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Tajniki Ameryki#92: Jak wybiera się prezydenta USA? Tajniki amerykańskiego systemu wyborczegoKuba Gorajek i Klubowicz Marcel Ślusarczyk wyjaśniają, jak wybiera się prezydenta USA. Poznaj różnice między polskim a amerykańskim procesem wyborczym i dowiedz się, dlaczego głosy elektorskie mają kluczowe znaczenie.2024-08-301h 18Tajniki Ameryki#92: Jak wybiera się prezydenta USA? Tajniki amerykańskiego systemu wyborczegoKuba Gorajek i Klubowicz Marcel Ślusarczyk wyjaśniają, jak wybiera się prezydenta USA. Poznaj różnice między polskim a amerykańskim procesem wyborczym i dowiedz się, dlaczego głosy elektorskie mają kluczowe znaczenie.2024-08-301h 18Tajniki Ameryki[Bonus] Gościnnie u "Polka w Ameryce" na YouTube. Jak legalnie wyjechać do pracy w USA? Jak dostać dokumenty? Życie w USASylvia była gościem Oli na jej kanale YouTube "Polka w Ameryce". Dziewczyny rozmawiały o możliwościach wyjazdu do USA, jakie są sposoby na zdobycie dokumentów, jak działa Klub Tajniki Ameryki? Zapraszamy do odsłuchania tutaj lub obejrzenia rozmowy na YT!2024-04-2624 minTajniki Ameryki#85: Egzamin na obywatelstwo – na czym polega?Nareszcie, po 12 latach życia w Stanach, Sylvia i Kuba doczekali się amerykańskiego obywatelstwa! Na czym polega aplikacja, przygotowania i sam egzamin o obywatelstwo? Czy Kuba zdałby test po niemal 3 miesiącach od egzaminu? Dowiesz się z tego odcinka!2024-02-2245 min
The Wild FeatherStartups & Sign-Offs: Sylvia Gorajek on the Art of Knowing When to Exit🎙️ Episode Overview:A heartfelt encore from our vault! In this re-broadcast, we share an intimate conversation with Sylvia—an entrepreneur whose journey through the ups and downs of the startup world will resonate deeply. As founder and soul of her startup, Sylvia faced the gut-wrenching decision of when to part with a dream she birthed. She takes us on her raw journey, reflecting on the passion, the pain, and the undeniable truth that sometimes stepping away is the bravest step forward.What you'll learn:🌔 Roots and Routes: Sylvia revisits the early days, blending her inspir...2023-09-2645 minTajniki Ameryki#79: Piotr Rubik o planach na Amerykę!Piotr Rubik wraz z żoną Agatą ogłosili, że przeprowadzają się do Stanów Zjednoczonych jeszcze w tym roku! Sylvia zapytała o drogę do tej decyzji, wrażenia nt. USA, plany na karierę, dlaczego Miami a nie Los Angeles i o wiele innych wątków! Posłuchaj!2023-06-0247 minTajniki Ameryki[Bonus] Wywiad dla Radia Kraków – Klub Tajniki Ameryki odmienia życie Polaków w USAW tym tygodniu Sylvia była gościem Radia Kraków, gdzie w rozmowie z Pawłem Sołtysikiem opowiadała o Klubie Tajniki Ameryki i życiu w Las Vegas.2022-12-0923 minTajniki Ameryki#71: Kalifornia w 10 dni. Road trip od Las Vegas, przez Tahoe, Lassen Volcanic, Redwoods, Napa, San Francisco, Monterey, Santa Barbara. 2000 mil śladami Sylvii i Kuby.Po roku od wyprowadzki z Kalifornii, Sylvia i Kuba udają się w przekrojową podróż od Las Vegas przez najbardziej malownicze tereny Kalifornii. Bez względu na to, czy planujesz wycieczkę po Kalifornii, czy tylko błądzisz palcem po mapie – posłuchaj!2021-09-0757 min
The Wild Feather10. When to Walk Away From Your Startup with Sylvia Gorajek | The Wild FeatherSylvia is an experienced leader and strategist helping Fortune 500 and tech companies attract audiences through powerful storytelling content. Through her mission, she co-founded a content marketing agency - B Magnetic and has directed content creation for Uber, Pokemon, Samsung, Go-Pro, Affirm, T-Mobile, and others.Previously, Sylvia created and managed content for Netflix and Apple, built two media production studios in Europe and the U.S., co-founded a tech startup backed by top Silicon Valley VCs, and run her talk show Valley Talks with over 50 episodes on behind the scenes of growing a startup in Silicon Valley.2021-09-0144 minTajniki Ameryki#69: Opieka ciążowa w Stanach – Jak to wygląda u Sylvii? Gość specjalny: Ania Sperber z @californiadreaminplOpieka w trakcie ciąży w USA to ciekawa przygoda, dość mocno różniąca się od opieki w Polsce. Sylvia, ponieważ jest w 6 miesiącu ciąży, doświadcza tego z pierwszej ręki. Co ją szczególnie zaskoczyło? Z jakimi formalnościami się mierzy? Posłuchaj!2021-06-201h 15
Życie Bez Gruchy[#02] Sylvia Gorajek - Opanowała świat mediów w StanachW dzisiejszym odcinku poznacie historię uśmiechniętej, bardzo ambitnej i zdeterminowanej kobiety sukcesu - Sylvii Gorajek, która zdecydowała się wraz z mężem wyjechać do Stanów i otworzyć swój biznes.
Sylvia jest bardzo kreatywną i zdeterminowaną osobą, a dzięki swojej ciężkiej pracy otworzyła swoją agencję marketingową i opanowała świat mediów w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Na swoim koncie ma współprace z takimi firmami jak Apple, Netflix, czy Uber!
