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The Venture Podcast
by James Moffat and Bryce Neil
Sharing the stories of entrepreneurs who have dared to tread the road less travelled. Each episode uncovers the journey of founders with unconventional paths to success and purpose-driven careers. Join us as we explore these inspiring stories of resilience, innovation, and the relentless pursuit of dreams.
Episodes
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Peter Kazanjy - Founding Sales
Peter Kazanjy is the author of Founding Sales, the most recommended sales book for founders. Peter goes into: Founder-led sales How AI is changing go-to-market What ambitious young people should optimize for in the age of AI We also dive into two case studies: Claudeforce and who owns the…
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James Flynn - Partner at Sequoia Capital
At 23, James Flynn became one of the youngest partners in Sequoia Capital's history and has spent the last two years investing on the growth team. James goes into: What actually impresses top-tier VCs How to decide between being an operator vs. an investor The AI opportunities he believes are...
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Mike Fata - Co-Founder of Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods ($419M Exit)
Mike Fata co-founded Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods in 1998 and helped lead the company through its $419M sale to Tilray. Today he spends his time investing in, advising, and mentoring the next generation of entrepreneurs. We tend to interview a lot of people in tech, so it was refreshing to hear a...
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Scott Barker - Co-Founder of GTMfund
After 15 years of running at full speed, Scott Barker recently sold everything he owns to travel the world. We’ve had a lot of founders on the show, but very few are willing to talk openly about the cost of chasing big goals for long periods of time. Scott is the co-founder of GTMfund, an...
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Elaine Dai - Partner at Alt Capital
Elaine Dai is a Partner at Alt Capital, a new venture firm founded by Jack Altman that backs ambitious founders in AI and enterprise software. In this episode, we dive into Elaine’s journey from Harvard to Microsoft, Norwest, and now Alt, where she helps lead a $275M second fund focused on...
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Rae Jeong — Founder and CEO of Maneva | Ex. Google Deepmind
From repairing semi trucks in Alberta, Canada to shaping breakthrough research at Google DeepMind, and now closing a $10 million raise for his applied-AI startup Maneva - Rae's journey is a master-class in turning technical insight and passion into business impact. In our latest (and most...
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Eric Jorgenson — Author of The Almanack Of Naval Ravikant & CEO of Scribe Media
Eric Jorgenson is the bestselling author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant and CEO of Scribe Media. In this episode, we dive deep into agency, accountability, and the mindset behind doing truly original work. Eric shares the viral story behind how he turned a single tweet into a life-changing…
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Michael Perry - Founder of Kit (Acq by Shopify) and Maple
In this episode we sit down with Michael Perry, founder of Kit (acquired by Shopify) and current CEO of Maple. Michael shares the truth about his 20-year entrepreneurial journey—from selling cars and living on food stamps to building products used by millions. We dive deep into his early hustle,...
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Robbie Bent - Founder and CEO @ Othership
Robbie Bent is the CEO and co-founder of Othership—a venture that reimagines wellness with guided sauna and ice bath experiences. His story offers thoughtful insights on product design, building and scaling a brick-and-mortar business, and creating spaces that foster meaningful relationships.…
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Philip Johnston - Sending Data Centers into Space as Founder of Lumen Orbit
200 VCs wanted to get into Lumen Orbit (YC S24)'s seed round! Over the holidays, James Moffat and I had the pleasure of sitting down with Lumen's Co-Founder and CEO, Philip Johnston. Drawing on his experience as a former Harvard University class president, McKinsey & Company consultant, and...
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Matt Puchalski - Co-Founder at Bucket Robotics
Iguanas falling out of trees onto self-driving cars? For Matt Puchalski, this wasn’t just an odd occurrence—it was a real challenge he and the team at Argo faced when these frozen reptiles disrupted the sensors on expensive autonomous vehicles. On this episode of The Venture Podcast, James and...
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Claudette McGowan - CEO of Protexxa, Former CIO of BMO, and Global Executive Officer at TD
The largest venture capital raise ever by a Black woman in Canada. A former CIO and Global executive, of BMO and TD. The founder of a Cybersecurity company winning contracts with countries across the globe. These are not different people, this is Claudette McGowan, this week's guest on the…
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Kyle Norton - CRO of Owner.com, Investor, and Sales Leader
Kyle Norton is the CRO of Owner, one of Forbes's "Next Billion-Dollar Startups" for 2024. As a limited partner at GTMfund and Stage 2 Capital and with over 15 years of experience leading sales teams at places like Shopify and League Inc., Kyle brings a wealth of insights to the table. He also…
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Dani Kagan and Victoria Marshman - Co-Founders at Mave and Chez
In episode 20 of The Venture Podcast we had the pleasure of sitting down with Dani and Victoria, co-founders of Mave and Chez—the revolutionary slipper brand that is transforming comfort and style for women.From launching their first business out of college to creating a company that’s reshaping...
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Conor Plunkett - Founding and Selling his AI Startup at 23
At just 23, Conor has already built and sold his own AI startup, Cycle, and has an incredible amount of insight to offer from his journey this far. In just a few short years, Conor has packed in experiences that many people don’t reach in a lifetime, and his insights prove that ambition, grit…
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Akshay Chalana - Co-Founder @ Saphira AI
In this episode of the Venture Podcast, we sit down with Akshay Chalana, founder of Saphira AI and a member of Y Combinator’s Summer 2024 batch. Akshay’s journey—from overcoming a childhood speech impediment to working at Tesla, Facebook, Apple, and Citadel and now leading his own AI…
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Rod Boothby – Co-Founder & COO of NPM (Node Package Manager), & Founder & CEO of IDPartner Systems
In this episode of The Venture Podcast, we had the privilege of sitting down with Rod Boothby, in Salesforce Park. Rod’s journey shows the significance of lifelong learning—from selling baseball hats at Queen’s University, including one worn by Elon Musk during his time there, to co-founding one…
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Sascha Mornell - Founder of Getmyboat
We sat down with the man who has built the largest and most successful boat rental marketplace in the world: Sascha Mornell. Sascha’s story is extraordinary. From Berkeley to Japan, Harvard Business School, the NBA, and leading three multi-hundred million to billion-dollar startups, including...
