own podcast, Unlocking Venture Capital, and chapter lead for Women in VC...
2024-07-1146 min
Foreign Founders#41 Martin Lien, Co-Founder of VoltWork with Volt to easily scale your SMS solution and complianceMartin Lien, co-founder and CEO of Volt joins me on the show today. Volt began in 2022 out of the founders dealing with the inefficiencies of compliance for SMS operations that stemmed from a legislation change in 2021. Today, Volt is the leading marketing ops infrastructure platform that enable companies to integrate and manage multiple SMS platforms while staying compliant.At the end of May 2024, the company announced that they had successfully raised $3 million in seed funding from Mercury Fund, Atento Capital, Uncorrelated Ventures...
2024-06-2748 min
Foreign Founders#40 Yasaman Soroori, Co-Founder of Consulta ImmigrationNeed family immigration assistance? Work with Consulta ImmigrationConsulta Immigration, spearheaded by visionary first-generation immigrant entrepreneurs, revolutionizes the immigration landscape with cutting-edge technology.Their mission is fueled by firsthand knowledge of the arduous journey families face, burdened by steep legal costs in their pursuit of dreams. With a commitment to accessibility and affordability, Consulta's platform sets a new standard, providing a secure and transparent space for all immigration needs.In this episode, Yasaman Soroori, Co-Founder and CEO of Consulta Immigration cover how they met each other, the troubles they encountered with...
2024-06-2033 min
Foreign Founders#39 Gregory Ugwi, Founder of WeFranchDo you want to become a franchisee or franchisor? Start with WeFranch.Not all businesses are started from scratch. More business owners are operating a proven business concept attached to a brand name, in other words they are participating in the franchise model.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 10.5% of all businesses are franchises supporting nearly 8.2 million direct jobs. You might think it’s just quick service restaurants, but today there are franchises opportunities in categories such as retail, automotive, business services, real estate and more.And who better to have on...
2024-06-1336 min
Foreign Founders#38 Alex De Marco, Founder of MoneyStackFind Financial Help For Problem Gambling1 - 800 - GAMBLER is a helpful resource if you or someone you know has a gambling problem.According to AddictionCenter, it’s estimated that around 2 million people in the U.S. are addicted to gambling, and for as many as 20 million, the habit seriously interferes with work and social life.Alex De Marco, founder and CEO of MoneyStack, is tackling this problem. Money Stack is a platform that connects mental health professionals to financial counselors so that they can work together to help clients experiencing psychological di...
2024-06-0732 min
Foreign Founders#37 Roi Ben Daniel, Co-Founder of ReceivedNeed a B2B Billing & Revenue management solution? Try Received.Roi Ben Daniel is a Fintech Founder, who worked in Fintech his whole career. At Received, Roi is the Cofounder and CEO, where they solve B2B complexities; and before that Roi was at Visa, where he set up the Visa Partnerships team in Tel Aviv, and was part of Visa Ventures. Roi is a big believer in communities and his secret power is open fire cooking.In this episode, we cover Roi’s background in fintech and in building communities throughout his li...
2024-05-3046 min
Foreign FoundersTruth About ImmigrationCome join us at our New York Tech Week 2024 event! Ways to sign up belowNew York Tech Week Wellness Event at June 5th at 6PM: https://lu.ma/nytw-wellness-experience-2New York Tech Week Wellness Event at June 5th at 7:30PM: https://lu.ma/nytw-wellness-experience-3Follow me as I write more! https://foreignfounders.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-05-2403 min
Foreign Founders#36 Andrew McCarthy, Co-Founder of AikitoLooking to renovate your next commercial space? Work with AikitoIn this episode:Andrew’s family history in hospitalityPivoting from law to real estate, and again to a tech entrepreneurFounding his first company, EthosAikito and the problems that they solveAndrew McCarthy is a tech, real estate, and hospitality entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience. He holds a Law Degree and Master's in Real Estate Finance from NYU.He began his career in Mexico City working on major property transactions and public REITs and private equity hospitality funds before mo...
