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Norėdami matyti visą podkastą spauskite čia: https://contribee.com/krepsinisnet 00:00 – Jono atostogos 03:44 – LKL finalo repeticija 18:43 – trečią vietą iš rankų paleidusi „CBet“ 26:09 – sirgaliaus akibrokštas Klaipėdoje 31:11 – „Nevėžio“ pabaiga 37:49 – Eurolygos finalo ketvertas 49:36 – NBA aktualijos Rėmėjų dalyje aptartos šios temos: 57:33 – 10-os LKL komandos projektas 1:06:03 – ką dirbtinis intelektas siūlo „Rytui“ 1:07:55 – pratęsta sutartis su M.Paliukėnu 1:09:42 – miglota M.Normanto ateitis 1:14:45 – kas nesuveikė J.Graveso atveju 1:16:50 – savo rinką turintis PJC 1:20:14 – būtinas išsaugoti žaidėjas ir A.Marčiulionis 1:24:51 – savo vertę pateisinęs S.Flaggas 1:27:28 – G.Radzevičiaus išvykimas 1:29:40 – susidomėjimas iš „Žalgirio“ 1:35:44 – išsaugotas G.Masiulis 1:37:36 – didelis klaustukas dėl A.Gudaičio 1:40:33 – ar tikrai pasiteisino S.Enochas 1:44:27 – atviras G.Žibėno klausimas 1:48:11 – kurie žaidėjai tiktų „Rytui“?
Breakers owner Matt Walsh is prioritising re-signing guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright in the NBL offseason. The playmaker opted to return to Auckland this season - only the fifth import in the club's history to stay on for another NBL campaign. Walsh is willing to fork out plenty of money to get PJC to extend his tenure. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tasmanian Takeover | Episode 3Welcome to Episode 3 of Tasmanian Takeover, brought to you by The Basketball Fix!In this episode, we highlight our new microsite at beacons.ai/tasmaniantakeover and share condolences for Roy Quaden and Nick Smith, the sailors lost in the Sydney to Hobart. We also dive into some lighthearted banter, including a story about Brother Clint's mail mishap.In the Nest on Notice segment, we discuss Josh Adams' signing with the Bullets and cover the news of ‘The Terror' being fined $1,500, along with PJC receiving a 5-game suspension.In Ants Attack, we recap the Brisbane Bullets' matchup at MyState Arena, where the JackJumpers secured a 95-86 win. Milton Doyle was the standout performer with 23 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, and 1 steal. It was a complete team effort, with The Doctor and Majok Deng stepping up big. Seany Mac dominated the Development player battle, and the MyState home-court advantage was once again a difference-maker.Looking ahead, we preview the upcoming game against South East Melbourne at MyState on January 5. It's shaping up to be a tough matchup, especially given their previous victory over the JackJumpers at the Silverdome. However, with MyState's advantage and the team on a roll, both Berto and JD are backing the JackJumpers to come out on top.Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for more fan-driven content. Visit us at thebasketballfix.com and follow us on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok @thebasketballfix. Let's keep the JackJumpers buzz alive!
In this week's episode of Beyond The Buzzer, we dive deep into the biggest stories from Round 15 of the NBL season. We discuss the shocking suspension of PJC and its impact on his team, as well as the growing tension between NBL players and the media. Are the narratives fair, or are players being misrepresented?Join us as we analyze the games, unpack the controversies, and provide fresh insights into everything happening around the league. Whether you're a die-hard fan or just tuning in, this episode has all the action and drama you need to stay updated.Available now on all podcast platforms—don't miss it!
NBL NOW | Everything NBL Alice Kunek & Joel Peterson 36ers answer critics with huge Sydney win Inside the Adelaide sanctum Goorjian tackles Oliver questions Illawarra and South East Melbourne is a cracker tonight JackJumpers continue to climb with 8 straight PJC suspension See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today I talked to Benjamin Resnick about his novel Next Stop (Simon and Schuster, 2024) A hole opens in the universe and suddenly consumes a building, then a neighborhood, and then the entire country of Israel. Conspiracies and antisemitic paranoia simmer, violence erupts, and life for Jews around the globe becomes even more hate filled. But Ethan and Ella, both Jewish, meet and fall in love in an unnamed American city. Their relationship has its challenges, including those involving Ella's seven-year-old son, but their biggest struggle is trying to survive. Then thousands of airplanes disappear, borders close, and the world unravels more. Drones and robotic dogs patrol the streets and Jews are forced to live in a single neighborhood, slyly named after the historical Pale of Settlement. Some Jews escape to underground cities and others are join militias and resistance efforts, but Ella and Ethan are trying to find things to smile about in this thought-provoking, dystopian novel about cultural memory, societal crisis, and living in an upside-down world. Benjamin Resnick is a writer and the rabbi of the Pelham Jewish Center. Before joining the PJC in 2021, he served as Rav Beit HaSefer at Solomon Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago and as Rabbi and Education Director at Congregation Ahavas Achim in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Resinick majored in Literary Arts at Brown University in 006 and was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2014. He has written nonfiction for multiple publications, including the Washington Post, The Forward, Tablet, Modern Judaism and My Jewish Learning. Benjamin is married to journalist Philissa Cramer, who is currently editor-in-chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. They have two boys, Jonah and Gabriel. In his free time, he enjoys gardening, playing squash, and the Chicago Cubs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Today I talked to Benjamin Resnick about his novel Next Stop (Simon and Schuster, 2024) A hole opens in the universe and suddenly consumes a building, then a neighborhood, and then the entire country of Israel. Conspiracies and antisemitic paranoia simmer, violence erupts, and life for Jews around the globe becomes even more hate filled. But Ethan and Ella, both Jewish, meet and fall in love in an unnamed American city. Their relationship has its challenges, including those involving Ella's seven-year-old son, but their biggest struggle is trying to survive. Then thousands of airplanes disappear, borders close, and the world unravels more. Drones and robotic dogs patrol the streets and Jews are forced to live in a single neighborhood, slyly named after the historical Pale of Settlement. Some Jews escape to underground cities and others are join militias and resistance efforts, but Ella and Ethan are trying to find things to smile about in this thought-provoking, dystopian novel about cultural memory, societal crisis, and living in an upside-down world. Benjamin Resnick is a writer and the rabbi of the Pelham Jewish Center. Before joining the PJC in 2021, he served as Rav Beit HaSefer at Solomon Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago and as Rabbi and Education Director at Congregation Ahavas Achim in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Resinick majored in Literary Arts at Brown University in 006 and was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2014. He has written nonfiction for multiple publications, including the Washington Post, The Forward, Tablet, Modern Judaism and My Jewish Learning. Benjamin is married to journalist Philissa Cramer, who is currently editor-in-chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. They have two boys, Jonah and Gabriel. In his free time, he enjoys gardening, playing squash, and the Chicago Cubs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-fiction
Today I talked to Benjamin Resnick about his novel Next Stop (Simon and Schuster, 2024) A hole opens in the universe and suddenly consumes a building, then a neighborhood, and then the entire country of Israel. Conspiracies and antisemitic paranoia simmer, violence erupts, and life for Jews around the globe becomes even more hate filled. But Ethan and Ella, both Jewish, meet and fall in love in an unnamed American city. Their relationship has its challenges, including those involving Ella's seven-year-old son, but their biggest struggle is trying to survive. Then thousands of airplanes disappear, borders close, and the world unravels more. Drones and robotic dogs patrol the streets and Jews are forced to live in a single neighborhood, slyly named after the historical Pale of Settlement. Some Jews escape to underground cities and others are join militias and resistance efforts, but Ella and Ethan are trying to find things to smile about in this thought-provoking, dystopian novel about cultural memory, societal crisis, and living in an upside-down world. Benjamin Resnick is a writer and the rabbi of the Pelham Jewish Center. Before joining the PJC in 2021, he served as Rav Beit HaSefer at Solomon Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago and as Rabbi and Education Director at Congregation Ahavas Achim in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Resinick majored in Literary Arts at Brown University in 006 and was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2014. He has written nonfiction for multiple publications, including the Washington Post, The Forward, Tablet, Modern Judaism and My Jewish Learning. Benjamin is married to journalist Philissa Cramer, who is currently editor-in-chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. They have two boys, Jonah and Gabriel. In his free time, he enjoys gardening, playing squash, and the Chicago Cubs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature
