Interview starts: 5:40Debrief starts: 32:25Catharine Dockery is the founding partner of Vice Ventures, an NY-based early stage venture firm focusing on companies working in "vice" industries such as cannabis, alcohol, sex techs, psychedelics, h

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[Powderkeg] The founding story of Indianapolis darling startup Lessonly

Dec 8th, 2021 40m 10s

Culture, when built correctly can be your key differentiator. When built incorrectly it can be your Achilles' heel.Today we do a deep dive into the founding story of Indianapolis darling startup Lessonly. Lessonly is a market leader in training

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[When Pigs Fly] #42: Making Medical Bills Bearabill (feat. Lisa Matsuyama & Forest Satterfield of Bearabill)

Dec 1st, 2021 56m 49s

Making medical bills Bearabill.We chat with Lisa Matsuyama and Forest Satterfield, the founders of Bearabill, to learn how they're building a startup that predicts future healthcare costs, identifies medical billing errors and overcharges, and

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[Lay of The Land] #15: Justin Bibb (Mayor-Elect of Cleveland)

Nov 17th, 2021 50m 33s

Lay of the Land’s fifteenth conversation is with Justin Bibb, the new Mayor-elect of Cleveland.This conversation originally aired on March 18, 2021 and covers a lot — through a lens of technology, entrepreneurship, and equity, we explore Justin

Powerspike // connecting brands and creators on Twitch with a self-serve advertising platform [UP094]

Nov 10th, 2021 1h 3m

Interview Begins: 8:51Debrief Begins: 51:07A.J. Damiano is the co-founder and CEO of Powerspike.Powerspike is the easiest way to sponsor influencers in the esports & gaming space. Powerspike helps you create campaigns, connect with Twitch influ

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[Chicago Capital] Ezra Galston of Starting Line on Resiliency, Starting Line Fund II, & the State of Chicago Tech

Nov 3rd, 2021 53m 37s

This week on the feed we're featuring the Chicago Capital Podcast.Chicago Capital is hosted by Matt Castellini and explores the Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial ecosystem in Chicago.Matt is currently getting his MBA from the University of Ch

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[Middle Tech] Symba: Evan Knowles on Building the Only Mobile-First CRM for the Real Estate Industry

Oct 27th, 2021 59m 9s

This week on the feed we're featuring the Middle Tech Podcast.Middle Tech was created to advance the business ecosystem in this region by providing news, entertainment, and educational content related to startups, entrepreneurship, and technolo

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[Fast Frontiers] Scott Dorsey, co-founder and managing partner at High Alpha and former CEO of ExactTarget

Oct 20th, 2021 44m 39s

This week on the feed we're featuring the Fast Frontiers Podcast by Refinery Ventures.Refinery Ventures is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They bridge the gap and mentor teams between post-seed and Series A funding where they invest $1M to $2M.Tim S

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[614 Startups] Sam Baddoo of Fleri

Oct 13th, 2021 45m 20s

On this episode, Elio interviews Sam Baddoo, Founder of Fleri. Fleri helps immigrants protect the people who matter most back home with health insurance. Every year immigrants in the Diaspora send billions of dollars to Africa oftentimes to pay

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[Think Like An Owner] Badge Stone – Earning His Badge and Making His Mark in Search Fund Investments

Oct 6th, 2021 1h 4m

This week's feed drop features Alex Bridgeman and his podcast, Think Like An Owner.Alex's guest is Badge Stone. Badge started his search journey with Stone Pump & Trench that was on the verge of bankruptcy when he acquired it. After turning it

What’s coming next for the team at upside [JE021]

Sep 29th, 2021 6m 26s

This week, we’re sharing a quick update about what’s coming up for the feed for the rest of the year. Due to some competing life priorities, we need to take a short break from recording new interviews. But our feed isn’t going dark – each week,

Foodnerd // making nutrient-dense superfoods more accessible through the process of sprouting [UP093]

Sep 22nd, 2021 53m 45s

Interview Begins 8:35Debrief Begins 42:37Sharon Cryan is the founder and CEO of Foodnerd.Foodnerd specializes in 100% plant-based superfood products that are designed to increase the world's understanding or accessibility of truly nutrient-dens

Sam German of SPMB // recruiting upper management and board members to startups across the country [CC082]

Sep 15th, 2021 31m 11s

Interview Begins 5:05Debrief Begins 25:39Samantha (Sam) German is a Client Partner in SPMB’s Emerging Markets Practice.SPMB is one of the fastest-growing retained executive search firms in the country, closing hundreds of C-level searches every

