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Inside Startup Investing with Chris Lustrino — 184 episodes

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Influence Mobile CEO Daniel Todd on Building a $28M Mobile Gaming Rewards Business

2

Hill Road Pictures on Film Investing, Creators, and Comedy

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Lumida Wealth CEO Ram Ahluwalia on the Future of AI-Powered Wealth Management

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TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky on Building a Profitable Circular Economy Business

5

What It Takes to Build a Flying Car Company

6

How Chris Graebe Built a Portfolio of Startup Winners

7

DealMaker CEO Rebecca Kacaba on the Rise of Retail Investors

8

Inside Oxeia Biopharma’s Mission to Heal Brain Damage From Concussions

9

How Pytheas Energy Is Using AI to Revive Abandoned Oil Wells

10

Renji Bijoy, Immersed — The Future of Work Through Spatial Computing

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Madeline Fraser, Gemist — Modernizing Jewelry With AI and Custom Ecommerce

12

George Moringer, Tapouts — The $5M Child Wellness Platform Teaching Kids Emotional Intelligence

13

Inside Startup Investing: Carter Fowler, Totem — The Viral Offline Device Solving a Universal Problem

14

Alaffia: Building a Profitable Social Enterprise Connecting West Africa to Global Markets

15

Solgaard: Building a Sustainable Travel Brand by Turning Ocean Plastic into Premium Products

16

Fragment Media: Building a $40M Digital Media Business by Selling Quality Journalism

17

Reinventing the Wheel: How GACW Is Building Airless Suspension Wheels for Extreme Performance

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How Sen-Jam Is Building a Portfolio of Inflammation Drugs

19

Atari Hotels: Building a $124M Gaming-Themed Destination in Phoenix

20

Why Most Crowdfunding Campaigns Fail (And How Top Issuers Avoid It)

21

FDA Progress + Manufacturing Scale: Inside Pirouette Pharma's Latest Round

22

From 7 Years to 12 Weeks: Sunstone Health’s AI for Epilepsy & Autism

23

Atombeam: AI Data Compaction That Sends 4× More Data Without New Networks

24

Scaling Regenerative Ag with Swarms of Robots

25

Why People Buy: Inside Solsten's Cognitive-Behavioral AI

26

Scaling Whiskey in a Down Market: Cleveland’s Global Pivot

27

Robots as a Service: Macrovey's Recurring Revenue Model in the Aisles

28

Paladin Power: The Inverter Breakthrough Making Homes Truly Off-Grid

29

Chad Rosen, Victory Hemp — Clean Protein, Oils & Xylitol from Hemp Seeds

30

Kevin Morse, Cairnspring Mills — Building the Craft Flour Category at Scale

31

John Imbriglia, Crowd Street — From Digital CRE Pioneer to Full-Stack Private Markets

32

Stacy Spikes, MoviePass — Rebooting a Cult Brand with Fantasy-Style Movie Gaming

33

Fran Maier, BabyQuip — The “Airbnb for Baby Gear” Goes Mainstream

34

Ivan Lo, Breath Diagnostics — A Breath Test for Early Lung Cancer

35

Cathy Minter, wisdom.io — AI Fall Detection & Aging-in-Place Done Right

36

Citizens Coffee: Scaling an Australian-Style Café Brand Across Texas & Beyond

37

Windlift: Airborne Wind Power and Tethered Flight Systems for Energy and Defense

38

HEVO: The Wireless EV Charging Platform Powering the Next Wave of Mobility

39

How Groomit Is Scaling On-Demand Mobile Pet Grooming — With Quality and Control

40

How BackerKit Went from Crowdfunding Tool to Powering $26M Campaigns

41

Cracking 401(k)s: Sphere’s Climate-Friendly Fund with CEO Alex Wright-Gladstein

42

Building the Next History Channel on YouTube—Yarnhub CEO David Webb

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Re-Programming Viruses to Fight Brain Tumors—Inside Siren Biotechnology

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Replacing Hydraulics: Rise Robotics’ Clean Tech Opportunity

45

Building a DTC Hardware Giant From Cold Water

46

Founder-Market Fit in Action: From Asthma Patient to CEO

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How Dr. Zwade Marshall Built a Fintech for His Peers