NBL NOW | Everything NBL Bryce Cotton & Pete Hooley Bryce talks injury and comeback Who is currently stepping up for the Wildcats Life as a fan and mentor Phoenix how good can they be? Matt Hurt is an asset to the league NZ Breakers are the real deal PJC in MVP form Looking ahead to round 8 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBL NOW | Everything NBL Damon Lowery & Jack Heverin Breakers embarrass United at home PJC for MVP? Karim Lopez at 17 is an amazing talent Scott Roth backs JackJumpers to turn it around Can we open up the coach of the year debate yet? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Breakers are expecting a physical test from the Adelaide 36ers as they look to build a key run of wins. The side got back on track from their loss in Christchurch with a big 93-87 win in Sydney, despite having four players out injured. Co-captain Parker Jackson-Cartwright says they weren't physical enough against the Kings, and it's been one of the main things they're working on. PJC catches up with D'Arcy Waldegrave to preview their clash at Spark Arena. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBL NOW | Everything NBL Tom Abercrombie & Joel Peterson Breakers strong start to the season PJC in MVP form Are the Phoenix rising? Goulding drama heats up Bryce injury update See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Send us a textJoin Josh Higgins and Jeremy Darke as they dive into the exciting world of NBL SuperCoach for Round 5! In this episode, our hosts break down the latest performances, discuss crucial injuries, and share their expert trade strategies to help you dominate your league.Key topics covered:Reactions to standout performers like Sam Waardenburg, Keli Leaupepe, and Xavier CooksAnalysis of disappointing showings, including Milton Doyle's surprising zero-point gameImpact of Jaylen Adams' injury on SuperCoach strategiesUpcoming double game weeks for Tasmania and New ZealandEarly trade thoughts and cash generation strategiesJeremy's "Darkes Double" captain picks, featuring PJC and MagnayWhether you're a seasoned SuperCoach veteran or just getting started, this episode is packed with valuable insights to help you climb the rankings. Don't miss out on Josh and Jeremy's expert advice as they navigate the challenges of Round 5!If you want to hear more check out our website, instagram and youtube below and if you enjoyed todays episode please rate, review and follow the show for more. Next episode will be based around the NBL world and we can't wait to get stuck in!Website - https://www.thebasketballfix.com/Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/BasketballFixPodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/basketball_fix_podcast/Let us know what you want to hear next and stay tuned for more.
“Stop hiding, be brave, and go big.”Do you feel like your business is one of the best kept secrets in town? Do you try to get in front of people but fall short? I have good news and bad news for you today. The good news is you do not have to be everywhere to get all the clients you need. But the bad news is, if you're like most consultants, you're not nearly as visible as you need to be for them to find you and work with you. In today's episode, we're talking about strategic visibility; how to stop hiding, be brave, and go big so that exactly who needs you right now can find you. The best part? It's probably much easier than you're making it.Be sure to listen ‘til the end because not only do I provide resources, I'll also share some fun exercises that I hope will inspire you to become more visible. These are the same exercises I give my clients to help them be bigger and bolder so they achieve what they want in their businesses.Key Takeaways: 00:00 Intro05:21 What Is Strategic Visibility?08:40 Your 3-Part Client Attraction System11:55 Benefits of Content Marketing15:22 Get Personal (not private!) with Mari Smith20:03 Videos Made Easy (OK, Easier)22:43 Where's Your Newsletter?27:18 Visible IRL37:47 Free Resource & ExerciseConsistent, strategic visibility means consistent lead flow, and consistent lead flow means a more profitable and joyful consulting business. If that sounds like something you're ready for, queue up this episode of Profitable Joyful Consulting! PJC is available on your favorite podcast app and YouTube. Get the complete blog post and transcript HERE. Related Episodes: ▶️Episode 18: Strategic Visibility▶️Episode 39: Three Marketing Strategies for Consultants▶️Episode 42: Content Marketing Strategy▶️Episode 26: Social Media Marketing with Mari Smith▶️Episode 23: Video Marketing is Hot▶️Episode 41: Email Marketing with Newsletters▶️Episode 172: Executive Presence and VisibilityTake your FREE self-assessment: The 10 Drivers of Consulting Business Success onThe Path to $2 Million™Get 50% off your...
NBL NOW | Everything NBL Damon Lowery & Joel Peterson Tonight is the night as NZ travel to Illawarra for the Play In Qualifier Who will win it for both teams How do you stop PJC? Todd Blanchfield plays 400 The wash up from the Kings parting ways with Coach Mahmoud Abdelfattah Shout out to one of our own -Anneli Maley and the Perth Lynx See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBL NOW | Everything NBL Derek Rucker and Jack Heverin All the news as the first finals games for NBL24 were played and won last night and Ruckers reaction to PJC and his emotional feedback.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Todd Earwood has created, operated, and scaled numerous companies from scratch. He is the founder of Integrate IQ, a company that connects enterprise data into sales and marketing systems, and The Royal Room, a premium space for companies and teams to gather and collaborate. Todd has also invested in over 70 startups and is an Operating Partner at PJC, an angel investor tech fund. During the episode, he answers questions about his entrepreneurial journey, go-to-market strategies, and managing investments in AI & tech companies. Connect with Todd on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddearwood/ If you enjoyed the episode please give us a follow and hit the notification bell to stay up to date with new episodes! You can find more about the How To Business Show by clicking our Linktree Below: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/htbs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/htbs/message
On the 2nd half of Episode 125, the Gahhd Cast Boyz are still in studio with the Timeless Product & Max Lo, but we've also welcomed old school PJC member, Lito Leets to talk about the throwback boosting days and to share stories about how Polo became the giant conglomerate that it is today. Lito also talks about how he came to be a Lo Life from Jersey City, as well as his clubbing days as a teenager, and how they both became interwoven. So make sure to tap in with us as we talk everything Polo and stick around for a very memorable "Ten Shots with V.S.O.P." The M. Burnz "Love Song of the Week" for Ep. 125: "Can I Call You Rose?" by The Sacred Souls Burnz- @money_burnz Bludshot- @deadass_worldwide V.S.O.P.- @thereal_vsop On Twitter Brother Ef- @efrainr711 Timeless Product- @timeless_product Max- @maxlohiphop Lito- @lito_leets GAHHD- @gahhd_podcast LBE- @lastbreathentertainment
Eyhab Aejaz is CEO at Breach, developing cyber insurance solutions for the growing $2T+ cryptocurrency market. Breach has built a proprietary policy issuance and administration platform and an industry-first solution to insure clients of popular cryptocurrency custodians and exchanges. Eyhab says crypto is built on trust and transparency, yet decentralized markets the product is based on those same standards. Crypto is not illegal because it is taxed, so they see it as a type of asset, with a buyer, seller, and exposure to risk. Eyhab sees crypto coverage being similar to jewelry insurance, assets are in custody, in order to underwrite they only need to confirm applicable State rules, the custodian of record and the insured amount. Breach partnered with Boost Insurance to figure out the actuarial and reinsurance side and operations of the business. This essentially de-risked the company launch, but Eyhab says he still felt the act of 'taking the leap' into a startup, being early and not having enough on-board, yet also feeling in hindsight that was the exact right time to start the company. Breach is now in the process of standing up a carrier to defray its own reinsurance costs, so is one of the new wave of companies making the jump from insurtech to insurer. The company is backed by Raptor Group, LightShed Ventures, Ted Rogers, Foundation Capital, Global Founders Capital, Road Capital, PJC, and Goodwater Capital. Follow the Insurtech Leadership Podcast airing weekly hosted by Joshua R. Hollander. We give you up-close access and personal insights from the leaders of the fastest-growing #insurtechs and most innovative #insurance carriers and brokers.
