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In this conversation, Lori Mazan shares her journey from a limited childhood in Virginia to becoming a successful entrepreneur and executive coach in California. She discusses the challenges women face in the startup world, particularly in securing venture capital, and emphasizes the importance of diversity in leadership roles. Lori offers valuable advice for young women entrepreneurs, highlighting the significance of persistence, networking, and mentorship. The conversation concludes with insights on developing an internal compass to navigate the complexities of leadership and entrepreneurship. Lori Mazan is the co-founder, president, and chief coaching officer for Sounding Board, the first Dynamic Leader Development Suite designed to bridge the leadership gap. Sounding Board, Inc., offers a tech-driven, human-centric approach to leadership development. As the go-to leadership development firm for forward-looking companies—including Chevron, Sprint, Citibank, Intellikine, Tapjoy, and 10XGenomics—Mazan and her team develop capabilities that produce immediate, positive business results.  Mazan packages these strategies in her new book,  Leadership Revolution: The Future of Developing Dynamic Leaders  (Wiley; October 3, 2023).  Well into the 21st century, organizations still rely on leadership models and development techniques based on outdated methodologies. It's time to revolutionize leadership development.  Structured like a coaching engagement, Leadership Revolution walks you through the leader development journey with insightful questions, development exercises, examples, and practical advice. you'll learn how to attract and retain talent by accelerating and individualizing their professional growth and how to re-think leadership in the new remote and hybrid work environment. TAKEAWAYS Persistence is key for women in the startup world. Networking with men is crucial for women entrepreneurs. Diversity in leadership leads to better business outcomes. Mentorship is essential for developing future leaders. An internal compass helps navigate challenges in business. Women often face additional hurdles in securing venture capital. Understanding thinking patterns is vital for personal growth. Creating a supportive network can enhance leadership development. Get In Touch With Lori: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorimazan/  SoundingBoardInc.com Book Recommendations: Leadership Revolution, by Lori Mazan Levers: The Framework for Building Repeatability into Your Business, by Amos Schwartzfarb & Trevor Boehm 

In this illustrious episode, Lori Mazan, President of Sounding Board, Inc., shares how she has provided tens of thousands of coaching sessions to top leaders, from Fortune 100 CEOs to venture-backed startup executives.You will discover:- Why we need a revolution in leadership- Your role in coaching your team up to the next level- Practical tips on how to succeed as a leader in a hybrid work environment
Lori Mazan is a distinguished executive coach with 25 years of experience. She's the co-founder, president, and chief coaching officer of Sounding Board, Inc. It offers a tech-driven, human-centric approach to leadership development as the go-to leadership development firm for forward-looking companies—including Chevron, Sprint, Citibank, Intellikine, Tapjoy, and 10XGenomics; Mazan and her team develop capabilities that produce immediate, positive business results. Mazan packages these strategies in her new book, Leadership Revolution: The Future of Developing Dynamic Leaders.
Want to learn more about Lori Mazan's work at Sounding Board, Inc? Check out her website at https://www.soundingboardinc.com/ and grab a copy of her book Leadership Revolution: The Future of Developing Dynamic Leaders https://amzn.to/40anSGRMentioned in this episode:Take the Founder's Evolution Quiz TodayIf you're a Founder, business owner, or CEO who feels overworked by the business you lead and underwhelmed by the results, you're doing it wrong. Succeeding as a founder all comes down to doing the right one or two things right now. Take the quiz today at foundersquiz.com, and in just ten questions, you can figure out what stage you are in, so you can focus on what is going to work and say goodbye to everything else.Founder's Quiz

What is going on in the rewarded ad space? Why is it exploding? Well, in an odd way, it's AppLovin's fault. In this episode of Growth Masterminds, host John Koetsier chats with adtech OG Paul Bowen, Chief Revenue Officer at Stream Elements. They discuss the current state and future of the ad tech industry, focusing on the resurgence of rewarded and incentivized ad spaces, the implications of industry consolidation, and the impacts of AI and data analytics on user acquisition. Paul shares deep insights from his extensive career at companies like Unity, TapJoy, and Liftoff, providing a comprehensive overview of the key trends shaping ad tech today and looking ahead to 2025. Whether you're a growth marketer or ad tech enthusiast, this episode is packed with valuable information and forward-thinking perspectives. Link to Paul's list of companies in the rewarded space: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LaVUk8cNHsHNJndKuKyf6Ncpjc05Tc-TR9MmY5q9mkI/edit?gid=0#gid=0 00:00 Introduction to Adtech and Rewarded Ads 01:18 Building a Database of Incentivized Ad Platforms 02:54 The Evolution of Rewarded Ads 07:12 StreamElements: Tools for Twitch Streamers 09:35 The Resurgence of Rewarded Ads 16:14 Challenges and Opportunities in the Gift Card Reward Space 22:02 Expanding User Acquisition Beyond Gaming 22:35 AppLovin's Success in Mobile Ad Tech 27:32 The Role of AI in Mobile Advertising 35:21 Challenges and Innovations in Measurement 38:28 Concluding Thoughts on Ad Tech

Kristen Perry had a successful career in ad tech and mobile gaming before making the bold decision to pivot into the Bay Area real estate market, where she now excels with Coldwell Banker.    In her tech career, Kristen was a powerhouse in business development, leading sales efforts at companies like Tapjoy, Tilting Point, Luna Labs, and Lifestreet.   In our conversation, Kristen and I discuss:   Adaptability is Key: the importance of being able to adapt to changing environments, whether in the tech industry or real estate Valuing Relationships: building strong, genuine relationships based on trust and communication is central to Kristen's success in both industries Personal Fulfillment: choosing a career that aligns with your personal passions and values is crucial for long-term satisfaction and success Effective Communication: listening is a vital part of communication, especially in sales, to understand and meet client needs effectively Continuous Learning: Commitment to lifelong learning and self-improvement can significantly enhance your professional growth and adaptability   Chapters:  (0:01) Kristen Perry's Career Pivot from Ad Tech to Real Estate (4:29) The Shift to Remote Work and Its Impact on Job Satisfaction (8:10) The Importance of Communication and Relationship Building in Sales (15:07) From Home Building to Real Estate During COVID (18:33) Transitioning from Ad Tech to Real Estate (25:14) Building Trust and Relationships in Real Estate Transactions (29:41) Building Relationships and Community in Real Estate (36:09) The Importance of Value-Added Services in Real Estate Transactions (39:36) Lessons Learned from Transitioning from Tech to Real Estate (46:30) Transitioning From Tech to Real Estate for Fulfillment

Riz Virk knows writing a synchronicity and that we-are-living-in-the-Matrix. He was asked to update the Classical Spiritual book, Autobiography of a Yogi. He channels Yogananda, bringing ancient wisdom to modern metaphors including movies and the simulation hypothesis. Journey with us deeply into software, cookies, karma, and intention. To register for the Coincidence Cafe to tell your coincidence stories: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpcuqtpzgpGtVC3wPGbWi_v_bxk786mUId#/registration A graduate of MIT and Stanford, Rizwan Virk is a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, venture capitalist, computer scientist. He was the founder of Play Labs @ MIT and is currently doing a PhD and teaching classes at both the College of Global Futures and the Fulton Schools of Engineering @ Arizona State University. He is the bestselling author of books such as The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientists Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Mystics Agree We Are in a Video Game, Startup Myths & Models: What You Won't Learn in Business School, Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and Zen Entrepreneurship. Virk is currently also a venture partner at Griffin Gaming Partners, one of the leading video game VC funds in the world, and has invested in many successful startups including Discord, Theta Labs, Upland and Tapjoy. His startups have created software used by the Fortune 500, and they have created video games played by millions, including Tap Fish and games based on Game of Thrones, Star Trek, The Walking Dead, Grimm and Penny Dreadful. Follow him @rizstanford, and at zenentrepreneur.com. Twitter: @rizstanford Facebook: www.facebook.com/zenentrepreneur https://www.innertraditions.com/books/meaningful-coincidences to purchase Dr. Beitman's new book, "Meaningful Coincidences". Visit https://www.coincider.com/ to learn more about Dr. Beitman's research#coincidence #serendipity #synchronicity

