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·Jan 2

2023 Predictions & How Founders Should Navigate The Near Future

With another year almost in the books, we take a look back at some of the notable events and lessons learned in 2022 + discuss our predictions for 2023 and suggest ways founders can navigate the near future. Show Links: Follow us on Twitter: @mpd, @interplay, @brettpalatiello, @Mikeyjrog Podcast Links…

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2023 Predictions & How Founders Should Navigate The Near Future

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·Dec 14, 2022

Is AI going to replace us, Co-Founder relationship management, China’s updated Covid policy, and Russian oil price cap

Here’s what we cover during this week’s Partner Meeting segments: Open AI’s ChatGPT and what it means for tech + society Startup Tip of the Week: Co-Founder relationship management US domestic economic data China’s updated Covid policy Russian oil price cap and whether or not it will work Show Links: …

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Is AI going to replace us, Co-Founder relationship management, China’s updated Covid policy, and…

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·Dec 9, 2022

VC deal flow is down and insider rounds are up, Apple’s in-app purchase policy and what it mean for mobile blockchain adoption, China’s zero Covid policy protests, and community building startup advice

Here’s what we cover during this week’s Partner Meeting segments: VC deal flow has slowed, but there’s still a lot of action including an increase of insider rounds Apple’s in-app purchase policy and what it means for mobile blockchain adoption Dissecting November’s economic data China’s zero Covid policy protests Startup…

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VC deal flow is down and insider rounds are up, Apple’s in-app purchase policy and what it mean for…

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·Dec 5, 2022

Twittertainment, social media strategies for startups, how to use crypto principles to avoid another FTX + interview with Jehan Luth of Banyan

This week’s pod ep is another Partner Meeting + guest interview combo. Here’s what we cover during the Partner Meeting segments: Twitter and our thoughts on the situation An update on the continued FTX fallout and how classic crypto principles like Proof-of-Reserves and self custody could help us avoid similar…

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Twittertainment, social media strategies for startups, how to use crypto principles to avoid…

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·Nov 16, 2022

Partner Meeting: Are tech layoffs an indicator of what’s to come, CPI data that’s not bad news, FTX and the ensuing crypto mayhem, and how to build marketplaces

On this week’s Partner Meeting episode we cover the following topics: Recent tech layoffs and whether or not it’s an indicator for what’s to come CPI data that suggests inflation is slowing The FTX debacle and what that means for crypto Business Lesson: building marketplaces Listen via your preferred platform…

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Partner Meeting: Are tech layoffs an indicator of what’s to come, CPI data that’s not bad news, FTX…

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·Nov 8, 2022

Doing Good Can Make You Money with Tensie Whelan, Director of NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business

On this week’s guest episode I chat with Tensie Whelan, a Clinical Professor of Business and Society and the Director of NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business. Many people think that sustainability and profits don’t align, but Tensie takes us through how they can by connecting the financial sustainability of…

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Doing Good Can Make You Money with Tensie Whelan, Director of NYU Stern Center for Sustainable…

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·Nov 2, 2022

Partner Meeting: What founders should do when deals aren’t getting done, China’s 20th National Congress and what it means for the global economy, Q3 earnings start to roll in, OFAC sanctions in crypto, and should you have a co-founder

On this week’s Partner Meeting episode we cover the following topics: What founders should do when deals aren’t getting done Q3 earnings start to roll in China’s 20th National Congress and what it means for the global economy OFAC sanctions in crypto Business Lesson: should you have a co-founder? Listen…

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Partner Meeting: What founders should do when deals aren’t getting done, China’s 20th National…

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·Oct 25, 2022

The Fintech VC Powerhouse & Penetrating the LATAM Market with Mike Packer of QED Investors

On this week’s guest episode, I sit down with Mike Packer, Partner at QED Investors. QED is one of the big dogs in FinTech investing. They have roughly $5B of AUM and the firm was founded by one of the founders of Capital One. We obviously get into all things…

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The Fintech VC Powerhouse & Penetrating the LATAM Market with Mike Packer of QED Investors

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The Fintech VC Powerhouse & Penetrating the LATAM Market with Mike Packer of QED Investors

On this week’s guest episode, I sit down with Mike Packer, Partner at QED Investors.

QED is one of the big dogs in FinTech investing. They have roughly $5B of AUM and the firm was founded by one of the founders of Capital One.

We obviously get into all things…

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·Oct 12, 2022

Reimagining Surrogacy with Dr. Brian Levine of Nodal

On today’s episode I chat with Dr. Brian Levine, the Founder and CEO of Nodal. Nodal is a marketplace that matches surrogates with families that want to have children. Their mission is to significantly reduce the time and cost required to secure a surrogate by cutting out the middlemen who…

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Surrogacy

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Reimagining Surrogacy with Dr. Brian Levine of Nodal

On today’s episode I chat with Dr. Brian Levine, the Founder and CEO of Nodal.

Nodal is a marketplace that matches surrogates with families that want to have children. Their mission is to significantly reduce the time and cost required to secure a surrogate by cutting out the middlemen who…

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·Oct 4, 2022

Growth Hacking With PR with Gregory Galant of Muck Rack and The Shorty Awards

On this week’s episode I chat with Gregory Galant, the Co-Founder and CEO of Muck Rack and the Co-Founder and CEO of The Shorty Awards. Muck Rack is a Public Relations management platform that helps organizations find the right journalists to pitch, report on media coverage and prove the value…

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Growth Hacking With PR with Gregory Galant of Muck Rack and The Shorty Awards

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