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The Startup Catalyst
by Sultan Ventures
Ever wonder how a startup actually got its start, how a founder beat the odds, or what “It” factors venture capitalists look for? Sultan Ventures brings you The Startup Catalyst® Podcast, featuring the real stories behind founders and investors as they trace their personal journeys through the ever-changing yet always exciting world of startups. In Season 2, we’ll hear how women & minority entrepreneurs and investors are striving to make a difference. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/startup-catalyst-podcast/support
Episodes
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Episode 212 - Lisa Kleissner, Founder of The KL Felicitas Foundation
Joining us today on the Season 2 finale is Lisa Kleissner, co-founder of The Toniic Institute, KL Felicitas Foundation, and Hawaii Investment Ready. She’ll be talking to us today about her pursuits to expand impact investing on both the local and global levels. From her beginnings in Hawaii and...
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Episode 211 - Elizabeth Gore, President of Alice
Joining us today is Elizabeth Gore, Founder & President of Alice. She’s a pioneer in more ways than one, and is our first guest to join us from the road. From a cattle ranch in rural Texas to maneuvering the high tech world of artificial intelligence, Elizabeth has never been afraid to take on...
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Episode 210 - Olin Lagon, Founder of Shifted Energy
Today’s guest is Olin Lagon, Founder of Shifted Energy. From growing up in one of Hawaii's most notorious low income housing developments to founding a sustainable energy storage startup, Olin has always triumphed despite the odds and managed to stay ahead of the curve. When he’s not founding...
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Episode 209 - Rodney Sampson, Founder of Opportunity Hub
Today’s guest is Rodney Sampson, a Brookings Fellow & the Founder of Opportunity Hub. From Atlanta to Washington DC, Rodney has been forging his own path for as long as he can remember. A lifelong problem solver, entrepreneur, and thought leader, Rodney has dedicated his life's work to giving…
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Episode 208 - Donavan Kealoha, Director at Startup Capital Ventures
On today’s podcast, we’ll hear from Donavan Kealoha, a Director at Startup Capital Ventures and Founder of Purple Mai'a. Find out how Donavan, proud local boy and Native Hawaiian, translated his humble beginnings on the island of Lānaʻi into a successful career in the venture capital industry,...
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Episode 207 - Maureen Murat, Founder of Crowdie Advisors
Today, we’ll hear from Maureen Murat, Founder & Chief Advisor of Crowdie Advisors, and Of Counsel at Cogent Law Group. Find out how Maureen persevered in the face of tremendous adversity, and the obstacles she encountered as a first-generation Haitian-American searching for success. Later, we'll...
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Episode 206 - Aaron Walker, Founder & CEO of Camelback Ventures
Today, we’ll hear from Aaron Walker, Founder and CEO of Camelback Ventures. Focused on increasing diversity in the startup ecosystem by addressing the many inequities of entrepreneurship and education, Camelback Ventures is shifting the landscape and helping underrepresented founders get their...
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Episode 205 - Julie Lenzer, Co-Director at UM Ventures
Today's guest is Julie Lenzer, Co-director of UM Ventures and Associate Vice President of Innovation and Economic Development. Before leading the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the EDA, Julie built a reputation as someone who gets S#!& done. From her early days in Dallas, to...
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Episode 204 - Kirstie Chadwick, President & CEO of InBIA
Somebody has to tell entrepreneurs when their baby is ugly. Today’s guest isn’t afraid to tell founders the harsh truths that face their businesses. Join us as we hear from Kirstie Chadwick, President & CEO of InBIA. As a pioneer in the tech industry, Kirstie got her first taste of #StartupLife...
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Episode 203 - Samson Williams, Co-Founder at Axes and Eggs
Today’s guest is Samson Williams. A partner and co-founder at Axes & Eggs, Samson is the internet's go-to cryptocurrency, blockchain, and crowdfunding expert. Growing up in rural Texas, no one was expected to make it further than the edge of town. Samson Williams not only left Texas, but made a...