Sylvia wraz z mężem prowadzi bloga Ja&On, podcast Tajniki Ameryki, jest również startup founderką, założycielem i prowadzącym internetowe...2021-02-181h 08Tajniki Ameryki#66: Jak się żyje w Stanach?Sylvia, sprowokowana podobnymi pytaniami na grupach polonijnych, postanowiła poruszyć temat w dzisiejszym podkaście i razem z Kubą z grubsza omówić poszczególne aspekty życia w Stanach. Jednocześnie krytykuje Polonię za zniechęcanie do przeprowadzki.2021-01-2948 min
Dziewczyny AlfaOdcinek 16: Kariery Alfa - Sylvia Gorajek [Spray, Valley Talks, Denim Video, sylviagorajek.com]W tym odcinku:
- poznasz początki i drogę do sukcesu ambitnej Dziewczyny Alfa, Sylvii, która dzięki uporowi, kreatywności i otwartości zawojowała świat mediów, kontentu, produkcji wideo oraz marketingu w Stanach Zjednoczonych
- dowiesz się, w jaki sposób osobiste projekty Sylvii utorowały jej drogę do sektora kreatywnego w Internecie
- dowiesz się, jak Sylvia poznała największe nazwiska w środowisku Doliny Krzemowej
- posłuchasz o początkach Sylvii i jej męża Kuby w Stanach Zjednoczonych
- zrozumiesz, na co warto zwrócić uwag...2020-11-1000 minTajniki Ameryki#60: Czy to koniec przygody z Doliną Krzemową? Gdzie się wyprowadzamy?Wszystko co dobre kiedyś się kończy. Po intensywnych 8 latach w Dolinie Krzemowej, przyszedł czas na wyprowadzkę. I to nie byle jaką, bo do nowego, własnego domu! Zaczynamy serię odcinków na temat przeprowadzki, kupna, i zupełnie nowej okolicy. Dołącz!2020-07-1437 minTajniki Ameryki#59: Kuba odrzucił $100,000 inwestycji od guru Doliny Krzemowej. Jak to?Jason Calacanis to jeden z topowych aniołów biznesu w Dolinie Krzemowej. A Kuba czasem tak ma, że kręci nosem na wydawałoby się wymarzone okazje. Na czym stanęły negocjacje? Posłuchaj!2020-06-2445 minTajniki Ameryki#58: Lake Tahoe – cud natury w górach Sierra NevadaTahoe to jedno z najpiękniejszych miejsc nie tylko w Kalifornii, ale i w całych Stanach. To niewątpliwy cud natury rozprzestrzeniający się na 35km długości i 20km szerokości. Szczyci się krystalicznie czystą wodą i magicznymi krajobrazami. Posłuchaj!2020-06-1742 minTajniki Ameryki#57: Rancho Palos Verdes – mało znany skarb Los AngelesLos Angeles kojarzy nam się z Hollywood, Venice, Santa Monica, Long Beach. Tymczasem pomiędzy Venice a Long Beach kryje się niezwykła górzysta kraina, z której są zapierające dech w piersiach widoki. Zapraszamy na podróż do Rancho Palos Verdes!2020-05-0935 minTajniki Ameryki#56: San Francisco vs. Hong Kong – Jak wygląda życie w Hong Kongu w porównaniu do SF?Gość specjalny! Kasia Urbaniak, autorka bloga hongkongdreaming.pl i przewodnika "Hong Kong i Macau" dziś w Tajniki Ameryki opowiada o tajnikach życia w Hong Kongu. Jak różni się życie w Hong Kongu od San Francisco?2020-05-0349 minTajniki Ameryki#55: Palcem po mapie – co teraz Sylvia i Kuba chcieliby zwiedzić w USA?Które miejsca w USA Sylvia i Kuba chcieliby zwiedzić najbardziej i dlaczego? Nie zdradzamy lokacji, posłuchajcie sami!2020-04-1538 minTajniki Ameryki#54: San Francisco – wszystko co musisz wiedzieć (cz.2)Skupieni na turystycznym aspekcie San Francisco, Sylvia i Kuba przybliżają kolejne atrakcje miasta i okolicy, których żaden odwiedzający nie może przegapić! Przenieś się do przepięknej krainy i na chwilę zapomnij o całym świecie.2020-04-0142 minTajniki Ameryki#53: Z ostatniej chwili: Z wizytą w USA w czasie koronawirusaKoronawirus zasiał spustoszenie w Dolinie Krzemowej. Dziesiątki tysięcy pracowników korporacji pracuje z domu, z półek znikają produkty, szkoły są zamykane, na drogach są pustki. Kuby siostra Michasia przyleciała na wakacje. Odcinek z gościem specjalnym!2020-03-1731 minTajniki Ameryki#52: San Francisco – wszystko co musisz wiedzieć (cz.1)San Francisco to miasto o tysiącu twarzy. Niemalże na każdym kroku zapiera dech w piersiach, ale bywa też, że budzi wstręt. Sylvia i Kuba opowiadają o kulturze miasta, oprowadzają po największych atrakcjach oraz odkrywają mniej znane zakamarki.2020-03-1142 minTajniki Ameryki#51: Obalamy stereotypy o USA!Wszyscy mamy pewien obraz Ameryki – czy to kreowany przez filmy z Hollywood, czy to z opowieści znajomych, lub też z własnych krótkich podróży do USA. W tym odcinku Sylvia i Kuba obalają popularne mity o USA - posłuchaj!2020-02-2636 minTajniki Ameryki#50: Emigracja do USA – czy warto było?Czy wyjazd do Stanów to była słuszna decyzja? Czy udało się osiągnąć zaplanowane cele? Czy Sylvii i Kubie żyje się lepiej? Co oceniają na plus a co nie poszło zgodnie z planem?2020-01-2957 minTajniki Ameryki#49: Jak wykończyliśmy się nerwowoPosłuchaj historii ku przestrodze o tym, jak Sylvia i Kuba "stracili głowę" po pierwszych 2 latach walki o przetrwanie w USA. Dzielą się ich prywatną historią by szerzyć wiedzę o zdrowiu psychicznym oraz o tym jak pomóc bliskiej osobie w podobnej sytuacji2020-01-1551 minTajniki Ameryki#48: Vegas, Baby!Nowy rok i nową dekadę witamy historiami prosto z Las Vegas! Przed nami tydzień w stolicy rozrywki, zapraszamy więc na odcinek o tym, jak spędzić czas