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Middle Tech — 512 episodes
337 | ChargeRight: How an Electrician Used AI to Stop Homeowners From Getting Ripped Off
336 | Sunflower Fuels: This startup's plan: grow a crop on old mines, sell horse bedding, then make jet fuel
335 | The State of Lexington's Startup Ecosystem with Garrett Fahrbach & Ben Strevy of Awesome Inc
334 | Vsimple: Buddy Bockweg on Why 99% of Companies Need to Retool Their Operations Before AI Can Deliver Real Value
Mission Critical | The Urban Mine Nobody's Processing: Matt Bedingfield of Mint Innovation on Recovering Critical Minerals from E-Waste
333 | Due Gooder: How Nate Royal Built an AI App That Onboarded 23K Students in January
Mission Critical | TVA Is Turning a Coal Plant into a Fusion Reactor: Tony Williams on the Infinity Project
332 | AI, Entrepreneurship, and Wealth in America: Logan & Evan on Building with AI, the OpenClaw Moment, and Why the American Dream Has to Survive This
Mission Critical | Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes: Inside America's Plan to Break China's Critical Minerals Grip
331 | Proximity Parking: Turning Parking Into Economic Development Tool: How Grant Murray Raised $1.5M to Fix Parking
Introducing Mission Critical: Logan Jones & Alex Mercer on Energy, Manufacturing, and America's Most Critical Industries
330 | Immersive Hearing Technologies: Shingles Took His Hearing at 40 - Now Jeff Cummins is Fixing How Hearing Aids Are Sold
329 | Season 9 Kickoff: Logan Joins Valent, Reflections on 2025, and What's Next for Middle Tech
328 | Atomic Ambition: Inside the Texas Nuclear Model & What Kentucky Can Learn w/ Will Howard of Elementl
327 | Modernizing the Bourbon Barrel Market: Chris Wiedmar of Hogshead
326 | Bourbon Meets Biotech: How Brandon Corace and Meridian Biotech Turn Stillage into Sustainable Products
325 | Paducah’s Nuclear Revival: Global Laser Enrichment CEO Steve Long on America’s Energy Future
324 | ElectraMet: How University Research Launched a Hard-Tech Startup to Remove Metals from Wastewater
323 | Nuclear Energy In Action: Inside TVA's Sequoyah Nuclear Plant with Chief Nuclear Officer Tim Rausch
322 | Parasight Systems: Eric Hauck on Building Biotech Hardware to Fight Parasites in Pets & Livestock
321 | Invest Blue: How Raechele Smalls and Eric Hartman are Building a Mission-Driven Angel Community for Kentucky Startups
320 | TVA’s Nuclear Milestone: Justin Maierhofer on Advancing the Nation’s First SMR Construction Permit
319 | Lexington AI Meetup Live: The Story of AlphaFold with Founding Member Steve Crossan
318 | Content Credits: Adam Koehler on How Dotloop’s $108M Exit Led to Content Credits Taking on Paywalls
317 | Gun Interactive: Wes Keltner on Creating Viral Multiplayer Horror Hits from KY
316. Valent: Evan Knowles and Ryan Rudd on Enabling Human-AI Collaboration to Win More RFPs, Faster
GAME Change Mini Series | Part 3: From Vision to Action
GAME Change Mini Series | Part 2: Circularity in Action Across Kentucky and Tennessee
315. Lepidext: Dr. Bruce Webb and Dr. Mary Wallace on Solving a $2B Pest Problem Without Chemicals
GAME Change Mini Series | Part 1: Redefining Manufacturing in Kentucky and Tennessee
314. How a UK Grad Bootstrapped a Startup to an $84M Exit: The Story of Silas Deane & VendEngine
313. Why America Needs a Nuclear Renaissance: a Conversation with Nuclear Engineer & Advocate Dr. Nick Touran
312. What if AI Actually Knew You? Plastic Labs & Courtland Leer Just Raised $5.35M to Make it Possible
311. Prologue: Brad Luttrell on Learnings from Shutting Down GoWild and Starting Again
310. Valvoline: Cooling the Hottest Tech - Valvoline’s Move into AI Infrastructure w/ George Zhang & Michael Morrison
309. Bringing Billions to Kentucky: Governor Andy Beshear on KY's Economic Development Successes
308. Season 8 Kickoff: Big Moves, New Ventures & The Future of Middle Tech
307. SOAR: Colby Hall on Eastern Kentucky's $40 Million Grant
306. Sprocket Innovation: Monica Bilak on Supporting Entrepreneurship in Western Kentucky
305. Card.io: Destin George Bell on his Shark Tank experience, Building a gamified fitness app, and Moving to Austin
304. SOAR Summit Live Podcast with Elijah Jensen & Cindy Sparks
303. Buddle Skincare: Gaylord VanGuilder on Innovating Baby Skincare and E-Commerce Strategies
302. Hippo Manager: Sam Razor on Building a Veterinary Software Platform to an Acquisition
301. Exploring ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode: A Conversation with AI
300. Middle Tech Recap with Logan Jones, Evan Knowles, and TJ Barnett
299. Julia Regan on Scaling RxLightning
298. Travis Stanfield of Stacklet on Building a Tech Powerhouse
297. NVIDIA's Dominance in Powering AI and The Future of AI and Energy: Nuclear Power
296. The Cloud Minders: Ian Gerard on Navigating the Future of AI and GPU Services
