Podcast appearances and mentions of jesse middleton

After a decade in the ER, Dr. Therese Canares built CurieDx—an AI-powered app that can detect strep throat from a smartphone photo with 88% accuracy. But when she pitches both a consumer and enterprise play, the investors push back: can one founder really do it all? This is The Pitch for CurieDx. Featuring investors Paige Finn Doherty, Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Jesse Middleton and Jenny Fielding. ... Watch Therese's pitch on YouTube (@thepitchshow) and Patreon (@ThePitch) Subscribe to our public email newsletter: insider.thepitch.show Join our private investor community on Substack: thepitch.fund Register for the Season 13 Finale Watch Party: pitch.show/party *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in CurieDx is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today's show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today's episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Forget slick dashboards—Luisa Castellanos is betting that the future of restaurant tech support is... texting. Her startup Science On Call is already in 900 restaurants. The question is, can it scale to thousands? This is The Pitch for Science On Call. Featuring investors Jesse Middleton, Mark Phillips, Paige Doherty, and Will Weisman. ... Watch Luisa's pitch on YouTube (@thepitchshow) and Patreon (@ThePitch) Subscribe to our public email newsletter: insider.thepitch.show Join our private investor community on Substack: thepitch.fund Register for the Season 13 Finale Watch Party: pitch.show/party *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Science On Call is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today's show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today's episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With deals from LinkedIn, Figma, and a Fortune 100 giant, Kelsey Willock's startup Aura Finance is off to a strong start. But will early traction be enough to justify a steep valuation in a competitive space? This is The Pitch for Aura Finance. Featuring investors Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Jesse Middleton, Jenny Fielding and Kate McAndrew. ... Watch Kelsey's pitch on YouTube (@thepitchshow) and Patreon (@ThePitch) Subscribe to our public email newsletter: insider.thepitch.show Join our private investor community on Substack: thepitch.fund Register for the Season 13 Finale Watch Party: pitch.show/party *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Aura Finance is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today's show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today's episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michele Callegari has grown Barberino's to the #1 luxury men's grooming brand in Italy. Can he replicate the same success in the US – and if he does, will the Italian investors want their cut? This is The Pitch for Barberino's. Featuring investors Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin,  Jesse Middleton, and two new investors to the show, Ben Zises and Kate McAndrew. Watch Michele pitch his startup on YouTube (@thepitchshow) and Patreon (@ThePitch) Join our private investor community on Substack at thepitch.fund Subscribe to our public email newsletter insider.thepitch.show Register for the Season 13 Finale Watch Party at pitch.show/party *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Barberino's is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today's show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today's episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cathy Huang wants to unlock millions of dollars for millions of new internships. But with her round already closed, will there be room for everyone who wants to invest? This is The Pitch for Folio. Featuring investors Jesse Middleton, Mark Phillips, Paige Doherty, and Will Weisman. Watch Cathy pitch her startup on YouTube (@thepitchshow) and Patreon (@ThePitch) Join our private investor community on Substack at thepitch.fund Subscribe to our public email newsletter insider.thepitch.show Register for the Season 13 Finale Watch Party at pitch.show/party *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Folio is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today's show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today's episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Burton wants to help every city turn drivers to riders with his smart bike lock. But will his “no checks under $100k” approach leave him backpedalling? This is The Pitch for Lockstop. Featuring investors Jesse Middleton, Mark Phillips, Paige Finn Doherty and Will Weisman. ... Watch Mike pitch his urban mobility startup on YouTube (@thepitchshow) and Patreon (@ThePitch) Join our private investor community on Substack at thepitch.fund Subscribe to our public email newsletter insider.thepitch.show Register for the Season 13 Finale Watch Party at pitch.show/party *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Lockstop is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today's show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today's episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Khaylah Epps wants to change the face of healthcare in the south. This is The Pitch for Oma Health. Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton. ... Watch Khaylah pitch her healthtech startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Oma Health is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today's show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today's episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is your AI hallucinating? This AI can fix it. This is Chinar Movsisyan's pitch for Feedback Intelligence. Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton. ... Watch Chinar pitch her AI startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Feedback Intelligence is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today's show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today's episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Could robots bring healthcare access to rural America? This is Ryan James' pitch for Dopl. Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Charles Hudson, Josh Muccio and Jesse Middleton. ... Watch Ryan pitch his healthtech startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party Applications are closing soon for our winter cohort, founders raising pre-seed or seed can apply to pitch at pitch.show/apply To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Dopl is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today's show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today's episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can a college advisor disrupt the system from the inside? This is Julia Dixon's pitch for ESAI. Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton. ... Watch Julia pitch her edtech startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party Applications are closing soon for our winter cohort, founders raising pre-seed or seed can apply to pitch at pitch.show/apply To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in ESAI is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today's show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today's episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two of Josh's favorite hobbies—beer and startups—collide in The Pitch Room. This is Dean Eberhardt's pitch for ReCraft. Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton. ... Watch Dean pitch his beer technology startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party Applications are now open for next season, founders raising pre-seed or seed can apply to pitch at pitch.show/apply To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in ReCraft is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today's show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today's episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chad Wilson wants to disrupt history class with video games. This is The Pitch for immersionED. Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton. ... Watch Chad pitch his edtech startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party Applications are now open for next season, founders raising pre-seed or seed can apply to pitch at pitch.show/apply To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in immersionED is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today's show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today's episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What happens when disaster strikes and the internet goes down? This is Jorge Rios' pitch for Bridgefy. Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Charles Hudson, Josh Muccio, and Jesse Middleton. ... Watch Jorge pitch his peer-to-peer networking tech on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party Applications are now open for next season, founders raising pre-seed or seed can apply to pitch at pitch.show/party To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Bridgefy, Inc. is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today's show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today's episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What if you could take someone's vitals, using just the sound of their voice? This is the pitch for Vital Audio. Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Charles Hudson, Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton. ... Watch Nyamitse-Calvin Mahinda's pitch his healthtech startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Vital Audio Inc. is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today's show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today's episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biomimicry (noun): the design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological entities and processes. Founder Capella Kerst invented a material that mimics a geckos' gravity defying grip. This industrial velcro could be a multi-billion dollar industry, and geCKo Materials is shooting for the moon. I mean, they're already on the International Space Station... how hard can it be? Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Charles Hudson, Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton. ... Watch the geCKo Materials pitch on YouTube @thepitchshow To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in geCKo Materials PBC is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today's show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today's episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phil Barrar sold his last company for $65 million. Now he's back in the game with FutureMoney, an investing platform that helps parents create generational wealth for their kids with the Junior Roth IRA™. Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton. ... Watch the FutureMoney pitch on YouTube @thepitchshow To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today's episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. No offer to invest is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today's show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new season is here! Fourteen pitches start August 14th with one crazy season finale to tie it all together. These startups will blow your mind, and if you're an investor on the show… your wallet. BONUS: Stick around at the end of the trailer for a special behind the scenes interview with Charles Hudson, Cyan Banister, Elizabeth Yin, Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Somewhat Frank Podcast, Frank Gruber (X and IG: @FrankGruber), John Guidos (IG: @jgoodtimes83), and Simon Kahan (IG: @simonkahan) and joined special guest Jesse Middleton from FlyBridge, who is focused on investing in early-stage AI companies.   The group discussed all things AI and FlyBridge's new AI Index: https://www.flybridge.com/ai-index which monitors the largest AI players in the space. Jesse also talked about what he looks for when investing in AI companies and mentioned some of the AI companies he has been working with, including Splice (https://splice.com/innovation), Talktastic (https://talktastic.com), MelodyArc (https://melodyarc.com), Arcee AI (https://www.arcee.ai), and more.    The guys also talked about Apple's huge jump into the AI game. Read the article here: It's Official Apple Is Jumping AI at its WWDC event this week.   Lastly, Frank leaves listeners with a final thought related to Roger Feder's “Tennis Lessons” at his commencement address at Dartmouth College. His lessons were as follows:  Effortless is a myth; It's only a point, let me explain; and  Life is bigger than the court.    We also upload our episodes to YouTube in video format so you can see us now. Check it out on Established YouTube, where you can subscribe to get updates when we drop a new episode. https://soty.link/ESTYouTube    As always, thank you for listening, and feel free to reach out and let us know what you think at: somewhatfrank@est.us