2024-05-1651 min
Foreign Founders#35 Dileepan Siva, Founder of UpscribeLearn more about Dileepan Siva and his executive coaching serviceDileepan Siva is a two times founder who has bootstrapped his company to profitability and north of $1B of GMV, prior to that experience he’s scaled several early to mid stage companies, and helped raise over $100M in venture capital.Dileepan shares a lot in this episode:His first experience of feeling underrated in schoolBeing accused of being a foreign spyMoving from politics to business, and the advantages that it’s given DileepanTwo narratives that immigrants tell themselves that may be detr...
2024-05-0951 min
Foreign Founders#34 Zohar Hod, Co-Founder of One CreationKicking off season 4 of Foreign Founders with big guests! Our first episode is with Zohar Hod.Zohar Hod is a serial entrepreneur in the fintech industry with 5 startup involvements and two exits under his belt. His latest venture is in the digital marketing space is called One Creation and is a personal passion project for him. As CEO and Co-Founder of One Creation Corporation, Zohar leads a team working to provide solutions to help brands progressively gather and digitize customer preference data through customizable consumer experiences. Helping brands personalize experiences in an cookie-less, ethical and transparent way...
2024-05-0244 min
Foreign Founders#33 Bhuva Shakti, Founder of Bhuva’s Impact GlobalBhuva Shakti (she/her) is the Chief Sustainable Innovation Officer at Wallet Max, a FinTech startup revolutionizing fundraising for eco-conscious businesses globally, and the Chief Ethics and Culture Officer at Women in AI. She is the board director and fractional C-Suite advisor for social impact corporations, and a keynote speaker passionate about economic inclusion and climate-friendly partnerships. With an MBA from Columbia University in New York and as a senior executive director on Wall Street, Bhuva has managed diverse financial portfolios and launched several digital transformation products across investment banking, capital markets, risk governance, credit ratings, regulatory compliance, payments, a...
2024-04-1143 min
Foreign Founders#32 Alex Koshykov, Co-Founder of BeKeyThis episode is sponsored by Sessions. I created an online event in 7 minutes and you can too - get 20% off.Alex Koshykov is a Ukrainian entrepreneur who is passionate about building startups. He is the co-founder and CEO of BeKey, a software and hardware development company. His main expertise is in health tech and wellness, and when he’s not working on his company, Alex travels the world interviewing digital health founders on his YouTube channel and recently started a series of events in NYC called Health2Tech.We discuss:His experience as...
2024-04-0434 min
Foreign Founders#31 Adam Silverman, Co-Founder of AgentOps AIThis episode is sponsored by Sessions. I created an online event in 7 minutes and you can too - get 20% off.Throughout his ventures, Adam Silverman developed the belief that humans are currently doing robot work. There is no reason humans should be spending their time doing tasks that can be automated. To address this, Adam co-founded AgentOps.ai to develop reliable, autonomous AI agents that complete tedious tasks for humans.We cover:Differences of building a company in Canada 🇨🇦 and United States 🇺🇸Future of autonomous agentsLimitations of being on a B-1 Visaand much more!
2024-03-2834 min
Foreign Founders#30 Andres Glusman, Co-Founder of DoWhatWorksThis episode is sponsored by Sessions. Run all your online meetings and get 20% off.Andres Glusman is a tech and business veteran. He saw and shaped the early internet with one of the earliest digital marketing agencies. Then spent 15 years with Meetup.com, and saw the product and company grow to its ultimate exit to WeWork.He’s currently the co-founder and CEO of DoWhatWorks. DoWhatWorks is a startup helping growth, marketing, and product teams accelerate their conversions rates. Their product tracks thousands of growth experiments from leading companies and arms you with the...
2024-03-2157 min
Foreign Founders#29 Tatyana Isa, Co-Founder of KitSFHead over to Sessions.us and sign up for a 14-day free no strings attached free trialTatyana Isa is a General Partner at KITSF (San Francisco). “We invest in people.”She is an individual with extraordinary ability according to the United States Department of Homeland and Security.Tatyana is an entrepreneur with over 13 years, the founder of TRINITY Education Group (Ukraine), KITSF (San Francisco), UATEG (San Francisco). She is residing in San Francisco.She has a diverse experience in education, sales, marketing, fundraising, buil...
