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The Silicon Valley PodcastEp 200 Silicon Valley & Beyond; Celebrating 200 Episodes with Host Shawn Flynn
Shawn Flynn is a seasoned mid-market investment banker and distinguished Podcast Host. With a rich background as a successful business owner in Beijing, China, Shawn returned to Silicon Valley, where he immersed himself in the dynamic startup ecosystem. He has held diverse roles, from Head of Incubation for an AI and blockchain-focused incubator to President of the second oldest Angel group in the Valley. Leveraging his extensive experience across various business stages and sectors, Shawn currently serves as Principal at a premier middle market investment bank, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, growth capital raising, and secondaries.
Shawn holds a Bachelor...2023-08-3048 min
The Silicon Valley PodcastEp 150 Key Highlights from 150 episodes with Shawn Flynn
It has been an incredible journey. 150 Episodes!!!!
We look back at the last 50 and discuss some of the highlights and key topics that were discussed in these amazing interviews.
About the Speaker:
Shawn Flynn started as a business owner, founding, and growing a successful company in Beijing China before returning to the US to work with companies ranging from fast growing Silicon Valley startups to established overseas public companies. He brings his international experience working with all stages and sectors of businesses to his role as Principal at a premier middle market investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capi...2022-08-3140 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast136 Selling your Company with Shawn Flynn135 Selling your Company with Shawn Flynn
Shawn Flynn started as a business owner, founding, and growing a successful company in Beijing China before returning to the US to work with companies ranging from fast growing Silicon Valley startups to established overseas public companies. He brings his international experience working with all stages and sectors of businesses to his role as Principal at a premier middle market investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation.
Shawn holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UCSD and speaks Mandarin and...2022-05-2538 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast115 How does a strategic buyer look at a company with Gustavo NettoGustavo Netto
#merger #acquisition #startups #entreprenuer #business
✓ Award-winning Digital Strategist who unites business and IT teams to develop and deploy cutting-edge digital technologies that accelerate growth and profitability.
✓ Experienced digital sales professional with a reputation for building trusted relationships and delivering quality customer experience.
✓ Accomplished Team Builder known for leveraging technical proficiency and business acumen to helm cohesive internal teams to deliver top performance.
✓ Inspirational Leader who honed collaborative style and exceptional work ethic as an NCAA Division 1 soccer player in the US and Brazil. Fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spani...2021-12-2948 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast114 Disrupting the Current Venture Capital Model with Kyle York114 Disrupting the Current Venture Capital Model with Kyle York
Kyle York is co-founder, CEO and managing partner at York IE™ where he sets the vision and leads the vertically integrated strategic growth and investment firm helping reshape the way companies are built, scaled and monetized. Kyle works closely with entrepreneurs, operators and investors to help them realize their shared ambition to build good companies, create new jobs, grow generational wealth and impact the world.
Advising and investing in over 100 startups this past decade, Kyle is an active board member for Blustream, CloudApp, Lytica, TorchPro, Voyage SM...2021-12-2242 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast111 Business Culture and Its Success with John McNulty
John McNulty
On today’s show, we chat with John McNulty who has been a driving force in the technology industry for almost forty years. He has held leadership positions starting as General Manager at Intel in 1980 and including Senior VP & GM roles at two firms and President, CEO and Chairman of four other companies in the software, hardware, networking, and communications industries. Today, Mr. McNulty serves on the Board of Directors of four private technology companies and is also a member of the University of Notre Dame College of Engineering Advisory Council.
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The Silicon Valley Podcast110 How a Startup can use Outsourcing to Scale with Eric EspinosaEric Espinosa
Eric is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for helping CEOs and Small Business Owners succeed.
If you're starting up a business - Venture Validator can help you find product/market fit so you don't waste thousands of dollars on and months of your time building the wrong solution. If you're a community organizer and would like me to speak at your conference, webinar, etc. - I have some good content - send me a message!
If you have an established business - Coconut VA is a virtual assistant staffing agency...2021-11-2437 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast108 True Grit with Multi-startup Founder Daniel IdzkowskiDaniel Idzkowski
CEO & Co-Founder of Sidepocket and Skunklock
Sidepocket is an SEC Registered Investment Advisor bringing cutting-edge technology and quantitative strategies to the everyday retail investor.
SKUNKLOCK is the first ever bicycle, motorcycle, scooter, and moped lock to "fight back" against thieves using chemicals.
On today Show we Talk about:
How has Fintech changed over the last 5 years
How is being the founder of a pure software company different from being a founder of a hardware company?
What is a quantitative portfolio?
...2021-11-1032 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast107 A World of Tech outside of Silicon Valley with Ari NewmanShownotes for Ari Newman
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Massive Capital Partners.
Partner at The Fund Rockies (side hustle)
15 years on the operating side (2x founder). VC since 2012. Mentor/Advisor and Board Member.
Previous Companies:
Techstars (Partner on Venture Team - now over 500M in AUM)
Filtrbox - Social Media Management - Techstars class #1, sold to Jive Software (Boulder, CO)
Newman Venture Advisors (early-stage boutique investing and advisory) (Boulder, CO)
JustOn.com - Dot.com era file-sharing platform - sold to Novell, then spun out Volera (Bay Area...2021-11-0345 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast106 Can Technology solve the Homeless Epidemic with Jonathan ParkhurstJonathan Parkhurst
As Safehavn's Founder & CEO, Jonathan is a leader and innovator in the recovery industry. Jonathan owned one of the largest continuums of care sober living companies in Northern California, Stepping Up. In 2015 Stepping up was acquired by Cornerstone Sober living. After being acquired, Jonathan started a consulting firm focused on organizations with a need to scale either top talent or topline revenue. As a strategic partner in talent acquisition and market acquisition, Jonathan led talent growth for companies like Enphase Energy, GoPro, and WeWork. Jonathan served on the Board of Marin County Drug and Alcohol...2021-10-2744 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast105 From Startup-up to Grown-up with Alisa Cohn
Alisa was named the #1 Startup Coach in the world at the Thinkers50 Marshall Goldsmith Leading Coaches Awards in London. She was also named one of the Top 30 Global Gurus for Startups. Based in NYC, she coaches startup CEOs, co-founders, other startup executives and board members all over the world. She also coach senior and emerging leaders from Fortune 500 companies. Her clients include Venmo, Foursquare, InVision, Etsy, The Wirecutter (sold to The New York Times), Pfizer, Novartis, Dell, Hitachi, IBM, Calvin Klein, Tory Burch, The New York Times. I also speak at Cornell, Harvard, The Naval War College a...2021-10-2046 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast103 Looking at problems from new Perspectives with Axel KlothAxel Kloth
Axel is a physicist by training, and he is used to the need for large-scale compute. Axel, discovered over 30 years ago that scalability of processor performance was paramount for solving any computational problem. That necessitated a new paradigm in computer architecture. At Parimics, SSRLabs and Axiado he was able to show that new thinking was needed, and what novel practical solutions could look like. He is now repeating that approach with Abacus Semi.
On today Show we Talk about:
What is an Application Prog...2021-10-0652 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast102 Having the Midas Touch with Fusion Fund Founder Lu ZhangShownotes for Lu Zhang
Lu Zhang is the Founder and Managing Partner of Fusion Fund, a renowned Silicon Valley based investor, a serial entrepreneur and a Stanford Engineering alumna. Fusion Fund is active in supporting early-stage entrepreneurs who are looking to build globally disruptive companies using innovative technologies to drive systemic change originating from the U.S market. For the past couple of years, Lu leads the Fusion Fund team funnels exits of multiple portfolios’ IPO and M&As.