295. Canopy: Scott Koloms on the Future of Social Impact in Business
294. Climavision: Chris Goode, Ben Toms, & Peter Childs on Creating Hyper-Accurate Weather Forecasting
293. Anu & Land Betterment: Scott Massey & Kirk Taylor on Partnering to Nourish Communities Sustainably
292. Amplify Startups: Larry Horn on Supporting Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Louisville and Beyond
291. TruDiagnostic: Varun Dwaraka & Hannah Went on The Future of Biological Aging and Longevity
290. The Potential Impact of AI on Society
289. The Current State of Nuclear Energy: An Overview with Logan Jones
288. Awesome Inc: Brian Raney on Building Kentucky's Startup Ecosystem
287. Cloverleaf: Darrin Murriner and Kirsten Moorefield on Transforming the way Teams Interact
286. borderless: Raffi Kayat on the Progress and Evolution of borderless Payments
285. Endeavor: Jake Budler on the Positive Trend Line of Entrepreneurship in the Midwest
284. Blue North: Dave Knox on The Future of Northern Kentucky’s Startup Scene
283. CleanSpace: Aram Street & Eric Griffin on Disrupting Traditional Cleaning
282. RealizedCare (formerly BehaVR): Aaron Gani on Acquiring Fern Health, VR Therapeutics, & Digitized Healthcare
281. Non-Competes Illegal and TikTok Ban
280. Chase Minnifield of EZOS on the Continuous Evolution and Expansion of the Kentucky Market
279. Amanda Ralston of NonBinary Solutions on Pioneering Change in Neurodivergent Healthcare
278. Stevens Bonhomme of Feedcoyote: From Microsoft to the Startup World
277. Brian Frey on the Intersection of AI and Copyright Law
276. Complet3D: Eric Sparks on the Transformative Power of 3D Printing
275. goTenna: Andrea Garrity & Jameson Morgan on Empowering Critical Connections Off-Grid
274. Edelen Renewables: Adam Edelen on Bringing the Promise of Renewable Energy to Forgotten Places
273. AI Advancements: Sora’s Ai Generated Video, Google’s Gemini 1.5, and Nvidia’s Staggering Valuation
272. Powderkeg: Midwest Momentum with Matt Hunckler
271. Wicked Technologies: Alli Truttmann on Tackling Night Sweats & Incontinence with Innovation
270. Vsimple: Building Profitable Businesses with Buddy Bockweg
269. Moolathon: Transforming Fitness into Fundraising with Mac Wilkinson
268. Evan's Start-Up Journey: Building, Learning, Failing, and Trying Again
267. Season 6 Recap with Logan Jones, TJ Barnett, and Evan Knowles
266. Jane Mosbacher Morris of TO THE MARKET: Driving Transformation in Ethical Supply Chains
265. Roland Achenjand of C2 Keep on Leveraging Spirituality in Startups
264: Katie Trauth Taylor of Narratize on Unlocking the Potential of Generative AI
263. Riya Shah of Fetal Life: Student Founder Revolutionizing Maternal Health
262. Matthew Sunday of The Corps on Taking High-Stakes Concepts from Ideas to Reality
Middle Tech Live | A Panel Discussion on The State of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in KY
261. Akhil Suresh Nair on AI-Driven Ecommerce Success
260. Becca Self & Wes Murry of Hunsicker on Building a Lexington-Based Venture Studio
259. Koby Hastings & Chris Michelson on Navigating the SalesRiver: Evolution, Fundraising, and Growth
258. Nick Durham on Investing in the Built World
257. Albert Lukonga on Establishing Kentucky's First Fashion House
256. Tech Transforms Real Estate: Jennifer Mason's TitleWise Vision | Spotlight Series
255. Fusion Reaction Success, Sentient Solutions Acquisition, Neuralink's $280M Raise
Adam VanWingerden of Silver Fern on Building Beyond Buzz | Spotlight Series
254. Forecastr's $4.5M Raise, Worldcoin's Real Human Verification, and Meta's AI Persona Advancements
Armando Diaz of Working With Saint on the Intersection of Creativity & Business | Spotlight Series
253. AppHarvest's Bankruptcy, AI Job Risks, and Room-Temperature Superconductors
252. Microsoft & Meta Join Forces, Apple's Ajax Framework, and Hollywood Strikes
Adam Bowe of Cake on Disrupting Industries | Spotlight Series
251. AppHarvest Updates, Facebook Data Dilemmas, and Musk's xAI
Randall Stevens of Avail on The Role of Natural Language Search in Streamlining Workflows | Spotlight Series
250. Meta's Threads Launch, Rivian's $10M Kentucky Investment, Twitter's Rate Limits
JP Blevins of Live Oak Bank: The Journey of Building a Publicly Traded Company | Spotlight Series
249. The Battle of Tech Titans: Musk vs. Zuckerberg and Meta's P92
Monique Quarterman of KY Innovation on Empowering Entrepreneurs | Spotlight Series
248. Reddit API Drama, Intel's Quantum Leap, and Shadow Ventures' Expansion
Josh Lau of Nymbl Systems: Revolutionizing Healthcare | Spotlight Series
247. AppHarvest Foreclosure Lawsuit, Tesla News, and Crypto SEC Regulation
246. Toyota Goes Electric, FDA Approves Neuralink, Nvidia Valued at $1 Trillion
Live Angel Investing Panel w/ Brad Luttrell, Gregg Morton, and Jeb Jerrell
TJ Barnett of Full Court Social on Growing a Social Media Agency | Middle Tech Spotlight Series