2024-03-1439 min
Foreign Founders#28 Lisa Wehden, Co-Founder of PlymouthLisa Wehden, the CEO & Co-Founder of Plymouth. Plymouth's mission is to accelerate innovation through faster and more transparent immigration services. Plymouth has helped hundreds of individuals across artificial intelligence, climate technology and healthcare.Previously, Lisa worked as an investor at Bloomberg Beta, a VC firm with $375M AUM. At Bloomberg Beta, Lisa created an evening course on ethics, public policy, and technological change with Stanford University. Her work on technology and ethics has been featured in TechCrunch. Before moving to San Francisco, Lisa launched Entrepreneur First’s Berlin office and studied at the University of Oxford, wher...
2024-03-0737 min
Foreign Founders#27 Anada Lakra, Co-Founder of BoldVoiceFor listeners who has studied a non-native language, like English, for a long time but feel that they have to repeat themselves, this episode is for you! Anada Lakra is the CEO and Co-Founder of BoldVoice, AI-powered app that helps non-native English speakers improve their pronunciation and confidence in English. Their app helps non-native English speakers with videos from Hollywood accent coaches and instant AI feedback. Inspired by her experiences in both personal and professional experiences, Anada noticed that there’s a gap between learning the language on paper and speaking confidently. She’s not alone here, as there are...
2024-02-2845 min
Foreign Founders#26 Ela Bader, Co-Founder of DebtZeroTotal consumer debt balances are rising quickly, and in 2023 it was a total of $17.06 trillion per the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Out of various types of consumer debt, credit cards increased by 13.2% year over year according to Experian. And credit card debt is one of the most expensive kind of debt!With the new year brings a moment to reflect and for many it’s a moment to change our behaviors. So I thought this would be an amazing time to bring onto the show, a company who is tackling the problem of debt. Ela Ba...
2024-02-2248 min
Foreign Founders#25 Daniela and Michelle Suarez, Co-Founders of iCalmDaniela and Michelle Suarez are two Latina immigrant sisters from Peru, who have embarked on a mission to empower the world to naturally conquer stress and anxiety by guiding them towards balanced calmness and focus. They founded a company called iCalm that creates natural solutions to relieve stress, anxiety, frustration, tension, nervousness, and help people live more fulfilled lives.Prior to iCalm, Daniela worked in Tech Sales for Amazon Web Services, and Michelle was an ex-Goldman Sachs Investment Banker.In this episode, you’ll hear the sister talk about:Working for someone vs. working fo...
2024-02-1854 min
Foreign Founders#24 Pallavi Pande, Founder of DTOCSPallavi Pande is a passionate Mompreneur from Portland, Oregon, and the heart behind DTOCS. Inspired by her childhood memories of dining on banana leaves in India, she introduced the concept the sustainable practice to the western world through DTOCS. She rescues fallen Areca palm leaves in India and is on a mission to replace your cheap paper, toxic plastic and expensive bamboo plates with my sustainable palm leaf alternatives. "DTOCS" echoes the essence of "Detox," symbolizes a cleaner, sustainable journey with palm leaves.Their tableware is crafted from naturally shed palm leaves, they're eco-friendly, chemical-free, and...
2024-02-0730 min
Foreign Founders#23 Atal Agarwal, Founder of Immigrant First AIThere’s a lot of ways to describe, Atal Agarwal, Founder and CEO of Immigrant First AI. He’s a repeat immigrant founder, community builder, investor, content creator and ironman athlete. In many ways he likes to tackle the most challenging problem that he sees, and that’s why I wanted Atal on the show.In the episode, Atal shared where he grew up and what he was like before reaching adulthood. He told us that heartbreak, loss of employment and visa uncertainty to lead to something extraordinary. Finally, the mission and vision he has for Immigr...