I feel like this interview was long overdue, as I've know Rob for a long time. I probably first met him at one of the tech events in Boston… maybe Web Innovators Group or something like that. It was during a resurgence of the tech industry in that region where a new crop of entrepreneurs were building companies and Rob's company, Backupify, was one of the hot companies in the Boston tech scene. Backupify raised funding from top investors like First Round Capital, Avalon Ventures, General Catalyst, Lowercase Capital and top angel investors like Dharmesh Shah, Chris Sacca, and Jason Calacanis. It was a big deal because he chose to build his company in Boston instead of Silicon Valley or NYC, which helped him make a splash coming from Kentucky. Since having a successful exit with Backupify, Rob has gone on to make a major impact to not only the Boston tech scene, but to the tech industry at large as both an entrepreneur and investor. His latest company is called Dianthus, the world's only AI-first eCommerce company which is acquiring small to medium sized brands and helping them grow faster with a common AI platform that includes not just new technologies, but new AI-centric workflows, processes, and ways of working. The company just announced $11.5M in seed funding led by PJC, Underscore, and Jason Calacanis. In this episode of our podcast, we cover: * The use of AI and the areas that Rob finds the most interesting in terms of use cases. * Rob's early professional career out of school and a look at how he got into blogging in the early days, including how it has helped him as an entrepreneur. * The story of Backupify, a backup cloud company that was started in 2008 for Salesforce and Google Apps and was acquired by Datto. * His experience as an investor - first as an angel, which includes some amazing advice on how to get started as an angel investor and then his experience as a Venture Partner at PJC. * A deep dive into the creation of his latest company, Dianthus and how they are leveraging AI as a competitive advantage. * Advice for hiring when building out your company. * And so much more. If you like the show, please remember to subscribe and review us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play.
Episode Description: In episode 7 of Season 3, Matt and Rob speak with Lee Hower, co-founder and Partner of NextView Ventures. Lee has spent his career as an entrepreneur and investor in early-stage software and internet startups. In this episode, you'll learn more on Lee's early days at PayPal alongside Elon Musk, to co-founding LinkedIn and moving back to the east coast to start his venture career at PJC. You'll hear more on his experience starting NextView Ventures, the biggest challenges he has faced with NextView and what has surprised him the most being in venture for over 10 years. What is Uncovered: What it was like starting Fund I at NextViewThe parallels of running a startup and raising money as a VCWhat it was like to receive that first LP commitment How Lee's experience in tech has influenced his experience in VentureThe most surprising thing about starting a venture fund The biggest challenge Lee has faced over the last 10 years at NextView Learn more about: Lee Hower: Lee is a co-founder and Partner at NextView Ventures. He has spent his entire career as an entrepreneur and investor in early-stage software and internet startups.Lee started his career as an early employee of PayPal in product and business development roles, through the company's 2002 IPO and sale to eBay. After PayPal, Lee was a co-founder of LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) and served as head of corporate development during the company's early years.Lee began his VC career at PJC, a Boston-based early-stage VC firm, where he was a Principal and helped to build the firm's internet investment practice. At PJC Lee led investments in and served as a board director of Multiply (acq. by Naspers) and FanIQ.Lee graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Management & Technology program, with a BAS in Systems Engineering and a BS Economics from the Wharton School. He was selected as Wharton's Commencement Speaker in 2000. He lives with his wife and small daughter and splits his time between Boston and San Francisco.Connect with Lee on LinkedIn. NextView Ventures: Seed stage investors who champion founders who want to redesign the Everyday Economy. NextView keeps their number of deals small and platform offerings expansive so they can help their portfolio with what matters most at the seed-stage. Check out their full pitch deck: https://nextview.vc/approach/Highlighted Quote rom Lee: “People come up with all kinds of sports analogies as to what early-stage VC and investing is like and the best one that I've said is it's kind of like baseball: a hybrid between the base running coach whose standing at third base and the talent-scout. The 3rd base coach gives perspective and input to the founders, who are the ones who are actually building and running the companies. Sometimes they listen to our advice, sometimes they don't, but hopefully the third base coach can see the whole field and see what's happening and offer that perspective to go around third base and head for home or not. The talent scouting part of it is identifying really exceptional people who sometimes have ideas that seem unusual at the very early stage.”
Episode Summary:In this episode of Season 3 of the “Entrepreneurial Side of VC” hosts Matt Hayes and Rob May speak with David Martirano, Managing Partner of PJC. Tune in to learn more on his 20+ year career in venture and how its evolved over the years as well as the current trends within venture capital today. What is Uncovered:The differences between raising capital for a VC fund versus a startup The parallels between managing and running a venture fund and managing and running a startup as a CEOThe evolution of venture over a 20 year span from rising hedge fund activity in venture, to an increase in unicorn companies to the IPO market and SPACsThe J curve and David's experience fundraising for funds II and IIICurrent key trends that are going to require venture capitalists to continue to adapt, grow and change Partnerships vs solo capitalists and the pros and cons of both PJC's first-time founder focus and why it's been successful over the years Learn more about: David Martirano: David Martirano is the Managing Partner of PJC. David has extensive experience investing broadly in B2B SaaS, Consumer and Tech Enabled Service companies.In 2001, David partnered with Governor Gina Raimondo, and together they founded Point Judith Capital in Rhode Island. Point Judith Capital subsequently relocated to Boston in 2011 and later rebranded to PJC. Prior to PJC, David Co-founded Rex Capital Ventures, which was a venture division of a family office that invested in early stage technology companies around the world. Before embarking on his 20-year venture capital experience, he worked on Wall street and was a member of the Investment Banking Group at Cowen & Company. David sits on the Board of Trustees at the University of Rhode Island and the Investment Committee of Lifespan and has been actively involved with Year Up Rhode Island.For fun David punishes himself by playing golf and working on his golf game (not well), in addition, to skiing and other outdoor activities with his kids. Connect with David on LinkedIn. PJC: PJC is an early stage venture capital firm investing in innovative, high-growth companies that are building technology to disrupt the status quo. The firm seeks to be the first institutional capital deployed into a company and is focused on being a true partner to entrepreneurs as they drive their companies toward becoming industry leaders in their respective categories. The firm has invested in over 100 companies across North America including notable companies like Expensify, Nest, Blockfi, GetWellNetwork, Nexamp, and Yandex. PJC was founded in 2001 and is based in Boston, MA. For more information, visit http://www.pjc.vc.This episode was recorded in September of 2021.
Episode Summary: In our third episode of Season 3, Matt joins forces with Marissa Millbury, VP at PJC, to speak with Abby Miller Levy, Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Primetime Partners. We learn more on how she went from wellness entrepreneur to founding Primetime Partners in 2020 which is focused on the trillion dollar global sector of Aging. A powerful conversation around this particular sector that is ripe for innovation. What is Uncovered: The catalyst behind Primetime Partners Why Abby went from writing business plans for older adults to instead starting her own VC fundThe strategic steps she took to get Primetime Partners off the ground What surprised her the most with fundraising The staggering statistics around our aging population & the enormous amount of white space in this sector The biggest challenges Abby has faced thus far with starting Primetime Learn More About: Abby Miller Levy: Abby is the Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Primetime Partners. Abby has spent her career helping businesses and consumer brands grow as an operator, entrepreneur and advisor, most notably in the wellness sector. Prior to Primetime Partners, Abby was an executive at SoulCycle, where she oversaw business development and revenue growth outside the consumer studio business, with an emphasis on building new digital products as the Senior Vice President of Strategy & Growth. Abby has also been a Founder herself, teaming with Arianna Huffington to launch Thrive Global, a behavior change technology company focused on employee productivity and wellness. Abby served as President of Thrive Global and remains on the Thrive Board. Abby began her career at McKinsey & Company then led product development at OXO International. She is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School. Connect with Abby on LinkedIn. Primetime Partners: Primetime is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in, and builds from the ground up, companies that can transform the quality of living for older adults.They support the founders and organizations that create meaningful new products, services and experiences in the under-served, trillion dollar global sector of Aging. They accelerate business growth through their direct-to-consumer marketing expertise, their strategic distribution partners, synergies across portfolio companies and an engaged network of advisors. Also core to their mission, is to unlock the talent and expertise of experienced older adults as founders and business builders. Follow on: LinkedIn. Quotes from Abby: "Don't discredit anyone's questions or criticism. I think it's really easy to say, ‘oh, they just don't get it.' Or, you know, ‘screw them' or whatever else it is, but actually, in the critiques is where you can learn the most. I felt that way when I fundraised in the past and I still feel like it raises your game to get that criticism and feedback.” “The emotional reaction of being told no still takes getting used to, even if you have been successful and are prepared and know the stats of first time funds” “Fifty percent of Americans are going to run out of money and no one's dealing with it or talking about it. There's only two million senior living beds in our country. How are people going to age in place? There are just tons of macro issues that entrepreneurs can help solve.”