Lu is a World Economic Forum (Davos) Young Global Leader and was also recently selected as th...2021-09-2941 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast101 What’s it like to have your company Acquired with CEO Coach Sam WongSam is a CEO coach, interim CEO/CTO/CFO, a Silicon Valley advisor and the author of 21 Secrets of Successful Startups, a book about world-class execution for startups. As a serial entrepreneur, he has been CEO, CTO, or VP Engineering / TechOps for five companies, driving multiple acquisitions. As a hands-on “roll up the sleeves” startup advisor, Sam draws from his 30+ years of successes and failures to train and help entrepreneurs with execution, fundability, fundraising, strategy, product/market fit, product management, finance, operations, legal, talent development and founder wellness.
We Talk About
How did goi...2021-09-2239 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast100 Episodes of The Silicon Valley Podcast with host Shawn FlynnShawn Flynn spent 4 plus years living and conducting business in Beijing, China. While in China, he founded, grew, and profitably exited a successful education company. Shawn moved back to San Francisco to invest his experience, connections, and resources back into the world’s deepest and most vibrant technology ecosystem.
Shawn works with institutions, governments, and various capital sources, to help promote economic growth at a global scale. He is heavily involved in the Silicon Valley technology ecosystem of fast growing, high potential businesses. He has played a pivotal role to help multi-nationals, both pre and post-IPO companies in...2021-09-1630 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast097 US-China relations and its impact on Silicon Valley and the world with Craig AllenOn July 26, 2018, Craig Allen began his tenure in Washington, DC as the president of the US-China Business Council (USCBC), a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization representing over 200 American companies doing business with China. Prior to joining USCBC, Craig had a long, distinguished career in US public service.
Craig began his government career in 1985 at the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA). He entered government as a Presidential Management Intern, rotating through the four branches of ITA. From 1986 to 1988, he was an international economist in ITA’s China Office.
In 1988, Craig transf...2021-08-2551 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast095 Migration from Silicon Valley to Sacramento and Government Tech with Steve BarnettSteve Barnett
Technical specialist (Ph.D.) with extensive sales and marketing experience in a broad array of optical sensor technologies.
Experienced with applications in pharmaceutical/biotech, aerospace, homeland security, materials science, forensic science, polymer, and petrochemical industries.
Managed global relationship with multinational corporation - formed sales and support structure for operations in 35 countries.
Chair of Northern California Section, Society for Applied Spectroscopy.
Member of Society for Applied Spectroscopy, American Chemical Society, American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Society for the Advancement of Materials Processing and Engineering.
Specialties: Optical...2021-08-1141 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast091 Silicon Valley, Tech, Africa and the Future with Almaz NegashShow notes for Almaz
In 2010, Almaz founded the African Diaspora Network (ADN) to inform and engage Africans in the diaspora and facilitate direct collaboration with social entrepreneurs, innovators and business leaders to invest and improve the lives of everyone on the continent. Under her leadership and vision, ADN is now the home of The African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS), the Builders of Africa's Future (BAF), and Impact & Innovation Speaker Series. Currently, she is pursuing the development of Africa Impact Investment Fund to provide capital to those working to better the lives of people in Africa through entrepreneurship...2021-07-1437 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast090 Money, Sports and Tech with Chis KaneChris is passionate about startups, sports, FinTech (specifically payments), and financial literacy. He believes that you can get anywhere you want in this world as long as you work your butt off and never stop learning.
"Everything around you, that you call life, was made up by people that are no smarter than you. You can influence it, you can change it." - Steve Jobs
https://youtu.be/kYfNvmF0Bqw?t=12
We talk about
What is Fintech and what role does Financial Literacy play in the sports world?
W...2021-07-0739 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast089 Entrepreneurism to Infinity and Beyond with Captain Steve HoffmanSteve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he’s called in Silicon Valley, is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators. He’s also a venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (published by Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (published by HarperCollins), and "The Five Forces" (published by BenBella).
On today Show we Talk about:
What are possible repercussions of taking friends and family money?
When do patents matter?
How do you know the commitment level...2021-06-3053 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast088 Breaking down Mergers, Aquisition's, raising Growth Capital and more with Mark WilserMark Wilser
As Co-Founder of Global Capital Markets, Mark Wilser is a 25 year veteran investment banker with a proven track record of maximizing shareholder value through M&A and Corporate Finance transactions.
Specialties: Sell-side M&A (involving both strategic buyers and private equity), growth capital (debt and equity), and management buyouts.
On today Show we Talk about:
What is the process for an M&A deal, what are all the steps that are involved?
What are some red flags in deals in a deal?
...2021-06-2337 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast087 The Dark side and Bright side of Tech with Vanessa RussellVanessa Russells Bio
Love Never Fails is committed to the restoration, education and protection of young people who are at risk of or currently being sexually exploited in California. Since inception they have educated thousands on this issue, trained over 100 Mentors for Positive Change”, launched an elementary, middle and high school abuse prevention program and located over 100 missing and exploited women and children and provided young people with sustainable jobs in IT, real estate, banking, health care etc They are a state certified CyberSecurity Pre-apprenticeship program, Cisco Networking academy, CalJOBs trainer and Department of Rehab vendor.
...2021-06-1641 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast086 Building a Global Startup Community with Nick HughesNick Started Founders Live in Seattle, WA in 2016.
In addition to creating the global entrepreneur network Founders Live, Nick stays busy as an advisor to numerous startups and occasionally takes positions in sales or biz dev roles if needed. Previously he founded the mobile payment startup Seconds as well as helping start Coinme, a company built around expanding bitcoin and digital transactions into the physical realm via Bitcoin ATM’s. As a sought-after adviser, entrepreneurial speaker and writer with guest appearances on popular technology and media outlets, Nick enjoys helping others discover their unique entrepreneurial pa...2021-06-0948 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast085 Super Bowl Winning Mindset For Business Success with Chukky OkobiChukky Okobi earned a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers against the Seattle Seahawks. He has also been a member of the Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans. Chukky currently is a Master Practitioner in Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). With his brand, Basic Instructions, he helps executives, athletes and others to access the resources within themselves to achieve the life experience they desire.
We Talk About
How important is mindset in terms of success when playing in the Superbowl and as a founder of a company?
Where do startup founders, have the biggest p...2021-06-0258 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast084 Neuroscience in Business and Tech with Dr. Nikolaos DimitriadisDr. Nikolaos Dimitriadis (MBA, PhD) has been applying neuroscience in business and education for over fifteen years. He is an award-winning communications professional, educator and consultant. He is the author of the books “Neuroscience for Leaders: A Brain Adaptive Leadership Approach” (now in its 2nd edition) and “Advanced Marketing Management: Principles, Skills, and Tools
On today Show we Talk about:
How is Artificial Intelligence impacting marketing?
Why don’t people like to talk to or trust CMO’s and what is a NeuroMarketer?
How can we train our brains to act?...2021-05-261h 05
The Silicon Valley Podcast078 Best of Angel Investors' Advice on The Silicon Valley PodcastRoger King
Roger King founded BayAngels which is dedicated to promoting the entrepreneurial spirit by assisting early-stage technology companies with capital, connections, and board-level advice. Examples of our portfolio companies include Pree Media, CashBet, Trpz, Sea of Change Trading Co.,
CEO of Chiefpeople
20 years’ experience in recruiting at both the executive level and the individual contributor level. Interested in companies with hiring needs. Offering extremely cost-effective solutions. Clients include SoftBank Robotics, Jiff, Gracenote, OpenTable, Manage, Grid Dynamics, and Navera.
