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The 13th Episode features Ramphis Castro, whose mission to enhance the power of Latinx founders and innovators across the spectrum. We discuss how to focus relationships so that they maximize outcomes, and strive to always bring authenticity to each new connection.
Join us as we look at startup fundraising vs venture fundraising with the help of Ramphis Castro, Founding GP of ScienceVest. Learn about why and how ScienceVest is solving the problem of access to capital for science fiction based founders. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/startupmindsets/support
"What’s in a Workplace?" dives into the physical and virtual components and connections that form the structures around how we work. And increasingly, these components are changing what work looks and feels like. We discuss Convention versus Invention, Creating workplaces with commitments to anti-racism and anti-oppression, and why do many creative sector organizations often seem to park their creative instincts when it comes to designing their organizations. Our guests on this episode: Rachel Casanova, Andrew Taylor, and Ramphis Castro discuss tools to help us in our daily work and then explore the philosophical when we think about what does it mean for social creatures like humans to work entirely distributed from each other. As always, we're joined by podcasting's favorite co-host at the close of the episode to get her thoughts on the topic (spoiler alert: hammock desks). 01:20 Rachel Casanova 35:20 Andrew Taylor 58:20 Ramphis Castro 1:37:00 Lauren Ruffin Rachel Casanova is currently the Senior Managing Director of Workplace Innovation at Cushman & Wakefield. She has more than 25 years of diverse industry experience advising companies on how to transform their real estate assets to reinforce long-term business strategies, corporate culture, as well as integrated space, technology and performance goals. Prior to Cushman & Wakefield, Rachel founded Balansett, a workplace consulting practice, with clients spanning legal firms, professional services, technology, non-profits and architectural firms. During the course of her career, Rachel has addressed workplace-related advances from multiple vantage points—working within an end-user environment at Nortel Networks, serving as a design consultant at Herman Miller, and leading Workplace Strategy at Mancini Duffy, Perkins + Will and most recently, R/GA. As the Global Co-Leader of Planning + Strategy at Perkins + Will, Rachel supported clients with various workplace initiatives including activity based working, change management, occupancy strategy, and workplace/business alignment. As the Managing Director of the Connected Spaces practice at R/GA, she spearheaded the digital marketing and communications company’s efforts to use digital design to drive the physical experiences in workplaces. Rachel’s other major achievements include developing the Workplace of the Future initiative for KPMG in the US from 2004-2015. This effort included the development of the overarching strategy as well as the transition management approach and implementation for over 20 KPMG offices. Forward-thinking and creative, Rachel is passionate about the convergence of organizational behavior, the human experience, and real estate. She is frequently called upon as a subject matter expert and has contributed regularly to audiences in conferences and education seminars. Rachel has recently spoken at Worktech. RealComm, CoreNet, CRE Tech, Cornell University, NYU, IIDA, and Neocon. E. Andrew Taylor is an Associate Professor in the Arts Management Program, and Chair of the Department of Performing Arts at American University, exploring the intersection of arts, culture, and business. An author, lecturer, and researcher on a broad range of arts management issues, Andrew has also served as a consultant to arts organizations and cultural initiatives throughout the U.S. and Canada, including the William Penn Foundation, Overture Center for the Arts, American Ballet Theatre, Create Austin, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, among others. Prior to joining the AU faculty, Andrew served as Director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration in the Wisconsin School of Business for over a decade. Andrew is past president of the Association of Arts Administration Educators, current board member of the innovative arts support organization Fractured Atlas, and consulting editor both for The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society and for Artivate, a journal for...
Ramphis Castro Managing Director at ScienceVest is interviewed in this episode. ScienceVest is a venture capital fund for hard-tech and life science companies supporting founders by providing seed-stage capital and support for connecting with the best stage-relevant investors for their journey of changing the world through breakthrough science. Follow Adam on Instagram at Ask Adam Torres for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule. Apply to become a featured co-author in one of Adam's upcoming books: https://www.moneymatterstoptips.com/coauthor --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/moneymatters/support
The session is a preview of a Roundtable Discussion from Latin America day of The Global Startup Summit, our upcoming 7 day Virtual Conference featuring 35 expert speakers from around the world. Host Andrew Berkowitz is joined on the panel by Ramphis Castro, Cofounder of ScienceVest, Michael Edwards, Professor at the University of the Bahamas, and Jorge Vargas, Founder at Venture.do. Register for The Global Startup Summit for free at globalstartup.tv.
