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The Sherveen Show
by Sherveen Mashayekhi
Where we discuss the intersection of startups, tech, business, and society. I'm always interested in connecting two disparate stories, tying together unobvious trends, and paying attention to different communities. I'm not here to give you a scoop on the news, but instead to share a take, mine or someone else's. Because when we understand how things work, we can move with far more intention. And by the way, I'm Sherveen, the founder and CEO of venture-backed Free Agency. I'm also an occasional angel investor and host of two other shows + podcasts. More than anything, I'm a nuance guy. Sometimes, it'll be takes on the news. Other times, deep dives on evergreen topics. Sometimes, it'll just be me talking to you, and other times, it'll be conversations with startup founders, tech CEOs, academics, subject matter experts, and influencers. Always trying to connect the dots. Twice a week. Hosted on Aca
Episodes
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Better Accounting = $$ = Growth (Daniel of Bags)
Secure those bags! Let's dive deep into the wild world of financial management and small-business growth! It isn't just about traditional accounting and capital, but the reasons why... - Every small business owner hates their accountant - Black, Latino, and immigrant-owned businesses outperform…
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AI Agents Learn to Talk and Shopify CEO Issues AI Ultimatum to Staff
What's the big deal with Google's Agent2Agent announcement? Why are so many new founders choosing not to raise $$ and avoiding co-founders? What's the deal with RESURRECTING DIRE WOLVES!? Welcome to Episode 024 of The Sherveen Show. :) In this episode... Google’s AI Announcements: Gemini suite...
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First Accounting Firm on Mars? (Cyrus of Haven)
Get ready for a deep dive into one of the most overlooked (yet crucial) parts of startup life: back-office finances. In this founder to founder fireside chat, Sherveen speaks with Cyrus Shirazi, CEO & Co-founder of Haven, a tech-enabled bookkeeping, tax prep, and tax credit platform for startups...
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Building a Beverage Brand (Lily of Figlia)
Get ready for a candid chat about building a premium non-alcoholic beverage brand – without selling your soul to “growth at all costs.” In this startup founder fireside, Sherveen sits down with Lily Geiger, founder & CEO of Figlia, a mission-driven aperitivo company providing sophisticated...
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Solving Transit Deserts (Su of Dollaride)
Why do some communities get left behind by public transit - and how can startups fix it? Get ready for a deep dive into public-private partnerships, govtech, and how a mobility startup is tackling “transit deserts” across underserved communities. In this episode, Sherveen sits down with Su Sanni,...
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The Truth About Grok 3, Humane’s Ai Pin Failure, and Venture Capital’s Political Betrayal
Episode 020 of The Sherveen Show takes on the latest in tech, startups, AI, and society –nothing is off-limits. This week, we’re digging into Elon Musk’s newly released Grok 3 model from xAI, dissecting the fate of Humane’s Ai Pin, and exposing how crypto power plays and political maneuvers shape...
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Reinventing Omnichannel CX (Kait Stephens of Brij)
Get ready for a deep dive into the future of retail, e-commerce, and how brands can finally bridge that elusive gap between offline and online. In this conversation, Sherveen sits down with Kait Stephens, co-founder & CEO of Brij, a fast-growing platform that helps brands collect critical…
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Automating Adulthood with AI: RealWorld’s Genevieve Bellaire
Get ready for a fresh take on adulthood: the messy, ever-evolving set of tasks and life admin most of us wish someone else would just handle. In this episode, Sherveen sits down with Genevieve Bellaire, founder & CEO of RealWorld, an AI-powered platform that helps you organize everything from…
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Ozempic Won't Fix Healthcare: A Startup Founder's Mission to Solve Obesity
Get ready for a raw, urgent conversation about fixing America’s broken healthcare system — starting with obesity care. In this episode, Sherveen sits down with Elina Onitskansky, founder & CEO of Ilant Health, a value-based care startup tackling the $1.7 trillion obesity crisis by combining...
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OpenAI's agent, grifters on X, Substack strikes back
Today, we've got... OpenAI's browser agent, controversies surrounding Stargate, bad tweets by people who know better, and attention being all you need, both in AI and outside of it! It's time for Episode 016 of The Sherveen Show! If it's your first time, we wrestle with the intersection of...
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Life After TikTok, OpenAI Funds the News, and AI Job Seekers v. AI Recruiters
In Episode 15 of The Sherveen Show, we dive deep into the intersection of tech, startups, business, and society with a jam-packed lineup of thought-provoking topics: Why is Mark Cuban's vision for a decentralized TikTok competitor potentially flawed? In this episode, we dive deep into why…
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DEI Is Good, Actually (Wissam of Tough Leaf)
Get ready for a spicy conversation about disrupting outdated construction practices, navigating diversity compliance requirements in government contracts, and building an innovative B2B marketplace. In this candid interview, Sherveen speaks with Wissam Akra, founder & CEO of Tough Leaf, about how...
