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S2 Episode 110 ACE Desai - Leader of the String blockchain project. Jan 31, 2022

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Ace is the leader of the String blockchain project. A project focused on bridging the schism between traditional finance and defi. A Next-Gen global securities blockchain platform. At its core String offers 5 features: private accounts, private transactions, private smart contracts, private NFTs, and high TPS.

Learn more at string.ftnow.us

S2 Episode 109 David Lindeque - Founder of Orbit Partners Nov 21, 2021

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David is the Founder and Head of Product at Orbit Partners, a software engineering & product design studio based in Los Angeles, California. He has founded various ventures and was previously Senior Product Manager at Albert.

Orbit works with companies of all sizes, from Series A to Fortune 500, across various countries. Orbit currently leads Product Development & Frontend Engineering at Sameday Health, while building software for various companies across the globe.

Learn more: https://orbitpartners.io

S2 Ep. 108 Charles Naut Serial Entrepreneur & Investor Nov 04, 2021

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Charles was previously a principal engineer on the Quickbooks Self-Employed team working to power prosperity for self-employed people around the world. He also launched Intuit Workforce (previously Playbook HR before being acquired by Intuit), which helped companies onboard and manage independent workforces.
Before starting Playbook HR, he was a PM at Microsoft working on search engine relevance for Bing. Charles graduated from Stanford University in 2012 where he majored in Computer Science. At Stanford, Charles was president of BASES, the school's largest entrepreneurship group, and currently, serves on its board of advisors. Throughout college and high school, Charles interned in technical roles at companies in a wide range of industries and sizes from energy to finance to social media and from small startups to Fortune 500 corporations.

Get in touch with Charles here.

S2 Ep. 107 Co-founder and CMO of REINNO Oct 26, 2021

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Natalia Shirshova is co-founder and CMO of REINNO – a fintech startup bringing liquidity to commercial real estate. With a background in Economics researching non-performing loans and stock market interdependencies, she is leading the fintech revolution. One of her main goals is demystifying and destigmatizing the world of digital assets. Natalia believes that education and cooperation between blockchain companies are essential for wider adoption. Before REINNO, she did marketing and PR for companies in various industries, including consumer electronics, education, and big pharma.

REINNO developed lending and investment products to help commercial real estate investors gain liquidity with blockchain technology. REINNO's team built a proprietary lending platform and risk model for income-producing properties in the U.S.

REINNO marketplace allows investors worldwide to buy fractions of professionally-managed commercial buildings, from multifamily to industrial. Earlier this year, the marketplace was recognized by Wealth and Finance International and Fintech Breakthrough Awards.

Most recently, REINNO became a finalist at the Wealth Management Industry Awards in three categories, including Blockchain and Real Estate. REINNO is also nominated for the Benzinga Fintech Awards and Hackernoon Startup of the Year.

S2 Ep. 106 Ceo & Founder of Thirdact Digital Oct 19, 2021

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Eric bootstrapped a branding agency 5 years ago, Started with a partner and a laptop on a table in New York's upper west side, and has grown the shop to 15 people, with creative, strategy, and media capabilities, serving clients around the world. Most recently, he launched Third Act. This first-of-its-kind marketplace is the destination for theatre NFTs is a pre-seed venture-backed by an A-team across the entertainment and crypto industry.

Learn more https://www.thirdact.digital/

S2 Ep. 105 CEO and Co-founder at STG Visions Oct 13, 2021

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Agustin O’Connell is the CEO and Co-founder at STG Visions, a Computer Vision firm at the forefront of athletic talent evaluation. He studied Physics and Engineering at the College of William and Mary, where he was a football player and then a coaching assistant for a short time.

He’s currently an MBA candidate at the college, studying entrepreneurship. While SportsTech and AI are at the forefront of his interests, he also has a passion/interest in ClimateTech and the developing Space industries. Hobbies include fishing, writing, and lifting weights."

Learn more about STG Visions https://stgvisions.com/

S2 Ep. 104 Co-Founder & CEO at SpeedLegal.io - Understand contracts in seconds Oct 07, 2021

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SpeedLegal helps business and legal professionals review complicated contracts in a few minutes instead of a few hours.

SpeedLegal uses a set of machine learning tools to extract useful data from bulk-uploaded contracts so users can focus on the parts that require more attention.

SpeedLegal allows its users to reduce 75% of the cost of legal review and avoid making mistakes so they can make more deals.

SpeedLegal's users have higher ROIs on the document review process compared to those who are not using SpeedLegal's red-flag analysis and summary report features.

visit https://www.speedlegal.io/

S2 Ep. 103 Arthur Root founder and CEO of Nostra Sep 27, 2021

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Arthur Root is the founder and CEO of Nostra, the first-ever intelligent content optimization software. Before Nostra, Arthur spent time at Castlight Health, Comcast NBC, Appthority (acquired by Symantec), and TitanHouse. Arthur holds a bachelor's of science in public affairs from the Paul O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs where he was the student commencement speaker.

Get in touch with Arthur here https://calendly.com/nostra/45-min

S2 Ep. 102 Ankit Jain Founder of Pathloom Sep 18, 2021

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I'm Ankit, founder of Pathloom. We are building the first All-In-One application to make outdoors discovery and trip planning easy for hikers, campers, and other outdoors lovers. We're on a mission to get more people outdoors, more often.

Prior to starting Pathloom, Ankit was an Aerospace Engineer, Researcher, and Astroprenuer with 2+ years at early-stage NewSpace startups working with large-scale NASA and USGS datasets and algorithms to help mission planners plan missions to the Moon. He is also an avid outdoors person, having been to some of the most remote regions of the Himalayas - reaching altitudes of nearly 20,000 ft, and last summer he thru-hiked the 170-mile Tahoe Rim Trail in California. Bringing together his tech/data/GIS, entrepreneurial background, and deep domain knowledge of the outdoors and the team, Pathloom is uniquely positioned for success in the market.

S2 Ep. 101 Derek Russo Co-founder and CEO of Chit Chat Sep 09, 2021

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Derek Russo is the co-founder and CEO of Chit Chat, a platform for meaningful connections and conversations - where people can seek specific knowledge and be rewarded for providing it.

Derek started his career as a finance and technology management consultant at PwC; helping startups and Fortune 500 companies develop growth strategies, implement new technologies, and design processes to support post-merger integrations.

He graduated from the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!).

Schedule a chit chat with Derek: chitchatme.co/chatwith/derek

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