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Pursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#28 - Ishita Agrawal - Founder, The Tapp, NFC Technology, Quantum MarketingIshita Agrawal is the visionary founder and CEO of Tapp, a platform on a mission to transform post‑purchase customer engagement into something magical.Recognizing that the sales funnel ends too early, she reimagined it—at the moment of unboxing or first use, when emotions are highest—by creating dynamic, AI‑driven experiences that spark connection and loyalty.With Tapp, brands can engage customers via a simple tap on a smart sticker—no downloads needed—delivering tailored content, rewards, community interactions, and brand stories.My socials:2025-08-0832 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#27 - Dr. Alan Goldhamer - The Insane Benefits of Water-Only FastingAbout Dr. Alan GoldhamerDr. Alan Goldhamer, DC, is co-founder of TrueNorth Health Center (est. 1984) in Sonoma County, CA—the world’s largest facility specializing in medically supervised water-only fasting and SOS-free (no added salt, oil, sugar) whole-food nutrition. (TrueNorth Health Center) He has supervised more than 25,000 therapeutic fasts and leads clinician training and research through the TrueNorth Health Foundation.Goldhamer is co-author of The Pleasure Trap with psychologist Douglas J. Lisle, PhD, a widely read guide to escaping modern dietary pitfalls. His team has published peer-reviewed studies showing significant blood-pressure reductions with medically supervised wate...2025-08-0448 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#26 - Paul Rice - Founder, Fair Trade USA, Trump TariffsIn this episode of the Pursuit of Knowledge podcast, we sit down with Paul Rice, the visionary founder of Fair Trade USA. Since 1998, Paul has revolutionized global trade by collaborating with iconic brands like Whole Foods, Costco, Patagonia, and Walmart. Through Fair Trade USA, Paul has expanded ethical certification across coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, apparel, home goods, and personal care products, delivering substantial improvements to the lives of over 1.6 million farmers and workers across more than 72 countries. By 2024, the Fair Trade movement had generated over $1.2 billion in financial impact. Join us as Paul shares insights on how emerging brands...2025-06-1347 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#25- Ben Mones - Founder (Fama), Raising 30m, How AI is changing the recruiting space, Human CaptchaBen Mones – CEO & Founder of FamaBen Mones is the CEO and Founder of Fama Technologies, a pioneering AI company that helps organizations identify and manage risk in the hiring process. With a background in entrepreneurship and digital risk management, Ben is widely recognized for advancing ethical AI in employment screening. Under his leadership, Fama has become a trusted platform for thousands of recruiters worldwide.https://fama.io/About FamaFama is an award-winning AI platform that screens publicly available online content—including social media and other digi...2025-06-1038 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#24 - Romain Torres - Founder (Arcads AI), Growing to $7m ARR in 18 months, AI Product IdeasRomain Torres is the Co-Founder of Arcads AI, a platform revolutionizing video advertising through the use of AI-generated actors and automated video production. Since launching in September 2023, Arcads AI has enabled brands and marketers to create high-performing ad content at scale, entirely from text input.At Arcads, Torres is building a solution that removes the traditional bottlenecks of video production. The platform empowers users to generate dozens, even hundreds, of customized video ads in minutes, eliminating the need for costly shoots, back-and-forth with creators, or extended timelines. With access to a diverse and expanding library of AI-generated...2025-06-1034 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#23 - David Tran: Tax Strategies for High Income Earners to Help Reduce TaxesDavid Tran is a financial strategist and founder of Prime Path Advisory, helping high-income earners stop overpaying taxes and start building lives of peace, freedom, and clarity. He’s also behind SaaS Tax Credits and co-founder of xFusion, with deep expertise in tax, startups, and scaling. Host of The Fuse Show and advisor at Golden Rule Ventures, David’s mission is simple: make wealth-building smarter, calmer, and more aligned.David's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidtran2015/My socials:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manavgolecha/Tiktok: http...2025-06-0341 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#22 - Clay Alexander - Founder (Ember), Inventing, 250+ Patents, Apple Partnership, Ember Cube​Clay Alexander is an American inventor and serial entrepreneur, best known as the founder and CEO of Ember Technologies. He holds over 250 patents worldwide and is recognized for creating the world’s first temperature-controlled mug, which debuted with Starbucks in 2016. ​Alexander began his entrepreneurial journey in 1999 