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Episode 202 - Brittney Riley, Former VP at Village Capital
In today’s episode, we’ll hear from Brittney Riley, the former VP of U.S. ventures for Village Capital. Brittney Riley doesn’t fit your typical venture capitalist stereotype of an older man in a suit. One of the youngest members of the Village Capital team, Brittney used her grit and newfound...
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Episode 201 - Kathryn Finney, CEO of digitalundivided
The Startup Catalyst® Podcast is back! Sultan Ventures is launching Season 2 with an important and timely theme: inclusivity in the startup and venture capital community. We're kicking things off with one of the most influential women in entrepreneurship and tech: Kathryn Finney, founder of...
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Episode 126 - Luke Tucker, Director at HackerOne
Aloha podcast world, this is the Startup Catalyst Podcast, the show where we interview entrepreneurs and investors on the stories and catalysts of their startup successes and failures. Today we’ll be flipping the script and guest host Tarik sultan will be interviewing Luke in our Season 1 Finale…
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Episode 125 - Ross Baird, Founder and CEO at Village Capital
Hello there! This is the Startup catalyst podcast brought to you by Sultan Ventures, the show where we interview entrepreneurs and investors on the stories and catalysts of their startup successes and failures hosted by Luke Tucker. Today’s episode we welcome Ross Baird, Founder and CEO at…
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Episode 124 - Emilia Chagas, CEO and Co-founder at Contentools
What’s everybody! This is the Startup catalyst podcast brought to you by Sultan Ventures, the show where we interview entrepreneurs and investors on the stories and catalysts of their startup successes and failures. I’m your host, Luke Tucker. Today’s episode we welcome Emilia Chagas from...
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Episode 123 - Pedro Sorrentino, Venture Associate at FundersClub
Hello there! This is The Startup Catalyst Podcast brought to you by Sultan Ventures, the show where we interview entrepreneurs and investors on the stories and catalysts of their startup successes and failures hosted by Luke Tucker. Today’s episode we welcome Pedro Sorrentino from FundersClub.…
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Episode 122 - BONUS show with XLR8UH startups: Algorithmhub, Cropsticks, and MorphOptic
We talk with several XLR8UH cohort companies, including catching up with MorphOptic' CEO and Founder Jeff Kuhn from Cohort 1 and 2 and we also chat with Cohort 4 company founders John Bay from Algorithmhub and Mylen Yamamoto from Cropsticks. Enjoy!
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Episode 121 - George Yarbrough, Director of Operations at Proto HUB Honolulu
Today’s episode we welcome co-founder of the Proto HUB honolulu, George Yarbrough. He is also the co-creator and facilitator of the Raising Entrepreneurial Ventures Program that just completed. He’s a world-traveller, and a world-class dude! In my short convo with George we talk about balancing a...
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Episode 120 - Startup Ecosystem Chat with Village Capital's Jared Marquette
Today’s episode is a special one as we welcome Jared from Village Capital and Tarik Sultan to chat about startup ecosystems VilCap is unique in that they have a peer driven investment model... Sultan ventures is excited to spearhead the Hawaii community as a member of their inaugural communities...
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Episode 119 - Lanai Tabura, Entertainer and Entrepreneur
Today’s guest is Lanai Tabura, Entertainer, Entrepreneur and Producer / TV Show Host In the interview, we cover a wide range of topics and Lanai tells LOTS of stories. We dig deep into the various entrepreneurial activities he’s enjoyed over the years and really chat through the highs and the…
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Episode 118 - Lauren Primiano, Managing Member at Reef Capital Ventures
This is the Startup catalyst podcast brought to you by Sultan Ventures, the show where we interview entrepreneurs and investors on the stories and catalysts of their startup successes and failures. Today’s guest: is Lauren Primiano, Managing Member at Reef.VC Lauren has had a diverse career to...