2024-01-2544 min
Foreign Founders#22 Eric Melchor, Founder of Innovators Can LaughWe’re starting of 2024 with a list of incredible guests. The first episode of the year is with Eric Melchor. He’s the founder of Innovators Can Laugh podcast, where he interviews European startup founders. He’s a self-described mediocre tennis player, and a Texan living in Romania 🤠🇷🇴Eric’s story is powerful because you can hear from our short episode that he has gone through a lot and has went through experiences. As a boy from Houston, who found himself in the hustle and bustle of New York City, and then raising a family and starting a business in Rom...
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Foreign Founders#21 Lior Klisman, Co-Founder of SentantBefore we get into the episode, I wanted to thank every one of the Foreign Founders community for an incredible 2023! This podcast started out as a way to “dog-food” our early-stage product, but I quickly saw that this platform was more valuable than the product we were building. It has been an immense pleasure and joy to be able to tell immigrant stories from all around the world, how *we are shaping our communities with the companies that we’re building. We have big plans for 2024, and will continue to tell more stories, highlight more ecosystems, and connect more immigr...
2023-12-2739 min
Foreign Founders#20 Tania Kottoor, Founder of WEST X EASTTania Kottoor saw her friend struggle to find an Indian wedding dress for her special day, and realized that the existing way of getting cultural clothing from India was broken. You had to fly to India, and find clothes that may not be the right fit. You could decide to go to a South Asian fabric and custom tailor, but see that their designs were outdated. There were no great and affordable option, until WEST X EAST.Tania Kottoor, a first-generation Indian-American, is the innovative Founder and CEO of WEST X EAST, a trailblazing brand that b...
2023-12-1326 min
Foreign Founders#19 Regina Trillo, Founder of Nemi SnacksMy guest on the episode is Regina Trillo, founder of Nemi Snacks. Originally from Mexico City and now based in Chicago, Regina felt unrepresented the moment she stepped foot in Chicago grocery stores. Regina found brands portraying Mexican cultura in a stereotypical way and mostly using artificial ingredients. Nemi Snacks was founded with a mission to elevate Mexican cultura in the U.S. through high-quality Mexican snacks in sombrero-free branding. Nemi Snacks are crunchy sticks made from seeds and nopales (a.k.a. prickly pear cactus) in Mexican-inspired flavors like Mexican Lime, Smoky Chipotle, Chile Turmeric and Churro. Nemi works d...
2023-12-0638 min2023-11-3024 min
Foreign Founders#18 Ray Berry, Founder of DSLXIn 2020, like many others, Ray found that he needed to rely on alternative sources of income to make ends meet. In a short period of time, he noticed how much he loved being a freelance writer and DSLX was born.DSLX, short for dyslexic, is a mission-driven creative content writing agency for business who want to turn readers into revenue.In this episode we talked about DSLX’s founding story in Barcelona, how founders should think about content to grow their business, and how AI can be used to create better content....
2023-11-0839 min2023-10-2945 min
Foreign Founders#17 Denys Gurak, Co-Founder of A.D.A.MWhen I think of an archaic medical procedure, I think of an invasive and incredibly painful procedure with replacement parts that are not the most natural fit. When I think of the future state, I think of 3D printing personalized implants that are ready for medical procedures.Our guest today is Denys Gurak. He is a CEO and Co-Founder at A.D.A.M., a 3D bio-printing company with a primary focus on 3D-printed bones. Denys’s ultimate vision is to build an on-demand personalized tissue manufacturing platform that would be a one-stop shop for transplanted ti...
2023-10-1831 min
Foreign FoundersDiversity Visa 2025 PSAThe Diversity Visa Program, better known as the Green Card lottery or the Visa lottery, has officially opened as of October 4th for the fiscal year 2025.Entrants have until Tuesday, November 7th at noon EST to register online at the State Department’s official lottery website (link will be provided in the show notes).For FY2025, the Diversity Visa program will make up to 55,000 green card numbers available through random selection, and the results will be announced in May 2024. Those who are selected then have until October 1st, 2024 to submit their green card applications....