with Radiance Lightworks, a leading lighting design firm serving clients like Disney and Universal Studios. In 2005, he founded Journée Lighting, where he developed the GE Infusion LED light bulb, later commercialized by General Electric. ​Under his leadership, Ember has expanded globally, with products...2025-04-2758 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#21 - Sam Baig - Goldman Sachs, 4 Business Ideas in E-commerce, 3PL, ThailandSam Baig is a serial entrepreneur and former Goldman Sachs analyst, currently the Co-Founder of Printfits, a thriving print-on-demand company launched in 2020, focused on redefining how people create custom apparel online. Before diving into the startup world, Sam spent over two years at Goldman Sachs, where he worked in the executive wealth management group and contributed to overseeing portfolios totaling nearly $35 billion in assets under management.With a background in finance, digital marketing, and business operations, Sam blends analytical rigor with creative strategy, building companies at the intersection of...2025-04-1852 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#20 - Ken Babcock - CoFounder(TangoAI), Harvard, Fundraising, AI AgentsKen Babcock is the co-founder and CEO of Tango, a software company that enables users to create step-by-step tutorials for digital processes. He and his co-founders, Brian Shultz and Dan Giovacchini, left Harvard Business School during the pandemic to start the company. Prior to founding Tango, Babcock held roles in analytics, data science, and product strategy at Uber. He began his career at Deloitte Consulting after graduating with honors from Cornell University. Tango: https://www.tango.ai/My socials:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m...2025-04-1439 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#19 - Adelle Archer - Founder (Eterneva) , Lab Grown Diamonds, Shark Tank, Fundraising​Adelle Archer is the CEO and co-founder of Eterneva, a company that transforms the ashes or hair of loved ones and pets into memorial diamonds. The idea for Eterneva was inspired by the loss of her close friend and mentor to pancreatic cancer, leading Archer to seek a unique way to honor her memory. Prior to founding Eterneva, Archer spent four years as a product marketing leader in the tech industry, collaborating with companies like Amazon, eBay, Square, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter. In 2019, Eterneva wa...2025-03-3038 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#18 - Peter Voss - Founder (Aigo.AI), AGI, Cognitive AI, RoboticsPeter Voss is an entrepreneur, engineer, and AI researcher known for coining the term artificial general intelligence (AGI). He is the founder and CEO of Aigo.ai, a company developing advanced conversational AI assistants. Voss has been a pioneer in cognitive AI, advocating for AI systems that can learn, reason, and adapt more like humans. With a background in software engineering and a passion for philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience, he has contributed to the evolution of AI beyond traditional machine learning. His work focuses on creating AI that is...2025-03-2545 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#17 - Neville Medhora - Increase Sales with Better Copy, Stop being Boring, Swipefile.com, NevBlogNeville Medhora teaches copywriting, marketing, and persuasion techniques, focusing on writing that sells. He runs ‪@kopywriting‬ where he shares actionable advice on how to write compelling content that converts, whether for emails, sales pages, social media, or landing pages. His teaching style is casual, fun, and direct, using humor and real-world examples to simplify complex ideas.Key Lessons from Neville Medhora:Clear, Concise, and Conversational Writing – Avoid jargon, fluff, and overly formal language.AIDA Formula – Grab Attention, create Interest, build Desire, and prompt Action.Psychological Triggers – Using urgency, scarcity, and social proof to drive conversions.Improving Landing Pages & Sales Page...2025-03-2253 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#16 - Ryan Begelman - Cofounder (Summit), $51m Exit, Powder Mountain, Bisnow MediaRyan Begelman is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and executive coach with a track record of building and scaling businesses to remarkable success.He helped grow Bisnow Media from $1M to $22M in revenue, ultimately selling it for $51M in 2016. As an early investor, his $46K investment in Bisnow generated an astounding $64M in cash distributions over 7.5 years. Today, Bisnow is the largest publisher of commercial real estate news and events, surpassing $40M in annual revenue.Beyond media, Ryan and his partners took on an ambitious project—buying an entire ski mountain, Powder Mountain, and transforming it into a thriving co...2025-03-201h 00Pursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#15- Alex Marantelos - Founder (Intryc), Raising $4.2 million, QA, AI agents, YCHere is my interview with Alexis Marantelos.He is the Co-founder and CEO of Intryc, an AI-powered Quality Assurance platform designed for Customer Support. Outside of professional endeavors, Alexis enjoys staying active with calisthenics, reading literature on science and philosophy, and exploring remote parts of the world.Links:https://www.intryc.com/ My socials:Website: https://www.manavgolecha.com/All my links: linktr.ee/manavgx2025-02-2638 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#14 - Atif Siddiqi - Founder (Branch App), Raising 600M+, IdeaLab, Crypto, FintechAtif Siddiqi, the Founder and CEO of Branch app, a  workforce payments platform that’s changing the way workers and businesses manage pay.  