Going Deep with Aaron Watson
567 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 116 ratingsThe Going Deep with Aaron Watson podcast is a forum for having meaningful, deep conversations about the passions, fears and problems of people from all walks of life. Guests talk about entrepreneurship, sports, finance, comedy and lifestyle design.
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526 Nuclear Energy w/ Mark Nelson
May 02, 2022 05:16 - 49 minutes - 58.2 MBMark Nelson is the managing director of the Radiant Energy Fund, which advises governments, nonprofits, and industry about nuclear energy. Mark works tirelessly to prevent early closures of nuclear plants around the world a nd has attended the UN climate conference in Glasgow as a delegate from the American Nuclear Society. His efforts span the globe, working to save nuclear plants from Germany to California. Mark holds an MPhil in Nuclear Engineering from Cambridge University an...
525 Naval Ravikant’s Wisdom w/ Eric Jorgenson
April 25, 2022 06:18 - 47 minutes - 55.4 MBEric Jorgenson is the author of the Almanac of Naval Ravikant, a GP in the seed investment-focused Rolling Fun, and the creator of the course Building a Mountain of Levers. Eric also has a podcast called Jorgenson’s Soundbox and was part of the founding team of Zaarly, proximity-based, real-time, buyer-powered market platform. Eric has condensed the wisdom of Naval, a prolific entrepreneur and investor, into a concise and poignant book. That book has opened doors for him and repres...
524 Human-First Artificial Intelligence w/ Christopher Nguyen
April 17, 2022 16:00 - 34 minutes - 33.3 MBChristopher Nguyen is the CEO and cofounder of Aitomatic, where he aims to redefine how companies approach AI in the context of life-critical, industrial applications. As a multiple-time tech founder, Christopher has played key roles across a wide range of technology startups. He has also operated in large corporations where he has built the first flash memory transistors at Intel and spearheaded the development of Google Apps as its first Engineering Director. Today, he’s becom...
523 Simplicity Takes Courage w/ Brandon Grbach (Steel City)
April 11, 2022 06:00 - 37 minutes - 44.2 MBBrandon Grbach is the CEO and cofounder of Steel City. Steel City is a family-owned boutique offering Pittsburgh-inspired, vintage tees, sweatshirts & accessories. Grbach started designing t-shirts for his friend’s skate shop, but when the shop shut down, he continued on his own. Now, he and his wife own a thriving business with over 20 employees, a distinct brand, and a habit of growing ~50% every year. In this interview, Brandon and Aaron discuss how he has learned to dri...
522 Bootstrapped Startups w/ Rob Walling
April 04, 2022 06:00 - 41 minutes - 46.9 MBRob Walling is an investor, writer, podcaster, and serial entrepreneur. His last startup, Drip, was an email marketing software company that was bought by Leadpages for millions in 2016. He also has been helping bootstrapped startup founders since 2005 and now runs the first startup accelerator for SaaS bootstrappers, TinySeed. Rob also hosts the podcast “Startups for the Rest of Us”, which has over 10 million downloads Rob and Aaron discuss how to level up in entrepreneur...
521 How Sam Parr Builds Businesses
March 27, 2022 05:52 - 49 minutes - 53.3 MBSam Parr founded The Hustle, which he eventually sold to Hubspot for tens of millions of dollars. The Hustle was born from a conference he started, called Hustle Con, that showcased non-technical startup founders and their strategies for success. The Hustle ended up garnering an audience of millions of subscribers and was able to operate profitably as a new media startup that was not overburdened by outside capital In this interview, Sam and Aaron discuss the early stages of Sam’...
520 Energy is Life, So We’re in Some Trouble w/ Doomberg
March 21, 2022 06:38 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBDoomberg is the anonymous publishing arm of a bespoke consulting firm. Their firm provides advisory services to family offices and c-suite executives The firm’s principals apply decades of experience across heavy industry, private equity, and finance to deliver innovative thinking and clarity to complex problems. They maintain their anonymity to ensure the privacy of their clients, the sovereignty of their personal lives, and the In this episode, Doomberg and Aaron discuss...
519 30 Years in Business w/ Richard Aulenbach
March 14, 2022 06:46 - 42 minutes - 48.8 MBRichard Aulenbach founded RPA Engineering in 1989. He has run the firm for over 30 years and expanded to a team of over 70 people. RPA Engineering serves a wide variety of markets including pharmaceuticals, power, and government. Richard has had extensive experience in landing large deals, recruiting technical talent, and surviving bad business partners. In this interview, Richard and Aaron discuss lessons from 30 years in business, how to win bigger deals, and the challeng...