2023-10-0702 min
Foreign Founders#16 Sophie Alcorn, Founder of Alcorn Immigration LawWelcome to another episode of Foreign Founders. Many of our listeners have written in to ask about wanting to cover immigration issues for entrepreneurs and founders. We have a special guest and “friend of the pod”, Sophie Alcorn.Sophie is the founder and CEO of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and a top U.S. immigration law attorney. She and her team supports international founders and global talent to obtain U.S. visas and green cards. She is a TechCrunch contributor for their immigration column, a host of the Sophie Alcorn Podcast, and have just publ...
2023-09-2747 min2023-09-2537 min
Foreign Founders#15 Ahmed ‘Eddie’ Qureshi, Founder of Valorant HealthThe U.S. Healthcare industry is humungous! Healthcare spending in the country accounts for 18.3% of the U.S. GDP in 2021, or $4.3 trillion. That’s $12,914 per person per year! But, healthcare spending and healthcare professionals are not evenly distributed, and some areas in the country are healthcare deserts.Today we have an immigrant entrepreneur, Ahmed “Eddie” Qureshi who is tackling this problem head-on. He is the founder and CEO of Valorant Health. Valorant Health is the AI-enabled health platform that connects 67 million individuals in the underserved communities to healthcare providers and services.Their partnerships include those...
2023-09-2045 min
Foreign Founders#14 Varun Negandhi, Founder of BeyondGradAre you an immigrant looking to get promoted, land a step-up job, or start a side business? On today’s episode, we have Varun Negandhi, who is an engineer and entrepreneur. He is a Sr. Engineer and Partner at EngSim, an automotive consulting company. And he is a founder at BeyondGrad where he helps immigrants boost their income with value-added courses.Varun caught my eye because he’s curating incredibly valuable resources on his LinkedIn and website to help immigrants. He had first hand dealing with all these challenges, and impart his experience on the episode.
2023-09-1343 min箱庭ピロートーク箱庭ピロートーク第41夜「否定による反発からくる精神の流動性の喪失について」収録機器の不調により、音声の質がさらに悪くなりました。底知らずの収録環境です。お聞き苦しくて申し訳ありません。 ◯ ジャケットイラスト:chibit様 @__chibit
2023-08-3052 min
Foreign FoundersImmigrant Info - Three Mistakes VCs are Making in Pitch Meetings with Immigrant FoundersWelcome back to the Foreign Founders podcast. Today, we’re covering Semyon (SEM-yon) Dukach (do-cake) ’s article on Crunchbase titled “Hey, VCs: Here are 3 Mistakes You’re Making In Pitch Meetings With Immigrant Founders.”This is a continuation from last week’s theme of global competition for talent, because Semyon starts out by stating that roughly 80% of graduate students studying computer science and electrical engineering are international students, however, the immigration policies in countries like Canada, Australia and the UK are becoming more appealing and post grads are choosing to live and work outside of the U.S.He...
2023-08-2604 min
Foreign FoundersCanada's new Tech Talent Strategy for Immigrant FoundersWelcome back to another Immigrant Informational where we cover current topics in under 5 minutes! We’re covering Canada’s new tech talent strategy for founders. At the end of June 2023, Canada’s Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser announced Canada’s revamped ‘Tech Talent Strategy’ with six new initiatives. This article is from our friends at Launch Academy, article is linked in the show notes.Canada’s government is innovating, and they want to attract the best global talents to help transform Canada into a tech powerhouse. So what are they?First up → The Startup Visa...
2023-08-1703 min
Foreign Founders#13 Satwik Govindarajula, Co-Founder of UptiqThis episode is not just for marketers, it’s for founders, growth teams and accelerators who are looking to accelerate their growth through rapid iteration and experiments.We have Satwik Govindarajula, founder of Uptiq. Uptiq is an AI powered growth platform that helps teams plan and execute growth hacking experiments. Any startup team can brainstorm, prioritize, execute and track your experiments and see what moves your north star metric all in one place.In the episode, we cover topics of building a startup in Porto and various pros and cons of its startup ecosystem, as...