[REWIND] Firebrand Ventures // Closing a new $40M for the merged fund [RE007]

Sep 8th, 2021 1h 36m

John Fein and Chris Marks are the managing partners of Firebrand Ventures.John started Firebrand Ventures in 2016, and we interviewed him in 2018.Prior to founding Firebrand, John served as Managing Director for Techstars, a leading startup acc

Republic // helping anyone invest in private companies [CC081]

Sep 1st, 2021 56m 59s

Interview Begins 8:02Debrief 50:00Kendrick (Ken) Nguyen is the co-founder and CEO of Republic.Republic empowers everyone to invest in the future they believe in by providing access to startups, real estate, crypto, and video game investments. F

SavvyCal // taking the awkwardness out of scheduling and making it easy [UP092]

Aug 25th, 2021 1h 6m

Interview Begins 8:16Debrief 54:58Derrick Reimer is the founder and CEO of SavvyCal.SavvyCal wants to take the friction and awkwardness out of scheduling time with people. They’re an indie SaaS company with a little bit of financial backing fro

[REWIND] Rootine // Personalized daily health using DNA, blood levels, and lifestyle data [UP076]

Aug 18th, 2021 1h 2m

Interview begins: 6:52Debrief: 44:32Rachel Sanders is the co-founder and CEO of Rootine.Rootine was founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2018 and creates custom daily vitamins based on your DNA, lifestyle, and blood level data.Follow Rachel Sand

Vint // invest in equity shares of wine collections [UP091]

Aug 11th, 2021 1h 3m

Interview Begins: 7:25Debrief Begins: 46:24Nick King is the co-founder and CEO of Vint.Vint is the first fully transparent platform for anyone to invest in fine wine and spirits. They democratize this high-returning asset class with SEC-qualifi

BIG NEWS: We're on Product Hunt!

Aug 3rd, 2021 8m 20s

Today we are launching the upside network on Product Hunt! We've put a ton of work in preparing for this campaign, and we'd love for you to check out our campaign.Just visit https://upside.fm/hunt to leave us feedback, questions, or a little lo

Victor Gutwein of M25 // A conversation 200 episodes in the making [CC080]

Jul 28th, 2021 1h 5m

Interview Begins: 9:01Debrief: 59:30Victor Gutwein is the Founder and Managing Partner of M25M25 is an early-stage venture firm based in Chicago, investing solely in tech startups headquartered in the Midwest. Since they launched in 2015, they'

AireXpert // Keeping planes in the air with real-time synchronization for maintenance, tech ops, and flight crews [UP090]

Jul 21st, 2021 1h

Interview Begins 8:09Debrief 48:37Andy Hakes is the founder and CEO of AirExpert.AireXpert offers maintenance control, quality assurance, base, line, and vendor maintenance, enabling users to experience reduced repair times, decreased delays, a

Jack Greco of Buffalo Bridge // the co-founder of Buffalo’s first unicorn on giving back to build the ecosystem [CC079]

Jul 14th, 2021 50m 39s

Interview Begins : 7:37Debrief: 45:43Jack Greco is the co-founder of ACV auctions.ACV auctions is an online marketplace for used cars. As of November 2019, the company was valued at more than $1.5 billion.Jack has built a reputation for support

Karla Gallardo of Viwala // providing revenue-based loans for women entrepreneurs in Mexico [CC078]

Jul 7th, 2021 41m 2s

Interview Begins : 6:57Debrief: 37:08Karla Gallardo is the CEO of Viwala.Viwala provides loans for women entrepreneurs who have high-impact businesses as well as a network of mentors and entrepreneurs who aim to reduce the gender gap in Mexican

Reclaim // a smart calendar assistant helping find time for your real priorities [UP089]

Jun 30th, 2021 1h

Interview Begins 6:53Debrief 52:25Patrick Lightbody is the co-founder of Reclaim. Reclaim is a smart calendar assistant that can save you up to 40% of your workweek.Reclaim aligns your priorities to the time you spend every week, empowering you

John Gannon of GoingVC // helping people break into venture capital [CC077]

Jun 23rd, 2021 46m 14s

Interview begins: 6:28Debrief: 41:25John Gannon is the co-founder and general partner of GoingVC.John has mentored thousands of current and aspiring VCs through his VC Careers blog and email list, which counts VCs from top firms like Sequoia, K