518 Optimize Your Processes like it’s 2022 w/ Jennifer Smith (Scribe)
March 07, 2022 06:00 - 39 minutes - 38.7 MBJennifer Smith is the cofounder and CEO of Scribe, a modern software solution for documenting and teaching company processes. After graduating from Harvard Business School, Jennifer joined McKinsey where she helped the largest companies on the planet implement better processes. With an appetite for efficiency, she searched far and wide for a solution that reduced the friction between finding a better process and sharing it across an organization. When she realized that the market...
517 Blogging w/ Artificial Intelligence Rytr Abhi Godara
February 28, 2022 06:30 - 28 minutes - 32.6 MBAbhi Godara is the founder of Rytr, a content marketing startup that uses artificial intelligence to help marketers with their content. He has been working in the digital marketing industry since 2006 as a writer, content strategist and SEO professional. Previously, he worked as an operator VC at TLabs, India's biggest early-stage startup accelerator, where he recruited and assessed 1000+ transactions and oversaw portfolio investments. Because of his knowledge when it comes to s...
516 Alternative Asset Investing w/ Eric Satz (Alto Ira)
February 21, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 42.6 MBEric Satz is the founder and CEO of Alto, a platform for investors to use their retirement accounts for investing in alternative assets, such as private companies, real estate, cryptocurrency, equity crowdfunding, and marketplace loans. The firm enables investors to better diversify their IRA and 401(K) accounts into higher-return, long-term alternative investment opportunities. For a long time, IRAs have been dominated by Fidelity, Charles Schwab, eTrade, and Vanguard. However, di...
515 Tucker Max on Doomer Optimism and Media Literacy
February 14, 2022 06:33 - 46 minutes - 45.4 MBTucker Max is a NYT bestselling author and cofounder of Scribe Media, the premier professional publishing company that has helped people like David Goggins, Tiffany Haddish and Dan Sullivan publish their books. Tucker started as a blogger on his website, tuckermax.com and has built out a substantial string of entrepreneurial wins, including some angel investments. In this episode, Aaron and Tucker discuss moving out to a ranch, Doomer Optimism, and how to take an antifragile postu...
514 What is a Chief Information Security Officer w/ Joe Wynn
February 07, 2022 17:00 - 38 minutes - 42.5 MBJoe Wynn is the cofounder and CEO of Seiso, a cybersecurity firm based in Pittsburgh, PA. His firm offers Chief Information Security Officer services to clients and other forms of penetration testing. Joe has over 25 years of experience in information technology and uses that to help companies of all sizes organize InfoSec governance, manage risk, and align security programs to industry frameworks. In this conversation, Joe and Aaron discuss the way their services get implemented...
513 Nuclear Power 101 w/ Dr. Rita Baranwal
January 31, 2022 06:06 - 42 minutes - 45.6 MBDr. Rita Baranwal served as the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Dr. Baranwal led the office’s efforts to promote research and development on existing and advanced nuclear technologies that sustain the existing U.S. fleet of nuclear reactors, enable the deployment of advanced nuclear energy systems, and enhance the U.S.A.'s global commercial nuclear energy competitiveness. Dr. Baranwal previously directed the Gateway fo...
512 Crypto Media Startup founder Jason Yanowitz (Blockworks)
January 24, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 47.3 MBJason Yanowitz is the cofounder of Blockworks, a digital media company launched in 2018 focused on the intersection of cryptocurrency and finance. They have experienced explosive growth as they have scaled to eight figures in annual revenue, dozens of podcasts, and a rapidly growing audience hungry to make sense of crypto. Jason and the Blockworks team have scaled while bootstrapping (not raising any venture capital) and stair stepped from events to podcasts to a full news site a...
511 Wes Kao Insider Status and the Future of Education (Maven)
January 17, 2022 06:30 - 46 minutes - 47.7 MBWes Kao is the cofounder of Maven, the world’s first digital platform for cohort-based courses. In just one year, the Maven team launched over 100 cohorts, saw dozens of instructors make $10K, multiple made $250K+, and raised a $20m Series A from Andreesen Horowitz. Their course creators include Anthony Pompliano, Li Jin, Sahil Lavingia, Shaan Puri, and Sahil Bloom. Prior to starting Maven she was the co-founder of the altMBA, which launched the modern cohort-based education move...
