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The Tech Founders PodcastWhy Millions of Starbucks Users Logged Into This Virtual WorldErik's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-braund/Katmai: https://katmaitech.com/In this conversation, we explore how a former music producer from Alaska transitioned into founding a cutting-edge virtual office company, Katmai. Erik Braund shares the unexpected journey that led him from running a production studio to launching immersive video conferencing software at the height of the pandemic.Erik walks us through how Katmai went from stealth mode to serving major clients like Starbucks, and why immersive 3D environments can radically change how remote teams communicate. We also dig into Katmai’s product ev...2025-05-0743 minThe Tech Founders PodcastThe 3 Millisecond Secret: How Smart Founders Build Credibility FastPaige's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paigevelasquez/Zilker Media: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zilkermedia/In this episode, we dive into the power of building a personal brand as a tech founder with Paige Velasquez-Budde, co-founder and CEO of Zilker Media.Paige specializes in helping high-performing entrepreneurs build personal brands that drive trust and business growth. In this conversation, she explains why trust is the new currency in business—and how founders can leverage their personal brand to earn it. We cover everything from conducting a brand audit to aligning your content strategy wi...2025-04-3046 minThe Tech Founders PodcastWhy TikTok Is Replacing Google—and What That Means for E-CommerceIn this conversation, we dive deep into the world of user-generated content (UGC) and how it’s reshaping the e-commerce landscape with Eulogi Bordas, CEO of Flowbox. Flowbox is a powerful platform helping over 800 global brands harness visual UGC to improve engagement and increase sales.Eulogi shares how Flowbox automates the collection, management, and distribution of social media content to enrich every step of the customer journey—from websites to emails, ads, and more. We also cover Flowbox’s unique European market approach, how the merger with Photoslurp came to be, and how his team aligns outbound and in...2025-04-2353 minThe Tech Founders PodcastThe Hiring Tool That Cuts 28M in Turnover—and Ghosts No OneIn this episode, we explore the revolutionary impact of AI on hiring with Barb Hyman, CEO of Sapia.ai. Barb brings a unique perspective to tech leadership—she’s a non-technical founder with deep HR experience, driven by a mission to transform how companies hire and how candidates experience the process.Barb shares how Sapia took two years to reach product-market fit and eventually secured backing from Macquarie Bank and Woolworths’ venture arm, thanks to the platform’s powerful impact on high-volume hiring.We go deep into how Sapia’s AI eliminates bias, automates hiring decisions...2025-04-1640 minThe Tech Founders PodcastThe Startup Sending $100M+ to Emerging Markets—One Job at a TimeIn this episode, we explore the journey of Tony Jamous, CEO of Oyster—a mission-driven platform that enables companies to hire talent globally with ease.Tony shares how his personal experiences as an immigrant entrepreneur shaped the vision for Oyster. He dives into the company’s mission to reduce wealth inequality and reverse brain drain by making global hiring as easy as local hiring. With a distributed team of 450+ people across 70 countries, Tony breaks down how they built a hyper-diverse company culture, automated complex employment infrastructure, and navigated the post-pandemic hiring boom.What you’l...2025-04-0938 minThe Tech Founders Podcast4 Years to $1M ARR—Then Bootstrapped to $18M and an ExitIn this episode, we dive into the full journey of building and scaling TextRequest—a bootstrapped SaaS company that grew to $18M in ARR and was acquired on its 10-year anniversary.Brian Elrod, CEO and co-founder of TextRequest, shares how he transitioned from the franchising world into tech, what it took to build the MVP, and how he found the right technical co-founder.He also breaks down how TextRequest found product-market fit by shifting from customer service to revenue-focused messaging, and how they scaled through a “bottom-up” strategy targeting franchisees