https://www.soundingboardinc.com/ I spent two decadescoaching public and private company CEO's and executives, before foundingSounding Board in 2016. It's been myabsolute pleasure to coach executives at both Fortune 100 companies and venturebacked growth companies like Intellikine, Tapjoy, Coverity, Achaogen,10xGenomics, Revance, Chevron Corporation, Sprint/Nextel, Citibank, Haas Schoolof Business, UC Berkeley. My decision tostart Sounding Board was born from these beliefs of mine: 1. 85% ofleadership coaching goes toward the C-suite, but those execs always told methey wished they had this kind of leadership development earlier in theircareer. 2. Managing andreporting on the coaching process can be done far better and more affordablywith great technology than without. You can reach many more leaders with greatsoftware backing you up. 3. Leaders are madethrough failure. The job of a coach is to provide a trusted space to say thehard things, the difficult things, that encourage leaders to bring themselvesto the next level of maturity and development. I'm interested inconnecting both with amazing executive coaches who can grow leaders, and withHR professionals who have a mandate to spread their leadership developmentefforts more widely throughout their organization. Author ofLeadership Revolution: The Future of Developing Dynamic Leaders. Co-founder,President at Sounding Board - Coaching and Mentoring Software and Services toManage, Scale and Measure your Leader Development. Develop DynamicLeaders Now! Well into the 21st century, organizations still rely on leadershipmodels and development techniques based on outdated methodologies . It's timeto revolutionize leadership development. Drawing on over 25 years of coachingexperience, Lori Mazan, co-founder and Chief Coaching Officer of SoundingBoard, offers talent development, learning leaders, managers, and executives apractical strategy guide for shaping the next generation of leaders.

Tokenomics With The Blockchain Game Pixels Ft. Luke BarwikowskiIn this episode, Rob discusses token economics and blockchain with the CEO of Pixels Luke Barwikowski. Pixels is a new type of game built in the web 3 space. Luke and Rob discuss various aspects of Gaming and blockchain in this episode. Read more about Pixels here : https://www.pixels.xyz/ Follow Luke on Twitter : https://twitter.com/whatslukedoing

EPISODE #991 WISDOM OF A YOGI Richard welcomes a video game pioneer to discuss one of the most impactful spiritual books of the twentieth century, Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi. Rizwan Virk brings out the lessons from Yogananda's classic and reinterprets them for the modern age. Interweaving stories from the Autobiography with tales of college professors, students, entrepreneurs and modern seekers, Virk brings the ancient lessons of karma, yoga, meditation and siddhas into the modern age of YouTube, video games, mobile phones and social media. GUEST: Rizwan Virk is a graduate of MIT and Stanford,and a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, venture capitalist, computer scientist. He was the founder of Play Labs @ MIT and is currently doing a PhD and teaching classes at both the College of Global Futures and the Fulton Schools of Engineering @ Arizona State University. Virk is currently also a venture partner at Griffin Gaming Partners, on of the leading video game VC funds in the world, and has invested in many successful startups including Discord, Theta Labs, Upland and Tapjoy. His startups have created software used by the Fortune 500, and they have created video games played by millions, including Tap Fish and games based on Game of Thrones, Star Trek, The Walking Dead, Grimm and Penny Dreadful. WEBSITE: www.zenentrepreneur.com BOOKS: Wisdom of a Yogi: Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientists Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Mystics Agree We Are in a Video Game Startup Myths & Models: What You Won't Learn in Business School Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and Zen Entrepreneurship SUPPORT MY SPONSORS!!! THE WELLNESS COMPANY - Own Your Wellness, Own Your Health, Own Your Freedom The comprehensive Med Kit is meticulously stocked with 8 potentially life saving medicines to address injuries and emergencies. It's your safety net for the unexpected. Visit https://www.twc.health/strangeplanet and secure your Emergency MED Kit. Use CODE STRANGEPLANET to receive 10% off COOKUNITY - Award-Winning Chefs. Hundreds of Meals. Delivered weekly. Go to https://www.cookunity.com/strange or enter code Strange before checkout for 50% off your first week. BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER!!! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm Use the discount code "Planet" to receive one month off the first subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

Wisdom of a Yogi with Rizwan Virk Cynthia Sue Larson talks with Rizwan Virk about lessons we can learn from the Autobiography of a Yogi, including: the value of setbacks on our path, karmic and unexpected lessons, and the value of practicing every day.  Virk describes how Simulation Theory can be viewed from a materialistic perspective with NPC (non-player characters), or it can be seen as involving RPG (role-playing game characters) in which individuals have the ability to experience making choices resulting in changes to physical reality.  Virk shares miraculous stories of saints with 'two bodies' who bilocate, and the value of practicing yoga in order that we can stop the generation of whirlpools of thoughts and feelings that otherwise can harden into karma.  There is an ancient Sanskrit meaning to the word, 'Avatar,' that helps to clarify how we can view ensoulment as occurring when we put on a game headset or are embodied into a human body when we are born.  With awareness that we are living in a Simulation, and have the ability to influence reality, magic and miracles are possible. Virk is a graduate of MIT and Stanford. He is a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, venture capitalist, and computer scientist. Rizwan was the founder of Play Labs @ MIT and is currently doing a PhD and teaching classes at the College of Global Futures and the Fulton Schools of Engineering @ Arizona State University. Virk is the bestselling author of books such as The Simulation Hypothesis; Startup Myths & Models; Treasure Hunt; and Zen Entrepreneurship. Virk is a venture partner at Griffin Gaming Partners, one of the leading video game VC funds in the world, and has invested in many successful startups including Discord, Theta Labs, Upland and Tapjoy. Rizwan's website is: www.zenentrepreneur.com Learn more about Cynthia Sue here: http://www.realityshifters.com

Rizwan “Riz” Virk is a successful entrepreneur, venture capitalist, video game pioneer, bestselling author, and indie film producer. Riz is the founder of Play Labs@ MIT, and Bayview Labs, a Silicon Valley investment fund, and he is a mentor/advisor at 500 startups, Griffin Gaming Partners, Ridge Ventures and the MIT $100k Entrepreneurship Competition.Riz was an investor or founding team member at Tapjoy, Service Metrics, Discord, Telltale Games, PocketGems, and many others. His games included Tap Fish, Penny Dreadful: Demimonde, Grimm: Cards of Fate, and Bingo Run. Riz's films have included Thrive: What on Earth Will It Take, The Outpost, Mythica, Sirius, Knights of Badassdom, and many others.Riz writes on the intersection of science, science fiction, business, and spirituality. His startups, articles, and books have been featured in Techcrunch, Inc., Vox.com, The Boston Globe, NBCNews.com, Coast to Coast AM, and even the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.Riz received a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from MIT and an M.S. in Management from Stanford's Graduate School of Business.Please enjoy my conversation with Rizwan Virk.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4858435/advertisement

Wisdom of a Yogi: Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi  with Rizwan Virk Yogananda's The Autobiography of a Yogi has been called “the book that changed a thousand lives.” Now it has been reimagined for the technological age by Rizwan Virk the founder of Play Labs at MIT. In Wisdom of a Yogi: Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi (Bayview Books, June 2023 in partnership with Harper Collins Publishers India) Virk retells the Yogananda's stories of magic, mystery, and spiritual searching and brings them to a new generation.  Rizwan (“Riz”) Virk is a successful  entrepreneur, investor, futurist, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer.     Riz received a B.S. in Computer Science  from MIT,  and a M.S. in Management from Stanford's GSB.  He is currently working on a PhD at ASU's College of Global Futures, researching metaverse and virtual worlds. Riz was the founder of Play Labs @ MIT, a startup accelerator held on campus at  the MIT Game Lab.   He also runs Bayview Labs and is a venture partner Griffin Gaming Partners, one of the largest gaming VC funds and is an advisor to Ridge Ventures.  Riz is an advisor to many startups, VC's, educational institutions, blockchain organizations and  private foundations. His interest and expertise ranges from startups/VC industry, video games/metaverse, blockchain/cryptocurrency, meditation/consciousness, simulation theory, UFOs/UAPs, the intersection of science, science fiction, religion and philosophy.   His podcast, The Simulated Universe explores many of these issues at the edge of science and science fiction. Riz is a prolific Silicon Valley angel investor, having invested in many startups including Tapjoy, Telltale Games, Discord, Funzio (sold to GREE), Pocket Gems, Moon Express, Theta Labs, Bitmovio, North Bay Solutions, One Billion Tech and many others.  His video games have included Tap Fish, Penny Dreadful: Demimonde and Grimm: Cards of Fate. Riz has produced many indie films (imdb link), including Thrive,  Sirius,  Knights of Badassdom, starring Peter Dinklage and Summer Glau, The CW's The Outpost, as well as adaptations of the works of Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin. Riz's books include Startup Myths & Models, The Simulation Hypothesis, Zen Entrepreneurship, and Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and The Simulated Multiverse. Riz has been featured in Inc. Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, Tech Crunch, Venture Beat, Vox.com,  Digital Trends, Hackernoon, NBC News.com, The Telegraph, BBC Science Focus, The Spectator and many other places. He speaks regularly on subjects such as startups, video games, the metaverse,  meditation and career success both in person and online. He has been interviewed extensively ranging from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to Inside Edition Digital, Coast to Coast AM,  CBC's Tapestry, The History Channel and Gaia TV. He splits his time between  Mountain View, CA,  Cambridge, MA, and Tempe, AZ, depending on the time of year. Follow him @rizstanford, and https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/ Twitter: @rizstanford Facebook: www.facebook.com/zenentrepreneur ​Learn more about Dr. Bernie here:  http://berniesiegelmd.com/

