No one knows the fundraising game better than Mark Cuban, serial entrepreneur, investor, and star of Shark Tank. For founders, identifying the right source of capital, under the right terms, can provide a thermal updraft. But as Cuban explains, there are always strings attached when you bring on a financial partner – and those strings can pull you crashing d ... Show More
Mar 24
Crisis at Hormuz, and your $160b tariff refund clock, with Flexport’s Ryan Petersen
When global trade buckles, Ryan Petersen is the person executives call. The founder and CEO of Flexport returns to Rapid Response to offer a real-time account of the Strait of Hormuz crisis — what he's seeing on the ground, on the water, and across the supply chains straining und ... Show More
29m 49s
Mar 17
The C-suite is messier than you think, with Maryam Banikarim
Career disruption is accelerating across the economy — and few people have navigated it more boldly than Maryam Banikarim. The former CMO of Univision, Gannett, and Hyatt, and host of The Messy Parts podcast, Banikarim joins Rapid Response to share hard-won wisdom about C-suite p ... Show More
31m 9s
Dec 2023
Insights from an Entrepreneur Turned Investor
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Are you curious about the intersection of entrepreneurship, investing, and SEO expertise? In today's episode, I'm joined by Travis Jamison, a man of many talents and ventures. Travis is not only the force behind SmashDigital.com—a long-standing, ... Show More
46m 50s
Jul 2021
EP 320. Investing in Emerging Markets, Creative Thinking, Float, Sizing Investments, and Other Questions from Twitter
QuickFS Link: https://quickfs.net/?via=focused Twitter: @Focusedcompound Email: info@focusedcompounding.com Focused Compounding is an exclusive, members-only site for buy and hold value investors. Inside, you will find research writeups written by hedge fund manager, Geoff Ganno ... Show More
32m 19s
Jan 2022
EP 336. An Inside Look at Managing Investor Capital
QuickFS Link: https://quickfs.net/?via=focused Twitter: @Focusedcompound Email: info@focusedcompounding.com Focused Compounding is an exclusive, members-only site for buy and hold value investors. Inside, you will find research writeups written by hedge fund manager, Geoff Ganno ... Show More
55m 11s
Jul 2022
Ep 365. Finding Moats: Market Power, Customer Behavior, Substitution, Distribution, and Margin Protection
QuickFS Link: https://quickfs.net/?via=focused Twitter: @Focusedcompound Email: info@focusedcompounding.com Focused Compounding is an exclusive, members-only site for buy and hold value investors. Inside, you will find research writeups written by hedge fund manager, Geoff Gannon ... Show More
2h 22m
Jun 2022
HIBT Lab! Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company: Mark Cuban
<p>Serial entrepreneur Mark Cuban was one of the very first guests on How I Built This, way back in 2016. Mark has been founding and investing in startups for decades, but he’s never put his name on a company until now. </p><p>This week on How I Built This Lab, Mark joins Gu ... Show More
34m 16s
Oct 2023
Talk Your Book: The State of Venture Capital
On today's show, Michael and Ben are joined by Samir Kaji, CEO, President, and Co-Founder of Allocate to discuss: what start-up prices look like today, if the free money era is gone forever, VC return dynamics and the power law, and much more!
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41m 30s