My Passion is Music 294 by Serjey Andre Kul Happy Sunday everyone! I hope Sunday is treating you well

Your Unity #474 with Contagious Recorded Live in Adelaide, Australia 05/04/2024 01. Robby East, Jodie Knight - Overwater (Extended Mix) [This Never Happened] 02. Modera, Hessian & Tailor - Never Enough (Rokazer Extended Remix) [Colorize] 03. Anyma, Grimes, Adriatique - Welcome To The Opera (Adriatique Extended Remix) [Afterlife] 04. Protoculture, DIM3NSION & Dennis Sheperd - Sublimity (Extended Mix) [Black Hole Recordings] 05. Almero - Unspoken (Extended Mix) [Protocol Recordings B.V.] 06. Outbeat - Light (Extended Mix) [Pinkstar Black] Premium Pick 07. Cosmic Gate, Christian Burns - Brave (Extended Mix) [Wake Your Mind] 08. Rezident, Kate Morgan - Muse (Extended Mix) [Anjunadeep] 09. Guy Didden - Overflown (Extended Mix) [Colorize] 10. DAWW - What I Needed (Extended Mix) [Enhanced Chill] 11. Above & Beyond, Zoë Johnston - Crazy Love (ANUQRAM Extended Mix) [Anjunabeats] 12. Fedo, Alexander Popov - Lost In Space (Going Deeper Extended Remix) [Interplay] Spector Selector 13. James Harcourt, AFFKT - Timespan [Sincopat] 14. Jesse Middleton, Collin Alexander - You Don't Mind (Extended Mix) [Hathōr] 15. Einmusik, Zoot Woman - I Feel Magic (Fur Coat Remix) [Embassy One] 16. Franky Wah, Robin M - Maasai (Original Mix) [SHÈN] 17. Calippo - It's Over Now (Extended Mix) [Enormous Chills] 18. Yotto, Franky Wah - Just Over (Franky Wah Extended Remix) [Odd One Out] 19. Magnus - Poison (Paradoks Extended Remix) [Armada Electronic Elements] Prestigious Pick 20. Spooky - Belong (Sasha Involver Remix - Prankster Edit) [Anjunadeep] 21. Above & Beyond - Prelude (Above & Beyond Future Summer Extended Mix) [Anjunabeats] 22. Yotto - Just The Kinda Feeling (Nicky Elisabeth Extended Remix) [Odd One Out] 23. gardenstate & GVN - Take Me There (Extended Mix) [Anjunabeats] 24. SØNIN, Oliver Smith - Passion (Extended Mix) [Anjunabeats] 25. Alexander Popov, Luminn & Dexter King - Constancy (Extended Mix) [Interplay Records]

In this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear a conversation between Jesse Middleton, who is the General Partner at Flybridge and Co-Founder at The Community Fund and Matt Hunckler of Powderkeg, which is a long time partner of Established and Startup of the Year. Flybridge is a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on supporting ambitious founders leveraging the power of community. They have over $700M under management across five funds and five pre-seed funds…so Jesse definitely knows a thing or two about investing and supporting their portfolio companies. The Community Fund is a $5 million early-stage fund that invests in community-driven companies through an investment partner team. They believe that companies with community at the center of all that they do will become unicorns and produce outsized returns. We live streamed our Summit, so if you were not able to attend in-person, make sure to watch it on our Youtube channel at: soty.link/ESTYouTube Lastly, we invite you all to join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and resources you need to elevate your startup by going to: est.us/join  Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at www.est.us Checkout Startup of the Year at www.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: www.podcast.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Established YouTube Channel: soty.link/ESTYouTube *** Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their company to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource. Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the country for a geographically diverse set of startups from all backgrounds and pulls them together to compete for the title of Startup of the Year. The program includes a number of in-person and virtual events, including our annual South By Southwest startup pitch event and competition. All of which culminate at our annual Startup of the Year Summit, where the Startup of the Year winner is announced, along with an opportunity at a potential investment. Established is a consultancy focused on helping organizations with innovation, startup, and communication strategies. It is the power behind Startup of the Year. Created by the talent responsible for building the Tech.Co brand (acquired by an international publishing company), we are leveraging decades of experience to help our collaborators best further (or create) their brand & accomplish their most important goals. Connect with us on Twitter - @EstablishedUs and Facebook - facebook.com/established.us/.