Successful entrepreneur Rizwan Virk talks about his new book Wisdom Of A Yogi: Lessons For Modern Seekers from Autobiography Of A Yogi. Wisdom of a Yogi, the new book from Rizwan Virk, founder of Play Labs @ MIT and thebestselling author of The Simulation Hypothesis brings ancient spiritual teachings into the modern world of the internet and video games, using the teachings of Yogananda's classic Autobiography of a Yogi as a starting point. First commissioned by Harper Collins Publishers India for the 75th anniversary of Yogananda's classic book, Wisdom of a Yogi is now available for bookstores and libraries in the United States and internationally. Have you heard of Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi? It's considered one of the most influential spiritual books of the twentieth century and has inspired millions of people around the world to pursue a spiritual path. However, in today's world of technology and science, how do modern spiritual seekers view the book's stories of gurus, swamis, and Himalayan miracles? Wisdom of A Yogi shows us how. In his book "Wisdom of a Yogi," Rizwan Virk, a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist, shares the teachings of Yogananda's classic and reinterprets them for the modern era. Virk weaves together stories from the Autobiography with anecdotes from professors, students, entrepreneurs, and modern seekers to create fourteen unforgettable lessons. His aim is to bring the ancient lessons of karma, yoga, meditation, and Siddhas into the modern world of YouTube, video games, mobile phones, and social media. Whether you are new to reading the Autobiography or have read it several times, "Wisdom of a Yogi" will assist you in enhancing your spiritual practice in today's increasingly complex, busy, and connected world. We Talk about How this book has changed the lives of many seekers Why is it important to share this old but new information now The Karmic Tiger The importance of daily rituals Bilocation Levitation Telepathy Synchronicity The fourteen lessons presented in the book Why today east is west and west is east The Pizza Effect Role of a Modern Yogi Rizwan Virk is a multifaceted individual who has achieved great success in various fields. He holds degrees from MIT and Stanford and is an entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, venture capitalist, computer scientist, bestselling author, and college professor. Among his published works are The Simulation Hypothesis, Startup Myths & Models: What You Won't Learn in Business School, Treasure Hunt, and Zen Entrepreneurship. Virk founded Play Labs @ MIT and has invested in several thriving startups, including Discord, Theta Labs, Upland, and Tapjoy. His video games and indie film projects have been enjoyed by millions. Virk and his books have been featured in numerous publications, including Forbes, The Telegraph, NBC News, vox.com, Techcrunch, Inc., VentureBeat, Digital Trends, BBC Science Focus, and Scientific American. Currently, Virk serves as a venture partner at Griffin Gaming Partners, one of the foremost video game VC funds in the world. He is also teaching and conducting research at Arizona State University. zenentrepreneur.com.

Christine Tao is the Co-founder and CEO of Sounding Board, a Silicon Valley startup that uses tech-enabled leadership coaching to transform how organizations develop their leaders. Christine has worked in leadership roles for multiple esteemed companies, including Senior Vice President of Global Developer Relations at Tapjoy and as a member of the Governing Board of Directors for HR West and Next Concept HR Association (NCHRA). Currently, Christine is an angel investor and advises startups. She's also a Tory Burch Foundation Fellow, a foundation dedicated to investing in the success of female entrepreneurs. In this episode… Success can be a nebulous concept. Many societal standards exist for living a successful life or running an accomplished business, but none are definitive. Leaders are told to pursue excellence, but what does that look like in practice? How do you define success for yourself and your company? Christine Tao has faced both disappointment and success throughout her career, including starting her own business. These questions were present realities, and she was able to find an answer that suited her. Here is what she has to say to others pondering what prosperity means in their own lives. In this episode of Next Wave Leadership, Dov Pollack once again speaks with Christine Tao, the Co-founder and CEO of Sounding Board, about her life and how she defined her own success. They walk through her background, her experiences with disappointment, and how she ultimately founded her business. They also touch on her thoughts on entrepreneurship and working in the corporate world.

Are you looking for tips from industry leaders on how to succeed in business? Are you a business owner looking for motivational tips that will help you build the business of your dreams? Then this week's podcast episode is for you. Tune in as Christopher Rego, the CEO of Bricks 4 Kidz, shares his inspirational tips and tricks for business success. Christopher Rego became a Director of Bricks 4 Kidz in February 2020, at which time he also became chief executive officer of BFK Franchise Company, LLC (“BFK”), the principal operating subsidiary in Milpitas, California. He has been a Bricks 4 Kidz franchisee since November 2013, and the Master Franchise for United Arab Emirates since May 2015. He became the Chief Executive Officer of Creative Learning Corporation on April 30, 2020. Christopher has been the CEO of Teknowland, Inc. in San Jose, California, since 2013, and the founder and managing partner of Bricknowland, Inc. in UAE, since 2015. He has held various management and architect roles to contribute to the success of rapidly growing technology companies such as Oracle, Yahoo!, Tapjoy, Intuit, and Tibco since the year 2000. Christopher earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Andhra Loyola College in Andhra Pradesh, India, and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh, India. Be sure to take notes as Christopher shares why you should remember: Without risk, there is no reward The path to success is always a steady uphill journey The journey of becoming a business owner might not be comfortable but if you are open to it, you will learn a lot along the way That if you push through challenges and any odds against you, it will set you up for success Failures are a stepping stone to success Get motivated to take your career or business to the next level with Christopher's wisdom and advice - let's get hacking! Follow the Local Business Hacks podcast for more inspiring interviews, hacks, and insider secrets to help grow your business.

Anu Shukla, Co founder and Executive Chairman of Botco.ai, joins the show to talk about:- The keys to finding product market fit as an entrepreneur, and her experience finding product market fit, multiple times, in various market conditions.- Anu's experiences as a pioneer in the marketing automation space, as well as the ups and downs of building on someone else's platform. - Anu's evolution as an entrepreneur from a specialist to a portfolio aSaaSin.

We know the importance of bringing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to children, but sometimes it's difficult to find connections that make sense to our kids. And, let's face it, that is easy for teachers to implement.   That's why organizations like Bricks 4 Kidz are so important. This week on the podcast, we're getting a look behind the scenes to find out what this organization does for teaching and learning and how it can save time and money for teachers across the globe. It's already working in 40 countries and has been exposed to more than a million children…and has resources for corporations too! About Christopher Rego: Christopher Rego is an accomplished Corporate Strategist and Entrepreneur. He was the CEO of Creative Learning Corporation, a public company, for two years. He held various management and architect roles to contribute to the success of rapidly growing technology companies such as Oracle, Yahoo!, Tapjoy, and Intuit. He has extensive knowledge about the franchised business model in both the domestic and international marketplace. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Andhra Loyola College in Andhra Pradesh India and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Acharya Nagarjuna University Andhra Pradesh, India. Connect with Christopher on LinkedIn. Jump in the Conversation: [1:42] - The importance of STEM training to make sure our kids are future ready [3:02] - When to start with STEM learning [3:55] - STEM, STEAM, STREAM–does it matter which label you use?  [6:36] - Bricks for kids - largest provider of STEM education [14:47] - First steps in learning more about providing STEM to kids [16:14] - Turbo Time [20:45] - Chris's Magic Wand [22:28] - Maureen's Takeaways   Links & Resources Bricks 4 Kidz® Email Maureen Maureen's TEDx: Changing My Mind to Change Our Schools The Education Evolution Facebook: Follow Education Evolution Twitter: Follow Education Evolution LinkedIn: Follow Education Evolution EdActive Collective Maureen's book: Creating Micro-Schools for Colorful Mismatched Kids Micro-school feature on Good Morning America The Micro-School Coalition Facebook: The Micro-School Coalition LEADPrep