2023-08-0927 min
Foreign Founders#12 Markus Lampinen, Co-Founder of PrifinaHave you always wondered what the world would be like if you’re able to not only own your own data, but use it in a way that is beneficial to you?Markus Lampinen, CEO and co-founder of Prifina, is solving this problem and we cover a lot of ground. Prifina’s mission is to empower individuals with their personal data, and create a developer ecosystem that allows developers and creators to build apps for individuals.In the episode, we cover a variety of topics from Markus’ childhood moving around with his family , to dis...
2023-07-2636 min2023-07-2649 min
Foreign Founders#11 Calin Drimbau, Co-Founder of broadnWhat if you can build AI apps without learning to code, and build it in minutes? Our guest, Calin Drimbau, is building broadn.io to do just that.Calin believes that there will be a new “creator economy” that is built on top of the next phase of no-code infrastructure using AI. Calin talks about his background growing up in a small 200 home village in Romania to building broadn through multiple iterations. I’m really excited to share this episode because Calin and I really truly believe in building, and giving the right tools for others to do so...
2023-07-1343 min2023-07-0640 min
Foreign Founders#10 Elizabeth Tishchenko, Co-Founder of NevemindHave you ever struggled to remember details from your last meeting or find a document created by your colleague on Google Drive, Slack or any other work apps? In this episode, we have Elizabeth Tishchenko, Co-Founder of Nevemind, where we talk about this pain!Nevemind is a productivity software that instantly answers any questions based on your personal data. Elizabeth shares her story of growing up in Ukraine and eventually making it to Oslo, Norway.We explore the benefits and challenges of building a company in Oslo as an international founder, how Nevemind...
2023-07-0533 min2023-06-3032 min
Foreign Founders#9 Markus Pesonen, Co-Founder of OloThe long wait is over! We’re excited to kick off season two of Foreign Founders with Markus Pesonen, co-founder and CEO of Olo.Markus wants you to learn the language of your nervous system using Olo and say goodbye to your anxiety and stress. Olo is the most beautiful app I’ve experienced in a long time, the pure simplicity and beauty of the product keeps you at ease. In the episode, Markus covers topics of his background and how he came to create Olo, especially in the aftermath of his then “career peak” playing at the Roya...
2023-06-2828 min2023-05-2929 min2023-05-2350 min2023-04-3044 minForeign FoundersFounding a Business as an International StudentWelcome back to the Foreign Founders evergreen series, where we cover topics related to current and future immigrant and foreign founders in under 5 minutes! Are you an international student on a F-1 visa thinking about starting your own business or startup? This episode is for you! It is possible to start a business while you’re on your F-1 student visa.More reading here by Deel Immigration (fka LegalPad): https://legalpad.io/blog/how-to-launch-a-startup-as-an-international-student/National Foundation of American Policy brief, “Immigrants and Billion Dollar Companies” by Stuart Anderson: https://nfap.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2018-BILLION-DOLLAR-STARTUPS.NFAP-P...
2023-04-1702 min箱庭ピロートーク箱庭ピロートーク第34夜「性差の呪い・心の童貞」性差についての話です。人によっては気分を悪くする場合があるかも知れませんので、ご注意下さいませ。◯ ジャケットイラスト:chibit様 @__chibit
2023-04-161h 022023-04-0649 minForeign FoundersUSCIS Visa Bulletin April 2023We want to help more immigrant founders build their company and startup, that’s why we’re creating this new series of informational content. We’re always looking for feedback and comments, please send them to foreignfounderspod[at]gmail.com!We cover what’s different about the USCIS Visa Bulletin for April 2023, but for more information you can find that here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2023/visa-bulletin-for-april-2023.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-04-0602 minForeign FoundersSeason 2 Announcement!Thank you all for joining us on our journey in the last couple of months! We didn't think this will ever take off the way it did, so we're happy to announce that we're working on season 2 of Foreign Founders!On top of these changes, we have several initiatives we're working on! Our listeners wanted to engage with immigrant and foreign founders, and to build a community. So we're doing just that! If you want to learn more about it please visit https://foreignfounders.carrd.co/ or email me andy at chibit.io...