On this special episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, our team provides a preview of what will be going on during our 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit, which will take place in-person down in warm Tampa, Florida, from January 25th - 27th with our local host and partner Embrac Collective and our title sponsor, ReliaQuest, who is also sponsoring the People's Choice Award. Listeners can find more information about the Summit at: https://summit.startupofyear.com We also thank all of our Sponsors for their help with the event, including: - Title Sponsor - ReliaQuest - Pendo - Strategic Property Partners + Water Street Tampa - UBS Financial Services - The Florida High Tech Corridor and the University of South Florida - Chase - Cherry Bekaert, LLP - Enterprise Florida - Drift - Florida Funders - Hillsborough County EDi2 - Hill Ward Henderson - Holmes & Brakel - Hutchison, PLLC - Lowth Entrepreneurship Center, Sykes College of Business, University of Tampa - Metro Development Group / Metro Places - Omni Public - Ballard Partners - Accenture - Visit Tampa Bay Additionally, we thank our Table Host Sponsors: - Catapult Lakeland - St. Petersburg EDC - Synapse - Tampa Bay Tech - Tampa Bay Wave - TampaBay.Ventures Lastly, we are grateful for our Prize Sponsors: Carta, CDW, Cherry Bekaert, LLP, Hutchison PLLC, Pilea, Republic, and StickerGiant Attendees can expect to spend some time with some of the most amazing notable characters in the startup world, including Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, Jeff Vinink of owner of the back to back Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning, Mac Conwell of RareBreed VC, Blake Hall, ID.me, Jenn Lim, Delivering Happiness, Erica Duignan Minnihan from Reign Ventures, Jesse Middleton from The Community Fund / Flybridge, Paul Sohl from the Florida High Tech Corridor, Anna Mason of Rise of the Rest Fund, and many more. During the Summit, 100 startups that are changing their industries will be pitching to a group of investors and mentors, and expanding their global recognition. The startups will compete for up to $50K in potential investment, the championship title, the People's Choice Award presented by ReliaQuest, and more. We also want to mention that we will be livestreaming the event, so if you cannot attend in-person, make sure to watch it on our Youtube channel at: soty.link/ESTYouTube Lastly, we invite you all to join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and resources you need to elevate your startup by going to: est.us/join Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at www.est.us Checkout Startup of the Year at www.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: www.podcast.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Established YouTube Channel: soty.link/ESTYouTube *** Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their company to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource. Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the country for a geographically diverse set of startups from all backgrounds and pulls them together to compete for the title of Startup of the Year. The program includes a number of in-person and virtual events, including our annual South By Southwest startup pitch event and competition. All of which culminate at our annual Startup of the Year Summit, where the Startup of the Year winner is announced, along with an opportunity at a potential investment. Established is a consultancy focused on helping organizations with innovation, startup, and communication strategies. It is the power behind Startup of the Year. Created by the talent responsible for building the Tech.Co brand (acquired by an international publishing company), we are leveraging decades of experience to help our collaborators best further (or create) their brand & accomplish their most important goals. Connect with us on Twitter - @EstablishedUs and Facebook - facebook.com/established.us/.

On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, talks with Brian Murphy, who is the Founder and CEO of ReliaQuest. ReliaQuest is the leader in Open XDR-as-a-Service and they are known for being the force multiplier for security operations teams. Frank also again talks about the upcoming Startup of the Year Summit, which will take place in-person down in warm Tampa Florida from January 25th - 27, 2022 with our partner Embarc Collective and title sponsor, ReliaQuest. Find more information at: https://summit.startupofyear.com Attendees can expect to spend some time with some of the most amazing notable characters in the startup world. We just announced our first group of keynote speakers which include Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, Jeff Vinink of owner of the back to back Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning, Mac Conwell of RareBreed VC, Blake Hall, ID.me, Jenn Lim, Delivering Happiness, Erica Duignan Minnihan from Reign Ventures, Jesse Middleton from The Community Fund / Flybridge, Shila Nieves Burney from Zane Venture Fund, Paul Sohl from the Florida High Tech Corridor, Anna Mason of Rise of the Rest Fund, Howard Tullman from G2T3V, many more. During the Summit, 100 startups that are changing their industries, pitching a group of investors and mentors, and expanding their global recognition. The startups will compete for up to $50K in potential investment, the championship title, the People's Choice Award presented by ReliaQuest, and more. Lastly, we invite you all to join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and resources you need to elevate your startup by going to: est.us/join Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at www.est.us Checkout Startup of the Year at www.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: www.podcast.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Established YouTube Channel: soty.link/ESTYouTube *** Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their company to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource. Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the country for a geographically diverse set of startups from all backgrounds and pulls them together to compete for the title of Startup of the Year. The program includes a number of in-person and virtual events, including our annual South By Southwest startup pitch event and competition. All of which culminate at our annual Startup of the Year Summit, where the Startup of the Year winner is announced, along with an opportunity at a potential investment. Established is a consultancy focused on helping organizations with innovation, startup, and communication strategies. It is the power behind Startup of the Year. Created by the talent responsible for building the Tech.Co brand (acquired by an international publishing company), we are leveraging decades of experience to help our collaborators best further (or create) their brand & accomplish their most important goals. Connect with us on Twitter - @EstablishedUs and Facebook - facebook.com/established.us/.