w Vegas i okolicy, na co uważać oraz czy rzeczywiście tak łatwo jest wziąć ślub w Vegas?2020-01-0141 minTajniki Ameryki#47: Visa Waiver i jej konsekwencjeCzy program visa waiver równa się "bez wiz do USA"? Co to oznacza dla osób posiadających wizy turystyczne? O co teraz pytają Polacy i dlaczego warto ugryźć się w język, szczególnie w internecie?2019-12-1130 minTajniki Ameryki#46: Szukanie Pracy w Ameryce – Jak to się robi?Czym charakteryzuje się szukanie pracy w USA? Jakie są popularne praktyki? Jak się przygotować? Czego się spodziewać? Czego unikać? Czy można negocjować? Odpowiedzi z pierwszej ręki na te i inne pytania w dzisiejszym odcinku!2019-12-0449 minTajniki Ameryki#45: Latanie dronem w USADługo wyczekiwany przez Was odcinek o lataniu dronami w USA! Co można, a czego nie można? Jak się przygotować do latania z formalnego punktu widzenia? Jak rozmawiać ze strażą lub policją? Licencjonowany Kuba i pomocnik Sylvia zapraszają!2019-11-2745 minTajniki Ameryki#44: Wynajem mieszkań w AmerycePraktyki, realia i absurdy wynajmu mieszkań w Dolinie Krzemowej i USA. Kto może wynająć mieszkanie? Jak szukać mieszkań? Na co zwracać uwagę a czego unikać? Dlaczego wynajem w kompleksach mieszkaniowych to istna komedia? Ile kosztują? Zapraszamy!2019-11-0649 minTajniki Ameryki#43: Szlak w Yosemite (14km), którego nie można pominąć!Yosemite to nie park. To żywioł, który pochłania od momentu wjazdu do Yosemite Valley. Gdzie się nie obejrzeć, otaczają nas zapierające dech w piersiach krajobrazy znane z defaultowych tapet Mac OS. Zapraszamy na niezapomnianą wyprawę!2019-09-1835 minTajniki Ameryki#42: Podróże po Utah i Arizonie cz.2 – Monument Valley, Valley of The Gods, Moki DugwayCzęść druga podróży po dzikim zachodzie czyli niuanse mitycznej Doliny Monumentów i jej okolicy oraz wskazówki jak trafić na ukryte skarby tej księżycowo-czerwonej krainy!2019-09-0445 minTajniki Ameryki#41: Podróże po Utah i Arizonie cz.1 – Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Marble CanyonSylvia i Kuba wybrali się kolejny raz do czerwonej krainy i zdradzają najlepsze sekrety podróży po południowej Utah i północnej Arizonie.2019-08-2247 minTajniki Ameryki#40: Loty helikopterem bez drzwi nad Nowym Jorkiem i San Francisco!Lot helikopterem to zawsze nie lada przeżycie. Ale co dopiero, lot bez drzwi nad Nowym Jorkiem i San Francisco! Kuba i Sylvia w ciągu ostatniego miesiąca polecieli nad tymi miastami i porównują przeżycia jak i organizację każdego lotu. Odcinek pełen wraże2019-08-0742 minTajniki Ameryki#39: Świetne Amerykańskie rozwiązaniaW kontraście do odcinka o amerykańskich absurdach (odc. #27), dziś rozmawiamy o tym, co Amerykanie wymyślili na plus! Zapytaliśmy o to grupowiczów Tajniki Ameryki i w wielu kwestiach jesteśmy jednogłośni. Jakich? Posłuchaj!2019-07-2530 minTajniki Ameryki[Bonus] Wywiad dla Radia Kraków – Życie w Dolinie KrzemowejDziś Sylvia była gościem Radia Kraków, gdzie opowiadała o życiu i działalności w USA.2019-07-2409 minTajniki Ameryki#38: Czy warto zostać nielegalnie w Stanach?W USA jest ok 10 mln nielegalnych imigrantów! Popularne są też fałszywe śluby, aby zyskać status rezydenta. Z czym wiąże się nielegalny status w USA? Czy Sylvia i Kuba kiedykolwiek rozważali zostać nielegalnie?2019-07-1829 minTajniki Ameryki#37 Extra: Wywiad Sylvii dla Radia Kraków o tajnikach Ameryki!Bonusowy odcinek z wywiadem Sylvii przeprowadzonym przez Pawła Sołtysika z Radia Kraków. Czy Sylvia doświadcza amerykańskiego snu?2019-07-1209 minTajniki Ameryki#36: Wspomnienia z Nowego JorkuPrzy okazji przylotu do Nowego Jorku Sylvia i Kuba wspominają ich pierwsze wizyty w tej metropolii. Dzielą się wrażeniami, inspiracjami i marzeniami. Które z nich ma do tego miasta większy sentyment?2019-07-0436 minTajniki Ameryki#35: Pierwsza letnia wizyta w Polsce od 6 lat – wrażenia!Co dał nam trzytygodniowy, letni pobyt? Co nowego nas zaskoczyło? Czy myślimy o powrocie?2019-06-2150 minTajniki Ameryki#34: Fake it till you make it - skandale Theranos i innych startupów. Dlaczego nas nie dziwią?Dla pełnego zrozumienia tego odcinka warto znać historię Theranos – firmy, która miała realizować kompleksowe badania z kropli krwi i stała się wielkim skandalem Doliny Krzemowej. Sylvia i Kuba analizuję genezę skandalu i powszechne startupowe praktyki.2019-05-2241 minTajniki Ameryki#33: Za czym tęsknimy w Polsce?Planujemy latać do Polski przynajmniej 2 razy do roku. Co nas ciągnie? Za czym tęsknimy? Czego nam brakuje poza przyjaciółmi i rodziną? A co przeszkadza?2019-05-1543 minTajniki Ameryki#32: Jak to jest z tą pogodą w Kalifornii?Kalifornia kojarzy się z ciepłym, wręcz rajskim klimatem. A jednak potrafi płatać figla! Czy to możliwe, że pogoda zmienia się co 10 kilometrów? Czym charakteryzuje się każda pora roku? Kiedy najlepiej na wakacje?2019-05-0832 minTajniki Ameryki#31: Kobiety w Dolinie KrzemowejJak bardzo popularny jest temat kobiet w biznesie i technologiach w Dolinie Krzemowej? Czy to tylko trend, czy zapowiedź zmiany? Jak wspierają się kobiety