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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Oct 13, 2020 • 18min
381 - Julian Renard (Kingdom) On Building Settlers of Catan For Startup Discovery
Julian is the founder of Kingdom. Kingdom is a fun way to promote your startup. 50% of revenue will be reversed to We forest for planting trees.
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Oct 12, 2020 • 15min
380 - Ryan Heafy (6AM City) On Creating Hyper Local News Content
Ryan is the co-founder of 6AM City. 6AM City is a hyper-local media company, focused on activating communities through daily email newsletters that aggregate the most positive, impactful local news + events.
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Oct 12, 2020 • 12min
379 - Zach Hudson (Deft) On Building a Better E-commerce Search
Zach Hudson is the cofounder of Deft. Deft is building a better e-commerce search. Type like you speak and search by image (or both) across all product sites.
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Oct 11, 2020 • 19min
378 - Julian, Lucas, and Florian (Generative Board Games) On Making Board Games w/ AI
Julian, Lucas, and Florian are the cofounders of Generative Board Games. At Generative Boardgames you simply come up with the name of a fictional game that you’d like to play, press • bling! • and we’ll generate rules and box art for the game.
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Oct 11, 2020 • 23min
377 - Dani Grant (Jam) On Building Better Product Feedback Tools
Dani Grant is the cofounder of Jam. Jam allows you to comment and react directly on the pages of your product.Thanks to Edition for sponsoring this episode of Forward Thinking Founders!Running a community takes a ton of different tools, which all use different systems and cost different amounts. Edition is the #1 product for startups to use to run their community, with one simple tool. Simply put, Edition is the ultimate community platform. Try it for 30% off here.
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Oct 10, 2020 • 22min
376 - Paul Doherty (Hanhi) On Peer-Reviewed Competitions
Paul Doherty is the founder of Hanhi. Hanhi allows people to create peer-reviewed competitions for hiring and finding the best ideas.Thanks to Edition for sponsoring this episode of Forward Thinking Founders!Running a community takes a ton of different tools, which all use different systems and cost different amounts. Edition is the #1 product for startups to use to run their community, with one simple tool. Simply put, Edition is the ultimate community platform. Try it for 30% off here.
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Oct 9, 2020 • 22min
375 - Martin Lien (Respond Flow) Building the Mailchimp for SMS
Martin Lien is the cofounder of Respond Flow. Respond Flow enables you to automatically send mass personalized text messages to grow your business and connect with your loyal customers.Thanks to Edition for sponsoring this episode of Forward Thinking Founders!Running a community takes a ton of different tools, which all use different systems and cost different amounts. Edition is the #1 product for startups to use to run their community, with one simple tool. Simply put, Edition is the ultimate community platform. Try it for 30% off here.
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Oct 9, 2020 • 21min
374 - Matt Greenleaf (Supertribe) On Professional Gaming Connections
Matt Greenleaf is the founder of Supertribe. Supertribe makes meaningful professional connections over online games.Thanks to Edition for sponsoring this episode of Forward Thinking Founders!Running a community takes a ton of different tools, which all use different systems and cost different amounts. Edition is the #1 product for startups to use to run their community, with one simple tool. Simply put, Edition is the ultimate community platform. Try it for 30% off here.
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Oct 9, 2020 • 16min
373 - Danielle Baskin (Dialup) On Serendipitous Voice Chat
Danielle Baskin is the cofounder of Dialup. Dialup is a voice-chat app that serendipitously connects people in 1 on 1 conversations to discuss a variety of topics—from books to recipes to politics.Thanks to Edition for sponsoring this episode of Forward Thinking Founders!Running a community takes a ton of different tools, which all use different systems and cost different amounts. Edition is the #1 product for startups to use to run their community, with one simple tool. Simply put, Edition is the ultimate community platform. Try it for 30% off here.
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Oct 8, 2020 • 16min
372 - Amira Valliani (Glow) On Paid Podcast Memberships
Amira Valliani is the founder of Glow. Glow makes it easy to monetize directly from your biggest fans with exclusive podcasts.Thanks to Edition for sponsoring this episode of Forward Thinking Founders!Running a community takes a ton of different tools, which all use different systems and cost different amounts. Edition is the #1 product for startups to use to run their community, with one simple tool. Simply put, Edition is the ultimate community platform. Try it for 30% off here.
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