His journey to launching Branch began with his time as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Idealab, an accelerator based in Pasadena he saw firsthand the challenges faced by workers using outdated payment systems. That insight led him to create a platform  to solve this problem. They have raised more than 600 in funding. ...2025-02-1021 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#13 - Brian Wong - Founder (Kiip), Raising 40 million, Investing, The Cheat CodeBrian Wong founded Kiip, a mobile advertising platform focusing on rewarding users during "achievement moments" in mobile apps.  At the age of 18 Brian graduated from college after skipping four grades. While flying on an airplane, he came up with an idea for an ad tech platform for running more targeted ads on mobile apps that will be more relevant and valuable for the user.  He co-founded Kiip and raised over $40 million before its acquisition in 2020.  Kiip attracted major clients lik...2025-02-0343 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#12 - Shivani Mouleeswaran - Founder (Ember Robotics), Tesla, Robotics, India, FSDShivani is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ember Robotics. Before starting Ember, she worked at Tesla Autopilot, where she focused on optimizing camera performance for autonomous systems. With over five years of experience working on camera systems for autonomous robots, Shivani co-founded Ember to address the challenges she's encountered with robot hardware and system reliability. Ember Robotics, founded in 2024, is a dynamic and innovative startup headquartered in San Francisco. With a focused team of just two highly skilled founders, Shivani Mouleeswaran and Ritika Shrivastava, Ember Robotics is set to revolutionize the field of robotics...2025-01-3135 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#11 - David Pang - Founder (Dimely), AI Agents, YC, SAASMeet David Pang, the founder behind Dimely (YC S24) and SheetWhiz, with over 1.8M shortcuts triggered! Starting with a simple Chrome extension in 2022, David and Peter turned their part-time project into full-time innovation, building AI agents to revolutionize B2B billing. Learn how they’re automating complex billing tasks and reshaping workflows Find more cool stuff on my socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manavgolecha/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manav_golecha Twitter: https://twitter.com/manavgolecha Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manavgolecha/ All my links: linktr.ee/manavgx 2025-01-2227 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#10 - Elizabeth Yin - Hustle Fund, Launchbit, Getting Acquired, InvestingElizabeth Yin is a co-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed fund focused on software entrepreneurs. Prior to this role, she was a partner at 500 Startups, where she invested in seed-stage companies and managed the Mountain View accelerator. Earlier in her career, Elizabeth co-founded and ran an adtech company called LaunchBit, which was acquired in 2014. She holds a BSEE from Stanford and an MBA from MIT Sloan. Elizabeth has reviewed over 20,000 startup pitches from around the world in recent years and has assisted numerous portfolio founders in raising hundreds of millions of...2025-01-1033 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#9 - Laodis Menard - Founder (Argil AI), YC, AI Agents, FilmmakingLaodis is the founder of Argil AI and they are building the video generation engine for the creator economy.  Video is powerful but expensive and often a last resort. Yet, it’s the best-performing media for branding, sales, and internal content. Argil is building a tool that: Clone yourself with just 2 minutes of video or use our avatars Input text or voice scripts Generate fully edited, engaging videos with subtitles & media in clicks Find more cool stuff on my  socials: 2024-12-1922 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#8 - Nik Sharma - DTC Guy, Sharma Brands, Launch Strategy, Celebrity BrandsHere's my interview with Nik Sharma, Founder and CEO of Sharma Brands which consults, launches, and scales DTC brands leading their categories. They have worked with Rare Beauty, Feastables, Eight Sleep, and Taco Bell. Nik Sharma is widely known as “The DTC Guy,” a Forbes 30 Under 30 member, AdWeek’s Young & Influential, and a resource that brands and investors turn to for growth. Nik is the active CEO of Sharma Brands and HOOX, where clients include Feastables, Cometeer, Roc Nation, GXVE Beauty, Caraway Home, Haus, and