Les actualités du samedi 10 juillet 2021 En prenant votre café, c'est un moment où les nouvelles sont réelles, mais servent de prétexte pour vous faire sourire, le lien pour la vidéo: https://bit.ly/3e1xvyH [00:00] Intro [03:57] Chanson du jour [05:40] Les alternatives à la viande et au lait [10:15] Les punitions dans le temps à l'école [13:08] Fax (ben oui, j'en parle encore) [14:20] Scolarisé de force [17:40] Connaissez-vous Zaila? Elle a tout pour elle [20:20] De plus en plus de PJC avec nos produits [21:45] Faire de la transformation au lieu de la production [23:45] Philip Moris achète une compagnie. Pas n'importe laquelle [26:50] Où se situe Montréal dans les villes les plus innovantes? [29:00] La raison du manque de main d'oeuvre est trouvée [30:08] Combien y a -t-il de chevreuils en Amérique du Nord? [32:46] Vendre Postes Canada? Le Brésil vient de le faire [33:40] PokemonGo, toujours vivant [34:00] La poutine dans une tempête [34:50] Conclusion
This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ . What happens when an engineer becomes an angel investor and thought leader in AI? You get Rob May, former co-founder and CEO of Talla, an AI assistant platform, now General Partner at PJC, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in, supporting, and building relationships with entrepreneurs who are creating the future. Rob also writes the world's most popular newsletter on artificial intelligence – InsideAI. In part 2, we talk about emotion AI, whether we're in an AI bubble, and what startups should - and shouldn't focus on. All this plus our usual look at today's AI headlines. Transcript and URLs referenced at HumanCusp Blog.
Episode 21 of Country with Celine we are joined by PJC, Patrick James Clark! Patrick's new release, "For The Record" has hit the stores and it gives total Old Dominion vibes. Patricks host "Originals Only" every Monday night at 7pm EST on Facebook Live, where he shares original songs he's written by himself or co-written with other talent in the industry. He shares the reason behind the start up and you can expect singles to drop. We dive deep into the start of his career and how he got into music, musical influences; you won't be surprised who they are, given the type of artist Patrick is! SOCIALS: IG: @patrickjamesclark FB: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=125348759593821&set=a.125348752927155 IG: @countrywithceline https://www.facebook.com/countrywithceline ^ IF YOU ENJOY COUNTRY WITH CELINE, FEEL FREE TO LEAVE A REVIEW ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE :) ^ SONGS: "For the Record" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BrAK5yWZnA — Intro Music by Jack Vandervelde - Georgia - https://thmatc.co/?l=82F1F26E Intro Created by https://www.instagram.com/bookitediting/ @bookitediting --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/countrywithceline/message
This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ . What happens when an engineer becomes an angel investor and thought leader in AI? You get Rob May, former co-founder and CEO of Talla, an AI assistant platform, now General Partner at PJC, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in, supporting, and building relationships with entrepreneurs who are creating the future. Rob also writes the world's most popular newsletter on artificial intelligence – InsideAI. We talk about the state of startups in brain-computer interfaces, the role of ethical issues in evaluating startups, and just how Rob made the transition from engineer to investor. All this plus our usual look at today's AI headlines. Transcript and URLs referenced at HumanCusp Blog.
Huler Launches Its Human Experience SaaS Platform, The HulerHub. HulerHub transforms the way businesses engage with their teams by introducing a people-centric and time-saving digital solution. The much-anticipated flagship SaaS offering has already registered interest from global household names within the UK, USA and Canada, following an initial $7 million dollar investment.Flipkart Group is close to buying travel and hotel booking platform Cleartrip in a distress sale, as the Walmart-owned e-commerce giant strengthens its operations in the hospitality segment.The cash-and-stock deal valuing Cleartrip at almost $40 million may close in the next 10 days. The deal comes at a time the hospitality industry continues to reel from the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic.Risk and compliance startup LogicGate confirms a data breach. An unauthorized third party has obtained credentials to its Amazon Web Services-hosted cloud storage servers storing customer backup files for its flagship platform Risk Cloud, which helps companies to identify and manage their risk and compliance with data protection and security standards. LogicGate has not stated how the AWS credentials were compromised. LogicGate has not made any public statement about the breach.Clubhouse is rapidly expanding access to payments, its first revenue-generating feature for creators, since its launch into testing earlier this month. At the beginning of April, Clubhouse said it would give a small test group of creators the ability to accept payments from their fans and supporters through the social audio app. Clubhouse this weekend rolled out payments to 60,000-plus users in the U.S.and it expects to have payments roll out to everyone over the next few weeks.1Password acquires SecretHub and launches new enterprise secrets management tool. 1Password has not disclosed the price of the acquisition. 1Password is currently in use by more then 80,000 businesses worldwide. In addition to the acquisition 1Password has also announced a new partnership with GitHub.Deeplite raises $6M seed to deploy ML. Deeplite, a startup based in Montreal, wants to change the way ML is provided at very high price by providing a way to reduce the overall size of the model, allowing it to run on hardware with far fewer resources.The investment was led by Boston-based venture capital firm PJC led the round, with help from Innospark Ventures, Differential Ventures and Smart Global Holdings. Somel Investments, BDC Capital and Desjardins Capital also participated.. .
Episode Summary: Join us for season two of The Uncovered Podcast where we explore the world of corporate development. On our intro episode you'll hear from PJC partners, Rob May, Matt Hayes and David Martirano as they discuss this past season's episodes, the biggest takeaways and consistent lessons uncovered from the world of corporate development. Find out more on what is uncovered in this season by tuning into this episode and stay up to date on the latest episodes by simply subscribing on your preferred directory. We hope you enjoy. This season you'll hear from corporate development execs at iRobot, Toast, IBM, Datadog, Emergence Capital, HubSpot, Commvault, Cooley, Culligan International, and Zendesk! What is Uncovered in Season Two: The different roles of corporate development and the way teams are structured How much of corp dev is hunting vs fielding inbound requests How startups should prepare in advance to ensure a smooth M&A process What causes deals to fall apart When a startup should sell vs. continue to raise The best time to start talking to a corporate development team The pros and cons of strategic vs financial deals The different avenues that lead to a career in corporate development And much, more!
