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415 Stories

by Taha Karsli & Tarkan Anlar

Stories by the Bay, listen the founders and investors of San Francisco about how they founded their ventures and get unique insights about fundraising and scaling. In 2nd season, we decided to extend podcast's focus and now covering a variety of topics including philosophy, education, psychology, and many more.

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Episodes

  1. S2E3 - Justin Kan on gaming NFTs, Web 3, hedonic treadmill, negative visualization, life lessons, and more

    Justin Kan's NFT Marketplace, Fractal is changing the dynamics in Web 3.0 world. We sat down with Justin to talk about things everything from Metaverse, NTFs, Hedonic Treadmill, Negative Visualization, Justin's lessons learned along his journey and some of his book & practice recommendations.…

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  2. S2E2 - Digging deeper on NFTs with Danny Povolotski (co-founder of Crypto Caveman Club)

    You've probably heard of the Caveman as an NFT enthusiast. We sat down with the co-founder of the project, Danny (aka OogaMan), and talked about everything from misconceptions about NFTs to the future of the Crypto Caveman Club. Follow us on Twitter: 415 Stories: twitter.com/415stories Caveman...

  3. S2E1 - Is college worth it? A conversation around education, risks, self-taught careers, opportunities and more.

    Welcome back everyone! We're back with the second season. Now, Tarkan joins the podcast as the co-host! In this episode, Ata Onat (senior associate @ Bravia Capital) joined us to talk everything about college, education, risks, opportunities and many more. And we're giving away 10 of a favorite...

  4. E26 - Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on building a tech ecosystem in Miami

    If you’re in tech and on Twitter, you’ve probably seen something trending in the past couple of weeks, which is people moving from Silicon Valley. And one of the most popular destinations for people in tech, is Miami. In this episode, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez told me about why people are moving...

  5. E25 - Operators on 415 Stories - Sarah Wood of Upstream on building communities and creating meaningful connections

    Sarah is the Head of Growth and Community at Upstream. Upstream helps people to grow their professional networks via communities and events. Prior to Upstream, Sarah was at Goldman Sachs for more than 2 years, along with that she founded a community called Joy Soldier. In this episode, Sarah told...

  6. E24 - Operators on 415 Stories - Jose Martins of Hubspot for Startups on helping startups and building a company in 2020

    In this episode, Jose Martins from Hubspot joined me to talk about his story, how Hubspot helping startups, his advice to the founders creating a company in 2020, and more! Enjoy this episode! Jose on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/growbetter Apply to Hubspot for Startups: hubspot.com/startups

  7. E23 - Dennis Crowley (co-founder of Foursquare) on Marsbot for Airpods, creating the future of virtual assistance and more

    In this episode of the podcast, Dennis Crowley (Co-founder & Executive Chairman of Foursquare) joined me for a fun chat. Dennis, previously founded Dodgeball, one of the first location-based mobile social services, which is acquired by Google in 2005. He founded the Kingston Stockade Football…

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  8. E20 - Sahin Boydas on remote working, creating startups and more

    In this episode of the podcast, I sat down with Sahin Boydas (Founder & CEO of RemoteTeam.com). He is a serial entrepreneur with three exits from his previous ventures. Sahin told me about his startup story which started in Istanbul, Turkey. Shortly after he founded few companies in Turkey, he…

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  9. E19 - Robby Stein of Instagram on releasing Reels, creating the future of social media and maintaining a healthy user-platform relationship

    If the topic is Instagram, almost everything is exciting. In this episode, I'm joined by Robby Stein, the Product Director of Instagram. He told me about what makes Instagram so engaging, how Instagram releases new features, creators and influencers on the platform, and many more! Enjoy the episode!

  10. E18 - Vedika Jain (Weekend Fund) on investing at remote working, audio technologies and tools for creators

    Vedika Jain is the Chief of Staff of Weekend Fund. Vedika and Ryan Hoover of Product Hunt are investing in early-stage startups with check sizes ranging from $75K to $200K. They also run experiments like Fundraise From Home, Weekend Pitch, and Weekend Build. In this episode, Vedika told me about...

  11. E17 - Leyla Seka of Operator Collective on Bringing a New Perspective to Venture Capital Scene

    Leyla has an impressive background in tech. With several hats in different organizations, now, she is the partner of Operator Collective. They brought together as limited partners 100+ of tech’s most sought-after operators, investors, and founders from diverse backgrounds to invest in and...

  12. E16 - Hugo Tilmouth on building a massive network of charging stations, COVID-19 response, fundraising and more

    This week in 415, Hugo Tilmouth told me about their amazing product ChargedUp. What if there would be a power bank station network all around the city and you can grab one in a cafe and drop it to somewhere else close to you when you're done? That's exactly what ChargedUp does. Hugo and I talked...

  13. E15 - Jessica Li (Soma Capital) on evaluating startups, dealflows and startup shadowing program

    This week I'm joined by Jessica Li, investor at Soma Capital. We talked about their funding evaluation process, sourcing dealflows from YC, and the startup shadowing program they've launched lately. Enjoy the episode!

  14. E14 - Backing Sci-Fi Founders - Adam Draper (Managing Director of Boost VC)

    Adam told me about their investment focuses, Boost VC, ocean-tech, and more. Enjoy the episode! Apply to Boost VC! boost.vc/apply Adam on Twitter - twitter.com/adamdraper 415 Stories on Twitter - twitter.com/415stories

  15. E13 - Yigit Ihlamur on creating a VenTech (venture technology) firm and finding amazing companies all over the World

    Yigit (Co-founder & General Partner of Vela Partners) has started a venture technology firm. After 5 years at Google, he gave himself 6 months as a - he calls- problem explorer and he came up with Vela Partners, a VenTech firm. He told me about what VenTech does, how they're finding amazing...

  16. E12 - Charles Hudson on pre-seed investments, fundraising during COVID and more

    We had a chance to chat with Charles Hudson, the Managing Partner of Precursor VC. We talked about their funding mentality, his advice to startups on fundraising, and staying alive during the outbreak. Enjoy the episode!

  17. E11 - Oguzhan Atay (CEO of BillionToOne) on enabling 1M COVID-19 Tests Per Day, YC experiences, fundraising, and more

    Oguzhan Atay, the CEO of BillionToOne, explained how they're enabling one million COVID-19 tests per day in the US alone. We also talked about their experience through YC, fundraising and more. Enjoy the episode! Visit BillionToOne: billiontoone.com Oguzhan Atay - LinkedIn Follow 415 Stories on...

  18. E10 - Zehra Cataltepe on dealing COVID-19 related issues with Automated Machine Learning and Explainable AI

    This week in 415, Zehra Cataltepe (CEO of Tazi AI) joined me to explain how we can deal with COVID-19 relating issues with Automated Machine Learning and Explainable AI. Enjoy the episode!

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Stories by the Bay, listen the founders and investors of San Francisco about how they founded their ventures and get unique insights about fundraising and scaling. In 2nd season, we decided to extend podcast's focus and now covering a variety of topics including philosophy, education, psychology, and many more.

HOSTED BY

Taha Karsli & Tarkan Anlar

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Stories by the Bay, listen the founders and investors of San Francisco about how they founded their ventures and get unique insights about fundraising and scaling. In 2nd season, we decided to extend podcast's focus and now covering a variety of topics including philosophy, education, psychology,...

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