Ben Lewis has had two significant exits that we cover in Episode 1 of Cashing Out.  The first was Tapjoy, an extremely successful mobile ads platform doing more than $100M in revenue, which Ben sold to Offerpal in 2010.  There was a big internal debate of whether Ben and his co-founder should sell the business when they did, and what ultimately happened with the business.Ben's next business was called Karma Science which was a social commerce app focused on helping people give meaningful gifts from their mobile phones. Karma was acquired by Facebook just hours before Facebook went public in 2012 - there are a ton of learning that came out of that experience, and there are a few great Mark Zuckerberg stories, as well.------------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is brought to you by Exitwise:  https://www.exitwise.comExitwise helps business owners create the exits they deserve by assembling the best teams of industry specific, M&A experts, who will help maximize the sale of each business.How Does It Work:1. Schedule A Call:  Schedule a call with one of our M&A Advisors and we'll walk you through the entire process of selling your business, from market valuations to M&A expert fees and from due diligence to the signing of your purchase agreement. We're here to answer any questions you may have.On this call, we'll want to learn about the history of the business, your financial performance, your management team and listen to your thoughts and requirements for selling the business so we can make sure to find the best M&A experts to help maximize your exit.2. Review Top Experts:  Once we've had a chance to process all your business information, we'll share with you, our top choices for investment bankers, M&A attorneys, and tax accountants to help maximize the sale of your business.We'll present each M&A expert's transaction history, estimated valuation range for your business and their fee structures. Then we'll talk through the pros and cons of each choice to help you prioritize and make the best decisions.3. Negotiate & Hire:  Finally, when we've narrowed it down to your top choices, we'll negotiate your engagement letter with each M&A expert to make sure fees and terms are fair for everyone. We know what to look for and we know how to keep everyone incentivized for your optimal outcome.Once your M&A experts have been selected and you're ready to move forward, we'll collect signatures and get everyone to work.

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Christine Tao, Co-founder and CEO of Sounding Board, the first Leader Development Platform designed to bridge the leadership gap. Christine has also enjoyed several roles in Silicon Valley at Google and Youtube, but her inspiration to launch Sounding Board began while she worked at TapJoy, a leading, venture-backed mobile advertising and publishing network. Sounding Board is backed by leading investors Canaan, Jazz Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, and Precursor, and is one of less than three percent of female-founded companies to raise venture capital.    www.sheangelinvestors.com  https://www.soundingboardinc.com/   Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn

A conversation with Anu Shukla. In this episode, I'm joined by Anu Shukla. Anu is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of high-tech industry experience having created a billion dollars of enterprise value from Martech startups. She is the Founder and CEO of RewardsPay Inc. and the Co-founder and Executive Chair of Botco.ai. Formerly, she was the Founder and CEO of Offerpal Media (aka Tapjoy, Inc. which was sold for $400 mm cash in Jan 2022), and she was the Founder and former CEO and Director of MyBuys Inc. (formerly Rubiconsoft) a venture-backed company acquired in 2011 for $200mm she started in 2002. Anu was the founder of Rubric, Inc one of the pioneers in Enterprise Marketing Automation 19 years ago, before the category existed. She is also a Venture Partner at Elevate.vc supporting and mentoring under-represented black, women, LatinX and other minority founders. Ms. Shukla served on the Board of Directors of Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives, International Museum of Women (IMOW.org) and the Advisory Board for the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. In this episode we talk about the wonderful world of marketing automation. Anu has seen the development of the marketing automation space for more than 20 years, building solutions and innovating right back in the 90's. We talk about the history of automated marketing, why Anu's all in on conversational AI, and where it's all heading. Go here for show notes, links, and resources. Subscribe to The Martech Weekly here. Follow Juan Mendoza on LinkedIn and Twitter. Listen on Apple, Spotify, Google, and everywhere else. You can find Anu on LinkedIn.

This podcast interview focuses on product innovation that has the power to make 1-1 coaching approachable for all of us. My guest is Christine Tao, Co-founder & CEO at Sounding Board. Throughout her career, a central theme for Christine has always been leadership development. She uncovered the power coaching could have on people when she acted in her role as Senior Vice President of Developer Relations at Tapjoy, a mobile advertising platform, where she led the growth of Tapjoy's network business from 0 to more than $100 million in revenue in less than 3 years.  She experienced it from the other end when she advised several venture-backed startups including Flyby Media (acquired by Apple), Immersv, and Comprendi.  She realized firsthand that today's workforce is increasingly overwhelmed and stressed with increasing responsibilities and an always-on culture. This inspired her to do something about it. Today, Christine is the CEO & Co-founder of Sounding Board, a company that was founded around the vision to make coaching accessible to leaders at all levels of the organization and break through the high-cost barriers that had made it impossible in the past. Its mission: Develop the world's most impactful leaders. And this inspired me, and hence I invited Christine to my podcast. We explore what's broken in the world of leadership coaching and how this - by blending technology and people in the right way can be a thing of the past.  Christine further shares her big lessons learned during the pandemic - and how she and her team not only secured Sounding Board would survive but actually come out stronger as a company.  During this interview, you will learn four things: That the question in a Pandemic is not: 'where should we cut', but 'where can we continue to invest' How to create an organization that's aligned and autonomous, and at the same time more creative and powerful That the way to survive an existential crisis is not to increase focus on your own company, but on that of your customers Why being bootstrapped - and being less well-capitalized than your competitors can be very helpful. For more information about the guest from this week: Christine Tao Website Sounding Board  Subscribe to Value Inspiration on Friday's Stressed by the thought of 'not enough' traction? Eager to know how to remove the roadblocks that slow down your entire SaaS business? Then Subscribe here It's a short weekly musing on how to shape a B2B SaaS business your customers would miss if it were gone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 27 of The Crime Alley Cast! The one that finally has a DaBoy outro This podcast covers all DC Comics related media, with a special focus on the Warner Bros. mobile game DC Legends: Fight Superheroes. Come get to know the crew as we discuss the latest movies and shows, updates to the game, and the lives of DC streamers, gamers, and superfans. Taking somes cues from Zoe Kravitz, Zubaz does his best Catwoman impression and tries to crack the whip to keep everyone on topic. It's tough though because it's a big month in Crime Alley! Josh gives us the rundown on the Tournament of Legends V, DaBoy is giddy over Lantern Month, and Costly finally gets to talk about The Batman. We also engage in wild speculation about Tapjoy and if you stick around to the end, you finally hear some of Zubaz' origin story! After you've listened, come join us in our Discord channel or in the comments to tell us your thoughts or give us requests for future episodes! Discord: https://discord.gg/KzXKah3 Youtube: https://youtu.be/c1dZYZqDx_4 Catch us Live Throughout the week on our Twitch Channels! https://www.twitch.tv/joshurawrs https://www.twitch.tv/daboybtw https://www.twitch.tv/mostlycostly

Francisco Larraín's professional journey tells a story of coming full circle.It all started as a founding team member for advertisement network Tapjoy. Having gotten a taste for the world of startups, he went on to found payment technology solution Zappedy and to have a $30 million exit to Groupon, where he stayed as Head of Local Engineering for 3 years.It wasn't long before Francisco got back on the saddle and founded Maxxa, the largest insurtech company in Chile, and he scaled it up to over 25,000 SMB customers before looking for a new challenge.When he felt ready to tackle the next big thing, Francisco decided to go back to his beginnings in the monetization space: he and co-founder Regina Ye started auction-based advertisement solution Topsort in 2021 hoping to bring innovation to marketplace advertisement.Having just raised a $8 million dollar Seed Round at a $110 million valuation from names like Pear Ventures, Quiet Capital and FJLabs, I'd say they're well on the way to accomplishing their goals.Today, Francisco and I are going over:His successful exit strategy for ZappedyThe challenges of tech leadership rolesTopsort's journey from idea to Product-Market fitBuilding something new? Apply for the Latitud Fellowship at apply.latitud.com

