Startup of the Year Podcast
105 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 13 ratingsStartup of the Year Podcast raises the bar for startups around the world by providing further insight on the emerging companies featured in our Daily Dealflow newsletter, and by highlighting newsworthy stories and global trends affecting the startup ecosystem.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
#0102 - Grow Your Startup Investor Panel Discussion With Rich Maloy, Monique Idlett-Mosley, And Peter Alemis
December 19, 2022 01:17 - 42 minutes - 77.5 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we’ve got an investor conversation that my Co-Founder, Jen Consalvo, and I had a discussion during our “Grow your startup” pitch competition. During the event, five companies had a chance to showcase their companies in front of our esteemed investor panel, which included our long-time friend and former colleague, Rich Maloy, who is currently the managing partner at Springtime Ventures and has had careers in finance and sales and of c...
#0101 - Roy Schwartz the Co-Founder and CEO of Axios HQ Talks About His Best-selling Book “Smart Brevity”
November 21, 2022 16:10 - 32 minutes - 59.4 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from Roy Schwartz, the co-founder and CEO of Axios HQ. Roy led Axios through multiple fundraising rounds, oversaw all company strategy and business operations and launched Axios HQ, an internal communications software platform to help teams communicate more effectively. Schwartz also served as executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning docu-news series “Axios on HBO” and co-author of Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with...
#0100 - Mike Evans Takes Us Through His New Memoir "Hangry: A Startup Journey" About Co-Founding GrubHub
November 09, 2022 17:10 - 51 minutes - 93.6 MBOn this very special 100th episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from Mike Evans, the Co-Founder of GrubHub and the Founder of his new company, Fixer, which is a Chicago company building the "right now" handyman service. Mike talks about his journey as an entrepreneur and his new book “"Hangry: A Startup Journey" which is his memoir about co-founding GrubHub that was just published on November 1st. You can grab yourself a copy today at www.mikeevans.com We also ta...
#0099 - Kurt Wilkin Talks About Building The Right Team As A Company Achieves Success
November 04, 2022 15:25 - 32 minutes - 59.9 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from Kurt Wilkin, who is the CEO at HireBetter (HireBetter.com), which is a national recruiting firm working directly with leaders of high-growth companies to build game-changing teams. He is also the Founder and a Partner at Bee Cave Capital, a Texas-based early-stage venture group that invests in Texas companies who are making a difference in a variety of industries. Kurt is also the author of “Who's Your Mike?: A No-Bullshi...
#0098 - Nate Andorsky Decoding Your Why And Finding Product Market Fit
October 26, 2022 13:41 - 31 minutes - 57.6 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from Nate Andorsky, who is the founder of Effectual Ventures, a company that helps startups find and accelerate product market fit. Prior to that, he spent the last decade building an Inc. 5000 company and he was working with everyone from early stage startups to Fortune 500 companies such as Johnson and Johnson, CVS Health, Quicken Loans, while ideating and bringing new products to market. Nate is also the author of “Decoding...
#0097 - Steve Case Talks About His New Book “The Rise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places are Building the New American Dream”
September 21, 2022 13:33 - 36 minutes - 68.6 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from a very special guest, Steve Case, who is currently the Chairman and CEO of Revolution and the Chairman of The Case Foundation. Most notably, he was also the Co-Founder of America Online or AOL. In 2014, Steve also launched Revolution’s Rise of the Rest, an initiative to accelerate the growth of tech startups across the country. Steve is also the author of the book The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future whi...
#0096 - Touraj Parang Talks About His New Book “Exit Path: How to Win the Startup End Game”
August 17, 2022 18:00 - 34 minutes - 63 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from Touraj Parang, the President and COO at Serve Robotics and an Operating Advisor at Pear VC. Previously, he built and sold his own company Jaxtr, and helped with the acquisition of webs.com to Vistaprint. He also spent time as an acquirer at GoDaddy where he acquired dozens of businesses. Touraj is also the author of the book “Exit Path: How to Win the Startup End Game,” which provides a lot of lessons that he has learned...
