Immigrant founders have built some of the world’s most valuable companies, but many still face barriers that make it harder to get a startup off the ground. Visa restrictions, limited access to friends-and-family capital, shallow networks, and a venture industry built around pattern matching can keep promising founders from getting funded before they have a ... Show More
Aug 20
Learn What VCs Actually Want, From a Founder Who's Raised $1B with Sasha Orloff, Puzzle
Investors want founders who understand the financial reality of their business. Messy data, misunderstood metrics, or waiting until you’re nearly out of cash to start fundraising can cost founders leverage, valuation, and even a term sheet. In this episode of Build Mode, host Isa ... Show More
44m 46s
Aug 7
The legal mistakes that can sink your startup before series A with Kristina Subbotina, Lexsy
Setting up a sound legal foundation could be what saves a startup down the line. A missing founder vesting agreement, an unclear IP agreement, or a messy cap table can derail fundraising, spark co-founder disputes, or even kill an otherwise promising company before it has a chanc ... Show More
41m 7s
Oct 2024
Parendi Birdie of Asentia
In this episode of the Cultured Meat and Future Food Show, host Alex Shirazi interviews Parendi Birdie, an entrepreneur and leader in the alternative protein industry. Parendi shares her extensive background, including how she transitioned from running her family's Montessori bus ... Show More
29m 20s
Mar 2019
Building Businesses That Change The World
Marissa Mayer is no stranger to sacrifice and hard work. As an early employee at Google, and eventually the CEO of Yahoo!, her journey is a shining example of what can be accomplished if you’re willing to do whatever it takes. Most recently, she co-founded Lumi Labs, an early-sta ... Show More
15m 7s
Dec 2022
Cultivated Meat: Challenges, Opportunities, Future
<p>From initial inspiration in a sci-fi novel to the current state of “designing biology” in cultivated meat, SCiFi Foods cofounder and CEO Joshua March chats with Bio + Health general partner Vijay Pande and editorial lead Olivia Webb about company building, developing and itera ... Show More
24m 19s
Nov 2023
Business Daily meets: Silvina Moschini
The Argentinian-American tech entrepreneur moved to the US in 1997 and carved out a career in the corporate world before breaking free and setting out on her own. In late 2020, the remote working company TransparentBusiness, which she co-founded 12 years earlier, achieved a $1bn ... Show More
18m 41s
Sep 2020
E12: Sky Kurtz on spearheading technology, sustainability & food security with Pure Harvest
In an increasingly digital world, you have to appreciate people who work with their hands—artists, tailors, buildings, designers, cooks. I’m joined on this episode by Sky Kurtz, co-founder & CEO of Pure Harvest, a new breed of tech startups that has raised $50 million to build hi ... Show More
48m 51s