In this week's episode, the WIN/WIN podcast celebrates Black History Month through a conversation with Netflix's Head of Product Innovation, Animation, Laura Teclemariam. Bringing a plethora of innovation roles at companies like Electronic Arts, Tapjoy, Deloitte, and Microsoft as well as experience as an entrepreneur, Laura breaks down what we can all learn from the innovation and experimentation in the worlds of gaming and animation. Listen for advice on:The importance of finding your people & advisory board within an organizationDomain expertise within gaming, effects, and animation as a form of change management Referencing the contextual historical information in order to gage actionable insightsGuiding your team through the risk spectrum of innovating in an ecosystemLearn more about:Laura Teclemariam (Guest): https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurateclemariam/Zoia Kozakov (Host): http://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakovWomen in Innovation: http://www.womenininnovation.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Christine Tao is the Co-founder and CEO of Sounding Board, a venture-backed startup that recently raised $30 million in Series B funding and has grown four-fold over the past 12 months. Sounding Board's mission is to help companies develop impactful leaders by leveraging AI-powered pairing technology with a network of leadership coaches. The idea for Sounding Board started when Christine was provided leadership coaching to transition into an executive leadership role at Tapjoy. Tapjoy set Christine up to work with an executive coach, Lori Mazan. Christine quickly realized the impact Lori's coaching was having on her career success, and the two of them acknowledged how crucial it is to bring coaching to all levels of leadership. Christine and Lori's ideas blossomed into the successful, growing company Sounding Board is today, helping bring leadership coaching to companies and employees around the country.In this episode, Catherine and Christine talk about the benefits of leadership coaching for both employees and employers, Christine's experience growing a venture-backed company, what she looked for when hiring her financial partner, finding and retaining talent, and the importance of mission and narrative for fundraising.Topics Include:- The four types of leaders - Relationships between coaches and coachees- How CFOs bring needed structure and discipline to startups - Fundraising as a learned skill - How COVID helped accelerate Sounding Board's growth- Advice for founders of startups- The power of asking for what you want- Hiring practices in today's job market- The best advice Christine has received from a coach- How coaching can drive employee retention and engagement- And other topics…Christine Tao is the co-founder & CEO at Sounding Board, a venture-backed startup with the vision to help companies develop impactful leaders by leveraging AI-powered pairing technology with a network of leadership coaches. Before co-founding Sounding Board, Christine was a Senior Vice President of Developer Relations at Tapjoy, a venture-backed, leading mobile advertising & publishing network, and previously led e-commerce partnerships and strategy at YouTube. Christine advises several startups and is a member of the executive committee HR West & NCHRA (Northern California Human Resources Association).  Christine holds an MBA in Marketing & Operations from Wharton and a BA in Business Administration from UC Berkeley.

ironSource (IS) focuses on developing technologies for app monetization and distribution. Omer Kaplan, Co-Founder and CRO of ironSource, discusses how ironSource (IS) operates within the “app economy.” He talks about how IS announced expansion of its ironSource Exchange, and its acquisitions of Tapjoy and Bidalgo in 2021. He then goes over what's next for ironSource. Tune in to find out more.

The notion that leaders are born and not made can feel oppressive to founders and others working their way up the business ladder. Leadership is isolating enough without the toxic mythology that you’re just supposed to know how to do from the get-go. Our guest today, Christine Tao, Co-Founder and CEO of Sounding Board, is working to normalize coaching for CEOs, Founders, and others who want to become better leaders. Sounding Board allows organizations to manage, scale, and measure coaching on one unified platform. Their AI-Powered admin tools and centralized data insights integrate with our proprietary, managed coach network to deliver coaching at scale. Sounding Board recently closed a $30M Series B funding round led by JAZZ Venture Partners.About Christine Tao:Christine co-founded Sounding Board in 2016 to solve the most challenging yet important part of her role as SVP of a fast-growing VC-backed startup: Leadership Development. Her experience as an operator at stops like YouTube and Tapjoy has helped guide at Sounding Board. She did her undergrad at UC Berkeley and her MBA at Wharton.A word from our sponsor:Ripple Ventures is always focused on helping our founders and CEOs find the best partners to work with. But before we introduce any provider to our companies, we always make sure we try the product first. And when it comes to managing business expenses at Ripple, we were super excited when the team at Jeeves came knocking on our door.Jeeves helped get me and my team setup with physical and virtual credit cards in days. I was able to allow my teammates to expense items in multiple currencies allowing them to pay for anything, anywhere at any time. We weren’t asked for any personal guarantees or pay any setup or annual fees either. Not only does Jeeves save us time, but they also give us up to 3% cashback on our purchases including expenses like Google, Facebook or AWS every month. The best part,  Jeeves puts up the cash, and you settle up once every 30 days, unlike some other corporate card companies that make you pre-pay every month. Jeeves offers a truly all-in-one expense management corporate card program for international startups and we at Tank Talks could not be more excited to partner with them. Listeners of Tank Talks can get set up with a demo of Jeeves today and take advantage of a $700 discount and skip the waitlist by visiting tryjeeves.com/tanktalks to learn more.In this episode we discuss:02:33 The difference between a coach and a mentor04:51 The lightswitch moment when she knew she had to found Sounding Board08:26 Why she decided to turn her coach into her co-founder11:53 The value and ROI coaching brings to clients and organizations15:23 How the Sounding Board platform is scalable for future growth18:55 Solving the cold start problem with a marketplace21:13 The ICP for Sounding Board and what leadership means to Christine23:35 How they landed at that ICP25:10 How Sounding Board integrates with learning platforms27:02 The biggest challenges coaches and organizations saw during the early pandemic28:32 How Sounding Board standardizes it caching approach across organizations and internally30:32 The structure Sounding Board uses to contract and pay their coaches31:37 Overcoming jargon and other industry-specific knowledge32:34 The success and flexibility of matching coaches to organizations34:00 What the future of the coaching industry looks like over the next 5-10 years37:27 The broad appeal of coaching across the work/life spectrum39:30 Plans to deploy their recent $30M Series B lead by JAZZ Venture Partners41:51 The number of coaches on the platform today and the plans for growthFast Favorites:PodcastThe Startup Chat20 Minute VCNewsletter/BlogMark SusterFirst Round ReviewReforgeTech GadgetLogitech Video CamNew TrendRenting, not owningRentTheRunway.comBookThe Hard Thing About Hard Things By Ben HorowitzLife LessonYou should always just ask.Follow Matt Cohen and Tank Talks here!Podcast production support provided by Agentbee.Agency This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tanktalks.substack.com

Topics covered: Steam Bans and Epic Allows NFTs Kixeye shareholders sue Stillfront for $30M over earnout dispute AppLovin SDK Re-Routed Apple's SKAdNetwork Postbacks To Itself Ironsource will buy mobile ad and app monetization firm Tapjoy for $400M Unity reveals Ad Mediation and Bidding coming to its Dashboard Links: Send us Questions and Feedback Deconstructor of Fun Newsletter Deconstructor of Fun Slack Group Hosts: Mishka Katkoff, Eric Kress, Adam Telfer and Eric Seufert Sponsors: Facebook Gaming, ironSource, Appsflyer, Beamable, Betahat Image: makeuseof.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/deconstructoroffun/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deconstructoroffun/support

No guest this week, but news was comin in so hot we did an episode anyway! ironSource acquires TapJoy cementing themselves as a leader in offerwall traffic, InMobi buys Appsummer, AppLovin's Max Ads SDK (allegedly) overrides developers iOS 15 endpoints syphoning data for themselves, and Unity unveils it's ad mediation platform! Industry Insights ironSource to Acquire TapJoy InMobi Buys Appsumer Report: AppLovin SDK Re-Routed Apple's SKAdNetwork Postbacks To Itself Unity reveals Ad Mediation and Bidding coming to its Dashboard App of the Week Kayak Clear

Our first courageous female on The Wild Feather is Anu Shukla, a serial entrepreneur with more than 25 years of high-tech industry experience. She is an active angel investor personally supporting and investing in women and minority led enterprises. She is a venture partner with http://elevate.vc/ (elevate.vc) to continue the mission to serve under-represented minority founders. Anu has founded and exited several software companies: Fintech loyalty currency company RewardsPay, Mobile adtech and monetization player Tapjoy, e-commerce personalization company MyBuys, and early marketing automation pioneer Rubric, Inc. She has successfully exited two startups with $600M enterprise value. Anu is the Co-Founder and Executive Chair of Botco.ai, an emerging player in the application of AI/NLP to enterprise marketing automation use cases. She serves on several non-profit boards and has experience in SaaS, Adtech and Martech product companies. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Stephens College, and an MBA and Doctorate (Honorary) in Business Administration and Management from Youngstown State University. -- CONNECT WITH THE WILD FEATHER -- Website: https://www.thewildfeatherpodcast.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewildfeatherpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/thewildfeather_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewildfeatherpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thewildfeatherpodcast JdtSlrEUIMDhF66z7T0r

Anu Shukla is a serial entrepreneur who founded and exited several software companies Including Fintech loyalty currency company RewardsPay, Mobile adtech and monetization player Tapjoy, Ecommerce personalization company MyBuys and early marketing automation pioneer Rubric. Inc. she has successfully exited 2 startups with $600MM enterprise value . She serves as the CEO of RewardsPay and is the Co Founder and Executive Chair of Botco.ai , an emerging player in the application of AI/NLP to enterprise marketing automation use cases. She has over 25 years of experience and is an active angel investor personally supporting and investing in women and minority lead enterprises. She serves on several non profit boards and has experience in SaaS, Adtech and Martech product companies. She is a graduate from St. Stephen's College (BA) and Youngstown State University, where she received an MBA and a Doctorate (Honorary).