Max Shapiro
Max Shapiro Founded PeopleConnect in 2000 to help ear...2021-02-1043 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast075 How to take something from an idea to an IPO with Waikit Lau
Waikit Lau has founded 2 machine learning-based companies that were acquired and he helped take one public. He has been on both VC and founding/operating side.
We Talk About
What was it like to go to Harvard Business School?
How should one think of Business school in general?
How was the journey from starting a company to growing it to over 600 people before taking it public?
What is your screening process to investing in deals?
Connect with Waikit2021-01-2041 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast074 Why leave Investment banking and do a startup? with Daniel EdwardsDaniel is currently the CEO and Chairman of Transactive, a international financial technology company that provides payment infrastructure software and payment services globally. Under Daniel’s leadership Transactive has successfully launched its software, services over thousand customers, done over $1bn in payments and achieved profitability. Previously Daniel was the Vice President of Finance and Operations at Mobile Gaming Technologies. Mobile Gaming Technologies was the world’s first crypto iGaming platform. Under his leadership Mobile Gaming Technologies became venture backed, scaled international and achieved profitability. He also lead Mobile Gaming Technologies through several successful capital raises, raising over $40m for the co...2021-01-1358 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast073 PT 2 From college dropout to acclaimed designer to CEO with Daniel ScrivnerFrom college dropout to acclaimed designer to CEO of project-management pioneer Flow, Daniel Scrivner’s path to success has been anything but typical — and he wouldn’t have it any other way. It only took one web design class over a summer break in high school, and Daniel was hooked. He would eventually drop out of college to focus on mastering the art and science of design, first honing his talent as a freelancer, then joining an LA-based advertising firm in 2007. Barely a year later, he relocated to San Francisco to take a coveted design position at Apple. After three...2021-01-0626 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast072 From college dropout to acclaimed designer to CEO with Daniel ScrivnerFrom college dropout to acclaimed designer to CEO of project-management pioneer Flow, Daniel Scrivner’s path to success has been anything but typical — and he wouldn’t have it any other way. It only took one web design class over a summer break in high school, and Daniel was hooked. He would eventually drop out of college to focus on mastering the art and science of design, first honing his talent as a freelancer, then joining an LA-based advertising firm in 2007. Barely a year later, he relocated to San Francisco to take a coveted design position at Apple. After three...2020-12-3037 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast071 How does the Mind create Billion Dollar Ideas with Axel SchultzeAxel Schultze started and successfully exited 4 companies, the biggest reaching $5 Billion in revenue, the second close to $1 Billion. Axel is a published author, patent holder, 2015 listed in the global 100 most influential startup accelerators, 2008 won the SF Entrepreneur Award, 2006 chaired the SaaS Channel Committee at the SIIA, 2003 early adviser of LinkedIn.
2001 Founder & CEO of Silicon Valley based BlueRoads a partner management software.
Initially funded by The Angels Forum, then venture funded by Eldorado Ventures, Cardinal Ventures and Arrow Path. Named most successful channel management company in 2006. Exit in 2007.
1997 Pioneered equity based crowdfunding - Sold it in 2001. 2020-12-2345 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast070 A Purpose Driven Business with Bob CarrBob Car was the Founder and CEO of Heatland Payment Systems, one of the largest payment processors in the United States, which he sold in 2016 for over 4 billion dollars. He is now the CEO and Chairman of the Board for Beyond Inc. which strives to simplify operations, reduce costs and streamline payments for owners of small and mid-size businesses across the country.
We talk about
What’s it like to sell a company for over 4 billion dollars?
How did the CEO impact on individual employees change as the company grew from 10, 100, 1000 empl...2020-12-1638 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast069 Consulting Africa Funds and International Investment with Paul KallmesPaul Kallmes is an independent technology professional with a focus on foreign start-ups coming to the US, with a specialty in the strategic management of intellectual property. His nearly 20 years of IP and technology licensing and management have given him a broad base in the nuance and complexities of developing and deploying intangible assets to the benefit of IP owners and users alike. He has extensive experience in various industries in IP management and manufacturing. He has extensive international experience working with companies in the US, Europe and Asia on patent portfolio development, market entry strategies, product development and...2020-12-0941 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast068 How to build should a startup build a Network and more with Max ShapiroMax Shapiro Founded PeopleConnect in 2000 to help early-stage high-tech companies find the talent they need to succeed. Their clients are in technology, biotech, cleantech, apps, services, medical devices, and consumer products.
He is also involved in areas that also support the startup community:
● Angel Investor and member of Keiretsu Forum since 2001
● Co-founder of Runway Innovation Hub
● Creator & Producer of PitchForce
PitchForce is a weekly pitch event for early stage companies with a panel of establish angel investors and CEO's
On today Show we Talk about
How should...2020-12-0230 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast067 What is the New Startup Mindset with Sandra ShpilbergSandra Shpilberg is the Founder and CEO of Adnexi, a disease intelligence platform for the next generation of biopharma treatments.
Prior to this, Sandra was the Founder and CEO of Seeker Health, a breakthrough digital patient finding platform, which accelerates drug development and commercialization for biopharmaceutical companies. Seeker Health was acquired by EVERSANA in September 2018.
She’s the author of New Startup Mindset, a book on her non-traditional founder’s journey and lessons learned starting, building and exiting this company.
She’s a featured contributor at Thrive Global, InsightTimer and Hackernoon.
2020-11-2542 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast066 What is a successful startup founder and more with Sam WongSam is a CEO coach, interim CEO/CTO/CFO, a Silicon Valley advisor and the author of 21 Secrets of Successful Startups, a book about world-class execution for startups. As a serial entrepreneur, he has been CEO, CTO, or VP Engineering / TechOps for five companies, driving multiple acquisitions. As a hands-on “roll up the sleeves” startup advisor, Sam draws from his 30+ years of successes and failures to train and help entrepreneurs with execution, fundability, fundraising, strategy, product/market fit, product management, finance, operations, legal, talent development and founder wellness.
We Talk About
Wh...2020-11-1855 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast065 What is the African Startup Ecosystem with Sam FloyAfter living in East Africa for 3+ years he is now based in Copenhagen where he runs a business setting up and running podcasts for companies around the world.
While in East Africa he started the The East Africa Business Podcast which is a podcast about the business environment in East Africa based around interviews with entrepreneurs, investors and organizations looking to help the region grow.
We Talk About
What are some of the challenges that Entrepreneurs face in Kenya?
If a Westerner were to move to Africa to...2020-11-1137 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast064 Growing Successful Companies with Pertria and World Tomato Society Founder Helen PastorinoHelen Pastorino has more than 40 years of experience in transforming the real estate industry via technology. She co-founded Alain Pinel Realtors, one of the San Francisco Bay Area's most prestigious real estate companies, driving billions of dollars of annual sales. Today, she is founder and CEO of Pertria, a real estate sales, investment, and property management firm that guides clients in creating investment strategies that generate income, benefit from real estate appreciation, and achieve capital gains objectives. Helen concurrently serves as interim President and Board member of Startup Sandbox, a bioscience incubator in Santa Cruz, CA. Startup Sandbox incubates...2020-11-0455 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast063 How does a startup build a Brand with Jenny HuangJenny Huang has 20 years of experience as a strategic marketing consultant, a brand marketer and communicator in the hardware, software, mobile app, and telecommunications industries, serving start ups and progressive companies. She has worked with Fortune 500 companies such as Intel, Intuit and British Telecom, where she launched and managed regional co-branded programs with PC OEM partners, their retailers and resellers; invigorated new user acquisition to drive growth, and established regional brand presence.