245. AppHarvest in Trouble, Montana Bans TikTok, Sam Altman Testifies, The Future of AI Regulation
244. Google's AI Updates, Twitter's New CEO, Microsoft Agrees to Purchase Fusion Energy, and More!
243. Whitehouse Worried About AI, First Republic Bank Failure, The Race to Achieve AGI, and More!
Spotlight Series | Revolutionizing Health and Aging: TruDiagnostic's Mission with Varun Dwaraka
242. Meta's New AI Product, Apple’s New AI Health Coaching, and More
241. The Future of Finance, Starship's Wild Launch, and Mastering AI for Business Success
240. Exploring the AI Landscape: Rivals and Generative AI
239. Jack Harlow's Investment in Phocus, Tesla's Price Reduction, and the Proposed RESTRICT Act
Spotlight Series | PrognostX - Drs. Aaron and Steven Carrithers
238. Kentucky's New Battery Plant Investments, Sports Betting and Medical Marijuana Legislation Passes, The AI Alignment Problem and More!
237. The Fed Raised Interest Rates, TikTok's Privacy Controversy, and Founder Spotlight w/ Paul Ehlinger of Flamel.ai
236. The SVB Banking Crisis and the Role of Government Response with Michael Lewis
235. Synaptek's Co-founder and CEO Kate Van Pelt
234. Humanoid Robots Are Here, Kentucky Invests $117 Million, Neuralink Was Denied by the FDA, Stable Diffusion Can Read MRI Data, and More!
233. The Biggest Problem with Raising in Kentucky, Figma Acquisition Block, Companies Starting to Ban ChatGPT, and More!
232. Tesla Recalls, Twitter Algorithm change, Interesting Start for Bing Chat and More!
231. AI Competition Heats Up, China Joins the AI Race, AppHarvest Update, and More!
230. Chinese Weather Balloon Shot Down, FTC’s Proposed Ban on Noncompete w/ Koby Hastings
229. Google Anti-trust Lawsuit, AI Music Released, Shutterstock partners OpenAI
228. Government TikTok Bans, Tesla Fake Auto-pilot Video, Corvette Going Hybrid, Microsoft Layoffs
227. Kentucky's SBIR grants, the Airline Industry's tech problem, and Teslas just got cheaper
226. Middle Tech Podcast Live: Kentucky Educator Reacting to ChatGPT
Weekend Thoughts: The End of 2022 and the End of Weekend Thoughts
Friday Update • 12/16/22: The First Net Gain Fusion Reaction, Trump's NFTs, SBF Arrested, Elon Suspends Several Journalists, and Reviewing 3 Years of SPACs
225. Middle Tech: A Look Back and a Look Ahead - Recapping Season 5 with the Middle Tech Team
Weekend Thoughts: Recapping the Financial Technology Panel
Friday Update • 12/9/22: Antitrust Investigations into Ticketmaster/Live Nation & Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision and the Significance of ChatGPT
224. What’s Going Wrong at AppHarvest? Evan Knowles and Adam VanWingerden Breakdown the Latest News on AppHarvest’s Uncertain Future
Weekend Thoughts: Creative Coding
Friday Update • 12/2/22: Protests in China & Kanye Getting Banned from Twitter
223. Middle Tech Live: Raffi Kayat, Demetrius Gray, and Evan Knowles on How FinTech is Empowering the Next Generation of Software
Weekend Thoughts: Two Greatest Hits from 2022
222. UK Invest: Dr. Eric Monday On Enhancing Financial Literacy for UK Students
Weekend Thoughts: The Content-ization of Entertainment
Friday Update • 11/18/22: More FTX Details & Elon Tells Twitter to Get "Hardcore"
221. Raise Financial: Wesley Belden on Providing Easier Access to the Power of Compounding
Weekend Thoughts: Artificial
Friday Update • 11/11/22: FTX Collapse & The Latest Twitter News
220. Jumpstart Foundry: Haley Zapolski (Zap) on Raising a HealthTech Fund and Building Community for Nashville's Tech Ecosystem
Weekend Thoughts: Middle Tech's First Event
Friday Update • 11/4/22: Falcon Heavy Launches After 3 Year Hiatus, Big Tech Makes Big Layoffs, Weekly Twitter Update
219. SkuVault: Andy Eastes Returns for a Deep Dive into SkuVault's Recent Acquisition
Weekend Thoughts: Fundraising
Friday Update • 10/28/22: Elon Completes Twitter Deal, Tesla is Under Investigation, & Stocks Are Down
218. RxLightning: Julia Regan on Streamlining, Simplifying, and Automating Complex Pharmaceutical Processes
Weekend Thoughts: The Inevitable Mega-Retailer
Friday Update • 10/21/22: Elon’s Plan to Layoff 75% of Twitter’s Workforce, Snapchat’s Struggles, & Circle K Getting into the Weed Business
217. Resound & Resonate Recordings: Jacob Bozarth on Leveraging His Podcast Production Company to Build Automated Editing Software
Weekend Thoughts: 3 Things Every Entrepreneur Struggles With
Friday Update • 10/14/22: TikTok's New Business Lines, Netflix's Ads, Kroger's Acquisition, and Humans Becoming Narrators
216. FeedCoyote: Stevens Bonhomme on Empowering Freelancers and Moving His Company from Seattle to Kentucky
Weekend Thoughts: My Podcast Rotation
Friday Update • 10/7/22: Elon Wants to Buy Twitter Again, Disney and Draft Kings Near a Deal, and Tesla Begins Production of Their Semi
215. BrainSTEM University: Ricky Mason on Providing Youth in Underserved Areas Access to Quality STEM Education
Weekend Thoughts: MoviePass Is Back. Or Is It?