more. My Socials: @manavgolecha All my links: linktr.ee/manavgx Nik's Twitter: https://x.com/mr...2024-12-1123 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#7 - Mike Straight - Founder (Farmpod), Fundraising, Farming, Aquaponics, Vertical FarmingImagine a future where your food doesn’t travel thousands of miles to reach your plate. Instead, it comes fresh from a self-contained farm in a shipping container outside your backdoor. That’s the groundbreaking vision of FarmPod, a startup based in St. Croix. They aim to revolutionize our relationship with food through a fully automated vertical aquaponic system. This solar-powered, self-sustaining method requires only a fraction of the water and space of traditional farming, operates entirely without pesticides, and mimics nature’s ecosystems in a closed-loop design similar to a pond. FarmPod can grow a variety of fresh produc...2024-11-2714 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#6 - Adam Draper: Most Active Deep Tech Investor, Coinbase, Boost VC, BitcoinIn this episode of Emerging Founders, we have Adam Draper. He is the founder and managing director of Boost VC, the most active Deep Tech investor on the planet. They average one deal per week, and their check sizes are between $50k and $500k. They’ve been doing this for 12 years. He tells the founding story of Boost VC and how he invested in unicorns like @coinbase, @amplitude, @benchling, @sendwave, @Plangrid ($850m), and #Bitcoin. https://linktr.ee/manavgx2024-11-1813 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#5 - Nasrat Khalid: Founder (Aseel App), World Bank, Omid ID, Grants & Non-ProfitsIn this podcast episode, Nasrat Khalid, the founder of Aseel, discusses his platform, which combines the functionalities of Etsy and GoFundMe for developing and underdeveloped countries. Aseel aims to bridge the digital divide by providing artisans in these regions access to the digital economy, allowing them to sell their products directly to global consumers without intermediaries. Nasrat outlines three main challenges Aseel faced: supply chain issues, lack of fintech infrastructure, and low digital literacy. He emphasizes that his background, including work with USAID and the World Bank, positioned him well to tackle these problems.2024-09-2439 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#4 - Po Shen Loh: Expii, Mathematics, Improv, Olympiad, NovidPo-Shen Loh is an American mathematician, educator, and social entrepreneur known for his innovative work in combinatorics and creative approaches to education and healthcare. A professor at Carnegie Mellon University, he served as the national coach of the USA International Mathematical Olympiad team from 2014 to 2023, leading them to multiple victories. Po-Shen is also the founder of Expii, an interactive math learning platform, and the developer of NOVID, a contact-tracing app designed to combat the spread of infectious diseases. LINKS: Po's Twitter:   / pos...2024-09-0958 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#3 - David Hanson: Founder, Hanson Robotics, Building Sofia, Frubber, AI, SculptingI interviewed David Hanson Jr., an American roboticist who is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hanson Robotics, a Hong Kong-based robotics company founded in 2003. The designer and researcher create human-looking robots with realistic facial expressions, including Sophia and other robots designed to mimic human behavior. Dr. Hanson is a unique individual who understands the technical intricacies of robotic models and is also an accomplished sculptor, having created numerous robots. Links: Watch the YouTube video with David...2024-09-0612 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#2 - Dawson Chen - CoFounder (Martin -AI Voice Assistant), Yale, Y-Combinator, FundraisingThis is a conversation with Dawson Chen, a 20-year-old founder who dropped out of Yale to build an AI assistant called Martin. Martin is an AI butler app designed to integrate seamlessly into your life by building a personal relationship with you over time. Whether you communicate through the app, via text, or by email, Martin adapts to your preferences and becomes an indispensable part of your daily routine. With access to your calendar and inbox, Martin proactively seeks ways to assist you, from checking in on your day to...2024-09-0521 minPursuit Of KnowledgePursuit Of Knowledge#1 - Rajat Bhageria: Founder (Chef Robotics), Investing, Robots, AI, Passion HypothesisIn this interview, Rajat Bhageria, Founder of Chef Robotics, highlighted the growing labor shortage and high turnover rates among food assembly workers. These challenges, combined with the repetitive nature of the job, make it inevitable that robots will eventually take over these roles.While human oversight will still be necessary, especially in cooking tasks, automation will significantly enhance efficiency. A single person might be able to cook 20 meals at once, but they can only focus on one task in an assembly line. Robotics will bridge this gap, streamlining the entire process.About Rajat:Rajat Bhageria is based in San Francisco...2024-08-3146 min