w San Francisco i jakie krążyły ostatnio skandale?2019-05-0145 minTajniki Ameryki#30: Sylvia poszła do sądu. Zmiana imienia w StanachDlaczego Sylvii było trudno prowadzić biznes jako 'Sylwia'? Jak wyglądał proces zmiany litery w imieniu i ile to kosztowało? Czy było warto? A jak jest z imieniem Kuby oraz imionami takimi jak Karol i Kamil? Posłuchajcie o tym amerykańskim fenomenie!2019-04-2434 minTajniki Ameryki#29: Hawaje cz.3 – co zobaczyć na Big Island?Big Island to trzecia z hawajskich wysp, które odwiedziliśmy. Czym się charakteryzuje, jaka panuje tam pogoda, jakie są plaże? Czy można zobaczyć z bliska lawę z 2018 r., która zalała 700 domów? Zapraszamy! Wkrótce zdjęcia i lista miejsc na jaion.pl2019-04-1844 minTajniki Ameryki#28: U dealera – szczyt amerykańskich technik sprzedażyDlaczego wizyta u dealera samochodowego w USA to przeżycie jedyne w swoim rodzaju? Posłuchaj dzisiejszego odcinka!2019-04-1144 minTajniki Ameryki#27: Największe absurdy w AmeryceAmeryka to kraj kontrastów. Z jednej strony jest pełna możliwości, z drugiej, nielogicznych zasad i procedur. Dlaczego panuje tu tyle śmiesznych absurdów? Jakie z nich są największe lub najbardziej powszechne naszym zdaniem?2019-04-0351 minTajniki Ameryki#26: Jak przenieść firmę do Doliny Krzemowej?Wielu polskim firmom marzy się 'zaatakowanie amerykańskiego rynku' i otworzenie nowego działu w USA, a najlepiej w Dolinie Krzemowej. Z czym trzeba się liczyć, a na co można liczyć? Jak przygotować się do myślenia o starcie w Dolinie Krzemowej?2019-03-2740 minTajniki Ameryki#25: Podróże po Kalifornii cz.3 – Dolina Krzemowa, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Big Sur, Pismo BeachW części 3: Smaczki Doliny Krzemowej, turystycznej enklawy Santa Cruz, bajecznego Monterey i Big Sur aż do Pismo Beach i Santa Barbara. Nie brakuje także wzmianki o Neverland Micheala Jacksona.2019-03-2147 minTajniki Ameryki#24: Podróże po Kalifornii cz.2 – San Francisco, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley...Drugi odcinek zwiedzania Kalifornii palcem po mapie! Przekrój przez miasta i miasteczka – o co warto zahaczyć, a co warto zwiedzić dokładniej?2019-03-1342 minTajniki Ameryki#23: Podróże po Kalifornii cz.1 – od San Diego przez Palm Springs, Los Angeles do Doliny ŚmierciPodróżujemy po Kalifornii! Przekrój przez miasta i miasteczka – o co warto zahaczyć, a co warto zwiedzić dokładniej? W części 1: Jaki klimat panuje w San Diego, LA, Palm Springs i Dolinie Śmierci? Kilkuodcinkowa seria, która pobudza wyobraźnię. Zapraszamy2019-03-0640 minTajniki Ameryki#22: Startupy cz.3 – konkurencja, trademark, akceleratory, inwestorzy i akwizycjeJak obchodzić się z konkurencją? Czym są startupowe akceleratory i czy warto z nich korzystać? Jak szukać inwestorów? Jaką główną radę ma Kuba po akwizycji swojego startupu? Posłuchajcie w dzisiejszym odcinku!2019-02-2740 minTajniki Ameryki#21: Startupy cz.2 – produkt, team i model biznesowyKontynuujemy startupowe rozważania z odcinka 20go – dzisiaj o budowaniu produktu, budowaniu kluczowego zespołu i o modelach biznesowych! Wszystko to zdradzając kulisy budowania nowego startupu Kuby. Tune in!2019-02-2041 minTajniki Ameryki#20: To już kolejny startup Kuby – jak on to robi? Cz.1Od rana do wieczora, 7 dni w tygodniu przez ostatnie 6 lat, nasze życie kręci się wokół startupów. Po sukcesie UnStocka Kuba rozwija kolejny startup - o co w nim (w nich?) chodzi, jak on je robi, jakie nauki wprowadza z poprzednich biznesów?2019-02-1344 min
Bo czemu nie?#EXTRA 3 – Ja&On: Software House i Startup: Polska vs USADziś odcinek wyjątkowy – solowa rozmowa Krzyśka z Sylvią i Kubą – nietuzinkowym małżeństwem, które zdecydowało się na wyjazd do Doliny Krzemowej na stałe. Niepoprawni marzyciele, którym po prostu wszystko przyszło łatwo czy świadomi swego pasjonaci? W skrócie: Ja&On.pl.
W szczerej rozmowie m.in. rynku startupów i mitach z nim związanych, poruszamy także temat Doliny Krzemowej, przedsiębiorczości i różnic w biznesie sektora IT pomiędzy Polską a Stanami Zjednoczonymi. Bez owijania w bawełnę. #BoCzemuNie ?
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W odcinku szczegó...2019-01-301h 16Tajniki Ameryki#16: Zakładanie biznesu w USAAmeryka kojarzy się z krainą biznesowych możliwości oraz z łatwością zakładania firmy. Czy tak jest naprawdę? Kuba dokonuje przekroju przez rodzaj amerykańskich firm, a Sylvia zadaje niewygodne pytania.2019-01-1636 minTajniki Ameryki#15: Praca w NetflixSylvia opowiada o swojej przygodzie w Netflix w Kalifornii, kiedy to nadzorowała jakość tłumaczenia i funkcjonowania platformy oraz jej gotowość do uruchomienia w polskim języku w 2016 roku. Sylvia i Kuba mieli również pewien startupowy romans z Netflix2019-01-0840 min
Valley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsThe secrets of influencer marketing!Have you ever wondered how much influencer marketing costs? I can see your hand. Or how to work with an influencer? What to expect and how to make sure influencer marketing brings profit?