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YC-backed and Tackling Dementia (Nikhil of Craniometrix)
How do you combine machine learning, tech enabled services, and a scalable SaaS platform to improve outcomes in Alzheimer's and dementia care? In this episode, Sherveen Mashayekhi sits down with Nikhil Patel, the founder of Craniometrics, a cutting-edge healthtech startup backed by Y Combinator,...
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An Affair in a Storage Unit!? (Katharine of Stuf)
Sometimes, startups are about a magic moment where the right founder is staring at the right thing – in this case, empty, unused commercial real estate – realizes there's a different way to leverage that thing, that an arbitrage exists, that if you do just a few things differently, there's...
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Sustainability + Renewables but Make It Startup (Matthew of Relevate Power)
How can startup founders, tech builders, and private equity & venture investors build at the intersection of capitalism and community? What does it look like to align all the incentives in the right way, to take a profit driven approach to restoring waterpower dams while still benefitting and...
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Healthtech Pivot from B2C to B2B w/ Joseph of Circle
When you start a startup, there's pretty much one thing that's guaranteed: the roadmap you start with won't be the roadmap you scale with. When you're in that problem-solution-discovery phase as a founder, you know your mission as a founder, but you have to stay nimble to your method. And that…
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She's Building Gen Z's Favorite Money App (Katrin of Frich)
This startup founder understands Gen Z better than most and is tapping deep into their psychology to help them build better financial futures. It isn't just another fintech app that helps you budget or track your spending. Gen Z hates budgeting. Instead, Katrin Kaurov is building off of her own...
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Sustainable, DTC Period Care w/ Katie of Viv
She's a first time founder on a mission to better the lives of women and people with periods. The challenges, though, are endless: venture capitalists that don't empathize with the problem, embedded consumer habits and routines, massive legacy players taking shelf space, and so much more. But…
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Sold Startup #1 for $250M, Now #2 w/ Ankur (Teachable, Carry)
Tune in to my conversation with Ankur Nagpal – he was the founder of Teachable, a creator-driven coaching and teaching platform which he sold for a reported $250M. Now, he's on to his second startup journey with Carry. Carry has raised a $10M Series A, led by Accomplice VC. Carry is an…
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Character.ai Sued, OpenAI Worried re:AGI
Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello! 00:09 - Character.ai implicated in teen death 05:19 - Chatbots that can flirt are addicting 06:39 - OpenAI researcher says we're not ready 06:26 - Anthropic lets AI control your computer! Relevant links:...
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Bootstrapped, Boozeless Beverage Business w/ Elizabeth Gascoigne
Tune in to my conversation with Elizabeth Gascoigne, Founder and CEO of Absence of Proof. It's a non-alcoholic event curation company, online bottle boutique, and beverage distributor, pushing the world's capability to have and enjoy boozeless experiences. Gen Z drinks an estimated 20% less per...
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Healthtech & Autoimmune Disease w/ Mette of Mymee
Tune in to my conversation with Mette Dyhrberg, Founder and CEO of Mymee. Mymee is a digital care platform designed to help individuals manage autoimmune diseases like arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, lupus, and long COVID. They combine a mobile app, data analytics, and certified health coaches...
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VCs offering refunds; employees give up on equity
Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello! 00:27 - Tech imposes consequences 01:58 - Upwork gets hit by AI 03:56 - Layoffs in the video games industry 08:16 - Employees giving up on startup equity 11:37 - AI for job search is... bad? 13:15 - Venture capital firms offering refunds 15:52 - Women in tech sounding…
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Opportunities & Challenges in AI with Ravin T. of Credal (YC, Spark, Drive) | Ep. 002
Tune in to my conversation with Ravin Thambapillai, the co-founder and CEO of Credal.ai. They've raised about $5M (from YC, Spark Capital, Drive Capital) to build an AI application platform targeted at the enterprise. He's an Oxford graduate and Xoogler, and he and his co-founder (Jack Fischer)…
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Automation backlash & content in the age of AI | Ep. 001
Episode 001 of The Sherveen Show! What the heck is The Sherveen Show? It's a new podcast where we'll be discussing the intersection of tech, startups, business, and society. I'm always interested in connecting two disparate stories, tying together unobvious trends, and paying attention to…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Where we discuss the intersection of startups, tech, business, and society.
I'm always interested in connecting two disparate stories, tying together unobvious trends, and paying attention to different communities. I'm not here to give you a scoop on the news, but instead to share a take, mine or someone else's. Because when we understand how things work, we can move with far more intention.
And by the way, I'm Sherveen, the founder and CEO of venture-backed Free Agency. I'm also an occasional angel investor and host of two other shows + podcasts. More than anything, I'm a nuance guy.
Sometimes, it'll be takes on the news. Other times, deep dives on evergreen topics. Sometimes, it'll just be me talking to you, and other times, it'll be conversations with startup founders, tech CEOs, academics, subject matter experts, and influencers. Always trying to connect the dots.
Twice a week.
Hosted on Aca
HOSTED BY
Sherveen Mashayekhi
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