All Episodes

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How Delphi Raised $16M from Sequoia to Build Digital Minds with Dara Ladjevardian (Just Go Grind Episode #369)

How Boardy Raised $8M on Its Own Platform with Founder Andrew D'Souza (Just Go Grind Episode #368)

0 to $9.5M Series A: Inside Guidesly's Journey with David Lord (Just Go Grind Episode #367)

How 43North Built a $5M-Per-Year Startup Accelerator in Buffalo (Just Go Grind, Episode #366)

How Mehul Nariyawala Built Matic, the Smartest Home Robot Vacuum (Just Go Grind, Episode #365)

How to Actually Scale a Startup, From a Founder Who Did It 3x (Just Go Grind, Episode #364)

How Abdul Al-Asaad of Basic Capital is Building a New 401(k) (Just Go Grind, Episode #363)

Building a $100M+ home services empire with Jeremy Yamaguchi (Just Go Grind, Episode #362)

Zero to $80M in 4 years with John Andrew Entwistle of Wander (Just Go Grind, Episode #361)

How Nick Huber Built a $100M+ Empire with "Unsexy" Businesses (Just Go Grind, Episode #360)

From Hedge Funds to $100M+ Startup Founder with Everett Cook of Rho (Just Go Grind, Episode #359)

Jacob Jaber on Scaling Philz Coffee and Building a Beloved Brand (Just Go Grind, Episode #358)

How HF0's Dave Fontenot Helps Founders Birth Their Life's Work (Just Go Grind, Episode #357)

$0 to $4M: Inside the Bootstrapped Rise of Whippy with David Daneshgar (Just Go Grind, Episode #356)

How he built a $20M/year newsletter with Tim Huelskamp of 1440 (Just Go Grind, Episode #355)

Shawn Sheikh: From Y Combinator Founder to Cash Flowing Empire (Just Go Grind, Episode #354)

#353: Yacine Sibous, Co-Founder of Parker, the Financial Stack for Scaling Your E⁠-⁠commerce Brand Faster and More Profitably

#352: Julien Smith of Practice, on Optimizing for Long Value, Driving Emotion When Raising Venture Capital, and Inside Tips for Building a Better Business

#351: Candace Nelson of Sprinkles, on Disrupting the Bakery Industry to Build an Empire, Expansion into New Markets, and Strategic Brand Building

#350: Dan Schaefer of Native Pet, on Product & Brand Innovation, Finding the Right Manufacturing Partner, and First Principles Thinking to Forge Your Own Path

#349: Brennan Spellacy of Patch, on Value-Driven Category Creation, Strategic Hiring at a High-Growth Startup, and Enabling Trust through Transparency

#348: Tyler Denk of Beehiiv, on Building in Public, Growing 55% MoM, and Quick Adaptability to Compete with Big Tech

#347: Andrew Berman of Vowel, on Growing Organically via Twitter, Building Remote-First Company Culture, and Taking on Legacy Brands

Special: The VITALIZE Podcast - Clicking as Co-Founders, From Bad Idea to Goldmine, and Becoming Market Leaders in EV Charging, with Peter Barba and Zygi Zabieta of Lectrium

#346: JGG Throwback: Iman Abuzeid, Co-Founder & CEO of Incredible Health, on Helping Healthcare Professionals Find & Do Their Best Work, Raising $17M from Top Investors Including Andreessen Horowitz, Growing a Team, Diversity Debt, & Defining Your Values

#345: Dave Fink of Postie, on Modernizing Direct Mail Marketing, Optimizing for Efficiency, and Why Not to Raise VC

#344: Connor Ellison of POGR, on Executing a Scrappy Cold Outreach Strategy, Failure as an Inevitable Step to Success, and Building the Statistical Foundation for the Future of Gaming

#343: Samiur Rahman of Heyday, on Navigating Pivots, Maximizing Your Product Hunt Launch, and Ensuring High-Value Relationships with Investors