#0095 - Venture Capitalist Mike Asem From M25 Discusses Investing In Early-Stage Startups
August 02, 2022 16:48 - 32 minutes - 61.3 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from Mike Asem, who is the founding partner at M25 (https://m25vc.com), which is a venture capital investment firm targeting early-stage, tech-enabled startups in the Midwest. Mike also created a new board game called, “Unicorns To The Moon” and you can find out more about that game at: www.unicornstothemoon.com. Our listeners can get a 20% discount by using the code: SOTY20 We also again highlight one of the startups from our...
#0094 - Author Susan McPherson Talks About The Lost Art of Connecting
July 25, 2022 20:58 - 27 minutes - 50.8 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from Susan McPherson, who is a serial connector, angel investor, and corporate responsibility expert. Susan is also the founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies, and the author of “The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building Meaningful Relationships.” Find more about the book at: https://www.thelostartofconnecting.com/ Lastly, Susan invests in and advises women-led technology start-ups and she is ...
#0093 - Investing In The Midwest With Chris Deutsch Of Lofty Ventures And teaBOT
July 12, 2022 12:34 - 38 minutes - 70.8 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from Chris Deutsch, who is the Founder of Lofty Ventures (loftyventures.com) and the Re-Founder at teaBOT (teabot.com). Chris has spent over 20 years starting up, investing in and working with early-stage, venture-backed startups in ecommerce, web and mobile applications, enterprise software, and consumer products. Chris is the Founder of Lofty Ventures, which builds long-term relationships with Chicago’s next generation of pass...
#0092 - Erica Duignan Minnihan Returns To Talk About Investing And The We-Economy
June 21, 2022 11:44 - 17 minutes - 32.5 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Erica Duignan Minnihan Returns! Erica is a long-time community member and the Founder and General Partner at Reign Ventures. She was at our 9th Annual Summit and talked with Matt Hunckler from Powderkeg about investment strategies and her interest in the new “We-Economy.” We are again continuing our segment where we highlight one startup from our community. In this episode that company is Supliful, which is an all-in-one platform for Crea...
#0091 - NFTs With Nick O’Neill From The Nifty
June 14, 2022 18:51 - 43 minutes - 79.3 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, I talk with my long-time friend, Nick O’Neill, the Co-Founder and CEO of The Nifty (www.thenifty.com). The Nifty is a Web3 metaverse company with an audience of aspiring and existing NFT collectors and creators. They host daily shows, provide NFT market monitoring software, and are building an NFT ecosystem. We are again continuing our segment where we highlight one startup from our community. In this episode that company is Maka Social, ...
#0090 - Navigating A Startup During A Pandemic With Courtney Caldwell and Dr. Tye Caldwell from ShearShare
May 31, 2022 16:59 - 18 minutes - 34.1 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear a panel discussion from our last Summit with Courtney Caldwell and Dr. Tye Caldwell from ShearShare, who both talk about navigating a startup during a pandemic, and more. ShearShare (shearshare.com) is an Established Ventures portfolio company and they are the #1 salon and barbershop booth rental app that creates customized, all-inclusive co-working spaces to boost revenue for all industry pros and owners. We are again continuing ...
#0089 - Accelerating Startups with Travis Holoway, Rodney Williams, and Lesa Mitchell
May 19, 2022 12:58 - 18 minutes - 35.5 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear a panel discussion from our last Summit called “Startup Lessons from Accelerating Startups” with Travis Holoway and Rodney Williams of the Established Ventures portfolio company, SoLo Funds (solofunds.com), and Lesa Mitchell, formerly of Techstars and now with HighAlpha Innovation. The crew talk about helping people and their “fastest growing fintech” startup and other startup tips and lessons learned. Also, we are continuing our ...
#0088 - Jenn Lim Returns To Talk About Leadership And Building A Company Culture
May 15, 2022 23:59 - 32 minutes - 60.1 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear a conversation between our long-time friend Jenn Lim from Delivering Happiness and the author of Beyond Happiness and our Co-CEO, Jen Consalvo, when the two talk about leadership and building a company culture, amongst interesting topics. Also, we are continuing our segment where we highlight one startup from our community during every episode. In this episode the company is Home Lending Pal, which is a unique marketplace that foc...
#0087 - NFL Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks Discusses Grit, Passion, Leadership, And Legacy
May 06, 2022 12:34 - 18 minutes - 35.3 MBIn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear a conversation between NFL Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks and Lakshmi Shenoy, the CEO of Embarc Collective, the two will chat about grit, passion, leadership, and legacy at the 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit. Derrick played 14 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016. He is also now the EVP of Corporate and Community Business ...
