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Ep. 35: Vending Machines made Healthy with Luke Saunders

Ep. 35: Vending Machines made Healthy with Luke Saunders

Farmer’s Fridge CEO & Founder Luke Saunders is creating a connected network of vending machines offering fresh & healthy meals, shares insights on creating a restaurant-like experience, solving food-supply chain issues, and capitalizing on grassroots marketing .

Farmer’s Fridge has been included as a TIME Top 100 Invention in 2019.

Tune into today’s episode to learn about the journey Luke Saunders went through when he founded Farmer’s fridge.

Ep. 34: Speaking Up without Freaking out with Professor Matt Abrahams

Ep. 34: Speaking Up without Freaking out with Professor Matt Abrahams

Professor Matt Abrahams is a lecturer of Organizational Behaviour at Stanford Graduate School of Business, and the Co-Founder of Bold Echo LLC, a company which is well experienced in coaching Silicon Valley executives and business professionals. Tune into today’s episode to learn on how the Rising star of the Management communication Association overcame anxiety, and walk through his journey of success with us!

  • 00:01:03 Introduction of Prof Matt Abrahams
  • 00:05:47 Speaking up without freaking out
  • 00:07:36 Why is he so passionate about communication?
  • 00:11:12 Advice for students who are anxious about communication
  • 00:14:44 Changing the frame of looking at things
  • 00:19:33 Founding Bold Echo
  • 00:22:16 Anxiety and one’s functionality
  • 00:26:48 Advice for the listeners regarding communication
  • 00:28:27 End of discussion
Ep. 33: Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur turned VC with Troy Henikoff

Ep. 33: Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur turned VC with Troy Henikoff

Troy Henikoff is a Managing director of the venture capital firm, MATH Venture Partners and also a board member of many organizations such as JioBit, Retrium, EatStreet, CardFlight, Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, and has also been a founder, founding member, or CEO of several notable companies such as SurePayroll, Onewed.com, Jellyvision and many others Tune into today’s episode to be a part of this entrepreneur turned VC life and experience.

  • 00:00:50 Introduction of Troy Henikoff
  • 00:05:35 Advise he would give to his young self
  • 00:10:04 Founding MATH Venture Partners
  • 00:14:22 Building relationships with clients of SurePayroll
  • 00:16:13 Projecting what to spend on
  • 00:19:07 Estimating the costs of running a company
  • 00:21:54 Going in the right direction
  • 00:29:44 His approach to KPIs
  • 00:33:26 Advise he would give his younger self
  • 00:34:56 Pain points in funding these companies
  • 00:39:50 Qualifying for fair advantage
  • 00:48:25 End of discussion
Ep. 32: Managing Uncertainty as a Founder with Sashee Chandran

Ep. 32: Managing Uncertainty as a Founder with Sashee Chandran

Sashee Chandran is the founder and CEO of a multi-million dollar company that creates organic, bagless teas. Tea Drops can be found in over 1,500 retail stores nationwide, has been featured on Good Morning America and Oprah Magazine as well as loved by female leaders like Chrissy Teigen, Tory Burch, and Michelle Obama. Join us on today’s episode to learn how Sashee founded Tea Drops, and her inspiration behind it.

  • 00:00:48 Introduction of Sashee Chandran
  • 00:07:38 Meditation and her upbringing
  • 00:10:05 How she manages to fit in meditation into her daily routine
  • 00:14:15 Fluctuating between the good times and the bad
  • 00:19:13 Reflecting to get better at things
  • 00;21:59 Advise she would give her younger self
  • 00:27:48 Journey behind Teea drops
  • 00:32:14 Raising money for the business
  • 00:37:21 Bootstrapping vs taking up people’s money
  • 00:44:42 End of discussion
Ep. 31: Lessons from Founder turned Stanford Professor and VC, with Federico Antoni

Ep. 31: Lessons from Founder turned Stanford Professor and VC, with Federico Antoni

Dr. Federico Antoni, the Co-founder of ALLVP has been supporting the Mexican venture capital since 2012. He has 25 investments to-date and is also a professor of Entrepreneurship and Management at the Stanford Business School Tune into today’s episode to learn Antoni’s experience throughout life when it comes to entrepreneurship as a career, and now, supporting entrepreneurship through a venture capital firm

  • 00:00:53 Introduction of Federico Antoni
  • 00:03:45 His family background
  • 00:06:46 His interests and pastimes
  • 00:15:07 Topics and themes he covers in his books
  • 00:23:55 Journey towards ALLVP
  • 00:30:45 Growing businesses through kindness and empathy
  • 00:33:43 Investing in startups 
  • 00:40:40 Understanding, solving and leading 
  • 00:46:40 Blogging- How the pandemic affects businesses and entrepreneurs
  • 00:50:21 Opportunities for innovations 
  • 00:54:46 End of discussion