Pangea.app, a Providence, Rhode Island-based startup has raised a $400,000 pre-seed round, it told TechCrunch this week. The company's new capital, raised as a post-money SAFE, comes from PJC, a Boston-based venture capital firm and Underdog Labs. Previously, Pangea.app raised money from angel investors. The company links “remote college freelancers,” per its website, to businesses […]
Episode Summary: What do sports and building a startup have in common? Find out more on this episode with Zack Smith, CEO of Jobble. Rob and Zack talk about their common love of basketball, how a sports mindset has helped shape the culture at Jobble, and why Zack saw Boston as the perfect place to start his venture. Uncovered in this episode:How to manage a team through the highs and lows of building a startupWhy failures and obstacles always present the best opportunities for success Why Zack decided to stay in Boston to grow Jobble instead of returning to the Bay area How Jobble went from 8 to 30 team members within two months post series A Zack's thoughts on culture and diversity Zack's unconventional approach to hiring a management teamList of resources mentioned in episode and suggested reading: Michael Jordan “Failure” Commercial: https://youtu.be/JA7G7AV-LT8Jobble website: http://www.jobble.comLearn more about Zack on his LinkedIn. About Jobble: Jobble is the marketplace for the gig-economy and hourly workforce. Its industry-leading platform brings together the 60 million gig economy workers and companies that offer flexible work opportunities. For more information visit www.jobble.com.
Episode Summary: Second-time founder Amrita Saigal joins us on Uncovered to talk about the motivation behind her newest venture, Kudos. Tune in to learn more about Amrita's passion for building sustainable products, how she applied the lessons learned from her first-startup the second time around, and why her unique experiences at MIT, P&G, Google, and her brother's startup, Thunkable (also PJC-backed!), have all led her to where she is today. Uncovered in this episode: The story behind Saathi and Kudos and how Amrita's personal passion for sustainability and reducing the world's dependence on fossil fuels motivated her to start these two venturesHow Amrita approached her second-time-around fundraising and the lessons learned from her experiences fundraising and hiring for SaathiThe one condition that Amrita's father had for her and her brother while at collegeAdvice for hiring outside your field of expertiseWhy it's so important to talk about your idea to anyone and everyone who will listenList of resources mentioned in episode and suggested reading: Saathi website: https://saathipads.com/Kudos website: https://mykudos.com/About Amrita: Amrita is the founder of Kudos, a cutting-edge and high-performing sustainable baby diaper brand set to launch in the fall of 2020. Prior to Kudos, in 2015 Amrita co-founded Saathi, now one of India's leading manufacturers of sanitary pads made from waste banana tree fiber. Her work experience spans manufacturing for Procter & Gamble's Always pads and Gillette brands, business development for Google Glass, and all-around-all-hats-wearer as one of the earliest employees at Thunkable. Amrita graduated with an S.B. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School.About Kudos: At Kudos we're making disposable diapers that are better for your baby's world and the big wide world, too. Proven to perform against leaks and blowouts, Kudos are made from renewable, sustainable plant-based resources that are softer to skin. In fact they're the only diapers you can find with a 100% clean cotton liner to hug chubby thighs all day. Not plastic. Never toxins. We hope these diapers are a feel-good change (or roll or wiggle or crawl) toward a more comfortable, functional, and sustainable world. For baby. For all of us out here.
Episode Summary: Join us for this episode to learn more about how Sandra Richter, Co-Founder and CEO of Soofa, was inspired by her experiences working on Smart Cities at the MIT Media Lab to start her own business focused on installing digital community news screens in local neighborhoods.Hear about her tips on everything from fundraising to building your board, and get her take on the Boston investment scene and how best to take advantage of Boston's student ecosystem. Uncovered in this episode:Soofa's unique vision for the future of citiesWhat to look for in an investor Advice for investors when evaluating a start-up companyHow the East Coast VC scene compares to the West Coast VC sceneBoston's unique superpowers when it comes to start-upsList of resources mentioned in episode & suggested reading: Soofa Website: http://www.soofatalk.com/About Sandra: Sandra Y. Richter is Soofa's CEO and Co-Founder. While at MIT, she worked with municipalities in South Africa, Japan, China, and Europe on smart transportation systems in collaboration with companies like Volkswagen, Lockheed Martin, and Verizon to define smart city strategies and evaluate business models. She co-founded Soofa in 2014 to deploy smart, social, and sustainable city technology in neighborhoods all around the world. She is a city dweller in Cambridge, MA. About Soofa: Soofa is a female founded company, launched out of MIT and Harvard in 2014. Soofa is for people with a shared stake in a special place. We create the neighborhood news feed that connects a community with screens everyone can see and anyone can use. Our Soofa Signs provide a platform for everyone in the community to have a voice with Soofa Talk.
Episode Summary: In our final episode we bring together Jana Eggers, CEO of Nara Logics, Scott Kirsner, Boston Globe columnist and CEO of Innovation Leader, and Dave Balter, CEO of Flipside Crypto, to discuss the question on every Boston entrepreneur's mind: to build in Boston or Silicon Valley? This episode is a fun and enjoyable listen where you'll get to hear each guest's opinions and theories.Uncovered in this episode: The biggest differences between the two coasts when it comes to starting a businessScott's take on why so many people who start to build in Boston end up leaving to go out West Strategies for how to keep talented entrepreneurs in Boston The misconception that big companies aren't made in BostonWhy we should stop overthinking things in Boston and “just dance”List of resources mentioned in episode:Articles written by Scott Kirsner: https://muckrack.com/scottkirsner/articlesNara Logics website: https://naralogics.com/Flipside Crypto website: https://flipsidecrypto.com/About Jana Eggers: Jana brings over 25 years of technology and leadership experience to Nara Logics from Intuit, Lycos, American Airlines, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and startups that you've never heard of. Jana is a frequent speaker, writer, and mentor on AI and startups. She is also a marathoner (most recently completing Boston) and an Ironman.About Scott Kirsner: Scott Kirsner has written a weekly column for the Boston Globe since 2000, and before that helped the Globe launch its digital publishing division with Scott Cohen and Frank Hertz, his co-founders at Innovation Leader.Scott has also been a contributing writer for Wired Magazine, Fast Company, Variety, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, and other publications. He is the author of several books on innovation and technology, including “Inventing the Movies,” which explores the challenge of bringing new ideas to a century-old, change-resistant industry: Hollywood.Scott has presented leadership strategies to corporate leaders, technologists and entrepreneurs at Harvard Business School, the MIT R&D Conference, South by Southwest, the Consumer Electronics Show, HubSpot Inbound, Tijuana Inovadora, the Connected Health Symposium, and the NAB Futures Summit. Scott has also appeared on NBC's Today Show, NPR's Science Friday, the Discovery Channel, and WBUR's Radio Boston.About Dave Balter: Dave has been active in the cryptocurrency space for years, and has learned invaluable lessons from not buying during crypto winters and at least one wallet loss.Previously, Dave was the CEO and co-founder of Smarterer, a machine-learning skills assessment company acquired by Pluralsight in 2014. Post-acquisition, Dave was the Head of Transactions at Pluralsight, while also serving as a Board Observer.Before co-founding Smarterer in 2010, Dave founded and was CEO of BzzAgent, a social media marketing company, which was acquired by dunnhumby, a division of Tesco(PLC) in 2011. From 2011 - 2014 Dave sat on the Global Executive Team at dunnhumby, where he led all venture investments and M&A activity.Dave sits on the Board of AdHawk, is an investor and/or advisor to more than 50 startups and is Vice Chairman of Boch Center for the Performing Arts, a nonprofit steward of iconic venues, providing arts, entertainment, cultural, and educational experiences to the greater Boston community.