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Episode 117 - Brett McDonald, CEO and Founder at Vantage Sports
This is the Startup catalyst podcast brought to you by Sultan Ventures, the show where we interview entrepreneurs and investors on the stories and catalysts of their startup successes and failures. I’m your host, Luke Tucker. Today’s episode is part tres of our special trifecta of episodes that…
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Episode 116 - Troy Ruediger, Founder at Starters.Co.
This is the Startup catalyst podcast brought to you by Sultan Ventures, the show where we interview entrepreneurs and investors on the stories and catalysts of their startup successes and failures. I’m your host, Luke Tucker. Today’s episode is part 2 of our special 3-part sport focused olympic...
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Episode 115 - Hunter Swensson, COO and Co-Founder at Paranoid Fan
This is the Startup catalyst podcast brought to you by Sultan Ventures, the show where we interview entrepreneurs and investors on the stories and catalysts of their startup successes and failures. I’m your host, Luke Tucker. Today’s episode kicks off our special 3-part sport focused olympic...
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Episode 114 - Evan Leong, Entrepreneur & Investor
Today’s guest is a rockstar and his name is Evan Leong. Evan is a fantastic entrepreneur, running various successful companies and projects. He was the host of the popular Greater Good Radio show, distributes Bubble Tea supplies around the globe, owns Standup Paddle Surf.net and Kokua.org. Evan…
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Episode 113 - Omar Sultan, Founder and Managing Partner At Sultan Ventures And XLR8UH
This is the Startup catalyst podcast brought to you by Sultan Ventures, the show where we interview entrepreneurs and investors on the stories and catalysts of their startup successes and failures. Today’s guest: is The man himself: Omar Sultan, Partner at Sultan Ventures Omar has been a tireless...
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Episode 112 - Michael Keoni Defranco, Founder & CEO at Lua Technologies
Michael came up with the idea for Lua technologies (secure, mobile-first messaging for the enterprise) in college and achieved product-market fit through initial testing on a film set! The company has since gone on to go through Techstars NYC (Spring 2012), raise $10M in Venture Capital and…
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BONUS - Week of Blue Startups Cohort 7 Demo Day - Safe Chats CEO and Co-Founder Nikita Osipov
Hey everybody! This is the final show of our bonus series of special programming for the week of Blue Startups Cohort 7 wrapping up with their Honolulu Demo Day last Friday, and leading up to their Silicon Valley Demo Day this weekend. We interviewed several startup founders from the Blue Cohort…
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BONUS - Week of Blue Startups Cohort 7 Demo Day - Activiter CEO and Co-Founder Rob Lafontaine
This is bonus episode part 2 of our 3-part series of special programming for the week of Blue Startups Cohort 7 wrapping up with their Honolulu Demo Day last Friday, and leading up to their Silicon Valley Demo Day this weekend. We will be interviewing several startup CEO's from the Blue Cohort 7....
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BONUS - Week of Blue Startups Cohort 7 Demo Day - UNUM Co-Founder Dillon Morgan
This is the first installment of our 3-part series of special programming for the week of Blue Startups Cohort 7 wrapping up with their Honolulu Demo Day last Friday, and leading up to their Silicon Valley Demo Day this weekend. We will be interviewing several startup CEO's from the Blue Batch…
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Episode 111 - Warren Doi, Go To Market Lead at Energy Excelerator
Today’s guest: is Warren Doi, Go To Market Lead at Energy Excelerator Warren is a serial entrepreneur, he co-founded Greencar Hawaii, a company that built a clean energy transportation network with zero-emission vehicles among several other companies and has successfully raised over $10 million…
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Episode 110 - Gabe Mott, CEO and Co-Founder at Huedoku Labs
This is the Startup catalyst podcast brought to you by Sultan Ventures, the the show where we interview entrepreneurs and investors on the stories and catalysts of their startup successes and failures hosted by Luke Tucker. Today’s guest: is Gabe Mott, CEO and Co-founder of Huedoku Gabe is an...