Thursday Update • 9/29/22: NASA Successfully Crashes a Rocket into an Asteroid & Can Google's New Search Updates Help Them Compete with TikTok?
214. Kentucky Sports Industry Conference: Drew Rodriguez and Neima Moaven on Helping UK Students Land Jobs in the Sports Industry
Weekend Thoughts: The Importance of Interviewing Founders From Different Regions
Friday Update • 9/23/22: AppHarvest Makes Progress on New Facilities & Meta Gets Sued for a Tracking Loophole
213. RxProtect: Nate Hughes on Fighting Overpriced Prescription Drugs
Weekend Thoughts: Multitasking vs. Timeblocking
Friday Update • 9/16/22: Adobe Acquires Figma for $20 Billion and California Files an Antitrust Lawsuit Against Amazon
212. Microsoft: Mike Rudy on His Journey from UK to One of the Largest Tech Companies in the World
Weekend Thoughts: Path to Software Developer
Friday Update • 9/9/22: The Apple Event's Industry Implications: Satellite Telecommunication and RCS Protocol
211. RaveOn Sports: Brittany Harris and James Clark on Building Sports Fans a Better Social Media Experience
Weekend Thoughts: Inflation Reduction Act
210. Audience Topic: Balancing a Full Time Job and a Side Hustle
Weekend Thoughts: Subtle Accessibility
Friday Update • 8/26/22: More TikTok Security Concerns, Twitter Whistleblower Report, and a T-Mobile & Starlink Partnership
209. Wefunder: Read Ezell on Expanding Access to Early Stage Investing
Weekend Thoughts: A Guide to Having a Healthy Relationship with Social Media
Friday Update • 8/19/22: Adam Neumann Raises $350m and Ethereum's Merge to Proof of Stake
208. Thrive365: Kirk Howell on Helping Diabetes Patients Live Healthier Lives
Weekend Thoughts: Social Media Platforms Are Stealing Your Time
Friday Update • 8/12/22: Amazon acquires iRobot, Disney+ vs. Netflix, South Korea / Samsung Chipmaking
207. Rewatch: Connor Sears on Moving Back to KY From Silicon Valley, Working as a Product Designer at Twitter, and Building Software to Help Companies Manage Their Video Content.
The Impacts of N.I.L in College Athletics
Friday Update • 8/5/22: Zillow partners with Opendoor and a social media censorship case that could lead to a larger SCOTUS ruling
206. Rivian: Angelo Stekardis on Building Machine Vision at for Self Driving Cars
Weekend Thoughts: The Housing Affordability Crisis
Friday Update • 7/29/22: Instagram is copying every other social media platform, and both Apple and Amazon release their earnings.
205. BusinessU: Michael Lewis on Empowering Educators with Technology
Weekend Thoughts: Say What?! Brad’s Views Against Corporate Statements
Friday Update • 7/22/22: Acast Acquires Podchaser, Amazon Acquires One Medical, and The Senate Advances the Chip Bill
204. SMS Enterprise Center: Marc Kramer on Building Louisville's Newest Entrepreneurial Support Organization
Weekend Thoughts: Permissionless Leverage
Friday Update • 7/15/22: James Webb Implications and Twitter Suing Elon
203. Captain: Demetrius Gray on Leveraging FinTech to Helping Rebuild Faster After Natural Disasters
Weekend Thoughts: Enjoy The Journey
Friday Update • 7/8/22: Netflix's New Features and Starlink Gets FCC Approval to Provide Service to Planes, Ships, and Vehicles
202. Pipe: Yas Moaven on How Pipe’s Platform is Transforming Access to Non-Dilutive Capital
Weekend Thoughts: The Importance of Scaling
Friday Update • 7/1/22: FCC Calls for TikTok Ban and Instagram Wants to Fill the Void
201. Middle Tech Live: How Kentucky's Startup Ecosystem is Setting Itself Up for Success feat. Monique Quarterman, Michael Lewis, and Brian Raney
Weekend Thoughts: Solo Entrepreneurship
Friday Update • 6/24/22: Climavision Partners with GE Digital and Logan & Evan Play with DALL-E
200. Middle Tech's Top Clips from Top Episodes
Weekend Thoughts: Real Estate Technology
Friday Update • 6/17/22
199. New Stack Ventures: Nate Pierotti on Pre-Seed Investing in the Midwest
Weekend Thoughts: What Lexington Can Learn From Tampa
Friday Update • 6/10/22
198. GoWild: Brad Luttrell Returns to Talk the Continued Growth of GoWild
Weekend Thoughts: The Creative Block
Friday Update • 6/3/22
197. Ky Inno: Haley Cawthon on Growing Kentucky's Innovation Ecosystem through Media
Weekend Thoughts: The Need to Knows of Shareholder Agreements
Friday Update • 5/27/22
196. Embarc Collective: Lakshmi Shenoy on Helping Build Tampa into America’s #1 Emerging Tech City
Weekend Thoughts: Art On Trial
Friday Update • 5/20/22
195. Meeting of America: Gary Briggs on How a Career in Big Tech Led to Addressing America’s Divisiveness
Weekend Thoughts: Start Small
Friday Update • 5/13/22
194. Cloud Range: Debbie Gordon on Helping Companies Simulate Cyber Attacks
Weekend Thoughts: Social Media with TJ
Friday Update • 5/6/22
193. Field Agent: Rick West on Leveraging the Gig Economy to Help Retail Brands Gain Valuable Insights