2023-03-3101 min箱庭ピロートーク箱庭ピロートーク第32夜「特技はマグマ・ポケモンSV総評」ノブナガはSwitchを持っていないので、いーちゃんの失敗は腹抱えて笑いました。◯ ジャケットイラスト:chibit様 @__chibit
2023-03-2048 minForeign Founders#8 Per Obiora, Co-Founder of Kashew.comWelcome back to Foreign Founders. Today my conversation is with Per Obiora, Co-founder of Kashew. Kashew is a marketplace for stylish, quality and affordable used furniture. Their goal is to make the process of buying used furniture as easy as buying new with a full money back guarantee and an on-demand delivery across the continental US.We chat about Per's upbringing in Berlin, to learning how to code for 5 months and building Kashew with his co-founders. Please enjoy this episode, and don't forget to subscribe for updates!Need furniture? Go to https://www.kashew.com/
2023-03-1526 minForeign Founders#7 Maxximo, Founder of MaxximalWelcome back to Foreign Founders. Today my conversation is with Maxximo, a musician and Founder of Maxximal.Maxximo is giving power back to the artists by challenging the status quo and creating the first AR powered music social platform. We explore his background growing up in Mexico City, how he was the only musician and artist in his family, and his journey building Maxximal in New York.I'm excited to share Maxximo's story - thank you for joining the show!More about Maxximal here: https://www.maxximal.coFollow...
2023-03-0624 min2023-03-0437 min2023-02-1841 min箱庭ピロートーク箱庭ピロートーク第29夜「イカれたフレンズを紹介するぜ！！」声が低い方がノブナガです。洗濯機でカレーを食うのがいーちゃんです。◯ ジャケットイラスト:chibit様 @__chibit
2023-01-2844 minForeign Founders#6 Tavishi Gupta, Founder of TernWelcome back to Foreign Founders. Today my conversation is with Tavishi Gupta, Founder of Tern.Tern is the your ultimate travel planning app, and as she described it to me it's the Notion for Travel. Tern is Tavishi's third startup so there's a lot of startup wisdom here, but that's not it. We talk about Tavishi's upbringing as an "army brat" and how that helped her adapt well to new environments and changing situations. We also cover startup immigration and how that's affected building Tern, something that every immigrant and foreign founders experience. E...
2023-01-2323 minForeign Founders#5 Shirley Yu, Founder of ChoosiiWelcome back to Foreign Founders. Today my conversation is with Shirley Yu, Founder of Choosii.Choosii is the "TikTok for collectors", a multi-faceted app for collectors of any items from quarters to rare plants with albinism and more. I had the pleasure of connecting with Shirley at a Hustle Fund event in NYC, and I'm excited to share a world of collecting and collectors to my audience.We chat about Shirley's family and upbringing, her first collection with her grandfather, why she wanted to build Choosii, and the "collector's psychology". Enjoy the episode!...
2022-12-3028 minForeign Founders#4 Fernanda Sampson-Gomez, Founder of CelzoWelcome back to Foreign Founders. Today my conversation is with Fernanda Sampson-Gomez.Another Antler Austin S22 friend on the pod today. Fernanda, or Fer, is the founder of Celzo, the first hemp-infused sparkling water inspired by Latin American flavors and culture. We tried one of the first batches, and it was INCREDIBLE. Are you #teamlemongingerbasil #teamspicytamarind or #teamstrawberryhibiscusmint?We chat about Fer's entrepreneurial upbringing in Mexico, why she wanted to create Celzo, her early experiments getting the right Latin flavors, and why it was the right decision to build in Austin, Texas. #viveelmomento
2022-12-0521 min箱庭ピロートーク箱庭ピロートーク第26夜「お便り紹介②〜クリスマスなんです〜」神を信じる男ノブナガと、起業したい男いーちゃんが、お便り紹介をします。 ◯ ジャケットイラト:chibit様 @__chibit
2022-11-3046 min2022-11-1645 minForeign Founders#3 Maxim Makatchev, Founder of susuRoboWelcome back to Foreign Founders. Today my conversation is with Maxim Makatchev, founder of susuRoboAnother guest who’ve I’ve met through our Antler Austin cohort in the summer of 2022. Maxim joined the program a couple of weeks after it started, but we became close through my interest in AI/ML/Robots, and Maxim’s PHD level understanding of the topic. Maxim also lives in Osaka, Japan - and I talked his ears off about how I missed Japan.We learn about Maxim’s background and life growing up and working in different countries, his jour...