Christine Tao is the Co-founder and CEO of Sounding Board, a Silicon Valley startup that uses tech-enabled leadership coaching to transform how organizations develop their leaders. Christine has worked in leadership roles for multiple esteemed companies over the years, with roles like Senior Vice President of Global Developer Relations at Tapjoy, a member of the Governing Board of Directors for HR West and Next Concept HR Association (NCHRA), and more. Currently, Christine is an angel investor and advises startups. She’s also a Tory Burch Foundation Fellow, a foundation dedicated to investing in the success of female entrepreneurs. In this episode… Do you ever feel inadequate or out-of-place as a leader? Are you looking for the strategies that will help you level up as a boss — and become the fearless leader you’ve always dreamed of being? Many people believe that good leaders are simply born that way — with perfect charisma, courage, and compassion. However, Christine Tao has a different perspective: good leaders aren’t born; they’re developed. This is great news for leaders all over the globe who feel like they missed the mark in their career, or like they simply don’t measure up to other fantastic leaders. So, if effective leadership can be taught, what are the strategies and lessons that you need to grow and mature as a leader in your company?  In this episode of Next Wave Leadership, Christine Tao, Co-founder and CEO of Sounding Board, sits down with Dov Pollack to discuss the ins and outs of leadership as a Silicon Valley CEO. Listen in as Christine talks about developing her confident leadership style, the shocking lack of female leaders in Silicon Valley, and the secrets to building — and maintaining — a top-notch company culture. Stay tuned!

Christine is the CEO and co-founder of Sounding Board- a female-founded, VC back start-up company innovating in leadership coaching in the $40+ billion leadership and training industry. Before she started her business, Christine was the Senior Vice President of Developer Relations at Tapjoy. She led the growth of over $100 million in revenue in less than three years. She has also advised several venture-backed start-ups such as: Flyby Media, Immersv & Comprendi. In addition to her achievements, Christine led an e-commerce partnership and strategy at YouTube, holds an MBA in Operations and Marketing from Wharton and BA in Business Administration from UC Berkeley. Today, she envisions a world with the most agile and impactful leaders. Her goal is to deliver a highly personalized model of leadership coaching through her company, Sounding Board.

New year. New season. Virtual Economy is back with a news-filled show covering more Cyberpunk 2077, Raw Fury dropping lots of business documents, our trends predictions for the year, Tencent’s takeover of Leyou, Nintendo’s Next Level Games purchase, and more. TIME STAMPS [00:01:40] Cyberpunk 2077 sales and share value fallout [00:12:33] Hey. Armed insurrection and an attempted coup of the United States is bad. Black Lives Matter. Trans Rights are Human Rights. White supremacy is garbage. [00:14:14] Tencent acquires Leyou [00:19:21] Nintendo acquires Next Level Games [00:25:38] Epic bought a mall [00:32:50] FTC reprimands Tapjoy for deceptive practices [00:37:25] Quick Hits [00:49:03] Roblox IP… no? [01:03:00] The Sinking City relisted as Frogwares vs Nacon continues [01:11:00] Dissecting the Raw Fury contract [01:37:00] A look at the trends of 2020 and what we expect from 2021 SOURCES Disclosure of estimated sales of Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt): https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/investors/regulatory-announcements/current-report-no-67-2020/ Leyou shareholders agree to $1.3bn Tencent takeover (PocketGamer): https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/75297/leyou-shareholders-agree-to-13bn-tencent-takeover/ Notification of the Acquisition of the Canadian Software Developer, Next Level Games (Nintendo IR): https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2021/210105e.pdf Xbox Series X survey asks if you want PS5 DualSense features in the Xbox controller (TechCrunch): https://www.techradar.com/news/xbox-series-x-survey-asks-if-you-want-ps5-dualsense-features-on-its-controller The Sinking City returns to stores as Nacon wins first decision in legal dispute (GamesIndustry): https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-01-05-the-sinking-city-returns-to-stores-as-nacon-wins-first-decision-in-ongoing-legal-dispute Epic Games Announces New Location for Company Headquarters: https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/epic-games-announces-new-location-for-company-headquarters FTC: Tapjoy’s deception settlement has implications for Apple and Google (GamesBeat): https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/07/ftc-tapjoys-deception-settlement-has-implications-for-apple-and-google/ Roblox Announces Anticipated Direct Listing (BusinessWire): https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210106005890/en/Roblox-Announces-Anticipated-Direct-Listing MINECRAFT EARTH COMING TO AN END (Mojang): https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-earth-coming-end Raw Fury Pulls Back Curtain on Publishing Contracts (VirtualEconCast.com): http://virtualeconcast.com/news/raw-fury-pulls-back-curtain-on-publishing-contracts/ Raw Fury Developer Resources: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kx2oljt3k4c4qcl/AABx7KE8Hj7vILW3gHI0tzzLa?dl=0 2020’s Biggest Trends … and Where They’re Heading in 2021 (VirtualEconCast.com): http://virtualeconcast.com/trends/2020s-biggest-trends-and-where-theyre-heading-in-2021/

Riz Virk is Executive Director of Play Labs @MIT. Prior to that Riz has had a very successful entrepreneurial career as part of the founding team of TapJoy and CEO and co-founder of GameView Studios (makers of TapFish) that was sold to DeNA. More recently in addition to his work at MIT Riz has written three books: #1. Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success #2. Startup Myths and Models: What you Won't Learn in Business school #3. An MIT computer scientist shows why AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Mystics all agree we are in a video game In addition to his books, Riz writes articles including most recently a piece for NBC News titled “Trump uses TikTok and WeChat to challenge China. Welcome to a new conflict: The app wars.” In this far ranging discussion we talk about App Wars, why Riz believes we live in a simulation/video game, and critical start-up lessons and how they can apply to game start-ups today. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamemakers/message

While marketers turn their heads towards high-profile partnerships in esports, Fortnite, and Twitch, it becomes easy to forget a major portion of the gaming audience: the mobile gamer. The global mobile gaming market is estimated to reach over $77 billion in revenue by the end of 2020. There are many reasons for the persistent growth and player retention in the space, and to learn more, we spoke to Sarah Chafer, EVP of global ad sales at Tapjoy. Tapjoy connects game publishers and advertisers, enabling brands to advertise and monetize on a wide breadth of mobile platforms. “A lot of what we do is around user choice,” Sarah told us. “We offer them a wide variety of things that they can do in order to transact for currency. If you think about being a user or consumer yourself, how often is it that you get to decide which advertiser you’re going to transact with versus having some unwanted messaging that maybe doesn’t apply to you personally?” We spoke with Sarah about monetization practices in mobile games, and learned about the special, mutually beneficial dynamic between players, games, and advertised brands.

Nick Martin is a Principal Software Engineer at Indigo Agriculture and long-time fixer of things. He previously worked at Tapjoy, where he helped build a premier adtech platform capable of handling billions of requests per day. Nick details his steps to fix broken teams, create alignment in organizations, optimize organizations for finding the highest ROI projects and so much more. We talk in-depth about the components that go into successful teams and the four stages of team building - forming, storming, norming and performing. How do teams being split or new engineers being hired impact these stages? Nick offers thoughts on achieving sustainable growth and the tradeoffs that come from increasing headcount. We trade ideas on the tech lead position and individual contribution v. management paths. We also get Nick's take on engineering organizations in the post-COVID world. Per Nick's recommendations, check out Eager Labs (https://www.eagerconnect.com/) and The Manager's Path (https://www.amazon.com/Managers-Path-Leaders-Navigating-Growth/dp/1491973897) for more on building great engineering organizations.

