Founder Fundamentals

In this episode hear Christine de Wendel, Co-Founder and CEO of Sunday US, discuss how Sunday is helping thousands of restaurants turn tables quicker, increase average spend, get more tips and save money. Christine sheds light on the company’s massive $24 million seed round, launching the venture in multiple markets simultaneously and how QR can improve the dining experience.

In this episode hear Joe Percoco, Co-CEO & Co-Founder of Titan, discuss how this modern asset manager with 25,000 clients is building the operating system for investment management. Joe discusses the story behind Titan and the decision to leverage technology for scaling accessibility to the product, his thoughts on competition in the wealthtech market, raising capital in the space and the future of Titan.  

In this episode hear Travis Stanfield, Co-Founder of Stacklet, discuss how the cloud governance platform is helping Global 2000 companies manage their security, operations, visibility, and cost optimization policies in the cloud. Travis discusses the state of the cloud governance market, building on top of cloud custodian, metrics for success and raising capital in the space. 

In this episode hear Shawn Low, Co-Founder of Better, discuss how Better is transforming the homeownership experience through business model innovation and digital transformation. Shawn discusses why a business such as Better could exist even amongst scaled legacy players, his journey with the business, the state of the mortgage market, and Better's road towards growth. 

In this episode hear Sagi Eliyahu, Co-Founder & CEO of Tonkean discuss how Tonkean is simplifying complex  enterprise-level business processes through a no-code interface. Sagi discusses the difference between low-code & no code, acquiring enterprise customers and how his unique background in the IDF impacted him as a leader in the organization. 

In this episode hear Sergio Furio, Founder & CEO of Creditas discuss how Creditas is changing the face of consumer credit in Brazil. The founder of the SoftBank backed venture discusses how he shifted gears in his own career and started the company, the nuances of operating a fintech venture in the LATAM market and plans for scaling the company even further.

In this episode hear Siddharth Batra, Co Founder of Thrive, discuss how the Thrive team is out to redefine the consumer credit experience. Siddharth speaks about the company's first product, Thrive Cash, the nuances of setting up a consumer lending venture, his advice for other entrepreneurs and the company's latest offering, the X1 credit card.  View the X1 Card here: www.x1creditcard.com 

Recorded (8/20): In this episode hear Lin Gao, CEO of Caper, discuss how the Caper team is looking to disrupt the future of retail. Lin dives into Caper's first solution for a cashierless checkout experience, the Caper Cart, his thoughts on running a hardware venture, competing with Amazon and how he's ensuring continuity of culture with a distributed workforce. 

Recorded (6/20): In this episode hear Dr. Mohamad Hamade speak about how he's steering Amanat Holdings, a 2.5B AED fund dedicated to investments in Middle Eastern Healthcare and Education, through a global pandemic. Dr. Mohamad touches upon his own personal journey, how the strategy of the fund has been shaped by the current environment and his thoughts on the road to recovery. 

Recorded (1/20): In this episode hear Timothy Draper, Founding Partner at Draper Associates, speak about investing in markets outside the United States, his reflections on Theranos and a rapid fire touching on much more!

Recorded (11/19): In this episode hear Marlon Nichols, Managing General Partner at MaC Ventures, speak about what he’s looking for as an investor and his thesis around cultural investing! Marlon touches upon how he got into the business of Venture Capital, setting up his own fund, and where he sees white space going forward. 

Recorded (10/19): In this episode, hear Shashank Samala, Co-Founder of Tempo Automation, speak about his experience innovating the PCB industry! Shashank touches upon his inspiration for starting the company, whether he'd start the same company again, challenges in scaling the business, and what's next for Tempo Automation. 

Recorded (9/19): In this episode, hear Seth Goldman, Co-Founder of Honest Tea and Executive Chairman of Beyond Meat, speak about his experience of starting Honest Tea and how he got involved with Beyond Meat. Seth shares his thoughts on validating business ideas, challenges he faced in starting and running Honest Tea, his thoughts on the future of Beyond Meat and advice for other entrepreneurs. Seth even shares his favorite non Coca-Cola beverage during the rapid fire! 

Recorded (8/19): In this episode, hear Sid Trivedi, Partner at Foundation Capital, speak about his experience as a Venture Capitalist in Silicon Valley. Sid touches upon how to break into VC, what he’s looking for when making investments and areas of interest. Read more below on what Sid thinks is the next trillion dollar market: https://foundationcapital.com/cybersecurity-the-next-trillion-dollar-market/

Recorded (8/19): In this episode, hear Harry Glaser, CMO and San Francisco GM of Sisense speak about his experience of starting Periscope Data. In May of 2019 Periscope Data was merged with Sisense, the leading analytics platform for builders. Harry touches upon the value of data, getting your first customer, listening to customer feedback and much more! 

Recorded (8/19): In this episode, hear Thomas (Tom) McLeod, CEO and Co-Founder of Omni speak about his experience starting the company. Omni is a digital marketplace of rentable goods in your area. Omni's services are currently available in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, Los Angeles and Portland.    

Recorded (5/19): From Collision 2019 in Toronto listen to Branch founder Atif Siddiqi speak about starting a mobile-first platform for hourly workers. Hear Atif speak about his vision for improving the hourly worker experience, technical v. non-technical founding teams, and the advantages of starting a technology business outside large technology hubs. Branch is a Series A venture based in Minneapolis that continues to improve the shift work experience.

Recorded (5/19): From Collision 2019 in Toronto listen to Deskera co-founder Shashank Dixit speak about starting the Softbank backed Singaporean cloud-based business management company. Shashank touches upon pushing cloud in Asian markets, his thoughts on raising capital in the East v. West, and his learnings around building a business in Asia. Deskera has raised $180mm in funding and continues its global expansion in countries such as the United States, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Recorded (4/19): In this episode of the podcast, listen to Everyday Health founder Benjamin Wolin speak about his experience of starting Everyday Health, taking it public in 2014 with a $100mm IPO, and selling it to Ziff Davis in 2016. Hear Ben's thoughts on the current digital advertising landscape and his advice for budding entrepreneurs. 

Recorded (3/19): In this episode of the Founder Fundamentals podcast, listen to ex-Spotify engineers Ahmad Qamar and Andrew Shum speak about their experience of starting Thread Genius. Fun fact - Ahmad is the sole patent author of Spotify's discover weekly algorithm. Thread Genius was an AI powered image recognition platform that was acquired by Sotheby's in January of 2018. Ahmad and Andrew also touch upon the hype around machine learning and best practices for entrepreneurs. 

Recorded (7/18): In this episode hear Mo Zhou, co-founder of Choosy, speak about his experience of becoming an entrepreneur and launching Choosy. Choosy is an on-demand social shopping platform where users influence every collection to match their favorite style inspirations. Through social tagging and a team of style scouts, Choosy identifies and manufactures trend-driven fashion delivered to shoppers.