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The New York Startup
by Zach Firestone
Zach Firestone (VC @ Shadow Ventures) chats with founders, investors, and other key players in the New York startup ecosystem.
Episodes
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Mark Smukler | Co-Founder and CEO of Bixby (Acq. by Hello Alfred) | Director of Product | ANNOUNCING NEW STARTUP: FLOW!
Mark Smukler is an investment banker turned software engineer turned PropTech entrepreneur who spent the last 5 years building technology that elevates apartment living. In 2016 Mark founded Bixby, an app to help property managers streamline operations and provide a better resident experience.…
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Alex Ferber | Co-Founder and GP @ Green Egg Ventures | VC as Apprenticeship Business
Alex Ferber is a co-founder and partner at Green Egg Ventures, an early stage venture fund investing in software startups that are solving problems for businesses. Prior to co-founding Green Egg Ventures, Alex worked at Metamorphic Ventures. -How he got into venture capital (luck!) when his goal...
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Jessica Li | Prodigy Startupist | Growth Marketing at Zageno | Former VC
Jessica Li is the 2nd growth marketing hire at Series C, General Catalyst backed Zageno, the B2B procurement marketplace for the life sciences. She also heads content for Elpha (Y Combinator S19, community of 35K+ women in tech), Harvard in Tech, and Techstars Boston. She previously worked in...
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Sam Bobley | Co-Founder and CEO of Ocrolus | Fastest Growing FinTech Company in the US
Sam Bobley is Co-founder and CEO of Ocrolus, a fintech infrastructure company that powers underwriting processes for lenders like SoFi, Lending Club, and Enova. He started building Ocrolus in his parent’s kitchen when he was 22-years-old. Six years later, the company has more than 900 employees...
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Ryan Freedman | Founding GP @ Alpaca VC | Founder & Chairman @ Corigin | Rebranding to Alpaca: Founder Friendly Focus
Ryan Freedman is the founding general partner of Alpaca VC (formerly known as Corigin Ventures), a New York based seed firm that leads rounds across sectors. Ryan is an entrepreneur turned investor, from Coral Capital (tech enabled commercial finance operation) to Corigin (private real estate...
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Charlie O'Donnell | Sole GP @ Brooklyn Bridge Ventures | Lessons from 20 Years in VC
Charlie O'Donnell is the sole partner and founder of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, a very well known VC and the first in Brooklyn, which invests in New York based startups at the seed and pre-seed rounds (first $750k). With nearly twenty years of experience in the industry (Union Square Ventures…
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Hadley Harris | Founding GP @ Eniac Ventures | Diversity for Morality + Business
Hadley is a founding general partner at Eniac Ventures, a legendary seed stage VC in New York City. He's held operational roles in engineering, product management, and strategy, was an early employee at Vlingo, and served as the CBO at Thumb. -Founder friendliness as a secret sauce -Learning VC…
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Rachel Lauren | VC Analyst @ BDMI | Investing with Family (Don't)
Rachel Lauren is a venture capital analyst at BDMI (corporate venture arm of Bertelsmann) with a great story. -How she broke into venture capital (twice!) -Why you shouldn't invest more than you can afford into your uncle's startup -Diversity initiatives in the startup ecosystem -New York vs...
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Gil Eyal | Founder of HYPR (Acq. by Juliusworks) | Launching: Starfund.io
Gil Eyal is the founder of HYPR (rated #1 Influencer Marketing Platform), acquired by Juliusworks in 2020. He now serves as the Strategic Advisor to the Chief Innovation Officer at Silverstein Properties, is a startup mentor at Techstars and Sapir Venture Partners, and has a unique initiative in...
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Chinedu Echeruo | Serial Entrepreneur | Founder of HopStop (Acq. by Apple)
Chinedu Echeruo is a visionary entrepreneur in New York City. He's the founder of HopStop (acquired by Apple), Tripology (acquired by Rand McNally), MindMeet, Love & Magic, and the Startup School of Alchemy. Listen and learn the science behind entrepreneurship.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Zach Firestone (VC @ Shadow Ventures) chats with founders, investors, and other key players in the New York startup ecosystem.
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