Well, Sylvia and Alexa are discussing something that is often a Wild West to many marketers – influencer marketing!
Sylvia’s guest is Alexa Tonner, co-founder of Collectively Inc. – a pioneering influencer marketing agency based in SF and New York connecting brands with the most creative voices on social media. They’ve been named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2018 and have run campaigns for brands lik...2018-11-0900 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsThe do’s and don’ts in blockchain marketing!Although blockchain has existed for several years, only recently it has become a widely popular technology. Some companies have adopted it really well, some have tried and gave up, some have only pretended to. There is still definitely a lot to be done in terms of education as well as creating a sense of familiarity with the blockchain concept.
My today’s guest, Jesse Ratner, is a founder of San Francisco–based The Blockchain Agency and a nearly 25-year veteran creative director and writer. He began his career writing taglines for Hollywood blockbusters and later he was leading creative copies for...2018-10-1900 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsHow to pitch your startup to press? Storytelling hacks with Hayley Leibson, Forbes contributorPitching your business to media is one of the very important steps when building your brand’s awareness or promoting your product. You want to come up with a story that will be compelling to press, will make them want to know more about you and ideally – write a narrative that will be in line with how you’re hoping to be presented.
What are the best practices when pitching press?
Sylvia is sitting down with Hayley Leibson, founder of Lady in Tech, an award-winning platform for female tech leaders and entrepreneurs, and contributor at Forbes.
Listen to the episode!
Huge t...2018-09-2700 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsChoosing positive vs. negative marketing when fighting fake news – Nicolas Maquaire launches Kloop after a successful exit to SalesforceKloop [Knowledge Loop] is a news curation app that allows digging deeper into articles to get a full picture on a topic of interest. With Klopp, users get automated suggestions of what to read next and they can easily share their curated channels with friends and family. It launched in 2017 and earlier this year it became an app of the week by Forbes!
The startup is co-founded by Nicolas Maquaire – serial entrepreneur with major success of selling his prior startup to Salesforce.
Sylvia and Nicolas worked closely on Kloop’s launch commercials – watch them at www.valleytalks.com!
— Why did Nicolas...2018-09-0600 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsHow to use the brand’s full potential? – Shift transitions military veterans into civilian roles80% of veterans don’t have a full-time job upon leaving the military. Shift uses technology to match military veterans to leadership jobs in companies like Uber, Symantec, Major League Baseball, Affirm and others.
Shift raised a $4.5M seed round from top Silicon Valley VCs like Andreessen Horowitz, Structure Capital, Expa and Tim Ferris. Upon launching, Shift asked me to produce films portraying the incredible stories of transitioning veterans and how they thrive in the new, tech environment. I was so honored to be a part of this excellent mission!
— How did Shift gain trust from the U.S. military members as w...2018-08-1600 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley Startups“Be willing to listen to feedback” – How does Sumo Logic navigate targeting different B2B audiences?If you're not a DevOps engineer or a Data Security Analyst, you may not have heard about Sumo Logic. However, they are the leading data analytics software — a cloud-native service for monitoring and securing applications. Companies like Airbnb, Adobe, Samsung, Toyota and many others from Fortune 500 are using their services for real-time data analytics and insights. They launched in 2010 in Silicon Valley and have raised over $230M in Series F. They doubled in size in 2018 alone!
In their recent campaign, they chose to use fun cartoons to attract their technical audiences (such as DevOps engineers and Security Analysts) working at these...2018-07-2600 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsThe roots of Apple brand with Daniel Kottke - Steve Jobs' friend and early Apple employeeNew Season is out! In this first episode of season 3 on STARTUP BRANDING, we travel in time to a place where computer history was made and the idea of innovative was born.
Hold tight, as Daniel Kottke – Steve Jobs’ college friend and the first employee to work in Apple’s garage, takes us way back to an apple farm in 1975 where the genesis of the Apple brand was first imagined! He shares unbelievable stories from the early days of Apple I and Macintosh while divulging insights into his humble beginnings in Jobs’ family garage in Los Altos.
How did Apple become t...2018-07-0500 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsWhat’s up with immigration visas for entrepreneurs?The immigration system is giving you a headache? What are the current visa options for founders, entrepreneurs, and scientists? What happened to the Startup Visa? Watch this episode and fear no more - Joshua Bratter, a killer immigration attorney, has all the answers.
Mr. Bratter specializes in immigration visas for business, entertainment, science and athletics. He has successfully secured visas for Oscar and Grammy winners, artists, and the best entrepreneurs in tech. We at Valley Talks have seen him in action and no joke – he IS just KILLING it.
In PART I, we discuss obstacles and challenges in acquiring a bu...2017-08-2400 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsHow to win SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event? Co-founder of fashion AI assistant 'Lily' has mastered it allWe got a winner! Purva Gupta, founder of Lily App, just won the coveted SXSW Accelerator Pitch competition in the Social and Culture category, while her fashion app is only few months into the public! Not to mention, that she just won several other pitch events, including The Startup Conference pitch competition.
Lily connects emotionally with customers by matching clothes and styles with their moods and feelings.
We talk about how Purva founded Lily, how she boarded her first users, her partnership with big retailers, her success at UNICEF, her immigration struggles that wouldn't stop her, and much much more!
...2017-07-1400 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsFrom almost failed startup to a successful acquisition by ShopifyA few years back Michael founded KIT – a virtual marketing assistant that helps small businesses with marketing their products on social media. Before KIT, he also worked on a few startups but as he admits, each time he was solving the wrong problem. And even when he was at the forefront of bot technology, he couldn’t sell the vision and get funding. He struggled for several years to the point that his electricity was shut off. His wife worked two jobs as a research for UCSF and a waitress to support them. The pressure was so high, but they both...2017-06-1700 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley Startups[Expert] Content marketing tips from HuffPost contributorHow important is great content marketing for a growing business? The answer is simple: VERY important! Rachel Wolfson, content strategist and HuffPost contributor, is no stranger to the intricate and dynamic art of marketing. She’s produced content for Venture Beat, O’Reilly Media, Elite Daily, Huffington Post and countless other media outlets and businesses.