Lolita Taub and Jesse Middleton from The Community Fund VC join us in this week's Masters of Community Episode. They are early stage community investors searching for community-driven founders. Having the community embedded across the organization is crucial as it drives marketing growth, product decisions, customer service, and more. Lolita and Jesse discuss the business behind community, what metrics they look for when determining a community to invest in, and measuring the value of this community in the organization as a whole. They dive into where community should fit in an organization and the importance of having community as its own individual department. Lolita and Jesse continue to search for underestimated founders serving underserved markets, with the goal to tap into this potential and transform the business through community. Who is this episode for?: B2B, In person and online, Starting 3 key takeaways: - Community should be its own pillar in the business - separate from sales, marketing, R&D, etc. The goal is to have community be its own department one day. - The Community Return on Investment: (Value Gained - Cost) / Cost Lolita and Jesse search for founders who are community builders themselves. - Community needs to be embedded across the leadership of the company, so having a community-driven founder is crucial to the growth and success. Notable Quotes: “My personal preference, especially when we're looking at pre-seed seed companies, is that the founder be a community builder themselves. Similar to how, when we were looking at our investment partner team and putting it together, we were looking for those community builders, community leaders, because we want our founders to have that DNA of building community.” “Community builders spot community builders, community sees community. It's by design - great community leaders are amazing at that many-to-many interaction. And that is what we want our partners at The Community Fund to spot in the founders that they're backing as well. Those that are great at many-to-many interactions.” Rapid fire question answers: 1. What's your favorite book to recommend to others? Lolita - “Good night stories for rebel girls” Jesse - “Never Split the Difference” 2. Who's an up and coming community builder you think is going to do big things? Lolita - Rei Wang and Anita @ The Grand Jesse - David Fano @ the Teal Community 3. What is a community building lesson that's stuck with you? Lolita - ‘Authenticity and sense of belonging are two ingredients you must have in a community'. Jesse - ‘When a customer is not always right, the community is.' 4. What's the weirdest community that you've been a part of? Lolita - Indigenous area in Burkina Faso with the Peace Corps - stayed with a family in mud huts - and they spoke a dialect that taught her about community. Needed the community to survive, to eat, to move forward, etc. Jesse - Hacker Community, it's a highly connected and diverse, crazy community 5. If you're on your deathbed and you could only leave one piece of life advice behind for all the future generations, what would that advice be? Lolita - Face your fears. Do what you love. Live the life you want to live. Jesse - Do what you love. Work on things that you love. Helpful Links: The Community Playbook Cheat Sheet - https://medium.com/the-community-fund/the-community-playbook-cheat-sheet-31ae9ae77f3c Thread on community-driven companies - https://twitter.com/lolitataub/status/1298381835794182145?s=20 Dame products - https://twitter.com/DameProducts Root dolls - https://twitter.com/RootsDolls The Community Fund: How We Source, Select, and Support Startups https://medium.com/the-community-fund/the-community-fund-how-we-source-select-and-support-startups-74f48ada262a Community-Driven Companies: What They Are and Why We're Investing in Them https://medium.com/the-community-fund/community-driven-companies-what-they-are-and-why-were-investing-in-them-f72629d11f86 Thecommunity.vc https://twitter.com/thecommunityvc Twitter.com/@lolitataub https://twitter.com/srcasm

