Most skyscrapers have sky-high carbon footprints due mostly to inefficient methods of heating and cooling. Today’s guest, Joselyn Lai is the co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Energy, a company that works with buildings to install geothermal systems. They have developed a system to drill the exact amount of boreholes at the precise depth needed to create the most ... Show More
Jun 4
Best of Build Mode: The Founder Mistakes That Cost Time, Money, and Growth
This week on Build Mode, we’re diving back into the archives for a special best-of episode all about startup mistakes, hard-earned lessons, and the decisions founders wish they’d made differently. Host Isabelle Johannesen and producer Maggie Nye revisit some of the most insightfu ... Show More
27m 9s
May 28
Best of Build Mode: Cofounders, Conflict and Compatibility
This week on Build Mode, we’re diving back into the archives for a special best-of episode all about effective partnerships, from cofounder relationships and team trust to investor dynamics and leadership communication. Host Isabelle Johannesen and producer Maggie Nye revisit som ... Show More
20m 53s
May 14
The 7-Failure Rule: How Forethought AI Found Product-Market Fit with Co-Founder Deon Nicholas
This week we're sharing our very first episode with Deon Nicholas, the co-founder and CEO of Forethought AI. In this episode, Nicholas shares how he built a company that puts customers (not hype) at the center. He unpacks his “7-Failure Rule,” the early experiments that shaped Fo ... Show More
45m 30s
Apr 2021
Sucking the carbon out of the sky
Most of our efforts to fight climate change, from electric cars to wind turbines, are about pumping fewer greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. But what if we could pull out the gases that are already there? Akshat Rathi, a reporter at Bloomberg with a doctorate in chemistry, kno ... Show More
43m 52s
Nov 2023
Pomp's Newsletter Business Building Strategies
I'm joined by investor and entrepreneur Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano. Pomp hosts The Pomp Podcast, with over 50 million downloads, and writes a daily letter read by 250,000+ investors.We talk about Pomp's approach to building resilient media properties, thinking long-term, and his be ... Show More
36m 47s
Sep 2021
Will Direct-Air Carbon Capture Be Viable?
<p>Carbon capture has long been criticized as too nascent, too expensive, and too distracting. Is that changing?</p><p>This month, the Swiss company Climeworks <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-09-08/inside-the-world-s-largest-direct-carbon-capture-plant?sref= ... Show More
54m 8s
Apr 2023
730. News: Is Apple a fintech now?
Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.
This week's guests include:
Nilixa Devlukia, Chair, Open Finance Association
Tim Chong, Co-F ... Show More
1h 7m
<p>Brought to you by <strong>Linear</strong>—The new standard for modern software development. | <strong>Eppo</strong>—Run reliable, impactful experiments. | <strong>Pando</strong>—Always-on employee progression.</p><p>—</p><p><strong>Gustaf Alströmer</strong> is a Group Partner ... Show More