#0086 - Lawyer Nick Outman Talks About Setting Up A Startup For Success From A Legal Perspective
April 27, 2022 21:51 - 19 minutes - 36.5 MBIn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear a conversation between Nick Outman of the law firm Hill Ward Henderson (www.hwhlaw.com) and Lauren Coffey from Tampa Bay Inno and Tampa Bay Business Journal. The two talk about funding and setting up a startup for success from a legal perspective at the 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit. Also, we are continuing our new segment where we highlight one startup from our community during every episode, and in this episode that comp...
#0085 - Andrew Nguyen From BARK Chats About Product Strategy And The Product Mindset
April 21, 2022 17:25 - 19 minutes - 35.2 MBIn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear a conversation between Andrew Nguyen from BARK and Matt Hunckler of Powderkeg, when they talked about product strategy and the “product mindset” at our 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit. Andrew is a customer obsessed product leader who builds and grows consumer products. He’s a human centered problem solver with over a decade of experience leading digital product teams across BARK, Zappos, Capital One, and AOL (e-commerce, fin...
#0084 - Jesse Middleton From The Community Fund and Flybridge Talks About Building a Brand and Community
April 12, 2022 13:04 - 35 minutes - 65.9 MBIn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear a conversation between Jesse Middleton, who is the General Partner at Flybridge and Co-Founder at The Community Fund and Matt Hunckler of Powderkeg, which is a long time partner of Established and Startup of the Year. Flybridge is a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on supporting ambitious founders leveraging the power of community. They have over $700M under management across five funds and five pre-seed funds…so Jesse defi...
#0083 - Funding Panel With Julia Taxin, Sherman Williams, Heather Buffo, and Saxon Baum
April 05, 2022 12:11 - 30 minutes - 56.8 MBIn this episode you’re going to hear a Funding Panel discussion that took place as part of our 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit. The panel consisted of Julia Taxin from Grotech, Sherman Williams from AIN Ventures and Scout Ventures, and Heather Buffo from Republic along with Saxon Baum from Florida Funders. We live streamed our Summit, so if you were not able to attend in-person, make sure to watch it on our Youtube channel at: soty.link/ESTYouTube We are also excited to announce th...
#0082 - Jenny Fielding From The Fund Chats About Venture Capital and Building One of the First Corporate Accelerators
March 24, 2022 23:56 - 19 minutes - 36 MBIn this episode you’re going to hear an interview with Jenny Fielding from our 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit. who is a General Manager at The Fund. During the interview, Jenny talks about building one of the first corporate accelerators and her career as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist. We live streamed our Summit, so if you were not able to attend in-person, make sure to watch it on our Youtube channel at: soty.link/ESTYouTube We also once again talk about TaxTaker, which...
#0081 - Anna Mason from the Rise of the Rest Fund Is Passionate About Investing Between the Coasts
March 18, 2022 12:29 - 20 minutes - 37.4 MBIn this episode you’re going to hear a conversation that I had with Anna Mason from the Rise of the Rest Fund and Revolution about investing between the coasts and investment themes. The conversation took place during our 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit presented by ReliaQuest, hosted by Embarc Collective, and powered by Established. We also want to again mention that we live streamed the event, so if you were not able to attend in-person, make sure to watch it on our Youtube channel...
#0080 - Author and Investor, Mert Iseri, Discusses His New Book “Exit Right”
March 11, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 49.3 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear an interview that our Team did with author-extraordinaire, Mert Iseri, at our 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit, which we hosted with Embarc Collective in Tampa, Florida. Mert is from MATH Venture Partners and he talks about how a startup can “Exit Right,” which is also the name of his new book that came out on February 15, 2022. The book helps founders learn the aspects that go into selling their startups and “delivers the ha...
Blake Hall Talks About the Path that ID.me Took to Become a Startup Unicorn
February 23, 2022 18:55 - 37 minutes - 68.7 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear an interview that Frank Gruber did with Blake Hall, the Founder and CEO of ID.me, at our 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit, which we hosted with Embarc Collective in Tampa, Florida. Over the last decade, Blake and his team turned their startup into a unicorn business, while developing a way to simplify and share your identity online securely. We also want to again mention that we live streamed the event, so if you were not a...
