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Invisible College: The making of a Web3 academy Mar 31, 2022

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Nick deWilde, co-founder of Invisible College, joins the show with Scott Kitun. Nick comes on to talk about the colorful but often opaque world of Web3. Everyone seems to be talking about it but what is Web3 and how do you become a participant? These are just some of questions Nick set out to answer when he created Invisible College, an education platform to understand the basics of Web3 that includes purchasing a reasonably priced NFT you'll use to understand ownership and participate in the digital community. Scott and Nick talk about how everything moving online has accelerated the development of Web3 products, why cryptocurrencies and the flow of digital assets are worth your attention and how Twitter became a "serendipity engine". They also talk about the importance of timing, following trends and getting to a proficiency where you can separate the noise in our increasingly blockchained world.

Behind Genius with Paige Finn Doherty Mar 09, 2022

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Paige Finn Doherty joins the show with Scott Kitun. Paige is a founding partner of Behind Genius Ventures and author of a children's book - for adults! - about investing called Seed to Harvest. Paige talks about her journey into venture and her realization that you don't need to come from generational wealth to invest as her founding thesis. Scott and Paige talk about how much the pandemic has shifted identities and made it easier to form investing communities. They talk about how the story of investing is a story of the internet, how digital hoarding has becoming a growing trend and the ability to make any asset liquid.

Going BigTime with CEO Brian Saunders Mar 04, 2022

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Brian Saunders, founder and CEO of BigTime Software, joins the show with Scott Kitun. BigTime provides turnkey billing software solutions for professional service firms and consulting services that makes it easy to capture billable hours, allocate and manage project resources and consolidate key metrics. Earlier this year, BigTime took a $100 million strategic investment from Vista Equity Partners for new product development and expanding customer-facing teams. Brian shares his journey in IT consulting and 20-year ride with BigTime. He talks about pattern matching as a foundation for driving success and helping people get paid faster. Scott and Brian geek out over the plight of founders, fair and unfair criticisms and why founders tend to be four steps ahead.

Meet Pincho: The Athleisure of Restaurants Feb 25, 2022

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Otto Othman, founder and CEO of Pincho, joins the show with Scott Kitun. Pincho is a street-food inspired burger and kebab shop based in Miami, Florida. Otto, a former UX designer, talks about the origin story of how he and his cousin originally came up with a plan to sell his mom's pincho kebab recipe by opening up Pincho (formerly called Pincho Factory). Born and raised in Brazil, Otto says Pincho is basically a Latin twist on American classics like burgers, kebabs, chicken sandwiches (salads too) and hot dogs...getting hungry yet? In this fun foodie conversation, Scott and Otto get into the food industry and how to scale a business like Pincho similar to Chicago's iconic Portillo's food chain. Otto talks about how his background in tech helped fuel Pincho's growth during the pandemic - a time when many restaurants are struggling - and growing the fast-casual concept, or as Scott likes to call it, "the athleisure of restaurants". Pincho recently raised $20 million from Savory Fund to rapidly expand its presence across multiple states in Florida and Texas.

Saving startups cash with MainStreet's Doug Ludlow Feb 10, 2022

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Doug Ludlow, co-founder and CEO of MainStreet, joins the show with Scott Kitun. The greatest need for any startup is almost always a combination of time and money, often more money to buy more time. MainStreet aims to help solve the problem by working with startups to save on operating costs across the board. From tax credits to specialized discounts, MainStreet gathers all the opportunities a startup can take advantage of that can save possibly several hundred thousand dollars (or more) per year. Doug talks to Scott about supporting founders and why something like MainStreet is a no-brainer for companies at the early stage. Doug walks through how his years as an entrepreneur and time at Google -where he met his cofounders- set him on the trail to helping more startups get off the ground. Scott and Doug chat about increasing runway, freeing up money to make key hires and make more startups that fail become successful businesses.

