The Dock with Omar Waseem
a founder podcast that isn't boring, maybe.
🎬 by Founders, Inc.
Latest episodes
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Jul 12, 2023 • 52min
EP 24 Ben Levy: How To Grow A Newsletter To 250k Subscribers In 6 Months
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.
Jul 6, 2023 • 46min
EP 23 Eric Zhu: This 15 Year Old Raised $20 Million From His High School Bathroom
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
Jun 29, 2023 • 56min
EP 22 Kyle Brastrom: How To Build A Successful Social App, Rethinking Communication Online
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
Jun 13, 2023 • 50min
EP 21 John Andrew Entwistle: How I built TWO $100M Companies (and beat Airbnb)
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
Apr 6, 2023 • 56min
EP 20 Ayush Ranjan: Building Decentralized Zoom, Problems with Web3, Starting a Company in India
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
Mar 30, 2023 • 43min
EP 19 Lauren Self: Changing Home Ownership, Dropping Out Twice, Moving to LA Alone at 17
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
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Mar 22, 2023 • 51min
EP 18 Avi Schiffmann: Internet Activism, Dropping out of Harvard, Using Code for Good
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
Mar 17, 2023 • 1h 10min
EP 17 Ali Alobaidi: The Musician Who Dropped Out and Made $500k/Year as an Engineer
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
Mar 17, 2023 • 56min
EP 16 Edward Saatchi: Creating AI Generated Movies and Winning an Emmy
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
Feb 24, 2023 • 1h 12min
EP 15 James Sun: Making NFTs Mainstream and Selling a Company to Twitch
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