In this special episode, Rachel explains how to generate the best content for your company, how to create and promote a catchy blog post, and pretty much how to become an awesome content writer. She’ll show you what it means to write tech-content with a huma...2017-05-2700 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsInsights on growing Whale – the hot video Q&A appWhat seems like an overnight success was not! Ranidu Lankage and Justin Kan’s new video Q&A app, Whale, has received massive popularity since its late October launch on Product Hunt. Recognizing that Snapchat’s format for Q&A left a lot of problems for social media followers, Justin Kan started his own library of recorded answers and sessions. Soon, he realized there’s a whole market of influencers and experts that could use this kind of technology!
In today’s episode, I speak with Ranidu Lankage, CEO of Whale. Ranidu shares stories about their early business ventures, his relation...2017-05-1100 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley Startups[Expert] How to pitch to investors?Ryan Baird manages startup pitch competition in 10 countries across the globe. In this episode he shares a great deal of practical advice on how to impress investors with your pitch.
Highlights from the interview:
- What investors look for in a startup pitch?
- How investors do their research to follow trends?
- Criteria of evaluating the founding team
- Does graduating top universities really matter?
- Dos and don'ts in a startup pitch
- Must haves when pitching to investors
- Challenges of raising A round after seed
- How to pitch press?
- How startups are different across...2017-04-0300 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsGetting hired through playing games. Here is why Mark Cuban invested in Scoutible!Angela Antony took up the mission of disrupting the recruiting processes and built Scoutible – a next-generation hiring platform using immersive video games to source and match perfect-fit candidates to jobs. Mark Cuban was the first investor in Scoutible. Before the product was even launched, Angela and her team got invited to TechCrunch Disrupt. A few months later, they won the G-Startup Worldwide competition, defeating 700 companies from 10 countries!
Highlights from the interview:
- How playing games may speak for the candidate’s skills?
- Working at the White House
- The story of Mark Cuban investing in Scoutible
- How studying on H...2017-02-2700 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsNot Yet Another Dating App – What’s All The Controversy About ‘The League’?Amanda Bradford is a CEO of The League – a dating app for smart, ambitious people. The League aims to gather a selective community of amazing people, and its selectiveness approach caused a lot of media controversy in the very early days of the startup. Despite the disturbing media attention and the fact that the dating market is incredibly crowded, Amanda managed to start with a 25k check and highlighted her product beyond the rest!
Things we talk about:
– Where does all the controversy about The League really come from?
– What are the main lessons learned while at Stanford Business School?
– What was...2016-10-0500 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsGetting acquired by Facebook and raising $8M on a new startup!Russ Heddleston, CEO of DocSend – an analytics tool that tracks viewership data after sending documents, is taking Silicon Valley by the storm! His first startup Pursuit – a social referral program – got acquired by Facebook within the first year! He worked for Facebook for over a year as a Product Manager for Pages. It didn’t take him long until he started another business. To keep the ball rolling, he partnered with August Capital and raised 8 million dollars for DocSend!
Sounds like a dream, huh? So how did he do this? What are his strategies? Fortunately for us, Russ speaks about every de...2016-08-3100 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsFrom drug addict in Wisconsin to tech entrepreneur in Silicon ValleyTim Schwab, founder of several startups and Chief Sales Officer at KnKt’d, is not the stereotypical Silicon Valley entrepreneur. However, though he doesn’t fit in the typical startup founder image, his story of drug addiction, mental illness and being fired from own company is not that uncommon. It’s just much less often told and it’s easy to guess why.
Here is the outline:
After years of drug addiction and living an aimless life in Wisconsin with some criminal record, Tim created a travel insurance startup. He was acquired and found himself in the ritzy, celeb town of Tibur...2016-07-2700 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley Startups[Expert] Here is what you really need to know about patentsA brand new startup can’t have everything. First they got to build the idea, develop a team… yadda, yadda, yadda. So, when can they start filing for patents and etch their name in their intellectual property forever? Because, god-forbid, someone else can or has already claim that idea first!
Jeff Schox, patent attorney and founder of Schox Patent Group, thoroughly explains the process of filing for patents. Jeff works with top startup accelerators such as YC and AngelPad. In the interview he reminds start-ups not to rush when thinking about patents. He also denies the common thinking that the purp...2016-06-2300 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsOver 100K daily subscribers under a year! How TheHustle.co became a powerful voice to millennialsThe Hustle is a daily newsletter that delivers the latest and trending topics to young millennials. Originally a sub-product of Sam Parr’s Hustle Con, an annual business conference, The Hustle has rapidly become one of the fastest growing newsletters in USA.
We discuss practical tactics that Sam uses regarding growth, virality, early acquistion, monetization, funding, cold emailing, meeting expectations and more!
What is the recipe for The Hustle’s growth? What type of articles are shared the most? What is the current monthly reach of TheHustle.co? How did Sam and his co-founder know that the conversational tone is the...2016-06-1100 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley Startups"If you're too desperate, you may end up with a wrong co-founder"Kristy Kim is a CEO and Co-founder of DearMissJ – e-commerce store that sells in-house designed and manufactured jewelry. Kristy came to USA from Korea when she was 11 years old. In order to start her own business, she made the decision to quit her job at a Venture Capital fund. Before quitting, she was looking for a technical co-founder and that actually took her 2 years. 6 months into her startup, she and her team had to change the company's business model. Today, DearMissJ's jewelry pieces are sold in the brand's online store as well as at 40 other brand's retail stores across the cou...2016-05-3000 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley Startups[Expert] Pitch meetings from investor's perspectiveMorado Venture Partners is a Silicon Valley based seed fund investing mostly at B2B and SaaS companies. Dominik meets about 50-100 startups every month and listens to their pitch. Since his role is to further recommend (or not recommend) startups to the fund’s parters, I’m asking him several (not necessarily most comfortable) questions to help us understand the investor’s point of view while meeting with a startup.