In this episode we will talk about the Peak Product Manager framework, created by Ravi Mehta; Ravi is a consumer technology and product leader who has scaled products that have impacted millions of people and teams to meet the challenge. Most recently, he was Chief Product Officer at Tinder where he led the product strategy for the world’s #1 monetizing app. In that role, he defined a Gen Z-centric strategy for the next generation of Tinder. Prior to Tinder, Ravi was at Facebook where he led a team focused on understanding how teens use social media and increasing teen engagement with Facebook properties. Prior to Facebook, Ravi led Consumer Product for TripAdvisor where he led product for the company's primary business pillars (Hotels, Restaurants, and Attractions), led the core user experience teams, and led the International Market Development & Localization teams. Earlier in his career, Ravi led product for Viximo (a social gaming startup acquired by Tapjoy), founded a VC-backed fintech startup, and was one of the first members of the Xbox team where he helped define the content and platform strategy for Xbox Live. Ravi holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and a BS in Computer System Engineering from Boston University. Intro music by Peter Boros of The Nameless Citizens

This edition of Lost Voices from unsung entrepreneurs looks at Ng Poon Chew, an entrepreneur and social activist. Ng Poon Chew immigrated to the US in 1881 at the age of 14. He was an author, publisher and advocate for Chinese American civil rights. He published the first Chinese language daily newspaper to be printed outside of China. UC Santa Barbara theater student Martin Wong performs with the coaching of Fang He, IHC Research Fellow at UC Santa Barbara. Then, hear from today's co-sponsors: Impact, an affiliate marketer in Santa Barbara and Tapjoy, a mobile advertising platform. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Show ID: 35445]

This edition of Lost Voices from unsung entrepreneurs looks at Ng Poon Chew, an entrepreneur and social activist. Ng Poon Chew immigrated to the US in 1881 at the age of 14. He was an author, publisher and advocate for Chinese American civil rights. He published the first Chinese language daily newspaper to be printed outside of China. UC Santa Barbara theater student Martin Wong performs with the coaching of Fang He, IHC Research Fellow at UC Santa Barbara. Then, hear from today's co-sponsors: Impact, an affiliate marketer in Santa Barbara and Tapjoy, a mobile advertising platform. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Show ID: 35445]

This edition of Lost Voices from unsung entrepreneurs looks at Ng Poon Chew, an entrepreneur and social activist. Ng Poon Chew immigrated to the US in 1881 at the age of 14. He was an author, publisher and advocate for Chinese American civil rights. He published the first Chinese language daily newspaper to be printed outside of China. UC Santa Barbara theater student Martin Wong performs with the coaching of Fang He, IHC Research Fellow at UC Santa Barbara. Then, hear from today's co-sponsors: Impact, an affiliate marketer in Santa Barbara and Tapjoy, a mobile advertising platform. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Show ID: 35445]

This edition of Lost Voices from unsung entrepreneurs looks at Ng Poon Chew, an entrepreneur and social activist. Ng Poon Chew immigrated to the US in 1881 at the age of 14. He was an author, publisher and advocate for Chinese American civil rights. He published the first Chinese language daily newspaper to be printed outside of China. UC Santa Barbara theater student Martin Wong performs with the coaching of Fang He, IHC Research Fellow at UC Santa Barbara. Then, hear from today's co-sponsors: Impact, an affiliate marketer in Santa Barbara and Tapjoy, a mobile advertising platform. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Show ID: 35445]

This edition of Lost Voices from unsung entrepreneurs looks at Ng Poon Chew, an entrepreneur and social activist. Ng Poon Chew immigrated to the US in 1881 at the age of 14. He was an author, publisher and advocate for Chinese American civil rights. He published the first Chinese language daily newspaper to be printed outside of China. UC Santa Barbara theater student Martin Wong performs with the coaching of Fang He, IHC Research Fellow at UC Santa Barbara. Then, hear from today's co-sponsors: Impact, an affiliate marketer in Santa Barbara and Tapjoy, a mobile advertising platform. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Show ID: 35445]

This edition of Lost Voices from unsung entrepreneurs looks at Ng Poon Chew, an entrepreneur and social activist. Ng Poon Chew immigrated to the US in 1881 at the age of 14. He was an author, publisher and advocate for Chinese American civil rights. He published the first Chinese language daily newspaper to be printed outside of China. UC Santa Barbara theater student Martin Wong performs with the coaching of Fang He, IHC Research Fellow at UC Santa Barbara. Then, hear from today's co-sponsors: Impact, an affiliate marketer in Santa Barbara and Tapjoy, a mobile advertising platform. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Show ID: 35445]

This edition of Lost Voices from unsung entrepreneurs looks at Ng Poon Chew, an entrepreneur and social activist. Ng Poon Chew immigrated to the US in 1881 at the age of 14. He was an author, publisher and advocate for Chinese American civil rights. He published the first Chinese language daily newspaper to be printed outside of China. UC Santa Barbara theater student Martin Wong performs with the coaching of Fang He, IHC Research Fellow at UC Santa Barbara. Then, hear from today's co-sponsors: Impact, an affiliate marketer in Santa Barbara and Tapjoy, a mobile advertising platform. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Show ID: 35445]

This edition of Lost Voices from unsung entrepreneurs looks at Ng Poon Chew, an entrepreneur and social activist. Ng Poon Chew immigrated to the US in 1881 at the age of 14. He was an author, publisher and advocate for Chinese American civil rights. He published the first Chinese language daily newspaper to be printed outside of China. UC Santa Barbara theater student Martin Wong performs with the coaching of Fang He, IHC Research Fellow at UC Santa Barbara. Then, hear from today's co-sponsors: Impact, an affiliate marketer in Santa Barbara and Tapjoy, a mobile advertising platform. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Show ID: 35445]

This edition of Lost Voices from unsung entrepreneurs looks at Ng Poon Chew, an entrepreneur and social activist. Ng Poon Chew immigrated to the US in 1881 at the age of 14. He was an author, publisher and advocate for Chinese American civil rights. He published the first Chinese language daily newspaper to be printed outside of China. UC Santa Barbara theater student Martin Wong performs with the coaching of Fang He, IHC Research Fellow at UC Santa Barbara. Then, hear from today's co-sponsors: Impact, an affiliate marketer in Santa Barbara and Tapjoy, a mobile advertising platform. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Show ID: 35445]

This edition of Lost Voices from unsung entrepreneurs looks at Ng Poon Chew, an entrepreneur and social activist. Ng Poon Chew immigrated to the US in 1881 at the age of 14. He was an author, publisher and advocate for Chinese American civil rights. He published the first Chinese language daily newspaper to be printed outside of China. UC Santa Barbara theater student Martin Wong performs with the coaching of Fang He, IHC Research Fellow at UC Santa Barbara. Then, hear from today's co-sponsors: Impact, an affiliate marketer in Santa Barbara and Tapjoy, a mobile advertising platform. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Show ID: 35445]

This edition of Lost Voices from unsung entrepreneurs looks at Ng Poon Chew, an entrepreneur and social activist. Ng Poon Chew immigrated to the US in 1881 at the age of 14. He was an author, publisher and advocate for Chinese American civil rights. He published the first Chinese language daily newspaper to be printed outside of China. UC Santa Barbara theater student Martin Wong performs with the coaching of Fang He, IHC Research Fellow at UC Santa Barbara. Then, hear from today's co-sponsors: Impact, an affiliate marketer in Santa Barbara and Tapjoy, a mobile advertising platform. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Show ID: 35445]

On this episode, Hall is joined by Anu Shukla of Botco.ai. Before Botco.ai Anu started her career in Silicon Valley working for companies in the marketing, automation and E-commerce space. She then started a company called Rubric, it was one of the pioneers of defining enterprise marketing automation, there were no enterprise tools for marketing available before that, and the company had a successful exit. She then went on to found a company called Offerpal, which changed its name to Tapjoy. It was a mobile advertising network that reached hundreds of millions of users. Anu was also in the payment space with a company called RewardsPay, which she still runs, that does alternative currency payments and now involved with investing and working with a team to get Botco.ai off the ground. In this episode, you'll hear Anu's unique views on the AI space and what advice she'd give to those investing. According to Anu, she's a firm believer in AI but one must define what that means. The time for AI and its permeation into all different types of computing has come. So whether you talk about self-driving cars, or robots in factories, or in the case of software you talk about artificial intelligence being applied to marketing and sales or customer surveys, where it's trying to initiate and manage conversations and natural language, she thinks it's permeating everywhere and is a big area of investment.