Selling in the "Age of the Hustle" with Stable.work's Clarence de Silva Feb 02, 2022

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Clarence de Silva, CSO at Stable.work, joins the pod with host Scott Kitun. Sales is often considered one of the most crucial components of a business, but also the first to go when times are tough. In the era of the gig economy, remote, seasonal sales professionals are an increasingly appealing plug in for companies. Marketplaces like Stable.work exist to do just that: provide on-demand sales professionals to companies in times of need, and give sales people the ability to pick and choose their assignments that best fit their attributes. Clarence and Scott talk about the importance of sales, how attitudes towards the sales role have changed, and finding the right place for sales in your company. They also talk about differences sales processes, referrals and how sales pros have never had better opportunities to make a side hustle become their main thing.

The truth about the return to office with Deskpass CEO Sammy Rosen Jan 26, 2022

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Sam Rosen, co-founder and CEO of Deskpass, joins the pod with Scott Kitun. Every year, even every few months we start seeing the "when are we going back to the office?" trend on the timelines and wonder if this will be the time the legions of white collar workers return to an office-centered lifestyle. Do people want to be back in office full time or not? Turns out as the statistics, cultural desire and the Great Resignation have shown, the future is hybrid models. Sam and Scott have an excellent conversation cutting through the fog of return to office myths, and why employers are best suited meeting their teams where they live. They dig into how hub and spoke leasing models work and where commercial real estate continues to play a role in the new normal. Sammy also shares how companies like Moderna are using his company Deskpass as a remote solution. Deskpass provides on-demand leasing, which allows employees to reserve office space when and as they need it.

Facet Wealth secures $100 million to make financial planning more accessible Jan 19, 2022

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Anders Jones, co-founder and CEO of Facet Wealth, joins the show with Scott Kitun. Facet Wealth is a fintech company offering personalized financial advice and wealth management services. Today, Facet announced a $100 million Series C round led by Durable Capital Partners LP to fuel its growth with users, team and tech suite. Through a combination of proprietary tech and access to CFP (Certified Financial Planner) professionals, Facet wants to serve an underserved market of 40 million American households with an affordable subscription model (as opposed to AUM-based fees). Anders talks to Scott about securing the Series C and how he and his cofounders came up with the idea helping their mothers he likes to call "The Tale of the Three Mothers". Scott and Anders talk about changing the standards of financial literacy in the US, changing public perceptions around debt (it CAN be a tool) and offering more sophisticated financial advice than retail investors are privy to through apps like Acorns. They also touch on the rise of meme stocks, the future of retail investing and why fintech companies like Facet have the opportunity to serve underserved populations differently.

How to recruit top talent with Hirewell CEO Matt Massucci Jan 13, 2022

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Matt Massucci, co-founder and CEO of Hirewell, joins the show with Scott Kitun. Hirewell is a recruiting platform that connects employers with prospective talent nationwide. The company just received a $21 million strategic investment from global investment firm Pyrtek. Matt shares some of the details and how Hirewell is focusing on tech, growth, and acquiring an Israeli software startup ICV. Scott and Matt talk about the state of recruiting two years into the pandemic, the hot, Hot HOT job market (for tech professionals especially) and how companies can find a better way to stand out to prospects in a candidate's market. Matt also talks about about the 20-year journey he's been on since founding Hirewell, how tech went from a small niche in recruiting to the mainstream, and why he feels the company is in the spot he always envisioned.

Automate your financial planning with FitBUX Jan 06, 2022

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Joe Reinke, founder and CEO of FitBUX, joins the show with Scott Kitun. Joe gives the the pitch on FitBUX, an automated software solution to financial planning. From student loans to stocks, FitBUX measures your financial data and provides easy-to -understand analysis for you to make money decisions. Scott and Joe talk about the future of investing, the growth of retail investing and why financial planning is due for sizable disruption. Joe shares how FitBUX combines automation with a human connection, providing coaching to users to best use the software and harness results from the data. FitBUX is currently raising a round in the crowd on Republic.

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