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Episode 109 - Mark Quezada, CTO and Co-Founder at Hobnob
We welcome the talented Mark Quezada, Co-Founder and CTO at Hobnob.io. Mark is one of the most talented full stack developers and startup minds in #startupparadise. He’s founded multiple companies, has built apps and websites visited by millions, and has been a major asset in the Hawaii startup...
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Episode 108 - Chenoa Farnsworth, Managing Director of Blue Startups and Hawaii Angels
We are so honored to welcome Chenoa to the show! Chenoa is a leader in our startup community here in Hawaii, and she has been a force in growing and investing in the ecosystem. In fact, she has been directly involved with organizations that have collectively invested nearly $100 million. In this...
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Episode 107 - Sean Ho`okano-Briel, CEO and Co-Founder at Comprendio
In this episode of The Startup Catalyst Podcast, we welcome Sean Ho`okano-Briel, CEO and Cofounder of ed tech platform Comprendio. Sean is a consummate teacher, and he’s got some really great nuggets in this show. We talk about launching Comprend.io, tools and sales processes they’re trying out,...
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BONUS Episode - HVCA State of the Startup Investment Industry in Hawaii Luncheon
Today’s episode is a unique one as we recently attended the Hawaii Venture Capital Association’s "State of the Startup Investment Industry in Hawaii" Luncheon, where a distinguished panel discussed the latest developments of the venture industry both locally and nationally. Panelists include: *...
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Episode 106 - Peter Rowan, Angel Investor & Angel in Residence at Sultan Ventures and XLR8UH
Peter is an active angel investor, he was Corporate Vice President, New Ventures at Coinstar where he helped grew the company from $150 million to $1.3 billion in revenue including investing in the Redbox platform. So next time you rent that DVD at Safeway you can thank Peter. Peter is a teacher…
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Episode 105 - Susan Yamada, Executive Director PACE, Founding CEO TRUSTe
Susan has had an amazing career spanning California and Hawaii, impacting startup companies and young entrepreneurs in incredible ways. We chat about her experience turning around a publishing company in the late 90s (and then getting fired), the huge win of TRUSTe, and her work with UH...
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Episode 104 - Rechung Fujihira, Co-Founder and CEO Box Jelly
Rechung is a staple in the startup and tech ecosystem in Hawaii's "Startup Paradise". He is an accomplished entrepreneur, incredible builder of communities, and a straight up genuine and generous dude. Learn about how Rechung started Box Jelly, how he builds communities, and why he gives back.
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Episode 103 - Steve Haumschild, Angel Investor and CEO and Founder at Lanikai Brewing Company
Adventureman, investor, and master brewer; Steve Haumschild shares his experiences in life and business. From living in a tent in the woods to working on a volcano in Hawaii, to launching a successful brewery; we cover it all! This is a fun episode where we enjoy some Moku imperial IPA (listen to...
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Episode 102 - Meli James, President of HVCA
Hawaii native and Silicon Valley veteran, Meli James, discusses her experiences going from Cornell to startups in San Francisco and her work in Hawaii's Startup Paradise. Meli is the President of the Hawaii Venture Capital Association. Born and raised in Honolulu, Meli lived in Silicon Valley for...
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Episode 101 - Tarik Sultan, Partner and Co-Founder at Sultan Ventures, Managing Partner XLR8UH
SV Partner and Founder chats financials, startups and investing. Tarik Co-founded Sultan Ventures and XLR8UH and along with his brother Omar is the recipient of the 2014 Hawaii Venture Capital Association’s (HVCA) Investors of the Year. Tarik serves as the Chair of Startup Hawaii, the regional...
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Ever wonder how a startup actually got its start, how a founder beat the odds, or what “It” factors venture capitalists look for? Sultan Ventures brings you The Startup Catalyst® Podcast, featuring the real stories behind founders and investors as they trace their personal journeys through the ever-changing yet always exciting world of startups. In Season 2, we’ll hear how women & minority entrepreneurs and investors are striving to make a difference. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/startup-catalyst-podcast/support
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