Episode Summary: In this episode, Rob and Matt sit down with Vishal Sunak, one of Rob's earliest employees at Backupify, to learn more about LinkSquares. Started by Vishal and his co-founder in 2015, LinkSquares was created in response to a pain point that Vishal experienced first-hand at Backupify: the messiness of contract management. Tune in to learn more about why Vishal has loved his new roles as startup founder and CEO and to hear his tips on hiring and navigating the world of fundraising. Uncovered in this episode:Vishal's unique journey into entrepreneurship -- and the mentors he met along the wayHow to be undeniable: The power in letting your numbers speak for themselves when it comes to fundraisingHow LinkSquares builds team culture and customer centricity through weekly “Customer Stories” All HandsWhy getting it right is not as important as recognizing when you've got it wrongList of resources mentioned in episode and suggested reading: Website: https://linksquares.com/About LinkSquares: At LinkSquares, we think your internal legal and finance teams have better things to do than spending thousands of hours a year reviewing contracts one by one. So we built software that automatically reads and retrieves key data from your entire library of agreements, making review and diligence projects lightning fast and super simple. You'll be up and running on our AI-powered Contract Analytics cloud in a snap too - our white-glove onboarding will have you launched, trained, and fully integrated into your workflows in 30 days. So go focus on raising money, getting acquired, or just plain growing as fast as you can. With LinkSquares, your contracts will become a source of knowledge the entire company can depend on. About Vishal: Vishal Sunak is the CEO and Co-Founder of LinkSquares, an AI-powered contract management and analytics company. LinkSquares gives legal teams the ability to accurately understand what's in their contracts without having to do time-consuming and costly manual contract review. In his role, Vishal drives overall business strategy and vision for the company. Prior to founding LinkSquares, he ran operations and product management teams at high-growth SaaS companies including Backupify (acquired by Datto) and InsightSquared. Vishal has a BS in Engineering from Northeastern University and an MS from WPI.
Episode Summary: During this episode, Ty Harris sits down with our hosts to share the story behind his startup, Openly, and why, with his first kid on the way and after 12 years of success at Liberty Mutual, he decided to embark on this new adventure.Heads up: Throughout this episode you may hear Rob refer to the podcast as undercovered, instead of uncovered. Rob did not have his coffee on this day and we apologize for any confusion, but we hope you enjoy this blooper. :) What is Uncovered: How Openly is bringing more transparency into the insurance industryThe highs and lows of starting a new businessTy's TechStars experience and why it was so great for OpenlyThe challenges of starting a business in a heavily regulated industry Why Boston is a great place for insurance start-upsHow Openly has embraced a remote working cultureHow to manage employee satisfaction as your startup grows The surprising skills Ty has learned over the years in the spirit of always challenging himself The hidden power of pacing yourself and coming to terms with the fact that things are always going to take longer than you thinkList of resources mentioned and suggested reading in episode:Openly Website: https://openly.inc/About Ty: Before founding Openly in 2017, Ty spent 12 years at Liberty Mutual, a top 5 global insurer, where he was most recently EVP and Chief Product Officer. In this role, Ty led an organization responsible for product, pricing, underwriting, and innovation across all personal lines of business. Prior to Liberty Mutual, Ty did research at the Brookings Institution and taught economics and statistics at MIT and Northeastern. A Duke and MIT alum, Ty is also a fully credentialed actuary (FCAS). Ty lives in Boston's Back Bay with his wife and two kids. He's an enthusiastic runner, snowboarder, windsurfer, and dad! About Openly: Openly is proud to offer innovative, comprehensive homeowners insurance, wrapped in modern convenience. We arm agents with the tools necessary to serve up a world class customer experience.
Episode Summary: Frustrated by the management training she was receiving as a manager and leader at fast-growing companies in the Bay Area, Sarah Milby decided she wanted to do something about it. Drawing on her experiences as an athlete, and the 1:1 performance coaching she was used to receiving in that setting, Sarah founded Valor Performance in 2017 to provide companies with a better way to train, develop, and retain their employees. During this episode of Uncovered we sit down with Sarah to learn more about the core competencies that Valor is built off of, and dive deeper into how she scaled Valor Performance into the company it is today.Uncovered in this episode:Where companies are falling behind when it comes to leadership and management trainingHow Sarah has applied Valor's principles to her own management styleWhy Boston is a great place for new startupsWhy surrounding yourself with the right people matters so muchWhat to look for in an investorList of resources mentioned in episode and suggested reading: Valor Website: https://www.valorperform.com/About Sarah: Sarah Milby is the Founder and CEO of Valor Performance, Inc. an enterprise software company that supports some of the highest performing global organizations in strategically igniting the best in every leader, manager and team. Delivered through its high-tech, high-touch digital platform, Valor provides the skills, analytics and coaching for professionals to stay on top of their game, even under pressure.Prior to starting Valor, Sarah was an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at F-Prime Capital Partners. She also launched Grokker's enterprise division as VP of Business Development and Partnerships, and lead health plan relationships for Castlight Health from start-up through its IPO in 2014. Sarah has a Yale University B.A., a Harvard Kennedy School of Government MPA, and a Stanford University Graduate School of Business MBA. While not an Olympian herself, Sarah did play varsity soccer at Yale for 4 years, and became a competitive runner, running for Greater Boston Track Club and Strava (formerly, New Balance Silicon Valley). Sarah's experiences as a business leader and athlete gave her the inspiration and conviction to start Valor, dedicated to supporting and igniting the best in every leader, team and organization. About: Valor: Valor Performance, Inc. is an enterprise software company that supports some of the highest performing global organizations in strategically igniting the best in every leader, manager and team. Delivered through its high-tech, high-touch digital platform, Valor provides the skills, analytics and coaching for professionals to stay on top of their game, even under pressure.Valor is designed to close the professional training and coaching gap through a dynamic, measurable and scalable software platform. Valor's innovative digital learning and virtual coaching platform combines the latest research on human performance, leadership and mindset with the best practices of Olympic and elite athletes to support leaders in sustaining peak performance while navigating a competitive and constantly changing business environment.
Episode Summary: Join us as we sit down with Melissa James, CEO and founder of Tech Connection, a recruitment platform that supports the professional development of untapped technical talent from diverse backgrounds. In this episode Melissa covers all things diversity in tech and shares actionable tips on how companies can take their diversity goals from all talk to real action. What is Uncovered: Melissa's experience working at Google and what inspired her to start Tech ConnectionHow the Tech Connection platform works What GPA stands for when it comes to hiring and diversity List of resources mentioned and suggested reading in episode:Tech Connection Website: https://www.thetechconnectioninc.com/#!/About Melissa: Melissa James is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker and author. In 2014, Melissa founded The Tech Connection whose mission is to help companies make meaningful connections that empower and engage diverse talent by promoting inclusive hiring best practices. The Tech Connection has a strong track record of building high-performing diverse teams for elite companies such as Google, Teradata, the New England Venture Capitalist Association, HubSpot, Wayfair, Carbonite, DataXu, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and more.Melissa is also the author of When Are You Going To Get A Real Career: A Guide to Designing a Career You Would Be Proud Of!”, a roadmap for millennials starting out in their career and for the experienced executive crafting their next move. Shared stories and experiences provide insightful knowledge and steps for anyone navigating different aspects of their career.She is the recipient of the U.S. Presidential Service Award, the UMass Distinguished Young Alumni Award, BostonInno's 50 on Fire Award, the Mosaic Award from the MA Technology Leadership Council, the 2015 Pursuer Award from the African Youth Excellence organization for her relentless commitment to the community. Melissa was born and raised in Boston, MA and graduated with honors from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. About Tech Connection:The Tech Connection is a recruitment platform that supports the professional development of untapped technical talent from diverse backgrounds. We strive to deliver the best talent from underserved communities to high performing and innovative teams. We offer individualized career planning and job placement to candidates that come from non-traditional backgrounds. We believe that introspective leadership coupled with proper planning is the key to career success.
