The Silicon Valley Podcast

Liesel lives for helping people. She founded The Mentoring Club, Inc. to provide a mentoring community for aspiring as well as seasoned leaders in the workforce. By establishing a global platform, the Mentoring Club has the bold intent of changing the world, one leader at a time by providing a mentor for anyone who needs a mentor anywhere in the world. The community has over 150 mentors and mentees from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Zimbabwe, India, Saudi Arabia, China, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, and Australia.   On today Show we Talk about:   What skills are most entrepreneurs lacking or asking for help with? Do any Mentors or mentees suffer from imposter syndrome?  How real is that? What advice do you have for new graduates to get experience to find a job? How do you know when something is scalable?     Connect with Liesel Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/liesel-mendoza-232868/ Email liesel@thementoringclub.org Website thementoringclub.org  

Steve Barnett Technical specialist (Ph.D.) with extensive sales and marketing experience in a broad array of optical sensor technologies. Experienced with applications in pharmaceutical/biotech, aerospace, homeland security, materials science, forensic science, polymer, and petrochemical industries. Managed global relationship with multinational corporation - formed sales and support structure for operations in 35 countries. Chair of Northern California Section, Society for Applied Spectroscopy. Member of Society for Applied Spectroscopy, American Chemical Society, American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Society for the Advancement of Materials Processing and Engineering. Specialties: Optical sensors from the UV to the far-IR. FTIR spectroscopy, microscopy, and imaging; Raman spectroscopy and imaging; near-IR, UV-Vis, and fluorescence spectroscopies.     On today Show we Talk about: If a startup was looking to get government contracts, or sell their product to the public sector, what is the best way to go about that? How does one decide on what problem or challenge to tackle next? What is currently happening with the capital of California and their Tech scene?     Connect with Steve Email steve.barnett@barnett-technical.com Linkedin linkedin.com/in/stevenmbarnett1 Website https://barnett-technical.com/     CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn’s LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn’s FacebookAccount Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com  

Joe helps business owners make more money and have more time.  He has 3 decades of Accomplish-laden experience and has helped over 2000 companies worldwide to improve their lives and businesses. He has a B.S. in Engineering, M.B.A. in Marketing, Certified Business Coach, Certified Executive Coach, Best Selling Author, Speaker and NLP Practitioner  He sees abundance everywhere, comes from a place of generosity of spirit and channels that energy helping his clients to thrive.     On today Show we Talk about: What is the Ultimate Business Framework? As your team grows, who should be the first hires? What areas of financials do people get in the biggest problems? How does one prepare a business for an exit event or to take on outside capital?   Connect with Joe   408 899 6737 joe@joskiinternational.com brainsharecoach.com   LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/joesiecinski/

Dr. Shiva Kintali is the Founder & CEO of EulerChain, True Dat Inc. Before starting True Dat Inc, he taught in the Computer Science department, Princeton University for four years. He is a frequent public speaker on AI, Blockchain, Cryptography and Game theory and their socio-economic and cultural impact. His (academic and industry, theoretical and practical) experience spans algorithm design, complexity theory, cryptography, machine learning, blockchain protocols, algorithmic game theory, structural graph theory, natural language processing, information retrieval, high-performance computing, compiler design and large-scale graph algorithms. He is researching Blockchain protocols (scalability, stability and privacy) since 2012. He received his PhD in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology, Masters in Computer Science from University of Southern California and B-Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. On today Show we Talk about: What is the social media censorship problem? What is decentralize identity and why is it important? How is AI being used to divide people on their viewpoints?     Connect with Shiva https://www.linkedin.com/in/kintali/ https://freebits.app/shiva/ Freebits https://freebits.app/

Jeep Kline who it the first Thailand Venture Capitalist, her experiences include creating a startup, taking a leadership role in technology companies, and managing Big Data at The World Bank (and teaching at Hass school of business at Berkeley.  She enjoys applying strategies and analytics to solve difficult problems and create meaningful impacts.   On today Show we Talk about: If the US started to have inflation issues how would that impact VC funds?  What is the due diligence process in Latin America like?  How are Venture Capital opportunities in South East Asia countries?   Connect with Jeep Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeepkline/ Clubhouse @jeepkline  Twitter @jeep_kline  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jeepkline