first.We also explor...2025-04-0244 minThe Tech Founders PodcastHe’s Building the “Amazon of Travel”—Inside the $1.6T OpportunityIn this episode, we dive into the future of travel infrastructure with Sarosh Waghmar, the founder and CEO of Spotnana. With over two decades of experience in the travel industry, Sarosh is on a mission to completely transform how travel is booked, managed, and experienced—starting with business travel.Spotnana is rebuilding the foundational systems behind the travel industry, creating an open, API-first platform that empowers others to innovate on top of it. Whether you’re booking through a travel agency, a company portal, or a partner app, Spotnana’s infrastructure powers the seamless experiences behind the scenes...2025-03-2644 minThe Tech Founders PodcastHe Invested $600K With No Customers—Now Runs a $24M ARR SaaSIn this episode of The Tech Founders Podcast, we dive into the incredible bootstrapping journey of Jason Bergenske, founder of MoveItPro, a CRM designed specifically for moving companies.Jason shares how he transformed a family-owned moving business into a $24M ARR software company—without raising a single dollar of venture capital. We discuss the challenges of self-funding a SaaS product, scaling a global team, and how Jason strategically positioned MoveItPro to dominate the market.What you’ll learn:✅ The power of bootstrapping: How Jason self-funded Move It Pro to $24M ARR✅ The mark...2025-03-1939 min
Scales Of Success Podcast#22 - $20M Raised, Lives Saved, and Unstoppable Resilience with Oriana Papin-ZoghbiCould you pitch investors for millions while caring for a newborn? In today’s episode, host Marcus Arredondo chats with Oriana Papin-Zoghbi, who shares her incredible journey of building a life-saving biotech company while navigating pregnancy, fundraising, and the chaos of startup life. From pitching investors with a newborn to securing millions in funding, she opens up about the challenges, sacrifices, and lessons learned. Oriana also reveals the harsh realities of raising capital in a changing market, the struggles of scaling a team, and why ovarian cancer detection is overdue for innovation. If you’ve ever felt stretched between your...2025-03-1948 minThe Tech Founders PodcastWould You Build a Company on 7 Maxed-Out Credit Cards? He Did.Iveda: https://iveda.com/David Ly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david1ly/What if AI could make your business smarter using the systems you already have?That’s exactly what David Ly, CEO of Iveda, is working on—helping businesses and governments enhance security, efficiency, and automation by leveraging AI-powered video surveillance.In this episode, we break down:✅ How Iveda grew from a two-person startup to a publicly traded company✅ The challenges of scaling AI in security and smart cities✅ Why focusing on real customer problems i...2025-02-2640 minThe Tech Founders PodcastHe Lost 70% of His SaaS Revenue—Then Engineered a ComebackRightMessage: https://rightmessage.com/This Is Personal (Brennan's Book): https://www.amazon.com/This-Personal-Delivering-Right-Email/dp/1637742002:Brennan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brennandunn/How would your sales change if your email campaigns and sales pages felt as personalized as a one-on-one conversation?That’s exactly what Brennan Dunn and his team at RightMessage are solving—helping creators and SaaS companies boost their sales through email and website personalization. For example, by using personalized sales emails for his course launch, Justin Welsh increased sales by 38%, generating $650K in new revenue in just one week!2025-02-1944 minThe Tech Founders PodcastThe Agency Helping SaaS Companies Add $300K+ ARR With Better UXFollow Peter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterloving/UserActive: https://www.useractive.io/In this episode of The Tech Founders Podcast, I am talking to Peter Loving of UserActive.In this conversation, we took an unfiltered dive into a design agency business model.UserActive has driven remarkable results for their clients, including bumping the conversion rate from a free trial to paid for one client from 18 to 26 percent. This resulted in the client adding over $330K in ARR in just a few months.Peter provided a ton...2025-02-1242 minThe Tech