510 Profits & Productivity w/ Aye Moah (Boomerang)
January 10, 2022 06:30 - 43 minutes - 43.3 MBAye Moah is the co-founder and CEO of Boomerang, the most popular extension for Gmail and Outlook which enables millions of people to email more effectively with artificial intelligence. Aye has over a decade of experience in bringing category-creating products to market. She is an innovator with multiple patents and has scaled revenue with a consumer freemium model and a bottoms-up B2B SaaS motion. In her experience as a Chief Product Officer, Moah has grown her product lines...
509 Get in the Game w/ Jesse Pujji (Gateway X)
January 03, 2022 06:00 - 50 minutes - 55.7 MBJesse Pujji currently serves as Founder & CEO of Gateway X and as Executive Chairman of Ampush and MySubscriptionAddiction.com. Prior to GX, Jesse co-founded and was CEO of Ampush. He grew Ampush to over 100 Ampushers, managed over $1BN of digital media spend, and partnered with brands such as Dollar Shave Club, Uber, Birchbox and Hulu. Prior to Ampush, Jesse started his career with short stints at both Goldman Sachs and McKinsey. Gateway X is a holding company that builds...
508 Is BioDiesel the Key to Saving the Environment? w/ Colin Huwyler (Optimus Technologies)
December 27, 2021 06:30 - 53 minutes - 65.8 MBColin Huwyler is the CEO of Optimus Technologies, a firm that designs and builds EPA compliant biodiesel conversion systems (“Vector Systems”) with integrated telematics to allow medium and heavy-duty diesel engines to operate on up to 100% biodiesel in temperatures to -20F. Colin founded the company in 2010 after previously founding Fossil Free Fuel, a renewable fuel company. Optimus Technologies’ Vector System seamlessly integrates with existing engines or as a ship-through o...
507 GOATA’s Ricky Stanzi on How to Move Pain-Free
December 20, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes - 45.8 MBRicky Stanzi is a professor and coach within the GOATA (Greatest Of All Time Athletes) system. GOATA’s goal is to hone in the most effective transfers of energy in the body and make those muscle movements second nature. Ricky was formerly a football quarterback in the NFL, CFL, and Big Ten. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft and played college football at the University of Iowa. Ricky and the GOATA team have studied slow motion video...
506 The Zillow of Daycare & Preschool w/ Sara Mauskopf (Winnie)
December 13, 2021 07:30 - 41 minutes - 40.9 MBSara Mauskopf is the CEO and co-founder of Winnie, a marketplace for child care built on powerful data systems and backed by a trusted community of parents and providers. Parents use Winnie to research and uncover high-quality daycares and preschools in their geography with detailed information about licensing, tuition, and photos. Sara started Winnie in early 2016 after she experienced the frustration of researching daycares first-hand as a new mom. She has called upon her exper...
505 Clean Air & Mold Remediation w/ Matt Dayton (Pure Air Nation)
December 06, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 31.2 MBMatt Dayton is the cofounder of Pure Air Nation, a company that focuses on mold remediation and air quality around the greater Pittsburgh area. In just two years in business, Matt and his cofounder Jake have raced to serious business success with a full calendar and loads of 5 star reviews. Beyond mold remediation, they also offer air quality testing, duct cleaning, and preventative care. In this episode, Matt and Aaron discuss how he got started in the business, why the demand f...
504 Robots, Artificial Intelligence, and Business Strategy w/ Tom Galluzzo
November 29, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutes - 79.5 MBTom Galluzzo is the founder and CTO of IAM Robotics, a mobile robotics platform to automate manufacturing and warehouse facilities. In 2018, IAM Robotics raised a $20 million Series B to build their platform. Tom founded the company back in 2013 after developing and nurturing his robotics technology within Carnegie Mellon University and military research. He has over 15 years of experience in autonomous robotics with Carnegie Mellon University, Harris Corporation, the Air Force Researc...
503 Deflation and the Risk to Small Businesses w/ Steven Van Metre
November 22, 2021 06:30 - 42 minutes - 44.7 MBSteven Van Metre is a certified financial planner, the inventor of the Portfolio Shield™ trading strategy, and a financial media personality. Steven transitioned from IT to financial services and found that he had an especially capacity to automate the systems of running a financial practice. In conjunction with producing a regular YouTube series, Steve has built a dynamic and highly-profitable practice. The extra time he has been afforded by his commitment to automation has allo...