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Andrew Miklas - YC Visiting Group Partner and Co-founder of PagerDuty
Andrew Miklas, a current visiting group partner at Y Combinator and co-founder of PagerDuty. Andrew shared his journey to product-market fit with PagerDuty, starting a venture fund with an old Waterloo friend, and his time both as a batch member and visting group partner at YC. Here are a couple...
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Kate Wallace - Co-Founder at Tally Labs
Kate Wallace is the Co-Founder and head of product at Tally Labs - a Web3 media company that is changing the future of storytelling (Check out their new mobile App @Avenue). Before starting the company, Kate attended The Parsons School of Design, was accepted to several well-known fellowships…
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Vino Jeyapalan - The Co-Founder at Kabo Fresh Dog Food and Pack Fresh
Vino is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, a former Facebook employee from the early 2010s, and an accomplished entrepreneur with three exits. In this episode, we discuss Vino’s life journey, including how he dropped out of university after his second year to work full-time at Facebook. We break down...
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Roy Itzhaki - The Founder of BizDev Labs
Roy Itzhaki is the founder of BizDev Labs - an outbound BDR agency trusted by over 70 high-growth startups. BizDev Labs helps B2B SaaS companies develop their go-to-market strategies and has generated over $1 million in profit annually. Before he started BizDev Labs, he was an Olympic-class...
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Michael Spivak and Danial Mazour - The Co-founders of Coldture
Daniel Mazour and Michael Spivak are the co-founders of Coldture - Canada’s first and only proudly Canadian cold plunge tub. Michael and Daniel both come from immigrant families and share how the values of accountability, perseverance, and risk tolerance contributed to creating a…
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Cameron Rowe - The Founder and CEO of Hover
Cameron Rowe is the founder and CEO of Hover - Canada's first publicly available drone delivery service on the Toronto Islands. Cameron received a Master's from the Smith School of Business and has since had a ton of experience in the entrepreneurial world between starting many businesses and...
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Nelson Lang - The Founder of Pita Pit
Nelson Lang is the Founder of Pita Pit, a quick-service restaurant with over 600 locations worldwide. Nelson founded the company in his late twenties and built it into the massive franchise restaurant brand it is today before selling the company to Foodtastic in 2021. With no intention of…
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Jonathan Newar - The Founder and CEO of Captain Experiences
Jonathan is the Founder of Captain Experiences, an online platform that connects adventure-seeking people to tour guides, primarily for fishing and hunting trips. Jonathan was a business student at the University of Georgia and worked various investment banking roles in the energy sector when one...
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Trent Kitsch - The Founder of SAXX
Trent is the founder of SAXX, a men's comfort underwear brand. Trent started his journey as a student-athlete at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and soon after completed his MBA at Ivey Business School. It was at Ivey where Trent had the vision for SAXX to which he pitched for the Ivey New...
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Nikita Kopotun - The Co-founder and President of Juniper
Nikita Kopotun is the Co-founder and President of Juniper which provides custom merchandising solutions for the world’s largest online creators. Nikita started Juniper in 2016 and bootstrapped the company to over $150M+ in revenue. In this episode, Nikita opens up about his journey from being an...
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Brandon Afari - The Co-founder and CEO of chargeFUZE
Brandon Afari is the Co-founder and CEO of chargeFUZE - a provider of portable chargers for rent to consumers at static locations. Brandon shares his journey from earning a Bachelor's in accounting and a Master's in taxation from USC, his experience working at Deloitte where he learned the...
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Luke de Haas - The Co-founder and CEO of MOSEA
Luke de Haas is the Co-founder and CEO of Mosea - a mobile payments platform with a focus on group payments, bill splitting, and organizing events. Luke shares his story from starting the company right out of university, dealing with the hardships of a start-up, persevering in the face of wanting...
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Chris Grouchy - Co-founder and President of Convictional (Y-Combinator W19)
Chris is the Co-founder and President of Convictional - the #1 modern dropshiping platform for retailers and suppliers. Convictional is backed by Y-combinator and was one of the top 10 startups from Y-Combinator W19 demo day. Chris shares his story from being a Queen's student studying commerce,...
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Connor Emeny - Completing an Ironman Triathlon on all 7 Continents
Connor is the youngest person in the world to complete an Ironman Triathalon on six continents and will soon be the first person in the world to complete an Ironman on all seven continents. To make this happen, Connor is taking on Antarctica in less than a month. Listen to Connor's incredible...
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Preston Rutherford - Co-Founder of Chubbies
Preston shares the story behind Chubbies (nine-figure Acq in 2021) and his personal journey from Stanford, followed by "working for the man", to finding his calling in the entrepreneurial world. Preston leaves us with inspiring thoughts for those contemplating life post-university and the...
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Sharing the stories of entrepreneurs who have dared to tread the road less travelled. Each episode uncovers the journey of founders with unconventional paths to success and purpose-driven careers. Join us as we explore these inspiring stories of resilience, innovation, and the relentless pursuit of dreams.
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