Founders PodcastHe Built the Platform CEOs Use to Save Billions—and It’s Just Getting StartedFollow Ulf on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ulf-arnetz/Howwe: https://www.howwe.io/In this episode of The Tech Founders Podcast, I am talking to Ulf Arnetz of Howwe.io.This was an eye-opening conversation as Ulf brings forth decades of experience building businesses all over the world.In talking about his current company, Howwe, we can better understand the challenges that large organizations face and how digital transformation is affecting these organizations.Howwe aims to solve the challenges CEOs face in bringing together entire organizations to...2025-02-0540 min
The Tech Founders PodcastThe Secret Behind Retention.com’s $25M ARR Growth (Hint: It Wasn’t Ads)Follow Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/retentionadam/Retention: https://retention.com/RB2B: https://www.rb2b.com/Resources Adam mentioned: Founders Podcast: https://www.founderspodcast.com/The Four Steps to Epiphany: https://www.amazon.com/Four-Steps-Epiphany-Steve-Blank/dp/0989200507In this episode of The Tech Founders Podcast I am talking to Adam Robinson of Retention.com and RB2B.This was a very interesting conversation as Adam is an experienced founder who has brought multiple companies to 7 and 8 figure ARR.His understanding of...2025-01-2944 min
The Tech Founders PodcastProduct-Channel Fit, Resilience, and Building Remote-First StartupsFollow Brett on Twitter: https://x.com/brett1211Kumospace: https://www.kumospace.com/Fonzi AI Recruitment: https://fonzi.ai/Charge VC: https://charge.vc/In this episode of The Tech Founders Podcast I am joined by Brett Martin, of Kumospace, Fonzi.ai and Charge.vc.This was a great conversation, as Brett brings nearly 2 decades of startup experience. You can tell through this conversation that he has been through multiple battles building startups, and we get a glimpse into the mentality that has led to his success. Expect to take a...2025-01-2231 min
The Tech Founders PodcastHe Built an AI Company in 2016—Before Everyone Knew What AI WasFollow Zach on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachrattner/Yembo: Yembo.aiScourhead: https://github.com/zachrattner/scourheadGrow Up Fast: Lessons from an AI Startup: https://www.amazon.com/Grow-Up-Fast-Lessons-Startup/dp/B0C9SF8JXJResources Zach mentioned during the podcast:Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/Google Media Pipe: https://ai.google.dev/edge/mediapipe/solutions/guideIn this episode of The Tech Founders Podcast I am joined by Zach Rattner, the CTO of Yembo.Zach brings an interesting perspective to the show as he got...2025-01-1541 min
The Tech Founders PodcastFrom Nonprofit Founder to Tech CEO | Spencer Dusebout's Journey to Building AidiumFollow Spencer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-dusebout/Aidium: https://thinkaidium.com/Welcome to the fourth episode of The Tech Founders Podcast! This week, I’m joined by Spencer Dusebout, CEO of Aidium (formerly Daily AI). Aidium is a leader in the mortgage CRM space. They raised 19 million dollars to fund their venture, and are building many features that are a first in their niche. Discover how Spencer identified the idea behind Aidium, and take away actionable advice from a serial entrepreneur building great companies.Don’t miss th...2024-12-0938 min
The Tech Founders PodcastEnterprises Are Reclaiming Their Data With Private LLMsFollow Ayush on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayushg-stanford/Genloop: https://www.genloop.aiWelcome to the third episode of The Tech Founders Podcast! This week, I’m joined by Ayush Gupta, founder of Genloop, a company transforming how enterprises use LLMs (Large Language Models).Genloop believes that businesses should own their intelligence. While tools like ChatGPT offer great potential, they aren't tailored to specific business needs and can be costly. Even more concerning, using such tools can expose sensitive data to third-party providers.That’s where Genloop steps in. B...2024-10-0721 min