502 American Made Cat Products w/ Diane Danforth
November 15, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 41 MBDiane Danforth is the founder and CEO of Americat Company, a cat products company that manufactures all of its goods in the United States. Diane’s business blends her entrepreneurial ambition, corporate experience, and love for cats into a single company. In this discussion, Diane and Aaron discuss how she’s built out her products SKUs, what lessons from large corporate marketing she has brought with her, and how she engages with her customers. Sign up for a Weekly Email th...
501 SPACs, Tech Platforms, and Part-Time Labor w/ ShiftPixy CEO Scott Absher
November 08, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 34.3 MBScott Absher is th Chief Executive Officer and cofounder of ShiftPixy, a platform to help business operators engage with a part-time workforce. ShiftPixy is developing technology that balances the needs for business operators who rely on part-time labor and workers who make up the part-time workforce. ShiftPixy is a powerful platform for leveraging the gig economy forces for both. Scott was previously President of Struxurety, a business insurance advisory company. ...
500 Eliminate, Automate, or Delegate w/ Marshall Haas
November 01, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes - 47.3 MBMarshall Haas is the co-founder & CEO of Need/Want, a holding company of brands he has started and owns. Over the years Marshall has started a multitude of products and brands, including some that have been acquired and done millions of dollars of revenue. He is self-taught and has translated his curiosity into Peel, Shepherd, ofHass, and others. Inc. Magazine ranked Marshall’s company one of the fastest growing private companies in America and in 2018 Need/Want ranked #1 in St. ...
499 Five Acquisitions, One Impressive Entrepreneurial Career w/ Richard Goldman
October 25, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes - 53.7 MBRichard Goldman has been one of the nation's top private school leaders for several decades. He currently sits on the board for Xceed Preparatory Academy, which helps the next generation’s athletes and entertainers maintain their education while traveling and performing. Richard Goldman was the Dean of Graduate Education at Nova Southeastern University for 20 years, where he pioneered internet-based education. He then successfully launched five private education companies. In 1996, Ri...
498 Food Waste, Composting, and Startups w/ Dylan Lew
October 18, 2021 05:30 - 34 minutes - 33.4 MBDylan Lew is the CEO of Ecotone Renewables, a startup dedicated to making sustainable food and agriculture systems more accessible. Ecotone Renewables has developed the “Seahorse”, which reinvents the food and plant waste disposal system, taking food that would otherwise be wasted and turning it into renewable energy and nutrient-rich fertilizer. The Seahorse uses a process of anaerobic digestion to produce ‘Soil Sauce’ and transform methane gas emissions into less harmful CO2. E...
497 Psychedelics, Mental Health, and Ketamine w/ Dylan Beynon (Mindbloom)
October 11, 2021 05:30 - 40 minutes - 44.5 MBDylan Beynon is the Founder & CEO of Mindbloom, a telehealth psychedelic therapy startup. Dylan founded Mindbloom to help people treat mental disorders with clinically back solutions involving ketamine. This is Dylan’s third startup and he has already raised money from some blue chip investors, including Founders Fund. Mindbloom is on pace to deliver 100,000+ psychedelic therapy sessions by the end of 2021 and is aiming to climb from 13 to 42 states of operation. In this ep...
496 ESG & the Energy Industry w/ Don Racey
October 04, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 51.5 MBDon Racey is Chief Executive Officer of Engage Energy & Industrial Consulting and President, Marketing for American Energy Partners. Don’s specialty is assisting diversified energy companies to better align with sustainability and ESG initiatives. Don’s background in corporate finance, operations, and strategy allows him to guide business transformations and Asset Lifecycle Management plans. In this episode, Don defines ESG, talks about the energy systems that need to chang...
495 Insurance for Robots w/ Kamron Khodjaev (Koop Ai)
September 27, 2021 05:00 - 31 minutes - 33.8 MBKamron Khodjaev is the Chief Commercial Officer of Koop. Koop is an insurance technology and specialty brokerage company focused on commercial autonomy and robotics. Robots have different data sets, risk models, and track records of performance than machinery operated by humans. Due to this complexity, many robotics firms find themselves struggling to get insured or paying way too much. Kamron and his three cofounders realized that they could use their own proprietary algorithms ...
494 Investing in Pipe & Shef with Craft Ventures, Michael Tam
September 20, 2021 05:30 - 38 minutes - 41.1 MBMichael Tam is a partner at Craft Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund known for the development of B2B Saas startups. Based in Los Angeles, Michael sits on the boards of Bbot, Dray Alliance, Route, Trellis, and Vendr. He also works closely with notable investment companies such as Pipe, Salted, Shef, and Sync, amongst others. Prior to joining Craft, Michael was an investor at Crosscut, where he led investments at the seed stage. As an operator, Michael managed Uber's b...