#0079 - Blake Hall Talks About the Path that ID.me Took to Become a Startup Unicorn
February 23, 2022 18:55 - 37 minutes - 68.7 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear an interview that Frank Gruber did with Blake Hall, the Founder and CEO of ID.me, at our 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit, which we hosted with Embarc Collective in Tampa, Florida. Over the last decade, Blake and his team turned their startup into a unicorn business, while developing a way to simplify and share your identity online securely. We also want to again mention that we live streamed the event, so if you were not a...
#0078 - Tampa Bay Lightning Owner, Jeff Vinik, Chats About Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship
February 18, 2022 13:56 - 32 minutes - 59.5 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear a fireside chat that Frank Gruber did with Jeff Vinik at our 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit, which we hosted with Embarc Collective in Tampa, Florida. Aside from standing up Embarc Collective, Jeff is the owner of the back-to-back Stanley Cup Champion, Tampa Bay Lightning. He is also an incredibly accomplished entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. His efforts are transforming the Tampa Bay region as it was recently ...
#0077 - Eric Ingram and SCOUT Bring Home the 2021 Startup of the Year Award
February 09, 2022 23:15 - 36 minutes - 67.5 MBOn this special episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from Eric Ingram, the founder and CEO of SCOUT, which was the big winner of the 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit, which just took place in Tampa Florida. Scout is an amazing company that is developing orbital products and services to enable a new era of space safety and transparency – adding eyes to space and spacecraft. During the Summit, we had our top startups all pitching for the chance to take home the champion...
#0076 - 2021 Startup of the Year Summit Preview
January 21, 2022 14:20 - 14 minutes - 20.2 MBOn this special episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, our team provides a preview of what will be going on during our 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit, which will take place in-person down in warm Tampa, Florida, from January 25th - 27th with our local host and partner Embrac Collective and our title sponsor, ReliaQuest, who is also sponsoring the People’s Choice Award. Listeners can find more information about the Summit at: https://summit.startupofyear.com We also thank all of...
#0075 - ReliaQuest Founder and CEO, Brian Murphy, Talks About Building a Unicorn
January 07, 2022 12:51 - 26 minutes - 47.7 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, talks with Brian Murphy, who is the Founder and CEO of ReliaQuest. ReliaQuest is the leader in Open XDR-as-a-Service and they are known for being the force multiplier for security operations teams. Frank also again talks about the upcoming Startup of the Year Summit, which will take place in-person down in warm Tampa Florida from January 25th - 27...
#0074 - Rohit Bhargava Talks About His New Book "Beyond Diversity"
December 10, 2021 14:01 - 34 minutes - 63.4 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, talks with Rohit Bhargava about his new book “Beyond Diversity: 12 Non-Obvious Ways To Build A More Inclusive World.” Rohit is an innovation and marketing expert and the founder of the Non-Obvious Company. He is also a Wall Street Journal best selling author of six business books and also teaches marketing and innovation at Georgetown University. ...
#0073 - Beyond Happypalooza with Jenn Lim
December 02, 2021 23:43 - 21 minutes - 40 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, talks with Jenn Lim during the Beyond Happypalooza event, which featured tons of amazing and inspirational speakers including Adam Grant, Dr. Peter Diamandis, and many others. Jenn is the co-founder and CEO of Delivering Happiness and wrote the new book “Beyond Happiness: How Authentic Leaders Prioritize Purpose and People for Growth and Impact.” Gr...
#0072 - Startup of the Year Alumni Spotlight with Aperiomics, Klickly, PopCom, and re:3D
November 05, 2021 15:40 - 1 hour - 118 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, introduces an Alumni Spotlight Panel discussion from our 2020 Summit, hosted by our very own COO, John Guidos. The alumni panel included the CEO and Co-Founder of Aperiomics, Crystal Icenhour. We also hear from Dawn Dickson-Akpoghene from Flat Out of Heels and PopCom. The panel also included Cooper Harris, the Founder and CEO of Klickly, which is ...