#342: Ryan Bartlett of True Classic, on Growing Revenue to $150M in 3 Years, Comedy as an Intentional Marketing Tool, and Lessons for Successfully Scaling Manufacturing and Hiring

#341: Katie Reed of Balanced, on Early Decision-Making to Enable Long-Term Quality and Scalability, Raising VC to Become a Market Leader, and Envisioning a World We All Want to Age In

#340: Haroon Mokhtarzada, on Taking Truebill from Ideation to $1B Exit in 6 Years, How to Stand Out in a Crowded Industry, and Creating a Successful Performance Marketing Engine

#339: Chelsey Roney of Proxi, on the Techstars Experience, the Value of Adaptable Marketing and Growth Strategies, and Setting Boundaries for Balance

#338: Analisa Goodin of Catch+Release, on Market Leadership, Fundraising as a Creative, Enabling Brand Resonance, and Improv for Team Building

#337: Herb Coakley of Courial, on Building People-First Technology, Learning to Code, and Persevering through Failures

#336: Josh Dorkin of BiggerPockets, on Building One of the World's Top Business Podcasts and Real Estate Communities, Trusting your Gut, and Knowing When to Exit

#335: Linda Lian of Common Room, on Navigating Foundational Pivots on the Path to Product Market Fit and Building a Pandemic-Age Startup Serving Modern SaaS Companies

#334: Ryan Buick of Canvas, on Democratizing Data for Business Intelligence, Leveraging Unique Market Positioning, and Building an MVP while Fundraising

#333: Harry Campbell of The Rideshare Guy, on Building a Lifestyle Media Company for Gig Workers, Finding Quality Content Contributors, Hacking Referral Systems, and Diversifying Revenue Streams

#332: Yassamine Ebadat of Vityl, on Building Belonging, Hiring Tech Talent, Fundraising Advice, and Community-Based Organic Sales

#331: Justine Palefsky and Tas Amina of Kindred, on Building an Intentional Co-Founder Partnership, Lessons from a Failed E-Blast, and Navigating an Unpredictable Market

#330: Adam Nash of Daffy, on Disruptive Business Models, Building in Stealth, and Simplifying Generosity

#329: Andrew Gazdecki of MicroAcquire, on Beef Marketing, Organic Partnerships, Building in Public, and Rewriting the Rules to Startup Exits

#328: Sofiat Abdulrazaaq of Goodfynd, on Getting Venture-Backed as a Woman of Color, Growing and Scaling a FinTech Startup, and Building a Culture-First Team

#327: Eric Satz of Alto, on Reimagining Retirement Investing, Failing Fast, and Redefining Luck

#326: Maika Isogawa of Webacy, from Acrobat to Tech Startup Founder Building the Future of Digital Asset Management

#325: Alex Taub, Co-Founder of Upstream, on DAOs, NFTs, and Approaching Transition with Conviction

Special: The Vitalize Podcast - Running Lean and Building in the Right Direction, with Jennifer Smith of Scribe

Special: The Vitalize Podcast - Taking AgeTech from Niche to Mainstream, with Max Zamkow of Third Act Ventures

#324: Brenton Howland of Forum Brands, on Innovating through Acquisition to Turn Consumer Brands into Household Names

#323: Jonathan Anderson of Candu, on Problem Identification, Multiple Product Hunt Launches, and the Power of No-Code

#322: Yoni Shtein of Laguna Health, on Developing a Tech-Enabled Home Recovery Solution, the Hospital Unbundling Thesis, and Value Alignment

#321: Dejan Pralica of SoleSavy, on Managing a Community Marketplace, the Rise of Web3, and Partnering with NBA Franchises

#320: Meghan Jewitt of Uniform Teeth, on Pioneering Orthodontic Care of The Future and Raising VC as a Tech-Enabled Brick and Mortar Service Business

#319: Abby Mercado, Co-Founder and CEO of Rescripted, on Building the #1 Global Integrated Care Platform for Fertility Patients

#318: Ryan Feit of SeedInvest, on the Digitization and Democratization of Investing, Building a Two-Sided Marketplace, and the Acquisition Process