On todays show we talk about:
How do you see marketing and promotion for companies changing with technology?
...2020-10-2840 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast062 US and Europe Business Opportunities Done Right with Senior Counsel David BatesDavid Bates is a senior corporate and commercial lawyer, recommended in Legal 500, with over 20 years’ experience of advising on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions and complex commercial arrangements across a variety of sectors with a particular focus on the tech sector.
Experience also includes time spent on secondment to the inhouse legal teams of major corporate clients.
We Talk About:
When a startup from the US wants to expand into Europe, what is the process?
How does a company analyze the market to decide whe...2020-10-2140 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast061 You Dream it, They Build it, with Fusion Design President Mark BrinkerhoffMark Brinkerhoff is the president of Fusion Design which is a full-service product development company located in Silicon Valley. Founded in 1990, they have worked with a variety of clients from small companies to fortune 100 corporations with engineering services.
Mark’s specialties include: Product Development Consulting, Turnkey Solutions, Industrial Design, Mechanical Packaging and Mechanism Design, Finite Element Analysis, Thermal Analysis
We talk about:
What are soft batteries? Elastic Wiring? Limitless Multi-touch Force?
What about 5 g technology, how is that going to play a part in wearables
What...2020-10-1445 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast060 Screw the Naysayers and fulfill your Company's Dreams with Tim AlisonTim Alison is an entrepreneur who has started and scaled four businesses. At the age of 31 Tim walked away from one of the highest paying sales jobs in the country, moved to a tiny fishing village in Nova Scotia Canada, and started an educational software company. The naysayers laughed. They stopped laughing when his sales topped $10 million.
Profit Whisperer for bricks and mortar businesses where I specialize in helping business owners identify opportunities for improved financial outcomes.
Host and Executive Producer Of The Screw The Naysayers Podcast where I have interviewed and amplified the voices...2020-10-071h 06
The Silicon Valley Podcast059 Cannabis 101 with Canna Angels Founder Sherri HaskellSherri Haskell
After witnessing firsthand, the innovation and eclecticism among cannabis startups Sherri launched CannaAngels LLC: an Angel Investor Consortium focused specifically on businesses within, and supportive of, the cannabis industry. With years of experience as an alternative investment leader she has a solid knowledge of how to vet companies, structure deals, raise capital, and establish trust. As cannabis transitions into the mainstream, her accomplished team is prepared to bring a unique blend of investment intelligence, technical savvy and steadfast integrity to this industry.
We Talk About
What are so...2020-09-3044 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast058 Bay Angels and 20 Years of Angel Investing Experience with Founder Roger KingRoger King
Founder of BayAngels
BayAngels is dedicated to promoting the entrepreneurial spirit by assisting early-stage technology companies with capital, connections, and board-level advice. Examples of our portfolio companies include Pree Media, CashBet, Trpz, Sea of Change Trading Co.,
CEO of Chiefpeople
20 years’ experience in recruiting at both the executive level and the individual contributor level. Interested in companies with hiring needs. Offering extremely cost-effective solutions. Clients include SoftBank Robotics, Jiff, Gracenote, OpenTable, Manage, Grid Dynamics, and Navera.
We Talk About
How has ange...2020-09-2333 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast057 pt2 Deep Dive into Financial Models with CEO Broadscope Consulting Brett Sharenow055 Deep Dive into Financial Models with CEO Broadscope Consulting Brett Sharenow pt2
Trusted advisor on raising capital from VCs, PE, and Angel investors, for start-up, growth, pivot, and exit. Since 1995 he has helped companies raise more than $750 million and have facilitated exits valued at more than $6 billion.
Some of Brett’s client companies:
Venture and Private Equity Backed
• Verio (acq. by NTT) • Viator (acq. by Trip Advisor) • Dial Page/Dial Call (acq. by Nextel)
• Switch Lighting • Vistard • VirtualLan • Ethernetworks • GroWiseBeWell Academy
• Puronyx • Skylights • Husk Power Systems • Yonder
Private Companies
• King's Ha...2020-09-1644 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast056 Deep Dive into Financial Models with CEO Broadscope Consulting Brett Sharenow pt1
Brett Sharenow is a trusted advisor on raising capital from VCs, PE, and Angel investors, for start-up, growth, pivot, and exit. Since 1995 he has helped companies raise more than $750 million and have facilitated exits valued at more than $6 billion.
Some of Brett’s client companies:
Venture and Private Equity Backed
• Verio (acq. by NTT) • Viator (acq. by Trip Advisor) • Dial Page/Dial Call (acq. by Nextel)
• Switch Lighting • Vistard • VirtualLan • Ethernetworks • GroWiseBeWell Academy
• Puronyx • Skylights • Husk Power Systems • Yonder
Private Companies
• King's Hawaiian • Astrology.net (acq. by iVillage) • MagniGyro srl
...2020-09-0945 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast055 Pt 2 Wisdom from Silicon Valley Networking Guru and CEO of LinkSV Bob KarrFor the Past 30 years Bob Karr has been both an active angel investor as well as in business development founding and growing some of the most powerful networking groups in Silicon Valley. His current company, LinkSV is an online information service providing curated, detailed information about the senior team, board members, key partners, customers, angel, institutional and VC funding on companies in Silicon Valley.
This episode we talk about:
How can parents encourage their children to become entrepreneurs?
What is LinkSV?
How to create a network that leads to being able to access anyone?
What...2020-09-0259 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast054 Wisdom from Silicon Valley Networking Guru and CEO of LinkSV Bob Karr Pt 1For the Past 30 years Bob Karr has been both an active angel investor as well as in business development founding and growing some of the most powerful networking groups in Silicon Valley. His current company, LinkSV is an online information service providing curated, detailed information about the senior team, board members, key partners, customers, angel, institutional and VC funding on companies in Silicon Valley.
This episode we talk about:
What are some of the usual questions that you ask the entrepreneur?
Practical advice for entrepreneurs to connect with Angels?
Have what angel inves...2020-08-2646 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast053 Stanford to Harvard to Managing Partner at Alchemist Accelerator and More with Ravi Belani051 Stanford to Harvard to Managing Partner at Alchemist Accelerator and More with Ravi Belani
Ravi Belani is the Managing Director of the Alchemist Accelerator which is a venture-backed initiative focused on accelerating startups whose revenue comes from enterprises (not consumers). The accelerator backs teams with distinctive technical founders. He is also a Lecturer, Fenwick & West Educator of Entrepreneurship at Stanford University where for the past 8 yrs he co-teaches The Spirit of Entrepreneurship, an undergrad/grad survey course on entrepreneurship
We talk about:
What were some of the companies Ravi passed on i...2020-08-1955 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast052 Helping your Portfolio Companies with Managing Partner of Mighty Capital SC Moatti050 Helping your Portfolio Companies with Managing Partner of Mighty Capital SC Moatti
SC Moatti is a technology visionary and investor.
She is the founding partner of Mighty Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, and Products That Count, one of the largest and certainly the most influential network of product managers in the world.
Previously, she built products that billions of people use at Facebook, Nokia and Electronic Arts. She also serves on boards of both public and private companies, including mobile technology giant Opera Software (OPERA:Oslo).
An a...2020-08-1229 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast051 Pt 2 of Capital to Scale with Storm Ventures MD Tae Hea Nahm & LP Bob Tinker
Tae Hea Nahm is co-founding MD of Storm Ventures, a Silicon Valley VC firm investing in tech start-ups all around the world. He’s also a two-time author. His second book, Survival to Thrival: Change or Be Changed explores how all people in a startup – from the executive team to the CEO and the board – need to change their roles and skills as a company grows.