#0071 - Marc Nager of the Greater Colorado Venture Fund Talks About Building a Community
October 28, 2021 23:18 - 32 minutes - 60.1 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, introduces an “Ask Me Anything” session that Rich Maloy from our team did with Marc Nager during our 2020 Summit. Marc is the Co-Founder Startup Weekend, former CEO of UP Global, CCO at Techstars, MD of Telluride Venture Accelerator, and currently Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. The 2021 Startup of the Year Summit is coming up in January...
#0070 - Ben Hood of WattBuy Wants You To Save Money On Electricity To Help Save The Planet
October 20, 2021 23:39 - 40 minutes - 73.5 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, talks with Ben Hood who is the Co-Founder & CTO at WattBuy (wattbuy.com). Wattbuy is a one-of-a-kind energy marketplace that helps you lower your annual electricity bill by up to 40%. They work with only PUC-licensed energy companies to provide you with options specifically tailored to your home - allowing you to have confidence that you are getting...
#0069 - Alumni Spotlight with CoSchedule, Kamana Health, Proov, and Peanut Butter
October 07, 2021 22:54 - 51 minutes - 93.7 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, introduces an Alumni Spotlight Panel discussion from our 2020 Summit. The alumni panel included Dave Dworschak, who is the co-founder of Kamana (https://www.kamanahealth.com/), which was a 2019 Top 100 finalist and was an Established Ventures Portfolio company until they were acquired in 2020. We also hear from Amy Beckley, who is the Founder and ...
#0068 - Lisa Besserman Of Expa Talks About Investing In Underrepresented Startup Founders
September 29, 2021 22:21 - 32 minutes - 60 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, talks with Lisa Besserman who is an entrepreneur, investor, and the Managing Director at Expa (www.expa.com), a $350M venture fund investing in pre-seed to Series A startups. Lisa is also the founder of Startup Buenos Aires and has been named Business Insider’s “Top 100 Most Influential Women in Tech” as well as the “Business Innovator of Latin Amer...
#0067 - Patrick Sherwin of GoSun Provides Insights About Growing a Consumer Product
September 16, 2021 20:39 - 38 minutes - 70.1 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, talks with the Founder and CEO of GoSun, Patrick Sherwin. Patrick is an entrepreneur and inventor who has committed his professional life to clean technology. GoSun (gosun.co) builds solar appliances to help consumers live with more independence and resilience. It was founded with the goal of making outdoor cooking easier, cleaner and more accessibl...
#0066 - Heather Wilde Discusses Her Book "Birth of a Unicorn: Six Basic Steps to Success"
September 10, 2021 13:48 - 36 minutes - 66.1 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, talks with Heather Wilde. Heather is an author, CTO, Angel Investor, Coach, Speaker, etc. She was the eighth employee of Evernote, where she oversaw the company’s growth from thousands to millions of customers. She has published popular games, worked with the United States DoD, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force, trained Fortune 500 brands, advised hu...
#0065 - Alumni Spotlight with Blendoor, ShearShare, Unbound, and Wherewithal
September 02, 2021 21:29 - 57 minutes - 106 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, introduces an Alumni Spotlight panel discussion from our 2020 Summit. The discussion was hosted by the Established Chief Operating Officer, John Guidos, and the alumni panel included Stephanie Lampkin, the Founder & CEO Blendoor. Courtney Caldwell and Dr. Tye Caldwell, the Co-Founders of ShearShare were also a part of the group. Additionally, the ...
#0064 - Inspired Actions With Mindfulness Expert Ash Kumra
August 20, 2021 10:55 - 36 minutes - 66.3 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, introduces an interview that our team did with Mindfulness Expert, Ash Kumra, during our 2020 Summit. Ash is a wellness entrepreneur, national radio host, and top ranked career coach building Peak Mindful to improve employee wellness. His radio show, podcast and livestream segments have featured 500 influencers with media credits including Forbes, H...
#0063 - Digital Strategy With PR Expert Sarah Evans
August 05, 2021 20:57 - 38 minutes - 70.2 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, introduces an interview that our team did with PR guru, Sarah Evans, during our 2020 Summit. Sarah is a digital strategist and brand correspondent, who works with global brands worldwide to create and improve their social and digital strategies, advising on branding, marketing, advertising, and public relations. Additionally, Sarah is a digital corr...