#317: Cary Breese, Co-Founder and CEO of NowRx, on Disrupting the Pharmacy Industry and the Path to Becoming a National Brand

Special: The Vitalize Podcast - Simplifying the Fundraising Process for Founders, with Jordi Hays of Party Round

#316: Nhon Ma, CEO and Co-Founder of Numerade, on Leveraging Technology to Democratize STEM Education

#315: Suman Siva, Co-Founder and CEO of Marco, on Creating Cohesive Company Culture via Employee Engagement Experiences

#314: Vivian Chen, Founder and CEO of Rise, on Building the Next Generation Professional Social Network by Crafting Authentic Connections

#313: Sehreen Noor Ali, Co-Founder of Sleuth, on Creating the Largest Crowdsourced Database on Children's Health

#312: Kirsten Baumberger, Co-Founder of Minisocial.io, on Scaling On-Demand User Generated Content, Leveraging Partnerships, and Being the "Anti-Platform"

#311: JP Fatta and Bryce Petty of Kush Klubs, on Crowdfunding, Community Building, and Navigating the Highly Regulated Cannabis Industry

#310: Caroline Casson, Partner at Vitalize Venture Capital, on Pattern Recognition, What Makes a Rock Star Founder, and How to Choose Great Investments

#309: Annelise Hillmann, Co-Founder and CEO of FRONTMAN, on Reimagining The Men's Grooming Industry, Cultivating Authenticity in Brand Building, and Designing for Behavior Change

#308: Joseph Heller, Founder and CEO of The/Studio, on Growing a Successful B2B Marketplace for Product Customization and Creating Community Around Building Better Businesses

#307: David Perry, CEO and Co-Founder of E-Commerce Partnership Network Carro, on Overcoming Friction, Thinking Globally, Gamification, and Leveling Up from Entrepreneur to Innovator

#306: Richard Mensah, Co-Founder of EllisX, on Pioneering Authentic Marketing for Tech Startups

#305: Matt Jung, CEO of the Luxury Cookie Company Last Crumb, on Unique Brand Development, Creating an Organic Flywheel, and Managing Supply and Demand for an Exclusive Product

#304: Alex Simon, Co-Founder of Budget Based Travel Company Elude, on Innovating in an Established Industry and the Power of Partnerships

#303: Rachel Sanders, Co-Founder and CEO of Rootine, a Precision Nutrition Startup Empowering Individuals to Optimize Their Wellness, on the Value of Personalized Health Solutions, Diversity in Investors, and Hiring for Culture over Expertise

#302: Nicholas Hinrichsen on How Clutch turns Credit Unions into FinTech companies, Raising from a16z, and Hiring Talent in LATAM

#301: Introducing Vitalize Angels: Angel Investing for Everyone (Gale Wilkinson Interview)

#300: Zach Evans and Justin Gordon Reflect on Entrepreneurial Strategy, Growth, and Networking to Build Their Online Businesses

#299: Naomi Shah, Founder and CEO at Meet Cute, a New Entertainment Brand Changing Listening Behavior with Scripted Audio Content

#298 - Talking Venture: Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partner at Harlem Capital

#297: Jon Dahl, Co-Founder and CEO of Mux, a Video Platform for Developers, on The Changing Landscape of the Video Industry and Unexpectedly Becoming a Hyper Growth Startup

#296: Jessica Chu, Co-Founder and COO at DIG Labs, The Real Time Dog Health App, on Pivoting, Brand Building, and Being a Pet Parent

#295: Amos Schwartzfarb, Managing Director at Techstars Austin and Author of Levers and Sell More Faster

#294: Zach Sims, Co-Founder and CEO of Codecademy, on Creating Premium Educational Content, Building an Engaged Community, and Helping Millions of People Grow Their Careers

#293: Sid Viswanathan, Co-Founder and President of Truepill, a Comprehensive Digital Health Platform Revolutionizing the Industry, on Founder-Market Fit, Fueling Growth, and Expanding Their Vision