Reminiscing on my first podcast is my guest, Ramphis Castro. We sat down for my very first podcast in August of 2015 and he has watched it grow over the years. It was great to have him here with me again. Ramphis is a serial entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist that has impacted several companies across 40 countries. His quote sums him up very well, “I am a Computer Engineer and Lawyer by training, serial entrepreneur by experience, and grass-root ecosystem builder by conviction.” A Puerto Rican Native, Ramphis grew up by the beach with his dad, mom and three siblings. He is close to his family and had his mom instilling entrepreneurship in his mind from the beginning. The family always had little ways to make some extra spending money outside of their jobs, which taught Ramphis investing and ways to make money from a young age. He was fortunate enough to go to a school that taught English and went to an Engineering school for college. From there he was hired as a Microsoft, which was the hot company to work for at the time. He then started a consulting service company, had to learn from a few mistakes, and get back up. He has now owned several companies and has helped multiple companies by investing. Listen in to hear more about Ramphis and his path to success: World happenings from Episode 1 Life in Puerto Rico Early Entrepreneurial experiences Working for Microsoft Starting his own company Learning from bad experiences in owning a company Joining Kauffman Fellows Seeing different Ecosystems around the world NYCIC Venture Capital Ambition Today Question of the Day™ : Where is the future of Venture Capital is going? The Single Greatest Piece of Advice: Members of the "A-list" can listen to exclusive A-list bonus clips here! If you are not a member yet be sure to join the Ambition Today A-list! Quote Of The Episode: “You don’t know what you don’t know” Links from this episode: Biography LinkedIn Twitter Founder Institute Audible Visit Ambition Today on the Web: www.siskar.co/ambitiontoday 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 Follow Colors of Colleen: www.colorsofcolleen.com Kevin Siskar brings you ambitious entrepreneurs inspired by Tim Ferriss Show, How I Built This with Guy Raz, Residual Income, Entrepreneur on Fire, NPR, HBR, TED Radio Hour, the StartUp podcast with Alex Blumberg by Gimlet Media, Pat Flynn, Tony Robbins, The Uncertain Hour, Bigger Pockets, Art of Charm, Dave Ramsey, Planet Money, Jocko Podcast, EntreLeadership, Zigler, APM Marketplace, This Week In Startups with Jason Calacanis, Mixergy, Seth Godin, Joe Rogan Experience, GaryVee, James Altucher, Monocle 24, How to Start a Startup, Crooked Media, 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).
Ramphis Castro (@jramphis) is the co-founder of ScienceVest, a venture capital fund for hard-tech and life science companies, and Impact Science Angels, an angel group focused on investing in companies that can impact 1MM+ lives. Ramphis is a Kauffman Fellow and co-Chair the NYC chapter of the Society and focused on the funding gaps for radical... The post Why 21st Century Will Be Defined by Biotech | Ramphis Castro of ScienceVest appeared first on The Syndicate.
Ramphis Castro (@jramphis) is the co-founder of ScienceVest, a venture capital fund for hard-tech and life science companies, and Impact Science Angels, an angel group focused on investing in companies that can impact 1MM+ lives. Ramphis is a Kauffman Fellow and co-Chair the NYC chapter of the Society and focused on the funding gaps for radical science companies in the US.In 2016 Ramphis was invited by the White House and was part of the US delegation with President Obama on his historic visit to Cuba.Ramphis has a diversified personal investment portfolio of companies ranging from Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Wearables, EdTech, Productivity Software, eCommerce, MarketPlaces, FinTech to Consumer Apps. He also designed and is on the investment committee for Parallel 18, a global accelerator based in Puerto Rico with a portfolio of 100+ seed/series A companies from over 40 countries across multiple verticals that have collectively raised over $40M in venture capital funding from investors from Silicon Valley, New York, and beyond. You can listen right here on iTunesIn our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including: * How trade and politics affect economies * Why AI is so important in biotech * What areas of synthetic biology are most promising for investors * The reason impact investing will dominate next generation of investing * How Cuba's embracing capitalism and the future of startup ecosystems * The reason science and deep tech is underfunded * Why biotech will be the driving force of 21st century * Why CRISPR is such a promising technology to cure incurable diseases * Why Ramphis will probably live forever * The sad truth about startup investingMake a Tax-Deductible Donation to Support FringeFMFringeFM is supported by the generosity of its readers and listeners. If you find our work valuable, please consider supporting us on Patreon, via Paypal or with DonorBox powered by Stripe.Donate
Si hay tal cosa como un evangelio de empresarismo, Marcos Polanco tiene que haber sido uno de sus primeros profetas. Junto a Ramphis Castro, ellos se encargaron de crear los eventos, instituciones y comunidad necesaria, para crear la industria que tenemos hoy en día. Desde que este podcast comenzó quería sentarme con Marcos, y no fue hasta hace poco que finalmente pudimos hacerlo. Hoy hablamos de su tiempo en Silicon Valley, PRIDCO, y la empresa privada. Subscríbete a el podcast en iTunes y en otras plataformas de podcasts.
Si hay tal cosa como un evangelio de empresarismo, Marcos Polanco tiene que haber sido uno de sus primeros profetas. Junto a Ramphis Castro, ellos se encargaron de crear los eventos, instituciones y comunidad necesaria, para crear la industria que tenemos hoy en día. Desde que este podcast comenzó quería sentarme con Marcos, y no fue hasta hace poco que finalmente pudimos hacerlo. Hoy hablamos de su tiempo en Silicon Valley, PRIDCO, y la empresa privada. Subscríbete a el podcast en iTunes y en otras plataformas de podcasts.