Weekend Thoughts: The Benefits of Long-Term Thinking
Friday Update • 4/29/22
192. Melanated Healthcare: Lecresha Sewell on Helping Patients Find Healthcare Providers that Share Their Racial Identity
Weekend Thoughts: Art and AI
Friday Update • 4/22/22
191. Endeavor EDGE: Raechele Smalls on Endeavor’s Work to Increase Access to Capital
Weekend Thoughts: The Evolution of the Human Colossus
Friday Update • 4/15/22
190. Coterie Insurance: Tim Metzner on Simplifying Insurance Through Innovation
Weekend Thoughts: Fintech is Web 2.5
Friday Update • 4/8/22
189. To The Market: Jane Mosbacher Morris on Empowering Brands & Retailers to Work with Ethical and Sustainable Suppliers
Weekend Thoughts: Amazon and The Future of Media
Friday Update • 4/1/22
188. Story Louisville: Natalia Bishop on Community Building and Supporting Underrepresented Founders
Weekend Thoughts: Operating Middle Tech
Friday Update • 3/25/22: BAYC Creator Raises $450m, Uber & NYC Taxis Partnership, Demetrius Gray’s New FinTech Platform
187. Connetic Ventures: Brad Zapp on Leveraging Machine Learning to Take Bias Out of Investing
Weekend Thoughts: The Social Media Mental Health Epidemic
Friday Update • 3/18/22
186. Ky Innovation: Anthony Ellis and David Brock on How the State of Kentucky Supports Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Weekend Thoughts: The Narrative Around Failure
Friday Update • 3/11/22
185. Copyright Law & NFTs: Brian Frye on How NFTs Disrupt Copyright Law
Weekend Thoughts: Increasing Your Luck Surface Area
Friday Update • 3/4/22
184. Yornest: Michael Brizendine on Building a Social Media Platform & Surviving Haiti's Earthquake
Weekend Thoughts: The Work From Home Dilemma
Friday Update • 2/25/22
183. Party Horses: Building a Web3 Community Around the Kentucky Derby
Weekend Thoughts: The Importance of Tech Building Blocks
Friday Update • 2/18/22
182. Insignum AgTech: Kyle Mohler on Leveraging Biotech to Allow Plants to Communicate
Weekend Thoughts: Entrepreneurship is Sales
Friday Update • 2/11/22
181. UK Office of Technology Commercialization: Ian McClure on Commercializing University Research and Technology
Weekend Thoughts: The Benefit of Specializing
Friday Update • 2/4/22
180. Sightline Freight: Thomas Mella on Modernizing the Supply Chain
Weekend Thoughts: Wegmans
Friday Update • 1/28/22
179. Cloverleaf: Kirsten Moorefield and Darrin Murriner on Helping Teams Do Their Best Work
Weekend Thoughts: Another Web3 Barrier to Entry
Friday Update • 1/21/22
178. Interapt: Ankur Gopal on Developing Tech Talent in Kentucky
Weekend Thoughts: Web3 is For Nerds
Friday Update • 1/14/22
177. Endeavor Global: Adrian Garcia-Aranyos on Growing a Global Entrepreneurship Network
176. Middle Tech: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
Weekend Thoughts: Scarcity on the Internet
175. Lamar Wilson: A Conversation on Bitcoin and Its Impacts on Civilization
Weekend Thoughts: Social Media & The Metaverse
Friday Update • 12/10/21
174. Vaco: Taylor Desseyn on Recruiting in the Tech Industry
Weekend Thoughts: The Importance of Curiosity
Friday Update • 12/3/21
173. TechPoint: Roger Shuman on the Growth of the Indianapolis Tech Ecosystem
172. DemandJump: Christopher Day on Changing the Way Companies Approach Content Marketing
Weekend Thoughts: Hard Seltzer, a Lesson in Innovation
Friday Update • 11/19/21
171. Climavision: Chris Goode on Transforming the Weather Data Industry
Weekend Thoughts: Space Is Open For Business
Friday Update • 11/12/21
170. The Future of Work: Steve Cadigan on Creating a Better Model of Working
Weekend Thoughts: Why Entrepreneurs Need To Make Content
Friday Update • 11/5/21
169. Victory Hemp: Chad Rosen on Growing Kentucky's Hemp Industry
Weekend Thoughts: Apple Inc. and Your Health
Friday Update • 10/29/21
168. Awesome Inc: October 5 Across Pitch Reviews with Liz Brown Evans
Weekend Thoughts: Waffle House, A Lesson in Consistency
Friday Update • 10/22/21
167. Boom Beans: Kyle Wilson on Promoting Entrepreneurship in Appalachian High Schools
Weekend Thoughts: Nuclear Energy, Part 2
Friday Update • 10/15/21
DevelopLex | 4. Ryan Foster
166. NFT Roundtable: A conversation on NFTs with Rex Wallace, Sam White, and Dean Christensen
Weekend Thoughts: Nuclear Energy, Part 1
Friday Update • 10/8/21
DevelopLex | 3. Phil Greer
165. Nashville Technology Council: Brian Moyer on Growing Nashville's Tech Ecosystem
Weekend Thoughts: Kentucky's Biggest Investment Ever
Friday Update • 10/1/21
DevelopLex | 2. Chad Needham
164. Poplar Ventures: A Deep Dive into Venture Capital with Christian Miller
Weekend Thoughts: Cannabis in KY
Friday Update • 9/24/21
DevelopLex | 1. Pat Madden
163. Leadrilla: Koby Hastings on Disrupting the Lead Generation Industry
