The Dock with Omar Waseem

Ben Levy, co-founder of Milk Road, discusses growing a newsletter to 250k subscribers, losing everything to crypto, getting connected with anyone, future utility of crypto, building a high-value community, and cold outreach tips.

Omar ⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@omarwasm)⁠⁠⁠ and Vishal ⁠⁠⁠(@vishalkolr)⁠⁠⁠ sit down with Eric Zhu, ⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠@ericzhu105)⁠, founder of Aviato and investor at Bachmanity Capital, to talk about being a 15 y/o founder, going viral for taking calls in his school bathroom, balancing school, partying with the founder of Google in a mansion, and more.... The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: ⁠⁠⁠https://f.inc⁠⁠⁠ Links: · Eric's Twitter · Aviato · Bachmanity Capital · ⁠⁠⁠The Dock⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:01 - Toilet Kid Origin Story 4:38 - Starting A $20 Million Fund At 15 13:13 - How Funds Work 17:29 - Why? 27:14 - Partying With The Google Founder 30:40 - Pitching Startup Ideas 34:35 - Rapid Fire 36:01 - Reading Tweets

Omar ⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@omarwasm)⁠⁠⁠ and Vishal ⁠⁠⁠(@vishalkolr)⁠⁠⁠ sit down with Kyle Brastrom ⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠@kylebrastrom)⁠, founder of Dive Chat, to talk about building a successful social network, the importance of real world connections, starting LA Tech Week, running coliving houses, why he's never had an Instagram, and making YouTube videos about drone racing. The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: ⁠⁠⁠https://f.inc⁠⁠⁠ Links: · Kyle's Twitter · Dive Chat · ⁠⁠⁠The Dock⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:21 - Drone YouTuber 9:31 - Starting LA Tech Week 22:38 - Why He Doesn't Have Instagram 34:22 - Building Dive Chat 53:10 - Rapid Fire

Omar ⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@omarwasm)⁠⁠⁠ and Vishal ⁠⁠⁠(@vishalkolr)⁠⁠⁠ sit down with John Andrew Entwistle ⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaentwistle)⁠, founder of Wander.com, to talk about building his first company Coder at 16, raising $130M for Wander, pivoting from an enterprise developer platform to real estate, how he got his nickname "The Shovel", and racing F4 cars. The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: ⁠⁠⁠https://f.inc⁠⁠⁠ Links: · John Andrew's Twitter · Wander · ⁠⁠⁠The Dock⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:15 - What Is Wander? 7:02 - Building Coder.com At 16 14:34 - The Early Days of Wander 23:30 - What Made Wander Work 35:00 - What Makes A Great Company Offsite 42:52 - Rapid Fire

Omar Waseem ⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@omarwasm)⁠⁠⁠ and Vishal Kolar ⁠⁠⁠(@vishalkolr)⁠⁠⁠ sit down with Ayush Ranjan ⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠@ranjan3118⁠)⁠, founder of Huddle01, to talk about building a Web3 video conferencing infrastructure, skipping his flight to India for Founders, Inc., issues with Twitter, startup markets in SF vs India, Web3 insights, Redbull F1, and more.... The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: ⁠⁠⁠https://f.inc⁠⁠⁠ Links: · Ayush's Twitter⁠⁠⁠ · ⁠Huddle01⁠ · ⁠⁠⁠The Dock⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro  1:55 - What is Huddle? 7:33 - Twitter Blue Controversy 21:03 - Web3 Branding 30:07 - Monetization Approach 40:16 - Building a Startup in India vs SF 44:31 - Rapid Fire 46:52 - Reading Old Tweets

Omar Waseem ⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠@omarwasm)⁠⁠ and Vishal Kolar ⁠⁠(@vishalkolr)⁠⁠ sit down with Lauren Self ⁠(⁠⁠⁠@laurenlself)⁠, founder of Roots Homes, to talk about building in the real estate industry, dropping out of college twice, joining a startup and moving to LA alone at 17, proposing to her cofounder, and more.... The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: ⁠⁠https://f.inc⁠⁠ Links: · ⁠⁠Lauren's Twitter⁠⁠ · Roots Homes · ⁠⁠The Dock⁠⁠ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro  3:00 - How Roots is Changing Home Ownership 15:15 - How She Pitched Investors 21:25 - Dropping Out of School 28:15 - Moving to LA at 17 33:16 - How College has Changed 39:52 - Her Cofounder Slid into Her DMs

Omar Waseem ⁠(⁠⁠@omarwasm)⁠ and Vishal Kolar ⁠(@vishalkolr)⁠ sit down with Avi Schiffmann ⁠(⁠⁠@AviSchiffmann)⁠, founder of Internet Activism, to talk about how he created the most used coronavirus tracker during the height of the pandemic, his mission to build the largest humanitarian nonprofit in the digital space, the meaning of life, dropping out of Harvard, lego sets, Dune, and more... The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: ⁠https://f.inc⁠ Links: · ⁠Avi's Twitter⁠ · ⁠⁠Internet Activism · ⁠The Dock⁠ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro  3:26 - Why he chose to Build Non-Profits 12:08 - The Purpose Behind Internet Activism 18:30 - The Problem with Charitable Foundations 25:24 - His Process Behind Hiring Startup Talent 32:45 - His Passion for Design 42:30 - Why Money Doesn’t Motivate Him

Omar Waseem (@omarwasm) and Vishal Kolar (@vishalkolr) sit down with Ali Alobaidi (@alialobai1), founder of Kanopy Labs and Napolean, to talk about growing up in Iraq, dropping out of college to start an engineering firm, buying a penthouse, and more... The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: https://f.inc Links: · Ali's Twitter · The Dock Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro  6:45 - Growing up in Iraq  21:05 - How He Learned To Code  30:50 - Starting His Own Firm  44:37 - Quitting the Agency for a Startup  1:00:05 - How Anyone Can Become an Engineer

Omar Waseem (@omarwasm) and Vishal Kolar (@vishalkolr) sit down with Edward Saatchi (@theculturedao), founder of Oculus Story Studios, Fable, and The CultureDAO, to talk about VR movies, AI generated gaming, the future of VR, winning an Emmy, the safety implications of AI, and much more.... The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: https://f.inc Links: · TheCulture DAO · The Dock Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro  1:06 - Virtual Beings Summit  9:30 - Creating VR Films  21:05 - Producing AI Content  30:45 - How DAOs Work  38:20 - Can VR be dangerous?  48:30 - Rapid Fire Questions

Omar Waseem (@omarwasm) and Vishal Kolar (@vishalkolr) sit down with James Sun (@JamesZmSun), co-founder and CEO of Paper, to talk about WeWork horror stories, NFT utilities, the future of crypto, working for Twitch, lessons as a founder, his gaming passion, and much more... The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: https://f.inc Links: · James's Twitter · Paper's Website · The Dock Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro  1:45 - WeWork Office Struggles  19:20 - Evolution of Crypto  39:16 - Building the Paper Team  53:40 - Paper’s Growth Strategy  1:04:25 - Motivation as a Founder