48

From Lab to Industry: How Avadain is Commercializing Graphene

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From Shared Kitchens to Scale: Building a Food Startup That Lasts

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Sowing Innovation: How Hylio Is Revolutionizing Farming with Drones

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Stormalong Cider: From Orchard Roots to a Flourishing Future

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Transforming the Construction Industry with Hemp

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Planting the Future: PLNT Burger's Journey to Transform Fast Food

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Scoring Goals and Dreams: Carrick Rangers' Journey Through Football Investment

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Revolutionizing Local Weather Forecasting with WeatherFlow-Tempest

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Transforming Land Surveying by Air: SmartDrone

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Qnetic's Flywheel: A Giant Leap in Mechanical Energy Storage

58

The Impact of AI on Healthcare Efficiency: A Deep Dive with Roy Malkin

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Frontline Tech: How Elemeno Health is Transforming Medical Training

60

Meat N' Bone: The Art of Meat Retailing

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House Calls Reimagined: Pivotal Health's Quest to Transform Urgent Care

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A Taste of Australia: Justin Giuffrida's Quest to Elevate U.S. Coffee Culture

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How NetSpeek Is Solving Office A/V Challenges Using AI

64

How to Invest in Sustainable Forestry and Offset Your Carbon Footprint

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Revolutionizing Personal Security with Our Bond

66

Fan-Owned Media, Movie-Making and Catching up with Jeff Annison

67

Continuous Care: How Future Cardia is Changing Heart Monitoring

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David Phillips: Transforming Timeless Tales into Modern Successes

69

Digging Deep: EarthGrid's Revolution in Underground Infrastructure

70

Innovating Iconic Brands with Ronny Shmoel of Circuit City

71

AJNA BioSciences: Pioneering Plant-Based Pharmaceuticals

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Strategic Acquisitions and Growth with Novastone's Adam Salmen

73

Shining a Light on Community Solar with Gary Skulnik

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The Future of Gaming and Content Creation with Overplay

75

TriAgenics: Innovating Dental Care with Leigh Colby

76

Innovation in Auto-Injectors: Pirouette Medical's Journey with Conor Cullinane

77

Sweater’s Approach to Inclusive Venture Funds

78

Annette Azan’s Mission to Redefine Women's Intimate Wear

79

Diversifying Real Estate: Dutch Mendenhall's Investment Strategies

80

Luca Zambello on Transforming Short-Term Rentals with AI

81

Infinity Fuel Cell: Powering Space and Beyond with William Smith

82

Making Every Car Autonomous: Epilog’s Bold Vision

83

Choose Your Horizon: At-Home Psychedelic Treatments with Mark Holland

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Investing in a Greener Future with Arthur Pierse of WeClimate

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Navigating Venture Capital: Insights from Hustle Fund's Haley Bryant

86

Citizen Portal: AI's Potential Impact on Transparent Governance

87

Sebastian Duque's Playbook: Building the Uber of Soccer with Plei

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Soccer, Strategy, and Success with OCSC’s Dan Rutstein

89

Decoding Crowdcube's Success with Matt Cooper

90

Bode Miller and Andy Wirth: Blending Olympic Legacy with Industry Innovation at Peak Ski

91

Becoming the Trader Joe’s of electronics with Spencer Martin

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From SkyMall to Sustainable Homes with Bob Worsley

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Faith and Finance: EquityVest’s Mission with Tom Bassford

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A Step Ahead in Children's Footwear with Mike Gugat

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Sustainable, Regenerative Farming with John Kempf

96

Custom Van Manufacturing: P.J. Tezza's Journey with ModVans

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Innovating Children's Tech: Dane Witbeck of Pinwheel

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Revolutionizing Franchise Investments: Kenny Rose on FranShares

99

Powering the Future with Renewable Inergy

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Battery Safety Revolution: A Deep Dive with Soteria's CEO, Brian Morin

101

Redefining Motor Tech: A Deep Dive with LiquidPiston's Alec Shkolnik

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David Shapiro on Pioneering Private Market Access

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Edreece Arghandiwal on Building Oakland Roots