What do investors pay attention to most during a pitch meeting? What do they like and what they don't like? How do they measure "quality of a founder"? What were th...2016-05-2100 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley Startups"We don’t believe in borrowing money from someone. We believe in making money." – Lifeliqe disrupts education with virtual realityOndrej Homola comes from Czech Republic. He is a co-founder and CEO of Lifeliqe – a tool for learning science with virtual and augmented reality currently used by 15K schools around the world.
How did Ondrej and his team start their partnership with Microsoft? How did Ondrej’s company approach schools and convince them to start using virtual reality in classes? How is Ondrej financing his business and why is he avoiding raising money from investors? What were the reactions to Lifeliqe in Czech Republic?
Watch the interview and hear about Ondrej’s impressive story!
You can also watch the interview at www...2016-05-1500 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley Startups[Expert] Founders should learn how to listen to their users – Joe Vasquez, investor and founder of Michelson Runway AcceleratorJoe Vasquez has been involved in startups ever since. While he was at Stanford University, he co-founded StartX Accelerator – one of the top accelerators in USA. For the last couple years he’s been managing partnerships at Runway Incubator. Now he is starting Michelson Runway Accelerator that focuses on educational technology.
Joe was born deaf, but as he says, he has the ability to listen incredibly well (not to mention that he also fluently speaks several languages!). Joe strongly emphasizes the importance of empathy, listening to users and continuous learning – components of lean startup method that Joe implements in his progra...2016-05-1000 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley Startups"Sometimes we were really close to giving up" – How founders of Petcube became Kickstarter Kings, raised $3.8M and landed their product in Best BuyPetcube is the first ever smart camera for pet owners that lets you watch, talk to, and play with your pet remotely from a smartphone. Founders come from Kiev, Ukraine, and this is where in 2012 they came up with the idea. Soon, they decided to go for a Kickstarter campaign and moved to China to work on manufacturing. Their Kickstarter campaign just blew out, ending with impressive $250,000!
Today, they are selling in Best Buy, Nordstrom and many other retail and online stores. However, things were not always so optimistic…
What's the secret behind their great success on Kickstarter and how di...2016-05-0100 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsFrom simple idea at a restaurant to $900K funding and 7 million translations. Waygo – app that translates in real time from Chinese, Japanese and Korean.Ryan Rogowski created a very helpful, for some people even anxiety eliminating, product – Waygo – an app that allows to instantly translate Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
Ryan, apparently not alone, experienced a huge language barrier during his one-year stay in China. He had trouble especially in restaurants, since he had no idea what he was ordering. He soon decided to develop an app, that would translate Chinese in real time while hovering a phone camera over the text. Today, after 5 years, it translates from three Asian languages and users have made over 7M translations.
What were the first steps for Ryan to w...2016-04-2400 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsHackatons ninja Priya Kuber left her life in India for love. A year later she introduces a shape wear that tracks body measurements.Priya is a founder of Fidl – an intelligent shape wear that tracks body measurements. She studied engineering, gained lots of programming skills and won several hackatons in her home country – India (despite the fact that, as she underlines, she was not 100% good at math).
Her dreams came true as she did several own projects and managed businesses in India. Eventually, she decided to leave her comfort zone and move to Silicon Valley for love. Today she works on an invention that stole women's hearts on one of San Francisco hackatons, where she and her team won the 1st prize.
How did Pri...2016-04-1800 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley Startups"We had a client before we had a product" – How YC alum Pretty Instant pivoted into becoming Uber for photographersDoug Rogers is a co-founder and Director of Product at Pretty Instant – a service that disrupts the industry of hiring photographers for family and business events. Pretty Instant started as an event photo booth service, then they (kind of by accident) applied to Y Combinator, got approved for the program and narrowed their focus to what they were doing extremely well – matching photographers with events.
How come did they actually get clients before really having a product? How do they prevent any problems in delivering the service by their photographers? What is their story behind getting approved to YC? Do inve...2016-04-1200 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley Startups"Broadcast TV must become more social and they still don't get it" – Adryenn Ashley builds crowdfunding platform for TV ShowsAdryenn Ashley is a movie and TV Producer, social media influencer (200K total followers on FB, Twitter, Instagram) and founder of CrowdedTV – a crowdfunding platform for reality TV, movies and talk shows. It is pretty much like Kickstarter for shows that aim to be broadcasted on TV.
Adryenn decided to build the platform, in order for TV productions be easier and more independently funded than via traditional ways, which often act against the interest of producers. With CrowdedTV people can back shows not only with money, but also with their social media profiles, so that producers will know what type of...2016-04-0200 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley Startups"Travel is yet just an MVP" – YC alum Roomstorm disrupts the archaic travel spaceDid you know that today hotel’s rooms availabilities need to be uploaded in excel spreadsheets, in order to submit updates to some of the biggest booking databases? Maksim Izmaylov is a co-founder and CEO of Roomstorm – a company that helps airlines and hotels deal with booking emergencies.
Maksim’s B2B business targets hotels and airlines to help them reduce negative effects of overbooking or flight cancellations and deliver great customer experience. Also, Maksim is on his fantastic mission to disrupt travel industry by introducing automatization in various fields.
Having been born and raised in Russia, how Maksim managed to sta...2016-03-2600 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley Startups"I don't regret it" — Peeple CEO, Julia Cordray on her controversial app that went infamously viralPeeple allows rating other people, much like Yelp allows rating restaurants, services and places. As soon as the app concept became public, media storm broke out accusing Peeple founders of creating a tool for bullying people. Ironically, Julia Cordray — the app co-founder and CEO — became a bullied victim herself, she received thousands of aggressive messages and phone calls, even death threats. After this first media nightmare in the fall of 2015, she's now receiving a second wave of media attention after Peeple's launch in March 2016.