#0062 - Maxwell Briggs Explains The NASA iTech Program
July 21, 2021 23:16 - 33 minutes - 62 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear an interview that our team did with Maxwell Briggs during our 2020 Summit. Maxwell is the acting Program Executive for NASA's iTech Program, which focuses on companies with dual-use and spin-in technologies that are both viable in the commercial market and have potential NASA use cases. In the past, he managed NASA's SBIR portfolio for the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate where he was responsible for reducing barriers to e...
#0062 - Maxwell Briggs Talks Explains The NASA iTech Program
July 21, 2021 23:16 - 33 minutes - 62 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, we hear an interview that our team did with Maxwell Briggs during our 2020 Summit. Maxwell is the acting Program Executive for NASA's iTech Program, which focuses on companies with dual-use and spin-in technologies that are both viable in the commercial market and have potential NASA use cases. In the past, he managed NASA's SBIR portfolio for the A...
#0061 - John Guidos Reflects On Building TurboAppeal From Idea to Acquisition
July 15, 2021 18:57 - 30 minutes - 56.6 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, talks with John Guidos about TurboAppeal, a company that he co-founded in 2015 and grew until a successful acquisition in 2017. TurboAppeal was an evidence-based, data-driven technology that worked to present a more accurate property tax appeal on behalf of real estate property owners. TurboAppeal also participated in the Startup of the Year program...
#0061 - John Guidos Reflects On Building TurboAppeal From Idea to Acquisition
July 15, 2021 18:57 - 30 minutes - 56.6 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, talks with John Guidos about TurboAppeal, a company that he co-founded in 2015 and grew until a successful acquisition in 2017. TurboAppeal was an evidence-based, data-driven technology that worked to present a more accurate property tax appeal on behalf of real estate property owners. TurboAppeal also participated in the Startup of the Year program...
#0060 - John Fein Chats About His Seed Stage Venture Fund, Firebrand Ventures
July 09, 2021 01:24 - 38 minutes - 71.1 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear an interview that our team did with John Fein during our 2020 Summit. John is founder and Managing Partner at Firebrand Ventures, a seed stage venture fund. Prior to founding Firebrand, John served as Managing Director for Techstars, a leading startup accelerator with over 40 programs around the world. Before Techstars, he spent nine years at UnitedHealth Group, managing large scale projects including scaling a business from zero ...
#0059 - Building a SportsBook Marketplace With Luke Pergande From PropSwap
July 02, 2021 14:13 - 45 minutes - 83.7 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, talks with Luke Pergande about his company PropSwap (www.propswap.com). PropSwap is the first marketplace to buy and sell active American sportsbook tickets. They assist owners of tickets in finding interested buyers and their goal is to provide liquidity to a market which had none before it came along. PropSwap is also one of our distinguished alum...
#0058 - Ari (Palmer) Salafia Of TaxTaker Explains R&D Tax Credits For Startups
June 25, 2021 14:51 - 38 minutes - 71 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, talks with Ari (Palmer) Salafia about her company TaxTaker, which is automating R&D tax credits for startup companies so they can get back 10% or more for every dollar they spend. It's 100% free to sign up and to see if you qualify you can find more info at TaxTaker.com/SOTY. In addition to the interview, we hear the “VC Minute” segment from Rich Ma...
#0057 - Gerome Sapp of RARES Talks About "Finding The Perfect Fit"
June 16, 2021 15:08 - 44 minutes - 81.6 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, talks with Gerome Sapp about his company RARES, which is a platform for investing in shares of particularly notable sneakers (www.rares.io). Gerome is a seasoned entrepreneur that also played in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts with Payton Manning and with the Baltimore Ravens alongside Ray Lewis, amongst others. In addition to the interview, we...
#0056 - Marlon Nichols Talks About The Best Way To Pitch Investors
June 11, 2021 14:09 - 34 minutes - 64 MBOn this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear an “Ask Me Anything” session from our 2020 Summit, where the Established Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Jen Consalvo, talked with Marlon Nichols, who is a founding managing partner at MaC Venture Capital. Marlon is a former Kauffman Fellow and Investment Director at Intel Capital, with an extensive background in technology, private equity, media and entertainment. His unique eye for global trends and shifts in consumer behavior has helped...