Lolita Taub and Jesse Middleton from The Community Fund VC join us in this week’s Masters of Community Episode. They are early stage community investors searching for community-driven founders. Having the community embedded across the organization is crucial as it drives marketing growth, product decisions, customer service, and more. Lolita and Jesse discuss the business behind community, what metrics they look for when determining a community to invest in, and measuring the value of this community in the organization as a whole. They dive into where community should fit in an organization and the importance of having community as its own individual department. Lolita and Jesse continue to search for underestimated founders serving underserved markets, with the goal to tap into this potential and transform the business through community. Who is this episode for?: B2B, In person and online, Starting 3 key takeaways: - Community should be its own pillar in the business - separate from sales, marketing, R&D, etc. The goal is to have community be its own department one day. - The Community Return on Investment: (Value Gained - Cost) / Cost Lolita and Jesse search for founders who are community builders themselves. - Community needs to be embedded across the leadership of the company, so having a community-driven founder is crucial to the growth and success. Notable Quotes: “My personal preference, especially when we're looking at pre-seed seed companies, is that the founder be a community builder themselves. Similar to how, when we were looking at our investment partner team and putting it together, we were looking for those community builders, community leaders, because we want our founders to have that DNA of building community.” “Community builders spot community builders, community sees community. It's by design - great community leaders are amazing at that many-to-many interaction. And that is what we want our partners at The Community Fund to spot in the founders that they’re backing as well. Those that are great at many-to-many interactions.” Rapid fire question answers: 1. What’s your favorite book to recommend to others? Lolita - “Good night stories for rebel girls” Jesse - “Never Split the Difference” 2. Who’s an up and coming community builder you think is going to do big things? Lolita - Rei Wang and Anita @ The Grand Jesse - David Fano @ the Teal Community 3. What is a community building lesson that’s stuck with you? Lolita - ‘Authenticity and sense of belonging are two ingredients you must have in a community’. Jesse - ‘When a customer is not always right, the community is.’ 4. What’s the weirdest community that you’ve been a part of? Lolita - Indigenous area in Burkina Faso with the Peace Corps - stayed with a family in mud huts - and they spoke a dialect that taught her about community. Needed the community to survive, to eat, to move forward, etc. Jesse - Hacker Community, it’s a highly connected and diverse, crazy community 5. If you’re on your deathbed and you could only leave one piece of life advice behind for all the future generations, what would that advice be? Lolita - Face your fears. Do what you love. Live the life you want to live. Jesse - Do what you love. Work on things that you love. Helpful Links: The Community Playbook Cheat Sheet - https://medium.com/the-community-fund/the-community-playbook-cheat-sheet-31ae9ae77f3c Thread on community-driven companies - https://twitter.com/lolitataub/status/1298381835794182145?s=20 Dame products - https://twitter.com/DameProducts Root dolls - https://twitter.com/RootsDolls The Community Fund: How We Source, Select, and Support Startups https://medium.com/the-community-fund/the-community-fund-how-we-source-select-and-support-startups-74f48ada262a Community-Driven Companies: What They Are and Why We’re Investing in Them https://medium.com/the-community-fund/community-driven-companies-what-they-are-and-why-were-investing-in-them-f72629d11f86 Thecommunity.vc https://twitter.com/thecommunityvc Twitter.com/@lolitataub https://twitter.com/srcasm

Lolita Taub & Jesse Middleton of The Community Fund join Nick to discuss The Fund that Started on Twitter, Why Community-driven Startups Win, and Embracing the Underestimated. In this episode, we cover: Background of Lolita & Jesse How did the two of you meet and ultimately decide to launch a fund together? What's the thesis at the Community Fund? Conflicts or issues running multiple funds that invest at similar stages? Why did you create a distributed investment team of 13? How did you select them? Approach to investing in cold reach outs? How does decision-making work? What does a great founder look like to you? You invest in community-driven companies... what does that mean, and how do you define community-driven?

