All Episodes
Give First — 112 episodes
From a Mall Booth to a Billion-Dollar Unicorn featuring Matt Oppenheimer
From Lab Bench to Billion Dollar Unicorn with Etosha Cave
Burn Bright, Not Out: James Oliver Jr. on Founder Mental Wellness
Finding Your Way Back to What You Love Through Give First with John Fein
The Long Game of Venture and Generosity with David Hornik
Rethinking Capitalism with Seth Levine
Starting and Closing a Bank in 3 Months with Bala Kamallakharan
How Pledge 1% Sparked a Global Movement for Startup Philanthropy
How Sameer Dholakia Led SendGrid to IPO and Exit
The Compass Within: Robert Glazer on Leading with Core Values
AI First Leaders | Andy Sack & Adam Brotman on Scaling with the AI Wave
Building Startups and Lasting Relationships with Scott Dorsey
Breaking Barriers for Entrepreneurs with Elizabeth Gore
Building Ecosystems from the Ground Up with Landon Young
How Policy Shapes Startups: Bobby Franklin on the VC Industry’s Silent Battle
The Near Death (and Rebirth) of Simple Energy with Justin Segall & Yoav Lurie
Givers, Takers, and Building Cultures That Last with Adam Grant
Leadership, Ego, and Saying No with Seth Godin
Mentorship, Ecosystems, and Feedback Loops with Ian Hathaway
Part 2 - Founders at the Center | The Story of the Startup Community Movement with Lesa Mitchell
Part 1 - Founders at the Center | The Story of the Startup Community Movement with Lesa Mitchell
Reinventing the Boardroom with Robert Wolfe of Zeck
Brad Feld Returns: The Power Behind “Give First”
Democratizing Venture Capital with Usman Gul of Metal
Building the Future of Aviation with Kevin Noertker of Ampaire
Educating the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs with Marc Steren
Sliding into Diem: Emma Bates talks raising $3.7M to build the front door of girl internet
The Sky’s The Limit
The Perfect Storm with Elizabeth Kraus
Using Your Dragonfly Eyes with Charles Conn
Bottoms Up: A Conversation with Bevi CEO Sean Grundy
Startup Community Builder Chris Heivly and his Newest “Build the Fort” Book
Leading Through Crisis: 96 hours after the fall of SVB
MeatoDoor Founders on Startups With Family— But Not A Family Business
Creator Science Founder on The Value of Creating Content
Arweave Co-Founder on Building an Archive of History Using Blockchain
Techstars Director of ESG on Being a Responsible Founder and Investor
QuickHire Co-Founder & CEO on Raising Capital as a Person of Color
Endel CEO and Co-Founder on the Future of Sound
David Cohen and Brad Feld Talk Mental Health for Entrepreneurs
Recast Capital Co-Founder on Working With Emerging Managers
ESG Takeover: B Lab Community Engagement Manager and Project Canary COO on What It Means to be a B Corp
ESG Takeover: Soona CEO and UN PRI Head of Private Equity on How to Engage with Investors
Integrated Capital Strategies Founder Sharon Schneider on Value Integration and Social Entrepreneurship
ESG Takeover: Sustaio Founder and SVT Group CEO on Benefits of ESG Measurement for Your Company
Techstars Berlin Managing Director Martin Schilling on Guiding Global Tech Startup Builders
Flikshop CEO Marcus Bullock on Reshaping the Criminal Justice System
HILOS Founder Elias Stahl on Creating A New Supply Chain
Twelve Labs CEO Jae Lee on Video Search Innovation and Accelerating with Techstars
Authors Mark Achler and Mert Iseri on Exit Strategy and Building Your Legacy
Stream Founder Thierry Schellenbach on Listening to Customers and Following the Metrics
Articulate Persuasion Founder Monique Maley on Delivering Ideas with Conviction
Sketchfab Co-Founder on Building Relationships as the Key to Business Immortality
Zipline co-founder on how robotics and automation have changed him and the world
Goodie Nation's Joey Womack on building community for entrepreneurs from all backgrounds