Show notes for Almaz In 2010, Almaz founded the African Diaspora Network (ADN) to inform and engage Africans in the diaspora and facilitate direct collaboration with social entrepreneurs, innovators and business leaders to invest and improve the lives of everyone on the continent. Under her leadership and vision, ADN is now the home of The African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS), the Builders of Africa's Future (BAF), and Impact & Innovation Speaker Series. Currently, she is pursuing the development of Africa Impact Investment Fund to provide capital to those working to better the lives of people in Africa through entrepreneurship and innovation.   On today Show we Talk about: What is the African Diaspora Network (ADN) mission? What resources are African founded startups needing? What are some of the positives and negatives of remittances? How does one recruit an amazing board?   Connect with Almaz Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/almaznegash/ Website https://africandiasporanetwork.org/   CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn’s LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn’s FacebookAccount Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com  

Chris is passionate about startups, sports, FinTech (specifically payments), and financial literacy. He believes that you can get anywhere you want in this world as long as you work your butt off and never stop learning. "Everything around you, that you call life, was made up by people that are no smarter than you. You can influence it, you can change it." - Steve Jobs https://youtu.be/kYfNvmF0Bqw?t=12   We talk about What is Fintech and what role does Financial Literacy play in the sports world? What is the Step-by-Step Payment process system? How can startups collaborate with one another to succeed?   Connect with Chris Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-j-kane/ Website  https://chekspend.com Email   CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn’s LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn’s FacebookAccount Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com  

Steve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he’s called in Silicon Valley, is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators. He’s also a venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (published by Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (published by HarperCollins), and "The Five Forces" (published by BenBella).     On today Show we Talk about: What are possible repercussions of taking friends and family money? When do patents matter? How do you know the commitment level of your co-founder, are they 100% in? When is it time to quit your startup?     Connect with Steve Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/foundersspace/ Founder Space https://www.foundersspace.com/ Book  Surviving a Startup  Amazon.com: Surviving a Startup: Practical Strategies for Starting a Business, Overcoming Obstacles, and Coming Out on Top (9781400223190): Hoffman, Steven S.: Books       CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn’s LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn’s FacebookAccount Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com  

Mark Wilser As Co-Founder of Global Capital Markets, Mark Wilser is a 25 year veteran investment banker with a proven track record of maximizing shareholder value through M&A and Corporate Finance transactions. Specialties: Sell-side M&A (involving both strategic buyers and private equity), growth capital (debt and equity), and management buyouts.   On today Show we Talk about:   What is the process for an M&A deal, what are all the steps that are involved? What are some red flags in deals in a deal? How do bankers get paid? What is a normal fee structure?     Connect with Mark Website  https://www.globalcapitalmarkets.com/ Linkedin  https://www.linkedin.com/in/markwilser/ Email mw@globalcapitalmarkets.com Phone (949) 252-4600 x 225     CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn’s LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn’s FacebookAccount Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com  

Vanessa Russells Bio Love Never Fails is committed to the restoration, education and protection of young people who are at risk of or currently being sexually exploited in California. Since inception they have educated thousands on this issue, trained over 100 Mentors for Positive Change”, launched an elementary, middle and high school abuse prevention program and located over 100 missing and exploited women and children and provided young people with sustainable jobs in IT, real estate, banking, health care etc They are a state certified CyberSecurity Pre-apprenticeship program, Cisco Networking academy, CalJOBs trainer and Department of Rehab vendor.   On today Show we Talk about: What are the responsibilities of the app stores to sensor or block apps targeting children? How is cryptocurrency playing a part in Human trafficking? Can technology be used to help find missing children?     Connect with Vanessa Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessarussell10/ Website https://www.loveneverfailsus.com/     CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn’s LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn’s FacebookAccount Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com