Bob Tinker is a three-time entrepreneur.
Most recently, he was the founding CEO of MobileIron, which in eight years grew from ‘three people and a whitebo...2020-08-0526 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast050 Capital to Scale with Storm Ventures MD Tae Hea Nahm & LP Bob Tinker
Tae Hea Nahm is co-founding MD of Storm Ventures, a Silicon Valley VC firm investing in tech start-ups all around the world. He’s also a two-time author. His second book, Survival to Thrival: Change or Be Changed explores how all people in a startup – from the executive team to the CEO and the board – need to change their roles and skills as a company grows.
Bob Tinker is a three-time entrepreneur.
Most recently, he was the founding CEO of MobileIron, which in eight years grew from ‘three people and a whitebo...2020-07-2933 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast049 Raising your Second Fund with Full Ratchet Host Nick MoranNick Moran is the General Partner at New Stack Ventures. Prior to New Stack, Nick worked for Danaher (NYSE: DHR). After a few years in M&A, Nick led breakthrough innovation, developing one of the most successful products in the company's history -- an IoT solution w/ a novel method for testing compounds in drinking water. In addition to investing, Nick founded the 1st Venture Capital podcast, The Full Ratchet.
This episode we talk about:
Why join or start an angel syndicate?
Suggestions for first time Venture Capitalist to connect with Limited Partners
How ca...2020-07-2241 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast048 Hollywood, Blockchain, Equity Offerings and more with Proteum Capital Principal Aman Johar
Aman Johar, Proteum Capital
Over the last 12 years, Aman has worked with a variety of startups and has been on both sides of the entrepreneur-investor table. With a background in strategy, operations, and deal-making, Aman focusses on blockchain applications and the supporting ecosystem including expertise in the business and regulatory implications of tokenizing assets. He is a strategic advisor to executives and boards on creating new business models for fintech, media and entertainment, and identity management to name a few recent engagements. Currently, Aman is a mentor at the Singularity University and a board member at KeraC...2020-07-1546 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast047 Blockchain and Government with California Blockchain Working Group member Ben Barlett pt 2
Ben Bartlett is a Berkeley City Councilmember, appointed member of the CA Blockchain Working Group and internationally recognized policy leader. Ben has passed more than 60 measures focused on innovation, opportunity, and inclusion, including:
Prefabricated Housing for the Homeless
Health Innovation Zone
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
telemedical adoption
Unionized Jobs in Robotics and Automation
Ben is currently working to integrate government and Blockchain through public finance, Opportunity Zones, and new markets.
Ben is the architect of the Berkeley Tokenized Debt Offering — a first-of-its-kind effort to create Blockchain based municipal bonds. Professionally, Ben is a partne...2020-07-0829 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast046 Blockchain and Government with California Blockchain Working Group member Ben Barlett pt 1Ben Bartlett is a Berkeley City Councilmember, appointed member of the CA Blockchain Working Group and internationally recognized policy leader. Ben has passed more than 60 measures focused on innovation, opportunity, and inclusion, including:
Prefabricated Housing for the Homeless
Health Innovation Zone
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
telemedical adoption
Unionized Jobs in Robotics and Automation
Ben is currently working to integrate government and Blockchain through public finance, Opportunity Zones, and new markets.
Ben is the architect of the Berkeley Tokenized Debt Offering — a first-of-its-kind effort to create Blockchain based municipal bonds. Professionally, Ben is a partner in the...2020-07-0131 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast045 Investing In Africa with SME.NG Managing Partner Thelma EkiyorTehlma Ekiyor is an Impact Investor, Development Expert, Social Entrepreneur, Fundraising Expert, Senior Public Sector Project Advisor.
Implemented projects in 22 African countries
Served as Senior Consultant to the Africa Union, ECA, IGAD, ECOWAS
Co-founded SME.NG - Nigeria's impact investment platform for women.
pioneered the establishment of national and international non-profit and philanthropic organizations
Passionate about equipping women to participate in decision making - co-founded women's organizations.
This episode we talk about:
What’s it like to be a strategic policy advisor for...2020-06-2441 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast044 Beginning of 2020 with Bay Area Council Economic Institute Sr Dir Sean Randolph
Sean Randolph is senior director for the Bay Area Council Economic institute as well as being the Former Director of Trade for the California Trade and Commerce Agency, he is an Executive with expertise in economic policy, technology and innovation, and international affairs. Frequent speaker and writer on economic issues, with over 200 published reports and articles on foreign affairs, international business and economic policy.
Active kayaker and trail, mountain and ultramarathon runner.
This episode we talk about:
Which countries have the strongest ties and influence on Silicon Valley?
H...2020-06-1743 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast043 Preparing to Raise Venture Capital with COO of Kruze Consulting Scott OrnWe have Scott Orn on the show. Scott runs Operations at Kruze Consulting, a fast-growing Startup CFO Consulting firm that works with over 160 startup clients. Kruze is based in San Francisco with clients in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and New York. In addition to his Operations responsibilities, Scott runs the Venture Debt Consulting practice at Kruze.
In his spare time, Scott publishes the Founders & Friends Podcast, which interviews Startup CEO's, Investors and other service providers in the startup ecosystem.
Before Kruze Consulting, Scott was a Partner at Lighthouse Capital, a pr...2020-06-1044 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast042 Supporting Small Businesses with President of National Entreprenuer CenterJerry RossOn today’s episode, we chat with Jerry Ross. Jerry is an energetic and creative leader who has achieved success leading corporate, start-up, and non-profit organizations. He is a life-long entrepreneur that has been honored as "CEO of the Year" by the Orlando Business Journal, and the "Economic Development Leader of the Year" by I-4 Business Magazine for his work at the National Entrepreneur Center.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What does it take to be an investible company?
How can a startup ecosystem be built? What is needed?
What are the re...2020-06-0337 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast041 Bootstrapping your company With Chinese Institute of Engineers' President Raymond Chen
On today’s episode, we sit down with Raymond Chen. Raymond is a board member and the President of CIE-SF, a non-profit volunteer organization. He spent 19 years in the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software industry. As the co-founder and Senior Vice President of Sigrity, Inc., he not only led many aspects of product architecture, engineering process, customer application and support, operation and IT with a worldwide team, but also marketed and sold innovative technologies and tools to leading-edge customers in semiconductor, computer, communication, networking, and consumer electronics companies.
In this episode, you’l...2020-05-2734 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast040 Precision Medicine with CEO of Agility Pharmaceuticals Prasun MishraOn today’s episode, we char with Dr. Prasun Mishra. Dr. Mishra (Ex-Genentech, Ex-NCI, Ex-NIH) is the Founder and CEO of Agility Pharmaceuticals. He is a serial entrepreneur who founded his first company after graduating high school, and second company during his PhD.
Since then, he has accumulated a wealth of experienced by building, investing and advising numerous other companies. He is an investor/ co-founder/ board member of a few US based corporations focused on accelerating drug discovery & development, blockchain & digital health. Dr. Mishra is also founding president & CEO of American Association for Precision Medicine (AAP...2020-05-2040 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast039 Starting a Podcast Company with TIP co-founder Stig BrodersenOn today’s show, we’re happy to chat with our very own Stig Brodersen. Stig is a value investor, business owner, and international bestselling author. His podcast We Study Billionaires has over 30 million+ downloads and has been recognized as the #1 ranked stock investing podcast in the world with awards such as:
#1 stock investing podcast on iTunes
#1 stock investing podcast on Google
#1 investing podcast by CNBC
#1 investing podcast by Business Insider
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How does a podcast host build a relationship with advertisers for their shows?