Episode Summary: Our Boston founders series kicks off with guests Paul English, Cofounder and CTO of Lola.com and Mike Volpe, CEO of Lola.com. Hosts Rob May and Matt Hayes visit Lola's headquarters in Boston to learn more about the founding of Lola (Paul's 5th company to date), and how Mike and Paul's different work styles provide a well-balanced leadership approach. Uncovered in this episode: Fun facts most people don't know about Paul and Mike Why Paul English transitioned from CEO to CTO and how they made it a smooth and successful transition for the Lola team Hiring at Lola.com; making it fun to come to work; and building a culture around collaboration and learningWhy vulnerability is important to discuss and how implementing one simple practice has helped both Paul and Mike drive stronger managerial relationships List of resources mentioned in episode: Hiring Religion by Paul English: http://paulenglish.com/hiring.htmlLearn more on Lola: http://www.lola.comAbout Mike Volpe: Mike Volpe is the CEO at Lola.com, the corporate travel SaaS platform that helps companies stop wasting time and start saving money on their business travel program. He has been asked to speak at numerous conferences on sales, marketing and growth, as well as people operations, leadership, hiring and culture and is a strong advocate for building great teams with a wide range of talent.Previously Mike was CMO at Cybereason, a cybersecurity SaaS company, where he helped the company increase its sales pipeline by 650% in a single year and grow revenue by five times during his tenure. He was also part of the founding team at HubSpot, where he spent eight years growing the company from five people to over 1,000 employees, $175m in revenue, and a successful IPO.Mike is well-known and active in the Boston SaaS and startup communities as a member of the board of directors of Validity and Privy, and as an angel investor in more than 30 startups. He holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a BA from Bowdoin College. Check him out on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.About Paul English: Paul English is the CTO and co-founder of Lola.com, where he oversees product strategy, definition, design, and development, working closely with customers to make sure that Lola's newest features are well received by users, and that they become “must haves” not “nice to have”. He also makes sure Lola's products are innovative, fast, and beautiful with the objective of completely shattering the soul-sucking experience today's business travelers must endure when planning travel.Paul was previously the CTO and co-founder of Kayak (took public then sold to Priceline), and he also co-founded GetHuman (ongoing), Boston Light (sold to Intuit), and Intermute (sold to Trend Micro). Separately, Paul is an investor in dozens of startups, and he sits on six nonprofit boards. You can read more about Paul at PaulEnglish.com.
Episode Summary: On our second episode, Rob May sits down with Drew Magliozzi, Cofounder and CEO of AdmitHub, a company focused on helping schools boost enrollment and strengthen retention through an AI-powered mobile messaging platform. Rob and Drew discuss everything from Drew's journey to starting AdmitHub, to how AdmitHub has been able to increase one university's revenue by $3 million, to fundraising in ed tech, to starting a company at a time when chatbots were getting a bad rap.Uncovered in this episode:The reality of Summermelt and how it initiated the idea of AdmitHubDrew's take on the biggest problem in Higher Ed Designing behavioral nudge strategies and how to deploy them at scale Drew's experience on raising money within the Ed Tech space in Boston What has helped Drew be relentless with prioritization and discipline Drew's thoughts on Rob's AI theses List of resources mentioned in episode & suggested reading: Summermelt Book Rob May's blog post on Services as AI AdmitHub Website URL: https://www.admithub.com/About Drew: Andrew Magliozzi has dedicated his career to developing technology to help students learn and succeed. Before founding AdmitHub in 2014, he founded Signet Education (2005) and KarmaNotes.org (2010). Andrew has an undergraduate degree from Harvard College '05 in History and Literature and also graduated from Hack Reactor, a coding bootcamp, in 2013. When he's not raising two children with his wife, Andrew practices the ancient art of Italian Yoga. About AdmitHub: At AdmitHub, we believe every student can – and will – succeed in college with the right support. To help all schools provide the 1:1 conversational support proven to strengthen student outcomes, AdmitHub developed the first mobile messaging platform powered by artificial intelligence specifically designed for higher education. Today, AdmitHub has partnered with colleges and universities across the country to reach more than one million students – and in the process, helped schools boost enrollment, strengthen retention, and slash summer melt. Learn more about AdmitHub's cutting-edge technology and research-backed strategies for student success at AdmitHub.com.
Episode Summary: In this episode we sit down with Peter Mahoney, CEO of Plannuh, to learn more about his journey from marketing executive with 30 years experience to early stage startup founder. Designed specifically to address the pain points that Peter experienced throughout his career, Plannuh helps marketers simplify their lives with an all-in-one platform that can be used to build and manage marketing budgets, create plans, and track campaign performance. Listen in to learn more about Peter's journey, how he prioritized hiring (hint: hiring a full stack inside sales rep was key!), his tips for avoiding common start-up mis-steps, and why he thinks talking to your customers on the regular is key.Uncovered in this episode:The importance of understanding -- and then solving -- your target audience's core problemsThe challenges of raising money as a sole, non-technical founderHow to think about hiring and the value of hiring an full stack inside sales rep as early as possibleMarketing tips for early-stage founders from a seasoned marketing executiveWhy scheduling meetings with yourself might just be the best way to keep things on trackList of resources mentioned in episode and suggested reading: Follow Peter and Plannuh at @plannuh and @nerdCMO Plannuh Website: https://www.plannuh.com/About Peter:Peter Mahoney is the founder and CEO of Plannuh. Peter has degrees in Physics and Computer Science and studied Latin for 7 years, and then showed up in the wrong room one day and ended up in marketing. In his 30+ year career, Peter has built products and led marketing for startups and for multi-billion dollar public companies. You can follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.About Plannuh:Marketers looking to align teams, optimize budgetary spend and exceed organizational goals, use Plannuh, the first cloud-based Marketing Leadership platform, to quickly and easily create winning plans, maximize budget impact, and improve ROI. Unlike disconnected, static spreadsheets and disparate tactical marketing systems, only Plannuh offers a unified, collaborative platform that delivers AI-driven recommendations, benchmarks, and process automation for achieving industry-leading marketing performance. Visit Plannuh to learn more.
Episode Summary: The gut microbiome is a hot topic these days but what about a city's microbiome? That is what Mariana Matus and her co-founder, Newsha Ghaeli have started to uncover! In this episode Rob and Matt chat with Mariana Matus, CEO and Co-Founder of Biobot. Originally from Mexico City, Mariana settled in Boston after receiving her PhD in Computational Biology from MIT. Inspired by their mutual interest in how technologies can improve cities and urban life, she and her co-founder, Newsha Ghaeli, started Biobot, which develops cutting-edge technology to transform sewers into public health observatories. They are 1 of 2 teams doing this research within the US and 1 of 20 worldwide! In this episode, learn more about their work, how it's transforming the public health sector, and hear Mariana's advice for first time entrepreneurs who have a science-based background. Uncovered in this episode: How Biobot got started out of a MIT research project Biobot's success in reducing opioid overdoses within one city by 40% in six monthsWhat it was like to start a company in the US as two immigrant founders Challenges and opportunities inherent in selling to the government sectorThe benefits of having a co-founder and how important it has been in the process of building Biobot Biobot's experience coming out of Y combinator and how they are approaching their next raise The future of Biobot and their goals for helping cities across the US get ahead of infectious disease and drug abuse epidemics List of resources mentioned in episode and suggested reading: Website: https://www.biobot.io/About Mariana: Dr. Matus leads technology development at Biobot Analytics. Through her PhD research, she specialized in the emerging field of wastewater-based epidemiology. Dr. Matus holds a PhD in Computational Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Masters in Biotechnology from Wageningen University and Bachelors in Genome Sciences from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. About Biobot: Biobot Analytics develops cutting-edge technology to transform sewers into public health observatories. Wastewater contains valuable information about the health of communities. We collect it. We analyze it. We tell you how to leverage it to make your city better.Our first product is to measure opioids and other drug metabolites in sewage to estimate consumption in cities. With this data, those working on harm reduction can assess the scope of the epidemic, allocate resources, and gauge the effectiveness of programming over time.