2022-11-0122 min箱庭ピロートーク箱庭ピロートーク第24夜「ネット叩きオーバードーズ」神を信じる男ノブナガと、起業したい男いーちゃんが、最近遊んだゲームについてトークします。◯ ジャケットイラスト:chibit様 @__chibit
2022-10-2735 min箱庭ピロートーク箱庭ピロートーク第23夜「いま、スポーツ漫画が熱い！！」神を信じる男ノブナガと、起業したい男いーちゃんが、スポーツ漫画についてトークします。◯ ジャケットイラスト:chibit様 @__chibit
2022-10-2734 minForeign Founders#2 Lucie Repova, Founder of Iris NewsWelcome back to Foreign Founders. Today my conversation is with Lucie Repova, founder of Iris News. Lucie and I met at the Antler Austin cohort this summer. We became close through our interest in politics and the issues surrounding polarization, and how technology and modern social media were partly to blame.We learn about Lucie's background and life in Czech Republic and England, her journey to building her company, and why she wanted to come to the United States for the startup program.Please enjoy the show and this series!
2022-10-1018 min箱庭ピロートーク箱庭ピロートーク第22夜「考察嫌いのノブナガ」神を信じる男ノブナガと、家族というものに憧れる男いーちゃんが、「考察」についてトークします。 ◯ ジャケットイラスト:chibit様 @__chibit
2022-10-0644 minForeign Founders#1 Sophia Vitko of ArtmywallOn the inaugural episode of Foreign Founders, I'm talking to Sophia Vitko, founder of Artmywall.Sophia is a New York City based entrepreneur building an easy way to visualize your art in your home. We learn about Sophia's background and life in Kyiv, her journey to building her company, and the life she is building in New York City. You can download ArtMyWall on the iOS store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/artmywall-show-art-on-walls/id1454298518Please enjoy the show and this series! Hosted on Acast. See...
2022-09-2714 min箱庭ピロートーク箱庭ピロートーク第21夜「消費者コンプレックス」神を信じる男ノブナガと、起業したい男いーちゃんが、消費者コンプレックスについてトークします。◯ ジャケットイラスト:chibit様 @__chibit
2022-09-1041 min箱庭ピロートーク箱庭ピロートーク第20夜「実写化映画のあれこれ」神を信じる男ノブナガと、起業したい男いーちゃんが、実写化映画についてトークします。 ◯ ジャケットイラスト:chibit様 @__chibit
2022-08-2243 min2022-06-2841 min箱庭ピロートーク箱庭ピロートーク第18夜「俺のベストバウトはこれだ！！」神を信じる男ノブナガと、メンヘラ男いーちゃんが、ベストバウトについて語るようです。 ◯ ジャケットイラスト:chibit様 @__chibit
2022-06-2843 min箱庭ピロートーク箱庭ピロートーク第17夜「初めてのお便り・いーちゃんのモテ学」神を信じる男ノブナガと、メンヘラのいーちゃんが、初めてのお便りを読むようです。 ◯ジャケットイラスト:chibit様 @__chibit
2022-06-2832 min
Yannic Kilcher Videos (Audio Only)Can Wikipedia Help Offline Reinforcement Learning? (Author Interview)#wikipedia #reinforcementlearning #languagemodels
Original paper review here: https://youtu.be/XHGh19Hbx48
Machel Reid and Yutaro Yamada join me to discuss their recent paper on langauge model pre-training for decision transformers in offline reinforcement learning.
OUTLINE:
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Brief paper, setup & idea recap
7:30 - Main experimental results & high standard deviations
10:00 - Why is there no clear winner?
13:00 - Why are bigger models not a lot better?
14:30 - What’s behind the na...
2022-03-0244 min