How do analytic...2020-05-1440 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast038 The Future of Housing with Stanford's First EIR James EhrlichJames Ehrlich is a serial entrepreneur in the areas of technology, media technology and clean-tech. He is the founder at ReGen Villages, Entrepreneur in Residence at Stanford University Center for Compassion, Altruism, Research and Education (CCARE), and faculty at Singularity University.
James is part of an on-going White House Task Force on the Nexus of Food, Water, Energy and Waste and advising the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Department of State on regenerative platform development and implementation at the neighborhood scale. He also co-authored the UN Sustainability Platform Brief "Regenerative Community Development" with P...2020-05-0747 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast037 What is an Entreprenuer with Square Co-founder Jim MckelveyOn today’s episode, we sit down with Jim McKelvey. Jim is the co-founder of Square, a financial services, merchant services aggregator, and mobile payment company. In 2009, Jim designed a card reader which in 2011 was inducted into the Museum of Modern Art. Jim then teamed with other St. Louis-based serial entrepreneurs to help found Cultivation Capital which was ranked the 7th most active venture capital firm founded since 2009, and the 3rd most active lead investor and since 2017, McKelvey has been appointed as an Independent Director of the St. Louis Federal Reserve.
In this epis...2020-04-3048 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast036 What it takes to build a company with FloWater CEO RazRich Razgaitis has been passionate about building brands and teams. Since 2002, he has served in CEO/president-level roles in several venture capital backed start-ups, privately held turnaround and growth companies, and he brings insight from those experiences to his work today at FloWater.
Raz was the CEO of several consumer-tech companies, including DealOn, an e-commerce company that developed the Web’s first deal-commerce exchange, and another, MyTownPerks, which built the first PCI-complaint, cloud-based loyalty program for B2B. (Both companies were subsequently acquired.)
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What is the curre...2020-04-2445 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast035 Talking Venture Capital with Managing Partner of Anathem Ventures Crystal Mckellar.Crystal McKellar is the Founder and Managing Partner of Anathem Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in companies that have developed breakthrough technology that they are pragmatically leveraging to win and own uncrowded, high-margin markets. Crystal currently serves on the board of Cooler Heads, and previously served as a board member at Siren, Neurable, and DoubleDutch (acquired by Cvent) and as a board observer at Fractyl.
Crystal is a Kauffman Fellows Mentor, and has served as a mentor to the TechStars MetLife Digital Accelerator and the Ad Astra tech incubator program. Crystal is a proud member of...2020-04-2445 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast034 Business opportunities in Nigeria with Managing Partner of Chrysalis Capital Nichole YembraOn today’s show, we’re happy to chat with Nichole Yembra. Nichole is the Founder and Managing Director of The Chrysalis Co which houses The Chrysalis Capital, a new $15M Africa and Diaspora early stage tech fund and The Chrysalis Advisors, a strategy and investment advisory firm.
In addition to this work, Nichole is deeply committed to making gender diversity a priority within the financial-technology 'fintech' space in Nigeria and enhancing opportunities for women in leadership. She founded the Garden Women's Network, a group dedicated to the development and retention of high-performing women in the Nigerian tech ec...2020-04-2441 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast033 Investing in Hardware Startups with Grit Ventures Managing Partner Kelly CoyneOn today’s show, we sit down with Kelly Coyne who is deeply immersed in the Silicon Valley start-up community. Having grown multiple start-ups from conception to over $100M valuations, she is a leading Go-To-Market expert. After earning her MBA from Oxford University, Kelly served at the helm of several early-stage hardware companies (Lily, Mimosa, Candl) and advised many others.
Kelly has broad technology experience, but specializes in guiding Robotics, AI, AR/VR and computer vision companies from concept to launch. She has tremendous experience managing successful betas, developing use cases, connecting products to the right customers, and...2020-04-2438 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast032 Receiving 200 No's before raising 4.2 Million with Roybi Robot Founder Elnaz SarrafOn today's show, we sit down with Elnaz Sarraf, who is a serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in technology, business, sales, and marketing. She is currently the CEO and Founder of ROYBI; an investor backed EdTech company focusing on early childhood education, that recently raised $4.2 million in its seed round. Before starting ROYBI, Elnaz co-founded and led a consumer electronics/IoT company, iBaby, serving as the company's President.
As an immigrant and female founder, Elnaz has made worthy accomplishments in a short duration living in the US. Honors include being selected as Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center M...2020-04-2435 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast031 Being able to retire at age 34 with YouTube star and Economist George GammonOn today's show, we're happy to chat with George Gammon. George Edward Gammon is an American real estate investor and entrepreneur. He produces and stars in the hit reality television series "Vide En Remodelacion," a home remodeling program on the Colombian network Telemedellin.
Prior to 2012, George started, owned, and operated multiple businesses ranging from conventions to advertising. After 12 years as a successful entrepreneur, at the age of 38, George semi-retired and shifted his focus to real estate in the United States. He has recently started focusing on Medellin, Colombia. He has a thriving YouTube Channel and podcast where h...2020-04-2435 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast030 Investing to help startups and entrepreneurs with Managing Partner Bill ReichertOn today’s show, we sit down with Bill Reichert. Bill is the Managing Director at Garage Technology Ventures, a seed and early-stage venture capital fund, which invest in extraordinary entrepreneurs with unique technologies that will define the next era of innovation. He takes a hands-on approach from the very beginning, partnering with talented entrepreneurs to transform their vision into reality.
He is an entrepreneur, mentor, author, speaker, board member, adviser, educator, partner, spouse, parent, and general enthusiast. Not always in that order.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What are some of the misu...2020-04-241h 14
The Silicon Valley Podcast029 The Secrets of Startup Financial Modeling with Brett SharenowOn today’s show, we interview Brett Sharenow. Brett is a trusted advisor on raising capital from VCs, PE, and Angel investors, for start-up, growth, pivot, and exit. Since 1995, he has helped companies raise more than $750 million and have facilitated exits valued at more than $6 billion.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What happens in an analyst meeting?
What is the “ladder” bump in valuation?
How do companies plan out their go-to-market strategies?
What are the 3 C’s that every company needs to have?
What questions do Venture capitalists ask themselves when they are being given a presenta...2020-04-241h 00
The Silicon Valley Podcast028 Rise and Fall of Companies with Best Selling Author Andreas RamosOn today’s show, we welcome Andreas Ramos. Andreas moved to Silicon Valley in 1992, where he worked in engineering at SGI, SUN Microsystems, Brio, IMSI, and other companies. He did translations and localization in six languages at these companies before joining Acxiom as head of the digital agency, where he worked with Global Fortune 200 clients. Andreas then led global SEO at Cisco, where he worked in 44 languages in 86 countries. He is now an Adjunct Professor of Digital Marketing at CSTU and INSEEC, and is the author of 16 books on SEO/SEM with seven Amazon #1 Best Sellers.
In th...2020-04-2453 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast027 Silicon Valley Legend Steve Hoffman part 2On today’s show, we are happy to chat with Steve Hoffman. Steve, or Captain Hoff as he’s called in Silicon Valley, is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading incubators and accelerators. He’s also an angel investor, limited partner at August Capital, serial entrepreneur, and author of Make Elephants Fly, the award-winning book on radical innovation.
