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The Upstander Ripple Effect is a podcast featuring stories of how one act of standing up for justice can have an infinite impact. It’s where stories of courage and resilience during the Holocaust—one of the darkest chapters in human history— come alive to inspire a new generation of upstanders today. Come for a dose of motivation to activate your own unique character strengths to become an upstander right now, and stay for a fresh look at today’s headlines that will leave you feeling hopeful and empowered to start your own ripples of positive change.

The Upstander Ripple Effect – the first podcast from the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center.

There are over 180,000 FinTech ventures out there today.

My team tracks 7.3 million of them across markets every single week.

But the number that matters isn't the one that's growing. It's the one that isn't.

Only 25% of these ventures have secured funding and meaningful backing.

The other 75% aren't just looking for capital. They're looking for access, credibility, and partnerships with the institutions that can turn a great product into real-world impact.

This is Scouting for Growth. I'm Sabine VanderLinden. I lead Alchemy Crew Ventures, and I built the Venture-Client Model for regulated industries... the model where a growth venture earns a corporation as its customer before a VC writes the cheque. When that sequence works, it changes the equation for everyone: founders, corporates, and the investors watching from both sides of the table.

Each episode, I bring a founder, an operator, or an institutional leader to the table for the conversation that usually happens behind closed doors: about how corporates really think, how capital really flows, and what it actually takes to build, grow, and scale in a world where the boundaries between FinTech, InsurTech, HealthTech, and AI are dissolving by the month.

This isn't theory. Our conversations should bring you the strategy, the tactics, and the hard-won clarity from people who control capital and collaboration.

If you're navigating this ecosystem — as a founder, an operator, or a leader — this conversation is for you.

Listen in. Challenge what you thought you knew. And join us.

Proxy investigates the weird, specific feelings that run our lives and world — sometimes by finding someone who gets it, sometimes by reporting from the emotions beat. Hosted by Yowei Shaw, former co-host and senior producer of Invisibilia.

We’ll be back with new cases this fall — and we’ll be dropping a few treats in the feed this summer. Follow the show so you don’t miss the next case. 

Follow us on Instagram: @proxypodcast @yoweishaw

Get in touch at proxythepod@gmail.com

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The pace of change in our culture is unprecedented and shows no signs of slowing. So what is most important to pay attention to when striving to innovate, create, and lead? From the team behind Masters of Scale, Rapid Response features candid conversations with today's top business leaders navigating real-time challenges. Hosted by the former editor-in-chief of Fast Company, Bob Safian.