Weekend Thoughts: Three Reasons Why Now is the Time to Invest in Rural Broadband
162. Awesome Inc: August 5 Across Pitch Reviews
Weekend Thoughts: The Paradox of Building in Public
161. Selflessly: Joshua Driver on Empowering Companies to Focus on Corporate Social Responsibility
Weekend Thoughts: Moving as a Service
160. Middle Tech AgTech: Lincoln Day on Helping Build Kentucky's AgTech Industry
Weekend Thoughts: Learning from Kanye’s Antics
159. Nashville Entrepreneur Center: Jane Allen on the Nashville Startup Ecosystem
Weekend Thoughts: Sports Gambling in Kentucky
158. EdjAnalytics: Sean O'Leary on Providing Professional Sports with Data-Driven Insights
Weekend Thoughts: Using Big Data
157. Middle Tech: Nate Antetomaso and Logan Jones on How the Middle Tech Podcast is Made
Weekend Thoughts: The Third Place
Rebroadcast: NATIVE, Sarah Sanders on the Sustainability and Transparency of Agriculture Brands
Weekend Thoughts: The API Economy
Weekend Thoughts: F1's Content Marketing Is Amazing
Developer Deep Dive / 5 / Chris Gleim - GoWild
155. El Toro: Stacy Griggs on Building Cookie-less IP Targeting Technology
Weekend Thoughts: Local News Sucks
154. Symba: Evan Knowles on Building the Only Mobile-First CRM for the Real Estate Industry
Weekend Thoughts: The Attention Economy
153. Awesome Inc: May 5 Across Pitch Reviews
152: Forecastr: Logan Burchett on Startup Financial Modeling and Fundraising
151. Esports in Kentucky: Heath Price on Bringing Esports to The University of Kentucky
150: BehaVR: Aaron Gani on Developing VR Technology for Mental Health
Weekend Reading - Apple vs. Developers
149. VividCharts: Mitch Stutler on Growing an Enterprise SaaS Startup in Lexington, KY
148. Endeavor: Jake Budler on Connecting the Region’s Startup Ecosystems
Weekend Reading - How to Be a Great Podcast Guest
147. Pickle: Taylor Dahlem on Tech Sales, Remote Work, and Conversation Intelligence
Weekend Reading - The KY Tech Map
Developer Deep Dive / 4 / Jamie Adams - Bit Source
146. Vsimple: Buddy Bockweg on Pivoting & Building Software for Legacy Industries
145. Shane Howard: Self Awareness, Grind Culture, and Fund Raising in KY
Weekend Reading - Spotting Bad Design and How to Avoid It
144. MXD Process: Mark Franco on Balancing Faith, Family, and Entrepreneurship
Weekend Reading - Embracing Failure
143: LexMark: Tom Eade on Corporate Innovation and the Growth of LexMark
Weekend Reading - Slack vs. Teams
142. Render Capital: Patrick Henshaw on Expanding Access to Capital in Louisville & Southern Indiana
Weekend Reading - Appalachia & Starlink
141. Phocus: John Mittel on Building a New Beverage Category
Weekend Reading - Virtual vs. In-Person Work
140. The Holler Creative: Kevin Flora & Josh Coppock on Helping Businesses in Appalachia
Weekend Reading - The Need to Know of Shareholder Agreements
Developer Deep Dive / 3 / Lamar Wilson - Sunjoined & Black Bitcoin Billionaires
139. Drive Capital: Masha Khusid on Venture Investing in the Midwest
Weekend Reading - The Gender Gap in Tech and Startups
138. Edelen Renewables: Adam Edelen on Bringing Sustainable Energy to Kentucky
Weekend Reading - 506(b)
137. WIFL: Laura Halligan & Meredith Moore on Diversity and Inclusion in Startups and Tech
BONUS: Awesome Inc - 5 Across Recap with Keith McMunn
136. Audience Questions: Nate, Evan, and Logan Discuss Audience Questions on AI, Social Media, Software, & Technology
Developer Deep Dive / 2 / Kelly Wright - Fresh Eyes Solutions
135. FreshFry: How Jacob Huff is Bringing Innovation to Frying Oil
134. Perch Security: Wes Spencer on the Importance of Cybersecurity
133. Kingdom Trust: Matt Jennings on Building a Fintech Leader in Murray, Kentucky
132. Countdown Capital: Jai Malik on Deep Tech Ethics
131. Stuccco: Matt Langan on Bootstrapping a Software Startup
130. GrowthX: Andrew Goldner on How to Find Product Market Fit
129. SOAR: Colby Hall on the Development of Eastern Kentucky
Developer Deep Dive / 1 / Stephen VanWingerden - Silver Fern Group
128. Space Tango: Tywman Clements on Putting Automated Science in Space
127. Middle Tech: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
126. The Startup Investment Journey: The Partnership
125. The Startup Fundraising Journey: The Investment
124. The Startup Fundraising Journey: The Hunt
123. Harold White Lumber: Ray & Sawyer White on Technology Enabling Legacy Industries to Make Advances in Sustainability
122. Podchaser: How Bradley Davis Built the IMDb of Podcasts
121. David Willbrand: An Attorney's Perspective on Startups and the Legal Implications of Big Tech
Rebroadcast: AppHarvest CEO, Jonathan Webb, is Making Kentucky the AgTech Capital of the World
120. Kendall Weihe: A Conversation on Artificial Intelligence, Self-Driving Cars, & the Implications of Future Technologies