The Tech Founders PodcastWhy 60% of Sales Reps’ Time Is Wasted (And How AI Is Fixing It)Check out Sybill: https://www.sybill.aiFollow Gorish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorish/Welcome to the second episode of The Tech Founders Podcast, where we bring you insights from the minds shaping the future of technology. This week, I am joined by Gorish Aggarwal, the CEO of Sybill, a company revolutionizing remote sales by leveraging AI. Sybill recently raised $11 million in a Series A funding round and is setting the stage for massive growth in the coming years. What started as an idea to better understand engagement in Stan...2024-09-2421 min
The Tech Founders PodcastWhat No One Tells You About Building a Venture-Backed CompanyWelcome to the inaugural episode of the Tech Founders Podcast, where we dive deep into the journeys of those at the forefront of innovation and entrepreneurship in technology.In this episode, we're thrilled to have Declan Goncalves, a serial tech founder known for turning visionary ideas into successful startups.Join us as Declan shares his remarkable journey through the tech landscape, from the early days of bootstrapping his first venture to receiving YC funding and scaling a startup to tens of thousands of users. Bringing together experience from being a founder of several startups, Declan...2024-03-2540 min
Seriously, Let's PlayNever Going Home: Hammer, Basher, Fester, SlasherIt’s the final episode of our playthrough of Never Going Home. The plot thickens as our soldiers venture underground to face whatever threat has taken over River Town. Starring: Stephen Papin as Travis Pomme Shawn Parks as Jacob Roche John Thompson as Marcus Guissarme Roxanne Thompson as Diane Jackson Never Going Home on Drive-Thru RPG PassionerdlyPassionerdly on FacebookTwitter: @passionerdlypds, @passionerdly, @roowerks Instagram: @passionerdlypds, @passionerdly, @roowerksCheck out our Patreon for bonus content and swag! Support the show by wearing our shir...2019-10-0953 min
Seriously, Let's PlayNever Going Home: Cultists, Cloaks, and Kids, Oh My!Our heroes return to find the front-lines have moved and are now lost in enemy territory. While Seeking their unit, they stumble upon a new conspiracy. Starring: Stephen Papin as Travis Pomme Shawn Parks as Jacob Roche John Thompson as Marcus Guissarme Roxanne Thompson as Diane Jackson Never Going Home on Drive-Thru RPG PassionerdlyPassionerdly on FacebookTwitter: @passionerdlypds, @passionerdly, @roowerks Instagram: @passionerdlypds, @passionerdly, @roowerksCheck out our Patreon for bonus content and swag! Support the show by wearing our shirts from TeePublic!...2019-09-2554 minSeriously, Let's PlayNever Going Home: Goats; Why Is It Always Goats?This week on Seriously, Let's Play our players delve further into Never Going Home by Wet Ink Games--a Lovecraftian horror game taking place during an alternate version of World War I. Our players now scour the frontlines seeking the German's plans only to find the enemy forces wiped out. Could it be that whatever slaughtered their enemies has taken up residence in these trenches? Starring: Stephen Papin as Travis Pomme Shawn Parks as Jacob Roche John Thompson as Marcus Guissarme Roxanne Thompson as Diane Jackson Never Going Home on Drive-Thru...2019-09-1153 min
Seriously, Let's PlayNever Going Home, 1: The Abandoned TrenchA small team of soldiers is tasked with investigating an abandoned enemy trench for intelligence. Will they find what they're seeking, or something far more dangerous? Starring: Stephen Papin as Travis Pomme Shawn Parks as Jacob Roche John Thompson as Marcus Guissarme Roxanne Thompson as Diane Jackson Never Going Home on Drive-Thru RPG PassionerdlyPassionerdly on FacebookTwitter: @passionerdlypds, @passionerdly, @roowerks Instagram: @passionerdlypds, @passionerdly, @roowerksCheck out our Patreon for bonus content and swag! Support the show by wearing our shirts from TeePublic!...2019-08-2830 min
Seriously, Let's PlayNever Going Home: Pre-Show Mic Check and Relaunch!Seriously, Let's Play is back! This time, we're taking a step into the World War Occult RPG, Never Going Home! Game co-creator, Matthew Orr from Wet Ink Games, is with us to GM a couple missions through an alternate, weird version of World War I. In this bonus episode, we learn about the setting and meet our new players for this arc. Starring: Stephen Papin as Travis Pomme Shawn Parks as Jacob Roche John Thompson as Marcus Guissarme Roxanne Thompson as Diane Jackson Never Going Home on Drive-Thru RPG 2019-08-2819 min