Always innovating on his life, Captain Hoff has tried more professions than cats have lives, including serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, angel investor, studio head, computer engineer, filmmaker, Hollywood TV exec, published author, coder, game designer...2020-04-2437 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast026 Silicon Valley Legend Steve Hoffman part 1On today’s show, we are happy to have Steve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he’s called in Silicon Valley. Steve is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading incubators and accelerators. He’s also an angel investor, limited partner at August Capital, serial entrepreneur, and author of Make Elephants Fly, the award-winning book on radical innovation.
Always innovating on his life, Captain Hoff has tried more professions than cats have lives, including serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, angel investor, studio head, computer engineer, filmmaker, Hollywood TV exec, published author, coder, game designer, manga re...2020-04-2443 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast025 Modern Marketing Theory with Marketing Guru Bob HoffmanOn today’s show, we are happy to chat with Bob Hoffman, the author of four Amazon #1 best-selling books about advertising. He is also one of the most sought-after international speakers on advertising and marketing. One of his books, "BadMen: How Advertising Went From A Minor Annoyance To A Major Menace" exposed many of the dangerous data abuse practices that are now making international headlines. (It was selected "Best of Marketing 2017.") He is creator of the popular “The Ad Contrarian” blog, named one of the world's most influential marketing and advertising blogs by Business Insider.
Bob's commentary has ap...2020-04-2445 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast024 Public and Private markets with SVP of Nasdaq Jeff ThomasOn today’s show, we chat with Jeff Thomas, a Senior Vice President of Nasdaq’s Corporate Services business unit. Based in San Francisco, Jeff oversees Nasdaq’s new Listings and Capital Markets businesses. He also oversees business development and relationship management for Nasdaq’s listed companies and Investor Relations Solutions' clients in the Western United States.
Previously, he served as President of Liquidity Solutions at Nasdaq Private Market, where he worked closely with private companies to help them provide shareholder liquidity prior to an IPO.
Prior to joining Nasdaq in 2014, Jeff held senior positions at SecondM...2020-04-2449 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast023 Beyond 5g Technology with Multi-Innovation CEO Shmuel SilvermanOn today’s show, we chat with Shmuel Silverman. Shmuel is an inventor with over 145 patents & provisional publications and success with co-founding and selling two companies. He bring years of leadership experience in Telecommunications, Internet technologies, IoT, and Artificial Intelligence and have led technology teams of researchers, developers, and marketers at two global icons, where he helped develop a proven process to identify, nurture and develop unique Intellectual Property focused on protecting the business first and enabling technology second. He is a trusted advisor to attorneys, M & A specialists, and entrepreneurial CEOs around the world.
IN THIS EP...2020-04-2448 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast022 The Global Competition for hiring talent with Geoff SeyonOn today’s show, we interview Geoff Seyon. Geoff is the Founder & Managing Partner of STUDIO IXORA, a venture studio focused on applying Explainable AI to industries such as Finance & Healthcare. Geoff is an Entrepreneurial Technology Leader with 27 years of experience, inclusive of 15 years in Globally Distributed Software Delivery, Digital Health and 10 years of hands-on experience with various Artificial Intelligence approaches & technologies. Prior to assembling STUDIO IXORA, Geoff spent 15 years assembling, advising and leading multiple teams that have created 7 Digital Health and 10 AI New Ventures. Before that he also had spent 5 years at Sapient where he grew an office in...2020-04-2456 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast021 Smart Cities, Dumb Cities and your City with Dr Jonathan ReichentalDoctor Jonathan Reichental is a multiple award-winning technology leader whose 30-year career has spanned both the private and public sectors. In 2017, he was named a top 100 chief information officer (CIO) in the world, and in 2016 was named one of the top 20 most influential CIOs in the United States.
Jonathan is recognized as a global thought leader on a number of emerging trends including the fourth industrial revolution, urban innovation, the future of cities, and blockchain technology. In 2013, he was recognized as one of the 25 doers, dreamers, and drivers in government in America. His innovative work in government...2020-04-2442 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast020 Analyzing Investment Banking with Managing Partner Conor RileyOn today’s show we are happy to chat with Conor Riley, who is a Principal at Global Capital Markets, Incorporated. This company is a full-service investment bank focused on facilitating transactions within the middle market. He has advised on a wide array of mergers and acquisitions across multiple industries. Conor has contributed to structuring growth capital, debt, and equity placements. He is also the current CEO of Luxie, Inc. a luxury cosmetics company, specializing in high-end, vegan, cruelty-free make up brushes.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How does a company know when they are ready...2020-04-2354 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast019 Zero to $5 Billion and beyond with former CEO of Juniper Networks Scott KriensOn today’s show, we have Scott Kriens, chairman and former CEO of Juniper Networks, who has been in the technology industry for more than 35 years. In 1996, he co-founded Juniper Networks, growing the company to $4 billion in global sales and more than 10,000 employees in 100+ countries. In 2010, Scott and his wife Joanie launched 1440 Foundation, an organization committed to the cultivation of truly real and connected relationships, with self and others, as a basis for living well. The work of the foundation led Scott and Joanie to launch 1440 Multiversity, a 21st century learning destination in the California redwoods of Santa Cruz Co...2020-04-2351 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast018 Saving Lives through crowdfunding with Redcrow CEO Brian SmithOn today’s show, we chat with Brian Smith who is the Co-Founder and CEO of Redcrow. Alongside Jerry Harrison, Redcrow set off on a mission to democratize the investment process for people otherwise shut out of early stage investing opportunities. Prior to Redcrow, Brian was a Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, advising high net worth families.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:
What is an accredited investor?
What is the future like for crowdfunding?
What is a Cap Table?
What is the current process that founders might take to raise capital?
HELP US OU...2020-04-2335 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast017 Disrupting money Transferring with Veem CEO Marwan ForzleyOn today’s show, we have Marwan Forzley, an innovator and visionary who is passionate about building companies through disruptive technologies and global strategies. After founding and selling eBillme to Western Union, Marwan became the GM of eCommerce and Strategic Partnerships with Western Union. He’s now the co-founder and CEO of Veem, a global payments network helping small businesses transfer money internationally. He is also the author of “Small Business in a Big World: A Comprehensive Guide to Doing International Business.” which teaches small businesses everything they need to know about taking their operations to the international level, from bus...2020-04-2324 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast016 The evolution Money, and the future of digital payments with Poynt CEO Osama BedierOn today’s show, our guest is Osama Bedier. Osama is the founder and CEO of Poynt, the open commerce platform empowering merchants to transform and grow their businesses. Osama has spent the last two decades pioneering consumer internet, e-commerce and payments services. Prior to founding Poynt, Osama served as the Vice President of Payments at Google, and head of Google Wallet.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:
How has Paypal influenced Fintech?
What are the benefits of being “banked” versus not being “banked”?
With the switch to digital currency, where are the opportunities and who will benefit?
