Forward Thinking Founders

Laila Chima is the cofounder of Winter. Winter helps businesses sell NFTs with a credit card.This episode of FTF is sponsored by Recruit.so. With Recruit.so, hire pre-vetted ex-YC engineers in days, not weeks. ★ Support this podcast ★

Setsabile Mkhabela  is the founder of Boast ID. They make it easier for Brands, Creatives and social impact initiatives to gain access to their markets and the necessary tools to sell their items. This episode is sponsored by Journey.io. Ditch your memo, Loom, and pitch deck and just use Journey to tell your story instead.  ★ Support this podcast ★

Emmanuel Ndifor is the founder of Skilbi. Skilbi has made it simple for anyone to intentionally connect with students seeking career guidance.Have a website that doesn't look amazing? Change that by reaching out to Anebi over at Eikon Labs to help make your brand pop and website convert.  ★ Support this podcast ★

Liam Gerada is the founder of Krepling. Krepling’s platform empowers your brand to sell online and in-person, powering payments for subscriptions, digital products, marketplaces, and everything the world of e-commerce has to offer.This episode is sponsored by recruit.so. They help you recruit engineers who deliver.  ★ Support this podcast ★

Kaben Clauson is a cofounder of Pigeon Loans. Pigeon Loans is a private place to create, import, or keep track of loans you make with friends, family & loved ones.  ★ Support this podcast ★

In this video, I do an analysis on the conversation between Jason Calacanis and Del Johnson that happened on April 2nd, 2022. More context in the the podcast. ★ Support this podcast ★

Kojo Osei is a partner at Matrix Partners. A Little More On Kojo (from the Matrix website)I grew up in Accra, Ghana’s commercial capital known for its bustling street markets. My mother was an entrepreneur who ran a small retail business. She was the first entrepreneur I worked with. From her, I learned that doing what you love leads to persistence and ultimately, success.In college, I fell in love with math and computer science. I was drawn to programming as a way to turn imagination into reality. I bought in fully to the promise of technology as a tool to solve hard problems. Espresso-fueled late-night coding sessions were common. That and squash round robins were the twin pillars of my college years.After college, I turned down a corporate job to join a startup called Sirona as the first employee and founding engineer. After building our initial product and early engineering team I took on the challenge of building out a product organization as Head of Product. At Sirona, we built managed cloud infrastructure and machine learning workflows for radiology clinics. Building critical infrastructure and innovating with our users every day was a highlight of my career.My startup experience at Sirona gave me a deep appreciation for the founder journey and influenced how I approach investing. I look for founders who radically challenge the status quo and have the self-awareness to chart a practical path to their vision. ★ Support this podcast ★

Philo Hermans is the founder of Unlock. With Unlock, Set yourself free from billing and logistics so you can focus on building software instead of packaging, versioning, and distributing products to your customers. ★ Support this podcast ★

Elizabeth Dell is the founder of Amorus. Amorus makes delicious relationships more private, more engaged and more inspired! ★ Support this podcast ★

JT Garwood is the cofounder of bttn. bttn helps hospitals, medical offices, dental clinics, home health care, surgery centers, and other healthcare professionals lower their medical supply bills a lot.  ★ Support this podcast ★