On this Episode of the Somewhat Frank Podcast, Frank Gruber and John Guidos talk about enjoying the cooler temperatures and the fall harvest and about the Earth and what we're doing to it. Specifically, they discuss the new documentary Kiss The Ground, which talks about a global movement of regenerative agriculture, balancing our climate, replenishing our vast water supplies, and feeding the world. Additionally, the problem is further reaching than just the Earth, out in space there is apparently a mass of space junk that needs to be taken care of as well.   Frank also celebrates the following people in his network: Lolita Taub and Jesse Middleton are teaming up to launch The Community Fund.  NOTE:  Investing in early-stage  Community focused or powered startups.  Ben Metcalfe has launched a fund and made his first investment. Benoit Wirz at Brighteye VC has raised a new fund.  J.D. Vance has his book Hillbilly Elegy is soon to be a movie on Netflix (Nov 24th). Andrew Song at Whisper has developed a new kind of hearing aid and have raised funds.  Mike Levins on the launch of this startup in the insurance tech space!    Frank also suggests that everyone try and attend the 8th annual Startup of the Year Summit! We will stream this special event for free, online for your viewing pleasure, on November 16th - 18th. Also featured during the Summit are a number of exciting speakers including Tim Draper, venture capitalist and founder of Draper Associates; entrepreneur and author Kara Goldin will discuss her journey in starting Hint Water and her new book Undaunted (order the book today) entrepreneur Mike Evans will share his candid story behind starting and taking GrubHub to IPO plus his new startup Fixer.com, and forthcoming book Hangry; author and entrepreneur Rohit Bhargava will share learnings from his latest book Non Obvious Mega Trends; author Meredith Fineman will teach us tips from her new book Brag Better; author Whitney Johnson will teach you how to Disrupt Yourself, and more. Register now.   The guys also talk about the following books/article they’ve read recently: Loneliness is at an all-time high with the isolation caused by the global pandemic - AI system detects loneliness in natural speech patterns It's about damn time! - Airbus Unveils Hydrogen Designs for Zero-Emission Flight Clean energy could be in our future - Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is ‘Very Likely to Work,’ Studies Suggest Stay cool. - The Arctic hasn’t been this warm for 3 million years 1 Tree, 2 Trees, 3 Trees… - Satellites could soon map every tree on Earth How is space already filled with garbage? And how do we fix it? - Over 75% of space debris detected in new survey is unknown objects Trendspotting: Diversity is now being rewarded at Starbucks - Starbucks Ties Executive Pay to 2025 Diversity Targets This is what parents are going through everywhere. - Op-Ed: Working Moms Like Me Are at the Coronavirus Breaking Point The theater industry is quite stressed out by the pandemic. - AMC Will Rent Out Entire Theater for $99 Either way, there's a 50/50 chance we live in a simulation. - A Study Shows There's a 50% Chance We're Living In A Simulation Frank and John also chat about the new Shuffle app that is like Instagram for podcasts. It allows you to make 60-second clips of your favorite podcasts and then post them you would on your Instagram stories and profile. Thus, enabling you to discover and share parts of podcasts.    Please listen to Frank’s interview with Polly Rodriguez from Unbound on the latest edition of the Startup of the Year Podcast, where she shared her rollercoaster ride bootstrapping her sexual wellness startup to success. We hope you enjoy the candid conversation, and maybe pick something up to apply to your life. Listen here.   One last final note, please remember to vote on or before November 3rd.   Get updates like this in your inbox before they hit the web by subscribing to the newsletter here.

Lolita Taub shares her journey, breaking into VC, the importance of community and her vision to become a billionaire. We also talk about the Community Fund which she and Jesse Middleton recently launched to invest in early stage community-driven companies. https://www.lolitataub.co/

Jesse Middleton is a startup founder and one of the early executives at WeWork who tackled a bunch of growth and operations challenges before launching WeWork Labs, their own global startup incubator, investment fund, business and digital product development lab. But before jumping into the world of venture capital, Jesse launched and sold a few companies of his own and then spent 5 years as part of the early team at WeWork, growing the company from a few buildings to a worldwide network and pioneer of the coworking and remote work industries. Jesse joins us to share his story, what it was like building WeWork and WeWork Labs, what it was like transitioning into venture capital, his two investment rules at Flybridge, and much more.

Co founder of Wework Labs and Investor. Jesse’s investment interests includes mobile, SaaS, big data, consumer and e-commerce. Prior to joining Flybridge in 2016, Jesse was an early executive at WeWork, one of the fastest growing and most valuable startups in history. He co-founded WeWork Labs in 2011, which became WeWork’s global startup incubator, and ran WeWork X, M&A, startup investments, business and digital product development as well as inside sales during his five-year tenure at the company. Prior to WeWork, Jesse was the co-founder and CEO of Backstory, a venture backed startup. Jesse began his career traveling across the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Israel and China as a network security engineer based in Philadelphia. He moved to New York City where he became the head of information technology at LivePerson in 2010.