We talked about the full story of Peeple app — from the idea to building the first versio...2016-03-2100 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsNick Larson, CEO of Evlo and Silicon Valley native, disrupts space of buying local furnitureNick Larson is a co-founder and CEO of Evlo – platform to easily and conveniently buy local furniture and art. Evlo (Everything Local) not only helps to find the perfect piece, but the product can be brought to the customer with no obligation to buy. Sounds cool, right?
Nick is a Silicon Valley native and was raised in Los Gatos. He studied marketing and business at San Jose State University, then worked full time as an Account Executive, and today he is in 100% devoted to his startup. Since he was raised here, finding the team was rather easy – Nick asked his friends...2016-03-0800 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley Startups[Expert] Facebook's former attorney says what's true in The Social Network movie and shares his legal adviceWe've all heard about The Social Network movie, which portrays the founding of Facebook and the resulting lawsuits. In the movie, as well as in reality, Winklevoss brothers claimed that Facebook was their idea, and Facebook’s co-founder Eduardo Saverin claimed that the was purposely induced to sign an agreement that led to significant dilution of his shares.
The issues leading to the above lawsuits are not an uncommon thing in the startup world. I invited Mark Howitson to join me on the show and share his thoughts about whether similar problems can be avoided by startup founders, and how. Ma...2016-02-2900 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsThe challenges of pivoting the product after raising nearly $500k on Kickstarter. Neuroon – intelligent mask that hacks your sleepNeuroon had huge success on Kickstarter in 2014, reaching their $100K goal in one day and raising nearly $500K in total. Now, the company is selling the mask to thousands of people worldwide.
Neuroon was first planned to be the mask for polyphasic sleep, today it helps to manage sleep better using bright light therapy. I met with Tomasz at Runway Incubator in San Francisco to talk about how Neuroon works and what are its best applications. In what way did the purpose of the mask change over time and why? What was the reaction of Kickstarter backers to the product’s...2016-02-2200 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsMaking a new start in San Francisco. Emily Baum builds Keyrious – high-tech fine jewelry that unlocks surprisesEmily Baum is the CEO of Keyrious — high-tech fine jewelry – that unlocks extraordinary experiences with a turn of a key. Emily lived in New York, studied in Chicago, and then moved to San Francisco to pursue her dream of running a business. She tells about the beginnings of Keyrious, the first steps of getting settled in SF, her experience building a team, raising angel investment in Silicon Valley as a female founder, and many more lessons learned along the way.
Watch video interview at www.valleytalks.com2016-02-1700 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsRaising over $1 milion on Kickstarter — Lisa Fetterman, CEO of Nomiku, a sous vide cooking applianceNomiku cooks food in a controlled low-temperature water bath. It had massively succeeded in two Kickstarter campaigns and is one of the highest funded food category campaign on Kickstarter.
What was the story behind creating Nomiku? What were the first steps to produce and sell first Nomiku appliances? How did Lisa and her team triple their Kickstarter campaigns goals two times? Why do they manufacture in San Francisco, and finally, how it is to run a startup with a spouse?
Watch video interview at www.valleytalks.com2016-02-0800 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsHow to get approved to 500 Startups after 3 months from founding a company – Sharoon Thomas, Fulfil.ioFulfil.io is a platform that combines inventories from multiple marketplaces like Amazon, Etsy, Shopify, e-Bay. Sharoon and his co-founders founded the company in June 2015 in India, and only few months later they got approved to 500 Startups accelerator program in Mountain View. Watch video interview at www.valleytalks.com2016-02-0400 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsSitting on both sides of the table — Jon Vlassopulos is an angel investor and startup founderJon Vlassopulos is an angel investor, entrepreneur and founder of Fabric — a platform to discover new movies, shows and songs with people who share your taste. He also launched Fab.fm — a platform to build and share music playlists in the simplest and easiest way. Jon has spent majority of his career in the film and music industry, gaining experience in Asia, the UK and the US. Now, he is an angel investor and runs his own startups in San Francisco.
Does Jon see himself more as an investor or as an entrepreneur? Why sharing interests and tastes is more fun than...2016-02-0100 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsAlways have a co-founder have some skin in the game – Neelam Chakrabarty, OroolaNeelam creates Oroola – an innovative collaboration platform designed to connect parents whose kids attend classes in the same school. She spent the first year of her startup life with her former co-founder only to discover, that he would quit and take all the code. We talk about moving from India to SV, working in a corporate world, tough startup beginnings, founders drama and finding a good partner. Watch video interview at www.valleytalks.com2016-01-2700 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsFormer Microsoft employee, engineer, martial arts teacher and a startup founder — Fauzia Lala works on creating a smoothie vending machineFauzia quit working at Microsoft to pursue her dream of creating a smoothie vending machine. “One of the advice I got from several investors, is not to ask for investment too early. They have told me: ‘Push out on asking for investment as long as you can.’“. Watch video interview at www.valleytalks.com2016-01-2200 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsTHE RiNG gets 50% funded on Kickstarter within 7 days – Eric Due, Bullz-iBullz-i is a producer of THE RiNG – a strong, slim, stylish and versatile addition to any phone. They just kicked off with their kickstarter campaign. What is their strategy to raising funds and what are their plans for after Kickstarter? Watch video interview at www.valleytalks.com2016-01-1800 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsY Combinator graduate and a female solo founder teaches kids how to code – Emmie Chang, CamperooCamperoo is a educational startup organizing engineering and programming workshops for children aged 6 to 12. Emmie comes from Houston, TX. Soon after launching her startup, she and her co-founder decided, that Houston is too small – they have to move to Silicon Valley! The circumstances occurred to be pretty dramatic, but in only few weeks, Emmie landed on a safe ground with a very exciting future.
“All of a sudden you have a woman as a CEO, and this is just extremely abnormal.” – she says. Watch video interview at www.valleytalks.com2016-01-1100 minValley Talks – stories of Silicon Valley StartupsHow Roost, Airbnb for space, is making its way – Jon Gillon, RoostFrom brothers’ idea, through 500 Startups, TV Show rollercoaster, $120K yearly revenue and growing. How Roost – Airbnb for space – is making its way.2016-01-0200 min