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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Dec 10, 2021 • 11min
772 - Tela Andrews (BearTax) On Building Cryptocurrency Tax Software
Tela Andrews is the cofounder of BearTax. BearTax helps you to fetch trades from everywhere, identify transfers across exchanges and auto generates tax documents.
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Dec 9, 2021 • 10min
771 - Michael Houston (ElevateU) On Replacing Textbooks With Digital Learning Experiences
Michael Houston is the founder of ElevateU. Elevate makes it easy to replace textbooks with digital learning experiences that instructors can customize and track student progress.
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Dec 7, 2021 • 15min
770 - Oscar Pedroso (Thimble) On Educational STEM Kits
Oscar Pedroso is the founder of Thimble. Thimble teaches kids STEM skills through weekly 1-hr classes taught by tech professionals. Kits are shipped every 3 months. Invest in Thimble here.
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Dec 6, 2021 • 13min
769 - Neel Ganu (Finch) On Enabling The Powers of Investing and Flexibility of Checking
Neel Ganu is the founder of Finch. Finch is an all-in-one account that seamlessly integrates the benefits of investing and the flexibility of checking.
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Dec 5, 2021 • 12min
768 - Cory Hoffart (Stylez) On Empowering 3 Million Beauty Professionals
Cory Hoffart is the cofounder of Stylez. Stylez is the next-gen beauty platform created to empower 3 million beauty pros through educational content, community, client engagement, commerce and soon, augmented reality.
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Dec 2, 2021 • 14min
767 - Yevgen Kotukh & Daniil Tretiakov (UnlinkVR) On Replacing VR Headset Wires With Lasers
Yevgen Kotukh & Daniil Tretiakov are the cofounders of UnlinkVR. UnlinkVR enables Wireless data transmission solution for VR sets based on laser radiation.
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Dec 1, 2021 • 12min
766 - Evalyn Oloo (Manyactive) On Bringing Neighborhood Fitness To Life
Evalyn Oloo is the founder of Manyactive. With Manyactive, track, book, or deliver fitness and mental health services close to you.
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Nov 29, 2021 • 9min
765 - Marko Hozjan (Taia) On Building AI-Assisted Translation Solutions
Marko Hozjan is the cofounder of Taia. With Taia, self-translate your documents up to 3x faster or simply outsource them to their highly skilled team of professional translators.
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Nov 27, 2021 • 11min
Bonus Content - An Introduction to Startup Accelerators For First Time Founders
In this bonus episode, I talk through the pros and cons of going through an accelerator. This episode will be most helpful for first time founders who are evaluating going through an accelerator.
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Nov 24, 2021 • 10min
764 - Victoria Duben (Viewst) On Creating & Launching Ads At Scale
Victoria Duben is the founder of Viewst. Viewst is the workspace that allows you to create, collaborate, and launch ads at scale.
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