493 Direct Mail, Marketing Campaigns, and Startups w/ Dave Fink (Postie)
September 13, 2021 05:30 - 42 minutes - 46.5 MBDave Fink is the CEO and cofounder of Postie, a platform for making direct mail marketing campaigns as sophisticated as elite digital marketing. Dave Fink has been building companies for the consumer internet for over 15 years. Over the last decade Dave has launched and scaled over 20 consumer-internet businesses. During the early part of his career he created performance-marketing platforms helping brands as diverse as Walt Disney World, Procter & Gamble and The Gap adapt to the rapid...
492 Hedge Funds, Startups, and FinTech w/ Joe Percoco
September 06, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 43.9 MBJoe Percoco could not stand the idea that the best financial products were inaccessible to the common person, so he co-founded Titan. Titan is a fintech startup that aims to be this century’s Fidelity Investments The startup is growing rapidly with 500% growth in the last 12 months, 30,000+ users, nearly 1 billion in assets under management, and a recent valuation of $450 Million. Their investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Kevin Durant, Odell Beckham Jr., and Will Smith. Joe ha...
491 Build Your Own Coffee Empire w/ TJ Fairchild
August 30, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 66.3 MBTJ Fairchild started Commonplace in 2003 with his wife in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Today, Commonplace has nine locations and TJ is consistently hired to consult with other coffee shops to help get their business established. In addition to operating coffee shops, Commonplace also roasts their own beans which they sell directly to consumers and wholesale to other coffee companies. TJ did not have a business background before starting his company, he majored in philosophy and avoided...
490 Snake Robots, Innovation, and w/ Howie Choset
August 23, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 37 MBHowie Choset is a robotics professor at Carnegie Mellon University and a serial entrepreneur. With his students, Howie has formed several companies including Medrobotics, for surgical systems, Hebi Robotics, for modular robots, and Bito Robotics for autonomous guided vehicles. Further, Choset co-lead the formation of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute, which is $250m national institute advancing both technology development and education for robotics in manufacturing. He ...
489 The Coen Oil Turnaround w/ Charles McIlvaine
August 16, 2021 04:30 - 51 minutes - 59.2 MBCharles McIlvaine is an effective operator and financier who is in the midst of a significant rebrand for Coen Oil. After acquiring the company in the 2000s, Charlie and his brother Andy have built and spun off the company’s Energy and Transport businesses, in order to focus on their convenience store and gas station business. In this conversation, Charlie and Aaron discuss business strategy, company culture, and how to differentiate a company’s brand. Sign up for a Weekly ...
488 Extreme Pogo w/ Will Weiner (Xpogo)
August 09, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutes - 39.8 MBWill Weiner is the CEO of Xpogo, the association focused on the growth of extreme pogo sticking. After taking over in 2018, Will has focused on expanded the sports media reach and developing a more robust event strategy. In this episode, Aaron and Will discuss media, business models, and the athletes that make it possible.
487 Disinfectants, Failure, and Persistence w/ Eli Harris (R-Zero)
August 02, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 54.2 MBEli Harris is the cofounder and President of R-Zero Systems. R-Zero has raised $60 million to re-design hospital-grade disinfection solutions for day-to-day life. In just fifteen months, R-Zero has raced to over $20 million worth of revenue and finds itself at the right place, at the right time, to take advantage of the cultural changes taking place post-pandemic. Eli has been named a Forbes 30 under 30 and previously founded the portable energy company EcoFlow. EcoFlow has raise...
486 Building a Business through Relationships and People w/ Barbara VanKirk (IQ Inc)
July 19, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 50.1 MBBarbara VanKirk is the CEO and founder of IQ Inc. She has spent the last 28 years creating company value by providing the vision, leadership, strategy, and general management skills necessary to grow IQ Inc into a dominant player in Pittsburgh’s tech ecosystem. IQ Inc helps its clients with expert consulting, staffing, project management and software development services. They serve clients across financial services, transportation, and medical device with Software Design & Development...
