John Wu, CEO of Gryphon, joins the pod with Scott Kitun. Gryphon is a wireless router built around online safety, privacy and protecting the central point of your digital life at home. John first starting thinking about the idea for the router after watching his young daughter access the internet and come across NSFW (or…
Joe Reinke, founder and CEO of FitBUX, joins the show with Scott Kitun. Joe gives the the pitch on FitBUX, an automated software solution to financial planning. From student loans to stocks, FitBUX measures your financial data and provides easy-to -understand analysis for you to make money decisions. Scott and Joe talk about the future…
Sahil Lavingia, founder and CEO of Gumroad and author of the new book “The Minimalist Entrepreneur” joins the show with Scott Kitun. Scott and Sahil share their passion for the changes coming to investing such as equity crowdfunding and retail investor movement. Sahil earlier this year raised $5 million in one of the fastest filled…
Alex Wilhelm, Senior Editor at TechCrunch and well-known as @alex on Twitter, joins the show with Scott Kitun. Scott and Alex share their feels being able to talk to so many founders and struggles keeping up on email. They run through Alex’s Chicago roots and Technori nostalgia – Alex talks about how Technori events helped…
This year’s top equity crowdfunding companies are 🥁 Lora Dicarlo – repositioning the conversation around sexual wellness with their sex tech platform and products. Fan Controlled Football (FCF) changing the game – literally – about ways that football can be played and interacted with. Stojo showing how beautiful products can contribute to sustainability and…
Lisa Carmen Wang has learned a lot as an accomplished Olympic-gymnast, founder and investor. And after getting her first company SheWorx acquired by our friends at equity crowdfunding platform Republic, she’s on a mission to democratize investing and financial freedom to those typically kept outside of start up investing. Besides her current role as Head…
Beer delivery is its infancy, which is to say it’s often expensive and lacks selection. Enter TapRm, an ecommerce platform and marketplace to find and purchase your favorite brews delivered right to your door. By cutting out the costs of middlemen, TapRm is able to save money that doesn’t get passed onto the customer while…
Pop-up ads and auto-play videos have been inundating our feeds and web scrolls for over a decade, with no end in sight. That’s why we’ve seen tremendous growth in ad blockers – over 2 billion use an ad blocker of some kind. This is poised to become an existential crisis for marketers that rely on…
The popularity of organic produce is matched by question marks around its sustainability. Edible Garden’s blend of emerging tech, locally grown food and state-of-the-art greenhouses across the country have positioned it well to meet demand and create less waste for grocery stores losing money on expired products. CEO Jim Kras joins the show to talk…
When you look around the wellness industry, there are a lot of well-intentioned and thought out products covering physical and mental needs. However, when it comes vaginal health and feminine sexuality, many products lacked this thoughtfulness and usefulness, sorely underserving a $181 billion addressable market. Quim provides a line of proactive, plant-based, and sustainable products…