Episode Summary: Matt and Rob visit Kevin O'Brien, CEO and Co-Founder of GreatHorn, to discuss Kevin's 20 year history as part of early teams within the cloud security space - most notably with CloudLock (Cisco), Conjur (CyberArk), and @stake (Symantec). Be sure to tune in to learn more about Kevin's journey, how he's drawn on his past experiences in his current role, and what they don't tell you about being a CEO. Uncovered in this episode: What previous job roles helped prepare Kevin the most for being a CEO What patterns to look out for when starting a company in a new space and the signals that point to potential success as well as warning signs that point to potential failure Kevin's thoughts on hiring and building teams at every stage of growth The realities (and sometimes the not-so-glamorous side) of startup life List of resources mentioned and suggested reading in episodeGreatHorn website: https://www.greathorn.com/About Kevin: Currently CEO and co-founder of email security company GreatHorn, Kevin O'Brien is a frequent speaker, commentator, and author that advises customers and the public on data security and privacy issues. With 20 years of deep cybersecurity expertise, most notably with CloudLock (Cisco), Conjur (CyberArk), and @stake (Symantec), Kevin also serves as co-chair for the Mass Technology Leadership Council's cybersecurity group.Outside of security, Kevin is a lifelong martial artist, avid skier, and amateur sailor.About GreatHorn: Global 2000 companies use GreatHorn to reduce the inherent and pervasive risk associated with the everyday use of email. GreatHorn's multi-staged approach to email security automatically combines data science, machine learning techniques, and technical analysis with human context to protect organizations before, during, and after a phishing attack.By treating email security as a risk management function, customers can not only detect and remove more attacks but also warn users in real-time of potential threats and provide response teams with the tools to limit exposure and minimize risk. As a result, GreatHorn Email Security safeguards cloud email from advanced threats such as business email compromise, impersonations, credential theft, account takeover, and other phishing attacks.
On our intro episode and teaser for season one of The Uncovered Podcast, Rob May sits down with co-host Matt Hayes, Principal at PJC, and David Martirano, Managing Partner of PJC to chat about why the firm decided to launch the podcast, what you can expect listening to season one, lessons learned from our guest speakers, and plans for PJC and the podcast moving forward.
Remember STAR WARS? Remember the bunny man who stepped in the poopie? *WE* here at the PJC remember. Send us your questions and be featured on the show! Patreon.com/thePJCcast facebook.com/thePJCcast instagram.com/thepjccast/ Email: thePJCcast@gmail.com Twitter: @ThePJCcast
Have you ever heard a story SO GOOD that it never ended? That's the PJC legacy, you know, we just keep going and stopping! GOING AND STOPPING! Also writing poems has never been easier with our help! Send us your questions and be featured on the show! Patreon.com/thePJCcast facebook.com/thePJCcast instagram.com/thepjccast/ Email: thePJCcast@gmail.com Twitter: @ThePJCcast
Does Kelsey Grammer eat dogs tho? According to them PJC boys, it's a doggone yes! Also Marky Mark was there! Send us your questions and be featured on the show! Patreon.com/thePJCcast facebook.com/thePJCcast Email: thePJCcast@gmail.com Twitter: @ThePJCcast
Ever wanted taco medicine? Now you can, with science! Science has teamed up with the PJC boys and put out something really great. Download tacos to your brain! Send us your questions at: Patreon.com/thePJCcast facebook.com/thePJCcast Email: thePJCcast@gmail.com Twitter: @ThePJCcast
The United Conference began in 1976 to assist women in making a personal choice to make serving GOD a priority in their lives. The conferences are held in the Midwestern United States, and this year's will be held at the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio. The theme is, "Keep It Moving." They have also added "GLOW" which means "Girls Living On the Word." This group was started in order to invest in the lives of young ladies 12-18 teaching them how to live a GODLY life on a DAILY basis. If you would like to learn more about this organization, you may download "stitcher" on your mobile device, call 646*668*8485 or stream it live on blog talkradio/PJC media.
On a very special PJC, we send off our dear friend, The Tea Kettle, in style. With talk about poopies! Also other things like sky law, cheating cheaters, the 9th rule of Fight Club, Disney Dreamboats, and a silent but deadly interview. Send us questions and we'll answer them on the show! Patreon.com/thePJCcast facebook.com/thePJCcast Email: thePJCcast@gmail.com Twitter: @ThePJCcast
In this redacted episode of the PJC, The Crew discuss run modes, word choice, being some kind of celebrity, a house that can't fit any more in it, and a sandwich thoughts. Send us questions and we'll answer them on the show! Patreon.com/thePJCcast facebook.com/thePJCcast Email: thePJCcast@gmail.com Twitter: @ThePJCcast
The PJC discuss action-hero presidents, perfect hair forever, infinite chicken, a real straight shooter, and dragon dongs of all shapes and sizes. Send us questions and we'll answer them on the show! Patreon.com/thePJCcast facebook.com/thePJCcast Email: thePJCcast@gmail.com Twitter: @ThePJCcast
Today we will talk about the current exhibit at the Prescott Joseph Center: Breath of the Ancestors: Joy Holland and Casper Banjo, introducing Keith Hopkins. The exhibit is up through October 31. PJC is at 920 Peralta Street in Oakland and the gallery is open 9-5 Monday-Friday. Call (510) 208-5651. We will speak to Casper's neice, Akili Banjo about her uncle's work. We might be joined by other friends and colleagues. We will continue the conversation next Friday with other guests. Also on the air today are Joanna Haigood, Zaccho Dance Theatre, who is participating in Trolley Dances Saturday-Sunday, October 18-19, 11-3:30 along the T-Line or Third Street Rail. Visit http://www.epiphanydance.org/ We will close the show today with a conversation with playwright Shanique Scott, whose one woman show,"Prisons," premieres tonight, Friday, October 17, 8 p.m., and continues Saturday, October 18, 2:30 and 5:00 p.m. through Sunday, October 19, 5:00 p.m., at the Black Rep in Berkeley, 3201 Adeline Street, in Berkeley. Call (510) 652-2120. We will be joined in the studio by Dr. Mona Vaughn Scott, the late founder's daughter and now Executive Director of Black Repertory Group Theatre.
The Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing
*Lee Hower* ( https://nextviewventures.com/team/lee-hower/ ) *is the Co-Founder and Partner of* *NextView Ventures* ( https://nextviewventures.com/ ) *. NextView is a high-conviction hands on seed-stage VC firm that invests in founders who are redesigning the everyday economy. Some of their investments include Grove Collaborative, Skillz, Plastiq, Attentive, LetGo and TapCommerce. Previously, Lee was an early employee at Paypal and served as the Director of Financial Services. He then went on to co-found LinkedIn and serve as a Principal and Venture Partner at PJC.* *Thank you* *Gautam Gupta* ( https://theconsumervc.com/2020/02/13/gautam-gupta/ ) *for introducing me to Lee!* *One of Lee's blog posts that we discuss on the show is* *Denouement* ( https://nextviewventures.com/blog/denouement/ ) *. All of Lee's and NextView's blog posts are available* *here* ( https://nextviewventures.com/blog/ ) *.* *One book that inspired Lee professionally is* *Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't* ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0066620996?camp=1789&creativeASIN=0066620996&ie=UTF8&linkCode=xm2&tag=theconsumervc-20 ) *by Jim Collins. One book that inspired Lee personally is* *Mutiny on the Bounty* ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316611689?camp=1789&creativeASIN=0316611689&ie=UTF8&linkCode=xm2&tag=theconsumervc-20 ) *by Charles Nordoff* *If you would like to keep up to date with Lee, you can follow him on Twitter* *@leehower* ( https://twitter.com/leehower ) *. To follow along behind the scenes of the show, you can follow* *@mikegelb* ( https://twitter.com/MikeGelb ) *and* *@consumervc* ( https://twitter.com/consumervc ) *.* *In this episode you will learn -* * *What attracted Lee to work in technology and what was it like working with the Paypal Mafia? What were some of the learnings from those moments and what led him to co-founding LinkedIn? Is operational experience important to an investor?* * ** * *What are some of the qualities in a founder that he focuses on and look for? His due diligence process? How does he think about portfolio construction at the seed level? What are data points when it comes to consumer companies that you most focus on in the early stages? What he means by the everyday economy? How he thinks about today's venture capital era and why he refers to it as the denouement era?* * ** * *How does he think about the future of venture capital in the new decade? What are some consumer trends that he is most excited about?* * ** * *What is one thing that he would change when it came to venture capital? What is his most recent investment and what makes you excited about it? What's one piece of advice for early stage B2C founders?* * **
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