#292: Ethan Bloch, Founder and CEO of Digit, on Strategic Fundraising, Accelerated Learning, and Pioneering Algorithmic Saving to Make Financial Health Effortless for Everyone

#291: Jason Shuman of Primary Venture Partners, on How He Went from Failed Entrepreneur to Successful Venture Capitalist Before the Age of 30 and Why He is Passionate About Democratizing Access and Empowering Others

#290: Jesse Draper, Founding Partner at Halogen Ventures, on Her Unique Journey From Actress to 4th Generation Investor, Challenging Imposter Syndrome as a Female in VC, and Supporting Women in Consumer Tech

#289: Sandro Roco, Founder and CEO of Sanzo, an Asian-Inspired Sparkling Water, on the Ins and Outs of Building a Successful CPG Company and How They're Making the Industry More Inclusive

#288: Gal Ringel, Co-Founder and CEO of Mine, the Smart Data Assistant, on Creating the Future of Data Ownership, How to Manage Your Cyber Security, and VC as a Practical MBA

#287: Hadley Harris, Co-Founder and General Partner of Eniac Ventures, on Raising Five Funds, Giving a Thoughtful Rejection, and Advice for Founders and Investors

#286: Tony Jamous, Founder and CEO of Oyster, a Distributed Talent Enablement Platform Removing Barriers to Cross-Border HR, on Raising a $20M Series A and Creating the Future of Work

#285: Marlon Nichols, Managing General Partner at MaC Venture Capital, on Building a World Class Venture Firm to Span Generations, Identifying Emerging Behavioral and Cultural Trends, and What it Takes to Merge Venture Funds

#284: Vanessa Larco, Partner at NEA, on Her Extensive Experience in Product Management, Her Framework for Decision-Making as a VC, How the Venture Industry is Changing, the Value of Diversity, and Ruthless Prioritization

#283: Alex Iskold, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of 2048 Ventures, an Early Stage VC Firm Backing the Next Generation of Amazing Tech and Data Companies, on Founder Failure, His 5 Years at Techstars, The Future of Pre-Seed Investing, and Why He Loves It

#282: Rishi Mandal, Co-Founder and CEO of Future, an Online Personal Training Platform, on Making Fitness Accessible and Affordable, Scaling 1:1 Connections, and Lessons from His 15 Years in Tech

#281: Charlie O'Donnell, Founder and General Partner of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Managing $30M Across Three Funds, on His Two Decades of Experience in the New York Tech Startup Scene, Deal Sourcing, Startup Ecosystems, and the Democratization of Tech

#280: Jordan DeCicco, Co-Founder of Super Coffee, a Company Valued at Over $200M, on Building a Successful CPG Business, From Bootstrapping to Raising $60M, Renovation Versus Innovation, and Being One of Three Founding Brothers

#279: Isabelle Kenyon, Founder and CEO of Calibrate, a Modern Metabolic Health Business That Is Establishing a New Standard of Care, on Growing a Virtual Team, Category Creation, and the Power of Persistence

#278: Xiaoyin Qu, Founder and CEO of Run The World, a Comprehensive Virtual Events Platform for Community Building That Has Raised More than $14M, on Creating a New Media Format, Monetizing Events, and Deepening Human Connection

#277: Wisam Dakka, Co-Founder of Meemo, an Innovative Social Finance Platform Changing Users' Relationship with Money, on Building Consumer Products, Being an Engineer at Google and Snap, and Managing a Remote Team

#276: Colleen Cutcliffe, Co-Founder and CEO of Pendulum Therapeutics, a Groundbreaking Biotech Company Empowering People to Achieve Long-Term Health, on Raising $57M in VC, Being a First Time Technical Founder Building a D2C, and How to Be a Great Leader

#275: Erik Jacobson, Founder and CEO of Lemonpie, a Full Service Podcast PR and Production Agency Helping Brands Grow, on the 3 Different Podcasting Strategies and How to Approach Them