MindMaven Founder and CEO Patrick Ewers on achieving true greatness through relationships
Zane Access founder Shila Nieves Burney on accessing networks while building capital
DivInc’s Preston James on diversity and inclusion in the tech industry
Fraudmarc’s Keith Coleman on the Value of Give First as a Founder
Bain Capital Ventures’ Matt Harris on supporting entrepreneurs through 25+ years as an investor
Sustainability and economic opportunity with Cody Simms of Techstars Climate Tech Podcast
The Community Fund’s Lolita Taub on investing in community-driven companies
Academy Investor Network’s Sherman Williams on going from military service to VC
FemTech Focus’ Brittany Barreto, Ph.D. on creating a new category: FemTech
David Cohen and Brad Feld reflect on over 40 episodes of the Give First Podcast
Digital Ocean’s Carly Brantz on leading marketing at three Techstars unicorns
Fast Forward’s Kevin Barenblat on running an accelerator for tech nonprofits
Chainalysis’s Jonathan Levin on building a blockchain business, values and the future
Bruno Morency on the evolution of the Montréal startup ecosystem
Rob La Gesse on being the opposite of risk averse
Katie Rae on breakthrough tech that can change the world
Crossover: Give First + Talking Through It! Neal Sáles-Griffin on giving first to grow Chicago’s startup ecosystem
Maëlle Gavet on helping entrepreneurs around the world create a better world
Sean Paul Shanor on the joy of running Startup Weekends
Baden U'Ren on growing entrepreneurship education in Australia
James Oliver on empowering Black parentpreneurs
Andy Sack on Give First and Creating a Startup Ecosystem from Scratch
Denise and Jim Franklin on how a scrappy startup grows into a thriving ecosystem
Janine Davis on Executive Coaching in the Time of COVID
Susan Standiford on the five traits of leadership
Joy Taylor on taking the concept of Give First to the nth degree
Gus Balbontin on fighting momentum and setting up your own success metric
Semil Shah on turning ideas into reality
Chris Schroeder on the power of global entrepreneurship
Misti Cain on how to connect during COVID-19
Fostering Youth Entrepreneurship with Dream Tank
Brad Feld and the mentor who changed his life
Philip McKernan on the importance of reinventing yourself
David & Brad on what they’ve learned from 20 episodes of the Give First podcast
Live from CES: SparkCharge Founder/CEO Joshua Aviv on the unique challenges (and opportunities) of student entrepreneurship
Live from CES: Damon Motorcycles Co-founder and CTO Dominique Kwong on the power of business and engineering partnerships and the emotional journey behind building a company
Live from CES: Event Hub CEO and Co-founder Michael Bleau on the power of live events
Live Episode: Josh Hix on the introverted CEO
Rajat Bhargava on Giving First for a B2B company
Elizabeth Kraus on funding women-led companies
Jason Mendelson on demystifying venture deals
Janet Bannister on human-centered investing
Heidi Roizen on meaningful work & relationships
Marc Nager & Dave Mayer on building rural startup communities
Bonus Episode Alert: Do More Faster, 2nd edition
Harry Stebbings on committing to building a network & giving first
John China on whether you can give too much
Sherri Hammons on staying humble and staying strong
Rebecca Lovell on career ‘nudges,’ karaoke, & how to be an ally
David & Brad reflect on the first six episodes of the Give First podcast
Kesha Cash on impact investing—and how mentorship got her there
T.A. McCann on how sailing in the America’s Cup is like running a startup
Mary Grove on the origins of Google for Startups & Startup Weekend
Troy Henikoff on how #GiveFirst grew the Chicago startup ecosystem
Paul Berberian on the “addictive” nature of mentoring
Wendy Lea talks about the risks of saying no
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