119. Out-Innovate: Alex Lazarow on How Innovation Around the World Differs From Silicon Valley
118. Reach: Kevin Kasey on Continuing the Company His Son Started
117. Handle Global: How Kyle Green is Reshaping the Healthcare System’s Supply Chain
116. EZ-Chow: How Mo Sloan Went From Working a Corporate Job to Raising +$1 Million For His Startup.
115. AppHarvest: Geof Rochester's Journey to CMO of AppHarvest
114. Ethan Gill: His Path to Getting Hired in Big Tech, the Future of Social Media, and Tech Ethics
113. New Frontier Outfitters: Josh & Jared Ravenscraft on Building an Appalachian Brand
112. Albert Couture: How Albert Lukonga Made it From the Congo to Kentucky & Built a High-End Fashion Brand
111. NATIVE: Sarah Sanders on the Sustainability and Transparency of Agriculture Brands
110. Continuud: How Richard & Nate Walsh are Using Telehealth to Fight HIV
109. Middle Tech Virtual Event: Randall Stevens on Entrepreneurship During a Pandemic
108. Johnson Law Group: Brandon Johnson on the Legal Side of Starting a Business
107. Wrigley Media Group: David Cottingham & David Bertram on the Current State of Digital Media
106. Silver Fern Group: Adam VanWingerden on Building Software for the Horticulture Industry
105. Bullhorn Creative: Brad Flowers on Branding, The Naming Book, and Building a Creative Agency
Rebroadcast: BPS.space - Joe Barnard on Building Reusable Rockets, SpaceX, and More
104. Dundee Ventures: David Mann & Ron Watson on Investing in the Mighty Middle
103. Feed the Front Line: How Ben Schecter Raised Over $1 Million For Local Restaurants & Front Line Medical Workers In Response to COVID-19
102. Stellar Plants: Joe Cox on Vertical Farming and the Future of AgTech
101. Finance & Coronavirus: Dan Beldy & Shane Hadden on the State of VC and a New Way to Invest
100. Appriss: How Mike Davis Created a Data Company for Good
99. Innovatemap: Christian Beck on the Importance of Design
98. Borderless: Raffi Kayat on Bringing an International Payments Company from NYC to Kentucky
97. Land Betterment: How Kirk Taylor & Mark Jensen are Transforming Abandoned Coal Mining Land
96. Truman's: Alex Reed on Changing How We Think of Cleaning Products
95. Venture Labs: Mike Hilton on Bringing Innovation & Intrapreneurship to the Corporate World
94. Tom Martin & Bryce Anderson on the Effects of Covid-19
Rebroadcast: Dan Beldy - Founding Partner of Airwing Ventures, on his Journey from Investing at Disney to Investing in the Bluegrass