485 The Construction Robot Revolution w/ Jeremy Searock (TyBot)
July 12, 2021 05:30 - 42 minutes - 47.8 MBJeremy Searock cofounded Advanced Construction Robotics in 2016, aiming to bring robotic technology to construction sites around the country. As President and Chief Technology Officer, Jeremy has overseen the development of ACR’s first two products, TyBot and IronBot. The machines dramatically enhance workforce productivity and safety by aligning and tying rebar for reinforced concrete on heavy infrastructure projects. Prior to starting a company, Jeremy managed the autonomous sy...
484 B2B Saas Success w/ Gabriela Isturiz
July 05, 2021 05:00 - 33 minutes - 33.8 MBGabriela Isturiz has founded two different high-growth SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) technology companies that were ultimately sold to Fortune 500 companies. Her first company, eBillingHub, was a pioneering electronic billing solution for law firms around the world. Her product development, sales, and business strategy acumen allowed for eBillingHub to be acquired by Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) in 2011. After that, Gaby founded Bellefield System, which rose to be a global leader i...
483 Media Agency President Explains 17 Years of Success w/ Shea Murtaugh
June 28, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutes - 47.9 MBShea Murtaugh is the founder and president of Hoffmann Murtaugh, the largest media-only agency in Pittsburgh. Shea started her company in 2004 with no capital and now leads a team of 30 people. Prior to funding Hoffman Murtaugh, Shea broke into media via broadcast sales. She’s sold every major form of media over her decorated career and blends that experience into a cocktail that delivers wins for clients. In this conversation, Shea and Aaron discuss how she got her start, when t...
482 The Genetics Revolution in Medicine w/ Dietrich Stephan
June 21, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 42.5 MBDr. Dietrich Stephan is a geneticist, entrepreneur, and CEO of NeuBase Therapeutics. Neubase is biotech startup focused on developing precision genetic medicines. Dietrich previously founded or co-founded 14 biotechnology companies, was the chair of the Human Genetics department at the University of Pittsburgh, and was the CEO of LifeX Labs, a biotechnology incubator. Neubase, his latest company, is developing technology spun out of Carnegie Mellon University that aims to address...
481 New Modalities of Medication w/ Jonathan Steckbeck (Peptilogics founder)
June 14, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 34.4 MBJonathan Steckbeck is the founder of Peptilogics, a biotechnology platform company that develops best-in-class novel peptide drugs for unmet medical needs. He also has a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine. Amongst other problems, his company Peptilogics is focused on developing a new category of antibiotics. It has been 20 years since there was a genuinely new class of antibiotics, yet bacterial cells have continued to evol...
480 Autonomous Vehicles, Angel Investing, and Tech Talent w/ Euan Guttridge
June 07, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutes - 44.6 MBEuan Guttridge is the Director of Technical Program Management at Waymo and previously held the same position with Uber’s self-driving car division. Between these two roles, Euan developed an angel investing syndicate under the banner Reinforced Ventures. The syndicate differentiates itself for the technical proficiency of its limited partners, bringing a fresh perspective to the companies it invests in. Euan’s portfolio includes a number of past Going Deep podcast guests includi...
479 Building Dams, Bridges, and Robots w/ Stephen Muck (Brayman Construction Corporation)
May 31, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 35.7 MBSteve Muck is the CEO of Brayman Construction, a heavy civil and geotechnical contractor that builds bridges, dams, and other large infrastructure. Steve is also the cofounder of construction-related robotics startups TyBot and Advanced Construction Robotics. Steve has started or acquired twenty businesses and currently operates a portfolio of entities that in construction-related endeavors alone runs approximately $200 million in revenue annually. Steve acquired the company over...
478 Acquisitions, Real Estate, and Corporate Strategy w/ Jon Pastor
May 24, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 42.7 MBJon Pastor is the SVP for Consumer Solutions at RealPage, a leading global provider of software and data analytics to the real estate industry. RealPage was trading publicly at over $10 billion market capitalization before being taken private by Thoma Bravo. Jon’s entrepreneurial career started when he cofounder RentJungle with previous guest Geng Wang. That company was acquired in 2014 and Jon chose to stay on and lead the acquiring company as President. Four years later, that ...
477 Duolingo's Evolution w/ Chief Product Officer Jorge Mazal
May 17, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 42.4 MBJorge Mazal is the Chief Product Officer for Duolingo. Duolingo is a free language-learning website and mobile app with over 500 million downloads, 40 million monthly active users, and a valuation of over $1 billion. Jorge previously worked on the product for Zynga, MyFitnessPal, and Kleiner Perkins. Today he blends skills in design, gamification, and leadership to manage a product team that has 10xed in size since he joined the company. In this episode, Jorge and Aaron discuss h...