Forward Thinking Founders
Mat Sherman
Forward Thinking Founders is a founder podcast where we interview high potential founders from networks like Y Combinator, The Thiel Fellowship, Product Hunt, Twitter, etc. and brings to light what they're building for the world. Think of it like the opposite of How I Built This, where we interview founders before they are successful, then if they are, we have a moment in time we can look back on in the early days. Does the model work? Look at our early interviews and you'll have your answer.
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Feb 3, 2022 • 24min
798 - Danielle Strachman, cofounder & GP @ 1517
Danielle is a cofounder and general partner of 1517. She has worked with young entrepreneurs for about a decade. In 2010, during the founding of the Thiel Fellowship, Danielle joined to lead the design and operations. She's worked with some of the most prestigious founders like Vitalik Buterin and Ritesh Agarwal. Previous to her work with Peter Thiel, Danielle founded and directed Innovations Academy in San Diego, a K-8 charter school serving 400 students, with a focus on student-led project based learning and other alternative programs.
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Jan 20, 2022 • 20min
797 - Michael Marra (Entre) On Building The Web3 Professional Network
Michael Marra is the founder of Entre. Entre is a network for founders, investors, and tech enthusiasts to connect, learn, and earn in a virtual environment.
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Jan 19, 2022 • 14min
796 - Ramin Bozorgzadeh (Carrot) Collecting Your Carts as you Shop
Ramin Bozorgzadeh is the cofounder of Carrot. Carrot is an extension that automatically collects your carts as you shop.
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Jan 18, 2022 • 13min
795 - Caspar von Wrede (Keepthescore.co) On Building The World's Simplest Way To Keep The Score
Caspar von Wrede is the founder of KeepTheScore. Track points for competitions, sports and teams. Share the live results via link.
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Jan 14, 2022 • 12min
794 - Taylor Crane (Clubs Poker) On Playing Poker With Friends
Taylor Crane is the founder of Clubs Poker. Clubs is the new home for weekly home games, poker nights, or virtual company outings.
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Jan 11, 2022 • 14min
793 - Kshitij, Rahul, and Balaji (SuperDMs) On Building Mailchimp for Twitter DMs
Kshitij Singh, Rahul Bhadoriya, and Balaji Ingole are the cofounders of SuperDMs. With SuperDMs, send bulk Twitter DMs to all your tweet replies within 2 minutes.
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Jan 6, 2022 • 13min
792 - Vlad Lokshin (Turtle) On Building Tools to Enable Anyone To Work With Anyone, Anywhere
Vlad Lokshin is a cofounder of Turtle. Turtle is a platform where the world’s best developers, designers, and clients come together to collaborate.
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Jan 5, 2022 • 11min
791 - Amit Bansal (91Squarefeet) On Enabling Rapid Scaling of Retail Stores
Amit Bansal is the cofounder of 91Squarefeet. At 91Squarefeet, they have advanced AI Driven Technological systems to navigate the myriad of possible challenges involved in opening a retail store; a diverse network of reliable and cost-effective suppliers spread across the country, and a proven track record to save you both time and money.
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Jan 3, 2022 • 16min
790 - Greg Fragin (Loop) On Building Cross Platform Productivity Tools
Greg Fragin is the founder of Loop. Consolidate your digital focus to simplify your workflow and increase your productivity, creativity, and your time—offline. With just one place to interact with all of your messaging and media, you will always know what’s new, next, and most needed.
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Jan 1, 2022 • 11min
789 - Christian LaRosa (Rosotics) On Creating Hyper-Efficient Metal Additive Manufacturing Solutions
Christian LaRosa is the founder of Rosotics. Rosotics produces hyper-efficient metal additive manufacturing solutions that address tougher problems in industrial engineering.
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