93. Nursing CE Central: How Shane Slone is Improving Continued Education in Nursing
92. KSTC: Terry Samuel on How Kentucky is Supporting Science & Technology
91. Poplar Ventures: John Willmoth on Capital in Kentucky
90. Unitonomy: How Charley Miller is Creating Culture Among Remote Teams
89. Amy Samples - AppHarvest's Director of Culture on the Farming Now Movement
88. Mac Wilkinson - Moolathon is Making Exercise Fundraisers More Accessible
87. Andy Eastes on his entrepreneurial journey, Louisville, and his company - SkuVault
86. Dan Carmen & Patrick Ulrich - Bitcoin in the Bluegrass
85. Brad Luttrell is Building the Social Media Platform for the Outdoors
84. Dalton Shaull & Eric Pahl are Streamlining the Gift of Life
83. Arian & Bree Green on Sports Analytics, Family, and Basketball
82. Welcome to Season 3 of the Middle Tech Podcast
81. Chase Fairchild on Marketing, Coffee, and More
80. The Awesome Inc Bootcamp from a Student's Perspective
79. Don Skaggs is Helping Kentucky Entrepreneurs with Much Needed Strategy and Consulting
78. LIVE: Sarah Alessi and Jacob Isaac-Lowry are Making Sure Your Seafood is Sustainable
77. Landon Kasey on the Influencer Space and Lexington Nightlife
76. News Roundtable with the Middle Tech Team
75. Wes Holbrook on How Lexington's JOBS Fund is Supporting Local Startup Growth
74. Tony Schmidt Built GreekTrack Into the Perfect Lifestyle SaaS Business
73. Jackie Willmot on Applying Startup Mentalities to Healthcare with Louisville's XLerateHealth
72. Koby Hastings is Changing an Entire Industry Desperate for Some Innovation with Leadrilla
71. Tasha Sams is Fostering KY's Next Generation of Entrepreneurs with GSE
70. Nico Ferreyra on Operating Within the Louisville Ecosystem
69. Joe Tancula on How Louisville's Senex is Productizing Market Research with Typ
BONUS: Drura's Rant
68. Drura Parrish on Entrepreneurship and How Xometry Can Change Everything
67. Nick McRae is Optimizing Construction With Meta Construction Technologies
66. Nick Cromydas is Transforming Recruiting with Hunt Club
65. Inspect: Lexington's Growing Tech Scene
64. AppHarvest CEO, Jonathan Webb, is Making Kentucky the AgTech Capital of the World
63. Justin Hall: Teaching Code Throughout Kentucky
62. Josh Lau of Nymbl Systems: Should They Stay or Should They Go?
61. Danny Perry and Dean Crockett: Next-Gen Digital Media Creatives in Lexington
60. DoseDefense: Young Entrepreneurs Working to Save Lives
59. A Background on the Middle Tech Team
58. Synaptek: Concussion Data Management Software
57. Awesome Inc's Keith McMunn and Garrett Fahrbach Recap Lexington Entrepreneurship Day (LED) and 5 Across
56. Louisville and Microsoft: A Partnership For The Future
55. Demetrius Gray: WeatherCheck is Kentucky's First Ever Y Combinator Company
54. BPS Space's Joe Barnard on Building Reusable Rockets, SpaceX, Nashville, and More
53. Randall Stevens on AVAIL, Base coworking, ArchVision, and More
52. Truman's Alex Reed on Starting the Coolest Cleaning Company on the Internet in Lexington
51. Kentucky News Roundtable: Xometry, BatBnB, Amazon, and More
50. Dave Knox: Helping Corporations Innovate and Redefining the Cincinnati Ecosystem through The Brandery, Predicting the Turn, and More
49. Space as a Service: The We Company
48. VividCharts: These Kentucky Guys Are Pitching for $250,000 from ServiceNow
47. The Culture Clash in Lexington: Innovation vs. Tradition
46. Techstars Board Member Wendy Lea on Cincinnati, Louisville, and More
45. Keeneland CMO Christa Marrillia on Racing and the Bluegrass Community
44. Tatiana Holifield (Pacers Sports & Entertainment) on Running Digital Strategy for an NBA Franchise
43. Do Some People at Facebook Not Want Privacy?
42. Is Amazon Too Big To Fail?
41. Middle America is Hiring!
40. What would you do for $20 from Facebook?
39. Ben Van Den Broeck of Art Lab on 3D Printing and the Space in Lexington
38. Case Kenny on PRSUIT, New Mindset, Who Dis?, and Business Growth Through Personal Growth
37. Chase Minnifield, Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur and NFL Player, on EZ Turn and Lexington
36. Special Edition: CES 2019 had 5G, AI, and Parties
35. Brian Raney, Co-Founder of Awesome Inc, on Finding Your Definition of Awesome
34. Black Friday and the Future of Retail
33. Rebroadcast: Shop Local Kentucky's Rick Paynter
32. Wit Wang on Bringing International Money to the Bluegrass
31. Yext: Building the Internet’s Brain
30. Dan Beldy, Founding Partner of Airwing Ventures, on his Journey from Investing at Disney to Investing in the Bluegrass
29. Allee Williams, Founder of Leia Rising, on Trusting Your Gut
28. Rebroadcast: Kentucky Can't Miss Out on Sports Gambling
27. Ian McClure, UK's Director of the Office of Technology Commercialization, on Turning Research into Business
26. Founding Under Facebook: Stories of Mark Zuckerberg Controlling Acquisitions
25. An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
24. #LongOnChicago?
23. Social Media Ninja and Atlas Truest Real Estate Advisor Morgan Franklin on Lexington Real Estate and Marketing
22. Rebroadcast: Coworking in Lexington with Base 110's Tim Guthrie
21. Simon Loik: Lexington Nightlife Expert
20. Tom Martin, EKU's CEDET Executive Director, On What Kentucky Can do Better
19. Brandi Peacher, Lexington's Director of Project Management, on Town Branch Commons
18. Scott Shapiro, Chief Innovation Officer of Lexington, KY, on University Cities, Gigabit Internet, and Bikeshare
17. #LongOnLex means Long on Lexington
16. The Future of TV, Digital Health, and What Drake Thinks
15. A 1.2 Trillion Dollar Problem: FinanceU Roundtable (Michael Lewis, Tj Barnett, Danny Perry, and Sam Marks)
14. Rebroadcast: Smart Homes and Voice Will Take Over
13. WWDC18 Review: Digital Health and Workflows
12. Tim Guthrie, Operating Partner at Base 110, on Shared Spaces as Communities of the Future
11. Kentucky Can't Miss Out on Sports Gambling
10. Global Currency Report's Shane Hadden on Bitcoin: Is it Future of Finance?
9. Kentucky Derby, Horse Racing, and Technology
8. Shop Local Kentucky's Chief Kentuckian Rick Paynter on Branding and Entrepreneurship
7. Warren Nash, UK's Entrepreneurship Executive Director, on the State of Innovation in the Bluegrass
6. Facebook: The Largest Country in the World
5. University of Kentucky, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation
4. Hardware vs. Software in the Classroom
3. Doyle Friskney, CTO Emeritus of the University of Kentucky, on Tech and Higher Education
2. Facebook: Russia, Data, and the Future
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