W...2020-04-231h 11
The Silicon Valley Podcast015 Digital Twins, DNA Storage and More with IEEE USA president Thomas Coughlin
On today’s show, we chat with Dr. Tom Coughlin, who is the Current President of IEEE-USA. IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization for the advancement of technology. He has many publications and six patents to his credit. Tom is also the author of Digital Storage in Consumer Electronics: The Essential Guide, which is now on its second edition with Springer. Coughlin Associates provides market and technology analysis as well as Data Storage Technical and Business Consulting services. Tom publishes the Digital Storage Technology Newsletter, the Media and Entertainment Storage Report, the Emerging Non-Volatile Memory...2020-04-2354 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast014 Forget Mars, Lets Save the Earth with Senior Nasa Scientist Jonathan TrentOn today’s show, we have Jonathan Trent. His 20-year stint at NASA as a Senior Research Scientist has included research in marine science, microbiology and cell biology, medicine, nanotechnology, engineering, and environmental sciences. After doing 7 TED talks about his career in science, he is now leaving NASA to form his own startup which will pivot from the offshore system to an onshore design that he is calling UpCycle Systems. It will be the only patented technology that accepts wet waste as is, without initial treatment, and then converts it to renewable assets, clean water, steam, electricity, gas and mi...2020-04-2342 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast013 Using AI and Machine Learning to Transcribe the world with Otter CEO Sam LiangOn today’s show, we interview Sam Liang, the Founder and CEO of Otter.ai, a highly disruptive collaboration and productivity tool. Otter.ai has won many of the most prestigious awards in tech given by companies such as Google, FastCompany, PcMag, and more. Before founding his startup, Sam worked at Google where he led the location-based services unit, and won an award for the “Bluedot Mobile Location System.” Sam received a PhD at Stanford for Internet Distributed Systems, working under the professor who is known for being the first investor in Google.
In this episode, you’ll learn...2020-04-2331 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast012 The Future of Trucking, Cars, and Connected Vehicles with Noregon CEO Tim BigwoodOn today’s show, we have Tim Bigwood, who is the acting CEO of Noregon Systems. Noregon is a company that are the experts at acquiring, analyzing, and interpreting vehicle data. Their products include in-shop diagnostic and repair tools and real-time fleet asset-management solutions that give assistance in capturing and transforming your own vehicle data into actionable information.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How does this data affect the transportation supply chain?
How is vehicle data going to be used as autonomous cars become common in the market?
What is the role of cybersecurity in the c...2020-04-2331 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast010 Will Technology be able to save the troubled Environment with MIT physicist PETER FIEKOWSKYOn today’s show, we have MIT-trained physicist and entrepreneur Peter Fiekowsky who is committed to leaving behind a world he is proud of. Peter’s passion for that goal drives his leadership in multiple climate initiatives, including volunteering for the Citizens’ Climate Lobby and founding the Climate Restoration Alliance (CRA). He is also founder and president of Automated Visual Inspection (AVI) LLC and a board member of Zynergy Capital Inc. He holds 27 patents.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How much support does the United Nations currently give for the environmental effort?
What are possible solution...2020-04-2336 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast009 The future of Banking and Fintech with UC Berkeley MBA Professor GREGORY LABLANCOn today’s show, we chat with Gregory LaBlanc, who is a lecturer and Distinguished Teaching Fellow at the Haas Business school at University of California Berkeley. He teaches primarily in the areas of finance and strategy in the MBA and Master of Financial Engineering programs, and in Executive Education. His research interests lie at the intersection of law, finance, and psychology, in the area of business strategy and risk management.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What areas in finance will be affected by artificial intelligence?
What is “behavior in trading” and how will machines impact t...2020-04-2348 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast008 The Amazing Story of the Rotten Tomatoes Website with original CEO Patrick LeeOn today’s show, we sit down with Patrick Lee, the co-founder and former CEO of Rotten Tomatoes, a leading entertainment website focused on movie reviews and news. It is one of the top 800 most visited sites in the world. Patrick is now heavily involved with helping early-stage companies, advising companies such as Casetify, Credder, DNArt Inc., Instaread, Kiwi Campus, Leo AR, Magnesium Film, Oishii, WePloy, and Zeuss Technologies. He is a current or former mentor at SOSV, Berkeley SkyDeck, Blue Startups, Founder Institute, Mentorbox, Berkeley LAUNCH Startup Accelerator and was the executive Producer of "The Heavenly Kings", directed by D...2020-04-2351 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast007 How Startups are disrupting the Construction Industry with Stanley X SVP MICHAEL KEOGHMichael Keogh recently joined Stanley Black & Decker as SVP of their new Digital Innovation office. He is leading the effort to transform a 175-year old industrial company into a data and digital company. In this role he is responsible for incubating internal startups, ecosystem development, and building new revenue streams for the company. Most recently, he was at Apple where he was the Senior Director of Finance for all of Apple R&D supporting the long-term hardware and silicon roadmap development. At Apple, he negotiated with the Shanghai government on a tax and economic incentive plan with a >$1B b...2020-04-2340 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast006 Paypal, Ebay, the story of China with Fintech expert ALAN TIENWe talk to Alan Tien, an experienced senior executive in Internet, e-commerce, Online Payments, Emerging Markets (APAC), and Strategy. He has deep experience in Product Management, rooted in a strong understanding of technology. He has led teams including PayPal into China with eBay in the early 2000s.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What is the real story behind what happened when eBay went to China
What is the most common business model that is being utilized in China
What companies such as Stripe and Facebook face when going into Asian markets
What are some of the F...2020-04-2225 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast005 Being a CEO in Silicon Valley with JOHN MCNULTYWe chat with John McNulty who has been a driving force in the technology industry for almost forty years. He has held leadership positions starting as General Manager at Intel in 1980 and including Senior VP & GM roles at two firms and President, CEO and Chairman of four other companies in the software, hardware, networking, and communications industries. Today, Mr. McNulty serves on the Board of Directors of four private technology companies and is also a member of the University of Notre Dame College of Engineering Advisory Council.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
The evolution of Sil...2020-04-1932 minThe Silicon Valley Podcast004 Will Robots take my job with Robotic Process Automation expert SUNIL RANKA
We talk to Sunil Ranka. In the last 17 years, Sunil has built analytics and solution processes on more than 10 billion worth of businesses. He is the founder of Predikly (A Data Innovation Company) which thrives on solving any platform, application, and data-related problem. As a Venture Partner at Znationlab, Sunil is a mentor and has invested in 17 startups. He is also a featured writer for The Forbes Technology Council.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
• How Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is being used in industry today
• What is Information Process Automation (IPA) and how it works...2020-04-1936 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast003 Investing in Startups with Ten Capital founder HALL MARTINOn today’s show, we interview Hall Martin, who is the founder and CEO of TEN Capital, a company that helps startups and growth companies everywhere raise funding from angels, family offices, venture capital and high net worth individuals. To date, the company has helped entrepreneurs raise over $410M. He is also the founder of the Texas Open Angel Network, which has helped to educate over 6000 investors.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What is the future for family funds, VC and Angels groups
What are some key metrics for the success rate of a startup recei...2020-04-1928 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast002 Autonomous Cars and AI with the Godfather of Silicon Valley PIERO SCARUFFIOn the show today, we chat with Piero Scaruffi, a freelance software consultant who has been a visiting scholar at both Harvard and Stanford, conducting research on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science. He has lectured on "The Nature of Mind" and "History of Knowledge", and published several books including Thinking About Thought (2003) and The Nature of Consciousness (2006). His book History of Silicon Valley was named the 7th most influential book in China in 2012. He has a passion for music and the arts, and founded the Leonardo Art Science Evenings (LASERS) at the University of San Francisco and Stanford University in 2008...2020-04-1933 min
The Silicon Valley Podcast001 Building a Unicorn Company with CEO of Canva MELANIE PERKINSOn today’s show, we have Melanie Perkins. She is the CEO and co-founder of Canva, an online design and publishing tool which makes graphic design simple for everyone. Since launching in 2013, Canva has grown to over 15 million users across 190 countries, with more than 1 billion designs created, at 36 designs per second. Today, Canva is growing with over 600 team members across 3 offices in Sydney, Manila and Beijing, working together on a mission to empower everyone to create beautiful design.
After hundreds of revisions to the Canva pitch deck, Melanie has now raised more than $140 million from investors including Go...2020-04-1926 min