Dayna Grayson is a Partner @ NEA, one of the leading venture firms over the last 4 decades with a portfolio including the likes of Opendoor, Jet.com, Uber, WorkDay, Plaid, Box and many more incredible companies. As for Dayna, she has led the firm's investments in the likes of Desktop Metal, Formlabs, Onshape, Glamsquad, Framebridge and Curalate, just to name a few. Prior to joining NEA, Dayna was an investor at North Bridge Venture Partners where she championed companies including Camiant (acquired by Tekelec) and Tapjoy. Before venture Dayna was an engineer at Eye Response Technologies, later acquired by Dynavox Mayer-Johnson and also a product designer at Blackbaud (BLKB), the leading global provider of software to nonprofit organizations. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Dayna made her way into the world of venture and came to be a Partner at NEA from her roots in product design and engineering? 2.) Sourcing: How does Dayna approach the sourcing component of venture today? What does the deck filtering process look like to Dayna, prior to meeting? What has Dayna found works best in really building rapport in the first meetings? What does the conviction building process look like for Dayna from there? If negative, how has Dayna found is the most effective way to say no? 3.) Decision-Making: How does Dayna think about optimising the investment decision-making process? How does Dayna balance between data vs gut? Does NEA require unanimous decision-making? Why does Dayna believe that at A or earlier, the price really does not matter? When does price really become a big issue? 4.) Evolution of Expectations: How does Dayna believe entrepreneurial expectations of VC has changed over the last decade. Where does Dayna believe investors can really provide the most value? Which board member has been the most impressive to Dayna when sitting alongside them on the board? Why? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Dayna’s Fave Book: Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America Dayna's Most Recent Investment: WhireWheel As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Dayna on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Instagram here for mojito madness and all things 20VC.

This week special guest is Charles Rim from Access Ventures. Prior to founding Access, Charles was the managing director of Korea and Southeast Asia at Tapjoy and a Venture Partner for DFJ Athena based in Seoul. Prior to that Charles had been immersed in the expansion of the internet in the APAC region. He was the head of M&A APAC for Google, and led all deals by Google in the APAC region (excluding-China) from 2006 to 2011. He was also a director of strategy and corporate development at Yahoo Korea.   Together, we discuss why now is the ideal time to start investing heavily into Southeast Asia and why foreign investors tend to look at SEA as a whole, but should rather approach each country on its own.  And we go on to hear why Charles is a strong believer on why ever founder should position their company for an exit and what factors should be considered when planning an exit strategy. Hope you guys enjoy this one!

Who is Christine Tao?     Christine Tao is the CEO/Co-founder of Sounding Board, a VC-backed startup bringing personalized, continuous leadership development to the $40B+ leadership & training industry. Prior to co-founding Sounding Board Christine was a Senior Vice President of Developer Relations at Tapjoy, a venture-backed, leading mobile advertising platform. She led the growth of Tapjoy’s network business from $0 to over $100 million in revenues in less than 3 years.  She has also advised several venture-backed startups including Flyby Media (acquired by Apple), Immersv & Comprendi. Prior to that she led e-commerce partnerships and strategy at YouTube. Christine holds an MBA in Marketing & Operations from Wharton and a BA in Business Administration from UC Berkeley.    Show Highlights  Christine shares her experience growing up in a family business and how that has influenced her professionally and how she operates as the CEO/Founder of Sounding Board.    Christine shares the importance of thinking big when starting a business and making sure there is a strong sense of purpose for the employees to believe in and subscribe to.  She gives her dad credit for this thinking.    Christine talks about the importance of providing employees with purpose and opportunities for growth. This is important right now because there is a war for talent and you want to attract the best talent.    Christine explains her personal journey that led her to start Sounding Board.   Terri talks about her experience working with an executive coach and how valuable the experience has been for her.    Sounding Board is all about democratizing coaching for employees throughout the organization so that they can grow and scale at a rate they aren’t able to do on their own.    Christine turns the tables on Terri and asks her for one of the major takeaways from working with a coach.  She responded in how she recommends approaching working with coaches.    Terri shares how her experience working with a coach helped her not only professionally but personally as well.  The work she did applied across her life.    Christine talks about how coaching has shifted and how Sounding Board uses tech to scale coaching.    If Christine could wave a magic wand, she would change people’s assumptions and have them come into conversations thinking the best of the other person or people in the conversation.    Bonus questions (new):  Christine’s recommended founder resource is the podcast The Startup Chat.      Terri’s Key Takeaway  Dream big and ask for what you want.      References in the Podcast  Sounding Board:  https://www.soundingboardinc.com/  Tapjoy:  https://www.tapjoy.com/  Women’s Startup Lab:  https://womenstartuplab.com/  The Startup Chat (podcast):  https://thestartupchat.com/      Contact  Christine can be reached via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineptao/.      You can follow Terri on Twitter at @terrihansonmead or go to her website at www.terrihansonmead.com or on Medium:  https://medium.com/@terrihansonmead.   Feel free to email Terri at PilotingYourLife@gmail.com.  To continue the conversation, go to Twitter at @PilotingLife and use hashtag #PilotingYourLife. 

PLEASE NOTE: Since the taping of this show, Emily has been promoted from Senior Director to VP of Marketing at Tapjoy. Liz Horowitz, the Host and creator of the MADWomen Podcast, will be speaking with Emily McInerney, VP of Marketing at TapJoy, and Co-President of Women in Wireless. Hear how Emily followed her mentor's advice to “raise her hand” and found herself in a new position in Sydney Australia 6 weeks later. Maybe it's time to tell your story! If you want to recommend your self or another executive woman, email us at podcast@womeninwireless.org.

The Contour set gave us 9 cards covering the Three Most Iconic Star Wars Villains. The Ultra-Limited version of this set sees it grow exponentially. As Rhett says, he can't quite put his finger on it, but even though all of those dozens of cards are low count, something about that translation loses his interest. We also discuss the TapJoy-for-Inserts program, a brief history of Jelly Belly, touch on the sports apps, and a little pro (and not so pro-) wrestling discussion. Enjoy!

Hosting Paul Longhenry, the SVP of Strategy at Tapjoy, the podcast answers the following: What are the best practices that can help marketers maximize the potential of rewarded advertising - finding the best balance between quantity and quality Why robust measurement and analytics is a must-have component when running incentivized How rewarded video ads are shaping up to be the next big thing      

Yanik explores software versioning and flexibility in the era of cloud services.Related LinksFU: DEF CON 23 - Charlie Miller & Chris Valasek - Remote Exploitation of an Unaltered Passenger Vehicle - YouTubeWikipedia: Google Play ServicesComponentKitReact NativeAppHubClay Allsopp: A Dynamic, Crazy, Native Mobile Future—Powered by JavaScriptTapjet (Note: Yanik messes up during the episode and says Tapjoy over and over again, but that's the wrong company, and they aren't as cool)Apple News PublisherAltConf 2015: A Eulogy for Objective-C

This is absolutely the season of the survey and recent releases by Tapjoy, Experian Marketing Services and MillwardBrown Digital show us when and how we will be using our smartphones during the shopping process this Christmas.

In Episode 3 of The Side Hustle Show, I'm joined by Alex Genadinik, a smartphone app developer whose apps have been downloaded more than 100,000 times! I love his story because it's about building an audience from scratch and learning along the way. Plus, the cool thing about Alex's apps is they're built to help aspiring entrepreneurs plan, market, and grow their businesses. If all goes well, we'll see tens of thousands of new side hustle enterprises as a result! Subscribe to The Side Hustle Show via iTunes! Subscribe to The Side Hustle Show via Stitcher! In the interview, we talk about: The 4 options for getting an app developed. The importance of listening to your customers. The downsides of outsourcing app development. How to get your apps discovered in the app stores. How to prevent negative reviews. Why business planning is still important, even for the smallest side hustle operations. Why in-app advertising might not be the best monetization strategy. Alex's #1 piece of advice for side hustle entrepreneurs. Mentioned in this episode: GlowingStart.com (Formerly Problemio, where you can find Alex's apps) Elance (to find outsourced app developers) Stack Overflow (helpful developer's forum) Google Keyword Tool The Oatmeal cartoon Tapjoy (mobile ad network) Apptopia (app marketplace) This is the longest Side Hustle Show interview to date, and I feel like we still only just scratched the surface of the fascinating world of apps. If you have any questions for Alex or regarding app development in general, please leave a quick note in the comments below. See you in Episode 4!