Over the years WeWork has grown to become a $16 billion empire of co-working office spaces that are disrupting the traditional real estate markets all over the world. Our guest today, Jesse Middleton, joined the team as the founder of WeWork Labs, the company’s startup focused community. Since then he has helped the company grow into the giant it is today. Recently he has just joined the venture capital firm Flybridge as a General Partner. Early on with entrepreneurial parents, Jesse learned that he did not have to take the traditional path in life and that he could forge his own future. He started to do just that, as he founded his first company before even going to college. Fast forward to Fast Company magazine once comparing Jesse to Jack Dorsey, then onto his time building WeWork Labs, and now his time as a VC at Flybridge. Jesse has a great story full of many lessons, such as: + Recognizing at an early age the ability to create your own path in life. + The importance of keeping a clear focus at the early stages of a new company. + How Jesse founded WeWork Labs. + Just get started and go. + The lessons from actively helping grow a $16 billion company. + Why long term vision is so important for the founders of companies. + What is next for WeWork Labs. + The intersection of community building and being an investor. + The future of Venture Capital. Ambition Today Question of the Day™: “What does Ambition mean to you and how has it driven you?” ========== Follow Kevin Siskar on Twitter: twitter.com/TheSiskar Follow Kevin Siskar on Instagram: instagram.com/thesiskar Follow Kevin Siskar on Facebook: facebook.com/kevin.siskar Add Kevin Siskar on Snapchat: snapchat.com/add/krsiskar Visit Ambition Today on the Web: www.siskar.co/ambitiontoday Kevin Siskar brings you ambitious entrepreneurs inspired by Tim Ferriss, Entrepreneur on Fire, NPR, HBR, TED Radio Hour, the StartUp podcast, Pat Flynn, Tony Robbins, The Uncertain Hour, Bigger Pockets, Art of Charm, Dave Ramsey, Planet Money, Jocko Podcast, EntreLeadership, Zigler, APM Marketplace, Mixergy, Seth Godin, #AskGaryVee, Monocle 24 and The $100 MBA Show with Omar Zenhom, and Casey Neistat. Be sure to listen and subscribe to Ambition Today in the iTunes Store for iOS (apple.co/1NRRPzL), on Google Play Music (goo.gl/LmmciJ), or on Stitcher for Android (bit.ly/1Rn01dy).

Jesse Middleton is a General Partner @ Flybridge Capital Partners. Prior to joining Flybridge, Jesse was an early executive at WeWork, one of the fastest growing and most valuable startups in history. He co-founded WeWork Labs in 2011, and ran WeWork X, M&A, startup investments, business and digital product development as well as inside sales during his five-year tenure at the company. Prior to WeWork, Jesse was the co-founder and CEO of Backstory, a venture backed startup. Jesse also has experience as a prolific angel investor having invested in the like of Fitmob (acq by ClassPass) YourTrove acq by LiveNation and inDinero, who you might remember we had Jessica Mah, Founder @ inDinero on the show.   In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Jesse made the transition from operator with WeWork to General Partner @ Flybridge? 2.) At what stage does founder vision transition to become stubbornness? How does Jesse approach the situation of telling a founder when it is not working? 3.) How does Jesse's investment mindset shift from making the move from angel to VC with fiduciary responsibility? 4.) How does Jesse look to develop pattern recognition as a new entrant to VC? How important a role does mentorship play for Jesse? 5.) What are the characteristics Jesse looks for in a founder that suggest an innate problem solver? How does Jesse deal with problems when the 'shit hits the fan?' Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Jesse’s Fave Blog and Newsletter: Purple, The Skimm Jesse’s Fave Book: Leadership & The Challenge of Self Deception Jesse’s Most Recent Investment: Squire As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Jesse on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Snapchat here for mojito madness and all things 20VC. Eve make 1 perfect mattress – made with 3 layer technology and next generation memory foam. It comes packaged in a beautiful box and arrives the day after you order. You get 100 nights to try it with free return pick-up – it really is the perfect mattress for everyone. Just go online to evemattress.co.ukand enter the code 20VC for £50 off. Everybody deserves the perfect start with Eve.

Go inside the thinking behind a $16B startup -- worth more than Twitter, Pinterest or Dropbox as of this recording. Today's guest, Jesse Middleton, is a co-founder of WeWork Labs, the company's global startup incubator, and currently the head of WeWork X, which includes Labs and also the new WeWork investing and M&A activities. Jesse was also among the first to join the co-founders of WeWork when it started.    Jesse shares insights on everything from mission and hiring to community development to the scrappy and clever tactics they used early on at WeWork. We also peer ahead to the future of what WeWork could be doing globally.   Follow Jesse at twitter.com/srcasm and visit wework.com to learn more.   Follow Jay at twitter.com/jayacunzo and check out his new weekly show for creatives and makers, Unthinkable, at Unthinkable.fm, soundcloud.com/unthinkablepod, or on iTunes at bit.ly/unthinkablefm   Lastly, you can subscribe to the NextView weekly newsletter about startup traction at bit.ly/nvsubscribe