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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Apr 6, 2021 • 14min
611 - Greg Davidson (Lalo) On Building a a Modern Baby and Toddler Essentials Brand
Greg Davidson is the cofounder of Lalo. Lalo provides essentials for your little one’s milestones—from first foods to first playdates.
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Apr 6, 2021 • 13min
610 - Tom Hundley (Street Cred) On Rating Gamers
Tom Hundley is the founder of Street Cred. Street Cred is a platform to rate and review gamers. Team up with better players to strengthen the gaming community.
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Apr 5, 2021 • 12min
609 - Lyn Johnson & Sara Sparhawk (West Tenth) On Evangelizing Local Businesses
Lyn Johnson & Sara Sparhawk are the cofounders of West Tenth. West Tenth connects you to the home-based businesses in your town.
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Apr 5, 2021 • 14min
608 - Todd Rovak (Carefull) On Organizing and Protecting Your Loved Ones' Finances
Todd Rovak is the cofounder of Carefull. Carefull analyzes your loved one’s spending, bills, account balances and due dates. If something looks unusual, you’ll get an alert via text and email.
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Apr 5, 2021 • 12min
607 - Jake Soberal (Bitwise Industries) On Rebuilding the American Workforce
Jake Soberal is the cofounder of Bitwise Industries. Bitwise Industries creates a bridge between humans from marginalized communities and stories of systemic poverty to skills and resources necessary to access opportunities in the tech industry.
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Apr 5, 2021 • 12min
606 - Ashleigh Bishop (Bagboard) On Building a Sustainable Advertising Platform
Ashleigh is the cofounder of Bagboard. With Bagboard, promote, spend and save with brands thatare kind to people and the planet, simply by carrying one of our eco-friendly, reusable smart bags.
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Apr 5, 2021 • 12min
605 - Sherif Koussa (Reshift Security) On Creating Secure Code
Sherif is the founder of Reshift Security. Reshift makes shifting security left seamless with security bug detection and remediation at compile time.
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Apr 5, 2021 • 8min
604 - Rodney Gainous Jr. (Safe) Preventing Email Phishing
Rodney Gainous Jr. is the founder of Safe. Safe is a simple Chrome extension that verifies emails with encryption.
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Apr 5, 2021 • 10min
603 - Timo von Bargen (Covalo) On Streamlining Beauty Product Development
Timo von Bargen is the founder of Covalo. Covalo is a platform that enables efficient and sustainable sourcing as well as collaboration within the beauty industry.
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Apr 5, 2021 • 11min
602 - Ryan Horrigan (Artie) On Creating Next-Gen Social Games
Ryan Horrigan is a founder of Artie. With Artie, discover games from your favorite celebrities, athletes, music artists, and influencers.
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