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Episode Summary Ramphis Castro is the co-founder of ScienceVest and is a Kauffman Fellow, a community of over 400 innovation investors worldwide. He is also the managing director of The Founder Institute, which is one of the world's largest idea-stage accelerators. Today, Ramphis sits down with John to discuss some of the potential entrepreneurial paths in Cuba and Puerto Rico as well as some of the benefits of being a Kauffman Fellow. What Was Covered 04:10 - How did Ramphis get started in the investing world? 06:35 - The best way to start is to start small. 07:15 - Make sure you have a good partner when you're first starting out. Make sure to reference check them. 08:20 - What does Ramphis look for in a pitch? 08:55 - Why is your team the right team? 10:00 - How did Ramphis become a Kauffman Fellow? 12:35 - What has Ramphis learned now that he is a Kauffman Fellow? 13:50 - What is The Founder Institute? 19:30 - Entrepreneurs believe you only have to pitch investors. But in reality, you have to pitch everybody. 21:10 - There's no right way to pitch, so The Founder Institute teaches you different ways to approach a pitch. 22:20 - What is Mindchemy? 24:30 - Ramphis talks about Cuba and the entrepreneurial potential over there. 29:40 - What is P18 and how does it affect Puerto Rico? 32:45 - Puerto Rico is the biggest startup you have never heard of. 33:05 - Ramphis recommends to read Venture Deals and Early Exits. Tweetables Best way to start is to start small. Puerto Rico is the biggest startup hub you have never heard of. Check your team's references before you partner. What qualifies you to be a founder for this startup? Links Mentioned J Robinett Enterprises John Livesay Funding Strategist Ramphis on Twitter Venture Deals by Brad Feld Early Exits by Basil Peters Want the Transcription? Click Here to Download Crack The Funding Code! Register now for the free webinar Share The Show Did you enjoy the show? I'd love it if you subscribed today and left us a 5-star review! Click this link Click on the 'Subscribe' button below the artwork Go to the 'Ratings and Reviews' section Click on 'Write a Review'
January 14, 2016 - Big Pressure Darryl Lyons & Kauffman Fellow Ramphis Castro
Joined today by Ramphis Castro of the Founder Institute, we explore some of the recent news in the technology, business and startup industries. Today's news includes: Google Changes It's Name To Alphabet, Zirtual Goes Dark Overnight, & NBC Invests In A Large Chunk of Buzzfeed.
Hoy tenemos a quien mas gente me ha pedido que entreviste, Ramphis Castro. Ramphis junto a su partner in crime, Marcos Polanco, ha sido uno de los motores más potentes de la comunidad de startups. Inventando todo tipo de cosas para mover la comunidad hacia adelante. A mi me encanto esta conversación y espero que le guste a ustedes también. Les dejo por aqui dos links. El primero es a 1hora.org. Si necesitan mentores de cualquier cosa, ahi los pueden conseguir. Está el link de hecho, en la derecha de todos los posts de este blog. El segundo es al evento de Barcamp Bayamón. Vayan registrandose desde ya, y vamos a llenarlo completo. La banda de hoy son Los Bronson. Los tipos son una cosa impresionante con un sonido traido del pasado y filtrado con el futuro. Artista: Los Bronson Disco: Los Bronson Canción: Jurakán Subscríbete a el podcast en iTunes y...
Hoy tenemos a quien mas gente me ha pedido que entreviste, Ramphis Castro. Ramphis junto a su partner in crime, Marcos Polanco, ha sido uno de los motores más potentes de la comunidad de startups. Inventando todo tipo de cosas para mover la comunidad hacia adelante. A mi me encanto esta conversación y espero que le guste a ustedes también. Les dejo por aqui dos links. El primero es a 1hora.org. Si necesitan mentores de cualquier cosa, ahi los pueden conseguir. Está el link de hecho, en la derecha de todos los posts de este blog. El segundo es al evento de Barcamp Bayamón. Vayan registrandose desde ya, y vamos a llenarlo completo. La banda de hoy son Los Bronson. Los tipos son una cosa impresionante con un sonido traido del pasado y filtrado con el futuro. Artista: Los Bronson Disco: Los Bronson Canción: Jurakán Subscríbete a el podcast en iTunes y...
The island has passed legislation to position itself in a unique situation where it is the only place in the world where US citizens can escape US Federal as well as state income tax without renouncing. John Paulson's endorsement of the program has caused many people to take notice and many people have been coming in with their own opinions of the program. In this Episode we had on Ramphis Castro who has been instrumental in putting these acts as well as other reforms to try to make many places in the Caribbean more friendly to entrepreneurs. He addresses the conserns abot the ability of these policies to continue as well as other details of the acts. Ramphis is also helping organize a StartUp workshop this year in Cuba. He talks about the changing environment there for business and how people can get involved.