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Sports Betting Made Intelligent with Moneyline Sports Michael Friedman

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Ep. 80 - Andrei Klochko

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Ep. 79 - Chris Lindsay

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Ep. 78 - Fran Maier

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Ep. 77 - Katrina Spade

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Ep. 76 - Alli Schaper

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Ep. 75 - Courtney Boyd Myers

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Ep. 74 - Anthony Tassone

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Ep. 73 - Collin Castellaw

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Ep. 72 - Linh Dao Smooke

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Ep. 71 - Manish Kapoor

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Ep. 70 - Maria Springer

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Ep. 69 - John Panaccione

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Ep. 68 - Etan Butler

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Ep. 67 - Nigel Sharp

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Ep. 66 - Jesse Randall

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Episode 65 - Sober Entrepreneurship and the Future of Crowdfunding with Darren Marble

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Episode 64 - Netcapital

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Episode 63 - Vinovest

123

Episode 62 - Skybound

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Episode 61 - Pureboost

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Episode 60 - Sensate

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Episode 59 - Cloudastructure

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Episode 58 - Cubo

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Episode 57 - Gameflip

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Episode 56 - GROUNDFLOOR Co-founder Brian Dally

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Episode 55 - Nickelytics Founder Judah Longgrear

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Episode 54 - Arlan Hamilton of Backstage Capital

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Episode 53 - ActivArmor Founder Diana Hall

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Episode 52 - Wefunder Goes to the EU

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Episode 51 - Levi Brackman of Invown

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Episode 50 - Ezra Levine of Collectable

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Episode 49 - OneDoor Studios

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Episode 48 - Class Rebel Founder Brooke Harley

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Episode 47 - Doriot Founder Gerry Hays

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Episode 46 - ALAO Co-founders Peter Sweeney & Matt McGeagh

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Episode 45 - Harvey Multani of RUV Alliance

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Episode 44 - Impact Investing with Lea Bouhelier-Gautreau

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Episode 43 - Jane West of Jane West

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Episode 42 - Leon Benrimon of StartEngine Collectibles

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Episode 41 - Aaron Burnett of Spaced Ventures

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Episode 40 - Jesse Stein of Everyrealm

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Episode 39 - James McGibney & Rick Bentley of Hydro Hash

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Episode 38 - Nathan Beckord of Foundersuite

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Episode 37 - Rebecca Kacaba of DealMaker

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Episode 36 - Emily Cisek of The Postage

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Episode 35 - Wes Burdine of the Minnesota Women's Soccer Team

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Episode 34: Anthony Franco of M.C. Squares

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KingsCrowd Startup Investing Podcast Ep 33: Rebekah Bastian of Owntrail

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Episode 32: Tony Drockton of Hammitt

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Episode 31: Garry Johnson of Bison Venture Partners

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Episode 30 - Legion M

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Episode 29 - Dustin Byington of Two12

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Episode 28: Shari Noonan of Rialto Markets

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Episode 27 - Henry Yoshida of Rocket Dollar

159

Episode 26 - Anita Brearton

160

Episode 25 - Novalent Lead Investor Alex Ovchar

161

Episode 24 - Dr. Arup Roy-Burman

162

Episode 23 - Sam Bogoch

163

Episode 22 - Justin Renfro

164

Episode 21 - Josh Chodniewicz

165

Episode 20 - Trung Pham

166

Episode 19 - Vin Narayanan

167

Episode 18 - David Callway

168

Episode 17 - Bruce Virga & Kim LaFleur

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Episode 16 - Krishan Arora

170

Episode 15 - Jason Frishman

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Episode 14 - Olivia Strobl

172

Episode 13 - Blake Janover

173

Episode 12 - Vin Narayanan

174

Episode 11 - Chuck Pettid

175

Episode 10 - Andy Gordon

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Episode 9

177

Episode 8: Tom Lix

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Episode 7 - Jonny Price

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Episode 6 - Andy Gordon

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Episode 5

181

Episode 4 - Eric Cox

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Episode 3 - Chris Lustrino

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Episode 2 - Chris Lustrino

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Episode 1 - Chris Lustrino